Urban Design Archives - McElhanney

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University of Victoria SAFE Design Transit Exchange Upgrade

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Interest Holder Engagement & Communications, Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Urban Design, Vancouver IslandBy Andrea de Vries July 18, 2024

UVic sought to update their transit loop using SAFE Design to increase capacity, improve layout, and include shelter, lighting, and signage.

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Lobelia Subdivision and Lobelia Drive Upgrades

Alberta, British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Construction Surveys, Energy & Resources, Engineering, Geospatial, GIS & Spatial Analysis, Interest Holder Engagement & Communications, Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Legal and Engineering Surveys, Lower Mainland, Market Sectors, Municipal Underground Infrastructure & Roadways, Northern, Interior, Central BC, Northwest Territories, Oil & Gas Surveys, Planning, Saskatchewan, Services, Structural, Surveying, Transportation, Transportation & Transit, Urban Design, Vancouver Island, Visualization and Virtual/Augmented RealityBy Chantelle Mitha March 22, 2024

Lobelia Subdivision and Lobelia Drive Upgrades 202-22 | Osoyoos, BC The Lobelia Subdivision and Lobelia Drive Upgrades marked the conversion of a 3.24-acre family fruit farm, operational since the 1970s, into a thriving 15-lot single-family home community. In the spring of 2018, the Mackay family, who had recently inherited the family farm, faced the dilemma…

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Applications for Trimble SiteVision

Alberta, British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Construction Surveys, Energy & Resources, Engineering, Geospatial, GIS & Spatial Analysis, Interest Holder Engagement & Communications, Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Legal and Engineering Surveys, Lower Mainland, Market Sectors, Municipal Underground Infrastructure & Roadways, Northern, Interior, Central BC, Northwest Territories, Oil & Gas Surveys, Planning, Saskatchewan, Services, Structural, Surveying, Transportation, Transportation & Transit, Urban Design, Vancouver Island, Visualization and Virtual/Augmented RealityBy Andrea de Vries February 27, 2024

There are numerous applications for Trimble SiteVision, from underground utility exploration to aboveground boundary overlays.

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Ponoka Transportation and Urban Framework Master Plan, and Three-Year Trail Program

Alberta, Cities & Communities, Community Development, Community Planning & Policy, Interest Holder Engagement & Communications, Landscape Architecture, Parks, Planning, Trails, Transportation & Transit, Urban Design, Urban DesignBy Andrea de Vries February 28, 2023

Integrating a Transportation Master Plan with an Urban Framework Master Plan opened the door for multiple improvements to be made in tandem.

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City of Kamloops North Shore Neighbourhood Plan

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Community Planning & Policy, Interest Holder Engagement & Communications, Land Use & Approvals, Northern, Interior, Central BC, Planning, Region, Shorelines & Waterfronts, Urban DesignBy Andrea de Vries November 22, 2022

McElhanney’s province-wide presence and knowledge of local requirements offered a blend of expertise and familiarity that supported project success.

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Mountview Stormwater Management Design

Alberta, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure, Urban Design, Water ResourcesBy Jenn Kuhn February 24, 2021

McElhanney partnered with the City of Grande Prairie to complete stormwater management design in the Mountview neighbourhood.

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Meadows Subdivision & Meadows Drive Upgrades

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Construction Management, Engineering, Northern, Interior, Central BC, Planning, Surveying, Urban Design, Urban DesignBy Jenn Kuhn February 8, 2021

Our Penticton team provided engineering design, planning, construction & contract management, and inspection services for Meadows Subdivision.

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Crystal Heights & Apex Strata Legal Survey

3D Laser Scanning, British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Northern, Interior, Central BC, Surveying, Urban Design, Urban DesignBy Jenn Kuhn January 4, 2021

Since 2010, McElhanney has provided Legal Surveying to Citimark for their Crystal Heights and Apex Townhouse development projects.

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Riverside Townhomes

3D Laser Scanning, British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Northern, Interior, Central BC, Surveying, Urban Design, Urban DesignBy Jenn Kuhn December 11, 2020

This 35-unit luxury townhouse development involved design of onsite and offsite roads, underground utilities, grading, storm drainage, cost estimating, and construction inspections and administration.

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Anniversary Park Revitalization

Alberta, Cities & Communities, Landscape Architecture, Market Sectors, Parks, Planning, Recreation, Region, Services, Structural, Tourism, Urban Design, Urban DesignBy Jenn Kuhn December 11, 2017

The existing Anniversary Park site was in need of an upgrade for a multitude of reasons. The previous park wasn’t formally developed and the limited infrastructure was near the end of its lifecycle.