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Festival Area Design Brief
2012 2015
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park 2016
PROJECT BACKGROUND 2017
Silver Lake Environmental Assessment
Promenade Construction
Trail Construction (Phase 1)
Functional Design of the Central Promenade
Bridge Road, Caroline Street, Erb Street & Albert Street Environmental Assessment
LRT Construction Iniation
Station Area Planning (Seagram)
Waterloo Park Masterplan
2009
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SITE CONTEXT 2 WITHIN WATERLOO PARK
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Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Seagram Drive /Station Anchor
Station Zone
Albert Street Connection
Park Zone Park Inn Connection
Erb/Caroline Anchor
Urban Zone
PARK CHARACTER ZONES
Key Plan
STATION ZONE
EXISTING SITE CHARACTER
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Key Plan
PARK ZONE
EXISTING SITE CHARACTER
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Key Plan
URBAN ZONE
EXISTING SITE CHARACTER
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Key Plan
ALBERT STREET CONNECTION
EXISTING SITE CHARACTER
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Key Plan
PARK INN CONNECTION
EXISTING SITE CHARACTER
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Key Plan
STATION ZONE Slope 0% 1%
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Hight Point
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Low Point Surrounding Topography Background
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Foreground
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3 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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PARK ZONE Slope 0% 1%
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Hight Point
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Low Point
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Surrounding Topography Background
Section
Foreground
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EXISTING
4 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Key Plan
URBAN ZONE Slope 0% 1% +LP
2% 3% 4%
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5% 5-10% >10% +HP
Hight Point
+LP
Low Point
+LP
Surrounding Topography Background
Section
Foreground
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EXISTING
5 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Key Plan
ALBERT STREET CONNECTION Slope 0% HP
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1% 2% 3% 4%
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5% 5-10% >10%
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Hight Point
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Low Point
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Surrounding Topography Background
Section
Foreground
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EXISTING
6 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Key Plan
PARK INN CONNECTION Slope 0% 1% 2% +HP
3% 4%
Plan
5% 5-10% >10% +HP
Hight Point
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LowPoint
+HP
Surrounding Topography Background
Section
Foreground
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EXISTING
7 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary Slope 0% 1% 2% HP +
3% HP
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5% 5-10% >10% +HP
Hight Point
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Low Point
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SUMMARY EXISTING
8 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary Existing Structures Buildings Bridges Existing Paving Concrete Asphalt Interlock Limestone Screenings Board Walk Desire Lines and Informal Pathways Cross-Walks
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EXISTING
9 BUILT FORM Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary Significant Vegetation Existing Deciduous Tree Existing Coniferous Tree Area of Mature Tree Removal Area of Contaminated Soils Environmental Land Classification Cattail Mineral Shallow Marsh Forb Mineral Marsh Meadow 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
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10 ECOLOGY/ VEGETATION Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary GRCA Regulation Limit Floodplain Floodplain Special Policy Area Wetland 30m Wetland Boundary Watercourses and Lakes
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GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
11 REGULATION LIMITS Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary Site Features Lakes and Streams Wetland Direction of Movement Surface Water Flow Direction Storm Water Gravity Main and Flow Direction
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EXISTING
12 HYDROLOGY
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary Storm Water Gravity Main and Flow Direction Sanitary Sewer Flow Direction Watermain Gas Line Traction Powered Sub Station
TPSS
Culvert Location
TPSS
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13 HEAVY INFRASTRUCTURE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary Fiber Optic Existing Wi-Fi Hotspots Existing Fiber Optic Electrical Existing Light Standard Wonders of Winter Light Installation Location Existing Conduit Crossing Location Existing Local Hydro Hydro Vault
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EXISTING
14 SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary Operations and Maintenance Facility Emergency Response, Operations and Maintenance
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Project Boundary Existing Site Entrance Points Existing Nodes Major
Existing Cycling Network
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Proposed Cycling Network Major
Existing Pedestrian Network
Minor
Proposed Pedestrian Network
EXISTING
PEDESTRIAN AND 16 CYCLING NETWORK Figure
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary Existing Cycling Network
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40%
of Promenade Users
Existing Pedestrian Network C to D
60%
0.5 km
of Promenade Users
6 min
Numbers retrieved from Eco Counter data
2 min
C
A to B
1.0 km 12 min 4 min
Eco Counter Location
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EXISTING
17 DISTANCES Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary Landmark Art Signage Information
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Distress Station
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Existing Parking
PP
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EXISTING
18 WAYFINDING Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary + HP
High Point
+ LP
Low Point Sights Major and Minor Views Into Site
HP +
Major and Minor Views Within Site
+ HP
Soft Visual Edge Condition Hard Visual Edge Condition Sounds Noise Smells Agricultural Odors
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HP
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Hight Point
+LP
Low Point
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EXISTING
19 SENSORY CONDITIONS Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Opp: University Anchor
Ch: Screen Parking
Project Boundary
Ch: Screen Parking
Ch: Water run-off
Opportunities Areas of Opportunity Opportunity for Connection
Opp: View of Oval Ch: Perimeter trail connectivity
Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail
Opp: Activity node opportunity Ch: LRT barrier
Ch: Protection of natural feature
Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail
Challenges Challenge Areas Connectivity Challenge
Opp: Activity node opportunity Ch: Functional relationships with farmstead
Opp: Connection to wetland Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail and Festival Heart
Ch: Oval aging
Ch: Steep Slope Opp: High point with view
Opportunity for Anchor
Opp: Connection to Park Inn
Ch: Steep Slope
Ch: Pollution Opp: Activity node opportunity
Opp: Cultural node
Opp: Increased pedestrian connectivity
Ch: Congestion
OPPORTUNITIES AND 20 CHALLENGES Figure
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Ch: Contaminated Soils
Ch: Screen Parking
Opp: Urban Anchor
WATERLOO PARK
COMPARATIVE SCALE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
PARC DE LA VILLETTE
(PARIS, FRANCE)
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WATERLOO PARK
COMPARATIVE SCALE
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
THE GOODS LINE
(SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA)
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200m
WATERLOO PARK
THE PROMENADE SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN (QUEBEC)
COMPARATIVE SCALE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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200m
WATERLOO PARK
THE PILLON PROMENADE
(NICE, FRANCE)
COMPARATIVE SCALE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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100
200m
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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Wilfred Laurier University
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Environmental Reserve
Columbia Lake
Stadium
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MacGregorAlbert HCD
University of Waterloo
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Waterloo Park East
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Study Area Cr rel
Beechwood Neighbourhood
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Waterloo Park West Barrel Yards
WMRC
Uptown Waterloo
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Westmount Neighbourhood
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1 AREA CONTEXT Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Tra i
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Lin
T LR
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ee
tr bS
Festival Area Design Brief
2012 2015
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park 2016
PROJECT BACKGROUND 2017
Silver Lake Environmental Assessment
Promenade Construction
Trail Construction (Phase 1)
Functional Design of the Central Promenade
Bridge Road, Caroline Street, Erb Street & Albert Street Environmental Assessment
LRT Construction Iniation
Station Area Planning (Seagram)
Waterloo Park Masterplan
2009
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Se
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Alb
Waterloo Tennis Club
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Open Green Space
Ecologic Education Area
Oval Area
Picnic Area et
Arboretum
Community Green Area
Caroline Str
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Farmstead
N.
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Festival Area
Silver Lake l
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i Per
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
Perimeter Institute auer Drive
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SITE CONTEXT 2 WITHIN WATERLOO PARK
Figure
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Rail
Station Common
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SITE CONTEXT WITHIN MASTER PLAN
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Seagram Drive /Station Anchor
Station Zone
Albert Street Connection
Park Zone Park Inn Connection
Erb/Caroline Anchor
Urban Zone
PARK CHARACTER ZONES
Key Plan
STATION ZONE
EXISTING SITE CHARACTER
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Key Plan
PARK ZONE
EXISTING SITE CHARACTER
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Key Plan
URBAN ZONE
EXISTING SITE CHARACTER
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Key Plan
ALBERT STREET CONNECTION
EXISTING SITE CHARACTER
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Key Plan
PARK INN CONNECTION
EXISTING SITE CHARACTER
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Key Plan
STATION ZONE Slope 0% 1%
HP +
2% 3% 4%
Plan
5% 5-10% >10% HP +
+HP
Hight Point
+LP
Low Point Surrounding Topography Background
Section
Foreground
Figure
EXISTING
3 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
0
5
10
20m
Key Plan
PARK ZONE Slope 0% 1%
+LP
2% 3% 4% 5%
Plan
5-10% >10% +HP
Hight Point
+LP
Low Point
+LP
Surrounding Topography Background
Section
Foreground
Figure
EXISTING
4 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
0
5
10
20m
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 Background
Section
Foreground
Figure
EXISTING
5 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
0
5
10
20m
Key Plan
ALBERT STREET CONNECTION Slope 0% HP
+
1% 2% 3% 4%
Plan
5% 5-10% >10%
HP
+HP
Hight Point
+LP
Low Point
+
Surrounding Topography Background
Section
Foreground
Figure
EXISTING
6 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
0
5
10
20m
Key Plan
PARK INN CONNECTION Slope 0% 1% 2% +HP
3% 4%
Plan
5% 5-10% >10% +HP
Hight Point
+LP
LowPoint
+HP
Surrounding Topography Background
Section
Foreground
Figure
EXISTING
7 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
0
5
10
20m
Project Boundary Slope 0% 1% 2% HP +
3% HP
4%
+
5% 5-10% >10% +HP
Hight Point
+LP
Low Point
+HP
+ LP
Figure
SUMMARY EXISTING
8 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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10
20m
Project Boundary Existing Structures Buildings Bridges Existing Paving Concrete Asphalt Interlock Limestone Screenings Board Walk Desire Lines and Informal Pathways Cross-Walks
Figure
EXISTING
9 BUILT FORM Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary Significant Vegetation Existing Deciduous Tree Existing Coniferous Tree Area of Mature Tree Removal Area of Contaminated Soils Environmental Land Classification Cattail Mineral Shallow Marsh Forb Mineral Marsh Meadow 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
Figure
EXISTING
10 ECOLOGY/ VEGETATION Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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5
10
20m
Project Boundary GRCA Regulation Limit Floodplain Floodplain Special Policy Area Wetland 30m Wetland Boundary Watercourses and Lakes
Figure
GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
11 REGULATION LIMITS Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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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
12 HYDROLOGY
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
0
5
10
20m
Project Boundary Storm Water Gravity Main and Flow Direction Sanitary Sewer Flow Direction Watermain Gas Line Traction Powered Sub Station
TPSS
Culvert Location
TPSS
Figure
EXISTING
13 HEAVY INFRASTRUCTURE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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5
10
20m
Project Boundary Fiber Optic Existing Wi-Fi Hotspots Existing Fiber Optic Electrical Existing Light Standard Wonders of Winter Light Installation Location Existing Conduit Crossing Location Existing Local Hydro Hydro Vault
Figure
EXISTING
14 SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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10
20m
Project Boundary Operations and Maintenance Facility Emergency Response, Operations and Maintenance
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Project Boundary Existing Site Entrance Points Existing Nodes Major
Existing Cycling Network
Minor
Proposed Cycling Network Major
Existing Pedestrian Network
Minor
Proposed Pedestrian Network
EXISTING
PEDESTRIAN AND 16 CYCLING NETWORK Figure
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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Project Boundary Existing Cycling Network
A
40%
of Promenade Users
Existing Pedestrian Network C to D
60%
0.5 km
of Promenade Users
6 min
Numbers retrieved from Eco Counter data
2 min
C
A to B
1.0 km 12 min 4 min
Eco Counter Location
B Figure
EXISTING
17 DISTANCES Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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10
20m
Project Boundary Landmark Art Signage Information
PP
Distress Station
P
Existing Parking
PP
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EXISTING
18 WAYFINDING Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
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5
10
20m
Project Boundary + HP
High Point
+ LP
Low Point Sights Major and Minor Views Into Site
HP +
Major and Minor Views Within Site
+ HP
Soft Visual Edge Condition Hard Visual Edge Condition Sounds Noise Smells Agricultural Odors
+
HP
+HP
Hight Point
+LP
Low Point
+ LP
Figure
EXISTING
19 SENSORY CONDITIONS Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
+ LP
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5
10
20m
Opp: University Anchor
Ch: Screen Parking
Project Boundary
Ch: Screen Parking
Ch: Water run-off
Opportunities Areas of Opportunity Opportunity for Connection
Opp: View of Oval Ch: Perimeter trail connectivity
Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail
Opp: Activity node opportunity Ch: LRT barrier
Ch: Protection of natural feature
Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail
Challenges Challenge Areas Connectivity Challenge
Opp: Activity node opportunity Ch: Functional relationships with farmstead
Opp: Connection to wetland Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail and Festival Heart
Ch: Oval aging
Ch: Steep Slope Opp: High point with view
Opportunity for Anchor
Opp: Connection to Park Inn
Ch: Steep Slope
Ch: Pollution Opp: Activity node opportunity
Opp: Cultural node
Opp: Increased pedestrian connectivity
Ch: Congestion
OPPORTUNITIES AND 20 CHALLENGES Figure
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
Ch: Contaminated Soils
Ch: Screen Parking
Opp: Urban Anchor
WATERLOO PARK
COMPARATIVE SCALE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
PARC DE LA VILLETTE
(PARIS, FRANCE)
0
100
200m
WATERLOO PARK
COMPARATIVE SCALE
Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
THE GOODS LINE
(SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA)
0
100
200m
WATERLOO PARK
THE PROMENADE SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN (QUEBEC)
COMPARATIVE SCALE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
0
100
200m
WATERLOO PARK
THE PILLON PROMENADE
(NICE, FRANCE)
COMPARATIVE SCALE Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park
0
100
200m
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
