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21 October 2011
23rd and Main StreetDaniella, Kiri & Randy
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Site
Vacant lot on busy commercialstreet
Middle of Riley Park, acommunity with backyardchickens &
pilot food scrapprogram
Little Mountain Neighbourhood
House block away Already identified by local
community as place forimprovement
Full sun
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SWOT AnalysisSite Analysis
23rd Street
MainStree
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Sectoral AnalysisSite Analysis
Storm Winds
Trade Winds
Water
Solar Aspect
Heat Sink
Traffic & Bar Noise
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Zonal AnalysisSite Analysis
Zone 1: n/a
Zone 2: Many peoplewalk by daily
Zone 3: Fewer peoplewalk by or hang out
area for fewer people
Zone 4: Low-
maintenance, lowtraffic
Zone 5: Left alone(area is fenced in andneglected)N
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Design Goals
Family-friendly area
Urban respite, place forreflection
Multi-purpose space
Ecological habitat
Pollution abatement (noise,light, air particulates)
Improved sensory experience
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Proposed DesignPost-Design Analysis
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Proposed DesignPost-Design Analysis
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The Design
1. Food forest
2. Sensory herbgarden
3. Wild grass
4. Water system
5. Vertical garden
6. Trees buffer7. Path & stage
8. Community board& bench
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Sectoral AnalysisPost-Design Analysis
Storm Winds
Trade Winds
Water
Solar Aspect
Heat Sink
Traffic & Bar Noise
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Zonal AnalysisPost-Design Analysis
Park is Zone 2 or 3 foreveryone!
Family
Professional
UnemployedVolunteer gardener
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Sketch Up Activity
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Timeline for Implementation
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Actions for Implementation
Objective Action to Achieve
Community awareness and buy inCommunity outreach and
collaboration
during the pre-funding stagesCity awareness of activities and
resource
supportMeetings with city staff, funding
applications
Resilient designSelection of suitable plants that can thrive
in an urban environment
Community stewardship of site Community outreach and
collaborationduring design/construction
Community celebration, programming in park,reports sent to
funding agencies
Organized, long-term management of site
