At City Initiatives and Planning Committee on March 18th, Council received a report for information on the Moody Centre Spring Street Streetscape Design Guidelines. The report discussed notable approaches for addressing various items, notably: 

Relating to sidewalk widths, Council suggested converting Spring Street to a one-way traffic lane alignment. This was reviewed with a number of concerns identified: 

• Limited maneuverability for fire operations; 
• Limited travel routes for residents, increasing congestion; 
• Excessive queuing/wait times from a one-way street system; 

During the meeting, a motion arising was passed to have staff report back on possible adjustments to building setback requirements from Spring Street to allow for sufficient space for unimpeded two-way pedestrian movement and, at the same time, revisit the one-way traffic lane option of the report.  

More information can be found in the full report by City staff.