September 2010 Update

The Varsity View LAP will reconvene on Wednesday, October 20. Here are the meeting dates and a list of topics yet to come.
Here is the list of meetings still to come

October 20
Review of Topics to Date (Land Use, Parks, Parking, Traffic, Neighbourhood Safety & College Quarter)
November 17
Relationship between the University of Saskatchewan and Varsity View Neighbourhood
Children’s Hospital at RUH

December 15
Infrastructure & Public Works

January 19
Heritage and Infill Guidelines

February 16
Topics not yet covered

March 16
Review #2.

Draft Varsity View Vision

Please comment on the draft vision.

Varsity View is a historic neighbourhood centrally located close to the river, the downtown, the University of Saskatchewan and Royal University Hospital. Its historic roots like with the University of Saskatchewan. The neighbourhood is characterized by an eclectic mix of character housing, a vibrant school which attracts families from all areas of the City, a high amount of rental accommodation and a mature urban forest. The residents are diverse in terms of age, culture, education level and income. This adds to the overall vitality of the neighbourhood.

Varsity view is a safe neighbourhood with activity at all times of the day. It is a high energy, active neighbourhood which is amenable to cycling and walking. Its central location also accommodates transit usage.

Varsity View strives to maintain its diversity, heritage and architecture. Varsity View will be a model sustainable community.

Visioning

At the November meeting, the LAPC dicussed the vision for Varsity View. The statements listed below have been taken from the excercise from the November 24 meeting. The statements should form a vision for Varsity View. The final vision statement will be agreed on by all the planning committee members.Please draft your vision for Varity View in the comments box below.

Here are examples of how the individual visioning statements are combined into a single statement:

Our vision for Saskatoon, building on our heritage, includes an enhanced quality of life, sustainable economic viability, responsible environmental management, continued river valley stewardship, a strengthened quilt of neighbourhoods, a process for managed growth, and regionalization opportunities.

A teeming Urban environment reinventing itself in the shell of its historic industrial character, the Warehouse District offers diverse alternatives of livability, culture and enterprise unique to the centre of the City.

Varsity View was quieter neighbourhood.
Varsity felt more like a neighbourhood. There were more children, lower fences, and residents were more multi-generational.
Varsity View contained more dorms and rooming houses, and there were fewer cars on the street.
Heritage and history of varsity view includes ties to the U of S and RUH.
Varsity View contains many older heritage homes.
Varsity View has changed.
The residents who live in Varsity View are diverse in terms of age, culture and income.
The housing stock is diverse.
Varsity View is a safe place to live.
Residents of Varsity View are physically active.
The Urban Forest is a great asset of the neighbourhood).
Varsity View is a desirable place to live.
People use varying modes of transportation in Varsity View.
The neighbourhood has a great location.
Varsity View is affected by the U of S and RUH.
Varsity View can be characterized by diverse housing stock, university students and a mature urban forest.
Challenges include parking pressures, aging infrastructure and expensive housing.
Varsity View strives to maintain its heritage and diversity.
Varsity View will be a model sustainable community.
Citizens of Varsity View will be engaged.
Varsity View will be renewed and have its renaissance.
Varsity View will maintain its diversity, heritage and architectural heritage.
Varsity View will be a model sustainable community.
Varsity View will accommodate pedestrians and cyclists.
Varsity View will encourage diversity.
Varsity View’s residents are multi-generational.