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    Canada Project

    primary region of focus

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    park

    4.5%

    6.7%

    4.9%

    4.8%

    3.7%

    5.8%

    10.2%

    stewart streetneighbourhood

    “Active Neighbourhoods Canada is a partnership of organizations using participatory design toward the goal of green, active, healthy, and vibrant neighbourhoods.”

    project approach

    phase

    1portraitUnderstand how

    residents use publicspace and identify local

    needs and interests

    phase 2visionIdentify key designpriorities, based on

    portrait, and envisionhow they could be

    appliedphase 3plan

    Support residents inadvancing their ideas

    and in meaningfully

    engaging in formal

    processes

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    The Active Neighbourhoods Canada Peterborough Project has been working withStewart Street area residents to identify priorities for streets and parks in their

    neighbourhood, with a focus on Bethune Street. Below, we’ve included the six key

    design priorities and have provided a few examples of what they could look like.

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    Stewart St. Area Resident Design Priorities

    Accessibility

    Child-Friendly Design

    Greenscaping

    Mobility and Connectivity

    Placemaking

    Safe Neighbourhood

    The street creates a supportive and safespace for persons with diverse abilitiesand needs.

    The street provides safe, fun, interactive,and age-friendly opportunities for play

    and travel for kids in the neighbourhood.

    The street includes plants, trees, andlandscaping that is calming and cooling,and that supports water management.

    The street prioritizes and connects pe-destrians, cyclists, transit users, and per-sons with mobility devices.

    The street highlights local culture, sharesneighbourhood stories, and creates asense of pride for residents.

    The street has features, such as lighting,and facilities that help people to feelsafe and protected from risk.

    Example: curb cuts at all intersections,slip-resistant surfaces, benches

    Example: traffic calming elements, co-lourful murals, features to play on

    Example: trees, plants, landscaping,

    gardens to catch and filter rain water

    Example: sidewalks, bicycle facilities,bike parking, safe intersections

    Example: community art, streetfurniture, signage, historical markers

    Example: clear sightlines, good mainte-

    nance, lighting, uses of space are defined

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    Streetscape  V is io

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    Streetscape Detail and Vision Drawing Source: Ryerson Studio Team

    WOLFE ST. DALHOUSIE ST. SHERBROOKE ST. KING ST.

    ProposedPedestrianIsland

    ProposedSidewalk

    Widening

    ProposedParkExtension

    Proposed Street

    Narrowing

    Proposed

    Greenscaping

    ProposedCurb Bumpoutsand Rain Gardens

    ProposedRaisedIntersection

    ProposedLinear Park

    ProposedBi-directionalCycle Track

    Proposed

    Lighting

    Proposed WasteReceptacles

    Proposed RaisedIntersection andStreet Mural

    Proposed Locationfor Intersection

    Mural

    ProposedBicycleParking

    ProposedReduced

    Street Width

    ProposedPermeablePaving

    ProposedNew PublicSpace

    ProposedPublic Arton Fencing

    ProposedBicycleSignage N

    streetscape vision

    key priorities & elements

    Separated Bicycle Trail

    Residents expressed a preference for separated facilities, to maintain theexperience of riding on a trail for persons traveling from the existing trails inthe north-end of the corridor to the proposed trails in the south-end. The trailis shown as two-way, but could also be one-way on both sides of the road.

    Reduced Street WidthReduced lanes create more space for sidewalks, trails, and trees. It also makespedestrian crossings easier, and encourages drivers to slow down.

    Enhanced Sidewalk Amenities

    Creates more space for people walking with children, pets, strollers, andpersonal mobility devices. Benches to rest on, cans to put trash and recyclingin, and bike parking are also important amenities.

    Greenscaping and Gardens

    Trees and plants would help make the street beautiful, and would buffer carsand pedestrians. Trees provide shade, habitat, while reducing wind, heat, noise,air pollution, and stormwater runoff. Trees would also increase safety by makingthe roadway appear narrower, thus slowing vehicle traffic.

    Public Art

    Art contributes to neighbourhood beauty and identity, neighbourhood pride.Installing art along the corridor could encourage youth participation in localplacemaking.

    Improved Lighting

    Lots of lighting increases visibility and a sense of safety at night for all users.Nice lighting fixtures could also increase beauty.

    Redesigned Intersections

    Intersections would need to facilitate safe cyclist and pedestrian crossings, andcould include crosswalks, bright surface paint, curb bump-outs, centre islands,and enhanced signage.

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    Park Gate wa y  V

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    gateway vision

    key priorities & elements

    Enhanced Park Entrance

    The existing fence could be replaced with two-way seating, lighting, andgreenery. A paved path leading into the park would enhance accessibility; thepath and entrance would be wide enough to allow personal mobility devices.

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    Streetscape Detail and Vision Drawing Source: Ryerson Studio Team

    Curb Extensions

    Curb extensions would be used to narrow the roadway and extend theconcept of the park out into the street, raising awareness that this is a spacefor children.

    Raised Crosswalk

    A raised crosswalk would improve the visibility of this new mid-block crossingand encourage drivers to pay special attention in this area.

    Narrowed Street

    Bethune Street would be narrowed to one lane at the park entrance, forcingcars to yield to one another and pass through one at a time. This wouldenhance safety for pedestrians and especially for children, and would forcedrivers to pay more attention to the crossing.

    Signage

    Creative, welcoming signage could be used to identify the park and itsfeatures, for instance new species of fruit trees, or the community garden.

    PARK ENTRANCE