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Cre
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an e
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he F
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Riv
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that spea
ks to the h
erita
ge
of
New
W
estm
inste
r.
2.
Ensure
str
ong p
edestr
ian a
nd b
icycle
connectio
ns to C
olu
mb
ia S
treet, th
e d
ow
nto
wn,
alo
ng t
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iver
to T
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lan
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The M
ark
et,
Sap
pert
on
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ndin
g a
nd
beyond.
3.
Cre
ate
opport
un
ities f
or
vis
ual c
onnectio
ns to C
olu
mbia
Str
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t, a
long th
e w
ate
rfro
nt and
acro
ss the F
raser
Riv
er.
4.
Cre
ate
opport
un
ities to e
xperience t
he tid
al activ
ity a
nd f
eel t
he e
ssence o
f th
e r
iver.
5.
Cre
ate
opport
un
ities to c
ele
bra
te the e
nds o
f S
ixth
, Fourt
h,
Merivale
and E
lliot S
treet.
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ossib
le a
ctiv
itie
s o
pp
ort
unitie
s in
clu
de: co
mm
unity
gath
ering s
pace, vie
ws to the
wate
r, w
ate
rfro
nt re
sta
ura
nt or
café
6.
Red
uce the v
isual and a
uditory
im
pact of
the r
ail
lines a
nd F
ront
Str
eet.
7.
Cre
ate
a v
ariety
of
river
edge e
xperiences.
•P
ossib
le e
xperi
ences in
clu
de
: riparia
n e
dg
e, ste
pped
man m
ade e
dge, h
isto
ric p
ier
edge, an
d o
verloo
k edg
e.
8.
Maxim
ize the
open s
pace a
rea a
nd c
reate
a v
ariety
of
pla
ces a
nd a
ctiv
itie
s f
or
vis
itors
of
all
ages a
nd a
bili
ties.
•W
here
ver
possib
le th
ese s
paces a
nd a
ctiv
ities s
hould
respect th
eriver
an
d r
ela
te
to the h
eri
tage o
f N
ew
Westm
inste
r.
9.
Use p
lant
mate
ria
l to r
ein
forc
e h
abita
t valu
es, cre
ate
shade, fo
rm s
paces a
nd r
ein
forc
e
the im
age o
f a ‘g
ard
en c
ity’.
10.
Use m
ate
rials
tha
t are
dura
ble
and r
espond to
New
Westm
inste
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ate
rfro
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