Developing a Suburban Activity Corridor in Northwest Calgary
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2014-09-24
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This thesis is an initial attempt to define a prototype of activity corridors to extend the Calgary activity network through established areas which are not considered in the Calgary Municipal Development Plan. To meet this goal, literature reviews and precedents studies were conducted to define a conceptual design framework and to determine the main characteristics of this prototype: the suburban corridor.
Five communities in northwest Calgary that straddle inner-city areas and established areas were selected as the study area. After a general analysis, a study site was selected, and detailed analysis was conducted.
To design the suburban corridor along the selected site, two scenarios were presented. The first one offered a short-term plan which includes mixed-use and residential developments with minimum commercial intensification. The second one outlined a 30-year plan through three phases which offered mixed-use developments with maximum commercial intensification along the corridor. The both scenarios intend to create a livable and functional activity corridor. Developing suburban corridors would promote livability, density, public transit, service accessibility and housing diversities in established areas, which are requires to meet suburban corridors' objectives, outcomes, minimum intensity and optimal resident-to-job ratio at the same time.
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Urban and Regional Planning
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Haji Abootorabi, E. (2014). Developing a Suburban Activity Corridor in Northwest Calgary (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25618