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APPENDIX 2 - PHOTO CREDITS Front Cover 208 Halifax: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/halifax/visit/visit2.aspx Fredericton: http://www.unbf.ca/clubs/indasso/unbfredPhotos.htm Ottawa: http://www.vagabondquest.com/asia/indonesia/how-well-traveled-are-you-in-your-home-country/ Toronto: http://debracanada.org/archives/978 London: from CUI image Winnipeg: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackundertaker/4513497997/ Saskatoon: http://wanderingcarol.com/?tag=saskatchewan Edmonton: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4457247 Vancouver: http://www.bclimo.ca/vancouver-limo/ Victoria: http://victoriaconcierge.com/services/tour-packages/ Comparison Section Downtowns are iconic: o Halifax: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/halifax/visit/visit2.aspx o Fredericton: http://www.unbf.ca/clubs/indasso/unbfredPhotos.htm o Ottawa: http://www.vagabondquest.com/asia/indonesia/how-well-traveled-are-you-in-your-homecountry/ o Toronto: http://debracanada.org/archives/978 o London: from images file o Winnipeg: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackundertaker/4513497997/ o Saskatoon: http://wanderingcarol.com/?tag=saskatchewan o Edmonton: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4457247 o Vancouver: http://www.bclimo.ca/vancouver-limo/ o Victoria: http://victoriaconcierge.com/services/tour-packages/ Meeting with the community on the transformation Katz Development http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/stories+Downtown+arena+moves+closer+reality/5920746/story.htm l Toronto’s Waterfront Vision is Powering Ahead http://blog.mycondomylife.com/cityzendevelopments/downtown-toronto/ Unknown source. Vision for Downtown London? Saskatoon River Landing? Downtown Edmonton experienced the greatest residential growth, proportionately, from 2001-2006. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/27059080 Even ‘big box’ stores will follow downtown population growth http://www.cooltownstudios.com/site/livingabove-the-big-box Many cities work very hard to attract a supermarket downtown when are still too few people to support one. http://www.lfpress.com/news/whoslondon/2011/05/12/18137781.html More than three-quarters of Winnipeg’s office space is located downtown, among the highest proportions in Canada. http://www.mbchamber.mb.ca/2009/09/manitoba-hydro-place-officially-opened/
Halifax Successfully attracting new residents to the downtown raises new issues and problems for cities. http://torontocondos.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/maple-leaf-square-condos-towering-skyward-in-toronto/ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/business/worldbusiness/17vancouver.html OCAD Sharpe Centre http://www.panoramio.com/photo/19886675 The University of Alberta’s downtown campus in Edmonton occupies the renovated Hudson’s Bay building, constructed in 1894. http://www.studyincanada.ualberta.ca/en/LifeAtUAlberta/Location/Campuses.aspx One of the benefits of new jobs and homes in the downtown is that they often require a smaller municipal investment in infrastructure than comparable growth on the edge of the city. http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Infrastructure%20Services/Construction%20and%20Design/Con struction%20Services/Project%20Management%20Group/Major%20Projects/Pages/default.aspx Downtown Edmonton http://www.edmontonrealestateweb.com/page_content-4.html Downtown Victoria has experienced incredible population growth in recent years. http://www.flickr.com/photos/55063726@N00/3031819748/ City place Toronto http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/11/a_visual_history_of_the_toronto_railway_lands/ Vancouver downtown http://martinbrownphotography.com/blog/?p=1362 Vancouver downtown quote http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Child+care+playgrounds+larger+condo+units+diversify+downtown/566752 9/story.html Heritage grants in Victoria http://www.victoria.ca/cityhall/departments_plncmm_hrtgrn.shtml City hall in Ottawa http://www.flickr.com/photos/nepean/2565654583/ Montreal bixi station http://www.viajenaviagem.com/2011/09/montreal-um-pe-la-outro-ca/ Toronto’s PATH system map http://www.torontopath.com/uploads/PathMap.pdf MTS Centre Winnipeg http://www.cpci.ca/?sc=potm&pn=monthly22006 Artscape Wychwood Barns http://www.flickr.com/photos/theworkroom/4384470321/ Cover page Large photo: http://hey-canada.ca/audition-for-canada-s-got-talent-in-halifax-halifax-city-event-116.aspx Heritage postcard: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28601488@N05/5033527701/ Skyline Postcard: http://www.destructor.de/postcardware.htm Downtown Timeline 1749 permanent European presence: http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part5/Ch04.htm Siege of Louisbourg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Louisbourg_(1758) Halifax Harbour (bottom left): http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/halifax/images/harbour-3-l.jpg 1917:http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-most-famous-fires-in-history.php/halifax-nova-scotia-1917 Opening of MacDonald bridge: http://www.bt.com/menu/project/bridgesbytype/suspensionbridges/pages/angus-l-macdonald-bridge.aspx 1935- 1945:http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/bkhan/global_history_12/Activities/canada_and_the_second_world_war.ht m 209
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project would
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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .........
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Additionally this project aims to b
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with the selected downtown study ar
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KEY FINDINGS The project team devel
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Downtowns are iconic and powerful s
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Victoria have very sensitive downto
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PROSPERITY Does the downtown have a
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These are very promising signs, yet
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Downtowns are making a major contri
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The densest downtown is Vancouver a
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Downtowns are important places for
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Winnipeg Fredericton Edmonton Halif
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Downtown Toronto and downtown Vanco
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Municipal Investments (mapped inves
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DOWNTOWN CASE STUDIES 32
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Downtown Halifax Timeline 1749 - 20
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VISIBILITY Does the downtown have a
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VISIONARY Does the downtown have st
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LIVEABILITY Is the downtown vibrant
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sites for redevelopment that are cu
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Summary of Municipal Investments Pr
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Key Patterns of Investment: 1. Cent
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Future Investments The proposed Con
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Downtown Fredericton Timeline 1749
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PROSPERITY: Is the downtown’s eco
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Municipal Tax Base Since 1995, the
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Public Realm Downtown Fredericton h
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60 Municipal Investments in Downtow
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2. Enhancing the waterfront Committ
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Downtown Ottawa Timeline 1792 - 201
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charges have recently been reinstat
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Many of the federally occupied buil
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Safety Downtown Ottawa is seen as a
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transit service downtown and across
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Summary of Public Investments Publi
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Key Patterns of Investment: Convent
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Downtown Toronto Timeline 1793 - 20
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Context Map: Key Assets and Feature
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The downtown study area differs sli
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Office Development Downtown Toronto
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Municipal Tax Base The downtown mak
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Safety Crime indicators for the Cit
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STRATEGY Is the City Strategically
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Public Investments in Downtown Toro
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5. Strengthening Communities Invest
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Downtown London Timeline 1840 - 201
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VISIBILITY Does the Downtown have a
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LIVABILITY Is the downtown vibrant,
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picnic tables, cafe tables with umb
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Summary of Capital Projects: 1998-2
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Key Patterns of Investment: The Cit
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WINNIPEG Growing in strength and co
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VISIONARY Does the downtown have st
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Ship Street, Sky, and The Strand. T
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Downtown Saskatoon Timeline 1903 -
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Leadership and Collaboration The Ci
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Office Development Private office s
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LIVEABILITY Is the downtown vibrant
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Key Patterns of Investment: 1. Conn
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EDMONTON a downtown filled with mom
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UNITY Does the downtown have strong
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Retail Development It has been obse
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Page 224 and 225: City of Edmonton. (2010). Capital C
Page 226 and 227: City of Vancouver. (2007). Downtown
Page 228 and 229: Condos Victoria BC. (2011). The Atr
Page 230 and 231: Harris Consulting (2007). City of V
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