Developing a Suburban Activity Corridor in Northwest Calgary

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dc.contributor.advisorSandalack, Beverly
dc.contributor.authorHaji Abootorabi, Elaheh
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-24T22:47:19Z
dc.date.available2014-11-17T08:00:48Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-24
dc.date.submitted2014en
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHaji 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/25618en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25618
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1816
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyEnvironmental Design
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectUrban and Regional Planning
dc.subject.classificationActivity Corridorsen_US
dc.subject.classificationCalgary established areasen_US
dc.subject.classificationActivity networken_US
dc.subject.classificationUrban Designen_US
dc.subject.classificationPublic realm and Sense of placeen_US
dc.subject.classificationDensity and Diversityen_US
dc.subject.classificationAccessibilityen_US
dc.subject.classificationMobility and Connectivityen_US
dc.subject.classificationStructureen_US
dc.titleDeveloping a Suburban Activity Corridor in Northwest Calgary
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Environmental Design (MEDes)
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