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Grand Avenues – Albert Street, Saskatchewan Drive, Broad Street

Intent
Albert Street, Saskatchewan Drive, and Broad Street define three of the edges or
thresholds to the Downtown. Currently dominated by fast moving traffic within the right-
of-way, as well as suburban character buildings and parking lots adjacent, it is intended
that these streets transform into grand, tree-lined avenues edged by high quality buildings
(Figure A2.1).
Features of Grand Avenues should include:
a) Broad sidewalks with a double row of street trees on each side of the street. To help
accomplish this, a 5 metre build-to line setback is proposed for new buildings.
b) A palette of paving, lighting, banners, and furnishing that is distinctive to the
Downtown. In a few places, this will include distinctive heritage streetscape treatment.
c) Crosswalks at all intersections, including special crosswalks at the four Primary
Gateways intersections.
d) Permanent on-street parking. This helps buffer pedestrians from traffic and creates
activity.
e) Bump-outs of sidewalks at intersections, creating more substantial pedestrian zones
and shorter road crossings.
f) Bike lanes of 1.75 metres width, slightly wider than the minimum 1.5 metres, due to
these streets’ high vehicular volumes.
g) Bike Boxes at all signalized intersections, which requires no vehicular right turns on
red lights.
h) Where left turn lanes are not required, the sidewalks on each side of the road should
be expanded.
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