101 Avenue Streetscape

56 Street/101 Avenue Intersection/Terrace Rd NW

Please rework the 56 Street - 101 Ave intersection. This intersection is too tight and unsafe (particularly northbound). Thanks

The concept plan should extend an extra block west of 94 Street to ensure the bike lanes connect to the river valley trails.

Love it, and extend the trees

There's such a great canopy of trees west of 79 Street. Extending this canopy along 101 Ave to establish a better natural connection to the ravine would be great. Renaturalizing the Ravine would also be a good opportunity to provide more natural amenities for the neighbourhood. Also cycling connections over 84 St and along 79 St should be clearly identified as well as improved walking connection over 84 St should be added.

What about the 84th St. development project where it intersects with 101Ave? What happens west of 84th Street on 101 Ave to the ravine?

Attractive for the sake of equity... not just to increase density

High time for some equity w/ South West neighborhoods. South East older neighborhoods have nowhere near the beautification or infrastructure investment of South West neighborhoods like Belgravia, Westmount, and others. Look at the bridges, walkways/ trails, bike infrastructure, dog parks, public art, street scaping, parks, benches, signage, neighborhood renewal spending, and commercial development. Don't tell me that this area around Capilano mall doesn't deserve similar spend considering all the intense low income housing and even supportive living housing surrounding the mall. All we have are some defunct, poorly maintained trails, a tiny library, basic bridge and road infrastructure, and a freeway (101 ave/ Terrace Road) for Sherwood Park residents. Councillor Hendeson wants to convince us we need to increase density even more to justify any further investment here. The exact opposite will become as he creates a ghetto in this area where only dollar stores, pot shops, and money marts thrive. Time to make Greater Hardisty/ Forest Height/ Ottewell area into a proper core area of the City that is as appealing to families as richer core neighborhoods of Glenora, Strathcona, Westmount, Laurier Heights, etc.

Progress to Date

I realize this is a long term project, but first impressions are being formed by the early elements. I refer to the current construction on the south side of 101, between 73rd and 74th Streets - I believe an old service station site. Picture board narratives and other handouts suggested brownfield re-development with commercial on the ground floor and residential above. I'd be interested in what brownfield rehabilitation has taken place and to what level of certification? Sharing the back lane with this site, I didn't see a lot of contaminated soil(?) removed. And there is clearly no sign of residential above the single storey strip with seven small storefronts. There was also talk of underground parking - that didn't happen (related to contaminated soil?). The building is close enough to the street (101 Ave) that obviously parking requirements are intended to be met by parking behind the stores. I have previously raised concerns about 101 being made more pedestrian friendly at the expense of moving traffic to the lane between 101/100 Avenues. Not what the single family homes on 100 Avenue had bargained for. All the construction traffic - dump trucks, heavy equipment, construction deliveries have gone up and down our lane. Damage, wear and tear to the lane and often to driveway edges is evident. Why not use part of the 101 Avenue roadway for access like most commercial projects- especially considering the goal of all this work will be to reduce 101 in this segment from 4 lanes to two.

Excellent

Placing the priority on people spaces will support the use of the street as the area becomes denser and welcomes new residents back! Really great opportunities for current and future businesses to reuse the public realm in this location.

Requires Complete Overhaul

1.Left Turning Lights southbound on Wayne Gretzky Drive at 101 Avenue should have a double red to match those at 98 Avenue for enhanced safety and reduce shortcutting through to Baseline. 2. At the moment, 101 Avenue is treated and used as a short cut through the Terrace Heights neighborhood. 3. Reduce to 2 lanes from its current 4 and with this space.... 4. Add bike lane to connect along 101 Avenue to river valley trail system, 5. Add canopy/boulevard of trees to separate sidewalk from roadway 6. Add lights(vehicle activated) or crosswalk lights at 72, 73 and 74 street 7. Need to make this feel more like destination area(and we have the opportunity to do so as there is nothing like this on the east side of the city) where people feel safe and comfortable to walk and spend time if you are going to attract businesses other than marijuana, alcohol or cash chequing businesses, eg Ritchie Market or 124th Street. Cash your cheque, grab your booze, cannabis in Terrace Heights and then drive on to your destination outside the area seems to be our current slogan.

The bike lanes and sidewalks should be raised/continuous across the intersections

Refer to this document for more information: https://www.tac-atc.ca/sites/default/files/conf_papers/city_of_nanaimo_nanaimo_goes_dutch.pdf

Please make the separated bike lanes large enough for two or more people to bike side by side, and still allow passing.

I ride my bike with my kids all the time, and it's much nicer to ride beside them (ages 5 and 7) than behind them. Also make sure to design the bike lanes to accommodate different bicycle types, such as adaptive cycles, trikes, etc. I often pull a child in a chariot behind me, and the width is almost 1 meter wide, so narrow bike lanes can be hard to navigate.

Fix 101 Avenue

1. Reduce to 2 lanes vehicle traffic from 4-5 current 2. Replace with bike lane to connect along 101 Avenue into existing River Valley Trail system 3. Create and extend boulevard of trees from 84 street to 50 Street which will also create a buffer between sidewalk and roadway 4. Close westbound access onto 101 Avenue from Terrace Road (triangle intersection) Only keep space for bike lane only. 5. Install art installation/signage in green space in triangular greenspace at the east end of 101 Avenue.

So exciting

Putting priority on people walking or rolling means that support this place in becoming a focal point of the community and destination to visit. Really exciting potential and appreciate the connections into Fulton Ravine. Further identification of inter-neighbourhood connections to Ottewell and farther-flung locations like 50 Street bridge should be identified and supported.

I would love to see a way for the City to construct a trail/bridge across the ravine connecting 67 Street to Fulton Drive.

It's so annoying that these communities are so close yet completely cut off by the ravine. I'd love to see a connection across to Fulton Drive so that we don't always need to come down 63 Street, which is a busy collector road and not very pleasant to walk or bike along.

Only partial naturalization of green space at 67 St preferred

My neighbours and I use the green space at 67 St on a daily basis and now because the city has already stopped mowing the grass, the green space is inaccessible and unusable. The grass is too long for dogs or kids to play. We can't kick a soccer ball around like we used to each day. And the grass is so long now that the potential for ticks makes walking across the field to access the ravine seem a bit dangerous. I understand wanting to naturalize the area, but it's such a large area, why naturalize the whole space before adequate access for walking/biking through it is provided? Why did naturalization start before the public community engagement process started? Why is this naturalization happening now during a pandemic when we need access to green spaces where it's safe to play? I would urge the city to consider naturalizing a portion of the area, so that a park-like area can be maintained such that it is still a useable green space for residents of Terrace Heights. Terrace Heights doesn't have another large green space or a park space for playing frisbee, soccer, playing with the dogs, or walking, exercising, or having picnics. If the entire green space is naturalized it means residents of Terrace Heights will have to cross 101 Ave or cross Fulton Ravine to access a park space. Why not make it an actual park for Terrace Heights? That people can use as a park? If its naturalized in its entirety, it's not usable as a park for any type of play or activity. Providing a walking path through the park does not adequately correspond to the way the area is currently used by residents of Terrace Heights.