The document discusses planning strategies for developing complete communities in Collingwood, Ontario. It notes that traditional planning approaches separating different land uses are outdated and no longer suitable. The new approach aims to encourage a diverse mix of housing and employment within walkable neighborhoods to efficiently use land and infrastructure. Some key points discussed include intensifying development within existing urban boundaries, providing a range of housing options, balancing employment and residential needs, and ensuring new development is integrated with existing community areas through improved connectivity and transportation options.

1. Planning for Collingwood’s
Complete Communities
- Growth Management Strategies for “Places to Grow” -

2. Advancing Growth Strategies
Towards Sustainability
“we are using planning strategies that are forty
years old and no longer relevant to today’s
culture… as if jobs were all downtown, as if land
and energy were endless, and as if another lane
on the freeway would end congestion.”
Peter Calthorpe

3. Present Planning Philosophy
Previously Official Plans separated land uses
RECREATION
OPEN SPACE
BIG BOX
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
PUBLIC FACILITIES
HEAVY
INDUSTRIAL
RETAIL MULTI-RES
EDUCATION

4. Philosophical Shift
Now encourage diverse mix of employment and
housing; to efficiently use land and public
infrastructure, and shorten commute journeys...
PPS
BIG BOX
HEAVY
COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL

5. CO
E MM
T
E
L UN
P
M IT
O
C Y
STRATEGIC
SUSTAINABILITY
PLANNING
COMPLETE STREETS/
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
UTILITY SERVICE
FULL RANGE
PLANNING
MIXED USE
LIFE CYCLE, CRADLE
SMART GROWTH
TO GRAVE PLANNING

6. Direction for Complete Community
GROWTH MANAGEMENT
POLICIES
APPROVED ’06
COMPLETE SETTLEMENTS
ADOPTED NOV ’08 - PENDING PROVINCIAL APPROVAL
SUSTAINABILITY/
STRATEGIC PLAN

7. Provincial Direction
“Encouraging … towns to develop as complete
communities with a diverse mix of land uses, a
range and mix of employment and housing types,
high quality public open space” Places to Grow
“The promotion of development that is designed to
be sustainable, to support public transit and be
oriented to pedestrians.”

8. Provincial Direction
By the year 2015 and for each year thereafter,
a minimum of 40% of all residential development
will be within the built-up area Places to Grow
All municipalities will develop and implement
through their official plans a strategy to phase
in and achieve intensification Places to Grow

9. Intensification
Development at a higher density than currently
exists through:
redevelopment including brownfields
development of vacant or underutilized lots
infill development
expansion or conversion of existing buildings

10. County Direction
Development of Complete Settlements
Diversified economic functions and opportunities
A diverse range of housing options

11. Town Direction
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
STRATEGIC PLAN
OFFICIAL PLAN
OP UPDATES
(ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION)
URBAN DESIGN
STANDARDS

12. Complete Community Planning Tasks:
Diverse Complexity for Collingwood

13. Well Underway
Many tasks/elements complete
Numerous projects ongoing
Others still to initiate

14. Collingwood’s Built Boundary
TOWN LIMITS
BUILT BOUNDARY

15. Built Boundary
Incorporate the Built
Boundary into the OP
(GROWTH MANAGEMENT OPA)
There are different policy/
standards inside and outside
the Built Boundary
Built Boundary established
June 2006

16. Primary Focus is Intensification
within the Built Boundary Area
As of 2015, 40% of all new
approved residential
development occurring
must be within the Built
Boundary
Direct significant portion
of population & employment
growth to this area

17. Ensuring that multiple
benefits are considered
Collingwood wide - systems
approach
Multi-level strategy for
implementation

18. Balance Employment Uses & Resident’s Needs

19. Intensification Must Integrate with
Existing Critical Community Districts
CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL
REGIONAL
COMMERCIAL
MEDICAL
INDUSTRIAL
DOWNTOWN/HERITAGE

20. Plan for Residential &
Employment Lands
Careful use compatibility
analysis

21. Traffic engineering
analysis: LOS truck &
through traffic
Improve transportation
options

22. Integrate active
transportation; servicing
residential & employment
areas with linkages to
balance of community
Provide quality open
space and protection of
environmental lands

23. Ensure appropriate
development transitions
Facilitate intensification

24. Plan for a range of housing
types & affordability
Encourage home
occupations & secondary
suites

25. Coordinate appropriate
infill development
Facilitate mixed-use
development

26. Potential Areas for Intensification
Identify intensification areas
Include minimum density targets
Identify the appropriate type and scale
of development
Landfill Site
e
dfill Sit
!quot;#$%quot;&%'quot;(()$*#quot;quot;+
56
,-.)/(%01quot;2quot;*./31%45
!
!
TOWN LIMITS
BUILT BOUNDARY

27. Primary residential/resort development
Potential mixed-use
Limited commercial and recreation
Landfill Site
Potential mixed-use with
dfill Site
concentration of employment lands
Secondary housing, live/work
Community facilities
!
Current development proposals
Mixed-use
!

28. Complete Community:
Mountain Road Sub-Area

29. Complete Community:
Mountain Road Sub-Area
`

30. Integration of Community Districts
MOUNTAIN ROAD SUB-
AREA

31. Complete Community Boundary
HW
T
REE SITE AREA: 106 HECTARES
ST
OUR
Y2
(262 ACRES)
RB
HA
GEO
6
RG
IANT
TENTH
RA
IL
PROPERTIES: 21
EEK
LINE
H CR
OAD
NR
I
A
UNT
K AS
MO
BLAC
DOWS
A
N ME
IA
EORG MUNITY
G
COM

32. Existing OP Land Use Designations

33. Shift Land Use Designations
Building on Assets and Opportunities
From traditional heavy
industrial employment lands,
to more contemporary
diversification
Live - Work
Assessing financial impacts

34. Introduction & Preliminary Scope

35. Existing Environment
WETLANDS
RIPARIAN CORRIDORS
LINKAGES

36. Brownfields?
LANDFILL IMPACTS
POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT/
REMEDIATION

37. Existing Uses
RESORT RESIDENTIAL
INDUSTRIAL
COMMERCIAL
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL
RECREATION - TRAIL
ENVIRONMENTAL

38. Connectivity
INTERNAL CONNECTIONS
MOUNTAIN RD CORRIDOR
HIGHWAY
EXISTING, ENHANCED &
POTENTIAL CREEK CROSSING
RESIDENTIAL
CONNECTIONS
GEORGIAN TRAIL
GOLF COURSE/REC FIELDS

39. Trail Network
OPEN SPACE
TRAIL CORRIDORS
VIEW CORRIDORS
COMBINE EXISTING & NEW
TRAILS

40. Street Network Design
INTERNAL CONNECTIVITY
COMPLETE STREET DESIGNS
MOUNTAIN RD
HIGHWAY

41. Development Nodes
SPECIAL-USE RESIDENTIAL
EMPLOYMENT MIXED-USE
RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE

42. Development Form
CONTEXT APPROPRIATE
AESTHETIC & FUNCTION:
SCALE, SPACING, MASSING
WELL ESTABLISHED
PATTERNS OF GOOD
COMMUNITY DESIGN

43. Potential Buildout Scenario

44. Special Use/Residential

45. Employment Mixed-Use

46. Residential Mixed-Use

47. Community Facilities

48. Analysis
LAND USE COMPATIBILITY
INDUSTRIAL
COMPATIBILITY
UTILITY CAPACITY
TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT
ENVIRO & BROWNFIELDS
EMPLOYMENT &
POPULATION

49. Discussion & Future Direction