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Hillhurst & Sunnyside
Recent History of Community Planning
University of CalgaryEnvironmental Design
Presentation for Students
January 28, 2014Tim Kitchen
Sunnyside (1911)
Themes
• Governance• Policy Change• Systemic Effects• Built Environment• Community Engagement
Hillhurst & Sunnyside
Population 10,000
Community Milestones
• 1904 Sunnyside incorporated into Calgary• 1907 Hillhurst Annexed• 1910 Hillhurst Athletic Park sold to City• 1914 Hillhurst incorporated into Calgary• 1942 Hillhurst & Sunnyside Community Association
formed• 1973 H&S Community Planning Committee formed
– Memorial Drive to become a highway– 10st interchange – Louise bridge replaced - 2 bridges 9a southbound 10
northbound
• 1980s Calgary LRT designed for 9a St• 1987 Sunnyside Station built• 1988 January H&S Area Redevelopment Plan Approved
Milestones cont.
In May 2006, The City of Calgary initiated a new public process and planning policy program to implement Council’s 2004 Policy for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in existing communities.
Hillhurst/Sunnyside was chosen as the first community to launch this program for the following reasons:
– Imminent redevelopment opportunities; – Large parcels of City-owned land that is underdeveloped; and – The need to assess the lack of significant redevelopment and
reinvestment activity along the 10 Street NW commercial corridor since the LRT station has been operational.
February 2009, HSCA Area Redevelopment Plan Part 2 TOD– Lands that have the best potential to accommodate higher densities
with minimal impact on the surrounding low-density residential community.
Sustainable Communities
Sustainable is the capacity to endure, • Derived from the Latin sustinere (tenere, to hold; sus, up) main meanings
being to “maintain", "support", or "endure”
Community a broad term for friendship or organized society• Derived from the Old French communité which is derived from the Latin
communitas (cum, "with/together" + munus, "gift"),
Sustainable Communities = Endure our gifts together
Ecological Foot Print
2010 State of the Environment Report
2010 State of the Environment Report
Focus Areas for Improvement
Case for Change
• The need to shift away from unsustainable land use patterns, has emerged as a key environmental issue for Calgary.
• This means opportunities to build complete, people centered communities that offer a mix of housing types, jobs, schools, amenities and recreation.
• As Calgary’s population is expected to double in 60 years, changes need to be made to reduce the impacts of living working and playing.
• The MDP, CTP and ARP call for increased mixing of land uses, higher intensities of people living and working in Calgary and more efficient and integrated transit, cyclist and pedestrian facilities
Rate of Change
• The adoption of new bylaws has resulted in a significant increase development opportunities.– Transit Oriented Development (TOD) 2004
– Municipal Development Plan (MDP) 2007
– HSCA’s Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) 2009
• Historically the large complex projects happened once every 10 years, currently there are a dozen projects of this scale planned and/or under construction.
• The number of development projects has increased along with the complexity of the development.
The Change
The Impact
The Challenge
• Community engagement for the purpose of gathering feedback on development proposals is managed by a Not for Profit, the Community Association
• HSCA Planning Committee consisted of a small group of volunteers and until recently administered by a part time paid role funded by the CA.
• Development within a community is primarily initiated by for profit developers and city departments (transportation, transit, parks, corporate properties etc) and managed by paid staff.
Development Processes
• There are numerous approaches for development within a community, for private landowners and those for City of Calgary. Each approach dictates the community consultation timing and involvement.
• The approach for private lands is dependant on factors such as building within current zoning, the zoning change required and if Direct Controlled zoned.
• The City of Calgary has various approaches dependent on the department initiating the change, each with a unique process for engaging in community consultation.
• The tracking and management of the development projects and community consultation is generally handled internal to each department and in some cases to each project.
2012 Problem/Opportunity
Problem Statement• The current approach to planning and development in Hillhurst and
Sunnyside is not working. The level and complexity of the developments and requirements for community engagement is beyond the capacity of group of community volunteers to manage.
Opportunity Statement• Create a sustainable approach to community planning and development to
meet the needs and wants of the broader stakeholder community. Where necessary adopt enabling technologies, processes and organizational structures to support the growing community.
Representative Structure
• Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association • Kensington Business Redevelopment Zone • The Dobbin Group • Streetside Developments • Federation of Calgary Communities • Planning Implementation CoC • Established Community Planning CoC • Parks Centre CoC• City Wide Planning – Land Use Planning & Policy CoC• Transportation Planning CoC• Ward 7 Alderman’s office
The Goals
• Make Hillhurst & Sunnyside a destination to live, work, play and conduct business
• Align development projects with City and Community goals
• Provide framework for good decision making
• Enable a standard process(s) for community planning and development (beyond a single community)
• Encourage behaviors that facilitate effective cross-functional multi-stakeholder communication
Business Value Proposition
Proposition:Engagement of community and city stakeholders in an early review and design discussions.
Business value:• Improve community and business confidence in determining development
outcomes• Mitigate downside risks to cost and schedule escalation• Manage upside opportunities of cost and schedule improvements• Optimized development potential• Better alignment with policy, bylaw and standards (MDP, CTP & ARP)• Collaborative
Major Influence Rapidly Decreasing Influence Low Influence
Approval to Proceed
INFL
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CEEXPEN
DITU
RES
Front End Loading
ASSESS SELECT DEFINE EXECUTE OPERATE Gate
Front End LoadingFront End Loading
Influence - Expenditures
GateGateGateGate
Project Life Cycle
Front End Loading (FEL)
• The work performed to develop a detailed scope definition of a project prior to the appropriation of funds for the Execute Phase.
• This encompasses all of the activities from the conception of an idea in the Assess Phase through the end of the Define Phase.
• Effective use of FEL may have a significant impact on cost,
schedule, and operability.
• Primary objectives of FEL include minimizing changes in the Execute Phase of a project, and providing early screening and elimination of inappropriate scope and projects.
RISK MANAGEMENT - RISK MITIGATION
Transforming Planning
Taskforce Objective #1? Fit Taskforce efforts to vertical integration points• Graphical reference to “Outline of New Planning System”
Transforming Planning
Taskforce objective # 2?Evaluate practical structure alternatives for a multi-stakeholder dialogue
Multi-Stakeholder Task Force (MSTF)
Summary of Events• Up until the winter of 2012, community residents
volunteered on the Community Planning Committee (CPC) to solicit and submit community members’ feedback on development applications. However, committee members became overwhelmed with the demands on their time and it was agreed that the committee would be disbanded. An Interim Planning Committee (IPC) has continued to meet and review development applications.
• The Hillhurst Sunnyside Multi-Stakeholder Taskforce was convened in February 2013.
• A diverse group of residents, local businesses, developers and City of Calgary staff, who came together to co-design a new community engagement and stakeholder feedback process.
• This new process would serve to: improve the development application process and contribute to good decision making that addressed the needs and concerns of all stakeholders.
MSTF Activities
• The MSTF worked with a facilitator and was guided design process, utilizing the Reos Change Lab methodology. This approach is well suited for multi-stakeholder initiatives and has a strong track record of supporting effective solutions for ‘stuck’ problems.
• The MSTF met every second Wednesday, for three hours between April and June 2013.
• It was guided by the convening question: How can we, the MSTF, successfully achieve a great community, as defined by Hillhurst Sunnyside’s Area Re-development Plan, through a community engagement and stakeholder feedback process that is inclusive, efficient and influences good decision making?
MSTF Activities
Recent Milestones
• December 2013 CPC is newly established with a Chair and Terms of Reference
• December 2013 HSCA Board approves Partnering with Imagine Calgary
• December 2013 MSTF reconvenes to pilot a new process using Memorial Drive project
• January 2014 draft Kensington Policy & Planning Committee proposal
• TBD March 2014 City Council approves Memorandum of Understanding with HSCA, Kensington BRZ and City of Calgary
New Kensington Policy & Planning Committee
Outcomes• Formation of a new Kensington Planning & Policy Committee• Process for addressing policy amendments affecting the community.• A Memorandum of Understanding with City of Calgary, Hillhurst &
Sunnyside Community Association and Kensington Business Redevelopment Zone
Purpose• The Committee is to determine highest benefits for the community from
changes to the community’s built environment• To address all proposed land use and policy amendments to existing
community Land Use and the Area Redevelopment Plan
Process• A 4 stage process
– Amendment review– Committee analysis – H&S Community engagement– Committee amendment recommendation to City Council
Governance• Representatives from HSCA through a Standing Committee of the
Board and defined in the Bylaws• Representatives from Kensington BRZ through a Standing
Committee of the Board and defined in the Bylaws• Representatives from City of Calgary TBD• Co-Chairs representation from HSCA, City of Calgary and
Kensington BRZ• The Committee links to Explore stage within the Transforming
Planning process• Imagine Calgary Goals and Strategies, HSCA ARP to guide
community benefits determination
New Kensington Policy & Planning Committee
Built Environment and Infrastructure System
Imagine Calgary Goal
Our choices are influenced by our local realities and our lives are powered by a diversity of renewable energy sources and a commitment to zero waste. We have diverse and affordable choices for housing and transportation options, and these increase meaningful connections between us, our city, the region and the world.
Placemats
Transforming Planning
• Fit of Taskforce efforts to Vertical integration points
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