Victoria Memorial Museum Building

Site Master Plan Review

To increase interest in,

knowledge of, and appreciation and respect for, the natural world

throughout Canada and internationally.

Mandate

Main Functions

Highlights• Public education programming and

exhibitions• World leader in collections

management• Collections-based scientific research,

focusing on environmental change• National outreach through an

extended national service role comprising of 16 natural history museums across the country

Recent Renovation• First national museum in

Canada• Five Year, $215 million

renovation• Grand Reopening in May

2010• Average of 450,000

Canadian and international tourists annually

• New Exhibition Spaces• Conference & Event Spaces• Renovations did not address

parking

VMMB SITE DEVELOPMENT: HISTORIC PHOTOS

VIEW FROM MCLEOD STREET SHOWING INITIAL PLANTING, CIRCA 1911-1915

CONSTRUCTION , CIRCA 1905

CONSTRUCTION, CIRCA 1905

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VMMB SITE DEVELOPMENT – PLAN DE SITE CIRCA 1995

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Existing Parking prior to 2003:• Museum attendance : 250,000 visitors annually• More than 176 parking spaces• 6 school bus parking• More than 8,000m2 of asphalt

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Transportation Demand Reduction Measures Already in Place

OC Transpo Bus Services

The Museum iswell served by OC TranspoService:

Routes 1, 5, 6, 7, 14, 16, 101, 

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All within 0.5 km of the Museum

Museum

City of Ottawa Operated Parking Lots

Loss of Privately Operated Parking Lots in Last 2 Years

Museum

Street ParkingStreet Between Approx. # of

Spaces Duration

Bank Gladstone to Somerset 40 2hrs, Monday to Friday 9am to 3:30pmNo parking between 3:30pm and 6:00pm

Bank Catherine to Gladstone 12 1hr, parking Monday to Friday 9am to 3:30pmNo parking between 3:30pm and 6:00pm

Gladstone Bank to Elgin 60 2hrs, Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm (Street as construction not all spots are available)

Elgin Catherine to Somerset 80 2hrs, parking Monday to Friday 9am to 3:30pmNo parking between 3:30pm and 6:00pm

Argyle Bank to Elgin 40 2hrs, Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm

McLeod Museum to McLaren 26 1hr, Monday to Friday 9am to 3:30pmNo parking between 3:30pm and 6:00pm

McLeod McLaren to Somerset 6 2hrs, Monday to Friday 9 to 3:30pmNo parking between 3:30pm and 6:00pm

Catherine Bank to Elgin 8 1hr, Monday to Friday 9am to 3:30pNo parking between 3:30pm and 6:00pm

O’Connor Catherine to Somerset 65 2hrs, Monday to Friday 9 to 3:30pmNo parking between 3:30pm and 6:00pm

Other Explored Option – Ottawa Police StationAlready an underground parking constructed at proposed locationBuilt on Leda Clay - Current structure would not support add’l floorsCurrent structure houses labs and mechanical systemsCost would be prohibitive

Other National Museums in Ottawa

Annual Attendance: 1,240,588 Number of parking spaces:

Annual Attendance: 518,507 Number of parking spaces:

Annual Attendance: 468,334 Number of parking spaces:

Annual Attendance: 169,987 Number of parking spaces:

Annual Attendance: 325,647 Number of parking spaces:

Annual Attendance: 139,630 Number of parking spaces:

Annual Attendance: 316,005 Number of parking spaces:

Requirements: Number of Parking Spaces

Number of stalls pre-

2003: 176 spaces

Minimum number of

stalls required by current by-

law:176 spaces

Number of stalls

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IMMEDIATE needs:

205 spaces

Number of stalls

required to meet LONG

TERM needs:

235 spaces

Museum Attendance Projections

2014-2015:475,000

2013-2014:425,000

2012-2013:475,000

2011-2012:425,000

2010-2011:518,507

Employee and Volunteer Parking

• 75 Employees & Volunteers Work at VMMB

• Only 33 use parking = 44%Parking Users

• Longest: 75 km• Shortest: 7km• Average: 23 km

Distance Travelled(one way)

• Average/car: 24 min.• Average/bus: 53 min.• 6 have no bus option

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