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WELCOME TO THE VAUGHAN MILLS CENTRE PUBLIC REALM STRATEGY AND STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN PUBLIC MEETING FEB 25, 2021 THE VIRTUAL MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 7:00PM. THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED. YOUR CAMERA IS TURNED OFF AND ALL ATTENDEES ARE MUTED. HAVING CONNECTION ISSUES? YOU CAN ALSO CALL-IN TO THE MEETING BY DIALING +1-647-375-2971 FOLLOWED BY 637 8232 0947 THEN 809081 CONTACT AZAND@LURA.CA IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES DTAH / TMIG / AW HOOKER / R.E. MILLWARD / LURA
AGENDA »»How to Participate »»Introducing the Project Team »»Overview Presentation »»Questions and Comments »»Next Steps 3
HOW TO PARTICIPATE 1. Raise your hand using the “raise hand” button in the Participants window. You will be unmuted by a member of the project team to speak. Type your question/ Raise/lower your hand 2. Phone-in participants must comment into the using the “Raise Hand” dial *9 chat module. Ensure icon in the Participants “Everyone” is selected tab 3. Type your question into the Chat window. Make sure “Everyone” is selected”. We will do our best to answer as many questions as possible! 4
PUBLIC MEETING PUBLIC REALM FRAMEWORK PLAN & STREETSCAPE DESIGN_DRAFT CITY OF VAUGHAN VAUGHAN MILLS CENTRE PUBLIC REALM STRATEGY AND STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN FEB 25, 2021 DTAH / TMIG / AW HOOKER / R.E. MILLWARD / LURA
CONTENTS »»Introduction and Background »»Recap of Phase 01 and Phase 02 »»Public Realm Framework Plan_Draft »»Streetscape Design_Draft »»Discussion »»Next Steps 7
STUDY AREA: 146 HECTARES (+/-360 ACRES) We Komura st Julliard D on Road Park Park River Vellore Woods Julliard Dr. Sweetriver Blvd. Blvd. Rutherford Rd. W es tD on R iv Weston Rd er Caldari Rd. Highw ay 40 hermans W Vaughan Mills Mall 0 Fis Jane St. Astona Blvd. ay Blvd. Edgeley Bass Pro Mills Dr. 8
VAUGHAN MILLS CENTRE SECONDARY PLAN (2014)_9 SCHEDULES Height and Density Open Space Network Transportation Network Ground Floor Frontage Types Transit Network Active Transportation Network 11
STUDY PURPOSE + OBJECTIVES Build Upon & Complement Establish Develop a Guide Design, Coherent Legible Vaughan Mills Implementation, Centre Design Public Realm & Maintenance Approach Framework Secondary Plan Elevate and Create a Improve Emphasize Robust and Connectivity User Comfort, Timeless Palette Within and Experience, of Materials and Beyond Choice Furnishings 12
STUDY PROCESS Are We ere 1 2 3 H 4 Background, Design Public Realm Implementation & Review & Guidelines Framework and Phasing Strategy Analysis Streetscape Plan Report Mar to July 2020 July to Oct 2020 Sept to Feb 2021 Feb to June 2021 Project Purpose Public Realm and Public Realm Framework Prepare Draft Report and Schedule Streetscape Vision and Streetscape Guiding Principles Master Plan Background, Draft Design Guidelines Public Realm TAC Meeting Review & Analysis Framework and Public Meeting Streetscape Plan Report Project Management TAC Meeting Design Review Panel_02 Implementation and Meeting TAC Meeting Phasing Strategy TAC Meeting Final Report Stakeholder/Landowner Stakeholder/Landowner Council Working Session Meeting Meeting Public Meeting Public Meeting Design Review Panel_01 13
RECAP PHASE 1 & PHASE 2 14
WHAT WE‘VE HEARD: KEY MESSAGES SO FAR Technical Design Public Stakeholders Advisory Review Panel Online October 22, Committee July 30 & Questionnaire 2020 May 27 & Sept Jan 28, 2020 Summer 2020 10, 2020 (618 people) We Love Streets! Strong Public Realm Identity Value of Green Spaces Incremental Development of Mall Arterials As Places Define the Heart of the Place Variety of Seating Options Future Tertiary Plan Varied Open Spaces West Side in the Role of the Centre Safety is Paramount People Moving Capacity of Streets Employment Area Opportunities Build + Plan For Tomorrow Concerns about Mitigate Traff ic Infiltration Quick Wins+Long Term Strategies Lockstep Design with Maintenance Traffic Congestion Improved Cycle and Pedestrian Definition to Parks, POPS Environment at 400 Crossings Flexibility in the Locations for Streets and Mid-Block/ Pedestrian Connections & POPS Parking Strategy 15
PUBLIC REALM VISION FROM SECONDARY PLAN ..The Vision reflects a desired ”urban village” character, having a regular pattern of connected streets and blocks, focusing areas of intensification around unique and vibrant pedestrian oriented mixed-use corridors that provide neighbourhood amenity for Vaughan Mills Centre, and function as both local and regional destinations.” “…The Vision supports a modal shift that accommodates transportation modes such as cycling and walking….” Vaughan Mills Secondary Plan (2014) 16
GUIDING PRINCIPLES: DRAFT Sense of Place and Identity Green, Attractive and Vibrant Connected • Build on natural heritage and cultural identity • Provide a variety of parks, plazas and open • Connect streets, paths and trails with other • Highlight the importance of a pedestrian and spaces to create a connected system and pedestrian areas to create a linked and bicycle-friendly Centre support a range of local social and recreational connected Vaughan Mills Centre • Create a unified and cohesive character for the activities • Design streets as complete streets and public Centre, while reinforcing the unique identity of • Improve the urban canopy spaces to encourage cycling and walking individual character areas • Incorporate LID and green infrastructure • Provide pedestrian and cycle connections to • Establish strong gateways • Design POPS to contribute to an animated, transit hubs and stops • Incorporate a variety of types of public art coherent and accessible green space system • Integrate wayfinding Safe, Healthy and Comfortable Sustainable and Resilient Promote High Quality Design • Frame and animate parks and streets edges and • Improve environmental, material, financial and • Express a sophisticated high quality of design improve pedestrian comfort with supportive, social sustainability and reflect best practices in • Utilize a restrained and timeless palette of pedestrian scaled buildings sustainability in all new open space, landscape materials and street furniture. Simple is better • Design the public realm as multi-functional, and streetscape projects • Plan and design for tomorrow. A commitment to flexible and multi-seasonal • Design the Black Creek Common as a landmark enhanced maintenance practices must be made • Incorporate opportunities to grow food and sustainable open space that functions both as in concert support associated programming storm-water management infrastructure and an • Remove barriers to make parks and open spaces innovative public space inclusive and equitably accessible to pedestrian and cycling connectivity 17
PUBLIC REALM STRATEGY FRAMEWORK PLAN_DRAFT 18
BUILDING ON THE INITIAL CONCEPTS (PHASE 01) Character Areas Family of Complete Streets Emerald Necklaces Comdel Park Komura Road Park West West D on Ri Do n R Julliard ver Park iver Vellore Wo S w eetriver Blvd. Jane St. Julliard Dr. ods 5 B lvd. Rutherford Rd. Rutherford Rd. Weston Highway 1 Weston Rd Street Landscape Highway Rutherford Road Area Jane Street Corridor Corridor Jane St. Highway Fishermens Way 2 400 Business District Business District 400 Riverock Gate Vaughan Mills Mall Vaugh an Mills Astona Blvd. 3 Fishe rmen s Way 4 Bass Pro Mills 6 8 7 Bass Pro Mills Dr. Weston Rd Bass Pro Mills Dr. Edgeley Caldari Rd. Caldari Rd. Creek Creek Black ck Edg Bla Romina Dr. Blv e 0 500m d. l ey Blvd . Gateways Blue-Green Network Landscape Stitch * Rutherford Road * * * * * Transit * Hub * * ** * 400 ** * * * Highway * * Jane * * * * 19
PUBLIC REALM FRAMEWORK 09 Green Frame Urban Plazas & POPS Emerald Necklaces Landscape Stitch Parks Gateways ELEMENTS Internal Streets and Cycling Connections Connections Transit Connections 20
EXISTING CONDITION We Komura st Julliard D on Road Park Park River Vellore Woods Julliard Dr. Sweetriver Blvd. Blvd. Rutherford Rd. W es tD on R iv Weston Rd er Caldari Rd. Highw ay 40 Vaughan Mills Mall 0 Fishe Jane St. Astona Blvd. rmans Way Blvd. Edgeley Bass Pro Mills Dr. 21
1 | GREEN FRAME Rutherford Rd. Highw ay 400 Weston Rd Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. Arterials Bass Pro Mills 22 Green Frame
2 | EMERALD NECKLACES Rutherford Rd. Highw ay 400 1 2 Weston Rd Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. Emerald Necklace/ Main Street 23 Emerald Necklace
3 | PARKS Rutherford Rd. Highw ay 400 Weston Rd Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. Urban Parks Greenways Black Creek Common 24 Parks
PARK PRECEDENTS Urban Parks Greenways Black Creek Common 25
4 | INTERNAL STREETS AND CONNECTIONS Rutherford Rd. Highw ay 400 Weston Rd Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. Streets Mid-Block/ Pedestrian Connections Mall Connections Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge 26 Potential Bridge Connections
INTERNAL STREET PRECEDENTS Streets Mid-Block Connections 27
5 | URBAN PLAZAS AND POPS Rutherford Rd. Highw ay 400 Weston Rd Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. Urban Plaza/Pops Design Character Plaza/Gateway Green Courtyards/Mews Mall 28 Urban Plazas & POPS
Figure 18. Additional pedestrian connections shall be URBAN PLAZA AND POPS CHARACTER provided in coordination with built form. Figure 19.Private Open Space could take different POP’sshapes can takeanddifferent locationsshapes and within the block, provided locations thata itblock, within is accessible provided andthey connected with to theand are accessible pedestrian network to meet connected. guidelines. (Vaughan Metropolitan Centre UDG) 29
6 | LANDSCAPE STITCH Rutherford Rd. Highw ay 400 Weston Rd Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. Greening Opportunities Improved Street Crossings New Fisherman’s Way Crossing New North/South Pedestrian and Cycling Connections 30 Landscape Stitch
GREENING + ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION 31
400 CROSSING PRECEDENT Red Hill Creek Pedestrian Bridge, Hamilton over the QEW 32
7 | GATEWAYS Rutherford Rd. Highw ay 400 Weston Rd Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. Urban Gateway Landscape Gateway 33 Gateways
GATEWAY PRECEDENTS Landscape Gateways Green Frame Gateways 34
8 | CYCLING CONNECTIONS Rutherford Rd. Highw ay 400 Weston Rd Jane St. Existing/Planned Boulevard MUP (Within R-O-W) Proposed Boulevard MUP (Within R-O-W) Bass Pro Mills Dr. Edgeley Blv Planned /Proposed Bike Lane/Signed Route Bi-directional Bike Lane Shared Trails (Existing/Potential) 35 d.
CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE PRECEDENTS Separated / Designated Multi-Use Paths (Off Road ) Cycle Track Singe Direction Protected Shared Cycle Track Bi-Directional Boulevard Multi-Use Paths 36
9 | TRANSIT CONNECTIONS Rutherford Rd. Highw ay 400 0m 50 Weston Rd 0m 80 Jane St. Potential Future Rapid Transit Transit Priority (HOV Lanes) Potential Future YRT Possible Spadina Subway Bass Pro Mills Dr. Extension Potential Future Transit Hub Area Potential Future Transit Stops 37 Transit
PUBLIC REALM FRAMEWORK_DRAFT Jane St. Julliard Dr. Sweetriver Blvd. Rutherford Rd. Wes t on D Rive r Fishermens Way Business Vaughan Mills Centre Highwa District Green Frame Streets Caldari Rd Bass Mills Pro Dr. Weston Rd y 400 Improvements Vaughan Mills Main Street / Emerald Necklaces Mall . Street Greening Mid-block/ Pedestrian Connection Urban Plazas/ POPS Park/ Open Space Natural Area Future Transit Hub Cycling Connection Bass Pro Mills Dr. Edgeley B Rom Gateway Creek ck ino Dr Ped/Cycle Bridge Bla Mall Connections lvd. 38
Highway Landscape Rutherford Road Vaughan Mills Mall CHARACTER AREAS DD Greenway edges and buffer planting DD North/south active transportation DD Commercial and residential mixed-use neighbourhood DD Subject to tertiary plan DD Short term: pedestrian linkages DD Rutherford Road: strong pathways, mews, and sidewalks DD Green Gateways green character and active to ensure safe and comfortable transportation focus pedestrian and cycle movement Weston Street Corridor DD Fisherman’s Way Crossing DD Pedestrian/cycle friendly to/through Vaughan Mills DD Commercial focus internal streets and DD Long term: incremental DD Pedestrian/cycle friendly streets and POP’s linking POP’s linking Rutherford transformation into a Weston Road and Business District Road, Mall and internal walkable more compact urban DD Weston Road: active transportation and strong neighbourhood parks neighbourhood. green character DD Urban Gateways Rutherford Rd. Weston Highway Street Landscape Rutherford Road Area Jane Street Corridor Corridor Highw ay 400 Jane Street Corridor Business District DD Higher density mixed-use neighbourhood Weston Rd Vaughan Mills Mall DD Future transit hub gateway DD Jane Street: an active urban main street focus with strong green character DD Enhanced connectivity with the West Don Natural Jane St. Heritage Area DD Urban gateways with supportive buildings frontages Bass Pro Mills Bass Pro Mills Dr. Business District Bass Pro Mills DD Unique mixed-use employment district that DD Mixed-use residential neighbourhood with future school/community facility is vibrant, walkable, bikeable and active. DD Urban square, new park and POP’s knitting together the mall, residential mixed- DD Focused around the Black Creek Common - use areas and employment area to the south. a central storm water management + public DD Bass Pro Mills: strong green character and green infrastructure function. realm focal point. 39 Character Areas
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY Green Frame Streets DD Underground storage DD Oil-grit separators DD Stormwater tree trenches DD Soil cells DD Enhanced urban tree canopy Emerald Necklaces DD Bio-retention cells / storm-water planters DD Curb extensions with bio-retention Rutherford Rd. DD Stormwater tree trenches DD Soil cells DD Enhanced urban Highw tree canopy ay 400 Bass Pro Mills DD Bio-retention swales (linear) Weston Rd Jane St. DD Bio-retention cells / storm-water planters (shorter/discontinuous) DD Stormwater tree trenches DD Soil cells DD Sub-surface ex-filtration system (where soil and groundwater conditions permit) DD Enhanced urban tree canopy Employment Connectors Bass Pro Mills Dr. DD As per Emerald Necklaces Neighbourhood Connectors DD As per Emerald Necklaces. 40 Family of Complete Streets
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PRECEDENTS Bio-Retention Swales Curb Extensions with Passive Irrigation Bio-Retention Soil Cells Increased Urban Tree Canopy Permeable Paving to Parking Bio-Retention / Storm Planters 41
STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN STREET DESIGN_DRAFT 42
COMPLETE STREETS APPROACH Street for Street as Street as green movement destinations infrastructure Link Place Ecology Design Objective: Design Objective: Design Objective: Move people Spend time Improved ecosystem 43
GREEN FRAME STREET / JANE STREET DEMONSTRATION Rutherford Rd. Right-of-Way 45.0m Boulevards 12.2m Highw Pedestrian Clearway 2.1m/ Cycle Track 2.0m ay 400 Weston Rd Roadway 20.6m Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. Travel Lanes 3.0m, Curb Lanes 3.5m Green Frame Future Dedicated Transit Lanes 7.6m 44
JANE STREET PRECEDENTS 45
DEVELOPING A CONSISTENT JANE FRONTAGE West D on Ri Julliard ver Park 1. RLDC - Phase 1 2. Tesmar 3. Dulcina Investments Inc. 8960 Jane Street Holdings Corp. (Charisma Phase 1) S w eetriver Blvd. Jane St. Julliard Dr. 5 5 d Rd. • +/- 3m setback • +/- 5m setback • +/- 4 to 6m landscape setback • Commercial at grade 11 • Commercial at grade • Residential at grade • Street trees in open planters & • Street trees in lawn in ROW • Street trees and lawn in ROW linear planting beds in ROW 2 Riverock Ga te Vaugha n Mills West Side West Side East Side 33 44 Public Right-of-Way Public Right-of-Way Public Right-of-Way Public Right-of-Way Public Right-of-Way Public Right-of-Way 66 7 7 1 Private 8 Capitol Caldari Rd Active retail Romina Dr . . Developments Along Jane Street 5.0m-7.0m 2.0m 5.0-6.0m 4.0m-6.0m 3.6m 2.0m 5.0m-7.0m 5.0m-7.0m 2.0m 3.0m Private Setback Planting/ Pedestrian Planting/ Planting/ Pedestrian Private Setback Planting/ Pedestrian Private Setback Furnishing Clearway Furnishing Furnishing Clearway Active Frontage Furnishing Clearway Landscaped Frontage Zone Zone Zone Zone 46
GREEN FRAME STREET / WESTON ROAD DEMONSTRATION Rutherford Rd. Right-of-Way 43.0m Boulevards 8.5m Highw Multi-Use Paths 3.0m, Roadway 26m ay 400 Weston Rd Travel Lanes and Curb Lanes 3.5m, Median 5.0m Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. Subject to EA Study Green Frame 47
GREEN FRAME STREET / BASS PRO MILLS DEMONSTRATION Rutherford Rd. Right-of-Way 30.0m North Side Promenade 11.1m South Side Boulevard 6.1m Highw ay 400 Pedestrian Clearway 2.0m/ Bi-directional Cycle Track 3.0m Weston Rd Jane St. Roadway 12.8m Travel Lanes 3.0m, Curb Lanes 3.5m Bass Pro Mills Dr. Green Frame Subject to EA Study 48
BASS PRO MILLS PRECEDENTS 49
EMERALD NECKLACE STREETS / FISHERMANS WAY DEMONSTRATION Rutherford Rd. Right-of-Way 26.0m Boulevard 5.65m Highw Pedestrian Clearway 2.0m ay 400 Weston Rd Roadway 14.7m (Inc. Travel Lanes Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. 3.3m, Cycle Lane 2.0m + 1.0m Buffer, Parking 2.1m) Green Frame 50
EMERALD NECKLACE STREETS / PARK INTERFACE DEMONSTRATION Rutherford Rd. Right-of-Way 26.0m Boulevard 5.65m Highw Pedestrian Clearway 2.0m ay 400 Weston Rd Roadway 14.7m (Inc. Travel Lanes Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. 3.3m, Cycle Lane 2.0m + 1.0m Buffer, Parking 2.1m) Green Frame 51
EMERALD NECKLACE STREETS / BLACK CREEK COMMON INTERFACE DEMO. Rutherford Rd. Right-of-Way 26.0m Boulevard 5.65m Highw Bi-directional Cycle Track 3.0m/ Pedestrian Clearway 2.0m ay 400 Weston Rd Roadway 8.7m Jane St. Bass Pro Mills Dr. Travel Lanes 3.3m/ Parking 2.1m Green Frame 52
BLACK CREEK COMMON ENTRANCE 53
BLACK CREEK COMMON INTERFACE PRECEDENTS 54
NEIGHBOURHOOD CONNECTOR / LOCAL STREETS DEMONSTRATION Rutherford Rd. Right-of-Way 22.0/23.0m Boulevard 5.0m Highw ay 400 Pedestrian Clearway 2.0m Weston Rd Jane St. Travel Lanes 3.5m Bass Pro Mills Dr. Parking 2.5m Green Frame 55
ADAPTIVE STREET DEMONSTRATION Rutherford Rd. Right-of-Way 17.5m-20m 6.0m Travelway / 2.5m Furnishing, Planting Highw ay 400 or Parking Strips / 5.25m Clearways Weston Rd Jane St. Rolled Curbs or Flush Curbs Bass Pro Mills Dr. Private or Public Green Frame 56
ADAPTIVE STREET PRECEDENTS Market Street, Toronto Scott Street, Toronto 57
ADAPTIVE STREET PRECEDENTS Argyle and Grafton Streets, Halifax 58
ADAPTIVE STREET PRECEDENTS Bell Street Park, Seattle 59
MATERIALS PALETTE: LEARNING FROM WHAT WORKS 60
MATERIALS PALETTE: VAUGHAN MILLS CENTRE Paving and Curbs Planters Lighting Street Furniture Wayfinding 61
BOULEVARDS JANE STREET Sidewalk View ay RO W arw Cle rian est Ped g/ Zone ntin g Pla ishin n Fur ck le Tra Cyc e on gZ n tin Pla e on geZ Ed 62
BOULEVARDS RUTHERFORD ROAD (GREEN DATUM) Sidewalk View W RO h Pat se lti-U Mu / ne ng g Zo nti n Pla nishi r Fu ne Zo ge Ed 63
BOULEVARDS EMERALD NECKLACES Sidewalk View W RO rian est Ped arway C l e / ne ng g Zo nti n Pla nishi u r F ne La cle Cy r ffe Bu rking Pa 64
BOULEVARDS NEIGHBOURHOOD CONNECTORS Sidewalk View W RO rian est Ped arway C l e / ne ng g Zo nti n Pla nishi r Fu ne Zo ge Ed rking Pa 65
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS »»This meeting is being recorded. Only presentations and presenters will be visible during the Question & Comment period. »»We will answer as many questions as we can during this time. Outstanding answers to commonly asked questions from this meeting will be provided in the final consultation summary report. »»You can also provide feedback and submit comments through the survey until March 14 available at haveyoursay.vaughan.ca »»We ask that you keep questions and comments brief, so as to allow others time to participate. 66
HOW TO PARTICIPATE 1. Raise your hand using the “raise hand” button in the Participants window. You will be unmuted by a member of the project team to speak. Type your question/ Raise/lower your hand 2. Phone-in participants must comment into the using the “Raise Hand” dial *9 chat module. Ensure icon in the Participants “Everyone” is selected tab 3. Type your question into the Chat window. Make sure “Everyone” is selected”. We will do our best to answer as many questions as possible! 67
NEXT STEPS »» Consider and incorporate input received »» Develop guidance and recommendations to date into draft recommendations for parks and open spaces »» Survey (Feb 26 – March 14) »» Develop operations and maintenance strategies, including cost estimates »» Further develop the technical aspects of the plan »» Finalize the Public Realm Guidelines and Streetscape Master Plan (early summer) »» Develop draft planting palettes for streets and other public spaces 68
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! PLEASE VISIT HAVEYOURSAY.VAUGHAN.CA TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE BY MARCH 14, 2021 69
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