INTENSIFICATION

CITY OF BARRIE

WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?

CITY OF BARRIE

• The fastest growing CMA in Canada.

• Average age of new residents 10 years younger than the provincial average.

• Low (70%), Medium (25%), High (5%) Density

• Expanded municipal boundary 9 times since 1954

FAST

YOUNG

ON THEGROUND

ON THEMOVE

INTENSIFICATION

CITY OF BARRIE

• Building at a higher density than currently exists

• Grow more efficiently

• Make best use of resources

• Infrastructure, transit, community facilities

• Healthy communities, walkability

• Provincial requirement – Places to Grow and provincial policy

WHAT

WHY

GROWTH TO 2031

CITY OF BARRIE

• 180,000 by 2031 Schedule 1 of Places to Grow is to occur in the City’s 2008 boundary.

• 2010 population 135,000 – 140,000

• Another 40,000 population

• 40% New growth in City’s built up area by 2015

• Total of 88,000 Jobs

WHERE BUILT BOUNDARY

CITY OF BARRIE

OFFICIAL PLAN FRAMEWORK FOR INTENSIFICATION

CITY OF BARRIE

Primary Area (Urban Growth Centre)

Secondary Areas

• Intensification Corridors• Major Transit Station Areas

Elsewhere within Built Area

• Policies / Applications judged on their merits• Urban Design Guidelines

SCHEDULE A

CITY OF BARRIE

URBAN GROWTH CENTRE

CITY OF BARRIECITY CENTRE

BLUE SAILS – CITY CENTRE

CITY OF BARRIE

590 UNITS1100 POPULATION300 PERSONS PER HECTARE

NAUTICA – CITY CENTRE

CITY OF BARRIE

INTENSIFICATION CORRIDOR

CITY OF BARRIE

EXISTING DETACHEDHOUSE

TOWNHOUSES

INTENSIFICATION CORRIDOR

CITY OF BARRIE

TRANSIT STATION AREA

CITY OF BARRIE

MIXED USE – UGC

CITY OF BARRIE

MID-RISE INTENSIFIED INFILL - UGC

CITY OF BARRIE

CITY OF BARRIE

CITY OF BARRIE

CITY OF BARRIE

LIVABILITY / URBAN DESIGN /

CITY OF BARRIE

• New Planning Act gives municipalities greater control over Urban Design / Built Form.

• Intensification needs to be both profitable & sustainable.

• Next 4 to 5 generations will call this home for 75 to 100 years.

CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION

CITY OF BARRIE

• Need to offer a full range of housing types not justIntensified forms.

• Cultural shift and market demand.

• Distort demographics with a disproportionate share of new housing in medium & high density residential.

• There will be a need for community facilities and community infrastructure in the areas of focus.

• Uncertainty in terms of timing and household characteristics.

SOME APROACHES TO DEAL WITH CHALLENGES

CITY OF BARRIE

1. INCENTIVES e.g.: design Awards

2. INCENTIVES – Residential intensification and mixed use developments, Community Improvement Plans

3. Other – HNS Grassroots engagement of communities in defining their neighbourhood character, defining what is valuable and how to maintain that and provide direction for the implementation of intensification.

4. Partnerships