| CENTRE STREET CORRIDOR URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES
AND STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN STUDY
Purpose:
The purpose of the Centre Street Corridor Urban Design Guidelines and Streetscape Master Plan Study is to prepare a preliminary design framework and detailed Urban Design Guidelines for Centre Street from Bathurst Street to just west of Dufferin Street, and to prepare a Streetscape Master Plan and Phasing/ Implementation Plan for the same area. These three components will detail the comprehensive set of planning and urban design principles outlined in the Thornhill Centre Street Study, and support Vaughan and York Region Official Plan objectives.
"One of the greatest challenges within the corridor is its transformation from a primary highway and major transportation corridor to an attractive urban space that reinforces the connectivity to the surrounding community."
Location:
The Centre Street Corridor Study Area is approximately three kilometres in length and extends from Bathurst Street in the east to just past Dufferin Street in the west. The corridor includes lands fronting Centre Street on the north and south sides of the street.
Timeframe:
The Study began in April 2010 and is expected to be completed in 2011. (Updated)
Current Status:
The City of Vaughan Development Planning Department and the consulting team of The Planning Partnership are currently undertaking the Centre Street Corridor Urban Design Guidelines and Streetscape Master Plan Study.
A public open house for the land use component of the Centre Street Study took place on November 23, 2011 at Dufferin Clark Community Centre. The purpose of the open house was to present the draft Land Use Plan, Urban Design Guidelines and Streetscape Master Plan for the study area, and to receive residents' input on the proposed policy framework.
CENTRE STREET CORRIDOR DRAFT DOCUMENTS:
Urban Design Guidelines - November 2011
Streetscape Master Plan: Part 1 - November 2011
Streetscape Master Plan: Part 2 - November 2011
Land Use Study - October 2011
Public Open House Presentation - November 23, 2011.
Click here for the Full Notice of Public Open House.
Two public consultation/workshop events for the land use component of the Centre Street Study also took place Thursday, May 5 and Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The intent of the meetings was to present an update on the study progress including the Streetscape Master Plan, as well as to introduce and conduct a workshop on the land use component of the study and receive feedback from the community.
A copy of the WORKSHOP TWO PRESENTATION can be downloaded here: Centre Street Corridor: Workshop Two Presentation. A SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP TWO can be downloaded here: Centre Street Corridor: Workshop Two Summary.
On April, 28, 2010, The City of Vaughan and the Consulting Team, The Planning Partnership, facilitated discussion groups with Centre Street landowners in the Study Area, and with local community Ratepayer Associations.
A Public Meeting/Open House regarding the development of Urban Design Guidelines in the Centre Street Corridor Study Area was held on May 25, 2010 at the Patricia Kemp Community Centre in Concord.
A copy of WORKSHOP ONE presentations can be downloaded here:
Part 1: Introduction and Background
Part 2: 12 Key Initial Observations
Part 3: Anatomy of a Great Street
Part 4: Big Moves
York Region Transportation Infrastructure Initiatives:
vivaNext - Dedicated bus lanes on Regional Road 7 are part of York Region's plan for the next generation of rapid transit for a growing region. Click on the following link to learn more about the construction of the Highway 7 rapidways. http://www.vivanext.com/highway7_vaughan
The vivaNext Highway 7 rapidway design is included in the vivaNext June 9 and 10, 2010 public presentation:
Contact:
Questions or comments related to Urban Design Guidelines and the Streetscape Master Plan, please contact Moira Wilson, Urban Design Division, Development Planning Department, City of Vaughan
905-832-8585, ext. 8017
Questions or comments related to Land Use, please contact Anna Sicilia, Senior Planner, Policy Planning Department, City of Vaughan 905-832-8585, ext. 8063
References:
Click here for a more detailed description of the study purpose and process.
Click here to learn about vivaNext — York Region's plan for the next generation of rapid transit.
Click here to view notices for upcoming VivaNext public consultations, open houses and workshops that are open to all community members.
Click
here for the Centre Street Corridor location map.
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