Infrastructure Planning and Design Services
Infrastructure planning and design plays a critical role in creating healthy cities that prioritize the well-being and quality of life of their residents. GJD Planning can help you prioritize active transportation infrastructure, enhancing access, and allowing connectivity throughout your community.
Infrastructure planning and design can also address environmental factors that impact health. By integrating green infrastructure, such as urban forests, rainwater catchment, and permeable surfaces, cities can enhance resilience to climate change, reduce heat island effects, and improve water and air quality. Furthermore, infrastructure planning and design can enhance social cohesion and community well-being. By creating public spaces that foster social interactions, cities can strengthen social bonds and support mental health.
Designing inclusive and accessible infrastructure ensures residents, regardless of age, ability, or socio-economic status, can fully participate in community life. By prioritizing active lifestyles, environmental sustainability, social cohesion, and safety, GJD Planning delivers thoughtful and inclusive infrastructure planning and design to meet the needs of your community.
The following is a list of some of the Infrastructure Planning and Design projects that we have supported:
- Lower Mountain Highway Multi-Modal Design, District of North Vancouver, BC
- All Ages and Abilities Bikeway Network, Victoria, BC
- City Centre Cycle Track Network, Calgary, AB
- South False Creek Seawall Pedestrian & Cyclist Safety Improvements, Vancouver, BC
- City Centre Arterial Intersection Design Guidance, Surrey, BC
- False Creek Seawall Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Improvements, Vancouver, BC
- Cougar Creek Roundabout Design and Implementation, Canmore AB
- Meewasin Valley Destination Trail Design, Saskatoon, SK
- Update to Transportation Association of Canada’s Geometric Design Guide (2017 Edition), Can
- Spring Creek Complete Street Design, Canmore, AB
- Northeast False Creek (NEFC) Transportation Study, Vancouver, BC
- East Village 3rd and 4th Street Protected Bikeway Designs, Calgary. AB
- Braid Street Greenway Conceptual Design, New Westminster, BC
- Pattullo Bridge Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Design, for TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s Regional Transportation Authority, BC
- CPR Railway Crossing Pathway Design, Canmore, AB
- Wilkinson Road and Colquitz River Path, Saanich, BC
- Northwest Hub Transit Improvement Plan, Calgary, AB
- Britannia Community Centre Complex Redesign, Vancouver, BC
- Broadway Rapid Transit Active Transportation Options, Vancouver, BC
- Canada Line Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge Design and Implementation, TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s Regional Transportation Authority, BC
- Central Valley Greenway Active Transportation Route Design and Implementation, TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s Regional Transportation Authority, BC
- Dilworth Drive Protected Bikeway Design, Kelowna, BC
- Coast Meridian Road Redesign, Coquitlam, BC
Check out our Project Gallery for some examples of GJD Planning’s Infrastructure Planning and Design successes.