Photo By: Curt Breitkreitz

OUTLINE


Project:

Downtown and community core revitalization, and sustainable community planning. Why should we plan more densely, with mixed uses and live-work areas.

Method:

1. Research the official community plan, as well as the North Shore, and Downtown community plans. Study the steps that have been taken, as well as the future plan for revitalization of neighborhoods in Kamloops.

2. Research academic sources in the topics of sustainable city planning, new urbanism, containment, as well as case studies of other succesful city plans.

3. Why is it good to use space for multiple uses, and what can the city do to incorporate more of this in the city plans?

4. Does designing more densely really make a neighborhood centre more efficient.

5. What steps can be taken to revive the core of Kamloops above the measures that have already been taken.

6. Is it a good idea to design cities with a priority to people, rather than vehicles?

7. Determine the pros and cons of live-work zoning and buildings in Kamloops.

8. To determine if there is zoning in Kamloops for live-work buildings, and good locations within the city that could be zoned to allow this

9. Determine a forecast of what the city core would be like with more zoning for live-work areas.

10. Would live-work buildings contribute to sustainable neighbourhood plans in Kamloops.


Special Problems:

1. Kamloops has a huge area to population ratio. The sparse population could cause problems for city core revitalization or live-work areas.

2. There has been a mini boom in Kamloops in the last few years. Construction in the city might not conform to the plans intended to accomodate for this.

Academic Sources:

1. British Columbia Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (1994). State of Sustainability
2. Akundi, A. J., Artibise, A., Jodre, T. E., Mumphrey Jr., K. M., & Wagner, F. W. (2005). Revitalizing the City.
3. Talen, E. (2005). New Urbanism and American Planning
4. Kirdar, U. (1997). Cities Fit for People
5. Haughton, G., & Hunter, C. (1994) Sustainable Cities.
6. Benello, C., Swann, R., & Turnbull, S. (1997). Building Sustainable Communities.
7. Urban Land Institute (2006). Creating Walking Places: Compact Mixed-Use Solutions.
8. Teaford, J. C. (2006). The Metropolitan Revolution.
9. Rusk, D. (1995). Cities Without Suburbs.
10. Jacobs, J. (1993). The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
11. Jonas, A., & Wilson, D., (1999). The Urban Growth Machine: Critical Perspectives Two Decades Later.
12. Ladner, J., (2001). The New Urban Leaders.
13. Florida, R. (2002). The Rise of the Creative Class: And How it's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life.