Official Plan from the Public Consultation Presentation:
• "Arterial Main street" Residential apartments, retail, office and community-oriented facilities
• Focal points for shopping, offices and community interaction
• Active, pedestrian-oriented mixed use districts
• Intensification encouraged along Main streets
• Greater building heights and densities along Main street
• Montreal Road designated as a "Transit Priority Corridor"
and Proposed Sustainable Design Strategies:
• LEED Certified
• Natural Drainage
• Green Roofs
• Enhanced Landscaping
• Recycled waste management
• Public Transit Oriented
• Bicycle Storage
• Natural Energy Sources
• Geothermal Heating and Cooling
• Wind to passively heat/cool buildings
• Reduce light pollution
They looked at prevailing winds, prime sun exposure locations, and they wanted to retain mature trees! Unfortunately the final project (by FoTenn) looks watered down - especially the beautiful central park that was there is now gone... But at least it's a step in the right direction!
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P.S. Remember 37 Eccles? I really loved being able to see the progress with that house! Well now Jo Stockton of It Ain't Meat Babe is building a new LEED certified home in Sandy Hill with her husband. Check it out here: When I Get Home.
2 comments:
Three cheers for urban sustainable design! But a serious "boo" for destroying the park. What's the point of a LEED-certified building if it's not surrounded by trees? We need fresh air to breathe while we walk in pedestrian-friendly areas.
It'll be interesting to see what they do with the Rockcliffe Base - Rothwell Heights - this will be CLC's largest land redevelopment - 310 acres - 6.5 kms from downtown!
(http://www.clc.ca/properties/rockcliffe)
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