Bowmanville West Urban Centre Secondary Plan Update Dillon Consulting Limited
Introduction Tonight’s Agenda • Panel Review (6:00 - 6:30 minutes) • Presentation (6:30 – 6:45) • Activity & Wrap Up (6:45 – 8:00) Bowmanville West
Context Why are we updating the Secondary Plan? • Clarington recently updated its Official Plan • The Official Plan identifies the need to update a number of secondary plans across the Municipality Bowmanville West
Context What is a Secondary Plan? 1. Vision, • A Secondary Plan provides Goals/Objectives more detailed plans and policies beyond the Municipality’s Official Plan for a 2. Land Use specific area • They include plans/policies that are adopted into the Official 3. Transportation Plan and have status under the Planning Act 3. Urban Design 5. Implementation Bowmanville West
Context History and Policy Context • The Bowmanville West Urban Centre Secondary Plan was approved in 1993 and subsequently updated in 2002 • The original Plan was prepared to capitalize on opportunities for shopping and commercial development • The Plan always envisioned that at some point in the future, there would be potential for intensification and mixed-use development • The current Plan needs to be updated to align with Provincial Policy and capitalize on the Province’s investment Bowmanville West
Context History and Policy Context There has been a considerable amount of work already completed on the future opportunities for redevelopment in the Bowmanville West Urban Centre Bowmanville West
Context Why is Planning Around Station Areas Important? • A number of municipalities are leveraging transit investment to drive growth • The Provincial investment in Clarington presents us with an opportunity to proactively plan land use, transportation networks and infrastructure around the station area Bowmanville West
Context Why is Planning Around Station Areas Important? • The Province’s Growth Plan directs municipalities to plan for intensification around GO stations • Transit stations and the surrounding lands serve an important function within the regional transportation system • Proactively planning the uses, activities and infrastructure around these locations will have a profound impact on their performance Bowmanville West
Context Principles of Transit-Oriented Development Transit-supportive built form Bowmanville West
Context Principles of Transit-Oriented Development Street-oriented, mixed use development Bowmanville West
Context Principles of Transit-Oriented Development Seamless integration of station and surrounding environment Bowmanville West
Context Principles of Transit-Oriented Development High quality urban design and public realm Bowmanville West
Context Secondary Plan Process Bowmanville West
Context Study Area Additional Study Area Bowmanville West
Context The Study Area • 126 hectares Study Area • Focused on the lands designated in the Municipality’s Official Plan as “Urban Centre”
Context The Study Area GO Station • Metrolinx will be introducing GO rail services in 2023/2024 • Metrolinx has been making a number of investments in the Lakeshore East corridor • The provincial investment in Bowmanville provides an opportunity to proactively plan for growth in Bowmanville West
• Predominant land use in the area is retail commercial Bowmanville West
• The area also includes some mid- rise residential development in close proximity to the GO station • There is an opportunity for additional residential infilling in Bowmanville West Bowmanville West
• There is over 28 hectares of vacant land, un-developed land in the Study Area • There are additional under-utilized lands (e.g. parking lots and one-storey plazas) which could provide opportunities for transit-oriented development Bowmanville West
• There are opportunities to plan for mixed use transit-oriented development, allowing for a mix of residential and commercial uses Bowmanville West
• There are opportunities to plan for mixed use transit-oriented development, allowing for a mix of residential and commercial uses
• There are opportunities to plan for mixed use transit-oriented development, allowing for a mix of residential and commercial uses Bowmanville West
• There are opportunities to improve, enhance and add new public spaces
• There are opportunities to improve, enhance and add new public spaces
• The area is bounded by a number of stable residential neighbourhoods • There is an opportunity to provide a strategy which protects established stable neighbourhods and promotes intensification in strategic locations in Bowmanville West
• The area is bounded by a number of stable residential neighbourhoods • There is an opportunity to provide a strategy which protects established stable neighbourhods and promotes intensification in strategic locations in Bowmanville West
• There is an opportunity for creative approaches for parking, including a mix of different forms, depending on the function of the specific site • Approaches to parking will evolve over time (from surface to other forms)
• The area is well served by existing road network as well as transit and some active transportation links • Over time, there will be opportunities to improve connectivity through the area, including improvements to walking, cycling, transit networks etc. • Opportunity to improve overall road safety
• The area is well served by existing road network as well as transit and some active transportation links • Over time, there will be opportunities to improve connectivity through the area, including improvements to walking, cycling, transit networks etc. • Opportunity to improve overall road safety
• Opportunity to improve overall road safety & connectivity
• There is an opportunity to improve the character of the streets and key gateways into Bowmanville West (Regional Road 2 and Aspin Springs Drive)
• There is an opportunity to improve the character of the streets and key gateways into Bowmanville West
• There is an opportunity to improve the character of the streets and key gateways into Bowmanville West
• There is an opportunity to improve the character of the streets and key gateways into Bowmanville West Bowmanville West
• There are opportunities to plan for green infrastructure, including low impact development forms, healthy urban canopy, green roofs and energy efficient buildings
• There are opportunities to plan for green infrastructure, including low impact development forms, healthy urban canopy, green roofs and energy efficient buildings
• There are opportunities to plan for green infrastructure, including low impact development forms, healthy urban canopy, green roofs and energy efficient buildings
• There are opportunities to plan for green infrastructure, including low impact development forms, healthy urban canopy, green roofs and energy efficient buildings
Next Steps Bowmanville Centre • Consultation and engagement will continue over the next several weeks. We will be running similar exercises through the Project website” – Clarington.net/BowmanvilleWest • Phase 1 Summary Report • Phase 2 engagement will begin in the Fall Bowmanville West
Activity Bowmanville Centre • Activity 1: Individual Exercise • Activity 2: Issues & Opportunities Bowmanville West
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