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Victoria Cover Page Red Second postcard: http://www.canadiandesignresource.ca/officialgallery/category/souvenirs/page/11/ Context Map: Key Assets and Features in the Downtown Chinatown: http://www.victoriabcca.com/travel/page4.php Royal British Columbia Museum: http://www.victoriabcca.com/reviews/victoria_inner_harbour_causway/inner_harbour_review.php British Columbia Legislature: provided by Downtown Victoria Business Association Maritime Museum of BC: http://mmbc.bc.ca/about-2/ Market Square BC: http://www.infovictoria.com/victoria_hotels.php Victoria Conference Centre: http://www.ifco2011.com/ Old Town Victoria: http://www.picable.com/Architecture/Buildings/Old-Town-Victoria.59323 Inner Harbour Victoria: http://kait-richardson.blogspot.com/ Empress Hotel: http://www.rawdonsbar.com/charliegallery/PAC%20NW%202003/pages/Empress%20Hotel%20Victoria%20 BC.htm Centennial Square: http://www.explorevancouverisland.com/China_Town_Victoria_BC_Canada.htm Beacon Hill Park: http://www.royaltowers.com/victoria/attractions/beacon_hill_park.htm Bay Centre: provided by Downtown Victoria Business Association Bastion Square: http://www.eatdrinkvictoria.com/2968/darcys-pub/ Craigdarroch Castle: http://www.eaglewingtours.com/014_Planyourtript/073_Attractionsin.html Downtown Timeline Craigdarroch castle http://www.oaklanevictoria.com/images/craigdarroch_castle.jpg Butchart Gardens http://www.destination360.com/north-america/canada/british-columbia/victoria/butchartgardens Image of the city 1862 http://www.cariboogoldrush.com/intro2.htm Miners lining up for licenses in Victoria http://www.cariboogoldrush.com/intro1.htm Floating homes: http://en.bestpicturesof.com/victoria%20float%20homes Bay Centre: http://cache.virtualtourist.com/15/2714733-Bay_Centre_Victoria.jpg University of Victoria: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r1Jmy0FWaco/TZ9yH0PFK8I/AAAAAAAAAA8/czDYaTXqiU/s1600/university-of-victoria.jpg Clipper Ferry: http://www.photo-transport.co.uk/ferries/canada/Victoria_Clipper.jpg Last Streetcar: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/www2i/.visual/img_med/dir_70/a_08833.gif Downtown Core Area Plan: http://www.victoria.ca/cityhall/graphics/downtown-core-area-plan-urbanstructure.jpg Visibility Victoria Harbour: provided by Downtown Victoria Business Association Racket Club Ice Skating: provided by Downtown Victoria Business Association Clean team: provided by Downtown Victoria Business Association 218
Visionary Downtown Victoria: http://www.flickriver.com/groups/vic_buildingboom/pool/interesting/ Via line, Old Town Victoria: http://www.flickriver.com/groups/vic_buildingboom/pool/interesting/ Prosperity The Atrium Downtown Victoria: http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Commercial+Building+Awards+recognize+design+function/5794920/ story.html?cid=megadrop_story J Street Bridge: http://vibrantvictoria.ca/articles/johnson-street-bridge-project-retrospective-part-1-of-2/ Water taxi: http://victoriaharbourferry.com/2011/05/h2o-taxi-victoria-harbour/ V Harbour ferry: http://www.ddtvl.com/Victoria.htm Best Practice 1 st Chicago Urban Farm image: http://inhabitat.com/detroits-urban-agriculture-movement-could-help-greenthe-city/ 2 nd Chicago Urban Farm image: http://www.cityfarmer.info/category/urban-farm/ Barcelona solar panel image and info: http://sustainablecities.dk/en/city-projects/cases/barcelona-leader-insolar-energy Fredericton riverfront trail: http://www.fredericton.ca/en/recleisure/TrailNorthRiverfront.asp Rideau Canal image: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2010/02/27/ottawa-rideau.html Quebec City winter carnival: http://www.cjad.com/Contests/Register.aspx?ContestID=122641 Jan Gehl quote image: http://livetwincities.blogspot.com/2008/01/cultivating-cold.html Toronto waterfront vision: http://blog.mycondomylife.com/cityzen-developments/2011/11/pier-27-latestupdate-from-torontos-waterfront.html Affordable housing in Amsterdam image: Saskatoon Public Spaces Report New Development in Downtown Halifax image: http://spacingatlantic.ca/2009/12/08/hrmbydesign-part-iirevitalising-downtown/ Halifax’s sidewalk cafes image: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/programs/environment-utsp-sidewalkcafes-254.htm Fenwick Tower revitalization: http://www.metronews.ca/ArticlePrint/374338?language=en Citi Plaza: http://allthingsarcheng.blogspot.com/2011/06/ldn.html Zipcar image: http://www.dailydealtips.com/toronto/30-for-a-one-year-car-sharing-membership-to-zipcar- 125-value/ Bixi image: http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/gay-life/bixi-montreals-public-bike-system/ Vancouver bike lanes image: http://planningpool.com/2011/01/transportation/bike-bike-revolution/ San Fran SP image: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/san-francisco-rolls-out-new-smart-parkingmeters-with-demand-re/ Woodward’s Building image: http://citifund.com/recent-projects/condo-construction 219
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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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downtown zoning bylaws ensure that
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Downtown Vancouver Timeline 1859 -
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PROSPERITY Is the downtown’s econ
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The downtown also generates a fifth
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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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