Public Realm definition

Public Realm means any publicly owned streets, pathways, sidewalks, parks, publicly accessible open spaces and any public and civic building and facilities where the public has access. [2015-02]
Public Realm means any publicly owned streets, roadways, sidewalks, parks, plazas, and other open spaces that comprise the shared space of a city for its visitors, employees and residents. It is the space between buildings where civic interaction occurs and is defined in contrast to private property.
Public Realm means municipally-owned public space and non-municipally-owned public spaces;

Examples of Public Realm in a sentence

  • Note to Applicant: Specific public realm improvements are subject to completion and adoption of the Cambie Corridor Public Realm Plan.

  • Design development to meet the Cambie Corridor Draft Public Realm Plan including lane, side yard and front yard treatments.

  • The principles cover Character, Continuity and Enclosure, Quality of the Public Realm, Ease of Movement, Legibility, Adaptability and Diversity.

  • This Committee has been allocated Public Realm funding to invest in area improvements.

  • Public Realm schemes can be proposed by ward councillors or community representatives.


More Definitions of Public Realm

Public Realm means all external areas of the city (on public or private land) to which the public has regular access. This includes, for example, sidewalks, squares, plazas, as well as +15 bridges, walkways and associated outdoor spaces (Urban Design Framework, City of Calgary, 2011).
Public Realm means the areas open to the public [within the town centre] which shall be subject to surveillance by CCTV
Public Realm means places and or spaces that are shared by the public. This includes all public places, open spaces and streetscapes.
Public Realm means the 1,035sqm GIA linked series of new public spaces together with paving, benches, trees and street furniture to be created at ground level on the Site comprising the following: (i) “King’s Head Square” – shown coloured XX and situated on the western side of the Site next to the new underground station entrance; (ii) “New Yard” - shown coloured XX and situated along the northern side of the base of the Tower; (iii) “St Xxxxxx Street Square” – shown coloured XX and situated between the base of the Tower and St Xxxxxx Street; (iv) “East Yard” – shown coloured XX and situated on the eastern side of the Tower; (v) “Georgian Passage” - shown coloured XX and situated as a passageway running through the middle of the Georgian Terrace; and together all five spaces are shown on the drawing annexed hereto and labelled XX at Annex X; “Public Realm Specification” means a detailed specification to be submitted by the Developer to the Council for approval in respect of the Public Realm and which shall include as a minimum:- detailed and scaled plans and drawings; a full specification of the works and samples of proposed materials; details of the phasing and timing for delivery; and any other details as may be reasonably required by the Council; “Public Space” means the Public Realm, Reception, Roof Gardens and the Roof Gardens Access; “Reception” means the XX sqm GIA section of the ground floor reception in the Tower which shall be available for free to the public and is shown coloured XX on the drawing annexed hereto and labelled XX at Annex X; “Reception Management Plan” means a detailed management plan to be submitted by the Developer to the Council for its approval in writing (as local planning and highway authority) in respect of the Reception and which shall include as a minimum:- (i) details of the phasing and timing for delivery; (ii) a strategy for providing, maintaining and cleaning the Reception to ensure it is well maintained; (iii) the access arrangements which shall be between the hours of XX – XX 364 days a year except when the Reception may be closed in accordance with any of the reasons set out in Paragraphs 1.3 – 1.6 of Part Two of Schedule Three; (iv) the facilities available for use free of charge by the public which shall include seating, toilet facilities, WI-FI and power sockets; and (v) any other details as may be required by the Council.
Public Realm means the publicly accessible routes and open spaces forming part of the Development within the Land (shown for illustrative purposes only on the “Illustrative Public Realm Plan” at Annex 2) the detailed extent of which will be submitted for approval at the reserved matters stage.
Public Realm means those areas of the Development shown XX on Plan X
Public Realm means those areas of the First Revised Development shown on Plan 2 as “Site and Public Realm”