Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie

33 Urban Design Guidelines for Barrie’s Intensification Areas - DRAFT
3.1.2 Parks and Open Spaces
Parks and open spaces should be provided as new
development occurs within the Intensification Areas. Within
the Intensification Areas, there will be opportunities for
neighbourhood parks, as well as smaller urban parks and civic
spaces. These features should form part of a larger network of
natural heritage features, parks and open spaces.
a) Where it does not limit recreational activities, a significant
amount of the perimeter of parks should be bounded by
streets to maximize public access, views, and safety.
b) Parks should be distributed within a 10-minute (500
metre)walk of the majority of residents.
c) New parks and open spaces should link with existing
natural heritage features, parks and open spaces, to
form a network of safe recreation and movement options
between the Intensification Areas.
d) Parks and open spaces should be designed to serve the
diverse needs of the community, including facilities
for passive (e.g. walking trails, community gardens,
seating areas, park pavilions, interpretive displays,
etc.) and active recreation (e.g. sports fields, skating
rinks, etc.). This should be accomplished through new
parks, enhancements to existing parks adjacent to
new development, and improvements to existing park
amenities (i.e. at Riverwood Park, Kozlov Park).
e) As the most optimal growing conditions in the
Intensification Areas will occur in new parks and open
spaces, larger tree species are encouraged to enhance
the overall tree canopy. The species of tree should be
determined based on available planting space.
f) Park entrance design should provide amenities including
pedestrian scale lighting, and signage to assist in
orientation and use of park amenities.
g) Walkways and internal roads should be flexible, to
accommodate maintenance and emergency vehicles as
required.
For additional guidelines related to parks and open spaces in the
Mixed-Use and Residential Avenues, please refer to Section 5.1.
For additional guidelines related to parks and open spaces within
the Mixed-Use Main Streets, please refer to Section 5.2.2.
DRAFT
Figure 18: Neighbourhood Park Demonstration Site
In this demonstration plan, Bayfield Street (between Hamner Street &
Livingstone Street) incorporates a large neighbourhood park between midrise
development.