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Uptown Brampton Transit-Oriented Communities Toolkit
 Unlocking Value through Collaboration, Alignment and Empowerment

 Implementing “20-min Walkable Neighbourhood with Community Hub”
 as the New Growth Model for Transit-Oriented Communities

ULI Toronto Getting to Transit-Oriented Communities Initiative
Uptown Brampton Transit-Oriented Communities Toolkit - NET
About the                                            About the Building Healthy                                About the ULI Toronto
Urban Land Institute                                 Places Initiative                                         District Council

The Urban Land Institute is a global, member-        Around the world, communities face pressing               ULI Toronto mission is to provide
driven nonprofit research and education              health challenges related to the built environment.       leadership in the responsible use of
organization whose mission is to provide             For many years, ULI and its members have                  land and in creating and sustaining
leadership in the responsible use of land            been active players in discussions and projects           thriving communities worldwide.
and in creating and sustaining thriving              that make the link between human health and               We provide our members with
communities worldwide. The Institute                 development; we know that health is a core                independent forums for discussion
maintains a membership representing a                component of thriving communities. In January             and debate about city building issues
broad spectrum of interests and sponsors             2013, ULI’s board of directors approved a focus           and best practices. ULI Toronto carries
a wide variety of educational programs and           on healthy communities as a cross-disciplinary            forth that mission, while helping to
forums to encourage an open exchange of              theme for the organization. Through the Building          shape a sustainable and thriving
ideas and sharing of experience. ULI initiates       Healthy Places Initiative, launched in July 2013, ULI     future for the Toronto Region. We are
research that anticipates emerging land use          is working to promote health in projects and places       supported by over 2000 public and
trends and issues, provides advisory services,       around the globe. Through the Building Healthy            private sector members.
and publishes a wide variety of materials            Places Initiative, ULI is leveraging the power of ULI’s
to disseminate information on land use               global networks to shape PROJECTS AND PLACES
development.                                         in ways that improve the health of PEOPLE AND             About the ULI SDRC
                                                     COMMUNITIES. The organization is focusing on
Established in 1936, the Institute today has         four main areas of impact:                                Product Council
more than 45,000 members and associates                                                                        ULI SDRC Suburban Development and
from some 92 countries, representing the entire      •   RAISING AWARENESS. Raise awareness of                 Redevelopment Product Council plays
spectrum of the land use and development                 the connections between health and the built          a key role in providing leadership in
disciplines. Professionals represented                   environment in the real estate community,             the responsible use of land and
include developers, builders, property owners,           and work to make sure health is a mainstream          creating and sustaining thriving
investors, architects, public officials, planners,       consideration.                                        communities worldwide. Through the
real estate brokers, appraisers, attorneys,          •   DEFINING THE APPROACH. Help define and                exchange of information and the
engineers, financiers, academics, students, and          share information about the design elements,          sharing of best practices, SDRC offer
librarians.                                              programming strategies, materials, and other          industry leaders vital opportunities to
                                                         approaches that improve health for people.            further ULI’s mission:
ULI relies heavily on the experience of its          •   EXPLORING THE VALUE PROPOSITION. Build
members. It is through member involvement                understanding of the market and nonmarket             •   PROVIDE FOCUS on the major
and information resources that ULI has                   factors at play in building healthy places, and           social and economic goals and
been able to set standards of excellence                 the value proposition of building and operating           issues of the day
in development practice. The Institute is                in health-promoting ways.                             •   PROVIDE INPUT to influence
recognized internationally as one of America’s       •   ADVANCING THE STATE OF PRACTICE AND                       community attitudes and lifestyles
most respected and widely quoted sources                 POLICY. Using the ULI membership as a lever,              regarding development
of objective information on urban planning,              and in partnership with others, advance the           •   APPLY RESEARCH to innovative
growth, and development.                                 state of policy and practice.                             applications in land use planning
Uptown Brampton Transit-Oriented Communities Toolkit - NET
About the City of Brampton                         About the University of Toronto                       About the City of Helsinki
Ontario, Canada                                    School of Cities                                      Finland

City of Brampton is Canada’s second fastest        The University of Toronto School of Cities’           City of Helsinki is the capital of Finland and
growing and the 9th largest city with a            mission is to convene urban-focused                   the centre of the Helsinki Region, with some
population of over 692,000 and 62% labour          researchers, educators, students, practitioners,      600,000 inhabitants. In the 1960s, City
force participation in 2020 (source: Esri). With   institutions and the general public to explore        Council made the shift to focus on building
20,000 new population per year, Brampton is        and address complex urban challenges, with            transit-oriented communities connected
the fastest growing city in Ontario, growing at    the aim of making cities, urban regions and           by public transit. Design is a significant
3 times the Provincial average. It is also the     communities more sustainable, prosperous              distinctive factor that makes Helsinki stand
youngest, most diverse city with 73% visible       and just. Using a team-based approach                 out internationally. A good user experience
minority, 115 languages spoken, and is a           that spans disciplines at the University of           of the city to its citizens is created through
favourite landing ground for new immigrants.       Toronto and involving partners from leading           a combination of design, digitalism and
                                                   international institutions, large-scale, long-        dialogue. Helsinki strives to enable equality
In 2018, City of Brampton Council endorsed         term projects will tackle the most vexing             and wellbeing in all districts. Social inequality
the ‘Brampton 2040 Vision’, a forward-thinking     urban challenges by seeking to understand the         is reduced through high-quality teaching and
blue-print for a new growth model based on         fundamental components of a city and how              early childhood education for children and
transit-oriented communities connected by          they interact.                                        adolescents. The city promotes measures
rapid transit systems, and a City ‘By-Design’,                                                           to help as many as possible get a foothold
where design excellence is led by City Hall to     School of Cities’ Creative Mixed-use Initiative       in working life and be able to manage their
ensure public interests, completed through         develops framework for partnership through            and their families’ lives on their own. Making
co-design with developers and citizens, and        a digital matchmaking platform and lays the           use of immigrants’ knowledge and skills on
made a prime factor in all approvals and           groundwork for collaborations that transform          the labour market and in society at large is a
decisions for change.                              the region’s approach to city building.               condition for successful integration.

About This Report                                                                   Contributing Authors
Uptown Brampton Transit-Oriented Communities Toolkit explores a                     Yvonne Yeung
collaborative city-building model to empower effective collaboration                Manager, Urban Design, City of Brampton
and alignment among public sector, private sector, non-profit and local             Vice-Chair, ULI SDRC Product Council, Board member, ULI Toronto
communities. Through an integrated design-based strategic framework, the            Lead, ULI Toronto: Getting to Transit-Oriented Communities Initiative
Toolkit aims to shift development culture and accelerate implementation by
                                                                                    Ken Greenberg
amplifying synergies, creating new combined benefits, and fostering lateral
                                                                                    Member, ULI Toronto Advisory Committee
thinking where solutions to one problem may reside in a different area.
                                                                                    Principal, Greenberg Consultants
October 16, 2020 by the Urban Land Institute Toronto District Council,              Matti Siemiatycki
Urban Land Institute SDRC Product Council, City of Brampton and University          Interim Director, University of Toronto School of Cities
of Toronto School of Cities
Uptown Brampton Transit-Oriented Communities Toolkit - NET
Opportunity to deliver a Healthy, Transit-Oriented Region for
  GGH, the fastest growing global city region in North America.

      7.6 million
      population &
      4.7 million jobs
                              13 million                                                         Growth                      Public Health
      in 2020                 population &                                              • 2/3 of the growth is outside   • $4 billion annual costs due to
                              6.3 million jobs                                            of TO at TOCs connected by       physical inactivity & obesity.
                                                                                          rapid transit                  • $1 billion annual cost due to
                              in 2041                                                   • 3/4 of the growth are            traffic related pollution.
                                                                                          immigrant families
                                  Source: Statistics Canada

                                                                                              Affordability                       Transit
                                                                                                                               Investments
                                                                                        • 1/3 to 1/2 of after-tax        • $45+ billion capital program
                                                                                          income is spent on cars          for Regional Express Rail,
                                                                                                                           Subways and Rapid Transit

Source: Land Information Ontario, Metrolinx, Statistics Canada

      “Brampton is the fastest growing city in Ontario. We are
      growing at 3 times the Provincial average. We are working
      hard at City Hall to build champions across all levels of
      government and sectors to support smart growth and to
      advance collaboration and innovative partnerships.”         Regional Councillor
                                                                  Martin Medeiros
                                                                  City of Brampton
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Uptown Brampton Transit-Oriented Communities Toolkit - NET
Introduction
The Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) is                       The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Toronto, in                accelerating a transformation that could
the fastest growing Global City Region in                   collaboration with the City of Brampton,                  apply to 80% of the developed world.
North America, with two thirds of the growth                City of Helsinki, Greenberg Consultants
                                                                                                                      After listening to challenges presented
anticipated outside of the Toronto core,                    and University of Toronto School of Cities
                                                                                                                      by Gensler, Arup and HR&A, and best
connected by rapid transit investments and                  brought this subject to life through exploring
                                                                                                                      practices presented by the City of Helsinki,
lands owned by the province. TOC is the                     the invisible hands that shape the 100,000
                                                                                                                      the group took part in breakout sessions to
leading direction to expand healthy, convenient,            people and jobs expected at Uptown
                                                                                                                      discuss key challenges and key solutions
high-quality live-work-play along subways                   Brampton Hurontario-Steeles TOC. With the
                                                                                                                      that aim to accelerate the successful
networks, Light Rail Transit (LRT) and across               LRT coming in 2024, this area is experiencing
                                                                                                                      delivery of the Uptown Brampton
existing GO networks, creating a new form                   substantial transformation into a high-density,
                                                                                                                      Hurontario-steeles TOC.
of “Regional City”, an affordable landing                   mixed-use, family-oriented, healthy and
ground for new families to meet GTHA’s                      walkable transit-oriented community, taking               The recommendations were further
unprecedented population growth, where more                 shape through the combined interests of                   presented on October 8, 2020 at a
than half of the new population are expected                Provincial, Regional, Municipal, Private Sector           Virtual Evening Community Townhall,
to be new immigrants. With the right design,                and Community interests.                                  attended by over 500 ULI members and
planning and execution, these TOC’s have                                                                              community members. Top challenges
the potential to provide the value of a “26                 On October 2, 2020, through a half-day                    were further discussed among senior
hour City”, where the ability to walk to daily              Virtual Walkshop, close to 200 city-building              leaderships from the City of Brampton,
needs eliminates the high cost of commuting                 professionals, including representatives from             development partners, institution
and car-ownership, providing “extra hours”                                                                            partners, and community partners. Key
                                                            •   3 levels of Canadian government and
everyday that improves our quality of life and                                                                        recommendations are summarized in this
                                                                executives from Finland, Netherlands and
productivity, creates a nesting ground for high-                                                                      report.
                                                                Sweden;
quality jobs and employment, and moves our
region towards a carbon-neutral future.                     •   all 7 local developers and other private
                                                                                                                      This is the first of a 4 part series to
                                                                sectors executives within the GTA;
                                                                                                                      investigate best practices to reinvent
The coordinated delivery of a “20-min Walkable              •   community leaders and thinkers from                   under-performing suburban and urban
Neighbourhood” with a complete set of                           the University of Toronto, ULI and world              areas in health-promoting and affordable
community facilities, parks and open space,                     renown practitioners in the field of design,          ways. As part of ULI’s Building Healthy
affordable housing and high-quality live-work-                  mobility and economics from Toronto,                  Places Initiative, ULI Curtis Infrastructure
play provides the secret sauce to unlock these                  Chicago and New York;                                 Initiative, and ULI Toronto’s Regional
values. The adjacencies and interrelated                                                                              Thought Leadership, this work will help
nature of these components have the potential               came together to collaborate and think about
                                                                                                                      advance efforts to foster communities that
to amplify synergies and create new combined                the opportunities for Uptown Brampton,
                                                                                                                      promote health, improve competitiveness
benefits, but also requires a new way of                    its unique place within the GTA, and
                                                                                                                      and quality of life, and move the Greater
problem-solving that involves concurrent                    how to implement the “20-min Walkable
                                                                                                                      Golden Horseshoe (GGH) to reach carbon
decision-making, intense cross-sector                       Neighbourhood with an Urban Community
                                                                                                                      neutrality in innovative, inclusive and
collaborations and unprecedented innovation.                Hub” as a new growth model for TOC,
                                                                                                                      affordable ways.

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Uptown Brampton Transit-Oriented Communities Toolkit - NET
Our Mission: Getting to Transit-Oriented Communities
    CONTRIBUTORS                                                                                 CONTRIBUTORS
    Government of Canada, Infrastructure                                                         RioCan, Quadrangle, SvN, BA Group,
    Canada                                                                                       Counterpoint
    Province, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and                                                  Kaneff, Glen Schnarr & Associates
    Housing, Ministry of Health & Long-Term                                                      Soniel, GWD
    Care, Metrolinx                                                                              LitWilliow, Bousfield
    Region, Public Health, School Board,                                                         Rose Garden, Weston Consulting
    Development Services, Housing, Finance,                                                      i2 Development, KLM, Batory
    Transportation, Traffic Planning, Engineering
    City, Urban Design, Policy Planning,
                                                      Public                  Private            Minhas Group, Gforce Planning
                                                                                                 OBSERVERS
    Development Services, Parks & Open Space,         Sector                  Sector             Oxford, Great Gulf, Daniels, Options for Homes,
    Transportation Planning, Traffic Planning,                                                   Brookfield Residential, Altus Group, Choice
    Engineering, Sustainability,                                                                 Properties, IBI Group, BLG, WSP, Sweeny &
    Brampton Transit, Brampton Library,                                                          Co, Pantonium, Steer Northcrest, Weston
    Community Services, Smart Cities,                           Unlocking                        Williamson + Partners, Live, Work, Learn, Play,
    Corporate Services, Finance,                                                                 Six Real Estate Development, Colliers Project
    Intergovernmental Relations,
                                                                  TOC                            Leaders, Manulife Investment Management
    Strategic Communications,                                                                    Toronto Region Board of Trade TRBT, ReNew,
    Strategic Advisor Greenberg Consultants
                                                    Community                Non-profit,         Transport Action Ontario, West Asia Council
    Agencies, TRCA, Sheridan College                Leaders                  Academic,
    OBSERVERS                                                                Practitioners
    ULI Meet the Chiefs Public Sector Network
    Swedish Consulate, Netherlands Consulate
                                                                                                 CONTRIBUTORS
                                                                                                 Infrastructure ULI Curtis Infrastructure Initiative
    CONTRIBUTORS                                “We are at the cusp on                           Health ULI Building Healthy Places Initiative
    Business New Brampton Task Force            a new way of building                            Development ULI SDRC Product Council
    Community Peel Community Benefits                                                            Global TOC City of Helsinki
    Network,                                    cities that is based
                                                                                                 Research University of Toronto
    Indus Community Services, United            on collaborative city-                           School of Cities Creative Mixed Use
    Way GTA, UEF,                               building. Making this                            Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design
    UN-Habitat, Brampton Transit
                                                a first best option to                           FALD, Rotman School of Management
    Advisory,                                                            Matti Siemiatycki,      Transportation Research Institute UTTRI
    Ontario Ironworkers District Council,       meeting public health,
                                                                         Interim Director,       Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering
    Peel Halton Workforce,                      climate change, and      University of Toronto   Practitioners Gensler, Arup, HR&A
    Brampton Transit Advisory                   social equity goals.”    School of Cities
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Brampton is one of the fastest growing cities within the
 Greater Golden Horseshoe with a connected chain of TOCs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Markham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Centre
                                                                                                                                                                                   Richmond Hill                        Brampton rapid
                                                                                                                                                                                   Centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        transit systems
     692,000+                                    20,000+                                                                                                                                                                include:
     population,                                 new population                                                                                   Vaughan
                                                 per year                                                                                         Metropolitan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Light Rail Transit
    62% labour force                                                                                                                              Centre                      Promenade

Challenge:
    participation
                                                   Source: Esri
                                                                                                                                            SUBWAY
                                                                                                                                                                              Terminal

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        •    Hurontario LRT and
Inactive
                                                                                                                                            VMC

    in 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                  future extension
                                                  City ofBrampton
                                                          Brampton                                                                                          York University

Lifestyle
       Source: Environics                                  Züm
                                           Brampton                             Queen Street Highway-7                                                                                                                  Bus Rapid Transit
                                                                                Bus Rapid Transit BRT
                                           Civic

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        •    Future Queens Street
                                           Hospital
                            Trinity
                            Common
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             and Viva BRT
                            Terminal
                            GO
                            Bus
                                                  Queen St TOCs                                     Humber
                                                                                                              Etobicoke
                                                                                                              General

  Downtown TOCs
                                                                                                    College
                                                  Queen-Highway  7                                                                                                                                                      GO Expansions
                                                                                                              Hospital
                                                        Bramalea
                                                                Terminal
                                                                GO Bus
                                                                                               GO
  Queen-Main Street                                                                            Malton

                                                                                                                          GO                                                                                            •    All-day, Two-way at
                                                                            GO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Bramalea GO
       GO               GO                                                                                                Etobicoke North
                        Train & Bus            Peel Memorial                Bramalea
       Train & Bus
                       Downtown                Hospital                                        Toronto
       Mount
       Pleasant
                       Brampton
                       Terminal
                                                                                               Pearson
       Terminal                                                                                International                                                                                                            •    Future All-day,
                                           Brampton       MI                                   Airport
                                           Gateway
                                           Terminal
                                                          Bus 407
                                                              Park & Ride
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Two-way at
                                                   Sheridan       GO MI
                                                                                                                                                                                                   UNION                     Brampton GO
                                                   College        Bus Bus
                                                                                                                                                                        GO
                                                                                                                                                                        Bloor                      STATION
  Uptown TOCs                                Hurontario-Main                                                                         GO
                                                                                                                                                                                                   GO
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Train and Bus

   Hurontario-Steeles                                                                                                                Kipling
                                             Light Rail Transit LRT
                                                                            Mississauga
                                                                            City Centre
                         Lisgar                                             Transit Terminal
                      MI GO
                      Bus    Train & Bus

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“This is the                                                          “This initiative
    beginning of a                                                        points the way to a
    transformation                                                        more sustainable,
    that can apply
    to 80% of the
                                  #AskGreatQuestions                      inclusive, and
                                                                          prosperous future
    developed                                                             for this young,
    countries                 Implementing Uptown Brampton’s              dynamic, and
    globally.”                   “20-min Walkable Neighbourhood           rapidly growing
                                                                          GTA municipality.”
    Yvonne Yeung
    Manager of Urban Design
                                       with Community Hub”                Ken Greenberg
    City of Brampton
                                 as the new growth model for TOC          Principal,
                                                                          Greenberg Consultants

                                                               What are the
                       What are the        What are the     “shared values”
                     “values lost”        “new values”        that need to be
                    in our traditional      that can be      established at the
                     implementation       created through   outset to ensure and
                        process?           collaboration?        accelerate
                                                                 success?
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Uptown Brampton Transit-Oriented Communities Toolkit - NET
In 2018, City Council endorsed the ‘Brampton 2040 Vision’, a
forward thinking blue-print for a new growth model based on TOCs.

Vision for Hurontario-Steeles TOC in Council endorsed ‘Brampton 2040 Vision’
Brampton is experiencing a once in a lifetime             connected, resilient, walkable, and equitable            that will result in the Uptown Core being a
opportunity to transform Uptown into                      24/7 centre. This Toolkit builds on these                20-minute neighbourhood where over 100,000
connected complete 20-minute Transit Oriented             collaborations to chart the course for the               live, work, and play. Innovation, policy and
Communities. Development patterns over the                realization of the Vision. With 13 million sq.ft.        strategy development, and investments
60s and 80s resulted in a car-oriented format             of mixed-use development under-review, the               include more affordable housing and new and
that does not meet the need to achieve the                real estate market is already showing interest           improved land use regulations, funding tools,
sustainable and robust urban design as described          in Uptown and it’s growing Core. Transforming            and bicycle, pedestrian, and transit connections
in the Brampton 2040 Vision. Thousands of                 this area into a Transit Oriented Community              that ensure an accessible Uptown. Collectively,
Bramptonians provided their feedback, and the             requires long-term concerted collaboration               the City of Brampton and our partners have the
City has collaborated with local organizations,           amongst a wide diversity of stakeholders and             chance to transform Uptown Core into a 24/7
regional and provincial governments, and                  decision-makers. It is this collaboration that           center where people want to live, work, and
agencies to begin the process of transforming             will produce the innovative approaches, policy           play. Let’s work together to make sure we live
Uptown and its Core into a vibrant, healthy,              and strategy development, and investments                up to our potential.

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Recent policy changes, global directions, public and private
 investments create conditions for implementing TOCs now.
           Provincial Directions                                   Global Directions                           Best Practice Directions
     • Bill 197 & PPS accelerate implementation of       • C40 Cities’ Green and Just Recovery focuses    • Helsinki’s provides efficient 25/7 living through
       Province’s Transit-Oriented Communities.            on creating 15-min walkable cities.              early integration of education and innovation.
                                                                                                              25 hour city: Kalasatama, a planned community in
                                                                                                              Helsinki, gives an hour a day back to residents.

                                                                                                          2020

 The new proposed Bill 197, COVID-19                 •    the ability for the Minister to appoint               public health and safety
 Recovery Act 2020, opens up opportunities for            a facilitator to advise and make
                                                                                                          •     integrate land use planning with
 delivering 20-minute walkable neighbourhoods             recommendations in respect of growth, and
                                                                                                                community service delivery, to meet
 and community hubs in Transit-Oriented                   use, and other matter of Provincial interest.
                                                                                                                current and projected needs
 Communities. The Ministry of Transportation’s
                                                     The 2020 Provincial Policy Statement gives
 Transit-Oriented Communities Act sets out                                                                The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden
                                                     direction for sustainable growth that supports
 a very forward0thinking model for healthy,                                                               Horseshoe designates Uptown as an Urban
                                                     economic resiliency. Recent updates include
 connected communities with respect to social                                                             Growth Centre. This designation sets a
                                                     specific mention to the need to:
 infrastructure. This includes:                                                                           standard for higher population growth and
                                                     •    co-locate community services in hubs            for partnerships that coordinate the various
 •    streamlining the process of expropriating
                                                                                                          aspects of city-building to ensure a healthy,
      land required to support transit               •    strategically locate hubs to support the
                                                                                                          sustainable, and vibrant core.
      development                                         effective and efficient delivery services for
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Peel Region Council and City of Brampton Council directions
create “green-tape” conditions for implementing TOCs.
      Peel Council Directions                               Brampton Council Directions                           Brampton 2040 City By-Design
  • Peel’s Vision Zero, Healthy Peel By Design, and         • Brampton 2040 Vision, 2018-2022 Term of              • Design Excellence is led by City Hall. Co-design
    focus on high-density mixed-use in MTSAs.                 Council Priorities Cross-departmental Workplan         with developers and citizens in design studio.

                                                             Council Priorities include:                           City-led Design Excellence include:
                                                            • Complete Communities                                 • Pre-application Co-design Service
                                                            • Streets for People                                   • City-led Precinct Planning and Design
                                                            • Unlock Uptown & Downtown                             • City-led Public Realm Design
                                                            • Urban Community Hub                                  • City-led Urban Community Hubs Design
                                                            • Healthy Citizens                                     • City-led Meanwhile Activation Strategy
                                                            • Jobs within Centres & Partnerships                   • Urban Design Review Panel

The Region has identified the need to improve           •    In 2014 Peel Public Health published a report       develop neighbourhoods at a human scale. In
public health, road safety and urban growth                  that supported the creation of environments         Uptown, this includes designing communities
outcomes. Currently, less than half of kids                  that encourage healthy lifestyle choices, such      that beautifully integrate with the Hurontario
in Peel are considered active, and 27% of                    as active transportation.                           LRT, the emerging Shoppers World area Urban
students in grades 7-12 are obese. Only 1 in                                                                     Community Hub, & other infrastructure upgrades.
                                                        Approved by Council in 2018, the Brampton 2040
4 kids walk to school. An increase in physical
                                                        Vision calls for Uptown Brampton to leverage the         For the 2018-2022 Term of Council, it is
activity is fundamental to increasing mental
                                                        strategic location to transform into the beating         a Priority to Unlock Uptown. This includes
well-being, improving concentration, and to
                                                        heart of the growing and diversifying Brampton           improving livability and prosperity of
improve academic performance. Denser urban
                                                        economy. It applies five lenses to guide Transit-        Uptown by focusing on local employment
centres and mixed use complete 20-minute
                                                        oriented growth. This includes a design lens that        opportunities, neighbourhood services,
neighbourhoods will improve physical activity,
                                                        looks to thoughtful and collaborative design to          programs, and quality public spaces.
and therefore public health.

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With 20,000 new residents per year, Brampton is one of the most
 diverse cities and a landing place for new immigrant families.
                                                            Brampton is a major immigrant
                                                            destination and is expected
                                                            to receive an inflow of
                                                            international students and younger
                                                            family-forming immigrants with
                                                            entrepreneurial & business skills.
                                                            Brampton Demographics
                                                            • 73% are visible minority
 “It is our diversity and collaborative spirit              • 52% are immigrants
 that enables the innovation required to
 plan, build, and develop healthy homes and                 • 39% of immigrants are Age 25-44
 neighbourhoods.”
                                                            • 115 languages spoken
 Richard Forward
 Commissioner of Planning, Building and
 Economic Development, City of Brampton

                                                 “Cultural activity is a great way to get
                                                          positive community impact.”

                                                                              Tuomas Hakala
                                                        Head of Detail Design, City of Helsinki

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The Medical Officers of Health 2014 “Improving Health by
Design” report identified in Peel Region:
“Urban Sprawl                                                              Walkability Index                       Low use of active modes of travel to work,
costs cities.                                                              for Public Health                       school & daily errands
                                                                           and Planning in
The direct                                                                                                         • Over 60% of Peel residents are obese.
                                                                           Peel Region
cost of Urban                                                              Source: Statistics Canada 2016,

Sprawl can
                                                                           Region of Peel-Peel Data Centre 2016,
                                                                           City of Brampton 2016,
                                                                                                                   • Only 25% of children in Peel walk to school.
                                                                                                                   Traffic-related air pollution concerns
                                                                           City of Mississauga 2016
easily be
                                                              City of
quantified in                                                 Brampton                                             • 50% of Peel residents live within 300m of a
dollars and cents by                                                                                                 high-volume traffic road.
looking at services                                           Uptown
                                                                                                                   Road congestion impacts productivity
like waste, roads,                                            Brampton
and utilities.                                                TOC                                                  • Road congestion costs $6 billion per year.
Human costs
of pollution, a
                                                                    Healthy 20-min walkable neighbourhoods can be the “TOC
dependence on                                                       antidote” for both infectious and chronic diseases.
cars and most
importantly the time
lost on travelling.
That would be time
much better spent                                      Challenge:
                                                       COVID-19
with our families and
loved ones.”
Regional Councillor
Paul Vicente
City of Brampton

                                                                                                                                                          Challenge:
                                                                                                                                                          Inactive
                                                                                                                                                          Lifestyle

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Convergence of 13 million sq.ft. of public & private investments
 make implementing 20-min walkable neighbourhood possible.
 100,000 living & working 12,000 new units                                                                                   Repositioning education to build talent,
                                                                                                                             increase competitiveness and shift workforce
                                                                                                                             towards a “tech-focused & innovative” economy.
                                                                                                                             Eliminate the need of car-ownership.
                                                                                                                             Improve citizen health, area affordability,
                                                                                                                             inclusive community development & carbon
                                                                                                                             neutrality.
                                                                                                                             Unprecedented collaborations among
                                                                                                                             Province, Region, City, Non-profits & Developers.

                                                                                                                                                                MAY 2018

              Design for a 20-min Walkable, Healthy Neighbourhood Critical-Path to Implement TOC
                                        A Common Critical Path to Optimize Multiple Concurrent Public and Private Investments

                                      NOV 2019       MAY 2020            NOV 2020                  JUL 2021                   JUL 2022            JUL 2023          JUL 2024
     City Council              Public Development    Province release    Public Development        Metrolinx                                                         Metrolinx
     endorsed                   Commence Urban       Provincial Policy   Urban Community Hub       LRT begins construction                                           LRT in
     Brampton 2040 Vision    Community Hub Study     Statement, TOC’s,   Implementation Framework,                                                                   Operation
     Peel Council endorsed   Private Developments    COVID Economic      Uptown Precinct Plan(s)   Private Developments
     Vision Zero                Formal Application   Recovery Act        Private Developments      Phase 1 Site Plan
                                                                         Rezoning

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An integrated Planning and Design based Strategy to shift
development culture and accelerate implementation:
    A design based                                                                                                    A new way of problem
    strategic framework to                             What does    What does                                         solving that involves
    • shift development culture                                                                                       • concurrent decision-making
                                                       the Public   the Private
    • amplify synergies                                                                                               • intense cross-sector collaborations
                                                       Sector need? Sector need?
    • create new combined benefits                                                                                    • unprecedented innovation
      (1 + 1 +1 = 6 or 7)
                                                                       Unlocking                                      A design-thinking culture that
    A holistic approach that                                             TOC                                          • enables us to see the large patterns
                                                                                                                      • makes solutions fit together and
    • foster lateral thinking where                    What does the                What do
                                                                                                                        support each other
      solutions to one problem may                     Community                    Non-profits
                                                                                                                      • moves away from predetermined set
      reside in a different area                       need?                        need?
                                                                                                                        pieces to interactive components
                                                                                                                        making a coherent walkable place

What does Public Sector Need?                                      What does Private Sector Need?                 What do Community & Non-profits Need?
•     Kick-off and frame the long-term implementation              •    An investment guide to align              •    A guide to understand the priorities of the
      partnerships with partners                                        efforts with the Objectives, and               City, and where you can plug in to support
•     Track the achievement of Goals, Objectives, and                   Actions necessary to create a                  the achievement of the Goals and Objectives
      Actions necessary to achieve a sustainable TOC that               sustainable TOC consistent with           •    Increase in the availability of transit options
      provides economic opportunities and community                     the Brampton 2040 Vision                       (bicycle, walking, bus and LRT) that is good
      benefits to residents                                        •    A way to build wealth for future               for public health
•     Achieve higher return on investment for new transit               generations                               •    Increase in the availability of community
•     Achieve goals and targets of the Growth Plan                 •    An opportunity to maximize on                  services which produces more opportunity
                                                                        investments while providing social             for cultural activities, job training, and social
•     Catalyze economic development and rejuvenation
                                                                        good for the community                         integration
•     Advance the delivery of affordable and mixed-income
                                                                   •    Protect and facilitate investments        •    Increase in affordable housing which
      housing
                                                                        by having a predictable framework              increases the ability to keep families
•     Support walkable neighbourhoods                                   for what is desired and expected               together in the same neighbourhood

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3 Interlocking Design-based Framework “in space & time scales”
 for innovating concurrent collaboration and implementation
 “Our urban design team is at the forefront of developing tools for
 collaboration. Through this collaboration we are able to understand
 the holistic, diversity challenges at various scale.”
 Richard Forward Commissioner of Planning, Building and Economic Development, City of Brampton

     DISTRICT FRAMEWORK                                        NEIGHBOURHOOD PRECINCT                                           PROTOTYPE DESIGN
     9 sq.km 20-min bikable distance                           20-min walkable distance                                         Campus & 100% Corner
     30 Years Build-out                                        10 to 15 Years Build-out                                         3 to 7 Years Build-out
     1. Inter-connected 20-min                                 1.   Hub as “Beating Heart”                                      1.   Design for Walk-to & Cycle-to
        neighbourhoods                                         2.   Common Ground                                               2.   Necklace of Active Spaces
     2. Urban Greenways                                        3.   Safe Walking & Cycling                                      3.   Grow Local & Eat Local
     3. 20-min Cycling Necklace                                4.   Local Live-Study-Work-Play                                  4.   Expandable & Flexible Uses
     4. Humanizing Major Arteries                              5.   Four Seasons 26/7 Uses                                      5. Safety for Families & Seniors

                                      UPTOWN FRAMEWORK

     OCT 2020                         HURONTARIO-STEELES PRECINCT       OTHER UPTOWN PRECINCT(S)
     Uptown TOC
                                                          100% CORNERS TOC DESIGN            PARTNERSHIPS & PILOT IMPLEMENTATION
     Walkshop + Townhall
                                       URBAN COMMUNITY HUB             PARTNERSHIPS & PILOT IMPLEMENTATION

 MAY 2018                    NOV 2019      MAY 2020        OCT NOV 2020                    JUL 2021                  JUL 2022              JUL 2023
 Brampton 2040 Vision  Commence Urban      Provincial Policy        Urban Community Hub    LRT begins construction                                          Metrolinx
 Vision Zero        Community Hub Study    Statement,               Implementation Plan,                                                                    LRT in
                                           Transit-oriented         Uptown District        Site Plan                                                        Operation
                Development Applications
                                           Communities TOC,         Framework Plan
                                           COVID Economic           Rezoning
                                           Recovery Act
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A Methodology for Cross-sectors Collaborations and Implementation
A Rich Mix of Public and Private Investments                Strategic Approach                                        Three Interlocking Design-based
Uptown Brampton is experiencing high levels                 Transforming the Uptown area requires                     Framework for Cross-sectors
of private sector development interest. This                the strategic collaborative alignment of                  Collaborations and Concurrent
includes the ongoing Shoppers World Master                  multiple government and non-government                    Implementation
Plan development applications to transform a                investments and policies. This process aims               The Uptown Framework provides design
former mall and parking lot into a mixed use                to address the complex layers involved in                 direction to implement the 2018-2022
and walkable neighbourhood of 5,000 units,                  identifying and pursuing the partnerships                 Term of Council Priorities. This includes
and 7 additional development applications on                during early stages of program design                     designing Uptown to become a series
sites within the Uptown Core and surrounding                and delivery. Alignment will minimize                     of connected 20-minute Transit-oriented
area. The existing and anticipated levels of                fragmentation and will improve the return                 Community Precincts. The Framework
development interest indicate a new need                    on investment of both money and time.                     will serve as a long-term vision document
for ongoing design processes to ensure new                  This alignment occurs through ongoing                     that evolves over time while providing
growth meets targets as identified in the                   conversation and integrated planning                      community and development sectors
Brampton 2040 Vision and 2018-2022 Term                     across various levels of government and                   with certainty. The Uptown Framework
of Council Priorities. The Uptown Core area                 city-building programs contributing to the                operates at three levels in time and
is anticipated to converge 13,000,000 sq.ft                 transformation of Uptown. As part of this                 space to provide the right level of detail
in public and private investments, resulting                alignment, partners will collaborate through              specific to the various considerations
in 100,000 people living & working within the               transparent processes and strategic financial             involved in this scale of design and
20-minute walkable area.                                    commitments to support the development                    implementation timeframe. A conceptual
                                                            of vibrant, walkable, and inclusive                       Uptown Framework Plan and Uptown
The Urban Community Hub design and                          neighbourhoods in Uptown.                                 Core Precinct Plan has been prepared
business case is underway. The preliminary                                                                            as guiding document that will provide a
design imagines a community hub campus                      The planning and design process of Uptown                 flexible framework to achieve the vision for
within Kaneff Park. Its design is oriented as               will progress through ongoing conversations               Uptown.
a “walk-to” and “cycle-to” facility. The location           and workshops between professional,
will allow for seamless integration with the                political, private, and community sectors                 District Scale
surrounding park and public spaces. The                     invested in the production of a vibrant,                  At the District Framework level, the public
Hub itself is envisioned to be three stories,               walkable, and inclusive Uptown with a focus               realm plan and urban form plan will
and 21,225 m2 of public recreation, art, tech,              on meeting the growth targets as identified in            ensure connectivity within the entirety
library, health, social service, day care, and              the provincial Growth Plan. It is identified that         of Uptown. Connections will support
school space. The design imagines a 9,720m2                 the collaboration and cooperation between                 travel from creek to creek, between social
elementary school that will be opened to                    these sectors is integral to the success of               infrastructure hubs and parks, and the
support the residential growth within the area.             coordinated development. This includes the                public realm design will establish major
The Hub is to be complemented with 160 on                   development of champions at all levels of                 gateways, views, vistas, and the location of
site underground parking spaces.                            government and sectors, to support smart                  affordable housing.
                                                            growth and to advance collaboration and                   Core design strategies include: Inter-
                                                            innovative partnerships.                                  connected 20-min neighbourhoods,

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Background, Study Area and Planning Context
 Urban Greenways, 20-min Cycling Necklace,           Active Spaces, Grow Local and Eat Local,           will be serviced by great access to public
 Humanizing Major Arteries                           Design for Expandable & Flexible Uses,             transit along the Züm networks on
                                                     Ensure Safety for Families and Seniors.            Steeles and Kennedy and to the regional
 Precinct Scale                                                                                         highway system. The CAA Master plans
 At the 20-Minute Transit-oriented Community         Study Area                                         identified the area will be complemented
 Precincts level broad strokes will be               The Uptown Framework area includes                 by an upgraded multi-purpose sports and
 tailor designed to respond to site specific         Hurontario Street, Steeles Avenue, and             conference facilities to host a wide range
 opportunities, conditions, and property             direct access to highways 407 and 410.             of events drawing visitors from across the
 configurations within the Precincts. At this        Hurontario is a major thoroughfare that            region.
 level, the City will coordinate the multiple        connects Uptown and Downtown Brampton
 private sector developments, design positive        to Highway 407 and the City of Mississauga.        Located south of the Hurontario-Main and
 interfaces with the valleys, ensure transit         It is also planned to open the Hurontario LRT      Steeles intersection and centred on County
 terminal interactions, develop main street retail   by 2024. Steeles is a major thoroughfare that      Court Rd at the Sheridan Davis Campus,
 environments, and thread in connection with         connects to Highway 410. Uptown Brampton           these Precincts will be serviced by great
 the surrounding single family neighbourhoods.       is a commercial destination for people across      access to modern transit and natural
 Core design strategies include: Hub as              the region, providing a diverse range of retail,   spaces. Sheridan Davis Campus is visited
 “Beating Heart”, Provide a Common Ground,           shopping and service uses.                         by thousands every year and houses major
 Ensure Safe Walking & Cycling, Promote Local                                                           research facilities. The Hurontario LRT
 live--study-work-play, Enable four seasons 26/7     To support the significant transit investment      will be just steps away from the County
 uses                                                planned for Hurontario Street, Uptown              Court section, connecting the area to
                                                     is planned to transition into a series of          Mississauga through the Hurontario LRT.
 Prototype Design Scale                              interconnected Transit-oriented Communities.
 At the Prototype Design level are individual                                                           Planning Context
 design solutions to the specific needs for          The Uptown Core 20-minute Transit-oriented         Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act,
 innovation within the Precincts. This includes      Community Precinct, located to the South           2019
 the design solutions emerging from a                of Charolais Boulevard, East of McMurchy
 collaborative design process between the            Ave South, North of Lancashire Lane, and           On May 2, 2019, the Government of
 City of Brampton, public, non-profit, private,      East of the Etobicoke Creek is intended to be      Ontario released Bill 108, More Homes,
 and institutional partners to support the           the central point of Uptown. It will be among      More Choice Act, 2019. The Bill’s purpose
 development of the Shoppers World Urban             the first Precincts within the Framework to        is to address housing supply and
 Community Hub. The Prototype Design scale           transform in support of the Brampton 2040          affordable housing in Ontario. Related to
 plans foster a locally focused culture to           Vision. It will also be the home of the Urban      Community Hub, states the following:
 reinforce the walkability of precincts. They are    Community Hub, adjacent to Kaneff Park.
 to be programmable spaces with deigns that                                                             •   Section 247.53.1 and 247.53.2
 prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users.     Located to the East of Kennedy and West of             is added to the Education Act to
 Core design strategies include: Design for          Highway 410 and to the East of Hurontario,             provide for alternative projects, that if
 walk-to and cycle-to, Provide a Necklace of         the Uptown East: Kennedy and CAA Precincts             requested by a board and approved by
                                                                                                            the Minister, would allow the allocation
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With Light Rail Transit coming online in 2024, Uptown is evolving into a
Transit-oriented Community through a mix of public and private investments.

     Post Secondary Campus                                                                                    12,000+ new residential units + commercial
     Mixed-use Expansion                                                                                      Urban Community Hub Campus
                                                                                                              LRT Light rail transit in service 2024
                                                                                                              6+ km Urban Main Street public realm

                                                                                             LRT

                                                                                                                    100,000 people
                                                                                                                    living and working
                               LRT
                                                                                                                    within 20min
                                                                                                                                                    investment
                                                                                                                    walking distance
                                                                                                                                                     synergies
                                                                                                                    from
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of revenue from education development           development standards should be promoted          where and how to grow and includes
     charge by-laws for projects that would          which facilitate intensification. Planning        growth forecasts. The Plan encourages
     address the needs of the boards for public      authorities are also to establish targets         municipalities to utilize land and
     accommodation and would reduce the cost         for intensification, which are set out in the     resources efficiently to promote complete
     of acquiring land.                              Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan and        communities in areas which infrastructure
                                                     the Official Plan.                                currently exist.
 •   The Planning Act and Development
     Charges Act are amended to allow                The Official Plan (including Secondary Plan) is   The Growth Plan designates Major
     development charges for rental housing          the most important vehicle for implementing       Transit Station Areas (MTSA) as locations
     institutional, industrial, commercial, and      the PPS. Further, Section 4.8 intend for          for investment and employment and
     non-profit housing to be paid over annual       zoning and development permit by-laws to be       residential growth, including transit-
     installments.                                   important for implementing the PPS.               oriented density and design. These MTSAs
                                                                                                       overlap with the Official Plan designated
 Provincial Policy Statement                         The PPS also establishes policies that provide    Primary Intensification Corridor of
 In accordance with Section 3(5)(a) of the           an appropriate mix and range of employment        Hurontario. The Growth plan identifies that
 Planning Act, municipal planning decisions          and institutional uses alongside residential      MTSAs are required to achieve a density
 must be consistent with the policies of the         uses and for fostering efficient land use and     target of 160 residents and jobs combined
 Provincial Policy Statement (PPS). The PPS          development patterns and support healthy,         per hectare by 2031 or earlier.
 supports healthy, livable and safe communities      livable and safe communities, protect the
 by promoting efficient development and              environment and public health and safety, and     Region of Peel Official Plan
 land use patterns, which sustains the long-         facilitate economic growth.                       The Region of Peel Official Plan (December
 term financial well-being of the Province and                                                         2016 Consolidation) aims to apply a
 municipalities. Settlement areas are defined        A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater      sustainable development framework and
 to generally include Urban Areas and rural          Golden Horseshoe                                  holistic approach to planning in the face of
 settlement areas within municipalities (such        The Growth Plan includes policies for             rapid population growth. The Official Plan
 as cities, towns, villages and hamlets). Land       achieving complete communities that               is currently subject to an ongoing review
 uses in settlement areas are to provide for a       feature a diverse mix of land uses, ensure the    process (Peel 2041). Policies related to
 mix of land uses and densities that contribute      development of high quality compact built         the Urban System including establishing
 to more efficient use of land, infrastructure and   form, an attractive and vibrant public realm,     healthy, complete urban communities
 can support active transportation and transit       including public open spaces, through site        and achieving a compact form and mix of
 (Section 1.1.3.2). Municipalities are to identify   design and urban design standards. It also        land uses that are pedestrian-friendly and
 and promote opportunities for intensification,      speaks to promoting economic development          transit supportive.
 and the Uptown Brampton is one such location        and competitiveness by making more
 identified for intensification per the Metrolinx    efficient use of underutilized employment         The Region of Peel Official Plan
 Regional Transportation Plan and the Official       sites.                                            encourages and supports transit-
 Plan. Under Section 1.1.3.4, appropriate                                                              supportive development densities and
                                                     The Growth Plan provides policies for             patterns particularly along rapid transit

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The rich mix of untapped assets set the stage for a 20-min neighbourhood.

                                                                                                                                   Secondary Schools

                                                                                                                                                                   Elementary School

                                 Post Secondary Education Institution

                                                                                                                      Urban Community Hub Campus
                                                                                                                      Elementary School, Library, Recreation,
                                                                                                                      Arts, Tech, Social Service, Community
              Fletcher’s                                                                                              Health, Urban Agriculture, District Ener.
              Creek

    Elementary School
                                                               Elementary School                         LRT
                                    Place of Worship

                                                                           Firehall   Place of Worship                                                                   Elementary School

                        Police Station

                                                 LRT
                                                                                                          Etobicoke
                                                                                                                                                 160+ acre of       Unlock
                                                                                                          Creek                                  open space,       Untapped
                                                                                                                                                 6+ km of creek,    Assets

                                                                                                                                                 10+ facilities

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corridors and other designated areas.                mix of uses, including residential, commercial,   oriented developments. The Urban Form
                                                      institutional and employment. Opportunities       policies direct for urban design hat
 Brampton Official Plan                               may exist for higher densities and height         create a sustainable, attractive, safe, and
 The City’s Official Plan establishes a vision        based upon detailed design studies including      pedestrian friendly environment. This is
 of Brampton as a dynamic, sustainable                the preparation of a comprehensive master         to be supporting through the application
 City with managed growth that protects               plan that will guide land use and built form.     of Place-making strategies that create
 the environment, enhances its “Flower City”          A preliminary Uptown Framework Plan and           special, unique and memorable places
 heritage, contributes to economic prosperity         Uptown Core 20-minute Transit-oriented            along the corridor. This includes the design
 and improves the quality of life for all residents   Community Precinct that addresses design,         of private and public development that
 and workers. Starting in late 2019, the City of      land use, and built form, will provide the        shall contribute a strong sense of identity
 Brampton is developing a new Official Plan and       foundation for the preparation of the             and character that is attractive, safe and
 is currently under-review.                           developing plans.                                 welcoming

 The Uptown Framework area forms a                    Hurontario-Main Corridor Secondary Plan           The majority of the Corridor is designated
 component of the Hurontario-Steeles Gateway          Section 4.0 of the Secondary Plan outlines the    for Mixed Use. Densities range from
 Mobility Hub and includes the Hurontario             general objectives and criteria, which include    medium to high density.
 Primary Intensification Corridor. These are          promoting:
 areas identified for higher levels of investment                                                       Brampton 2040 Vision
 and growth. In these areas, walking, cycling and     •   Complete streets with attractive “places”     The area proposed to be included in
 transit are to be given priority and a wide range        along the corridor featuring expanded         Uptown Brampton Framework Plan area
 of land uses, including day/night and year-              mobility, vibrant economic activity,          is included in the City Council endorsed
 round activities are to be promoted. The Official        livable, Mixed, Use neighbourhoods, and       Brampton 2040 Vision. The Brampton
 Plan recognizes the need to revitalize the area          integration with the higher order transit     2040 Vision envisions Uptown to become
 through improved and upgraded transit and                system                                        magnetic. This is to achieved through it’s
 policies that ensure a “gradual but consistent”      •   Transit-oriented growth that suits the        ‘eye-popping’ character and design as
 transition from existing uses to this new,               unique character of the neighbourhood         a major new custom-designed, transit-
 human-scale, mixed-use area.                             areas and is sensitive to the presence of     oriented work/live civic core for business,
                                                          adjacent stable neighbourhoods and the        commerce, leisure, and tourism. Its
 Lands along Hurontario and Steeles are                   local natural heritage system                 strategic location will drive Uptown to
 designated as Intensification Corridors. This                                                          become the beating heart of a growing and
 is reflected in the higher order transit along       Section 5.0 – Land Use Principles recognize       diversifying economy for the next 50 years
 these routes. Hurontario’s development is to be      that significant portions of the Corridor         and beyond. It will be the location of top of
 reflected of the existing Züm service and future     have the potential to evolve into a higher        top ranked companies who will choose the
 Hurontario LRT. Intensification corridors are        density urban corridor. It provides planning      location for its futurist image, expressive
 planned to accommodate significant growth            and urban design direction to transform           buildings and spaces, and business buzz.
 through higher density development which             portions of the corridor from a car-oriented,     The Vision states that ‘Visitors will come
 supports transit and are to accommodate a            single uses, into vibrant-mixed use transit-      for the modern attractions, shopping and
                                                                                                        programming’.
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Underlying Regional drivers connecting all three scales:
Regional Rapid Transit Integration + Reviving Regional Ecology

   Design for End-to-End User 26/7 Experience
   • 100,000 people living and working within 20 min walking distance
   • 3.6 ppu, 40% are seniors, children, or youth
   • 83% daytime population in neighbourhood
   • 20% are transit-riders, 60% are in labour force
   • 48% live in apartments, 42% are renters
   • $96k household income, 30% of population has university degree(s)

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20-min Walkable
     Neighbourhoods

 District Framework                                                                                    Design Strategies
 The Uptown Framework Plan provides design direction for the 9km2 area that makes up                   Create a series of 1.6km diameter interconnected
 Uptown Brampton and envisions it as a collection of interconnected, 20-minute Transit-Oriented        20-min walkable neighbourhoods which form
 Community precincts. At the District Framework level, the City of Brampton and partners are           “neighbourhood precincts.” Establish framework
 developing the public realm plan and an urban form plan. At this level, designs identified in these   for streets, blocks and open space. Active
 plans will ensure connectivity between precincts within the entirety of Uptown. Connections will      precincts include:
 support travel from creek to creek, between social infrastructure hubs and parks; public realm        • Uptown Core RioCAN Shoppers World,
 design will establish major gateways, views, and vistas, and the inclusion of affordable housing.     • Sheridan College Davis Campus ,
                                                                                                       • CAA Mixed-use Sport Complex
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Urban Greenways

                                                                                      Design Strategies
Uptown Framework will be designed and developed as a                                  Create a network of interconnected urban greenways to optimize
sustainable community in accordance with the principles of a                          neighbourhoods’ access to natural open space, achieved through:
Transit-Oriented Community with a potential 30+ year build-out.                       • Creek-to-creek connections to revive the regional ecology
It will emphasize and establish those elements that will help create                  • Buffer-to-buffer connections along highways and hydro-corridors
an innovative, pedestrian friendly, transit-oriented community with
                                                                                      • Neighbourhood-to-neighbourhood connections
mixed-uses, a variety of housing types and densities and a priority
on creating, preserving and enhancing the Natural Heritage System.                    • Enhance trail network through strategic connection to AT and
                                                                                          Pedestrian Routes
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Transit and Active
     Transportation

                          Design Strategies
                          Create an interconnected trail network which enable cycling as the key mode of
                          transportation between “neighbourhood precincts”.
                          Ensure smooth active pedestrian movement between social infrastructure hubs,
                          housing, workplace, institutions, parks and other amenities and from creek-to-creek.
                          This trail network provides connection to key destinations including:
                          • Pearson International Airport to the east
                          • Downtown Brampton to the north
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Humanizing Major Arteries

                                                      Design Strategies
                                                      Humanizing major arteries along Hurontario-Main and Steeles Avenue West and East, which requires:
                                                      • Human-centred design to ensure safety for people of all ages and abilities;
                                                      • Ensure both the street and the built environment coming together;
                                                      • Ensure safe intersection of pedestrian, bicycle and transit networks;
                                                      • Revisit and design streets as places, rather than through-ways; and
                                                      • Overcoming the lack of local autonomy.

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Uptown Hurontario-Steeles Precinct

 Complete 20-Minute Transit Oriented Community Precincts
 The Complete 20-Minute Transit Oriented Community Precincts operates under the Uptown Framework Plan. The Precinct Plan refines the broad
 strokes through tailored design directions that respond to site specific opportunities, conditions, and property configurations within the Precinct.
 The Precincts are being designed to feature safe walking and cycling networks along with public spaces that can be used 24-7-365. At this level, the
 City will coordinate the multiple private sector redevelopments, design positive interfaces with the valleys, ensure transit terminal integrations, the
 development of main street retail environments, and will thread connections to surrounding single family neighbourhoods. Each Complete 20-Munute
 Transit Oriented Community Precinct is anchored by social community infrastructure. The Uptown Core Precinct will be anchored by a centralized
 community hub. The extent of the Precinct is structured to include key public spaces within the proximity to create a cohesive neighbourhood.

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