Landscape Planning

DPLA has been involved in the master planning and long-term development and expansion goals for large scale public sites that will experience changes in user needs. These projects have involved identification, research, and proposed boundaries for nature reserve sites, new provincial park proposals at the regional scale, and master plan updates for Saskatchewan urban park systems at the city scale.

Red Coat Trail, Tatagwa Parkway Master Plan, Weyburn SK

Regina Athletic Field Study

"Intent of Study
The City of Regina commissioned David Powell Landscape Architect (DPLA) to carry out an athletic field system update. The general intent of the athletic field system update... is to review and replicate (to the extent practical) the considerations and evaluations of the previous athletic field system plan produced in 1996." (excerpt p. 1 from Athletic Field System Review , Oct 2011).

The reviewed sports facilities were evaluated according to the following criteria --- urban context (interface with the neighborhood), meeting user needs, building/structure conditions (where these exist), crowd management, facility condition.

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Regina's Old Warehouse District Planning Study, Regina SK 2003

For this project, DPLA provided the Regina's Old Warehouse District Association with streetscape and parking concepts and options for this heritage area north of downtown Regina, as a part of a study completed by a local architect. Streetscape options included layouts to increase parking capacity while slowing traffic, as well as pedestrian oriented mini-mall areas with decorative paving, street furniture and links to adjacent businesses.

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Kiwanis Waterfall Park Master Plan, 2002, Regina SK.

For this project, DPLA was commissioned to review existing site qualities of Kiwanis Waterfall park, identify areas with potential for further development, identify areas needing improvement and propose solutions for upgrade / repair of existing retaining walls. During the project, special attention was paid to examining how to integrate the park into the open space corridor along Wascana creek. The process involved a questionnaire that included questions about park safety, for what reasons and how often individuals use the park, what aspects of the park individuals value and where they would like to see improvements, among other questions.

Good Spirit Provincial Park Vegetation Management Study, 2001, SK.

DPLA was hired by Saskatchewan Environment & Resource Management Parkland Eco-Region to complete a landscape and management plan in order to help Good Spirit Provincial Park improve their day-use area.