Queen Street Urban Design Guidelines - City of Sault Ste Marie

QUEEN STREET
URBAN DESIGN
GUIDELINES
2.2.5 ACTIVE PLACES
2.2.6 PLACES TO INTENSIFY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.....INTRODUCTION.....URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK.....DESIGN GUIDELINES.....CASE STUDIES.....DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS.....RECOMMENDATIONS
NORTH SOUTH ACCESS TO THE RIVER
ACTIVITY ZONES
Within the City’s Downtown core a series of
nodes or concentrations of activity currently
exist. These include the civic precinct that
encompasses City Hall, the Art Gallery and the
Library, Station Mall, the Casino, and Queen
Street, and soon will be expanded to include
the new Sports and Multi-Use Entertainment
Complex (the Steelback Centre) and the
Gateway Development. Opportunities exist
to strengthen linkages between these nodes
of activity and to improve wayfi nding and
directional signage to assist visitors and the
public in navigating the Downtown. As the
Downtown is rather compact, opportunities for
activities to share amenities such as parking,
loading and day-care should be explored
wherever logistically possible.
There are currently opportunities for
intensifi cation along Queen Street and
throughout Downtown through the augmentation
of underutilized buildings and the redevelopment
of vacant or under-used properties. Residential
intensifi cation in the core would not only
strengthen the retail and commercial market in
the Downtown, it will also help to create a safer
and more active Downtown in the evenings and
on the weekends when the more traditional 9-5
offi ce activity tends to dissipate.
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CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE.....SEPTBEMBER 2006