The Big Dig: Is Your BIA Prepared for Streetscape Renewal? John Bowker Vice-Chair Roncesvalles Village BIA

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1 The Big Dig: Is Your BIA Prepared for Streetscape Renewal? John Bowker Vice-Chair Roncesvalles Village BIA

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10 Project milestones Roncesvalles reconstruction Project Announced Scope and budget defined High-level design Detailed design Construction Street reopening

11 Project milestones Streetscape strategy Advocacy Workshops Community feedback Mitigation strategies Business restoration strategy Roncesvalles reconstruction Project Announced Scope and budget defined High-level design Detailed design Construction Street reopening

12 Streetscape strategy Streetscape strategy Advocacy Workshops Community feedback Mitigation strategies Business restoration strategy Roncesvalles reconstruction Project Announced Scope and budget defined High-level design Detailed design Construction Street reopening

13 Streetscape strategy

14 Advocacy Streetscape strategy Advocacy Workshops Community feedback Mitigation strategies Business restoration strategy Roncesvalles reconstruction Project Announced Scope and budget defined High-level design Detailed design Construction Street reopening

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16 Advocacy Decision-makers are motivated by 1.The desire to avoid headaches 2.The pursuit of a good-news story

17 Things that cause headaches 1. Ignorance of process 2. Ignorance of existing policies 3. Ignorance of constraints and budgets 4. Indifference to broader community 5. Assholes

18 Things that relieve headaches 1. Doing your homework 2. Finding common interests 3. Removing obstacles 4. Realistic expectations 5. Engage broader community 6. Be nice

19 Bad news story

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21 Creating good news stories 1. A story has a beginning, middle and end 2. Manage expectations 3. Learn to pitch to media 4. Inoculate against the grumps 5. Always think of the reader

22 Advocacy Your neighbours are your best advocates

23 Workshops Streetscape strategy Advocacy Workshops Community feedback Mitigation strategies Business restoration strategy Roncesvalles reconstruction Project Announced Scope and budget defined High-level design Detailed design Construction Street reopening

24 Workshops Who is at the table? BIA members community stakeholders designers, planners, architects decision-makers Remember: don t wait!

25 How will you respond: Nobody consulted me!

26 What is community input? 1. Local priorities 2. Local conditions 3. Local expertise

27 One model of community input Councillor Staff?

28 A better model of community input BIA RAs Decisionmakers! Other groups

29 Best model of community input? Roncesvalles Renewed (BIA, RAs, other groups) Decisionmakers!!!

30 Jackpot! Roncesvalles Renewed City stakeholders (TTC, Transportation, Economic Development, Urban Forestry, EMS, Utilities) Decisionmakers!!!!!

31 Talking to municipalities A good councillor will get everyone talking to each other early

32 Talking to municipalities A good advocate will keep them talking -- to you and to each other

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34 Trees are infrastructure Trees need air, water & uncompacted soil, not just a hole in the ground Bring in arborists at earliest phases of street design, not after engineering work is done On Roncesvalles: protected trenches prevent soil compaction, with piping to allow water and airflow unit pavers to allow future utility work without jackhammering protective tree guards & grates 12 watering stations

35 Community Feedback Streetscape strategy Advocacy Workshops Community feedback Mitigation strategies Business restoration strategy Roncesvalles reconstruction Project Announced Scope and budget defined High-level design Detailed design Construction Street reopening

36 Community feedback Reconcile best practises with local realities

37 Community feedback 1. Walkthrough 2. Direct outreach 3. Local expertise

38 Community feedback Wasn t it obvious that this would be a problem?

39 Mitigation Strategies Streetscape strategy Advocacy Workshops Community feedback Mitigation strategies Business restoration strategy Roncesvalles reconstruction Project Announced Scope and budget defined High-level design Detailed design Construction Street reopening

40 Mitigation strategies 1. Pain is more bearable when you know what is coming 2. Get it in the RFP and the contract 3. Whining does not increase sales 4. You re in the middle of the story, not the end

41 Get in the RFP and the contract 1. Dust and noise control 2. Communication & notification 3. Single point of contact on-site 4. Compact staging 5. Work hours 6. Pedestrian movement through worksite 7. Store access at all times 8. Traffic & parking management 9. Preserve bike parking 10. Holiday shopping 11. Subservice utility investigation 12. Contractor pre-qualification 13. Underground utilities notified 14. Milestone payments 15. Incentives for speedy completion 16. Liquidated damages 17. Performance report card 18. Damage claims process 19. Time-based transfers 20. Open for business marketing 21. Native backfill

42 You can only pick two 1. Fast 2. Cheap 3. Good

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44 Business restoration Streetscape strategy Advocacy Workshops Community feedback Mitigation strategies Business restoration strategy Roncesvalles reconstruction Project Announced Scope and budget defined High-level design Detailed design Construction Street reopening

45 Business Restoration Is Roncesvalles still under construction?

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48 Good luck!