Tuesday, October 15, 2019

7:00 PM. – Regular Meeting

City Hall, West Tower, 2nd Floor, Bdrm WT-2C/2D

Members: Stephen Laidlaw (Co-Chair)

Kevin Montgomery (Co-Chair)

Leslie Benfield Laura Bowman Rani Gill Alina Grzejszczak Dayle Laing Barry Lavallee Eric Lister Patrick McLeavey Lisa Stokes

Pauline Thornham Regional Councillor Rowena Santos

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1. Approval of Agenda

2. Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

3. Previous Minutes

3.1. Minutes – Cycling Advisory Committee:

June 25, 2019

August 20, 2019. The minutes were considered by Committee of Council on September 4, 2019, and the recommendations approved by Council on September 11, 2019. The minutes are provided for Committee’s information only.

4. Delegations / Presentations

4.1. Presentation by Kevin Montgomery, Co-Chair, re: Bike Bike North-East 2019 Conference

5. Reports / Updates

5.1. Verbal Update from Tamara Kwast, Transportation Planner, Transportation Planning, Planning and Development Services, re: Vision2040 1st Anniversary Event Active Transportation in Brampton - What's Next?

5.2. Verbal Update by Kevin Montgomery, Co-Chair, re: Cycling Advisory Committee 2019-2020 Work Plan and Budget

6. Other/New Business / Information Items

6.1. Discussion at the request of Laura Bowman, Member, re: Fletchers Creek SNAP.

6.2. Discussion at the request of Kevin Montgomery, Co-Chair, re: Activation for Kids Lane at Party in the LANES

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7. Correspondence

7.1. Correspondence from Vic Henderson, Brampton Resident, dated August 16, 2019, re: Bike Path in Brampton West

8. Question Period

9. Public Question Period 15 Minute Limit regarding any decision made at this meeting.

10. Adjournment Next Meeting - Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Members Present: Kevin Montgomery, Co-Chair (see Item 7.1)

Stephen Laidlaw, Co-Chair (see Item 7.1) Leslie Benfield Laura Bowman Rani Gill Alina Grzejszczak Dayle Laing Barry Lavallee Eric Lister Patrick McLeavey Lisa Stokes Pauline Thornham Regional Councillor Rowena Santos

Members Absent: Kathy Cecchetto (regrets)

Pauline Thornham (regrets)

Staff Present: H. Zbogar, Senior Manager, Transportation Planning,

Planning and Development Services N. Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, Planning

and Development Services P. Fay, City Clerk, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer S. Danton, Legislative Coordinator, Office of the Chief

Administrative Officer

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The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. and adjourned at 9:10 p.m. 1. Approval of Agenda

Peter Fay, City Clerk, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, chaired the meeting until selection of the Co-Chairs (Item 7.1). The following motion was considered:

CYC001-2019 That the Agenda for the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of June 25, 2019, be approved, as amended as follows:

To add: 7.3. Discussion at the request of Lisa Stokes, Member, re:

Community Ride Volunteers 7.4. Discussion at the request of Regional Councillor

Santos, re: Health Care Advocacy Campaign Approved

2. Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Peter Fay, City Clerk, provided details on declarations of interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

3. Previous Minutes – nil 4. Delegations / Presentations 4.1. City Clerk/Deputy City Clerk, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, re:

Committee Orientation

Peter Fay, City Clerk, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, provided a presentation on procedural matters, which included information regarding the Committee Process and Meetings, and the Role of Members.

In response to a question from Committee, Mr. Fay outlined the procedure for

submitting items for inclusion on a meeting agenda. The following motion was considered:

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CYC002-2019 That the presentation from Peter Fay, City Clerk, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of June 25, 2019, re: Committee Orientation be received.

Carried 4.2. Henrik Zbogar, Senior Manager, Transportation Planning, Planning and

Development Services, re: Committee Background and Mandate

Henrik Zbogar, Senior Manager, Transportation Planning, Planning and Development Services, provided an overview on the Transportation Department’s function and key projects, and outlined active transportation matters as they relate to the Committee’s background and mandate. The following motion was considered:

CYC003-2019 That the presentation from Henrik Zbogar, Senior Manager, Active Transportation, Planning and Development Services, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of June 25, 2019, re: Committee Background and Mandate be received.

Carried

5. Reports / Updates 5.1. Verbal update from Tamara Kwast, Transportation Planner, Planning and

Development Services, re: Bicycle Valet Parking

Tamara Kwast, Transportation Planner, Planning and Development Services, provided details on bicycle valet parking and noted city events where the service will be offered. Ms. Kwast requested volunteers for the events and suggested it may be a service that Committee can sponsor. Dates and rules of the service will be provided to members electronically. Committee consideration of the matter included discussion regarding details and logistics of the bicycle valet parking service. The following motion was considered:

CYC004-2019 That the verbal update from Tamara Kwast, Transportation Planner, Planning and Development Services, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of June 25, 2019, re: Bicycle Valet Parking be received.

Carried

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6. Active Transportation Ideas

7. Other/New Business / Information Items 7.1. Committee discussion, re: Election of Chair and Vice-Chair / Co-Chairs

Peter Fay, City Clerk, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, provided options on the selection of Chair and Vice-Chair or Co-Chairs, for a one-year period or the full term.

Committee consideration of this matter included:

preference for Co-Chairs

suggestions for the term of the Co-Chairs, including a one-year period (on the basis that a selected Co-Chair could be nominated for an additional time period)

Mr. Fay opened the nominations for Co-Chair.

Councillor Santos nominated Dayle Laing; Ms. Laing declined the nomination.

Laura Bowman nominated Raini Gill; Ms. Gill accepted the nomination. Lisa Stokes nominated Stephen Laidlaw; Mr. Laidlaw accepted the nomination. Kevin Montgomery nominated himself. There were no further nominations. Mr. Fay announced that nominations were closed. Voting for the selection of Co-Chairs was taken in alpha surname order. The results were as follows:

Raini Gill – 5 votes Stephen Laidlaw – 9 votes Kevin Montgomery – 9 votes

Based on the results of the votes, Mr. Fay declared Stephen Laidlaw and Kevin Montgomery as Co-Chairs of the Committee.

The following motion was considered.

CYC005-2019 That Stephen Laidlaw and Kevin Montgomery be appointed Co-Chairs

of the Cycling Advisory Committee for a period of one-year, ending May 2020.

Carried

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Note: Stephen Laidlaw chaired the balance of the meeting, as one of the selected Co-Chairs.

7.2. Committee discussion, re: Meeting Schedule

Committee consideration of the matter included the following:

suggestion to meet on a monthly basis

suggestion to meet on a bi-monthly basis and hold subcommittee meetings in the months between Committee meetings

suggestion to meet on a monthly basis, on alternating Tuesday and Thursday evenings

suggestion to meet in July The following motion was considered: CYC006-2019 1. That it is the position of the Cycling Advisory Committee to

meeting on a monthly basis, commencing July 18, 2019; and, 2. That staff report back on the feasibility of alternating monthly

meeting dates between Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Carried 7.3. Discussion at the request of Lisa Stokes, Member, re: Community Ride

Volunteers

Lisa Stokes, Member, provided details on the Committee-led Community Ride events and noted the need for volunteers. A volunteer sign-up sheet with the details, dates and times of the Community Rides will be sent to members electronically.

7.4. Discussion at the request of Regional Councillor Santos, re: Health Care

Advocacy Campaign Regional Councillor Santos, Member, provided an overview of the City’s health

care advocacy campaign, #FairDealForBrampton, and encouraged members to have printed copies of the petition available for the public at Committee events. Ms. Santos provided details on how and when to submit signed copies of the petition, and noted further information may be found on the City’s website.

8. Future Agenda Items – nil

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9. Correspondence – nil 10. Question Period

In response to a request from Committee, staff noted that where feasible, the draft Active Transportation Master Plan and associated documents will be provided to Members electronically. Committee noted possible future discussion items for the agenda.

11. Public Question Period

David Laing, Brampton resident, inquired about the implementation details with respect to various active transportation projects earmarked for funding in the 2018 Operating Budget surplus.

12. Adjournment The following motion was considered: CYC007-2019 That the Cycling Advisory Committee do now adjourn to meet again

on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. Carried ______________________ _______________________ Stephen Laidlaw Kevin Montgomery Co-Chair Co-Chair

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Members: Stephen Laidlaw (Co-Chair) Leslie Benfield Laura Bowman Rani Gill Dayle Laing Barry Lavallee Eric Lister Patrick McLeavey Lisa Stokes

Pauline Thornham

Members Absent: Kevin Montgomery (Co-Chair) (regrets)

Kathy Cecchetto (regrets) Alina Grzejszczak (regrets)

Regional Councillor Rowena Santos (Other Municipal Business)

Staff Present: Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, Planning and Development Services

Tamara Kwast, Transportation Planner, Planning and Development Services

Tammi Jackson, Legislative Coordinator, City Clerk’s Office

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The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 9:34 p.m.

1. Approval of Agenda

The following motion was considered:

CYC008-2019 That the agenda for the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of

Tuesday, August 20, 2019, be approved, as amended to vary the order of business to deal with Items 4.1 and 7.1 under Item 6.2.

Carried

2. Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act - nil

3. Previous Minutes - nil

4. Delegations / Presentations

4.1. Presentation by Laura Bowman, Member, re: Cycling Advisory Committee 2019-

2020 Work Plan and Budget

Dealt with under item 6.2 – Recommendation CYC013-2019 4.2. Presentation by Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, Planning

and Development Services, re: Active Transportation Master Plan Update Mr. Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, Planning and Development Services, provided an overview of the Active Transportation Master Plan Update and responded to questions of clarification from Committee.

The following motion was considered. CYC009-2019 That the presentation by Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active

Transportation, Planning and Development Services, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of August 20, 2019, re: Active Transportation Master Plan Update be received.

Carried

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4.3. Presentation by Dayle Laing, Member, re: Bike Valet Parking - Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee Policy Ms. Dayle Laing, Member, provided an overview of the Bike Valet Parking - Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee Policy and responded to questions of clarification from Committee.

The following motion was considered. CYC010-2019 That the presentation from Dayle Laing, Member, to the Cycling

Advisory Committee Meeting of August 20, 2019, re: Bike Valet Parking - Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee Policy be received.

Carried 5. Reports / Updates

5.1. Update by Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, Planning and

Development Services, re:

Planned Bike Parking

Peel Region Cycle Tracks and Brampton 2040 Cycle Paths Along Queen Street

Mr. Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, Planning and Development Services, provided information with respect to Planned Bike Parking and Peel Region Cycle Tracks and Brampton 2040 Cycle Paths Along Queen Street and responded to questions of clarification from Committee.

The following motion was considered.

CYC0112019 That the presentation from Dayle Laing, Member, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of August 20, 2019, re: Planned Bike Parking and Peel Region Cycle Tracks and Brampton 2040 Cycle Paths Along Queen Street be received.

Carried 6. Other/New Business / Information Items

6.1. Discussion at the request of Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation,

re: Vision Zero Education and Awareness Working Group - Terms of Reference

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Mr. Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, provided an overview of the Vision Zero Education and Awareness Working Group - Terms of Reference and responded to questions of clarification from Committee. The following members were selected to attend the Vision Zero Education and Awareness Working Group:

1. Laura Bowman 2. Barry Lavallee 3. Stephen Laidlaw The following motion was considered. CYC012-2019 1. That the discussion requested by Nelson Cadete, Project

Manager, Active Transportation, Planning and Development Services, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of August 20, 2019, re: Vision Zero Education and Awareness Working Group – Terms of Reference be received.

2. That the following Committee Members be selected to attend

the Vision Zero Education and Awareness Working Group. 1. Laura Bowman 2. Barry Lavallee 3. Stephen Laidlaw

Carried

6.2. Verbal Update by Laura Bowman, Member, re:

Cycling Advisory Committee 2019-2020 Work Plan and Budget

Minutes – Work Plan Subcommittee Items 4.1 and 7.1 were dealt with at this time.

Ms. Laura Bowman, Member, provided an overview of the Cycling Advisory Committee 2019-2020 Work Plan and Budget and responded to questions of clarification from Committee. There was consensus amongst the Committee to defer the Cycling Advisory Committee 2019-2020 Work Plan and Budget to the October 15, 2019 meeting.

The following motion was considered.

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CYC013-2019 1. That the delegation by Laura Bowman, Member, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of August 20, 2019, re: Cycling Advisory Committee 2019-2020 Work Plan and Budget be received; and,

2. That the verbal update from Laura Bowman, Member, to the

Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of August 20, 2019, re: Minutes – Work Plan Sub-Committee be received; and,

3. That the verbal update from Laura Bowman, Member, to the

Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of August 20, 2019, re: Cycling Advisory Committee 2019-2020 Work Plan and Budget be deferred to the October 15, 2019 meeting; and,

4. That the correspondence from Rani Gill, Member, dated July

3, 2019, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of August 20, 2019, re: Review of Committee Mandate, Expectations and Events be received.

Carried 7. Correspondence 7.1. Correspondence from Rani Gill, Member, dated July 3, 2019, re: Review of

Committee Mandate, Expectations and Events Dealt with under item 6.2 – Recommendation CYC013-2019

7.2. Correspondence from Kathy Cecchetto, dated July 30, 2019, re: Resignation from

the Cycling Advisory Committee Committee regretfully accepted the resignation of Committee Member Kathy Cecchetto and wished her well in her future endeavours.

The following motion was considered:

CYC014-2019 1. That the correspondence from Kathy Cecchetto, Member, dated July 30, 2019, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of August 20, 2019, re: Resignation from the Cycling Advisory Committee be received; and,

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2. That Ms. Cecchetto’s resignation be accepted with regret. Carried 8. Question Period - nil

9. Public Question Period

In response to questions from David Laing, Resident, staff responded to questions with respect to the following:

The Fix-it Program

Active Transportation Infrastructure allocated monies.

10. Adjournment

The following motion was considered. CYC015-2019 That the Cycling Advisory Committee do now adjourn to meet again

on October 15, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. Carried ______________________ Stephen Laidlaw Co-Chair

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Bike!Bike! North-East 2019

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Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that this land is the territory of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca,

and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. As we live, work, and gather on this land we

acknowledge that Indigenous peoples have been inhabitants and stewards of this land for millennia.

Settlers, or those of settler descent, directly benefit from colonization of the Indigenous people of this

land.

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BIKEPOC & The Importance of Taking up Space

BIKEPOC is a new social cycling group for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Colour) who identify as

Women, Trans, Femme, Non-Binary. Our mission is to create a safer space, create more exposure, and

build a community for folks like us. We strive to build and foster an inclusive and accessible environment

for cyclists who constantly feel excluded from Toronto’s bicycle community. There is currently a massive

lack of representation for F/T/W/N-B of color in cycling media, bicycle shops, advocacy and organizations.

We believe that we can break down the typical white male cyclist stereotype if we combine and amplify

our voices together.

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Exploring the Non-Profit Industrial Complex

Are you concerned with how politicians/the City spend your money? How the media represents issues

that matter to you? Do you donate your time/money to non-profits which claim to work against these

forces? Who are you accountable to?

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Cycling Equity: Decolonial, Feminist & Anti-Racist ImaginingsCycling & the bicycle can be transformative tools, it can challenge certain power structures as well as aid

in or be complicit with the maintaining others: Cycling has always been freeing to women –- but women

of which race and class backgrounds? An increase in cycling makes communities more accessible –- but

how about the communities that gentrification that can be bolstered by cycling infrastructure displaces?

Working to adopt decolonial feminist and anti-racist perspectives and knowledge entails ongoing

learning, unlearning, and questioning.

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Takeaways, In Brief

● Respect everyone’s expressed identities and experiences.

● Support the empowerment of each person and group.

● Inclusivity is diverse, not homogenous.

● Equity honours our differences, not sacrifices them.

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City of Brampton

Vision2040 1st Anniversary Event Active Transportation in Brampton - What’s Next?

Prepared by:

June, 2019

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Moving from Vision to Reality: How Active Transportation

can help Brampton to achieve its Vision 2040 goals

On May 11, 2019 Brampton residents gathered for an event to celebrate the one year

anniversary of the endorsement of the Brampton 2040 Vision , and reflect on the progress

that has been made to date and to establish a path forward for the City to become a more

vibrant, sustainable and healthy community through increased levels of support for Active

Transportation. Over the course of the day, attendees heard updates about ongoing City

efforts to promote walking and cycling, were inspired by stories from their own community

and communities similar to Brampton, and worked to articulate a community-driven vision

for the near-term future of active transportation in Brampton. This report provides an

overview of the suggested actions that were the result of the working portion of the day,

where residents were encouraged to develop a short-term plan for promoting active

transportation within Brampton. The sections of the report will focus on Physical

Infrastructure Improvements, Programming Improvements and the development of an

Active Transportation Charter.

Examining the impact of these suggestions in the context of the 2019-2022 Term of Council

Direction, stronger support for active transportation infrastructure and programming will

help the City move forward on many of the 23 priorities identified by the City of Brampton.

The 2019-2022 priorities are presented below.

Brampton is … A City of Opportunities Impacted by suggestions in

this report?

Create Complete

Communities

Revitalize existing

neighbourhoods and create

model new developments

✅

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Unlock Downtown &

Uptown

Shift the employment

balance towards local jobs ✅

Support Community Hub

Concept

Provide flexible spaces

within City assets and

engage with partners to co-

locate facilities and services

✅

Prioritize Jobs within

Centres

Spread job opportunities

throughout the City by

ensuring that plans and

policies prioritize job growth

within urban and town

centres

Attract Investment &

Employment

Invest in the Brampton

brand and nurture a

creative, innovative, and

entrepreneurial

environment

✅

Brampton is … A Mosaic

Embed Diversity and Equity Embed diversity and equity

in everything we do

Innovative Engagement Empower our diverse

communities through

innovative engagement

✅

Inclusive & Flexible

Community Spaces

Energize through cultivating

inclusive and flexible

community spaces

✅

Support Inclusive Cultural

Expressions

Embrace our City’s identity

by supporting inclusive

cultural expressions

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Brampton is … A Green City

Equalize all forms of

Transportation

Provide equal opportunities

to walk, cycle or take transit ✅

Implement a Green

Framework

Nurture green communities

and enhance our natural

heritage

✅

Sustainable Growth Encourage environmentally

efficient development ✅

Lead Environmental

Innovation

Upgrade the City’s assets

and lead by example ✅

Brampton is … A Healthy and Safe City

Community Partnerships Build relationships with local

organizations and support

services

✅

Streets for People Continue to ensure safety

and well-being of our

citizens

✅

Local Health Solutions Explore opportunities to

establish a Brampton-made

health support framework

Healthy Citizens Encourage active and

healthy lifestyles ✅

Brampton is … A Well-run City

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Public Participation Actively engage with the

community - listen, respect

and respond to their needs

✅

Modern Workforce Nurture a diverse, engaged,

and compassionate

workforce

Collaboration and Advocacy Effectively leverage and seek

partnerships ✅

Stewardship of Assets &

Services

Effective stewardship of

municipal assets and

services

Service Excellence Streamlined service delivery

to improve customer

experience and support a

vibrant business

environment

The suggestions contained in this report will have a positive impact on an estimated 14 of

the 23 priorities identified within the 2019-2022 Term of Council Direction - clear evidence

for the value in strongly investing in active transportation as a means of moving Brampton

closer towards its ultimate goals as identified within the Brampton 2040 Vision.

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The Vision 2040 Workshop: Who was there?

The Brampton 2040 Vision event was attended by approximately 100 people, with nearly 50

people staying for the workshop portion of the day. Workshop attendees represented a

diverse cross section of Brampton’s population, with a wide variety of age groups, ethnic

backgrounds and professions in attendance. Attendees were asked to self-identify which

groups they belonged to and what identities they felt were important to them. The result of

the identification exercise is presented as a word cloud below.

Common words that emerged from the exercise were mother, daughter, cyclist, student,

friend, walker, voter and Bramptonian. This visualization helps to show how attendees are

reflective of the broader population of Brampton, and how different people bring different

identities to an event like this one.

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The attendees of the Brampton 2040 Vision workshop, in many ways, resembled the

community of Brampton as a whole. Attendees represented diverse ethnic backgrounds,

ages ranged from young children to retirees, and there was a good mix of residents who

work in Brampton as well as those who commute out of the City limits each day. The

common thread that united all of these attendees was their desire to see Brampton

become a better community through an increased focus on physical activity, complete

communities and community sustainability that active transportation can bring.

Community members worked together in tables of 6-8 people throughout the afternoon,

creating a number of important pieces of feedback that has been reflected throughout this

report. While not every point that was raised at the Workshop is included in this report in

the interests of providing a document that is both concise and a workplan that is

achievable in the very near term (1-2 years), all community suggestions can be found in

Appendix A, Feedback Summary.

One of the most notable outcomes of this workshop was the high degree of agreement

that emerged throughout the afternoon, especially given the wide array of viewpoints

being represented. Indeed, there was overlap in each session of the workshop among

virtually every table - topics like curb cuts on multi-use trails, increased numbers of on-

road, physically separated cycling facilities, increased City support for community rides and

the strong desire to enact an Active Transportation Charter that focuses on connecting

residents to nature by greening their streets had near unanimous support among

attendees, despite attendees bringing such a diverse set of identities and viewpoints to the

discussion.

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Physical Infrastructure Improvements

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The City of Brampton’s updated Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP) was nearing

completion at the time of the Brampton 2040 Vision workshop, providing an excellent

opportunity for community members to provide input into the immediate priorities

identified through work to date in the ATMP study. The Workshop team presented

attendees with a series of maps and lists of projects that were identified as part of the draft

short-term priority network, and tasked them with providing a short-list of projects that

would be seen as priorities for them. Importantly, we also asked residents to define why

those projects are seen as immediate priorities for them, which can help to inform how the

City communicates the importance of these projects as they move forward. The projects

are presented below in order of the importance ascribed to them by attendees as judged

by how many tables raised the project as one of their top 5 priorities.

Recommendation #1: Curb Cuts at trail

crossings

Brampton’s Multi-Use Trail system was

consistently identified by attendees as the most

significant asset in the City’s Active Transportation

portfolio. Attendees noted that the trails connect

to many amenities and areas people want and

need to go, and provide an unparalleled

connection to the natural world in Brampton. However, there was also unanimous consent

among every table of attendees that the current conditions along the trail, where there is a

hard curb at most mid-block roadway crossings, is a significant detriment to the convenient

use of the trails, and should be rectified in the very short term. Attendees noted that the

lack of curb cuts “...ruin the experience of using the trail for people on bikes and for people

using accessibility devices. Dismounting and walking over the curbs or going to an adjacent

curb cut is time consuming and inconvenient, and diminishes the enjoyment of the trail.”

With this item being the only suggestion that ended up on every table’s list of 5 priority

projects, it is clear that undertaking a curb cut program, which is suggested in the “Fix-It”

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section of the Draft ATMP, should be undertaken immediately to provide seamless,

enjoyable connectivity along the trails.

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives achieved:

✓ Create complete communities

✓ Equalize all forms of transportation

✓ Implement a Green Framework

✓ Streets for people

✓ Healthy Citizens

Recommendation #2: Protected on-road bike lanes

One of the paradoxes identified by attendees of the Workshop was that, while Brampton’s

Trails are a gem in the City’s Active Transportation portfolio, they have the unintended side-

effect of removing people on bikes almost entirely from the field of visibility of people who

drive in Brampton. Since trails often run parallel, but separate from the roads in Brampton,

people who get around the community by driving may pass by major trails corridors every

day and never realize that they exist, and that they are a useful and efficient way of getting

around the City. The impact of this, as identified by attendees, is that people who haven’t

tried cycling in Brampton don’t think it’s possible to get anywhere within the City, and may

be less inclined to try cycling as a result.

Attendees identified protected, on-road bike lanes on Brampton streets as an essential

element for creating a culture of active life-styles in Brampton - Vodden Street was

identified as a priority for the City to help to improve both the safety of people who are

already cycling and the visibility of cycling for those who lie within the “interested but

concerned” population. Vodden Street was also seen as an important connector for the City

to help close some of the gaps in the existing network, and to provide increased visibility

Figure 1 - An example of a curb cut at a trail crossing from Milton, Ontario

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for cycling within Brampton. When asked to describe why providing protected bike lanes

was important for achieving many of the goals as outlined in Brampton 2040 Vision,

residents cited the improved safety for all road users, including people who drive1,

increased levels of transportation choice for residents2 and the potential to decrease traffic

congestion by expanding the roadway’s capacity to move people through the provision of

cycling infrastructure3 as evidence-based proof that this type of infrastructure can help to

make Brampton a safer, more accessible and healthier community. The work on the ATMP

study has also identified Vodden Street as a candidate for dedicated bike lanes,

strengthening east-west connectivity, and providing a low-stress crossing over Highway 410

in the absence of ramps.

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Create complete communities

✓ Unlock Downtown and Uptown

✓ Attract Investment and Employment

✓ Equalize all forms of transportation

✓ Sustainable Growth

✓ Lead Environmental Innovation

✓ Implement a Green Framework

✓ Streets for people

✓ Healthy Citizens

Recommendation #3: Comprehensive Wayfinding Strategy

1 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190529113036.htm

2 https://metcalffoundation.com/wp-

content/uploads/2017/01/Metcalf_GreenProsperityPapers_BuildingA21stCenturyCyclingCity_PAPER_

FinalRevised%E2%80%93web.pdf

3 https://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/dictionary/capacity

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One of the challenges identified by attendees in encouraging new people to choose active

mobility options in Brampton, specifically when it comes to cycling. was the fact that most

participants were only aware of the infrastructure that they travel on every day - and for

most people that infrastructure is car-dominated arterial roads where cycling or walking

feels very uncomfortable. People who already cycle in Brampton all shared that they have

found their own routes - a combination of trails, residential streets, bike lanes and some

“secret” shortcuts - to take them to their destinations safely and efficiently. The risks

associated with the type of trial and error that is required to find safe routes where

personal safety is not compromised is often perceived as too high for people trying to

cycle for the first time. New riders are nervous about accidentally ending up on an arterial

road with heavy traffic, and without an effective city-wide AT wayfinding strategy

(notwithstanding that all Brampton Recreational Trails are currently being updated with

new wayfinding signage), that is a risk that people are not willing to take. Attendees

highlighted that an effective wayfinding strategy would “[m]ake the existing network easier

to use and understand, help tourists and visitors to navigate the City in a safe, enjoyable

manner and provide increased access to amenities like washrooms, parks, transit and

businesses.”

Effective wayfinding signage and pavement markings for pedestrians and people on bikes

provides continuous assurances to pedestrians and riders that they are on the correct

route and that is safe, by providing information at every decision point along the route4.

Popular destinations along the route like community centres, schools, refuge areas

(benches, water fountains, restrooms) shopping areas, parks and places of worship should

all be highlighted, with directions to each destination, the distance to each destination and

an estimate of time that it will take to get there both on foot and by bike. As Brampton’s

cycling network grows to include more high-quality on-street cycling infrastructure as well,

be sure to post wayfinding signs in highly visible places to serve as both information for

4 https://nacto.org/publication/urban-bikeway-design-guide/bikeway-signing-marking/bike-route-

wayfinding-signage-and-markings-system/

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people driving and a subtle form of encouragement, providing them with information

about how quickly and easily they could be accessing their destinations by bike if they so

choose. Wayfinding and route identification decals applied onto the pavement on routes

was seen as particularly beneficial by attendees, with attendees indicating that those types

of markings would “...help to slow down traffic” and “[m]ake me more confident of the

route I choose.”

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Create complete communities

✓ Equalize all forms of transportation

✓ Lead Environmental Innovation

✓ Implement a Green Framework

✓ Streets for people

✓ Healthy Citizens

✓ Public Participation

✓ Collaboration and Advocacy

Recommendation #4: Integrating Transit and Active

Transportation

When considering how to prioritize new investments in active transportation infrastructure,

attendees encouraged the City to focus efforts on areas around transit corridors, especially

near high-use corridors like the Züm bus routes. Brampton’s rapid growth in transit use is

an excellent example of how a City can begin to change its transportation habits, and by

making multi-modal transportation trips easier, safer and more comfortable, the City can

grow its transit use even more.

Figure 2 - An example of pavement marking wayfinding signage from Carmel, Indiana

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Along high-frequency transit corridors, consider undertaking a walking and cycling audit5

getting to major stops. Look for opportunities to make crossings easier for people walking

by reducing turning radii, eliminating slip-lanes and introducing leading pedestrian

intervals6 to help prioritize the mobility of people walking in those areas where transit use

is high, leading to additional pedestrian activity. Examine areas near transit stops for

“desire lines” where people walking or cycling have worn a path from the terminal to a

destination and consider instituting a program to formalize those connections and make

them more accessible.

Moving forward, it is imperative that the City establish formal policies that ensure that

transit and active transportation are developed in tandem to create stronger conditions for

multi-modal transportation all around Brampton7.

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Create complete communities

✓ Unlock Downtown and Uptown

✓ Attract Investment and Employment

✓ Equalize all forms of transportation

✓ Sustainable Growth

✓ Lead Environmental Innovation

✓ Implement a Green Framework

✓ Streets for people

✓ Healthy Citizens

✓ Collaboration and Advocacy

5 http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/resources/resources_details.cfm?id=5085 6 https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/intersection-design-elements/traffic-

signals/leading-pedestrian-interval/ 7 For an excellent overview of best practices and recommendations about how to integrate Active

Transportation and Transit, see this report from The Centre for Active Transportation

https://www.tcat.ca/resources/improving-active-transportation-and-public-transit-integration-2019/

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Programming Improvements

For the programming Improvement session of the Workshop, attendees were provided

with a list of existing programs already taking place within Brampton. They were

subsequently asked to identify programs that are taking place within the City that were

missed, which lead to the identification of several previously unidentified programs listed

below. It should be noted that this is not an exhaustive list of programs related to active

transportation taking place within Brampton, and that further investigation into existing

programs within the City would be beneficial.

Program Administration Status Description

BikeFest

All People's

Church Active Charity Ride

Bike Skills Courses

Brampton

Recreation Inactive

Attendees identified the Bike Skills Courses that were previously run by the Recreation

department as a program that should return, since it helps community members to gain

valuable skills and confidence on their bikes. Consider reinstating this program with the

support of community partners like BikeBrampton, community centres and other

community groups.

In addition to identifying new programs, attendees were asked to identify which existing

programs that are already operating within the City would make the biggest difference if

they were scaled up, and were asked to share ideas for new programs that could help to

get more people engaging in active transportation in Brampton. This section divides these

ideas into 3 categories: Shifting Up (programs that are already taking place in Brampton

that could accomplish more with a boost of resources), Sprints (programs that would

require a relatively small investment to get off the ground) and Long Hauls (programs that

would require more resource input, but could have potentially transformative benefits

once fully instituted). In order to take these recommendations from concept to reality,

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however, the City will need to ensure that there is sufficient staffing resources to deliver

these new programs. That need is addressed in the Foundations section below.

Foundations: Active Transportation Programming

Coordinator

Much of what is described below doesn’t require significant new expenditures in terms of

financial resources, but the scaling up of active transportation programming will require

additional human resources to be dedicated to this file. While the team at the City of

Brampton has done an excellent job of building new infrastructure and new community

connections, there is a need for the City to add resources to the delivery of programming if

it wants to see new programs come online and existing programs scale up in a sustainable,

effective fashion. As a result, it is Strongly Encouraged that the City of Brampton consider

hiring an Active Transportation Programming Coordinator, whose role is to facilitate new

and growing programs, to liaise closely with internal and external stakeholders, and to

serve as the main point of contact for all active transportation related programs. This

staffing resource can help to coordinate new Safe Routes to School Programs, can lead

staff events and community walks and rides, and can connect community stakeholders

who may be working on similar programs to help to reduce the duplication of efforts.

Shifting Up

School Cycling Programs / Active School Travel

The one area of programming that received the most attention at the workshop was the

need to focus efforts on changing behaviours among children and youth. Attendees noted

that “if you influence or encourage a young person to ride a bike, they are more likely to

want to ride for their entire life”, so finding ways to get more students walking or cycling

was seen as a crucial imperative to help change behaviours for generations to come. Within

the umbrella of encouraging Active School Travel, a number of concrete recommendations

emerged.

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Bike to School Week

Attendees recognized the value of specific promotional events like Bike to School Week in

helping to shift behavioural patterns among students and parents. Special events can help

to serve as a “foot in the door” for more engagement with the schools, and can help to

slowly shift travel patterns by encouraging parents and students to rethink their regular

transportation routines. Attendees noted that schools should be orchestrating special

events to coincide with the start of the school year as well to encourage active travel before

other, less sustainable transportation options become habitual and entrenched. Attendees

suggested hosting Walk and Wheel Wednesdays each week in September, greeting parents

who accompany their kids on an active trips to and from school with an incentive like coffee

or healthy snacks. This could be integrated into the existing Peel Sustainable and Active

Routes to School (PSARTS) promotional work in the area, and could be expanded to more

schools each year.

School Bike Parking Program

Attendees put the importance of safe, secure bike parking into clear, concise terms at the

Workshop:

Without proper bike parking people won’t ride their bikes to school as they will

fear for the safety and security of their bikes during the school day, so the

provision of bike parking must go hand-in-hand with promoting cycling to

school.

In order to facilitate the provision of high quality bike parking, the City of Brampton could

consider purchasing and offering APBP Bike Parking Standards-compliant bike racks either

for free or at a discount to schools who participate in special events or engage in School

Travel Planning. This could be done in partnership with the Region of Peel’s School Bicycle

Parking Program to help fill some of the gaps within Brampton that the Region’s program

may not be able to address.

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Additionally, the City of Brampton could follow the lead of other communities and engage

their local High Schools and Post-secondary institutions to design and fabricate high-

capacity bike parking to be deployed at schools and in other high-needs areas. Fabricating

bike racks with capacity for 10-20 bike racks is a great way for students to develop new

skills while also being able to take pride in the fact that their creations will be helping their

peers lead more active lifestyles.

School Travel Planning

While attendees appreciated knowing that there were School Travel Planning efforts being

undertaken in Brampton, the general feeling was that the City needs to be more assertive

in promoting the STP process, and needs to play a leadership role in terms of providing

more resources and responding to physical infrastructure concerns in and around school

zones to more strongly encourage walking and cycling to school. Attendees also wanted to

see more effort put into delivering encouragement programs at High Schools in Brampton,

especially with regards to cycling education (teaching teens how to ride safely and legally)

and in terms of providing safe cycling infrastructure leading to all schools.

Parent Involvement

Parents play a significant role in choosing how children - particularly elementary school-

aged children - get to and from school. In order to see meaningful change in terms of

numbers of students walking and cycling to school, parents must be more involved in the

decisions to walk or bike. Recent research from Metrolinx has shown that parents largely

understand the benefits of walking and cycling, but that the perceived barriers to active

travel are still more significant, leading parents to choose driving more often. In order for

more significant change to occur, schools need to make an effort to remind parents that

the traffic congestion and the dangerous conditions at drop-off and pick up times near

schools are not the result of the actions of “everybody else” - they are the result of their

own choices and actions in terms of how their children are getting to school. Engage

parents early and often in the school year to encourage them to try something different

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with their kids, even if that is simply a “Drive to Five” program to help reduce drop-off traffic

directly in front of the school. These types of programs can reduce congestion around

schools, but can also help to alleviate some of the time pressure for parents in the morning

since the remote drop-off zones are often not subject to the same level of congestion as

areas immediately adjacent to the school.

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Create complete communities

✓ Equalize all forms of transportation

✓ Streets for people

✓ Healthy citizens

✓ Public participation

✓ Collaboration and advocacy

Community Rides

Attendees expressed a strong appreciation for the City’s Community Rides series, but had

suggestions for ways to expand and improve the rides through some additional resources.

Attendees suggested rides that focus on some of Brampton’s cultural and culinary

experiences, including restaurant rides, coffee tours, ice cream rides, gallery tours and farm

rides. All in all, attendees indicated that they really enjoyed the community rides initiative,

and simply wanted to see more of the rides taking place all around the City, including

regular rides from a central location in Brampton either weekly or biweekly to encourage

repeat attendees and the creation of a community of cycling connected to that ride.

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Innovative engagement

✓ Community partnerships

✓ Streets for people

✓ Healthy citizens

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✓ Public participation

✓ Collaboration and advocacy

Bike The Creek

Since its inception, Bike The Creek has grown into a truly remarkable celebration of cycling.

In 2019, with over 1000 attendees and routes that included Brampton, Caledon, and

Missississauga, it is clear that this is now a marquis event for cycling in the GTHA. The only

suggestion from attendees for improving this already growing and important event is to

consider adding stops in Brampton’s Downtown to showcase routes to and from those

popular destinations within the City.

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Implement a green framework

✓ Innovative engagement

✓ Community partnerships

✓ Streets for people

✓ Healthy citizens

✓ Public participation

✓ Collaboration and advocacy

TRCA Guided Bike Tours

Attendees noted that these popular tours, which are offered 3 times during June in

Brampton, fill up quickly. There is clearly a strong desire for these types of rides, connecting

residents with the natural landscapes in the area by bike, so consider working with TRCA to

offer an increased number of these tours each year.

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Implement a green framework

✓ Innovative engagement

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✓ Community partnerships

✓ Streets for people

✓ Healthy citizens

✓ Public participation

✓ Collaboration and advocacy

Sprints

Bike Valet

While Bike Valet has been a part of some special events in Brampton in the past, it has not

been formalized within the numerous events that take place within the City each year.

Brampton is renowned for their special events - people come from all over Ontario and

beyond to attend the festivals and celebrations in the area, and each event is a great

opportunity to reduce the burden of parking and demonstrate the community’s

commitment to cycling! To ensure a successful bike valet, be sure to:

● Put the bike valet in a highly visible, convenient location. Make Bike Valet the best

option for parking!

● Staff the Bike valet with knowledgeable volunteers or staff who are able to engage

patrons in discussions about safe cycling in Brampton– use Bike Valet as an

opportunity to educate while parking bikes.

● Make the Bike Valet look professional and welcoming with a tent, tables, chairs,

fencing and plenty of bike storage.

● Advertise beforehand, and ensure that Bike Valet is available consistently at

community events – the more residents and visitors see it, the more likely they are

to try it!

Attendees identified Canada Day Activities, Carabram, Brampton’s Food Truck Festival and

the weekly Farmers Markets and Live Music Series in Garden Square as good places to host

Bike Valet, although that should not be considered an exhaustive list. Every time there is

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an event in Brampton where large numbers of people are gathering in a central location,

Bike Valet is a great opportunity to reduce parking demand and show support for cycling in

a highly visible way!

Ensure that the Bike Valet is in a visible and conspicuous location close to the areas people

want to visit – making biking to the event the easiest option for parking is the best way to

get more people to leave their cars at home!

Be sure to include the costs of setting up and running a Bike Valet in event budgets, and

also consider offering incentives for people who use the bike valet (discounted tickets,

special offers, giveaways, etc.) for the first little while until the valet service well-known

enough to be self-sustaining.

Be sure to partner with Garden Square Staff, since many events that happen in that

location would be ideal opportunities to set up a Bike Valet. To ensure consistency for every

event, create a “Bike Valet Kit” that has all of the information and materials that are

required to operate a successful bike valet, and be sure to have at least one trained “lead

volunteer” at each event to oversee operations.

Smaller Bike Valet deployments could also be possible for regular events in Brampton

during the Spring, Summer and Fall, including Farmers’ Markets and other community

events.

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Innovative engagement

✓ Unlock Downtown and Uptown

✓ Equalize all forms of transportation

✓ Inclusive and flexible community space

✓ Lead environmental innovation

✓ Community partnerships

✓ Streets for people

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✓ Healthy citizens

✓ Public participation

✓ Collaboration and advocacy

Kids Bike Camps

Summer camps run through the Recreation Department are a great place to integrate

cycling skills training into existing programming. Adding bikes to summer camps expands

the range that a group of children can travel during a day, bringing more amenities and

experiences within reach while teaching students important skills regarding bike handling

and maintenance.

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Equalize all forms of transportation

✓ Inclusive and flexible community space

✓ Community partnerships

✓ Healthy citizens

✓ Public participation

✓ Collaboration and advocacy

Family Bike Skills

One of the challenges identified by attendees at the workshop was the difference in skills

and confidence in cycling among family members. In particular, some parents who haven’t

been on a bike in a long time are hesitant to ride with their children, who are gaining skills

and confidence through their own experiences. It was suggested that the City consider

offering Family Cycling Skills courses, which can help to provide all members of the family

with the skill set necessary to ride together. Include elements like a bike rodeo and bike

handling clinic for kids to keep them engaged and interested and some basic bike handling

and maintenance for adults to give them the confidence that they need. Close out the

event with a low-stress bike ride to a neighbourhood destination and back to showcase

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what is possible within the community where people, and to encourage more routine rides

together.

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Equalize all forms of transportation

✓ Inclusive and flexible community space

✓ Community partnerships

✓ Healthy citizens

✓ Public participation

✓ Collaboration and advocacy

Haul By Bike Lending Library

One of the challenges identified by workshop attendees in increasing the number of

utilitarian trips being made by Brampton residents is that many people think of a bike as a

form of recreation, and don’t consider the utilitarian purposes that a bike can serve with

the proper equipment. Work with Region of Peel Staff and Share the Road to deliver a

“Shop By Bike” Campaign and invest in tools that can help to expand the utility of a bike -

baskets, pannier bags, trailers, even cargo bikes and electric-assist cargo bikes, and make

those tools available for lending out at libraries, community hubs or through Bike

Brampton and BikeWorx. Help more residents realize that very small investments like a

rack and panniers or a basket can take their bike from simply being a recreational toy to a

truly enjoyable utilitarian tool!

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Equalize all forms of transportation

✓ Inclusive and flexible community space

✓ Lead environmental innovation

✓ Community partnerships

✓ Healthy citizens

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✓ Public participation

✓ Collaboration and advocacy

Long Hauls

Bike Share

Virtually every table at the workshop identified Bike Share as the most important “Big Idea”

for Brampton to move forward with the creation of a stronger culture of cycling. Bike Share

systems have evolved very rapidly in the past 5 years, and are now flexible enough to

accommodate cities of any shape or size. For a great primer, be sure to see the latest

version of the Bikeshare Planning Guide, updated in 2018 to reflect the changing nature of

bike share systems. The suggestions from the workshop identified a path towards having a

fully functioning Bike Share system by 2021. The necessary steps for a system to become a

reality are:

1. Issue an RFP for a Bike Share Pilot project.

For the pilot to be successful, it is suggested that you concentrate the service

in an area where potential ridership is high – areas like Bramalea, Downtown

Brampton and Mount Pleasant would be ideal places for the Bike Share pilot to

begin.

2. Undertake a pilot project to evaluate the success of the Bike Share project

Ensure that the pilot provides sufficient operational time to adequately capture

trends over multiple cycling seasons, potentially by having the program run for 18-

24 months

3. Expand the Bike Share Pilot to a full, permanent system based on the results of the Pilot

Once the Pilot period is over and the results are analyzed, roll out a full Bike Share

system across areas of Brampton based on the demand and the potential for

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cycling in those areas. If Bike Share is paired with a network of high-quality cycling

infrastructure, experience has shown that it can have transformational impacts on

the cycling culture of a community.

Remember that Bike Share works best when station density is high – so focus on providing

a quality service over a smaller area rather than trying to overextend the reach of the

system and risking spreading it too thin. Better to have a successful program over a smaller

area that can grow than a failing system over a large area!

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Create complete communities

✓ Unlock Downtown and Uptown

✓ Attract investment and employment

✓ Equalize all forms of transportation

✓ Sustainable growth

✓ Lead environmental innovation

✓ Community partnerships

✓ Streets for people

✓ Healthy citizens

✓ Collaboration and advocacy

Open Streets Events

Attendees expressed a strong desire to see Brampton undertake Open Streets Events,

providing residents with the opportunity to see their community at a more human scale

and experience walking and cycling in a low-stress, vehicle free environment.

Open Streets events are expanding across North America, giving residents a chance to

experience their community at a more human scale. An Open Streets Event is different

from a traditional street festival in that the priority for the event is not constant activity

along the corridor, but rather the creation of a temporary linear “park” along public spaces

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that are normally used primarily for moving automobiles. Best practices for Open Streets

Events are to create activity nodes connected by stretches of road or trail that are closed to

vehicular traffic, providing residents with the space to move, explore and enjoy their

community at a human scale8. Look to incorporate the Open Streets idea into existing

community events which already focus on the pedestrian and community experience9, and

to create new opportunities for Open Streets events where community members can

explore their City on foot or by bike. Consider hosting an event in 2020 to celebrate the

City’s work to promote cycling and active transportation and to introduce residents to new

infrastructure that has recently been completed.

Work to identify a project budget, a location, a community partner list, sponsors and

consider having Economic Development and Culture Staff lead the development of the

event.

Brampton 2040 Vision Objectives Achieved:

✓ Create complete communities

✓ Unlock Downtown and Uptown

✓ Attract investment and employment

✓ Inclusive and flexible community space

✓ Equalize all forms of transportation

✓ Lead environmental innovation

✓ Community partnerships

✓ Streets for people

✓ Healthy citizens

✓ Collaboration and advocacy

8 For more information about best practices for Open Streets Events, see this guide

produced by 8-80 cities here: http://www.healthiestpracticeopenstreets.org/ 9 A great example of a successful Open Streets Event is Peterborough – see information

here: http://www.ptbopulse.com/

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Active Transportation Charter

Active Transportation is defined as human powered

transportation such as walking, cycling, wheeling,

rolling and using mobility devices. Bramptonians who

make active transportation a choice over automobile

travel experience benefits in mental & physical health

and well-being and develop stronger social

connections within their community.

An urban environment that encourages and facilitates

Active Transportation supports community health,

vitality and safety. It will increase use of public transit;

decrease car dependence; reduce conflict between

people driving and other road users; lead to cleaner air; green public space; and support

green tourism. Such an environment creates opportunities for the informal social

interaction that is one of the main attributes of a vibrant, livable city.

To support Active Transportation as a safe, comfortable and convenient mode of urban

travel, the City of Brampton respects the following principles:

Integration with Nature

Community Cohesion and

Vitality

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Residents who engage in Active

Transportation have an opportunity to

connect with the natural environment in a

more intimate way than those who drive.

For Brampton residents, having access to

streets and corridors that are tree-lined,

green and planted with a variety of

vegetation makes transportation safer and

more enjoyable.

A City that promotes Active Transportation

is also one that encourages and facilitates

social interaction and local economic

vitality. Streets that are comfortable for

people walking, cycling, wheeling, rolling or

using mobility devices provide

opportunities for residents to live, work

and play in their neighbourhoods, to get to

know their neighbours and to interact with

their community, and patronize local

businesses.

Accessibility

Active Transportation is a free and direct

means of accessing local goods, services,

community amenities and public transit. By

developing a seamless, safe and convenient

network of Active Transportation

infrastructure, the City of Brampton

ensures that all of the necessities of daily

life are available to all residents, not just

those who own a car.

Equity

Active Transportation intervention allows

children, youth, and people with specific

physical and cognitive medical conditions

to travel independently. Active

Transportation is universally affordable and

promotes independence and safety for all

community members regardless of race,

background, age or ethics.

Environmental Sustainability

Active Transportation relies on human

power and has negligible environmental

impact.

Healthy Communities

A community where Active Transportation

is safe and accessible promotes personal

health and well-being, and contributes to

increased community safety for all.

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To create an urban environment in all parts of the city that encourages and supports Active

Transportation, the City of Brampton:

● Upholds the rights of all residents of all ages and abilities using all modes of

transportation to safe, convenient, direct and comfortable active transportation

conditions;

● Creates corridors that integrate nature, greenery and vegetation into every aspect

of street planning and design to increase air quality, aesthetic value and an urban

canopy cover within the City.

● Provides active transportation environments within the public right-of-ways and in

public parks that encourages people to use active transportation for utilitarian

purposes, exercise and recreation in all seasons;

● Supports the creation of streets where public life can play out by reducing vehicle

speeds and noise and by creating spaces for people to rest and linger in the streets

more often;

● Aims to create streets and neighbourhoods that are resilient and adaptable to

future technologies, including E-Bikes, electric vehicles, automated vehicles and low-

speed electric vehicles, by putting regulations in place that ensure that any

technologies that are introduced are done so in a way that respects the importance

of people-centric designs.

● Provides and maintains infrastructure that gives active transportation users safe

and convenient passage while walking, cycling, wheeling or rolling along and

crossing streets;

● Creates walkable and bikeable communities by giving high planning priority to

compact, human-scale and mixed land use;

● Encourages research and education on the social, economic, environmental and

health benefits of active transportation as a form of travel, exercise and recreation

by innovating new programs and “showing by doing” to provide residents with real-

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world examples within their community to demonstrate success and iterate new

solutions;

● Advocates for improving the provincial and federal regulatory and funding

frameworks that affect the City’s ability to improve the environment for active

transportation users;

● Works with individual citizens, community groups and agencies, businesses and

other levels of government to achieve these goals.

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BRAMPTON CYCLING ADVISORY

COMMITTEE WORK PLAN – 2019/2020

INITIATIVES BCAC Focus BCAC/City Staff Action Plan(s)

Delivery Timelines

1. BFC INVENTORY OF

COMMUNITY

PROGRAM INPUTS

Bronze Status – maintain &

improve status

City Staff to review the

application and assign tasks

that are relevant to BCAC

2. INDENTIFY A

NETWORK/LANES OF

LOW STRESS

ALTERNATES

Wayfinding on low-stress

connective routes

BCAC members or others to

document/identify routes (i.e.

Start Strava Community)

Prepare a communication

strategy for private

business owners (i.e.

wayfinding, bike

parking.etc.)

Kevin to take on this and work

with Nelson.

3. TRAFFIC & ZONING

BY-LAW

Review the existing traffic

and zoning by-laws and

suggest revisions based on

best practices

BCAC to provide a report of

suggestions and

improvements.

4. FRAME WORK

COMMUNITY REACH &

ENGAGEMENT

Community Programs,

Engagement & Advice:

Bike Valet Parking

Bike Rodeo

Safety Presentation

Bike Month

Peel Safe & Active

Route

Grow Green Network

Vision Zero

Education &

Awareness Working

Group

SNAP

Big Ask – Public

Support (Bike Lanes

– Vodden Street)

BCAC to create a

framework/standard operating

procedure

Resources

Budget

Volunteer hours

International Bike Show

attend and promote

BCAC,

BikeBrampton,

Region of Peel Walk

+ Roll

BCAC members; Volunteers

from BikeBrampton;

volunteers/staff from Region of

Peel Walk & Roll to help

promote this initiative;

Lead member/volunteer (if

any) to provide an official

report of whatever this event is

supposed to be doing (not sure

what are we trying to

accomplish here – can we

measure it; If yes, we need to

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have an official report of the

success of the event)

Ontario Bike Summit

Attendance

Two BCAC members (priority

should be given to members

who have never attended

first);

Attending member(s) to create

a presentation & share any

learning/best practices with

BCAC and City Staff

5. Community Rides Delivery of annual

community rides

BCAC to:

Help with the

Community rides

Provide

feedback/comments on

route(s) and make the

necessary changes (if

needed)

Review survey results

for improvement

City Staff:

Help create a survey

(on site survey if

possible)

Provide status of new

riders/existing riders

Add a question when

riders signing up for the

rides – about “how did

you find out about these

ride”

6. COMMUNICATION Community Rides BCAC to work with the City

Staff to provide suggestions

how and where to

promote/advertise community

rides

Social Media

Recreational Book

Local News (Guardian.

Etc)

7. BIKE EDUCATION

PROGRAM

Bike Courses:

School programs

Special bike training

courses

BCAC to:

Develop a suggestion to

bike education

8. ANNUAL REPORT Year-end Report which

outlines the results of the 7

initiatives of the BCAC

Workplan

BCAC to create an official

report summarizing the results

of the 7 initiatives.

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Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan

Prepared by: Credit Valley Conservation

Prepared for: City of Brampton

Final Report March 7, 2019

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The Fletchers Creek Sustainable Neighbourhood Action

Plan establishes the collaborative vision and priority

actions recommended for neighbourhood sustainability. It

provides a framework for measuring progress and shared

success.

Thank you to the Project Steering Committee for expertise and guidance on

the development of this Action Plan.

Andrew Kett Senior Manager, Education and Outreach, Credit Valley Conservation

Lisa Hohban Brusse Manager, Landowner Outreach, Credit Valley Conservation

Phil James Manager, Integrated Water Management, Credit Valley Conservation

Karen Bannister Senior Coordinator, Sustainable Neighbourhoods, Credit Valley Conservation

Tooba Shakeel Coordinator, Sustainable Neighbourhoods, Credit Valley Conservation

Michael Hoy Senior Environmental Policy Planner, City of Brampton

Stavroula Kassaris Environmental Policy Planner, City of Brampton

Maggie Liu Engineer, City of Brampton

Jessica Skup Community Development Coordinator, City of Brampton

Laura Lane Specialist, Education Programs and Services, Region of Peel

Shannon Logan Senior Program Manager, Sustainable Neighbourhoods, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Funding for the Action Plan development has been generously provided by:

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Message from the CAO

Credit Valley Conservation connects people with nature, knowledge with action.

This spirit of connection is the foundation of the Fletchers Creek Sustainable

Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP). It is at the neighbourhood scale that CVC, our

partners and the community connect and find inspiration to plan for an

environmentally sustainable future and deliver action on-the-ground.

Fletchers Creek SNAP establishes an integrated set of actions for urban renewal

that reflects a shared community voice. We observed and we listened. It responds

to local issues and needs. It gives shape to larger watershed and city

strategies.

Fletchers Creek SNAP is more than just a plan. It’s a shared vision for a clean,

green place to live, work and play. It empowers the local community to take

action. It strengthens the natural environment for present and future generations.

Engaging partners and the community will be instrumental for achieving this

vision. By working together, we will share in the many benefits that come from

collective action and neighbourhood transformation. We hope you will join us.

Deborah Martin-Downs

Chief Administrative Officer

Credit Valley Conservation

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Table of Contents

Introduction .................................................................................................. 1

The Neighbourhood ........................................................................................ 3

Action Planning Process .................................................................................. 5

Vision for a Sustainable Neighbourhood ............................................................ 7

Priorities ..................................................................................................... 20

Early Action Implementation.......................................................................... 25

Success Factors ........................................................................................... 28

Key Outcomes ............................................................................................. 29

Next Steps (2019-2021) ............................................................................... 30

In Closing ................................................................................................... 32

Acknowledgements ...................................................................................... 33

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Homes, high rises and parks are

situated close to Fletchers Creek

and its adjacent natural lands.

Fletchers Creek receives

uncontrolled stormwater runoff

from neighbourhood streets,

parking lots and driveways which

results in poor water quality and

bank erosion, as shown above.

Introduction

Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) is an innovative model for

sustainable urban renewal at the neighbourhood scale. Fletchers Creek

SNAP brings local residents and community leaders together to take

environmental action and build resilience to climate change.

The area of focus for Fletchers Creek SNAP is

an established, urban neighbourhood along

Fletchers Creek in central Brampton. One of

two SNAPs in Brampton, Fletchers Creek

SNAP was initiated by Credit Valley

Conservation (CVC) and developed in

partnership with the City of Brampton and

the Region of Peel, in association with

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

(TRCA), and in consultation with local

residents, businesses and community

groups.

Driven by a common mandate to plan for

environmental sustainability and build

climate change resiliency, project partners

have taken a collaborative and integrated

approach to in exploring a wide range of

retrofit needs and community interests in the

areas of natural heritage, urban forest, water

and active transportation.

As indicated in Box 1, this neighbourhood

presents a number of sustainability

challenges in the natural and built

environment. These include aging homes

and infrastructure, degraded natural areas, a

diminished urban forest and a lack of

modern-day stormwater management

controls. Like many older urban areas, this

neighbourhood is vulnerable to urban heat,

poor air quality, extreme storm events and

flooding associated with climate change. In

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Box 1. Neighbourhood Challenges

Built Environment

Age of development (1920’s, 1950’s

and 1980’s)

Lack of stormwater management

controls

Large paved parking lots and rooftops

High traffic volume and speed in

residential areas

Disconnected trail

Natural Environment

Erosion along Fletchers Creek

Invasive species thickets and

understory (forest floor) in natural

areas

Narrow stream buffers do not shade or

protect the creek

Park and street trees removed because

of pest and storm damage

Litter in parks and the creek

Compacted clay soils

Social Environment

Lack of social cohesion and a sense of

community across the neighbourhood

Lack of a neighbourhood association

Narrow stream buffers provide

limited protection for the creek.

Large paved areas generate urban

heat and shed untreated runoff.

the context of the larger community, there are also health and well-being issues in

the area including high rates of inactivity, diabetes and obesity.

The Fletchers Creek SNAP Action Plan identifies local projects that will address

these challenges and meet the sustainability objectives of project partners.

Implementation of these actions will be an on-the-ground demonstration of

sustainability strategies set out in the Brampton 2040 Vision: Living the Mosaic and

the Brampton Grow Green Environmental Master Plan, Region of Peel’s Water

Efficiency Strategy and Climate Change Strategy, and CVC’s Fletchers Creek

Subwatershed Restoration Strategy. When implemented, Fletchers Creek SNAP will

meet multiple goals and engage partners and the public in innovative ways.

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Box 2. Neighbourhood Profile

Study Area

258 ha

McLaughlin Road N between Williams

Parkway and Queen Street W

Land Use

34% single family, low to medium

density residential (1758 homes)

6% multi-family, high density

residential (1061 units)

20% roads and railroads

19% industrial and commercial (72

businesses)

16% parks and open space (10 parks)

5% educational and institutional (5

schools and 1 recreation centre)

Demographics (2016 projection by Environics

based on 2011 Census data)

Population: 8,800

Immigrants: 36%

Median age: 38 years

Language: English (71%)

Dwellings: 58% owned, 42% rented

Building age: primarily 1961-1980

Local families enjoy a guided

nature walk along the Fletchers

Creek Trail.

The Neighbourhood

West of downtown Brampton, the Fletchers Creek SNAP neighbourhood surrounds

the Chris Gibson Recreation Centre on McLaughlin Road, north of Queen Street

West. Figure 1 depicts the study area and highlights its position within the

Fletchers Creek subwatershed.

The Fletchers Creek SNAP neighbourhood is home to nearly 8,800 people living in

blocks of single family and semi-detached houses, townhomes and high-rise

buildings. Residential areas are interspersed among commercial and industrial

blocks, a network of valleyland and neighbourhood parks, five schools and a large

recreation centre and sportsfield complex. As shown in Box 2, renters make up 42

percent of the population and buildings range in age from 40 to 60 years old.

Local parks and public spaces are

valued as greenspaces for

recreational use and enjoyment and

are an important link in Brampton’s

natural heritage system. Fletchers

Creek is regulated habitat for the

endangered Redside Dace (fish).

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Figure 1. Fletchers Creek SNAP neighbourhood, Brampton, Ontario

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Box 3. Consultations and Engagements

Social Research

Telephone survey (residents and

businesses)

Focus group with residents

Meetings with local stakeholders

Neighbourhood Events

Nature walk

Educational backyard bird talk

Planting days

SNAP booth at community events

Feedback Forums

Meetings with community leaders

Municipal workshops

Public open house and drop-ins

Virtual open house

Action Planning Process

This Action Plan resulted from a three year planning process that included detailed

study of the neighbourhood and community, developing a sustainability framework

and identifying actions, as illustrated in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Fletchers Creek SNAP Project Milestones

Throughout this process, on-going,

multi-faceted community engagement

and stakeholder consultation

contributed to a comprehensive

understanding of the neighbourhood.

It provided valuable feedback on the

developing plan. Box 3 outlines key

completed engagements and

consultations.

Social research included a review and

analysis of census data and market

segmentation, a telephone survey of

500 local residents and several

businesses, a focus group with

residents and meetings with local

stakeholders (i.e. school staff, parent

council, cooperative housing residents,

building superintendents).

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Box 4. The Community Voice

“I want my granddaughters to learn how to

help their world in the future.”

“Why have my street trees not been replaced

since they were removed in 2013?”

“There are a lot of invasive species growing in

backyards around here.”

“The large, old trees are wonderful but I’m

worried about their lifespan and what happens

when they die.”

“There is litter along the trail and garbage in

the creek.”

“I walk my dog along Fletchers Creek every

day. I want to help protect the wildlife that

lives there.”

“I’m worried about potential flooding of our

property.”

“There is a lot of traffic congestion around

schools and bus stops in the morning.”

Residents share their ideas and take part in

neighbourhood visioning.

Findings of this research reveal that residents are concerned about the loss of trees

and pollinators, climate change, pollution in the creek and flooding. Residents live

busy lives and regularly visit local parks, trails, restaurants and the community

centre. They value a healthy environment, neighbourhood green space and trees,

and a clean creek.

Over 600 local residents participated in

neighbourhood events and important

feedback forums. A few common

threads appeared in these community

conversations. As shown in Box 4, the

community is interested in gardening,

cleanliness, beautification, nature and

wildlife, family and community.

The draft Action Plan was made

available for public review in-person

and on-line. Feedback was

overwhelmingly positive. The most

popular ideas for action were those

relating to tree planting, pedestrian

and cycling safety, environmental

education, park and trail improvement,

butterfly habitat and forming a

neighbourhood association.

Through the action planning process,

opportunities were evaluated for

alignment with strategic plans, existing

programs, community and stakeholder

interests and neighbourhood

challenges. Those opportunities with

the best possible alignment are

recommended for implementation.

Documentation of the action planning

process including the sustainability

framework is included in the Fletchers

Creek SNAP Background Report,

available under separate cover.

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Vision for a Sustainable Neighbourhood

Vision Statement

Tree-lined streets and trails, beautiful parks and green spaces, and a wish to

celebrate and cherish these important places are at the heart of the vision for a

sustainable neighbourhood.

Fletchers Creek is a green, climate change-ready neighbourhood

supported by beautiful, healthy spaces and championed by caring

neighbours.

Fletchers Creek SNAP Goals

A series of four goals provide a framework for the Action Plan. This framework was

developed through extensive consultation with staff, stakeholders and the

community. Progress towards these goals will be measured.

Goal A Create a healthy and diverse landscape.

Goal B Support a clean and healthy Fletchers Creek.

Goal C Reduce environmental impacts of everyday decisions and

activities.

Goal D Engage the community in neighbourhood improvement.

Action Plan Themes

Five themes were selected in order to make the Action Plan relatable to all

segments of the local population and to target action in all corners of the

neighbourhood.

Theme 1 Living Parks and Nature

Theme 2 Green Streets

Theme 3 Strong Schools

Theme 4 Resilient Homes and Businesses

Theme 5 Active People

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Action Plan Concept

Fletchers Creek SNAP protects, supports and enhances Fletchers Creek and its

natural valleyland as the heart of the neighbourhood and a green lifeline for

generations to come.

The green lifeline is a robust vein of natural green space that extends through the

neighbourhood, shown in Figure 3. This linear corridor includes Fletchers Creek

and the Mains Creek channel, a small wetland, and meadows and wooded areas

that together provide important. Benefits in the urban environment include cleaning

and cooling the air, preventing erosion, and supporting wildlife habitat and corridors

for movement. This valuable natural feature is part of a much larger network of

natural areas and green spaces forming a city-wide Eco-Park that plays a critical

role in supporting a livable community.

The surrounding neighbourhood is a support system of urban forest enhancement

areas, green buffers and connectors, and nurturing neighbours. This urban fabric

and the community of people who live and work there play an important role in

protecting and enhancing the health of adjacent natural areas.

Recommended Actions

Fletchers Creek SNAP celebrates the Fletchers Creek neighbourhood as a cherished

home and a place of pride where people are invested in health and well-being,

safety and long-term environmental sustainability. The Action Plan recommends

public realm enhancements, landowner outreach for behaviour change, and

community engagement to achieve Fletchers Creek SNAP goals. It also aims to

protect and sustain the green lifeline.

Twenty-seven recommended actions align with City of Brampton Living the Mosaic

2040 Vision and City of Brampton, Region of Peel and Credit Valley Conservation

programs and services. The recommended actions also support stakeholder and

community interests, and address local sustainability issues and opportunities for

neighbourhood improvement and are supported by stakeholder and the local

community.

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Figure 3. Fletchers Creek SNAP Action Plan Concept

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Theme 1: Living Parks and Nature

A neighbourhood-wide network of eco-parks that link and restore natural

ecosystems and provide a place for people to connect with nature and each

other.

Illustration of potential placemaking improvements along Fletchers Creek Trail to

encourage park and trail use, and connect people with nature close to home.

The Brampton 2040 Vision conceives an integrated, city-wide Eco-Park system

embedded in the urban fabric that is designed to emphasize the beauty of the

landscape, connect and revive natural ecosystems, integrate compatible uses, and

reflect Brampton’s character. In keeping with the Brampton Eco-Park vision,

neighbourhood parks are an ideal setting for restoration, retrofit and reinvention.

Parks along Fletchers Creek are highly valued for their natural setting as well as the

passive recreational opportunities they provide local residents, including walking,

cycling, nature appreciation, and outdoor play. There are, however, opportunities

to re-evaluate existing park uses and amenities, expand naturalized areas, buffer

the creek, add shade trees and create places for community gathering, gardening,

and learning layer in green stormwater infrastructure to create beautiful, usable

and multi-functional neighbourhood Eco-Parks.

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Living Parks and Nature Actions:

Action 1.1 Build an interpretive trail along Fletchers Creek to encourage

trail use, and educate people about clean water and fish habitat.

Action 1.2 Create shady paths and playgrounds in local parks for keeping

people cool while at play and on the move.

Action 1.3 Naturalize unused mowed areas in the valleyland, infill plant

existing natural areas, and monitor plant survivability.

Action 1.4 Retrofit parks with green stormwater infrastructure such as

permeable parking lots and bioswales.

Action 1.5 Incorporate green building design and sustainable landscaping

at Chris Gibson Recreation Centre.

Action 1.6 Implement restoration and erosion mitigation projects along

Fletchers Creek.

Action 1.7 Revitalize parks with community spaces such as outdoor

classrooms and community gardens.

Living Parks and Nature Objectives:

a. Implement Brampton Eco-Park vision (Brampton 2040 Vision: Living the

Mosaic, Action #1-2).

b. Implement Brampton Trees Project (Brampton 2040 Vision: Living the

Mosaic, Action #1-3).

c. Restore and steward natural areas.

d. Integrate stormwater management/flood control functions in parks.

e. Create spaces for people to spend time in nature.

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Theme 2: Green Streets

A network of people-friendly and environmentally-sustainable streets that

accommodate walking and cycling.

Illustration of potential streetscape improvements along McLaughlin Road at Chris

Gibson Recreation Centre to improve the pedestrian environment, enhance the

urban forest and beautify the neighbourhood.

At the neighbourhood scale, streets hold particular significance: they are the ‘front

door’ to the neighbourhood, the first impression for guests and customers of local

businesses, the daily route people take to school or work, and a place to cycle, walk

or play. The condition and character of a street impacts safety, accessibility and

health and well-being. The design and maintenance of the roadway impacts water

quality in Fletchers Creek.

The extensive network of roads and right-of-ways in the neighbourhood represents

a significant opportunity to implement a range of sustainable retrofits. Street tree

planting, gardens, green stormwater infrastructure such as bioretention, and active

transportation improvements support the Brampton 2040 Vision for complete

streets that are pleasant, people-friendly and environmentally-compatible places.

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Green Streets Actions:

Action 2.1 Enhance the streetscape with tree planting and landscaping

along major roads and pedestrian corridors.

Action 2.2 Improve safety and walkability along important neighbourhood

pedestrian routes.

Action 2.3 Improve safety and wayfinding for neighbourhood cyclists.

Action 2.4 Retrofit neighbourhood streets with green stormwater

infrastructure such as boulevard bioswales.

Action 2.5 Implement Haggert Ave green stormwater infrastructure road

retrofit project.

Green Streets Objectives:

a. Implement Brampton Complete Streets vision (Brampton 2040 Vision: Living

the Mosaic, Action #4-2).

b. Manage stormwater runoff close to the source within the road right-of-way.

c. Embrace neighbourhood identity and character.

d. Improve neighbourhood walkability and boost active modes of travel

(Brampton 2040 Vision: Living the Mosaic, Action #4-1, and Region of Peel

Sustainable Transportation Strategy).

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Theme 3: Strong Schools

Local learning environments prepared for climate change and rich in

natural diversity to inspire children and sustain the community.

Children design a rain garden for their school.

School sustainability has benefits for students, the local neighbourhood and the

environment. School grounds often have limited natural diversity, limited shade,

extensive hard surfaces, and often poor drainage. Fletchers Creek SNAP aims to

create strong, sustainable school environments that are prepared for climate

change and rich in natural diversity.

In this neighbourhood, five local schools are the stewards of large school yards that

represent opportunities for retrofit and revitalization. Neighbourhood schools can

undertake individual projects or work in partnership toward shared goals for

environmental learning, waste and water education, school travel planning and

schoolyard projects.

A multi-school project like a butterflyway will beautify school yards and the

neighbourhood, demonstrate use of native plants, provide valuable habitat for

pollinators and inspire outdoor environmental learning.

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Strong Schools Actions:

Action 3.1 Install butterfly gardens on school grounds to create a

butterflyway across the neighbourhood.

Action 3.2 Engage students in outdoor and classroom learning about

nature, water, stormwater, reducing waste, growing food, and

playing outdoors.

Action 3.3 Engage schools in school travel planning and active

transportation activities.

Action 3.4 Provide guidance to school boards on green infrastructure

retrofits.

Action 3.5 Plant and steward trees in school yards.

Action 3.6 Implement Glendale Public School rain garden project.

Strong Schools Objectives:

a. Help schools meet and advance their EcoSchools certification requirements.

b. Support educators in enhancing school curriculum with local environmental

learning opportunities.

c. Add environmental value to unused school ground space.

d. Help school boards solve site issues and realize maintenance efficiencies.

e. Encourage local children to walk and bike to school safely.

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Theme 4: Resilient Homes and Businesses

Places to live and work that are ready for climate change and connected

with nearby nature.

Illustration of neighbourhood homes with potential green retrofits and sustainable

landscaping to enhance natural biodiversity, grow the urban forest, and protect

water quality.

Nearly 34 percent of land in the neighbourhood is in private residential ownership.

Residents have a strong interest in gardening and trees, learning more about the

environment, beautification and landscaping and attracting pollinators. Concerns

include clay soil, poor drainage, dead or dying trees, invasive species, and lack of

reliable information, guidance and support. Targeted education and stewardship for

residential landowners will build awareness and understanding about

neighbourhood sustainability and climate change. It will also boost their confidence

and readiness to undertake projects at home.

Twenty-five percent of the land area in the neighbourhood is in commercial,

industrial or high-density and high-rise residential land use. There’s a significant

opportunity to recruit businesses, multi-residential landowners and land managers

to become leaders in sustainability by implementing retrofits and stewardship on

these lands.

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Resilient Homes and Businesses Actions:

Action 4.1 Inform and connect residents with existing programs, services,

and events relating to home retrofits and sustainable

landscaping.

Action 4.2 Provide guidance and assist residents in taking action on their

properties.

Action 4.3 Inform and connect corporate landowners and staff volunteers

with existing programs, services, and events available for

commercial, industrial, and multi-residential properties.

Action 4.4 Provide custom concept plans for commercial, industrial, and

multi-residential properties.

Resilient Homes and Businesses Objectives:

a. Raise landowner awareness of climate change and neighbourhood

sustainability.

b. Inspire landowners to transform their landscapes for shade, beauty, wildlife

habitat, water efficiency, stormwater management and pollution prevention.

c. Encourage landowners to undertake retrofits for energy and water efficiency,

and adopt sustainable practices such as waste management and recycling.

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Theme 5: Active People

People working together to share ideas, build community, improve the

neighbourhood, protect the environment and live sustainably.

Volunteers work together to improve the neighbourhood by planting trees in Chris

Gibson Park.

Residents are interested in getting involved locally, but with no existing

neighbourhood groups they have limited opportunity to plan and participate in local

community-driven projects. Engaging the community in regular SNAP events and

activities will help people get to know each other. They can enjoy many benefits

associated with community action, volunteering, meeting neighbours and spending

time in nature such as improved mental and physical health.

Active People objectives include:

a. Build a sense of cohesion in the community and connect people with a shared

interest in neighbourhood action.

b. Build local ownership of environmental and neighbourhood improvement

projects.

c. Grow local nature appreciation and an understanding of its value for

community health and well-being.

d. Raise awareness about local natural heritage and biodiversity.

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Local residents learn about nature in their neighbourhood.

Active People Actions:

Action 5.1 Organize residents to form a neighbourhood association to

empower people to advocate for local issues and plan events

and projects.

Action 5.2 Host neighbourhood activities such as guided nature walks,

outdoor play, outdoor movie nights and active transportation

events.

Action 5.3 Coordinate volunteer tree planting, park clean-ups and

gardening events for local residents, community groups and

businesses.

Action 5.4 Educate people about community gardens, container gardening,

and growing food.

Action 5.5 Engage residents in neighbourhood walking and cycling audits to

identify opportunities for improvements.

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Box 5. Draft Action Plan Feedback

High Level of Community Interest

Trees

Cycling

Pedestrian safety

Butterflies

Education

Parks and trails

Gardening

Low Level of Community Interest

Stormwater management retrofits

Best Moves (Least Resistance)

Interpretive trail along Fletchers Creek

Shade tree planting in parks

Most Challenging Moves (Greatest Resistance)

Stormwater management retrofits

Priorities

The collaborative and holistic SNAP approach places the neighbourhood at the

centre of the implementation framework. Implementing actions that respond

directly to the municipal needs and community interests helps build stronger,

deeper community engagement and support. Upon review of the Draft Action Plan,

several actions demonstrated a strong alignment with municipal needs and received

a high level of community support. These actions are recommended for short-term

implementation.

As indicated in Box 5, community

feedback on the Draft Action Plan

aligned with social research results.

Proposed actions address community

interests that received the most

support. Actions that were new or

unfamiliar received limited support.

Municipal stakeholders identified

actions that would make an impact

with little resistance as ‘best moves’.

Actions with greater resistance were

listed as ‘most challenging moves’.

Resistance included barriers such as

public misconceptions and lack of

motivation, limited partner resources

and capacity, and design and

permitting hurdles.

As a result of this feedback, short-

term implementation efforts will be focused on development and delivery programs

supporting tree planting, community engagement and sustainable home

landscapes. These action areas represent the greatest short-term opportunities to

address neighbourhood issues, build on existing partner programs, advance

community interests, and engage the community and interest groups. Action Plan

priorities are described in more detail below.

It was agreed that while stormwater management retrofits are important and highly

beneficial, this work tends to be complex and expensive. There is a need to resolve

technical issues (such as operation and maintenance challenges), debunk myths

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and demonstrate successful implementation to municipal leaders, industry partners

and the community. Actions relating to stormwater will be longer term priorities.

Implementation will depend on availability of suitable sites, applicable funding and

partnership opportunities.

Remaining proposed actions will be assessed on a project-by-project basis to

determine the best time and course of action for long-term implementation. Other

factors to be considered during implementation decision-making include project

cost, availability of capital resources and/or funding, alignment with sustainability

strategies, and fit with other proposed actions. An evaluation phase will follow the

three-year implementation period, during which project partners will take stock of

accomplishments and assess priorities for longer-term implementation.

Priorities for short-term implementation in the Fletchers Creek neighbourhood

include the following activities:

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Youth plant native trees to help

restore Chris Gibson Park.

Tree Planting

In this neighbourhood existing trees are

damaged, old or dying, and invasive

species quickly invade the gaps left

behind. There is urgent need to replace

lost trees and add more. This is an issue

that extends beyond publicly-owned

parkland to streets and private lands. It’s

one that local residents are very

concerned about.

Planting trees will enhance the urban

forest by adding age and diverse species.

It will also expand the existing canopy

cover, helping to combat urban heat and

manage stormwater. A concentrated

planting effort in this neighbourhood will

contribute to Brampton’s goal to plant one

million trees city-wide.

Opportunities for planting trees exist across the neighbourhood. With further

investigation and planning, trees could be planted in boulevards and along trails

and major pedestrian routes, in residential yards and corporate landscape zones,

and infill existing naturalized areas. Naturalization could be expanded into unused

mowed areas and steep slopes, on school grounds and on railway lands. The

following tree planting priorities will be addressed by implementing Actions 1.2, 1.3,

2.1, 3.1, 3.5, 4.2 and 5.3:

Assessing neighbourhood parks for tree planting opportunities.

Allocating resources to street and park tree planting.

Assisting and incentivizing private landowners to plant trees.

Engaging the community in planting events and educating the community

about the value of trees.

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Local residents learn and share

ideas at a community event.

Community Engagement

The community has expressed a strong

interest in getting to know each other,

learning and having their voices heard.

Unfortunately, the community lacks a

neighbourhood association. Residents do

not benefit from local events and social

networks.

Early Fletchers Creek SNAP engagement

has built relationships among local

residents. There is an opportunity to

continue to foster these relationships and

cultivate new ones as SNAP is

implemented.

An engaged community will be informed and equipped to make change happen in

their neighbourhood and their daily lives. Continuing to involve neighbours and the

local community in Fletchers Creek SNAP will ensure that diverse perspectives and

voices are represented. Neighbourhood projects have an opportunity to not only be

environmentally beneficial, but socially relevant as well.

The following community engagement priorities will be addressed through

implementing Actions 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5:

Planning and delivering events where people can gather, learn and plan

neighbourhood improvement projects. This lays the groundwork for a

neighbourhood association.

Developing and maintaining a social network to share knowledge and

communicate information about upcoming neighbourhood events.

Providing opportunities for neighbourhood and corporate volunteers and

school and youth groups to participate in tree planting and other local

projects.

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CVC helps homeowners beautify

their yards by providing native tree

and on-site advice.

Sustainable Home Landscapes

Social market research and community

consultation indicates a strong interest in

gardening among residents in the

neighbourhood. Most homes have

established landscaping and mature trees.

There are plenty of opportunities to

introduce home gardeners to more

sustainable practices and encourage them

to integrate new functions into their yards.

Stormwater management and native plants

can be incorporated while enhancing curb

appeal and adding beauty, interest, habitat

and biodiversity to their gardens.

Sustainable home landscape transformation includes planting native trees, shrubs

and flowering plants, garden maintenance, disconnecting downspouts, installing

rain barrels, and building rain gardens and soakaways.

Building on these opportunities, homeowners can also learn about other home

retrofits and existing programs and services to help green their homes. Residential

landscape transformation and home retrofits will contribute to overall

neighbourhood sustainability by improving stormwater water quality, minimizing

stormwater runoff, mitigating urban heat and enhancing urban forest.

The following residential outreach priorities will be addressed by implementing

Actions 4.1 and 4.2:

Delivering educational workshops on sustainable home landscaping and other

topics of interest such as creating butterfly habitat, attracting birds and

managing stormwater runoff.

Offering incentives and assistance for homeowners to plant native trees,

shrubs and perennials and to undertake stormwater projects on their

properties.

Connecting homeowners with existing education and retrofit programs in

areas of water efficiency, waste management and energy efficiency.

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A green stormwater infrastructure

retrofit is planned for Haggert

Avenue.

Early Action Implementation

Fletchers Creek SNAP Early Actions respond to a pressing need in the

neighbourhood, an alignment of priorities, available funding, and an opportunity for

partnership and result in multiple benefits to the local community and the

environment. Although stormwater management retrofits were identified as a

longer-term priority, two important projects were identified early in the action

planning process and moved directly into implementation, along with a woodlot

restoration project. These projects are described below.

Haggert Avenue - Road Retrofit

(Green Streets, Action 2.5)

Retrofitting Haggert Avenue is identified as a

priority in the Brampton Stormwater

Management Retrofit Study (2003) and is a

key component of Fletchers Creek SNAP. A

federal infrastructure grant provided through

the Clean Water Wastewater Fund has

allowed for a multi-disciplinary design

process to begin. It will integrate green

stormwater infrastructure with other planned

road works to provide enhanced stormwater

management within the road right-of-way.

The design may incorporate boulevard bioretention with street trees and native

plants to enhance the urban forest, beautify the streetscape and create a pleasant

experience for passersby, provide traffic calming benefits, and help protect the

sensitive habitat of endangered Redside Dace in the creek.

Four hundred linear metres of Haggert Avenue and a portion of the road right-of-

way will be redesigned to capture and treat a significant volume of stormwater

runoff before it enters Fletchers Creek. Initial design objectives include capturing

runoff from 0.8 ha (1.98 acres) of impervious area and treating over 12,800 m3

(12,800,000 litres) of water volume for water balance, water quality control and

thermal mitigation on a yearly basis. A project of this scale is anticipated to

significantly reduce pollution and improve water quality, based on monitoring

results from a similar road retrofit project at Elm Drive in Mississauga.

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Illustration of the proposed Glendale Public

School rain garden. Source: Into the Wild, 2018

Glendale Public School received a 2018 Ontario

Premier’s Award for Safe and Accepting Schools for

their role in fostering a strong sense of team work and

community with the rain garden project. This garden

will be known as a ‘Character Garden’. It will serve as

a symbol of the school’s continued commitment to

building a positive school climate. The ‘Character

Garden’ demonstrates a safe and accepting school

environment and will highlight the important role that

students play in environmental stewardship.

Glendale Public School Rain Garden

(Strong Schools, Action 3.6)

The Peel District School Board (PDSB) is leading in sustainability with the planned

construction of the Glendale Public School Rain Garden (35 Sunset Boulevard) in an

unused baseball field. This project is a partnership between the City of Brampton,

CVC and PDSB as part of the Fletchers Creek SNAP. When constructed, this retrofit

project will drain 1.7 hectares (4.2 acres), which is an area the size of two World

Cup soccer fields and treat 7,211 m3 (7,211,000 liters) of stormwater runoff which

is enough to almost fill three Olympic-sized swimming pools. The rain garden will

feature native plants, shade trees, educational signage and a viewing area.

Over 300 students, staff and

parents were engaged in

designing the garden. This

feature will help protect the

habitat of endangered Redside

Dace (fish) in Fletchers Creek,

boost biodiversity and provide

habitat for pollinators such as

bees and butterflies. The rain

garden will help educate

students, neighbours and

green industry professionals.

Construction is planned in 2019. This project can be replicated across the

neighbourhood by establishing partnerships between the City of Brampton, the

school board, and CVC, engaging parents and students in planning and design of

other retrofits.

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A volunteer plants trees in a

natural area at Chris Gibson Park.

Chris Gibson Park Tree Planting

(Living Parks and Nature, Action 1.3)

Local residents, community groups and

youth participated in a series of volunteer

tree planting events to restore a forested

area in Chris Gibson Park. The area was

devastated by the invasive pest Emerald

Ash Borer in recent years and ice storm

damage in 2013.

After City of Brampton staff removed trees,

CVC hosted events helping volunteers plant

over 335 native trees and shrubs in 2017

and 2018. Volunteer tree planting events

are an excellent way to add biodiversity

within and adjacent to existing natural

areas. They help grow the urban forest,

provide hands-on learning, and engage

neighbours in community improvement.

Following CVC tree planting protocols, the

trees planted at this site will be watered and monitored for two years. Future

opportunities for engaging the community in tree care will be considered.

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Success Factors

Several factors will contribute to the success of Fletchers Creek SNAP.

Demonstration and Innovation

Fletchers Creek SNAP aims to implement place-based projects that demonstrate

sustainable best management practices and/or new technologies for enhanced

uptake. In addition, SNAP will aim to implement tailored, community-based

behaviour change campaigns targeted to local social market segments. Fletchers

Creek SNAP innovation opens funding opportunities and tests new models that may

be expanded or replicated across Brampton and the watershed.

Partnerships and Collaboration

Achieving neighbourhood sustainability requires a commitment by project partners,

stakeholders and community members to work together towards a shared vision.

Partnerships will be pursued with organizations that have a stake in local

sustainability - utility companies, corporations and local businesses where there are

opportunities for shared programming and/or investment of time or resources.

Effective partnerships will leverage the strengths of each partner and bring new

ideas and opportunities to Fletchers Creek SNAP.

Efficiencies and Expertise

Numerous partner and stakeholder programs are well-aligned with SNAP objectives.

These include:

CVC residential and corporate landowner outreach, community outreach,

youth and adult education programs and restoration services.

City of Brampton park programs.

Region of Peel water efficiency and sustainable transportation programs.

Directing existing program resources to this neighbourhood will result in program

delivery efficiencies, increased program uptake and improved behaviour change

outcomes. Successful implementation will also rely on the wealth of existing

partner expertise in areas of restoration, landowner and community outreach,

watershed management and green stormwater infrastructure.

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Figure 4. Fletchers Creek SNAP Outcomes and

Metrics

Key Outcomes

Four key Action Plan outcomes:

Low-Impact Living, Healthy

Landscape, Caring Community,

and Clean Creek were identified

in the Fletchers Creek SNAP

Background Report and align

directly with the four Fletchers

Creek SNAP goals (as listed on

page 7). These outcomes are

best measured using metrics

noted in Figure 4, with the

addition of a fifth metric to

account for the number of

projects, events and campaigns

that will be implemented in the

neighbourhood. A documented

increase in each of these metrics

will demonstrate progress

towards sustainability in this

neighbourhood.

The Fletchers Creek SNAP Background Report sets a framework of long term

sustainability targets so that benefits of local actions can be tracked over time and

compared against baseline conditions. Data on the above five key metrics and

other performance measures of interest will be documented as the Action Plan is

implemented.

Additional performance measures may include: project-specific metrics or design

parameters for constructed projects, partnerships, funds raised, volunteer effort, or

programs delivered. Specific targets are subject to change as individual projects

are designed and data becomes available, and are, therefore, not included in this

report.

Fletchers Creek SNAP accomplishments will be tracked and reported on annually to

update the community and stakeholders on Fletchers Creek SNAP progress.

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Next Steps (2019-2021)

Collaborative planning will focus on building capacity for action, implementation of

priority actions, assigning implementation roles for project partners, developing

project work plans, delivering existing programs, building on existing capital plans,

fundraising and forging new partnerships.

Engaging with the local community, community leaders and neighbours will

continue throughout this process. Early action projects will also continue, and

building on early success, new projects will start when adequate resources are

secured.

This Action Plan is the first step towards a more sustainable and resilient

neighbourhood. Fletchers Creek SNAP partners will undertake the following

activities in the first three years of Fletchers Creek SNAP implementation (2019-

2021):

1. Endorsement of the Action Plan by CVC Board of Directors and Brampton

Council to signal municipal support for implementation.

2. Public launch of the Action Plan to build community support for

implementation.

3. Transitioning the steering committee to an implementation team and/or

working groups.

4. Aligning existing programs and capital resources through capital budget

allocation to individual projects where appropriate.

5. Detailed planning and design for individual projects including establishing

targets, a work plan and budget, and a funding strategy that explores the

potential for external funding through grants, compensation funds, and/or

private sector partnerships.

6. Ongoing Fletchers Creek SNAP coordination to manage a rigorous

implementation timeline, maintain communication between partners and

streamline implementation.

7. Ongoing Fletchers Creek SNAP monitoring to track and report on project

accomplishments.

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8. Ongoing community engagement to identify project opportunities, grow

support for projects and build capacity for long term neighbourhood

leadership.

9. Developing a communication strategy that identifies key Fletchers Creek

SNAP messages to unify Fletchers Creek SNAP activities, events and

projects.

10. Implementing Priority Actions and ongoing administration and monitoring of

Early Action projects.

11. Ongoing evaluation and assessment of Fletchers Creek SNAP priorities and

identification of new priorities and opportunities.

Subsequent Fletchers Creek SNAP activities in the year 2022 and beyond include:

1. Evaluating the Fletchers Creek SNAP accomplishments and assessing

priorities in 2022.

2. Ongoing development and implementation of recommended actions.

3. Ongoing administration and monitoring of projects previously implemented,

where suitable.

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In Closing

Fletchers Creek SNAP protects, supports and celebrates Fletchers Creek as a green

lifeline. The Action Plan identifies the most strategic actions needed to protect and

support natural features, connect people with nature, and renew and improve the

neighbourhood for present and future generations. This plan will inspire community

action, forge new partnerships, and reinvigorate investment in a shared vision for a

cleaner, greener, more climate change-ready place to live, work, and play.

A number of challenges lie ahead. These include building a reliable and diverse

funding model, changing perceptions and behaviours, modifying standard practices

and adjusting routines and growing community support. All will require

concentrated and collaborative effort.

The Fletchers Creek SNAP vision of a sustainable neighbourhood is achievable and

will yield countless environmental and social benefits for years to come.

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Acknowledgements

Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) has authored this report on behalf of project

partners, the City of Brampton and the Region of Peel. Action Plan

recommendations were developed by a steering committee made up of CVC and

regional and local municipal staff with input from Toronto and Region Conservation

Authority (TRCA) and have been reviewed by local stakeholders and area residents.

We thank steering committee participants, municipal leaders and community

members for their contributions to the action planning process. The Action Plan will

guide urban renewal and climate action in the Fletchers Creek neighbourhood in

ways that reflect the needs and aspirations of the community.

Comments or questions on this document should be directed to:

Karen Bannister

Senior Coordinator, Sustainable Neighbourhoods

Credit Valley Conservation

1255 Old Derry Road

Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6R4

905-670-1615 x510

Keep up to date on Action Plan implementation by visiting cvc.ca/snap

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Fletchers Creek SNAP 2019

Summary Table of Recommended Actions and Performance Metrics

LIVING PARKS AND NATURE

A neighbourhood-wide network of eco-parks that link and restore natural ecosystems and provide a place for people to connect with nature and each other.

GREEN STREETS

A network of people-friendly and environmentally-sustainable streets that accommodate walking and cycling.

STRONG SCHOOLS

Local learning environments prepared for climate change and rich in natural diversity to inspire children and sustain the community.

RESILIENT HOMES AND BUSINESSES

Places to live and work that are ready for climate change and connected with nearby nature.

ACTIVE PEOPLE

People working together to share ideas, build community, improve the neighbourhood, protect the environment and live sustainably.

ACTIONS ACTIONS ACTIONS ACTIONS ACTIONS

(1.1) Build an interpretive trail along

Fletchers Creek to encourage trail use and educate people about clean water and fish habitat.

(2.1) Enhance the streetscape with

tree planting and landscaping along major roads and pedestrian corridors.

(3.1) Install butterfly gardens on school

grounds to create a butterflyway across the neighbourhood.

(4.1) Inform and connect residents with

existing programs, services and events relating to home retrofits and sustainable landscaping.

(5.1) Organize residents to form a

neighbourhood association to empower people to advocate for local issues and plan local events and projects.

(1.2) Create shady paths and playgrounds in local parks for keeping people cool while at play

and on the move.

(2.2) Improve safety and walkability along important neighbourhood pedestrian routes.

(3.2) Engage students in outdoor and classroom learning about nature, water, stormwater, reducing waste, growing

food and play outdoors.

(4.2) Provide guidance and assist residents in taking action on their properties.

(5.2) Host neighbourhood events such as guided nature walks, outdoor play, movie nights and active transportation

events.

(1.3) Naturalize unused mowed areas in the valleyland, infill plant existing natural areas and monitor plant survivability.

(2.3) Improve safety and wayfinding for neighbourhood cyclists.

(3.3) Engage schools in school travel planning and active transportation activities.

(4.3) Inform and connect corporate landowners and staff volunteers with existing programs, services and events available for commercial, industrial and multi-residential properties.

(5.3) Coordinate volunteer tree planting, park clean-ups and gardening events for local residents, community groups and local businesses.

(1.4) Retrofit parks with green

stormwater infrastructure such as permeable parking lots and bioswales.

(2.4) Retrofit neighbourhood streets

with green stormwater infrastructure such as boulevard bioswales.

(3.4) Provide guidance to school boards

on green infrastructure retrofits.

(4.4) Provide custom concept plans for

commercial, industrial and multi-residential properties.

(5.4) Educate people about community

gardens, container gardening and growing food.

(1.5) Incorporate green building design and sustainable landscaping at Chris Gibson Recreation Centre.

(2.5) Implement Haggert Avenue green stormwater infrastructure road retrofit project.

(3.5) Plant and steward trees in school yards.

(5.5) Engage residents in neighbourhood walking and cycling audits to identify opportunities for improvements.

(1.6) Implement restoration and erosion mitigation projects along Fletchers Creek.

(3.6) Implement Glendale Public School rain garden project.

(1.7) Revitalize parks with community spaces such as outdoor classrooms and community gardens.

PERFORMANCE METRICS

Number of

trees planted

Volume of

water cleaned

Number of

sustainable

actions initiated

Number of

people

participating

Number of

community projects

initiated

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