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Bowmanville West

Urban Centre

Secondary Plan Update

Dillon Consulting Limited

Introduction

Tonight’s Agenda

• Panel Review (6:00 - 6:30 minutes)
• Presentation (6:30 – 6:45)
• Activity & Wrap Up (6:45 – 8:00)

Bowmanville West

Context

Why are we updating the Secondary Plan?

Bowmanville West

• Clarington recently updated its

Official Plan

• The Official Plan identifies the need

to update a number of secondary plans across the Municipality

Context

What is a Secondary Plan?

• A Secondary Plan provides

more detailed plans and policies beyond the Municipality’s Official Plan for a specific area

• They include plans/policies that

are adopted into the Official Plan and have status under the Planning Act

• 1. Vision,

Goals/Objectives

• 2. Land Use
• 3. Transportation
• 3. Urban Design
• 5. Implementation

Bowmanville West

Context

History and Policy Context

• The Bowmanville West Urban Centre Secondary Plan was

approved in 1993 and subsequently updated in 2002

• The original Plan was prepared to capitalize on opportunities for

shopping and commercial development

• The Plan always envisioned that at some point in the future, there

would be potential for intensification and mixed-use development

• The current Plan needs to be updated to align with Provincial

Policy and capitalize on the Province’s investment

Bowmanville West

Context

History and Policy Context

There has been a considerable amount of work already completed on the future opportunities for redevelopment in the Bowmanville West Urban Centre

Bowmanville West

Context

Why is Planning Around Station Areas Important?

• A number of municipalities are leveraging transit investment to drive growth
• The Provincial investment in Clarington presents us with an opportunity to proactively plan

land use, transportation networks and infrastructure around the station area

Bowmanville West

Context

Why is Planning Around Station Areas Important?

• The Province’s Growth Plan

directs municipalities to plan for intensification around GO stations

• Transit stations and the

surrounding lands serve an important function within the regional transportation system

• Proactively planning the

uses, activities and infrastructure around these locations will have a profound impact on their performance

Bowmanville West

Context

Principles of Transit-Oriented Development

Transit-supportive built form

Bowmanville West

Context

Principles of Transit-Oriented Development

Street-oriented, mixed use development

Bowmanville West

Context

Principles of Transit-Oriented Development

Seamless integration of station and surrounding environment

Bowmanville West

Context

Principles of Transit-Oriented Development

High quality urban design and public realm

Bowmanville West

Context

Secondary Plan Process

Bowmanville West

Context

Study Area

Bowmanville West

Additional Study Area

Context

The Study Area

• 126 hectares Study Area
• Focused on the lands designated in the

Municipality’s Official Plan as “Urban Centre”

Context

The Study Area

• Metrolinx will be introducing GO rail services

in 2023/2024

• Metrolinx has been making a number of

investments in the Lakeshore East corridor

• The provincial investment in Bowmanville

provides an opportunity to proactively plan for growth in Bowmanville West

GO Station

• Predominant land use in the area

is retail commercial

Bowmanville West

• The area also includes some mid-

rise residential development in close proximity to the GO station

• There is an opportunity for

additional residential infilling in Bowmanville West

Bowmanville West

• There is over 28 hectares of vacant

land, un-developed land in the Study Area

• There are additional under-utilized

lands (e.g. parking lots and one-storey plazas) which could provide

• pportunities for transit-oriented

development

Bowmanville West

• There are opportunities to plan for

mixed use transit-oriented development, allowing for a mix of residential and commercial uses

Bowmanville West

• There are opportunities to plan for

mixed use transit-oriented development, allowing for a mix of residential and commercial uses

• There are opportunities to plan for

mixed use transit-oriented development, allowing for a mix of residential and commercial uses

Bowmanville West

• There are opportunities to improve,

enhance and add new public spaces

• There are opportunities to improve,

enhance and add new public spaces

• The area is bounded by a number of stable

residential neighbourhoods

• There is an opportunity to provide a strategy which

protects established stable neighbourhods and promotes intensification in strategic locations in Bowmanville West

• The area is bounded by a number of stable

residential neighbourhoods

• There is an opportunity to provide a strategy which

protects established stable neighbourhods and promotes intensification in strategic locations in Bowmanville West

• There is an opportunity for creative approaches for

parking, including a mix of different forms, depending

• n the function of the specific site
• Approaches to parking will evolve over time (from

surface to other forms)

• The area is well served by existing road network as

well as transit and some active transportation links

• Over time, there will be opportunities to improve

connectivity through the area, including improvements to walking, cycling, transit networks etc.

• Opportunity to improve overall road safety

• The area is well served by existing road network as

well as transit and some active transportation links

• Over time, there will be opportunities to improve

connectivity through the area, including improvements to walking, cycling, transit networks etc.

• Opportunity to improve overall road safety

• Opportunity to improve overall road safety &

connectivity

• There is an opportunity to improve the

character of the streets and key gateways into Bowmanville West (Regional Road 2 and Aspin Springs Drive)

• There is an opportunity to improve the

character of the streets and key gateways into Bowmanville West

• There is an opportunity to improve the

character of the streets and key gateways into Bowmanville West

Bowmanville West

• There is an opportunity to improve the

character of the streets and key gateways into Bowmanville West

• There are opportunities to plan for green infrastructure, including low impact development

forms, healthy urban canopy, green roofs and energy efficient buildings

• There are opportunities to plan for green infrastructure, including low impact development

forms, healthy urban canopy, green roofs and energy efficient buildings

• There are opportunities to plan for green infrastructure, including low impact development

forms, healthy urban canopy, green roofs and energy efficient buildings

• There are opportunities to plan for green infrastructure, including low impact development

forms, healthy urban canopy, green roofs and energy efficient buildings

Next Steps

Bowmanville Centre

• Consultation and engagement will continue over the

next several weeks. We will be running similar exercises through the Project website”

– Clarington.net/BowmanvilleWest

• Phase 1 Summary Report
• Phase 2 engagement will begin in the Fall

Bowmanville West

Activity

Bowmanville Centre

• Activity 1: Individual Exercise
• Activity 2: Issues & Opportunities

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