The long term design principles focus on improving 4th Street through redevelopment of the built form. These changes would be implemented as the existing structures evolve over a longer period of time than the previously mentioned short term principles.

Building Massing:

• new developments should maintain the pedestrian scale
• a variety of styles, materials, and colours should be encouraged
• 3-4 stories maximum fronting on the sidewalk

Continuity of Building Frontage:

• creates a legible, continuous pedestrian streetscape
• increases permeability, provided there are numerous entry points
• parking should be placed behind new structures

These figure ground maps illustrate how improvements could be made to the continuity of building frontage on 4th Street.  The map on the left has a number of blocks that have fragmented building frontage.  The map on the right illustrates what a continuous building frontage on 4th Street would look like.

Traffic Calming:

• bulbed curbs pronounce crosswalks and increase pedestrian space and safety
• changing paving material better defines crosswalk boundaries

Lindsay Link:

• intersection of 4th Street and 21st Avenue is part of an important linkage to Lindsay Park
• this link could be highlighted through signage and paving designs

Mission Centre:

• eliminate impermeable objects adjacent to sidewalk in the plaza area
• increase entry points along sidewalk to improve streetscape permeability

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