Calgary’s Middle Ring Neighbourhoods

Calgary’s Middle Ring Neighbourhoods:transitioning post-World War 2 urban form to greater sustainability

Beverly A Sandalack Professor and Research LeaderFrancisco Alaniz Uribe Adjunct Associate Professor and Research Associate

18th International Seminar on Urban Form26-29th August, Montreal, Canada 2011

The Urban Labresearch group in the Faculty of Environmental Design established in 2000provide internships for 40+ students to datecontribute to research and scholarship and to the debate about the city

Research TeamDr. Bev Sandalack - Research Leader and ProfessorFrancisco Alaniz Uribe - Research Associate and Adjunct Associate ProfessorCristina Badescu - Research AssistantRob Birch - Research AssistantAzadeh Eshghzadeh Zanjani - Research AssistantLance Robinson - Research Assistant

Research Projectstopics in urban design and planning, urban morphology, park and open space planning, campus planningcity studies, neighbourhood form, walkability and livability, urban sustainability

Calgary’s Middle Ring NeighbourhoodsBeverly A. Sandalack + Francisco Alaniz Uribe

Middle Ring Studyrecent (2010) project with the City of Calgary through the Urban Alliance (City of Calgary and University of Calgary)

The Calgary Project: urban form/urban lifepublished 2006, University of Calgary Press


Township map - Calgary 1884

ranching

rivers

•Calgary - a young city established 1883 as railway progressed westward Calgary’s Middle Ring NeighbourhoodsBeverly A. Sandalack + Francisco Alaniz Uribe

the CPR as the first city plannerPhases of urban development

Early decades - the CPR was effectively Calgary’s first planner- grid pattern extending from railway/post office/downtown


Zoning Map - 1934

- for the first 75 years, Calgary spread block by block in a grid pattern


Suburban expansion post WW2

- period of prosperity- population boom- huge surge in car ownership- big demand for housing for families- adoption of ‘modern’ planning techniques- development industry expands and increases influence on patterns of growth


Suburban bungalows Large parks oriented towards children


1995 Calgary Transportation Plan

1980 - presentcontinued expansion outward, auto-oriented development


City of Calgary Current Planning Goals

• Support an increase in residential density, particularly in strategic locations at transit stations, in employment areas and close to goods and service providers.

• Mixed-land uses

• Support compact development

• Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place


Calgary neighbourhood evolutionCalgary’s Middle Ring Neighbourhoods

Beverly A. Sandalack + Francisco Alaniz Uribe

Calgary Neighbourhood Types

- classified according to block pattern and organization

- corresponds to various eras of development


Warped GridThorncliffe

GridWest Hillhurst

CurvilinearHidden Valley


The Middle Ring

• neighbourhoods developed between the 1950s and 1970s

• middle ring between the downtown and inner city neighbourhoods, and the newer band of suburbs around the edge

• approximately 80 neighbourhoods (of Calgary’s +/-240)

• poised to undergo redevelopment - offer convenience, proximity to the downtown employment centre, access to services and amenities, many positive qualities of urbanity

• collaborative project between the Urban Lab and the City through the Urban Alliance

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DISCOVERY RIDGEDIS

Middle Ring Neighbourhoods

Other Residential Neighbourhoods

Industrial Areas

Airport

Large Urban Parks


Case Study Neighbourhoods

• Huntington Hills (Northwest)

• Dover (Southeast - East of Deerfoot Trail)

• Acadia (Southeast - West of Deerfoot Trail)

• Glamorgan (Southwest)

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GARRISON WOODS

SOUTHCALGARY

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UPPER

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MISSION

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WINDSOR PARK

BEL-AIRE

MAYFAIR

MEADOW-LARKPARK

EAGLERIDGE KELVIN

GROVE

CHINOOKPARK

KINGSLANDFAIRVIEW

MANCHESTER

OAKRIDGE

CEDARBRAE BRAESIDE

PALLISER PUMPHILL

HAYSBORO

SOUTHWOOD

ACADIA

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WILLOWPARK

MAPLERIDGE

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WOODLANDS CANYONMEADOWS

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QUEENSLAND

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DOWNS

DIAMONDCOVE

DIA

FAIRVIEW INDUSTRIAL

EASTFAIRVIEW

INDUSTRIAL

SHEPARDINDUSTRIAL

BURNSINDUSTRIAL

HIGHFIELD

GLENDEERBUSINESS

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TRIANGLE EASTFIELD

SOUTHFOOTHILLS

FOOTHILLSOGDENSHOPS

MANCHESTERINDUSTRIAL

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Case Studies

Middle Ring Neighbourhoods

Other Residential Neighbourhoods

Indusrial Areas

Airport

Large Urban Parks


Middle Ring Neighbourhood Characteristics

• “Neighbourhood unit” planning module defined as the area served by the average elementary school (Perry, 1929).

• Warped grid and crescents block pattern organized around a central school and recreation fields.

• Single family dwellings dominate the neighbourhoods with multi-family housing on the less desirable edges near major roads.

• Commercial zoning granted to all four corners of an intersection on collector roads, with the greatest demand being for service stations.

• Commercial development typically in the form of auto-oriented strip malls with a large grocery store anchor and large surface parking lots.

shopping centre

school and neighbourhood facilities

10% of area to be park space

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School

Glamorgan Church of God

St. Stephen ProtomartyrUkrainian Catholic Church

Glamorgan ElementarySchool

RICHMOND ROAD EDGE

example - Glamorgan

• Development of middle ring heavily influenced by growth of automobile use, which is now in conflict with the City of Calgary’s emphasis on sustainability and alternative transportation..

• Large, homogeneous spatial organization is contrary to the City of Calgary’s aspirations that emphasize a greater mix of uses and finer grain of distribution.

Issues


• Land uses were originally planned for families with kids - not so good for aging or mixed populations

• Large areas of single family housing and not much multi-family - un-resilient land use

Issues


• The form and smaller size of post-war bungalows, as well as increasing maintenance, repair, and land costs, means they do not have the same purchase or resale value in comparison with larger, newer houses in the developing suburbs.

• The economics of redevelopment make these neighbourhoods much less affordable than the newer suburbs on the edge of the city.

• Neighbourhood densities are not high enough to support a wide range of commercial development, services or amenities, which results in a low tax-base from which to draw to revitalize the neighbourhoods.

• Residents often resist changes in character and especially density.

Issues

typical middle ring bungalow 1200 sq ft

edge of city single family house 2000 sq ftCalgary’s Middle Ring NeighbourhoodsBeverly A. Sandalack + Francisco Alaniz Uribe

Density

ACADIAACADIA DOVERDOVER GLAMORGANGLAMORGAN HUNTINGTON HILLS

POPULATION DENSITY

GROSSNET

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING DENSITY

GROSSNET

PPA PPH PPA PPH PPA PPH PPA PPH

12.2 30.2 15.0 37 14.1 34.9 12.5 30.826.2 64.8 26.4 65.3 24.8 61.3 28.12 69.4

UPA UPH UPA UPH UPA UPH UPA UPH5.6 13.8 6.2 15.2 6.1 15.1 5.0 12.512.0 29.6 10.9 26.9 10.7 26.6 11.4 28.2

Current density of neighbourhoods is lowCalgary planning documents - 35 PPH is the minimum threshold population density for provision of transit services

Usually there is +++ neighbourhood opposition to increasing density

Need to find tools to educate and inform public re: benefits of higher densityNeed to determine the optimal densityNeed to develop alternate forms of higher density


Residential Townscape Types

Bungalow A- wide front, garage at back

Bungalow B - narrow front, garage at back

Bungalow C - narrow front, garage at side

Split Level A- wide front, garage at back

Split Level B- narrow front, garage at back

F.A.R. 0.43Zone R-C1 - Residential, contextual, one dwelling




F.A.R. 0.76Zone R-C1N - Residential, contextual, narrow lot, one dwelling

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Split Level C- wide front, garage at side

Split Level D - wide front, garage at back

Two Storey A - narrow front, garage at back

Two Storey B- narrow front, garage in front

Two Storey C- wide front, garage at side

Townhouse- 1 to 3 stories



F.A.R. 0.85Zone R-C1N - Residential, contextual, narrow lot, one dwelling



F.A.R. 0.45 to 1.36Zone M-C1 - Multi residential, contextual, low profile

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Duplex A- one storey, front entrance

Duplex B- split level, side entrance

Duplex C- two storey, front entrance

Low Rise- 2 to 4 stories, no elevator

Mid/High Rise- 5 to 14 stories, elevator

F.A.R. 0.27Zone R-C2 - Residential, contextual, one/two dwelling



F.A.R. 0.72 to 1.45Zone M-C2 - Multi residential, contextual, medium profile

F.A.R. 1.38 to 3. 87Zone M-C2 - Multi residential, contextual, medium profile

17 m

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Residential opportunities to add intensity

• Addition of units (secondary suites)

• Smaller setbacks

• Relocation of parking

• Subdivision of lots

• Central courtyards

Bungalow Split Level Two Storey

Prototype A

Prototype D

Prototype B

Prototype E

Prototype C

Prototype F


Gas station and commercial intersections - potential for redevelopment

for example:

3 gas stations on corner of Richmond Road and 37th Street SW


total of 143 intersections


service stations

vacant lots

1 58 20

2 5 4

3 3 0

Total of 24 vacant lots - all were previously service stations


Commercial - opportunities to urbanize and add intensity

• Higher densities and mix of uses including residential

• Better street presence with parking at rear

• Transit Oriented Development based on bus or train networks

Small Strip Mall

Big Box

Large Strip Mall

Corner Store/Gas Station

Prototype A


Often very large parks but not a range of open space types for a mixed population


Parks, Open Spaces, and School Sites - opportunities to add diversity and make better use of space

• Addition of new community amenities such as pools, community halls or public libraries

• New seniors facilities to support aging population and new seniors housing

• Under utilized land sold and subdivided for private development and funding

Small School SiteExisting Underutilized Play Fields

Prototype A Prototype B

Prototype C


Transitioning sustainability into existing neighborhoods is complex, and involves understanding the morphological, demographic, and economic forces that are involved.


NEXT STEPS PlanYourPlace - collaborative researchGEOIDE TSIIDr. Andrew Hunter - GeomaticsDr. Bev Sandalack - EVDSDr. Lina Kattan - Civil EngineeringDr. Steve Liang - Geomatics

Feedback Loop - City Administration, Experts, Researchers

Middle Ring ProjectIssues

Neighbourhood Resilience

Analysis

+Concept

Development

Analysis

+Concept

Development

DensityIncreaseAnalysis

+Concept

Development

Land Use ChangesAnalysis

+Concept

Development

Comprehensive Set of Public

Engagement Tools to Assist Policy

DevelopmentCalgary’s Middle Ring NeighbourhoodsBeverly A. Sandalack + Francisco Alaniz Uribe

Dr. Bev [email protected]

Francisco Alaniz [email protected]

Calgary’s Middle Ring Neighbourhoods:transitioning post-World War 2 urban form to greater sustainability

18th International Seminar on Urban Form26-29th August, Montreal, Canada 2011

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Calgary’s Middle Ring Neighbourhoods

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