| Planning for Edmonton’s
105 Avenue Corridor sets stage for
more community-friendly street environment
Existing view of 105 Avenue at 110 Street, Edmonton
|
In 1999, the City of
Edmonton’s City Council
approved a Transportation
Master Plan, which provided
the framework for how the City
of Edmonton will address its
future transportation needs to
the year 2020. The plan recommends
a more balanced
transportation system with
strategic roadway upgrades
and transit improvements.
In July 2005, the City retained
Associated Engineering to
complete the 105 Avenue
Preliminary Engineering
Design Study, which relates to
a number of studies including
the Transportation Master
Plan, the Downtown North
Edge Planning Study, the
North High Speed Transit Planning Study, Smart Choices
for
Developing Our Community, and the Project Charter: Walkable
Edmonton Strategy.
The purpose of the project is to identify
details for the 105 Avenue
corridor from 97 Street on the east to 119 Street on the
West. Project
Manager, Bryan Petzold advises, “This project may
lead to the
detailed design of this urban corridor and begin the implementation
of a more urban, community-friendly street environment.”
Future vision of 105 Avenue at 110 Street, Edmonton
|
Focusing
on developing a multi-use trail corridor within a road
rightof-
way with significant urban frontage in the Downtown North
Edge,
the City of Edmonton would like the project to be a showcase
project
promoting redevelopment. To accomplish this, Associated
Engineering will review the actual characteristics of
the 105 Avenue
corridor to assess its potential as a showcase for a
people-friendly
place. Associated Engineering will begin with a comprehensive
review of all past and current policy papers and reports,
and will
develop a set of strategies, outlining principles, and
goals related to
this assignment. In addition, we will research studies,
reports, and
other actual examples of urban development where non-motorized
users such as pedestrians and cyclists have been emphasized.
As
part of the stakeholder consultation process, Associated
Engineering will form a
Stakeholder Advisory
Group identifying and
engaging representatives
of the key stakeholder
groups in the
area that will be impacted,
identifying key
issues that the community
wishes to see
addressed, and
communicating the
results of the study
through well-advertised
public meetings and
open houses. The
result of the project will
be a preliminary
design. As prime
consultant, Associated
Engineering will lead a
team including landuse
planners and landscape
architects to
ensure the integration of the multi-use trail with existing
and
proposed land uses along the corridor, while maximizing
the potential
for pedestrians and cyclists. |
