The close integration of bus and light rail into the urban fabric welcomes pedestrians and cyclists, brings life to the street, and offers alternatives to car use. Landscaped boulevards, street trees, textured paving patterns on wide sidewalks, and a pedestrian bridge (linking residential units on either side of Lougheed Highway) are all measures to mitigate the negative impact of auto traffic on the  pedestrian realm. A maximum four-storey street-wall on either side maintains a human scale. Residences stacked above shops and offices provide housing and ensure continuous “eyes on the street.”
  


Plan detail of the town centre at Willingdon and Lougheed. Instead of being demolished, Brentwood Mall has been adaptively reused to accommodate a community farmer’s market and neighbourhood commercial facilities. Parking has been relocated to the rear and the Lougheed/Willingdon street frontage has been intensified with high density residential and retail/office towers.   



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This section shows the block model for the Lougheed corridor. Point towers such as the one seen on the north side of Lougheed Highway allow high densities within a small building footprint; with underground parking, the majority of at-grade space can be retained for community uses. Responding to the site’s topography and horizontal angle of sunlight, the south side of Lougheed Highway is shaped by a smaller five-to-six storey scale of development, creating a built form more in proportion with the human activity on the street. Rear units are stacked back to maximize exposure to the sun and to create private outdoor space for patio gardens. Flat roofs on both sides of Lougheed allow rainwater to be captured and recycled.