Circulation and Transportation 
The circulation plan shows the hierarchical organization of paths and networks for the site. Light rail is separated from Lougheed Highway and aligned along Dawson Street (the pedestrianized High Street) to the south. This realignment allows light rail to be more continuously connected to the community and avoids a major grade change at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Willingdon Avenue. Bus, auto, and bike traffic is accommodated along the Lougheed corridor. To the south, a finer-grained grid of neighbourhood streets, designed to human dimensions, encourages walking and cycling to local destinations.

back

Green Structure 
Here, general patterns of circulation are overlaid with an open-space structure with a view to enhancing ecological linkages both inside and outside the site. The restoration of previously culverted streams re-establishes important aquatic and ecological connections that are central to the site’s history. At one level, these green connections serve as wildlife and recreation corridors, linking the site to the restored Still Creek and, ultimately, to Burnaby Lake. At another level, these connections support existing corridors and patches of urban vegetation, examples being the “green gateways” that mark the entries to the site and the coniferous forests that line the Still Creek valley.


back

Land Use  
Consistent with the local area plan for Brentwood, two community hubs are proposed: one along the Lougheed corridor that would serve passing traffic, and one along the High Street that would cater to local residents and pedestrians who arrive by transit. Each are enlivened by commercial uses at street level and high-density residential towers. In the northeast corner, Brentwood Mall is decommissioned and replaced by medium-density attached town houses. South of the commercial core the finer-grained grid features medium-density courtyard housing and row houses within walkable neighbourhoods. Along the edges, larger blocks of medium-density housing are surrounded by open space. Institutional uses are proposed around the central core of the community and are integrated within the larger open-space structure. 
 
back