The renovation of Bernard Avenue was a bold step for a mid-sized city. The process brought together key stakeholders and community members through an inclusive process that shaped an exciting vision to reinvent Bernard Avenue as a true "Main Street".
A retail strategy identified an opportunity to capitalize on the wealth of food and beverage opportunities in the area and the design created an engaging and versatile urban realm that invites those operations to spill onto the sidewalk. The outcome has been added animation and vitality for the street, generating more walk-by traffic for all businesses in the area. The project incorporates distinctive placemaking elements, including images that tell stories of the local First Nation culture. Particular attention was also given to universal accessibility through a system of visual and tactile cues known as Urban Braille.
Golder Associates Ltd., working with Focus Corporation and Outland Design Landscape Architecture, was responsible for the detail streetscape design, costing, preparation of tender documents, and site supervision during construction. The detail design built on the road cross section concept design developed by Space2Place Landscape Architecture, in conjunction with Associated Engineering.
