(montgomery) what we’ve heard

43 STREET NW OUTCOMES 1. Safe and vibrant main street sidewalks 2. Variety of businesses 3. Reuse, refurbish, and renew older retail An active, safe and comfortable high quality sidewalk area providing a high degree of pedrestrian and bicycle mobility. Increase the diversity of businesses, focus on local, independent shos, provide more restaurants, specialty food stores and many commercial services. Refurbish or renew older or vacant businesses. Rebuild older shops to provide affordable commercial space. 8 12 11 1 2 8 16 Avenue & Bowness Road NW (Montgomery) – What we’ve heard ISSUES 1. We need more social spaces to meet (cafes, coffee Shops, parks with group benches) 2. Crime from bottle depot/hotels 3. Not easy for pedestrians to cross busy 16 Ave. “Cuts Community in half” 4. Crumbling infrastructure (light poles, sidewalks, curbs, etc.) 5. Montgomery Main Street is not a “destination”; serves only locals 6. Dim lighting, poor pedestrian visibility 7. More place for safe crossing for pedestrians on Bowness Rd 8. Poor curbs on Bowness Rd between 42 and 43 Streets 9. Cars parked on Bowness Rd blocking pedestrian sight and crossing 10. Our streets are traffic corridors 11. Pedestrian crossing at 45 St and Bowness Rd 12. Parking on Bowness Rd. Between 44 and 46 Street 1. More welcoming as entryway into city from the west - more street view friendly 2. More BRZ beautification projects - signs (street) and plantings 3. Streetscaping improve aesthetic view 4. Underground parking makes more developable land at grade 5. Traffic light that allows for left turn on 16 Ave at Home Rd; funnel traffic away from Bowness Road 6. Fitness facilities 7. More and safer crosswalks 8. Opportunity to create a “business zone” link between 16 Ave to Bowness Rd via 46 St which is wider, more parking etc and visitor friendly 9. Create a dining destination with varying ambiances to choose from 10. Go back to globe streetlights and old fashioned light poles on Bowness Rd 11. Enhance streetscape: trees, benches, planters, paving, theming 12. Refurbish or renew older or vacant businesses. Rebuild older shops OPPORTUNITIES *This boundary is based on preliminary discussions with citizens; additional analysis and research will be completed to determine future locations for change and transition. These comments were compiled from the Main Streets public engagement activities which took place from November 2014 through May 2015. The top issues, opportunities and outcomes were ranked in order of consensus and ratings from citizens. The dotted line on the map indicates the potential area to be considered for change as described by citizens (for example, potential areas for mixed use development). This input will be analyzed to inform the planning strategy for each main street. 16 AVENUE NW BOWNESS ROAD NW 47 STREET NW 45 STREET NW HOME ROAD MONTGOMERY

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43 STREET NW

OUTCOMES

1. Safe and vibrant main street sidewalks 2. Variety of businesses 3. Reuse, refurbish, and renew older retail

An active, safe and comfortable high quality sidewalk area providing a high degree of pedrestrian and bicycle mobility.

Increase the diversity of businesses, focus on local, independent shos, provide more restaurants, specialty food stores and many commercial services.

Refurbish or renew older or vacant businesses. Rebuild older shops to provide affordable commercial space.

16 Avenue & Bowness Road NW (Montgomery) – What we’ve heard

ISSUES1. We need more social spaces to

meet (cafes, coffee Shops, parks with group benches)

2. Crime from bottle depot/hotels

3. Not easy for pedestrians to cross busy 16 Ave. “Cuts Community in half”

4. Crumbling infrastructure (light poles, sidewalks, curbs, etc.)

5. Montgomery Main Street is not a “destination”; serves only locals

6. Dim lighting, poor pedestrian visibility

7. More place for safe crossing for pedestrians on Bowness Rd

8. Poor curbs on Bowness Rd between 42 and 43 Streets

9. Cars parked on Bowness Rd blocking pedestrian sight and crossing

10. Our streets are traffic corridors

11. Pedestrian crossing at 45 St and Bowness Rd

12. Parking on Bowness Rd. Between 44 and 46 Street

1. More welcoming as entryway into city from the west - more street view friendly

2. More BRZ beautification projects - signs (street) and plantings

3. Streetscaping improve aesthetic view

4. Underground parking makes

more developable land at grade

5. Traffic light that allows for left turn on 16 Ave at Home Rd; funnel traffic away from Bowness Road

6. Fitness facilities

7. More and safer crosswalks

8. Opportunity to create a “business zone” link between 16 Ave to

Bowness Rd via 46 St which is wider, more parking etc and visitor friendly

9. Create a dining destination with varying ambiances to choose from

10. Go back to globe streetlights and old fashioned light poles on

Bowness Rd

11. Enhance streetscape: trees, benches, planters, paving, theming

12. Refurbish or renew older or vacant businesses. Rebuild older shops

OPPORTUNITIES

*This boundary is based on preliminary discussions with citizens; additional analysis and research will be completed to determine future locations for change and transition.

These comments were compiled from the Main Streets public engagement activities which took place from November 2014 through May 2015. The top issues, opportunities and outcomes were ranked in order of consensus and ratings from citizens. The dotted line on the map indicates the potential area to be considered for change as described by citizens (for example, potential areas for mixed use development). This input will be analyzed to inform the planning strategy for each main street.

16 AVENUE NW

BOWNESS ROAD NW

47 STREET NW

45 STREET NW

ROA

MONTGOMERY

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