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Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park

AREA CONTEXT

University of Waterloo

Beechwood Neighbourhood

Westmount Neighbourhood

Columbia Lake

Environmental Reserve

Wilfred Laurier

University

Uptown Waterloo

King StreetAlbert Street

Erb Str

eet

Columb

ia Stree

t

Weber Street

Waterloo Spur

Spur Line

Trans-Canada

Trail

Trail

LRT

WMRC

Waterloo Park West

Laurel C

reek

Laurel

Trail

Waterloo Park East

Stadium

Barrel Yards

Study Area

MacGregor-Albert HCD

2009 2012 2015 2016 2017

PROJECT BACKGROUND Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park

Wat

erlo

o Pa

rk M

aste

rpla

n

Fest

ival

Are

a D

esig

n Br

ief

Stat

ion

Area

Pla

nnin

g (S

eagr

am)

LRT

Con

stru

ctio

n In

iatio

n

Brid

ge R

oad,

Car

olin

e St

reet

, Er

b St

reet

& A

lber

t Stre

etEn

viro

nmen

tal A

sses

smen

t

Fun

ctio

na

l D

esi

gn

of

the

Cen

tra

l P

rom

en

ad

e

Trai

l Con

stru

ctio

n (P

hase

1)

Prom

enad

e C

onst

ruct

ion

Silv

er L

ake

Envi

ronm

enta

l As

sess

men

t

Perime

ter Tra

il

Curlin

g Club

/

Rink I

n the

Park

Albert Street

Young

Street

F ather David Bauer Drive

Seag

ram D

rive

Erb Str

eet

C a r

o l i n

e S t

reet

N.

Waterloo Tennis Club

Ecologic Education Area

Open Green Space Oval Area

Picnic Area

Arboretum Community

Farmstead Green Area

Festival Area Silver Lake

Canadian Perimeter Clay & GlassInstitute Gallery

Rail

StationFigure CommonSITE CONTEXT

WITHIN WATERLOO PARK 0 5 10 20m


2


SITE CONTEXT WITHIN MASTER PLAN

Albert Street Connection

Park Inn Connection

Station Zone

Park Zone

Urban Zone

Seagram Drive /Station Anchor

Erb/Caroline Anchor

PARK CHARACTER ZONES

Key Plan

STATION ZONE

EXISTING SITE CHARACTER Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park

Key Plan

PARK ZONE


Key Plan

URBAN ZONE


Key Plan

ALBERT STREET CONNECTION


Key Plan

PARK INN CONNECTION


Key Plan

STATION ZONE

0%

Slope

HP +

1%

2%

3%

4%

Plan 5%

5-10%

>10%

HP +

+HP

+LP

Hight Point

Low Point

Section

Surrounding Topography

Background

Foreground

Figure EXISTING 0 5 10 20m3 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE


Key Plan

PARK ZONE Slope

0%

+LP 1%

2%

3%

4%

Plan 5%

5-10%

>10%

+HP Hight Point

+LP Low Point

+LP Surrounding Topography

Section Background

Foreground

Figure EXISTING 0 5 10 20m4 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE


Key Plan

URBAN ZONE Slope

0%

1% +LP

2%

3%

4%

Plan 5%

5-10%

>10%

+HP Hight Point

+LP Low Point

+LP Surrounding Topography

Section Background

Foreground

Figure EXISTING

5 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE 0 5 10 20m Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park

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Key Plan

ALBERT STREET CONNECTION Slope

1%

2%

3%

4%

0% HP

+

Plan 5%

5-10%

>10%

+HP Hight Point

+LP

Surrounding Topography

Background

Foreground

Low Point

Section

HP +

EXISTING 0 5 10 20mTOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE


7Figure

Key Plan

PARK INN CONNECTION Slope

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

Plan 5%

5-10%

>10%

+HP Hight Point

+LP LowPoint

+HP Surrounding Topography

Section Background

Foreground

EXISTING

TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE 0 5 10 20m Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park

+HP

Project Boundary

Slope

0%

1%

2%

HP + 3% HP

4% +

5%

5-10%

>10%

+HP Hight Point

+LP Low Point

+HP

+ LP

+ LP Figure SUMMARY EXISTING

0 5 10 20m8 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park

9Figure


BUILT FORM EXISTING

Project Boundary

Existing Structures

Buildings

Bridges

Existing Paving

Concrete

Asphalt

Interlock

Limestone Screenings

Board Walk

Desire Lines and Informal Pathways

Cross-Walks

0 5 10 20m

10Figure

Existing Coniferous Tree

Existing Deciduous Tree

Environmental Land Classification

Significant Vegetation

Area of Mature Tree Removal

Forb Mineral Marsh Meadow

Cattail Mineral Shallow Marsh

Narrow Leaved Sedge Mineral Marsh Meadow

Fresh-Moist Willow Lowland Deciduous Forest

Dry-Fresh Poplar Deciduous Forest

Mineral Cultural Thicket

Dry-Moist Old Field Meadow

0 5 10 20m

Project Boundary

Area of Contaminated Soils


ECOLOGY/ VEGETATION EXISTING

11Figure

Project Boundary

0


REGULATION LIMITS GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY

GRCA Regulation Limit

Floodplain

Floodplain Special Policy Area

Wetland

30m Wetland Boundary

Watercourses and Lakes

5 10 20m

Project Boundary

Site Features

Lakes and Streams

Wetland

Direction of Movement

Surface Water Flow Direction

Storm Water Gravity Main and Flow Direction

Figure EXISTING 0 5 10 20m12 HYDROLOGY


Project Boundary

Storm Water Gravity Main and Flow Direction

Sanitary Sewer Flow Direction

Watermain

Gas Line

TPSS Traction Powered Sub Station

Culvert Location

TPSS

Figure EXISTING 0 5 10 20m13 HEAVY INFRASTRUCTURE


14Figure

Existing Wi-Fi Hotspots

Existing Fiber Optic

Fiber Optic

Electrical

Existing Light Standard

Wonders of Winter Light Installation Location

Existing Conduit Crossing Location

Existing Local Hydro

Hydro Vault

0 5 10 20m

Project Boundary


SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTING

15Figure

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Emergency Response, Operations and Maintenance

LRT

LRT Station Stop

Bus Route

Existing Vehicular Access

Existing Parking

Operations and Maintenance Facility

Proposed Emergency Response, Operations and Maintenance

0 5 10 20m

Project Boundary

PP

Albert Street

Young

Stree

t

Caroline Street N

orth

Father David Bauer Drive

Seag

ram

Driv

e

Erb Str

eet

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P


VEHICULAR NETWORK EXISTING

16Figure

Existing Site Entrance Points

Existing Nodes

Existing Cycling Network

Proposed Cycling Network

Existing Pedestrian Network

Proposed Pedestrian Network

0 5 10 20m

Project Boundary

Major

Minor

Major

Minor


PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING NETWORK

EXISTING

17Figure

Project Boundary

Existing Cycling Network

40% of Promenade Users

Existing Pedestrian Network

60%

0

Eco Counter Location


EXISTING

DISTANCES

D

12 min

4 min

A to B 1.0 km

6 min

2 min

C to D 0.5 km

A

C

B

of Promenade Users

Numbers retrieved from Eco Counter data

5 10 20m

18Figure

P

P

PP

P

Art

Landmark

Signage

Information

Distress Station

0 5 10 20m

Project Boundary

Existing ParkingP


WAYFINDING EXISTING

19Figure

Hight Point +HP

+LP Low Point

Major and Minor Views Within Site

Major and Minor Views Into Site

Sights

Sounds

Smells

Noise

Agricultural Odors

Soft Visual Edge Condition

Hard Visual Edge Condition

0 5 10 20m

Project Boundary

+ HP

+ LP

+ HP

+ HP High Point

+ LP Low Point

+ LP

+HP


SENSORY CONDITIONS EXISTING

20Figure

Ch: Pollution


OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail

Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail

Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail and Festival Heart

Opp: Urban Anchor

Opp: University Anchor

Opp: Activity node opportunity

Opp: Connection to Park Inn

Ch: Steep Slope

Ch: Steep Slope

Ch: Screen Parking

Ch: Screen Parking

Opp: Increased pedestrian connectivity

Ch: Congestion

Ch: Contaminated Soils

Opp: Connection to wetland

Ch: Protection of natural feature


Ch: Water run-off

Ch: Screen Parking

Ch: Perimeter trail connectivity

Ch: LRT barrier

Ch: Functional relationships with farmstead

Ch: Oval aging

Opp: View of Oval

Opp: High point with view


Opp: Cultural node

Project Boundary

Opportunities

Areas of Opportunity

Opportunity for Connection

Opportunity for Anchor

Challenges Challenge Areas

Connectivity Challenge

WATERLOO PARK PARC DE LA VILLETTE (PARIS, FRANCE)

COMPARATIVE SCALE 0 100 200m


WATERLOO PARK THE GOODS LINE (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA)

COMPARATIVE SCALE 0 100 200m


WATERLOO PARK

THE PROMENADE SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN (QUEBEC)

COMPARATIVE SCALE 0 100 200m Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park

WATERLOO PARK THE PILLON PROMENADE (NICE, FRANCE)

COMPARATIVE SCALE 0 100 200m Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park

City of Waterloo - Open Data (Laurel / Trans Canada Trail) - Eco Counter Data http://cityofwaterlooopendata.cloudapp.net/

City of Waterloo. (2009). Waterloo Park Master Plan.

AECOM. (2015). Region of Waterloo Stage 1 Light Rail Project Environmental Impact Study Waterloo Park TPSS. Grand River Conservation

Authority.

Grand River Concervation Authority. (2013). Policies for the Administration of the Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses Regulations Ontario Regulation 150/06.

Public Work. (2013). Festival Area Design Brief. Prepared for the City of Waterloo.

City of Waterloo. (2015). A History of Waterloo Park. Retrieved February 2016, from Waterloo.ca:

http://www.waterloo.ca/en/scrapbook/Scrapbook.aspx?sb=8Endvpatc3gylpBOCSt6ngeQuAleQuAl

REFERENCED DOCUMENTS Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park

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Structure BookmarksFunctional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park AREA CONTEXT University of Waterloo Beechwood Neighbourhood Westmount Neighbourhood Columbia Lake Environmental Reserve Wilfred Laurier University Uptown Waterloo King StreetAlbert Street Erb Street Columbia Street Weber Street Waterloo Spur Spur Line Trans-CanadaTrail TrailLRT WMRC Waterloo Park West Laurel Creek Laurel Trail Waterloo Park East Stadium Barrel Yards Study Area MacGregor-Albert HCD FigureFigureFunctional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park SITE CONTEXT WITHIN MASTER PLAN Albert Street Connection Park Inn Connection Station Zone Park Zone Urban Zone Seagram Drive /Station Anchor Erb/Caroline Anchor PARK CHARACTER ZONES FigureKey Plan Key Plan Key Plan FigureFigure1% 2% 3% 4% 0% HP + +LP Surrounding Topography Background Foreground Low Point Section HP + FigureFigureFigureFigureFigureFigure+HP FigureFigureFunctional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park BUILT FORM EXISTING FigureFigureFigureExisting Coniferous Tree Existing Deciduous Tree Environmental Land Classification Significant Vegetation Area of Mature Tree Removal Forb Mineral Marsh Meadow Cattail Mineral Shallow Marsh Narrow Leaved Sedge Mineral Marsh Meadow Fresh-Moist Willow Lowland Deciduous Forest Dry-Fresh Poplar Deciduous Forest Mineral Cultural Thicket Dry-Moist Old Field Meadow 0 5 10 20m Project Boundary Area of Contaminated Soils Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park ECOLOGY/ VEGETATION EXISTING 0 Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park REGULATION LIMITS GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY FigureFigureExisting Wi-Fi Hotspots Existing Fiber Optic Fiber Optic Electrical Existing Light Standard Wonders of Winter Light Installation Location Existing Conduit Crossing Location Existing Local Hydro Hydro Vault 0 5 10 20m Project Boundary Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTING P P P P P P P P P P P P P Emergency Response, Operations and Maintenance LRT LRT Station Stop Bus Route Existing Vehicular Access Existing Parking Operations and Maintenance Facility Proposed Emergency Response, Operations and Maintenance 0 5 10 20m Project Boundary PP Albert Street Young Street Caroline Street North Father David Bauer Drive Seagram Drive Erb Street P P P P P P P P Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park VEHICULAR NETWORK EXISTING Existing Site Entrance Points Existing Nodes Existing Cycling Network Proposed Cycling Network Existing Pedestrian Network Proposed Pedestrian Network 0 5 10 20m Project Boundary Major Minor Major Minor Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING NETWORK EXISTING FigureFigure0 Eco Counter Location Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park EXISTING DISTANCES D 12 min 4 min A to B 1.0 km 6 min 2 min C to D 0.5 km A C B FigureFigureP P PP P Art Landmark Signage Information Distress Station 0 5 10 20m Project Boundary Existing ParkingP Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park WAYFINDING EXISTING Hight Point +HP +LP Low Point Major and Minor Views Within Site Major and Minor Views Into Site Sights Sounds Smells Noise Agricultural Odors Soft Visual Edge Condition Hard Visual Edge Condition 0 5 10 20m Project Boundary + HP + LP + HP + HP High Point + LP Low Point + LP +HP Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park SENSORY CONDITIONS EXISTING Ch: Pollution Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail and Festival Heart Opp: Urban Anchor Opp: University Anchor Opp: Activity node opportunity Opp: Connection to Park Inn Ch: Steep Slope Ch: Steep Slope Ch: Screen Parking Ch: Screen Parking Opp: Increased pedestrian connectivity Ch: Congestion Ch: Contaminated Soils Opp: Connection to wetland Ch: ProtectFigureFigureFigureFigureWATERLOO PARK THE PROMENADE SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN (QUEBEC) FigureFigureFigure

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