Lectures 2 Flashcards
3 Types of Sustainable Transportation Indicators
- Land use
- Community design
- Transit policy
= Sustainability
Saskatoon large road space
Current road space facilitates automobility
Broad boulevards, oversized intersections
An opportunity for alternative modes?
Saskatoon citizens barely use public transit, more into biking
Constitution of Canada drafted in _____
1860
Cities are under federal or provincial
Cities, or municipalities would most reasonably come under to provincial authority
The planning and development act
This provincial act sets out the planning and development rules for all municipalities and cities to follow.
The way cities look, their design, population density, building heights, number of parking spaced, location of buildings, urban services, seats in a restaurant, almost everything, is controlled by this provincial act.
Reasons for homelessness
Growth during time of economic boom (1990s)
Causes include increased rent, housing costs
Job transitioning
Cause may include gentrification
Many other social and health-related factors
Absolute versus relative Homeless vs. Hidden or concealed homelessness vs cyclical
No place to call home, sleep outside or in a temporary shelter [absolute homeless]
Access to housing that lacks one of: safe water, sanitation; secure tenure; affordability; safety; access to daily needs [relative homeless]
Hidden or concealed homelessness: people without a place of their own who live in a car, with family or friends, or in a long-term institution
cyclical homelessness, resulting from a change of circumstance, for example having been released from an institution
the two reasons for Homelessness problem:
Human (Individual)Agency:
Failings of the individual, addiction, disability, mental illness
Structural:
Failings of capitalist housing markets, gentrification, failed labour market, limited construction of affordable rental housing
Homeless Calgary= __% male and __% female
78,22
federal estimate conservatively places the number at about _______.
Some non-governmental sources estimate Canada’s true homeless population, not just those living in emergency shelters, to be between ______ and _______
It is estimated that roughly _____ young people are homeless or living in homeless shelters throughout the country at some time during the year
_ in _ households experience extreme housing affordability problems
__% of income on housing
federal estimate conservatively places the number at about 150,000.
Some non-governmental sources estimate Canada’s true homeless population, not just those living in emergency shelters, to be between 200,000 and 300,000
It is estimated that roughly 65,000 young people are homeless or living in homeless shelters throughout the country at some time during the year
1 in 5
30
Suggestions for helping homelessness
Cost of doing nothing =$___ billion annually
New Federal housing programs Investments to target homeless people Affordability tax credit Investments in First Nations housing Cost of doing nothing? $7B annually
2 important facets of homelessness
the specific housing situation
the duration and/or frequency of homeless episodes
Robert Moses
Urban renewal
car culture
freeway advocate
Jane Jacobs
Critic, Jane Jacobs; decline of urban core
Critical of modernist planning approach (deductive reasoning) May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006
Critical of land use separation
Supported organized chaos of city life
Repulsed by physical destruction of old urban neighbourhoods
City of Saskatoon planning for when population is ____
500,000
Land use policy district identifies general land uses across the city
– Residential – Suburban Centre – Commercial – Downtown – Industrial – Special Use – Urban Holding
Core Area Bridge Strategy(3)
Maximize capacity of existing river crossings
Implement the Transit and Active Transportation plans
Provide a new river crossing within Circle Drive
Planning Hierarchy(3)
- Official Community Plan
- Sector Plan
- Area Concept Plan
Sector Plans
• Identify development opportunities and constraints
• Provide general layout for a Suburban Development Area:
– neighbourhoods and mixed use areas
– commercial areas – employment areas
– major roads
– major parks
– ecological network*
• Ensure water and sewer services are feasible
Natural Area Policy
- General Natural Area Screening (NAS) required as part of the initial work for any Sector Plan
- Sector Plan must reconcile Environmental Management policy with urban development objectives
Phasing
- Provides sequencing for more detailed planning and development
- Growthdependent (not time-dependent)
Swale, natural areas in saskatoon
NE Swale
Lakewood pond
Hyde park wetlands
New Urbanism
Neo-traditional urban form (social, services) Back lanes (laneway housing) Higher density (but maintain SFD) Live work zoning Transit hub (commercial/social centre) Greenways (linear park)
Portland, Oregen very similar to Saskatoon
Making the land use link:3
publics transit usage ____% versus ____%
Portland:
.streetcars and lightrails
. Chance to live car free, bike city
-most bike friendly city
Land Use:
Mixed
Density
Growth boundaries, regional perspective
Urban Design:
Transit oriented
Alternative modes
Streetscape attention to pedestrians
Transit Policy:
Visibility, viability
13, 4
Urban Growth Boundary in portland
260 Mile Line
Inside the boundary there is a city
outside of it is for farming, natural resources
5 Imagine Idylwyld focuses
Liveable- Mixed Use- ultimate goal of the area. Sustainable infrastructure, grocery store
Smart and Connected- pedestrian controlled crossings, wheel chair accessibility, accessible pedestrian crossings.
Safe + Accessible- separate sidewalks and roadway – wider sidewalks. Shared pedestrian sidewalk with bikes.
Walkable and Human Scale- Catwalk from Midtown to Al-Anderson’s Source (highest pedestrian area)
Culture + Art- indigenous local art, the paintings on the sides of telephone boxes downtown, art incorporated into urban design. At a reasonable cost.
Demand For cycling in Canada:
____% would like to bike more often
__% government spending on bike expansion
__% would cycle to work if there were bike accomadations
__% of Canadians live within a 30-minute cycle of a routine destination, including
Two in three (66%) would like to bike more often
Most strongly expressed by Canadians living in medium sized cities (100K to 1M)
A large majority of Canadians (82%) support government spending to create dedicated bicycle lanes and paths
70% Canadians say they would cycle to work if there “were a dedicated bike lane which would take me to my workplace in less than 30 minutes at a comfortable pace.”
84% of Canadians live within a 30-minute cycle of a routine destination, including
Benefits of bike culture(7)
- Congestion reduction
- Roadway Cost reduction
- Road Safety cost reduction
- User costs reduction
- Parking cost reduction
- Reduced air, noise, water pollution
- Bike sales (QC, 2000, $181M, 2800 jobs)
Prefered design features for cycling
Separated routes Separated road space Bike repair, air pump infrastructure Road space priority Bike box at intersections
__% of people bike to work in saskatoon
2.5
Saskatoon budget for Automobile versus Alternative Mobility
___ Million
___ Million
311 Million
12.4 Million
Accessability Approach(4) over Mobility approach(4)
ACC= 1.Separated routes Mobility re-prioritization Urban dESIGN FEATURES Mixed land use Multi-modal transpo options
VS.
Mob: Added road capacity Road congestion reduced increased road usage road congestion
The New Urbanism(2)
- West coast version (transit oriented)
Transit first!
Emphasis on reduced autodependency
Peter Calthorpe - East coast version (historicist oriented)
Seaside, FL (Truman Show)
Celebration, FL (Disney creation)
DPZ (A. Duaney and E. Plater-Zyberk)
LAND use indicators
Mixed use zoning (TOD)
Higher residential density nr transit stops
Grid road pattern
Community design indicators
Building mass proud to street
Dedicated bus lanes
Transit hub core of development (TOD)
New homes within 10 min walk to transit
Transit Policy indicators
Bus comfort, safety
Real-time schedule
Bike racks
Low floor access
