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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
INTENSIFICATION CITY OF BARRIE WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? FAST The - - PDF document
INTENSIFICATION CITY OF BARRIE WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? FAST The - - PDF document
INTENSIFICATION CITY OF BARRIE WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? FAST The fastest growing CMA in Canada. YOUNG Average age of new residents 10 years younger than the provincial average. ON THE Low (70%), Medium (25%), High (5%) Density
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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
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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
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WHERE BUILT BOUNDARY
CITY OF BARRIE
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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
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SCHEDULE A
CITY OF BARRIE
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URBAN GROWTH CENTRE
CITY OF BARRIE
CITY CENTRE
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BLUE SAILS – CITY CENTRE
CITY OF BARRIE
590 UNITS 1100 POPULATION 300 PERSONS PER HECTARE
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NAUTICA – CITY CENTRE
CITY OF BARRIE
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INTENSIFICATION CORRIDOR
CITY OF BARRIE
EXISTING DETACHED HOUSE TOWNHOUSES
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INTENSIFICATION CORRIDOR
CITY OF BARRIE
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TRANSIT STATION AREA
CITY OF BARRIE
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MIXED USE – UGC
CITY OF BARRIE
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MID-RISE INTENSIFIED INFILL - UGC
CITY OF BARRIE
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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.
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CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION
CITY OF BARRIE
- Need to offer a full range of housing types not just
Intensified 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.
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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