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Consultation has concluded
Essa Road and Bradford Street have been identified as an intensification area, meaning they can help Barrie achieve medium and high-density mixed-use development to meet the directions provided by the Province of Ontario.
As part of the Essa Corridor Study, the City is proposing to amend the current zoning of selected properties along Essa Road to permit mixed use development. These locations (see proposed zoning maps) include:
Feedback collection is now closed. Please refer to the project's Life Cycle for next steps.
Essa Road and Bradford Street have been identified as an intensification area, meaning they can help Barrie achieve medium and high-density mixed-use development to meet the directions provided by the Province of Ontario.
As part of the Essa Corridor Study, the City is proposing to amend the current zoning of selected properties along Essa Road to permit mixed use development. These locations (see proposed zoning maps) include:
Your feedback will be considered when developing over-arching goals and priorities for community development and intensification along Essa Road & Bradford Street.
Six draft priority statements have been created using feedback received by May 1, 2018, here and at the in-person workshops. How would you prioritize each statement as it relates to Essa Road and Bradford Street?
Compact + Human Scale The corridor will be a street
that is comfortable to walk along in an interesting and engaging urban
environment.
Connected + Cultural The corridor will be a street
that not only connects people with their destinations but with the City’s
cultural, built and natural heritage.
Diverse + Distinctive The corridor will be a street
that connects a diverse range of communities with unique features, character
and identity.
Efficient + Active The corridor will be a street
that provides efficient and predictable means of travel for all users.
Livable + Sustainable Daily needs of the community
will be provided through environmental, social, cultural, and economic touch
points throughout the corridor.
Safe + Accessible The corridor will be a street that
is safe and comfortable for users of all abilities.
Consultation has concluded
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The
following artist renderings compare current conditions at various locations
along Essa Road with one possible scenario of what a mixed-use intensification
development could look like in that location.
Move the
slider across each image and watch it transform. Share what you think about the
look and feel of these potential transformations in the box below each image.
Note: These
images are illustrative artist renderings meant to convey the possibilities of
mixed-use intensification. They do not represent any current or planned
development application(s) and are only intended to give context in order to
gather public feedback on the potential future look and feel of the corridor.
Consultation has concluded
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Feedback Open
Essa & Bradford Corridor Study has finished this stage
May 2018
Online: May 1-31, 2018
In-person: May 8, 2018
Update Memo to Council - What We Heard
Essa & Bradford Corridor Study has finished this stage