Lakeview and Port Credit District Policies Review November 22th

Lakeview and
Port Credit District Policies Review
Public Engagement Process
November 22th, 2007
Project Kick-off Meeting
Brook McIlroy Planning + Urban Design/PACE Architects
MSAi Architects
Poulos and Chung Transportation Engineers
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Lakeview and
Port Credit District Policies Review
Public Engagement Process
A Chance to Shape Your Community
Creating Certainty for the Future
Ensuring a Flexible Community Framework
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Kick-Off Meeting Schedule:
6:30pm: Councillor Welcome
6:40pm: Introductions (City Staff)
6:50pm: Project Team and Process
7:00pm: Post-it Note Exercise
7:10pm: Team Presentation
7:45pm: Questions and Comments
8:15pm: Post-it Note Feedback
8:30pm: Summary and Next Steps
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Team Introduction
Brook McIlroy Planning
+ Urban Design/PACE Architects
Anne McIlroy
Jana Joyce
Jessica Hawes
Stacie Amo
MSAi Architects
Michael Spaziani
Poulos and Chung Transportation Engineers
Nick Poulos
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Project Process
1. Project Introduction and Overview
Study Purpose:
To work with stakeholders and the community
to create visions that can be translated by City
staff in revised Lakeview and Port Credit District
Policies of Mississauga Plan and other policies
within the Official Plan, zoning by-laws, urban
design guidelines and community improvement
plans.
Involve the Community
Establish creative, transparent, participatory
process
Build consensus amongst diverse interests to
define an overall vision for each area with flexibility
and options
Structure the process to directly influence planning
policy, zoning, urban design guidelines and area
community improvement plans.
Educate through the consultation process: best
practices and precedents
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Project Process
1. Project Introduction and Overview
Study Process:
Research
Visioning
Place making
Recommendations
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1. Project Introduction and Overview
Study Product:
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1. Project Introduction and Overview
Stakeholders Contacted to Date:
VIVA Port Credit
Town of Port Credit Association
Canada Lands Corp
Port Credit BIA
Port Credit Ratepayers Association
Port Credit Yacht Club
Credit Reserve
Region of Peel
Ontario Power Generating Co.
Credit Valley Conservation Authority
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Sierra Club of Canada
Peel District School Board
Heritage Mississauga
Mississauga South Heritage Society
Lakeview Ratepayers Association
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Post-it Note Exercise
On the post-it note provided,
please write down your two (2)
top issues and concerns for the
future of your community.
Please indicate which district you are
commenting on: LV or PC
The post-it notes will be collected and
summarized part way through today’s
presentation.
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Team Presentation
1. Introduction to Both Communities.
2. Common Community Themes
3. What We Have Heard to Date
• Lakeview District
• Port Credit District
4. How Do We Shape What We Have
Learned
5. Next Steps
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Team Presentation
1. Introduction to Both Communities
Both are waterfront communities to (Lake
Ontario, rivers and creeks).
Both contain major corridors such as
Lakeshore Road, CNR lines and various
watercourses.
Both have long standing, stable residential
areas.
Both have strong natural and cultural heritage.
Both are experiencing development
pressures.
Small Infill and renovation
Redevelopment Sites
Consolidated sites
Large Sites (Texaco Lands, Lakeview
Generating Station)
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Team Presentation
2. Common Community Themes
Health and the Environment:
“We have quantity of life, now we need
quality”…the health of the community and the
environment is critical.
Community:
Establishing the character of the district is key
to understanding the shape of the future
community. An “eclectic” community is part of
that character.
Land Uses:
The communities value strategic growth vs.
‘reactionary’ growth.
Transit and Transportation:
Reliable transit and intensification go hand-inhand.
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3. What We Have Heard: Lakeview
Top Five Concerns
Personal health of the community and
the environment.
Promote highest and best use for lands
no longer being used for industry.
(Industrial Lands, former Lakeview
Generating Site)
Promote low-impact, high quality,
sustainable development that supports
strategic growth vs reactionary growth.
Lakeshore Road corridor needs
improvements based on a realistic vision.
Lakeview has amazing stories to tell
(Arsenal Park, Canada’s first Aerodrome,
Cawthra-Elliot Estate, Adamson Estates and
others).
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3. What We Have Heard: Lakeview
About the Environment:
Protection and enhancement of existing
natural areas, watercourses and Lake is
very important.
Large number of parks and open spaces
are wonderful, but they need attention.
Industrial sites need to be studied and
assessed for land use opportunities.
Continued pollution generating land uses
need to be evaluated for long term
affects on the community. (Former
Lakeview Generating Station, Industrial
Lands)
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3. What We Have Heard: Lakeview
About the Community:
District is a collection of communities; finding a
focus is a challenge.
Heritage features need to be preserved
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Cawthra Estate landscape and woods
Rifle Range remnants
1950’s gas bar at 411 Lakeshore Road
Historic Public School at 1239 Lakeshore Road
(Peel Alternative School South)
Evolving residential areas need guidelines to
protect neighbourhood character.
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3. What We Have Heard: Lakeview
About Land Uses:
Development should promote a sustainable,
stable and balanced community vision
•maintain employment areas
•develop transition strategies for height and density
•functions are as important as built form
•examine infrastructure capacity
Development should promote walkable and
beautiful community.
• place density away from main street and waterfront
• promote high quality pedestrian realm
• promote open spaces for urban tree growth
Waterfront edges need to be buffered from
development and should be accessible.
• compatible uses should be adjacent to waterfront
• push for continuous public access along shoreline
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3. What We Have Heard: Lakeview
About Transit and Transportation
Current transit system is not servicing the
community well.
• Cawthra bus does not meet Lakeshore Road
• Internal community destinations need better linkages
• transit utilizes major roads: long walks to transit stops
Current system has opportunity to better
connect to other transit systems.
• Toronto LRT
• Hurontario LRT
• Plans for the Cawthra GO Station?
Higher density means better transit service? Or
the other way around?
Build good cycling infrastructure and people will
use it.
• Need better linkages
• Need safer, user friendly facilities
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Team Presentation
3. What We Have Heard: Lakeview
Roadway Network
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3. What We Have Heard: Lakeview
Transit Network : Large Scale
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3. What We Have Heard: Lakeview
Transit Network : Lakeview District
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3. What We Have Heard: Port Credit
Top Five Concerns
Lakeshore Road corridor is a fragile
main street and a major transportation
corridor.
Heritage is the source of village
character, it must be protected.
The waterfront must remain visually and
physically accessible.
All opportunities to expand and enhance
park spaces and waterfront trails should
be pursued.
Promote low-impact, high quality,
sustainable development that supports
strategic growth vs reactionary growth.
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Team Presentation
3. What We Have Heard: Port Credit
About the Environment:
Large number of parks and open spaces are
wonderful, but they need better connections.
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Pedestrian connection over Credit River at CNR
Need continual public access along shoreline
Opportunities to improve urban forest
Protect and enhance the natural areas
Brownfield sites need to be studied and
assessed for land use opportunities.
• Texaco Lands
• Harbour Marina Lands
Promote low-impact, high quality, sustainable
development. Port Credit Village could lead
the way as an “Eco-Village”.
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Recycling
Energy conservation, lake water cooling
Green buildings and rooftops
Alternate transportation
Sustainable waterfront park lands
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3. What We Have Heard: Port Credit
About the Community:
“Define and enshrine” special character areas.
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Main Street Commercial
Old Port Credit Village
Port Street
Harbour as centre of Port Credit Village
Promote cultural infrastructure.
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Expand library
Public art
New cultural opportunities: museum, theatre
Find ways to “tell the story”
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3. What We Have Heard: Port Credit
About the Community:
Maintain “functional Village” by promoting
healthy social matrix.
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Young and old
Diverse cultures
Mixed income
Mixed housing
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3. What We Have Heard: Port Credit
About Land Uses:
Development should promote a sustainable,
stable and balanced Village character.
• maintain employment opportunities
• develop transition strategies for height and
density
• distribute density
• land uses are as important as built form
• do not let parking requirements shape built form
• define form of development by community vision
Development should provide diverse retail
and commercial opportunities that will appeal
to all incomes.
• promote mix of independent and other businesses
• provide mix that appeals to all income brackets
• be wary of over-saturation eg. spas and
restaurants
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Team Presentation
3. What We Have Heard: Port Credit
About Land Uses:
Development should promote a walkable and
beautiful community.
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laneway and mid-block walkway opportunities
allow “private” spaces to be public where possible
design for all season access and appeal
incorporate facilities that support tourism
incorporate coordinated, high quality street furnishings
protect and enhance the urban forest
look for opportunities to make connections
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Team Presentation
3. What We Have Heard: Port Credit
About Transit and Transportation:
Current transit system is not servicing the
community well.
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Internal community destinations need better linkages
transit utilizes major roads: long walks to transit stops
Case not made for people to leave their cars at home
Accumulative effects of transit changes
Current system has opportunity to better
connect to other transit systems.
• Toronto LRT
• Hurontario LRT
• Plans for the Cawthra GO Station?
Higher density means better transit service? Or
the other way around?
Build good cycling infrastructure and people will
use it.
• Need better linkages
• Need safer, user friendly facilities
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Team Presentation
3. What We Have Heard: Port Credit
Roadway Network
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Team Presentation
3. What We Have Heard: Port Credit
Transit Network : Large Scale
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3. What We Have Heard: Port Credit
Transit Network : Port Credit District
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4. How do we shape what we have
learned?
Develop a plan to implement the
community’s vision, with guidance on:
• Beautiful streets
• Well scaled redevelopment
Main Street infill
Large brown field sites, and
Residential development and infill
• Existing land-uses and potential conflicts
• Natural features
• Places to socialize and recreate
• The natural environment / sustainability
• Examples from comparable communities
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4. What are the tools to implement the
vision?
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3-Dimensional analysis
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Angular Plane analysis to shape
streetscape conditions
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Testing of Urban Design
Guidelines
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Comparison of the existing District
Policies to the community vision
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Precedent Review of Best
Practices
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4. What are the tools to implement the
vision?
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Final Report Sample
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4. What are the tools to implement the
vision?
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Final Report Sample
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4. What are the tools to implement the
vision?
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Final Report Sample
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4. What are the tools to implement the vision?
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Final Report Sample
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4. What are the tools to implement the vision?
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5. What are the Next Steps?
Lakeview Visioning Session:
Monday, December 10, 2007
Mississauga Senior’s Centre
1389 Cawthra Road
Port Credit Visioning Session:
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Clarke Memorial Hall
161 Lakeshore Road West
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5. What are the Next Steps?
Visioning Sessions December 10th and 11th:
Will include a presentation that summarizes
findings to date, including:
Emerging community themes
Opportunities and issues
Best practices
Session will include a “Rotating Table”
Visioning exercise to building community
design directions.
“Realtime” feedback during the same evening.
Bring your ideas about the directions for your community
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Important Information:
5. What are the Next Steps?
City Website for Project:
www.mississauga.ca/lakeviewportcreditreview
City Contacts:
Before you leave tonight….
Please add your comments to our
district mapping, staff is available to
assist you.
Lakeview District:
Karin Phuong, City Planner
(905)615-3200 x3806
Karin.phuong@mississauga.ca
Port Credit District:
Susan Tanabe, City Planner
(905)615-3200 x3807
Susan.tanabe@mississauga.ca
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