Not swayed from the controversy over the last consultant that they hired, City Council has sought out the assistance of another municipal consultant, this one to provide some guidance on development issues in the downtown core and Cow Bay areas.
Frank Ducote, a Vancouver based, urban design consultant has been contracted by the city to help create guidelines for both the downtown and Cow Bay areas of the city. He brings some interesting past experience from the Lower Mainland, including stints as an instructor with Simon Fraser University and as part of the Main Street Showcase project in Vancouver.
Frank Ducote, a Vancouver based, urban design consultant has been contracted by the city to help create guidelines for both the downtown and Cow Bay areas of the city. He brings some interesting past experience from the Lower Mainland, including stints as an instructor with Simon Fraser University and as part of the Main Street Showcase project in Vancouver.
He enters the local debate on development with a self defined goal to find out what Rupertites want their Downtown area to be. A never ending debate that seems to depend on who you are talking to and what part of town they happent to have their business in.
The Daily News provided an introduction to his efforts in Wednesday’s paper.
Expert helping city develop core area
Consultant looking at future of Cow Bay and Downtown
By George T. Baker
The Daily News
Friday, October 29, 2008
Page five
The City of Prince Rupert has hired an urban design consultant to figure out how the city can create guidelines for both the downtown and Cow Bay.
Vancouver-based Frank Ducote has been brought in by the city to heave a look around and develop guidelines for the city’s development.
“The first question we are posing is what should the boundaries be for Cow Bay and Downtown,” said Ducote.
Currently, Cow Bay officially only extends to East First Avenue.
Sitting in a vacant business space in Capitol Mall, Ducote was pondering questions that he would like Ruperites, especially those interested in doing business in Prince Rupert, to answer going forward. The central questions being: what do Ruperites want their Downtown area to be?
He was to discuss this central question and many follow-ups with interested locals last night at Capitol Mall and the reason he chose that space was evident when you get to know the building intimately – a mix of heritage exterior with up-to-date interior design.
“This is a great building,” said Ducote. The process Ducote was hired on for is to update the city’s guidelines for the Downtown core and Cow Bay shopping district.
“We want to know if the guidelines for Cow Bay are robust enough, considering they are not mandatory,” said Ducote.
That could mean anything from developing the parking space on Cow Bay Road opposite the Atlin Terminal building, to what kind of look the area should have.
The same is being determined for the Downtown business district.
One Third Avenue business owner thinks the boundaries should be eliminated completely.
Third Avenue coffee shop owner Vince Amante believes that Cow Bay and the Downtown should be rolled into one area
Amante has lived and worked in Prince Rupert since 1959, when his sister advised his family that it would be a good idea to move here.
He said that city hall has dropped the ball on developing business in the city and he would like to see more support for downtown businesses when the cruise ship season comes around next year.
“Right now, we need to concentrate on the five corners. (Concentration) should hot just be for Cow Bay but for all development,” said Amante.
The Daily News provided an introduction to his efforts in Wednesday’s paper.
Expert helping city develop core area
Consultant looking at future of Cow Bay and Downtown
By George T. Baker
The Daily News
Friday, October 29, 2008
Page five
The City of Prince Rupert has hired an urban design consultant to figure out how the city can create guidelines for both the downtown and Cow Bay.
Vancouver-based Frank Ducote has been brought in by the city to heave a look around and develop guidelines for the city’s development.
“The first question we are posing is what should the boundaries be for Cow Bay and Downtown,” said Ducote.
Currently, Cow Bay officially only extends to East First Avenue.
Sitting in a vacant business space in Capitol Mall, Ducote was pondering questions that he would like Ruperites, especially those interested in doing business in Prince Rupert, to answer going forward. The central questions being: what do Ruperites want their Downtown area to be?
He was to discuss this central question and many follow-ups with interested locals last night at Capitol Mall and the reason he chose that space was evident when you get to know the building intimately – a mix of heritage exterior with up-to-date interior design.
“This is a great building,” said Ducote. The process Ducote was hired on for is to update the city’s guidelines for the Downtown core and Cow Bay shopping district.
“We want to know if the guidelines for Cow Bay are robust enough, considering they are not mandatory,” said Ducote.
That could mean anything from developing the parking space on Cow Bay Road opposite the Atlin Terminal building, to what kind of look the area should have.
The same is being determined for the Downtown business district.
One Third Avenue business owner thinks the boundaries should be eliminated completely.
Third Avenue coffee shop owner Vince Amante believes that Cow Bay and the Downtown should be rolled into one area
Amante has lived and worked in Prince Rupert since 1959, when his sister advised his family that it would be a good idea to move here.
He said that city hall has dropped the ball on developing business in the city and he would like to see more support for downtown businesses when the cruise ship season comes around next year.
“Right now, we need to concentrate on the five corners. (Concentration) should hot just be for Cow Bay but for all development,” said Amante.
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