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Encourage Sidewalk Useswhen Appropriate Sidewalk uses such as café’s and dining terraces can successfully bring life to a street by increasing the diversity of activities at street level, providing outdoor dining options, and increasing opportunity for chance encounters, casual surveillance and people watching. Broadway’s extremely generous right-of-way width could allow for a widened sidewalk, creating enhanced opportunity for street- side dining. Respect and Complement theHeritage Character of the Downtown Broadway Street has a wealth of heritage buildings that contribute to its overall character and visual beauty. All new buildings, infill projects and renovations should respect, complement and strengthen the heritage fabric of Tillsonburg’s Central Area, by using complimentary materials and proportions. Heritage elements should always be retained and/or refurbished when necessary. Maintain a Consistent Proportion and Sense of Rhythm In order to ensure a visually consistent streetscape, buildings should maintain a consistent proportion and regular sense of rhythm. This includes regularizing the general patterns of building heights, setback and stepbacks, first storey heights, glazing patterns, and signage patterns. Address Side Streets,Corner Sites, andBack Alleys Corner lots should address not only Broadway Street, but also any intersecting side streets by providing glazing, signage and secondary entrances where appropriate. Long expanses of blank wall should be avoided. Rear alley’s should have secondary entrances when appropriate, adequate lighting, screened outdoor storage areas and reasonable quality finishes.
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Brook McIlroy Inc. / McCormick Rankin Co.
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