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4.2.2 Land Use and Urban Design Options Land Use and Built Form The most effective way to improve the physical connection and extend the historic commercial core toward the river is by adding new buildings, preferably to both sides of Main Street. This will create more urban street edges and facilitate pedestrian movement, similar to the existing downtown. The existing core has street-related buildings of two to three storeys with-grade related retail and access and parking to the rear. New buildings should be of an appropriate scale and relate to their context. Ideally, a mix of uses with residential or office above retail would help to create an active pedestrian environment, but the existing development sites may not be able to accommodate certain building typologies and configurations. Farmer’s Market The Farmers Market is a long-standing downtown Dunnville institution and tourist attraction. It serves an important function for the local farming community and is a cultural hub that should remain related to the waterfront and the historic commercial core. However, the current shelter is utilitarian and not in an ideal location. A new structure--architecturally befitting its importance--could be repositioned to provide a better frontage along Main Street and to satisfy multiple urban design objectives. The market structure could be a stand-alone building or combined with other uses in a larger mixed-use project. In either case, accessible washroom facilities are an important element to consider. The Market should provide a focus for the downtown and signify entrance into the waterfront district. It should be of a flexible design to accommodate other uses and functions. Above all else, it should improve the primary market activities. Parks and Open Space Public access to the river’s edge is an important factor in strengthening the relationship between the downtown and the waterfront. The current Garfield Disher Park is some distance from Main Street and is flanked by the boat club and marina with no immediate frontage or access to the river’s edge. New walkways along the riverfront both east and west of the bridge would improve public access. Extending the park in some form towards the downtown will provide a green amenity along Main Street. Adding an informal facility such as an amphitheatre would provide a setting for gatherings and performances that take advantage of the riverfront setting. Precedents On the following pages are images to suggest an appropriate character for the Waterfront. The precedents are not a recommendation for what should happen or what Dunnville should look like; they are examples from other places to suggest what is possible in a similar context. The majority of the images were presented at community open houses and were useful to facilitate an informed discussion. 34 | JANUARY 2012 | MMM GROUP & DTAH
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