Planning Communities, Building Sustainability: "MAPLE RIDGE CHARRETTE PRESENTATION
Presentation PDF

On June 21, 2004, nearly 100 people joined the Maple Ridge charrette team for a dynamic, visual presentation of the plans and recommendations generated at the charrette event.

Members of the charrette team presented an overview of their work, including the following key concepts:

· creating a vibrant Town Centre where residents live within a five-minute walk from shops, services, recreation and cultural events, and local job opportunities are provided by potential mixed use, flexible, and live/work developments

· providing an integrated transportation network that accommodates cars, pedestrians, bikes, transit and other modes

· using “greener” building guidelines for energy and water efficiency and “smarter” road construction to infiltrate water and improve water quality

· offering a range of housing options such as secondary suites, ground-oriented townhouses and low-rise apartments, with higher density situated in the downtown area

· working with natural landscapes to enhance stream corridors and the Fraser River waterfront for recreation, habitat and aesthetics, while preserving river and mountain view corridors

A copy of the charrette presentation can be found on the Events page of the Maple Ridge section of this website, at:

http://www.sgog.bc.ca/uplo/mr6.21.04presentation.pdf

Over the summmer, the charrette recommendations will be consolidated into a concept plan document. Research will also be conducted to flesh out some of the ideas in the plan. The full concept plan will then be brought to District Council for their review.