ENGINEERING AND
PUBLIC WORKS
Main Street Streetscape Design Options
Community Information Session
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Why we’re here• we’re here with design is at 30%) our consultants, EXP, to present
preliminary design options (for public and stakeholder feedback on streetscaping elements;
• parking spaces / parking studies;
• these preliminary design options are based on:
– Huntsville – Main Street Streetscape & Kent Park
(The Planning Partnership, June 27, 2018)
– Design Brief – Main Street & Kent Park
(The Planning Partnership, July, 2018)
– Request for Proposal
(Engineering & Urban Design Services for the Reconstruction/Streetscaping of Main Street)
• an informational report was delivered to Huntsville Council on February 24, 2020 to
receive initial Council feedback on preliminary Streetscape Design options.
Parking
Main Street 2021
• utility upgrades and replacements
• traffic signal and intersection
improvements (AODA)
• roadway reconstruction
• Muskoka River Bridge rehabilitation
• Downtown Streetscaping
• additional considerations: Kent Park, Lorne Street Gateway, King
Street Pedestrian Crossing & Town Square
FLEXIBLE (FLEX) PARKING
Streetscaping
Flex Parking
• some on-street parking may be
closed to vehicles at times to
provide a widened sidewalk zone
(for example - during summer
months) to provide seasonal patios
for restaurants, or during special
events
• acts as a traffic calming device
• Flex Parking surface options:
• asphalt
• concrete pavers
PARKING CONFIGURATION
PEDESTRIAN CONFIGURATION
MUSKOKA MOMENTS
Streetscaping
Muskoka Moments
• “Muskoka Moments” provide
amenity seating and planting areas
(with trees) along the street
• MM’s are located at the end of flex
parking zones where practical;
• open planting beds are able to
accommodate trees, shrubs,
perennials, and seating areas and
are framed by Muskoka boulders;
• “Muskoka Moments” options:
• placement & locations
• surface: concrete pavers or
C.I.P. concrete (typical sidewalk
surface)
• vegetation options;
CROSSWALKS &
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
Streetscaping
Crosswalks & King St.
& West St. Pedestrian
Crossing • crosswalks (2) will be AODA
(Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disabilities Act) compliant with
tactile plates and visual/audible
signals;
• upgraded surfaces (from typical
asphalt) promote traffic calming, but
come at an additional cost;
• enhanced surface treatment
proposed along King Street, which
can include unit paving across the
surface, to make a pedestrian
connection between River Mill Park
and Main Street and to parking in
the area.
• Crosswalk (intersection) surface
considerations:
• asphalt with painted lines
• imprinted asphalt
• Crossing options:
• C.I.P. concrete (typical sidewalk
surface)
• concrete pavers
• granite pavers
Crosswalks &
Pedestrian Crossings
• Traffic and pedestrians:
• more pedestrian friendly or
maintain parking and traffic flow
KENT PARK
Streetscaping
Kent Park
• Kent Park (between Brunel and
Main Street) rejuvenation;
• spaces for resting, lunch and
meeting;
• flex spaces;
• removable ‘information kiosk’ – will
provide flexibility of Park for special
events and to provide visitor
information;
• Kent Park options:
• walking/pedestrian surface:
granite pavers or concrete pavers
• addition of electrical outlets
• water feature importance versus
sitting space and flexibility
LORNE STREET GATEWAY
Streetscaping
Lorne Street
Gateway
• a new gateway at Lorne Street and
Main Street is proposed to mark the
entrance where a broad view of
Downtown Huntsville unfolds;
• Lorne Street landmark creates a
sense of arrival, and works with the
Muskoka River bridge to bookend
the downtown;
• Lorne Street Gateway options:
• enhanced feature
• major feature
• no feature?
Planning for 2021
Streetscape Communications Plan
Huntsville BIA to lead project communications and branding, in
partnership with Town of Huntsville, District of Muskoka and Huntsville
Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce
Communications Plan & Branding Strategy: in progress
Goal: Launch before summer 2020
Determine budget allocation between all four (4) partners: in progress
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