Precinct 1 - Portland Street

<ul> <li>The heart of Downtown Dartmouth; </li> <li>Historic and reinvigorated shopping area with wide range of shops, boutiques, cafes, restaurants and services; </li> <li>Careful design guidelines ensure ample sunlight throughout the day; </li> <li>Taller buildings designed to mitigate wind impacts on pedestrians; </li> <li>3-4 storey streetwalls to maintain pedestrian scale of street; </li> <li>Commercial uses required for entire ground floor to foster pedestrian environment; </li> <li>Fine grained storefronts in new development; Major pedestrian route providing direct link to ferry terminal.</li> </ul><p>Please go the the <a href="http://shapeyourcityhalifax.ca/downtown-dartmouth-plan/documents">"Library" </a>to see shadow analysis and build-out scenarios.</p><p>Your Comments? </p><p> <click to="" enlarge=""> </click></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://shapeyourcityhalifax.ca/downtown-dartmouth-plan/documents/1571/download"><img src="https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-canada/redactor_assets/assets/2734ba93e520f46f02b83768b82105b72f98013d/000/005/368/original/Portland.jpg?1518472853" alt="Portland Street" width="168" height="235" style="width: 168px; height: 235px; float: none; margin: 0px;"></a></p>
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