Submitted Application

A New Creek

The daylighting of Dallas / Slaughterhouse Creek is a significant amenity that also has value for people, not just habitat. Through the incorporation of overlook areas and the creation of places for people to linger along the riparian edge, this daylit creek is a rich contrast to the urban environment in which it is situated.

A New Plaza

In addition to pocket parks, pedestrian mews, and a generally enhanced public realm, a new plaza is proposed around the station entrance.  The creation of this plaza is a unique opportunity associated with this particular moment in time - the Moody Centre Master Plan.

Spring Street Promenade

A clearly stated ambition of the City’s OCP, the creation of an intimate street experience unlike any other in the lower mainland is also a priority of our proposal. Emphasizing pedestrians, cyclists, retail activity and including green spaces and residential entries, Spring Street will be a living street full of vitality and representative of the City of the Arts.

Pocket Parks

Pocket parks provide intimate scaled, weather protected and sheltered spaces that create comfortable micro-climate condition for its users.  Pocket parks provide both a cooling effect against the urban island heat effect while also providing healthy green spaces and soft urban edges promoting well-being and outdoor activity.

Pedestrian Overpass

Through the development of PCI’s future project on Murray Street, the Master Plan will see the delivery of the pedestrian overpass connecting Moody Centre to Rocky Point Park, improving connectivity to the station for residents and visitors of the community, and promoting active and public transportation use.

Daylit Creek

Moving forward, we propose condensing the creek name to simply “Dallas Creek”, a consideration consistent with many who attended our various public engagement forums.

Broad Habitat Value

The daylit creek provides more value than fish habitat and stormwater management. The riparian areas alongside the creek may be planted with bird and pollinator friendly plants bringing opportunities for local biophilia to thrive.

Architecture / Step-Code

The proposed Master Plan will be exploring Step Code and other similar green building standards, including low emission green buildings. The plan will adopt best sustainable practices related to surface water run-off and storm water management.

Greening and Softscaping

The Master Plan provides a series of dispersed pocket parks, neighbourhood mews and riparian creek landscapes that provide softscaped conditions. These improvements reduce the effects or urban heat island effect and assists passively in ground water management.

Car-Share / Mobility Shift Considerations / Active Transportation

The Master Plan provides considerations to a number of EV charging outlets (or EV-ready stalls) for commercial and residential structured parking. Additionally, the Master Plan contemplates providing locations on site where car-share, e-bikes and ride hailing could occur. These planning considerations will help reduce the number of cars within the community, while also promoting a shift in vehicle energy source and aligning our master plan with Climate Action Plan goals to have 50% of all cars driven on City roads be zero emissions vehicles by 2030.

Connections to Transit

As all of Moody Centre is in close proximity to the Moody Centre station and the West Coast express, the neighbourhood is poised to prioritize transit over other modes of movement. The plan proposes strong visual and physical connections to transit infrastructure.

Spring Street, Pedestrian Links, and Cycling Infrastructure

This proposal incorporates mid-block pedestrian linkages and a ‘shared-street’ concept design for the spine of the TOD- Spring Street. This results in a more accessible and enjoyable pedestrian environment.

Parking and Loading

As an urban, high-density, mixed-use precinct, the automobile is not the primary means of movement within the neighbourhood. Parking will be located within the development and screened. Loading will be located off of secondary streets and screened. All existing at grade parking will be replaced with the potential for a park and ride structure adjacent to Moody Centre Station. Alternative parking standards are proposed to limit the number of new vehicles introduced to the neighbourhood. Emergency target.

Moody Centre Streets, Not ‘Through’ Streets

The choices we have made in terms of neighbourhood design and transportation are focused on prioritizing Moody Centre streets as neighbourhood streets that serve Port Moody rather than simply moving traffic through Port Moody.

Street Level

The proposal prioritizes active frontages, articulated facades, and high-quality materials. The lowest four storeys will define the street edge and be the predominate driver in contributing to the pedestrian experience.

Views

The spacing of tall buildings allows for views and sight lines to be maintained throughout the Moody Centre plan area. These primarily occur along street corridors and through the placement of taller buildings. Additionally, the building podium is setback on the eastern edge of William Street to provide a strong visual connection to the transit station from St. Johns Street.

A Fine-Grained Development Pattern

By introducing street level public passages, pocket parks, a mews, a daylit creek, and a plaza, the overall development pattern is ‘fine-grained.’ This means that there are more options for circulation for pedestrians and more opportunity for special programming and a diverse pedestrian experience.

Towers

The proposed strategy for tall buildings includes minimum tower separation of 25m and a maximum floor plate size of 8,500 Sf. As the centre of Port Moody and a regional transit-oriented development node, the proposed heights for Moody Centre are the tallest in Port Moody at 36 storeys.