MASTER PLAN ASSESSMENT PHASE SUMMARY MAY 2017 SHIP POINT

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1 MASTER PLAN ASSESSMENT PHASE SUMMARY MAY 07 SHIP POINT

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3 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND FACTS POLICIES CITY CONTEXT HARBOUR CONTEXT SITE CONTEXT DEFINING SHIP POINT OPPORTUNITIES, STRATEGIES, OUTCOMES PROGRAMMATIC FRAMEWORK EVALUATION CRITERIA DESIGN FRAMEWORK AND GUIDELINES

4 .0 INTRODUCTION As an acive working harbour ha is a key gaeway for commerce and ourism, and wih is rich Firs Naions and Mariime hisory and iconic downown backdrop, Vicoria s Inner Harbour provides a specacular seing for recreaion, leisure, culure, ourism and special evens. Locaed prominenly wihin he Inner Harbour in he hear of he downown, providing access o he busy Harbour Air Sea Plane Terminal and he popular proposed David Foser Harbour Pahway, and as he Ciy s signaure venue for culural evens and fesivals, Ship Poin represens an imporan opporuniy for enhancing Inner Harbour vialiy and becoming one of he Ciy s preeminen public spaces and desinaions. A he same ime, he seawall a Ship Poin, ogeher wih inland pavemen areas of he sie, are showing signs of disress and require srucural remediaion and repairs over he shor erm. Planned public realm improvemens including he David Foser Harbour Pahway and associaed Special Places, and he small plaza o be consruced by Harbour Air on he former locaion of heir emporary erminal building, ogeher wih programming for special evens and he poenial for oher uses o help acivae he area, will inform he ype and phasing of srucural upgrades required. In his conex, Ship Poin represens an exraordinary opporuniy o caalyze he revializaion of he Inner Harbour and creae a more public and acive harbourfron wih seamless and aracive connecions o imporan downown desinaions. Togeher wih he Lower Wharf ree and Belleville Terminal areas, and he proposed Harbour Pahway ha will connec hese key sies from Ogden Poin o Rock Bay, Ship Poin offers he opporuniy o creae a signaure waerfron desinaion and a showcase for Ciy ars, culure, ideniy and celebraion in an imporan and sraegic gaeway locaion. 4 SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN Assessmen and Definiion

5 INTRODUCTION PLANNING FOR SHIP POINT ROCK BAY From March 07 o January 08, he Ciy will be working wih an inegraed consulan eam led by a landscape archiecure and urban design firm, PWL Parnership, o develop an inegraed maser plan and implemenaion sraegy for Ship Poin. VICTORIA WEST NORTH PARK Building on he vision and objecives for Ship Poin esablished by he Harbour Vialiy Principles (04), and in coordinaion wih oher key public places wihin he Inner Harbour and he Downown, he maser plan and implemenaion sraegy will inegrae sie design wih srucural resoraion o advance previous sudies ino a schemaic level of design including deailed phasing and Class C cos esimaes. The consulan eam will work closely wih sakeholders a key sages of he process wih evens planned in each phase, including sakeholder workshops and a public open house o receive inpu and feedback on he draf opions and preferred concep. DOWNTOWN HARRIS GREEN The projec will include close collaboraion wih a range of sakeholders such as he Greaer Vicoria Harbour Auhoriy, Harbour Air, Songhees Naion, Esquimal Naion, Downown Vicoria Business Associaion, Vicoria Downown Residens Associaion, Tourism Vicoria, he Province of Briish Columbia, businesses operaing on and around Ship Poin, marine users and special even and fesival organizaions. The process will be carried ou in hree phases over he following anicipaed ime line: Phase : Assessmen and Definiion (March-April 07) Phase : Concepual Design (May - Sepember 07) Phase : Deailed Design and Final Maser Plan (Sepember 07 o January 08). JAMES BAY FAIRFIELD THIS DOCUMENT This documen presens an overview of previous planning iniiaives and he policy framework relevan o Ship Poin, as well as a deailed sie and conex analysis, o provide he foundaion and framework for developmen of concep opions, a preferred concep and he Maser Plan documen iself in fuure phases. Assessmen and Definiion SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN 5

6 BACKGROUND FACTS POLICIES RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES A number of visioning and planning iniiaives relaed o he Inner Harbour have occurred over he years. These culminaed in he Harbour Vialiy Principles (hp:// EN/main/deparmens/planning-developmen/communiyplanning/harbourdialogue.hml) which were creaed hrough a comprehensive public and sakeholder engagemen process and adoped by Council in 04. The Harbour Vialiy Principles provide a high level vision and se of objecives for he hree idenified sraegic sies in he Inner Harbour: Ship Poin, Lower Wharf ree and Belleville Terminal. Inner Harbour Renewal 970 Ciy of Vicoria Background Informaion Vicoria Harbour Plan 00 revised 0 Ciy of Vicoria Council Endorsed David Foser Way: Parnering o Creae a Unique Naional Landmark April 0 Ciy of Vicoria Background Informaion Downown Core Area Plan 0 Ciy of Vicoria Council Endorsed Official Communiy Plan 0 Ciy of Vicoria Council Endorsed Vicoria Economic Developmen raegy 0 Ciy of Vicoria Council Endorsed Vicoria raegic Plan 0 Ciy of Vicoria Council Endorsed The Vision for Belleville 007 Ciy of Vicoria Background Informaion Ship Poin Pop-Up 06 Ciy of Vicoria Public Space Iniiaive Harbour Vialiy Principles 04 Ciy of Vicoria Council Endorsed #Bikeoria 06 Ciy of Vicoria Background Informaion Johnson ree Bridge Replacemen Projec 06 Ciy of Vicoria Background Informaion Load Capaciy Evaluaion of Ship Poin Pier 06 anec Background Informaion 6 SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN Assessmen and Definiion

7 HISTORY AND HERITAGE Ship poin sie is locaed wihin he radiional erriory of he Songhees and Esquimal Firs Naions. Hisorically Vicoria s harbour was a working harbour, wih heavy indusry, fishing flees, ransporaion, cargo and oher marine dependen indusries. This sie embodied hese uses hroughou is hisory, focusing mainly on he movemen and sorage of maerials and he producion and sorage of cemen, indusries ha drove he developmen of he harbour, Vicoria and Vancouver Island. The hisoric Inner Harbour Precinc, including he Ship Poin sie, embodies he wholesale supply and rade neworks which fueled he developmen and mainenance of he mines, logging camps and salmon canneries which drove he early economy in he province. Ships in he harbour doing business wih hese mercanile buildings would have been moored wih shore ies as evidenced in he iron ring sill in place in he shoreline rocks. This secion of Wharf. would also have played hos o he housands of prospecors lined up a Cusoms House, locaed a he Norh end of he sie, waiing heir chance a heading o he Fraser River and Klondike gold fields in he lae 800 s. The hisory specific o Ship Poin begins in 874 wih he consrucion of he Dominion Cusoms House locaed a he exreme norhern end of he sie. Designed by Thomas Seaon Sco, a Federal Works Deparmen archiec, he Cusoms House was buil on a prominen piece of land jus souh of he spo where he Hudson Bay Company had esablished For Vicoria in 84. The Cusom House gained i s nickname, he Malaha Building, from he HMCS Malaha organizaion which occupied i from 954 o 964. Early phoographs and fire insurance maps show ha he sie was bare o he souh of he Cusoms House, wih a few very small buildings along he shoreline ending in he Vicoria Dock Co. wharf and warehouse a he souhern end. Beween 90 and 9 his shoreline was developed o include he Evans Coleman and Evans wharves, freigh shed and warehouse and he Grand Trunk Pacific Railway freigh shed. In 909 he Grand Trunk Pacific offered freigh and seamship service beween Prince Ruper, is Pacific erminus, and he souhern ciies of Vancouver, Vicoria and Seale. The building and wharf on he sie would have housed goods ranspored beween hese ciies and was in operaion unil a leas 95, when he now bankrup company was bough ou o creae he Canadian Naional Railway. The primary use of he sie has been he producion and sorage of cemen beginning wih Evans, Coleman and Evans in 9, afer hey go ou of he freigh business. The firs cemen producion in Vicoria came in he early 900 s couresy of Rober Buchar a Todd Inle and subsequenly in 9, from he Porland Cemen Consrucion Company of London, managed locally by Mr. H.K.G. Bamber. Boh were drawn o Vicoria because of he rich deposis of limesone. In he early par of he cenury, Vicoria was he Porland cemen supplier for much of he Pacific Norhwes. By 947, he company had changed names o Evans, Coleman and Johnson, and expanded Norh up he Gorge waerway a he sie of he presen Lafarge plan sie and merging wih Ocean Cemen someime afer his. Ocean Cemen merged wih he BC Cemen Company in 957, becoming he larges cemen producer in he Pacific Norhwes, producing 8 million bags of cemen a year. The Ship Poin sie coninued o produce, ship and sore cemen unil 97, when he demoliion of he buildings on he sie was approved by Vicoria s ciy council. The sie was fully cleared in 974 by he Oliver Equipmen Service and Supply Co. and several plans were submied o ciy council, one of which was by prominen archiec Arhur Erickson. The Ship Poin sie along Wharf ree, in he hisoric Inner Harbour precinc of Vicoria, has been a hub of commerce and indusry since he lae 800 s, and is primary use has been he producion, shipping and sorage of cemen unil is demoliion and clearing in 974. The phoographic record also suppors his and several phoos seem o show ha he debris from he demoliion of he cemen works could have been used for he fill which sis under he curren parking lo on he sie. TITLE NEIGHBOURHOOD CONTEXT The sie is locaed immediaely wes of Wharf ree beween Broughon ree (norh) and Courney ree (souh) in Vicoria, BC. The sie sis a around 8m below Wharf ree below a large reaining wall and is bounded on he wesern side by he quay wall. The surface of he sie is mosly asphal paving and is used as a car park. The sie also provides access o he Harbour Air Floaing Sea Plane Terminal and also he Flying Oer Bar and Grill via a wharf ramp. Ship Poin and he adjacen waer lo is owned by he Ciy. The adjacen wharf is owned by he Greaer Vicoria Harbour Auhoriy. Ciy Council has approved a long-erm lease for he Ciy owned waer lo area adjacen o Ship Poin (950 and 000 Wharf ree) for he Harbour Air floaing sea plane erminal building. The legal lo addresses on he sie are recorded on he Ciy Plans as 940, 946 and 000. VICTORIA WEST ROCK BAY DOWNTOWN CITY CONTEXT BACKGROUND FACTS The Ship Poin sie boundary sis wihin he Ciy of Vicoria s larger area bu visually i belongs o boh Downown and Inner Harbour precincs. As a working harbour wih busy daily uses, i is an acive urban space ha is balanced wih some minor areas of passive green space. RESOURCE: JAMES BAY Assessmen and Definiion SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN 7

8 BACKGROUND FACTS CITY CONTEXT DESTINATIONS ARTS + CULTURE Ship Poin is surrounded by number of major ouris ciy desinaion sies such as BC Legislaure Building, BC Royal Museum and China Town as well as many imporan local Ars and Culure faciliies and civic spaces such as Cenennial Square, Basion Square or Ciy Public Library. I is wihin walking disance o many desinaions. Miniaure World 6 Vicoria Public Library Crysal Garden 7 Royal Theare Fairmon Empress Hoel and Conference Cenre 8 McPherson Theare 4 BC Royal Museum 9 Ciy Hall 5 eamship Building 0 M.. Mary Hospial 6 Touris Informaion Cenre Pioneer Square 7 Vicoria Bug Museum 8 Vicoria Clipper 9 BC Legislaure Building 0 Harbour Air Terminal The Bay Cenre China Town Bus aion 4 Mariime Museum of BC 5 Trounce Alley Green Open Space Sie is locaed wihin a walking disance o major civic faciliies wihin he urban core area including Ciy Public Library, Royal Theare, Ciy Hall jus o name a few. I has poenial o be beer linked o he urban fabric and become an exension of an exising nework of small civic plazas and squares such as Cenennial Square in fron of he Ciy Hall and Basion Square a Worh ree. As par of he designaed walking loop, i can conribue o he overall improvemen of he Downown urban experience for visiors and locals. Urban Open Space Planned Greenways (OCP) Urban Core Ars + Culure Faciliies Public Ar Poenial Ars + Culure Corridor TITLE Cenennial Square 8 9 Cenennial Square Basion Square 5 0 Basion Square Ship Poin Ship Poin SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN Assessmen and Definiion 0

9 CITY CONTEXT BACKGROUND FACTS PLAY OPPORTUNITIES There is clear deficiency of children s play areas in he urban core in Vicoria and he Inner Harbour, which is reflecive of he hisoric deficiency of family oriened housing. Wih significan increases of infill housing in recen years and increasing young populaions choosing o live in he urban core, he demand for play opporuniies for all ages will likely increase. There are number of srucured play areas wih children s play equipmen in Norh park area and some in Harris Green bu none in Downown Core. Parks wih Play Equipmen 0 AL W G AL W KIN IN M IN 5M KING Assessmen and Definiion SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN 9

10 BACKGROUND FACTS CITY CONTEXT EVENTS Urban Core area of he Ciy offers number of differen scale even hosing locaions and areas. An informal and inimae scale marke hosing Basion Square o a large and dedicaed space wih Cameron Band shell in Beacon Hill Park. Ship Poin is also currenly designaed key even space for Downown area as i presens vas capaciy and flexibiliy wih i s fla open space ha can easily be adaped o hosing various number of evens SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN Assessmen and Definiion Parade Roues Ship Poin Large paved surface Seasonal markes, fesivals Cenennial Square Civil gahering space Summer in he Square Concers, Jazz fes, ec. Dancing, games, workou classes regularly programmed.5-k capaciy Cameron Bandshell in Beacon Hill Park No commercial aciviy (ickeed evens) currenly permied k capaciy for bandshell 4 Lower Wharf ree Sie Large paved surface, poenial for fesival/even sie Adjacen o ransien accommodaion (noise concern) 5 Basion Square Seasonal markes 6 Legislaive Lawns Large lawn No commerical aciviies permied 50k capaciy (including Inner Harbour, Gov.) 7. Ann s Academy Gardens, lawns Fesival and concer sie Wihin ransien accommodaion/muliple dwelling disric -4k capaciy 8 Royal Ahleic Park Large field for games, races and fesivals (Rifflandia, Beer Fes) 6-7k capaciy 9 MacDonald Park Field and green space Fesival sie Wihin residenial neighbourhood (noise concern) 4-5k capaciy 0 Fisherman s Wharf Large lawn area, raingardens Fesival sie Shakespear in he Park Wihin residenial neighbourhood (noise concern) Topaz Park Large field Fesival sie for Highlander Games 4-5k capaciy

11 FoFo rr HARBOUR LAND USE Ownership Upland CoCo urur nn eyey Harbour Floor The majoriy of buildings in close proximiy o he sie serve commercial/ office uses. There is a number of hoels and ransien accommodaion in he Legislaure area ha accommodae a HuHu mm boblolare limied majoriy of visiors hroughou he year. Residenial uses dd S o jus few high densiy condominiums in he Douglas ree area. Key uses and aciviies: Gordon Gordon Ship Poin and he adjacen waer lo is owned by he Ciy. The adjacen wharf is owned by he Greaer Vicoria Harbour Auhoriy. Ciy Council has approved a long-erm lease for he Ciy owned waer lo area adjacen o Ship Poin (950 and 000 Wharf ree) for he Harbour Air floaing sea plane erminal building. The legal lo addresses on he sie are recorded on he Ciy Plans as 940, 946 and 000. HARBOUR CONTEXT BACKGROUND FACTS f harrf Wh W a LAND OWNERSHIP BrBr ouou ghgh oo nn VICTORIA VICTORIA HARBOUR HARBOUR Ciy of Vicoria Province of Briish Columbia Greaer Vicoria Harbour Auhoriy Privae Key Properies Harbour Air Terminal Flying Oer Grill, Grea Pacific Advenures, Sea Lion Safaris and Vicoria Kayak Tours and Renals 6 Tourism Informaion Cenre 7 Resaurans / Eaeries 8 Golf Cenre 9 Hyack Air Terminal Muli-residenial Offices and resaurans Heriage buildings in Old Town Area (Regisered and Designaed) BeBllell evev ille ille Clipper Vacaions 4 Black Ball Ferry Line Office 5 CPR eamship Terminal Transien Accommodaion Commerical /Office en TITLE Governm Governm 00 en Includes Residenial mm Johnson Johnson Yaes Yaes 9 View Langley Langley View 7 For For Brougho Brougho n rf S rf S Wha Wha VICTORIA HARBOUR n VICTORIA HARBOUR Courney 7 Gordon 6 OPEN SPACE PUBLIC Gordon Courney Hu Hu mb mb old S Bell 4 Bell evil le S old S evil le S m Assessmen and Definiion SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN

12 BACKGROUND FACTS HARBOUR CONTEXT HARBOUR CONNECTIONS Lig he ds Fall pl as h Summer Evens Fall Evens en Winer Evens Governm en ys ace R Governm on Spring Evens Marked Crosswalks Johnson 5 Minue Walking Shed Designaed Bicycle Roue Yaes Yaes Seaplane Terminals For David Foser Harbour Pahway For Brougho n Wha Brougho n rf S le S Bell evil Que bec ies zies on S SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN Assessmen and Definiion Men gs Men z Kin le S Kin gs on S Hu mb old S Douglas bec en evil S Governm Bell old Courney Gordon mb Douglas Gordon Hu en Courney Wha rf S VICTORIA HARBOUR Governm VICTORIA HARBOUR Que View Langley Ferry aions / ops Langley Bus ops View Ma rin c H e Ga ra ar ge bo Sa ur le Bo a Sh ow Vi h Yac M In. Johnson nd eke We J e ark ure Harbour Blank sic Boa Fes Vicoria Clas pe privae vessels hroughou he year. There is moorage inended for he norh and souh of he pier for mega yachs. Tha said, his is also a locaion for major on-waer fesivals such as Dragon Boa fesival and moorage of emporary feaure ships and vessels hroughou he year. Chalk Fe sival Vicoria Blues Bash ph PRIVATE VESSELS: Pier is regularly occupied by several Vicoria m Sy operaed by Harbour Air. This on waer erminal servers many number of flighs locally in BC as well as Seale, WA. The erminal was consruced in 04. There is anoher sea plane erminal furher o he Norh a he Lower Wharf sie ha serves similar roues. Spring connecing hrough he sie improving he overall pedesrian and cycling conneciviy of he Inner Harbour. BIKING: There is a designaed bike roue planned for Wharf. connecing Norh Souh along he waerfron ha will be a proeced bike lane,which will impac sebacks and widh of he Wharf ree along he Ship Poin secion of he road. TRANSIT: Sie is well served by public ransi. There are wo bus sops in few minues walk from he sie on For ree and Governmen ree. if S SEA PLANES: There is major Sea Plane Terminal ha is Sw WALKING: Harbour Pahway will be one of he key componens Winer There is a clear paern of evens aciviies on Ship Poin sie hroughou he year. Mos of he organized evens ake place in summer monhs, wih fewer in spring and fall and very lile aciviy over he winer monhs. Boa for Ho TRANSPORTATION ON WATER Can ad a D ay C Bu eleb sk raio e ns rs Fe si val TRANSPORTATION ON LAND hip Par ade HARBOUR EVENTS

13 SPECIAL PLACES GATEWAYS AND NODES There is a variey of ypes of public open spaces along he waerfron of he Inner Harbour. Some areas such as Laurel Poin, or Fisherman s Wharf Park are informal green spaces, some are par of much more formal urban seings such as open lawn area in fron of BC Legislaure and Empress Hoel. There is also a few small pocke plazas and green spaces o accommodae passive recreaion or small gahering space or res. There is also a poenial o beer define imporan momens along David Foser Harbour Pahway, such as Belleville Plaza close o Terminal Sie, Picnic Poin a Ship Poin sie and small space a he norh end of he Lower Wharf sie. These special places become breadcrumbs of aciviies and poin on he way along he waerfron. Lower Wharf ree Sie David Foser Harbour Pahway Ship Poin Sie Informal Green Open Space Bellevue Terminal Sie Formal Green Open Space Poenial Special Places Urban Pedesrian Open Space Wih is unique waerfron locaion a he edge of Urban Core, Ship Poin offers number of opporuniies for enhancing pedesrian experience, no only a he sie iself bu along a full lengh of Wharf. as well as a key pedesrian crossings and connecion from Downown such as Governmen ree and Wharf ree inersecion, Exension of Courenay ree and exension of Basion Square across Wharf ree. Wharf ree also has been idenified as a poenial shared sree a hose key locaions. Lower Wharf ree Sie Ship Poin Sie Bellevue Terminal Sie Gaeways and Nodes David Foser Harbour Pahway Exising Pedesrian Corridor Exising Shared ree (Gov. Mall) Governm TITLE Governm en en Poenial Shared ree Johnson Johnson View View Langley Langley For For Brougho n n rf S rf S Brougho VICTORIA HARBOUR Wha VICTORIA HARBOUR Yaes Yaes Wha 0m HARBOUR CONTEXT BACKGROUND FACTS Hu Gordon Gordon PUBLIC OPEN SPACE Courney Courney mb Hu old mb S old S Bell evil Bell evil le S m le S Assessmen and Definiion SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN

14 BACKGROUND FACTS SITE CONTEXT SITE COMPOSITION PHYSICAL SITE CONDITIONS: Mosly level wih some seep inclines and a 6 m reaining wall below Wharf ree on a porion of he sie Subsurface maerials conain loose fill which varies from approximaely m hickness on he easern porion of Pier Quay wall Reaining Wall VICTORIA HARBOUR Old Pier (Consruced 949) Norh Apron (Consruced 949) Pier Exension (Consrcued 979) Hisorical Naural Shoreline he sie o over 8 m hickness on he wesern porion Soil in he souhwes porion of he sie conains forms of oil and oil-based conaminaion commonly found in many sies wihin he Inner Harbour. The disribuion of conaminaion, however, is no exensive and where Wharf ree Ship Poin Sie parcel boundaries i does exis, i is generally deeply buried a approximaely 6 m below he surface Seawall around he souhwesern porion of he norhern parking lo is cracking and disoring Environmenal and geoechnical analysis deermined ha he easern porion of he sie is generally beer suied for redevelopmen han he wesern porion of he sie Wharf For Gordon Broughon Courney Governmen SUITABILITY OF SHIP POINT FOR REDEVELOPMENT Below is a summary of a Geoechnical repor ha was underaken exclusively for he Ciy of Vicoria for applicaion of feasibiliy and preliminary cos planning for he Ship Poin projec. OPTION : IMPLEMENT EROSION CONTROL MEASURES/REPAIR WALL This approach would likely involve he insallaion of a rip-rap and geoexile erosion conrol embankmen a he oe of he exising wall wih he aim of prevening soil loss from beneah he wall. I would require regulaory approvals o place maerial in fron of he wall and would involve working wihin he marine environmen. The wall repair would be limied o re-poining and localized rebuild where significan displacemen has occurred. Pros cos effecive, sandard consrucion pracice easily underaken by local conracors, mainain exising sea wall Cons no seismic resilience, erosion conrol measure ypically involve rip-rap exending ou from base of wall can his be implemened wihou encroachmen if no hen loss of surface area, New rip rap (rock) could induce furher selemens (could be allowed for) OPTION : REMOVE QUAY WALL & REPLACE WITH RIP-RAP BANK For his approach he exising wall would be removed alogeher and replaced wih a rip-rap embankmen. I would involve he removal/disposal of all he wall maerials and imporing large volumes of rock. Pros can be designed o miigae agains he idal washing ha may be driving some of he selemen issues by incorporaing erosion conrol measures, well esablished marine fronage soluion, less financial oulay han oher opions, durable and long lasing wih a good accommodaion of possible fuure selemens. Cons could induce furher selemen of underlying marine clays (unlikely), poenial loss of several meres (~6-8m) of he harbour fron as slope would be ~.5/ (V):(H), no seismic resilience as underlying fills sill a risk OPTION : SEISMIC DIKE WITH EROSION CONTROL MEASURES/ REPAIR EXISTING WALL This approach would involve he insallaion of a seismic dike by consrucing a zone of densified soil, creaed hrough a ground improvemen echnique such as vibro-replacemen sone columns. This zone of densified soil would be resisan o seismic liquefacion and miigae agains laeral spread of he suscepible soils a he sie. The echnique has been used on Vancouver Island. The erosion conrol measures would be as described above. Pros increased seismic resilience safeguard for fuure, mainain exising quay wall, miigaion agains fuure idal washing from below quay wall Cons specialis conracor required (unlikely local), increased coss, only miigaes agains widespread laeral spread during significan seismic even does no remove poenial for seismic liquefacion in zone beween dike (wes) and he shallow bedrock area of he sie o he eas. Difficuly in proecing he quay from liquefacion unless ground improvemen could be underaken below/in fron (marine side) of wall OPTION 4 : GROUND IMPROVEMENT ACROSS ENTIRE SITE /NEW PILED QUAY WALL (excep areas of shallow bedrock where sandard foundaions could be placed on rock/shallow engineered fill) This approach builds on opion D wih exended ground improvemen area and he consrucion of a compleely new quay wall ha would likely be piled down o he ill soil a deph. This would provide a new wall ha would have an exended design life compared wih he exising wall and could incorporae an increase in ground level o miigae agains rising sea level. Pros increased seismic resilience safeguard for fuure, proecs sie from liquefacion and may allow for fuure developmen(s), mainain exising quay wall (no removal required), miigaion agains fuure idal washing from below quay wall, less mainenance as new wall. Cons specialis conracor required (unlikely local), increased coss, significan disrupion o sie and users. OPTION 5: COMBINED GROUTING (BELOW WALL) AND JET GROUTING (SEISMIC DIKE) This approach would allow for insallaion of grou columns below he exising quay wall o improve foundaion bearing condiions and also miigae agains idal washing below he wall. The je grouing could be used in a similar manner o he sone columns described above o creae a zone of densified ground ha would be resisan o widespread seismic liquefacion. Pros increased seismic resilience safeguard for fuure, proecs sie from liquefacion and may allow for fuure developmen(s), mainain exising quay wall, miigaion agains fuure idal washing from below quay wall. May be less inrusive and disrupive han vibroreplacemen. Cons specialis conracor required (unlikely local), increased coss, disrupion o sie and users. The recommended geoechnical and srucural approach for Ship Poin will likely represen a hybrid of he above 5 opions based on he final surface design and specific uses and aciviies ariculaed by he final maser plan 4 SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN Assessmen and Definiion

15 SITE CONTEXT BACKGROUND FACTS VIEWS Ship Poin offers many unique views, including waer, ciy and harbour views. Some of hese are enabled by he elevaion difference of he Wharf ree o he lower porion of he cie. Wharf ree edge provides muliple vanage poins o experience panoramic views o he Inner Harbour and Esquimal area across he harbor. Downown skyline, Inner Harbour lower Causeway and Legislaure Building is very well visible from he Pier area. Working Harbour and waer aciviies are visible from any poin of he sie giving an excellen preview ino he everyday operaions of busy harbor. The views from he sie also provide an imporan undersanding of he evolving urban landscape, hisorical conex of Inner Harbour Precinc and Working Harbour. These views can be powerful navigaion markers and conribue o our sense of place. I should be encouraged o maximize visas o he waer from he ciy and o he ciy skyline from he waer, paricularly from key pedesrian spaces such as Wharf ree or Seaplane Terminal and he Pier. View from Harbour of Ship Poin Views from Wharf View from Ship Poin Assessmen and Definiion SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN 5

16 BACKGROUND FACTS SITE CONTEXT EVENT SPATIAL REQUIREMENTS Ship Poin is a primary civic even space for he Ciy of Vicoria. I hoss a number of evens hroughou he year, large and small. The map below illusraes hree key large scale evens fooprins and he area hey ake over he exising sie. Dragon Boa Fesival area fooprin Blues Bash Fesival area fooprin Wharf Broughon Courney Dragon boa fesival APPROXIMATE AREA: 8000 SQ M Fesival area includes: sages (see diagram for locaions) beer garden BC Cancer foundaion en food cour kid en sponsor appreciaion en resuls and fesival info en voluneer and sie en ho dogs fesival merchandise en arisans en paddlers village Ska Fes fooprin area fooprin Broughon Blues Bash fesival APPROXIMATE AREA: 500 SQ M Wharf Broughon Wharf Courney Fesival area includes: sage (see diagram for locaion) beer railer beer garden (fenced) aris hospialiy en food rucks sorage en porable oiles cash en en for serving area bleachers Courney Broughon Ska Fes fesival APPROXIMATE AREA: 000 SQ M Wharf Courney Fesival area includes: sage (see diagram for locaion) beer garden food vendors porable oiles cash en en for serving area bleachers Reefer railer Disro Panel VIP ens 6 SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN Assessmen and Definiion

17 SITE CONTEXT BACKGROUND FACTS SITE RESILIENCY Resilien design and sea level rise has o be addressed hroughou he process a concepual level as well as deailed level. Below are a number of design soluions ha summarize iniial houghs on hese issues. Assessmen and Definiion SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN 7

18 DEFINING SHIP POINT HARBOUR CONTEXT DEFINING SHIP POINT 8 SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN Assessmen and Definiion

19 HARBOUR CONTEXT DEFINING SHIP POINT OPPORTUNITIES STRATEGIES OUTCOMES Exising Sie Topography Celebrae Views Uilize grade change A HARBOURFRONT AMPHITHEATRE Geoechnical Improvemens Improve Resilience Adjus he shoreline A RESILIENT + DIVERSE WATERFRONT Ciy Cenre Conex Creae A Desinaion Express Local Ideniy Connec Ciy o Waer A VIBRANT LOCAL AND REGIONAL DESTINATION Fesival / Even Sie Creae flexible spaces Boos year-round aciviy AN ICONIC EVENT SPACE Posiion wihin Larger Harbourfron Experience Enhance Pedesrian Connecions A BUSTLING THOROUGHFARE A Working Harbour Expose Indusrial Characer Acivae Waer Edge INNOVATIVE WATERSCAPE Sie Heriage and Hisory Celebrae Firs Naions Express Indusrial Pas MATHULIA (GATHERING PLACE) Assessmen and Definiion SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN 9

20 DEFINING SHIP POINT PROGRAMMATIC FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMING FRAMEWORK FOR THE BROADER WATERFRONT The Belleville Terminal, Ship Poin and Lower Wharf ree sies are he primary focus of he Harbour Vialiy Principles (Ciy of Vicoria, 04) based on heir sraegic significance and poenial for expanded use and aciviy. These guiding principles for boh he Inner Harbour and, specifically, Ship Poin, direced he programmaic framework for his Maser Plan. DOWNTOWN CONNECTION ACTIVE COMMERCIAL The key opporuniies for he Lower Wharf. Sie srenghening he pedesrian conneciviy wih Basion Square and o Ship Poin, improving opporuniies for inviing public access o he waer, poenial uses o anchor he sie as an Inner Harbour desinaion, supporing economic vialiy opporuniies for Firs Naions as well as greaer year-round animaion of he sie. WATERFRONT Lower Wharf ree Sie Ship Poin Sie Bellevue Terminal Sie Governmen Johnson Yaes EVENTS & FESTIVALS WORKING HARBOUR The key opporuniies for he Ship Poin Sie providing a sie design and infrasrucure o suppor he locaion of year-round special evens and fesivals, srenghening pedesrian conneciviy wihin he sie and o adjacen sies, providing limied parking and improving he overall aesheics and qualiy of he sie o provide a more inviing public space. View CONNECTIVITY Langley For VICTORIA HARBOUR Wharf Broughon Courney Gordon Humbold TOURISM TRANSPORTATION The key opporuniies for he Belleville Terminal Sie supporing funcional efficiency hrough sie design, providing enhanced infrasrucure o suppor he ferry operaions, srenghening he pedesrian conneciviy wihin he sie as well as o adjacen sies, and acknowledging Belleville Terminal as an inernaional gaeway hrough improvemens o he overall aesheics and qualiy of he sie and he public realm along Belleville ree. HERITAGE Belleville 00 m 0 SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN Assessmen and Definiion

21 EVALUATION CRITERIA DEFINING SHIP POINT Checklis (Harbour) Promoe access and conneciviy o and along he Inner Harbour DOWNTOWN CONNECTION ACTIVE COMMERICAL Promoe ecological well-being wihin he Inner Harbour Suppor a Working Harbour Promoe complemenary land use and high qualiy urban design Embed culural and social consideraions in fuure decisions Promoe public aciviy, use and enjoymen of he Inner Harbour Enhance he visual experience from he waer WATERFRONT Checklis (Ship Poin) Vialiy hrough high qualiy design Year-round acivaion and programming rong conneciviy and access Sie Design ha suppors a range of acive uses TOURISM MATHULIA GATHERING PLACE CONNECTION HUB WORKING HARBOUR The resulan Design Framework idenifies he hree guiding principles ha define Ship Poin as () a Gahering Place, () a Connecion Hub and () a Working Harbour. Celebrae he role of Vicoria as he provincial capial TRANSPORTATION Recognize imporance of Firs naions in Harbour Planning HERITAGE Assessmen and Definiion SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN

22 DEFINING SHIP POINT DESIGN FRAMEWORK MATOOLIA GATHERING PLACE CONNECTION HUB WORKING HARBOUR YEAR-ROUND VIBRANT CELEBRATORY GATEWAY ACCESS CIRCULATION PRODUCTIVE ECONOMIC DRIVER ARTS AND CULTURE GLOBAL / LOCAL FROM THE WATER IN Ship poin is a gahering place. For he ciy and for he Inner Harbour, i serves as a year-round fesival space o allow for local and global gaherings and evens o happen. I is a place wih srong connecions o he key ciy civic spaces and as such i showcases ars and culure of he Royal Ciy. I is locaed wihin he radiional erriory of he Songhees and Esquimal Firs Naions and celebraes i s ancesor s pas by becoming ciy s MATOOLIA. Ship poin is a connecion hub. I serves as a key arrival poin o he Royal Ciy. I allows for access o and from waer and is a major connecor for Downown and Inner Harbour. Ship poin is a working harbour. I is a unique and working sie wih a variey of daily aciviies and srong economic driver for he waerfron. I suppors daily harbour uses on land and waer and allows for flexibiliy o accommodae for growh and change on daily basis and long erm. SHIP POINT SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN Assessmen and Definiion

23 DESIGN FRAMEWORK DEFINING SHIP POINT GREEN SPACE EXPANSION FLEXIBLE OPEN SPACES MATOOLIA Provide as much of a flexible open green space area as possible Uilize exising sloped green areas for seaing and passive use Explore nauralized shoreline opion. VIEWS Provide minimum wo large, flexible areas for he exising and fuure evens on sie Preserve exising open area a he souh end of he pier as key even/ gahering area Explore possibiliies of flexible building srucure ha could conrac and expend allowing for adaping o diverse size evens Explore wesern secion of he sie a he waer edge WHARF STREET EXTENSION Preserve open views o he harbour from Wharf ree Uilize elevaion difference of Wharf ree o maximize views from he sree Explore adding sree fronage (build form) along Wharf. o frame views Explore end of he pier as a poenial for verical srucure wih improved views ino he harbour Explore he idea of Wharf ree as shared muli-modal sree Embrace Courney ree geomery and exension o and over Wharf sree o beer connec o Downown urban fabric Provide exended pedesrian and promenade along he eas side of he sie a sree level Provide separaed wo-way bike lane a Wharf ree Assessmen and Definiion SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN

24 DEFINING SHIP POINT DESIGN FRAMEWORK MULTI-MODE TRANSPORTATION CONTINUOUS WATERFRONT CONNECTION A CONNECTION HUB Keep access hrough, o and from he sie by differen modes of ranspor Explore opporuniies of muli-modal mixed environmen a Wharf. as well as lower level areas o increase flexibiliy of use by differen modes of ranspor Provided uninerruped pedesrian access David Foser Harbour Pahway along he waer s edge Explore opporuniies of shared vehicular and pedesrian access ACCESS FROM / ON WATER VEHICULAR AND PARKING P P P Keep and improve moorage opions Keep moorage area for privae and commercial vessels along pier Allow for diversiy of uses of moorage area and long erm adapabiliy from large privae vessels o emporary canoe racing moorage Explore small non-moorized boas access and moorage poins a he waer Provide daily vehicular access o he Ship Poin erminal Provide commercial/ servicing vehicle access o all areas of he sie including end of he pier and commercial building o he souh Provide special roues for saging for differen size evens on sie Provide surface parking for Sea Plane operaions a norh end Provide emporary surface parking a he souh end Provide and possibly maximize underground parking under he building 4 SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN Assessmen and Definiion

25 DESIGN FRAMEWORK DEFINING SHIP POINT PROVIDE PERMANENT STRUCTURE DIVERSIFY SHORELINE A WORKING HARBOUR Explore possibiliies of providing permanen build srucure on sie o provide commercial and reail o srucure o generae revenue and providing communiy and/ or civic space for all year-round aciviies Consider relocaion on-waer resauran o he new building locaion IMPROVE HARBOUR ECONOMY Explore differen approaches o shore line including bu no limied o: sof approach in form of rip rap and nauralized shoreline, hard quay wall and mixed approach Explore poenial of reducing an exension of he shore line Explore opporuniies of floaing on waer srucures ENHANCE MARINA Provide more commercial/ reail space o generae revenue Provide beer parking opporuniies o susain exising revenue Reain and enhance exising marina operaions Provide improved access for marina ransporaion Provide improved opporuniies for marina ourism Assessmen and Definiion SHIP POINT MASTERPLAN 5