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pone discussion of the results
of the public process of the

_two local landscape from Monday's meeting.
architects to make
major changes to the

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Planning Study, which
will be used to guide
council on the area’s
revitalization.

Karen Kristensen and
Adrienne Brown told council
Monday night that che plans
for buildings, plazas and parks
in-Lower Lonsdale should be
more people-oriented.

Kristensen said the pro-
posed Millennium Plaza on
First Street will likely fail as a
town square because it is in
the wrong location.

“It will be away from the
main attractions of the Quay
and the waterfront,” she said,
adding it “will be concealed
behind a ring of buildings.”

The steep grades in the
area and the heavy truck traf:
fic on Esplanade will also
deter people from walking up
to the plaza from the water-
front, she added.

Kristensen also suggested
an alternative building design
to create an urban village
character.

She said buildings such as
the Keg restaurant on
Esplanade don’t allow pedes-
trians on the ground level to
feel safe and be part of the
urban village because the
office windows are not only
several Hoors above ground,
but once an office is empyy,
there are no “eyes on the
strect.”

Instead, she suggested -a
residential building starting
from the ground-floor level.

Brown, a member of the
city’s Advisory Design Panel,
said she was quite disappoint-
ed with the outcome of the
Lower Lonsdale Planning
Study.

In her letter to council,
she said that although the
public participation process
was very thorough, the

“problems inherent in the
outcome are as a result of the
process itself.”

“The public were called
upon to comment on two
alternative zoning strategies
which were presented as fait
accomplis,” she — wrote.
“Participation at this stage
was extremely constrained.”

The two women suggested
to council rhat a panei includ-
ing architects, landscape
architects, developers and
landscape engincers look at all
the considerations to find out
if the plan’s options actually
work} and to create a develop:
ment guideline.

Most members of council
seemed impressed with the
presentation and were willing
to consider setting up a panel
to discuss the feasibility of the
plan.

Council decided to post-

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