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DOWNTOWN CAMPUS Winnipeg's downtown is the entertainment, cultural and economic heart of our city and our window to the world. Occupying the northwest corner of downtown, the Amazon campus will occupy multiple buildings and will be connected with a redeveloped walkway system and concourse. The campus will include existing structures which will be redeveloped and vacant sites that will have new facilities constructed. The Bay, a marquee heritage building, will be one of the campus anchors. This beautiful, historic seven-floor department store will be redeveloped with additional floor plates added to the facility creating a mix of heritage and modern building design. A redeveloped walkway system to the north of The Bay connects to a large downtown retail shopping centre and office complex which will be redeveloped with the addition of two new towers to be located on each end of the mall. To the south, a redeveloped walkway system will connect The Bay to Winnipeg's preeminent entertainment venue the BellMTS Place home to the NHL's Winnipeg Jets. The arena and walkway system also connects to the new $400 million True North Square which includes a new large public gathering space with numerous commercial retail locations and two large office towers. Winnipeg's downtown is in the process of constructing several high-rise housing developments providing multiple housing options for staff within a short walk to the Amazon downtown campus. The Downtown Campus is connected to Winnipeg's public transit hub. The transit hub is also connected to the expansion of Winnipeg Transit's Bus Rapid Transit system that will connect to all quadrants of the city. The campus will also include an airport extension building at the James A. Richardson International Airport. A proposed BRT line will give staff easy access to the airport extension and to arrival and departure lounges. The facility is being proposed as an extension of the Downtown Campus to enable future development of Amazon distribution and fulfillment centres. Zoning and Permitting Winnipeg's downtown is pre-zoned to allow most development by right and without the need for public hearings or Council approvals. These bulk standards may include a floor area ratio maximum number of storeys. Downtown's Zoning District is defined as "Multiple Use Sector" that is intended to encourage the range of uses, sites, activities, and buildings typical to a diverse and vibrant central business district. This sector demonstrates a diversity of uses, including: office, retail, services, restaurants, entertainment opportunities, public institutions, multiple-family residential, and mixed-use parking facilities. Level of Transit Service The downtown campus is well served by Winnipeg Transit. Most city routes converge on downtown within a short walk of one or more of the downtown campus buildings. These corridors have the most frequent transit service in the city (buses every two to five minutes at peak times), and the longest span of service hours in the city (at least 06:00 am to 01:30 am, 7 days per week). Downtown is connected to the James A. Richardson International Airport by two direct transit routes – the No. 15 Sargent-Mountain on Portage Avenue and the No. 20 Academy-Watt on Graham Avenue. Winnipeg's radial transit network connects every neighbourhood in the city with downtown. Integration with Future Rapid Transit Plans In addition to Stage 1 of the Southwest Transitway that has been in operation since 2012, Winnipeg has 6 Rapid Transit Corridors outlined in its 2011 Transportation Master Plan: • Southwest Transitway Stage 2 (Pembina & Jubilee to the University of Manitoba – under construction and set to open in 2020) • Eastern Corridor (downtown to Transcona) • Main Street (downtown to Inkster) • Portage Avenue (downtown to Polo Park, with further extensions beyond) • Northeast Corridor (from the Eastern Corridor to the Perimeter Highway) • Southeast Corridor (from the Eastern Corridor to Island Lakes/Royalwood) All routes for current and future Rapid Transit Corridors converge on Downtown Winnipeg, and will serve multiple sites within the downtown campus directly. WILL BE ONE OF THE CAMPUS ANCHORS. THE BAY, A MARQUEE HERITAGE BUILDING, A M A Z O N P R O P O S A L 41

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