Vaughan wants your input as city develops parks, wayfinding plan for emerging downtown

It's a 'guide the creation of parks and open space in the area'

Yorkregion.com
Nov. 22, 2021
Dina Al-Shibeeb

Vaughan’s emerging downtown core’s next phase is getting its Parks and Wayfinding Master Plan ready for completion in early 2022, the city said in a release Nov. 16.

Vaughan residents have until Thursday, Dec. 9 to pitch in their input on the draft plan the city has prepared.

This master plan is to “guide the creation of parks and open space in the area and establish a signage strategy to make the core even easier to navigate.”

The downtown also known as Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. Residents can visit vaughan.ca/VMCParks to learn what has been accomplished to date, read through the draft plan and share their thoughts.

People can also share their feedback through an open-form comment tool. The city invites people to post comments until Sunday, Dec 12.

Prior to the draft, this summer people shared some of their ideas on how to make this downtown lively. Some shared ideas such as adequate washrooms, European-inspired patios, bike lines and green spaces.

After interviewing SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust in October, owner of the 100-acre emerging downtown core, had some of its managers estimate that it’s about 15 per cent complete.

They also said that breaking ground of a big park synonymous to Hyde Park in London, U.K. is yet to be announced but it’s imminent.