Greyfields

Question 1

Different “fields of development” in planning

Answer 1

• Greenfield
• Brownfield
• Bluefield
• Greyfield

Question 2

Grey Fields

Answer 2

Infrastructure Rich

Centrally Located

Arterial Road Access

Unconfined, developable land

Adjacent housing stock

Question 3

Greyfield Opportunities and Challenges

Answer 3

• Transit essential to support retrofits
• 300 meter buffers on watercourses
• Daylight streams, introduce permeable surfaces
• Re-greening, vegetation and food production
• Improved architecture in retrofits
• Public support for more retrofits
• Transfer development rights to transit corridors

Question 4

Changes in water balance

Answer 4

Urbanization brings increased surface flow, less interflow/baseflow, less interception, less transpiration

Question 5

Ellen Dunham-Jones

Answer 5

Retrofitting Surburbia

Question 6

Retrofitting Greyfield Saskatoon

Answer 6

• Are we ready for retrofitting
• A new phase of urbanism
• Can you suggests any greyfield locations in Saskatoon today