CANAL FLATS DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE PLAN

Selkirk Planning & Design worked with LARCH Landscape Architecture to develop a series of streetscape designs for 2 main streets in Canal Flats, BC. The project was intended to enhance the streetscape, and initiate a re-investment in Grainger, the main street and community entrance from the south had varying right-of-ways, and houses the principal commercial businesses in town. The street connects to Tilley Memorial Park, and incorporated a bike lane connection from Highways 93/95 to the park. Burns Ave has a more residential feel and is the community entrance from the West. This design features a shared sidewalk / bike path, and focusses on creating a more residential feel entrance to the The work included creating road cross-sections, that include sidewalk design, green stormwater infiltration, landscaping, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, parking, crossings, and street furniture. The team included custom street furniture design that includes customized benches, signs, and streetlights that incorporate Canal Flats industrial and forestry The project was completed and 2021, and LARCH undertook detailed design for the project shortly after.