THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C 0 UJ iN

JAN 26 1981

MEMORANDUM

TO: Mayor and Council January 15th, 1981,

FROM: Downtown -Revitalization Committee

The Downtown Revitalization Committee has been meeting on a regular
basis to formulate plans The Committee report to Council
specified "Core Area",
ith specific
at would improve the

viability of the downtown core area. The Committee has held seven meetings which
included one Public information meeting to which all owners and residents of the
core area were invited, .

The Committee has determined that four major areas should be the subject
of further Planning studies. These areas of concern are as follows:

Improved off street parking.

An improved traffic circulation system.

Utilizing the potential of the Coquitlam River to
Provide a green belt and other amenities,

Some Architectual treatment of the main Commercial
Streets possibly incorporating canopies to protect
shoppers from the elements.

The Committee has addressed these four areas of concern and offer for
Council's consideration the following preliminary information.

1. Off Street Parking:

The Committee has developed the attached draft general development plan.
This plan sets our Proposed parking lot locations and provides some indication of
future location of Commercial and Apartment development in. the Core Area. The plan
e west of the Coquitlam River which is anticipated to
develop as higher density residential with an orientation towards the downtown in
order to support downtown Commercial development.

2. . Traffic Circulation:

The Committee considered several options in terms of traffic circulation
in the downtown and the Committee by resolution adopted the attached scheme 'B! which
provides for a circulation road along the easterly bank of the Coquitlam River and

and the new circulation road. The plan

future second underpass. The Committee

wish to inform Council that they have made no recommendation on the location of this
underpass however the Committee would point out that in the proposed scheme the

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