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Message AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTAmbleside Waterfront Plan Presentation to District of West Vancouver CouncilAmbleside WaterfrontSeptember 9, 2019

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTAmbleside Waterfront Concept Plan 2015 – 2016 BackgroundConsultation Process• Fall 2015: Outreach with Stakeholders — Connect to discuss issues and opportunities• Winter 2015: Concept and Detail Design (Public Open Houses, community survey, summary of engagement outcomes) — Share and review overall waterfront vision and advance details and priorities of constituent parts• Spring 2016: Synthesis — Analyze and present consultation ndings• Spring 2016: Report to Council — Proposal of waterfront plan and implementation• Endorsed by Council on Monday, June 13th, 2016.

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTPublic Ownership Waterfront Destination - Local and Regional Continuous Public Walkway Shoreline EdgeArts & Culture Community Arts Heritage Value Waterfront Commercial ActivitiesAccessibility Sailing Club Building Scale & Character Connection to Ambleside VillageAMBLESIDE WATERFRONTAmbleside Waterfront Concept Plan Guiding Principles

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT“The plan builds on the success of 40 years of acquiring, planning and improving a publicly-owned waterfront. While keeping the essentials of what makes it special, the plan proposes more public open space, improvements to community facilities and new ways to experience the waterfront. It also proposed to leverage the waterfront’s potential to attract people to businesses just steps away in Ambleside.” —District of West Vancouver Public Engagement Display Boards, 2016

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT• Installation of vehicle pick-up and drop-o lay by at entrance to Ambleside Park• Enhancements to the Spirit Trail at the 1400-1600 blocks of Argyle Avenue, dedicated pedestrian pathways creating better separation of pedestrian and cyclists• Closure of the boat ramp to motorized vehicles• Removal of houses at 1454, 1468, 1472, and 1756 Argyle Avenue to create additional parkland and enhanced access to the waterFirst Implementation Phase Late 2016 – Early 2017

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTPublic EngagementTimelineAMBLESIDE WATERFRONTAdvisory Group Review #3Phasing and Funding StrategyOnline SurveyPRELIMINARY DESIGNREFINE DESIGN CONCEPTSADOPTION BY COUNCILOPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTSVISION AND DESIGN FRAMEWORKSITE ANALYSISNov. 162017 2018 2019Apr. 4 Sept. 9Advisory Group Review #2Council PresentationStakeholder Workshop #1Stakeholder Workshop #2Public Art Advisory CommitteeOct. 4Advisory Group Review #1July 10Council WorkshopHollyburn Sailing Club MeetingPublic Art Advisory Committee Meeting #1Allotment Garden Permit HoldersFirst NationsCN RailWE ARE HEREPhased implementationOngoing plan renement with stakeholder inputPublic information sharingDevelop working drawings for Phase 12020 2021

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTAdvisory Group Review #3Phasing and Funding StrategyOnline SurveyPublic Engagement: 2017 – PresentStakeholders + Advisory Group PRELIMINARY DESIGNREFINE DESIGN CONCEPTSADOPTION BY COUNCILOPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTSVISION AND DESIGN FRAMEWORKSITE ANALYSISNov. 162017 2018 2019Apr. 4 Sept. 9Advisory Group Review #2Council PresentationStakeholder Workshop #1Stakeholder Workshop #2Public Art Advisory CommitteeOct. 4Advisory Group Review #1July 10Council WorkshopHollyburn Sailing Club MeetingPublic Art Advisory Committee Meeting #1Allotment Garden Permit HoldersFirst NationsCN RailWE ARE HEREAMBLESIDE WATERFRONT

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTAnticipated Timeline: Moving ForwardAMBLESIDE WATERFRONTPhasing and Funding StrategyADOPTION BY COUNCILSept. 9Council PresentationWE ARE HEREPhased implementationOngoing plan renement with stakeholder inputPublic information sharingDevelop working drawings for Phase 12020 2021

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTPublic Engagement: Stakeholders + Advisory Group

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTDesign PrinciplesCreate a continuous, connected waterfront that promotes access to beachesProvide exible space that will encourage a variety of active and passive activitiesImprove safety, universal accessibility, and signage/wayndingPreserve views of the waterfront and maintain existing tree canopyRestore the shoreline and plan for rising seasCreate links to the village and its businesses, drawing inspiration from location character and history010203 0405 06

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTDesign Principles8.Emphasize Ambleside Municipal Town Centre as the heart of West VancouverMaintain and care for the District’s valuable parks and open spacesProvide continuously connected Spirit Trail along Argyle AvenueWelcoming atmosphere that fosters community interaction and involvementUpdate shoreline protection strategies and ood constructionProvide open space, public realm improvements and/or greenway trails through the town and village centres planning processes07 0809 1011 12

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTAMBLESIDE WATERFRONTContext• Historic and culturally signicant• Vibrant recreational destination• Natural foreshore• Integration into surrounding urban fabric of Ambleside Village

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT• Waterfront character• Foreshore environment• Integration into urban fabric of Ambleside Business Community• Intertwining of contrasting experiencesUrban + Natural Interface

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT• North | South Avenue connections into Ambleside Business Community• East | West Spirit Trail• East | West waterfront pathwayStrengthening Connections

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT• Retention of large standing mature trees• Enhances form and character of the existing waterfrontExisting Trees

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT• John Lawson Pier and Playground• John Lawson Park picnic pavilion• Community gardens• Historic Ferry Building• 14th Street Piers• Hollyburn Sailing ClubRetained Structures

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT• Existing components of the foreshore landscape establish the character and image of Ambleside WaterfrontOverlay of Existing Features

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT• Enhancement of the site-wide network of pedestrian paths, trails, and walkways to provide access and accessibility through a variety of programmed spacesExisting Secondary Circulation

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT• Proposed introduction of additional paths, trails and walkways that encourage slower, more experiential pedestrian movementEnhanced Secondary Circulation

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT• Creation of memorable and varied places, experiences and activities• Creation of nodes and places that will provide continued and increasing use of the waterfront• Creation of a variety of active and passive programming for all ages, interests and abilitiesProposed Plazas, Nodes & Places

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT• The pattern overlay creates an important framework that guides the design of the Ambleside Waterfront• A hierarchy of circulation patterns, active and passive spaces and places is establishedConcept Overlay

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT• Protect and Enhance the Foreshore• Foreshore Habitat Restoration Strategy• Phased Approach Over TimeSea Level Rise

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTConcept Overlay (With Sea Level Rise)

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTforeshorenorth / south avenuesambleside village

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AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT14th Street Corridor

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT17th Street Corridor

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTSpirit Trail Interface12345615th StreetSpirit Trail InterfaceENTRANCE PLAZA AT RAILING CROSSING1TERRACED SEATING WALLS5SEATING WALLS2ENHANCED PAVING6SPIRIT TRAIL – BIKE PATH3OPEN LAWN4

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTENTRANCE PLAZA AT RAILING CROSSING1TERRACED SEATING WALLS5SEATING WALLS2ENHANCED PAVING6SPIRIT TRAIL – BIKE PATH3OPEN LAWN414th Street123465Spirit Trail Interface

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTSpirit Trail Interface

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTSpirit Trail Interface

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONT14th Street Park Entry and Arts Plaza

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTAMBLESIDE WATERFRONTArts Plaza at the Ferry BuildingPOTENTIAL CONFIGURATION DURING EVENTS CONFIGURATION DURING NON-EVENT TIMES

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTArts Plaza and Granite Assemblage

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTNaturalized Waterfront and Boardwalk

AMBLESIDE WATERFRONTThank You!