CITY OF CAMBRIDGE Growth & Intensification Study Secondary Plan Stakeholder Session September 12th, 2016 Dillon Consulting Limited Watson & Associates Economists Curtis Planning Inc. Tim Welch Consulting Inc. 1
SECONDARY PLAN PURPOSE AND PROCESS The purpose of this project is to prepare secondary plans for the City s main intensification areas: Galt City Centre Preston Towne Centre Main St. and Dundas St. South Area Hespeler Village & Queen St. West Node Hespeler Road Corridor Coronation Blvd. and Dundas St. North Area Tonight s session will focus on the Hespeler Road Corridor and the Coronation Blvd. and Dundas St. North Area Secondary Plans. TONIGHT S AGENDA: 7:00-7:15 Welcome and Panel Review 7:15-7:45 Presentation 7:45-8:45 Activity 8:45-9:00 Reporting and Wrap Up 2
WHAT IS A SECONDARY PLAN? Cambridge s Official Plan provides the overall vision and policies for managing growth, protecting resources, directing infrastructure investment and promoting economic development for all lands in the City. Secondary Plans implement the policies of the Official Plan by providing more detailed plans for specific areas within the City, such as a neighbourhood or corridor. The Secondary Plans being developed in this exercise allow the City to: Plan for how intensification is distributed across the City s Redevelopment & Land Use Change built-up area Implement Provincial and Regional growth and development policy Coordinate land use planning with transportation/transit investment, e.g. the ION LRT and BRT investments and Guidance for Infrastructure Investment Secondary Planning Urban Design & Public Realm Improvements (parks, streetscapes, etc.) possible GO Train extension to Cambridge Engage the community through a comprehensive public process, as shown below: We are Here Stakeholder Session Public Event Public Meeting (Planning Act) Transportation & Transit Improvements Environmental Protection & Enhancements 1. Issues & Opportunities 2. Vision & Draft Secondary Plan 3. Implementation Program & Final Secondary Plan Key Reference Documents: - Region of Waterloo Community Building Strategy - City of Cambridge Commercial Study - ION Phase 2 Environmental Assessment 3
HESPELER ROAD SECONDARY PLAN HESPELER ROAD SECONDARY STUDY AREA PLAN AREA 1 View of street conditions and commercial uses along Hespeler Road facing north. Vacant land adjacent to the Highway 401 Eastbound ramp. View of the Cambridge Hotel and Conference Centre, west side of Hespeler Road AREA 2 Access to Dumfries Conservation Area. Development opportunities along Hespeler Rd, south of Sheldon Drive. Disused commercial facility on Hespeler Road, south of Dunbar Road AREA 3 Some medium and high density development along Hespeler Road south of Can-Amera Parkway. Low rise commercial and motel uses along Hespeler Road, north of Munch Avenue. View of traffic along Hespeler Road, south of Can-Amera Parkway. 4
HESPELER ROAD SECONDARY PLAN LAND USE PLANNING CONTEXT Nodes & Regeneration Areas Map of the strategic nodes and regeneration areas identified in the City s Official Plan contained in the study area? Regeneration Areas are areas within the city where the land use is transitioning from the existing use to another type of use, within a reasonable planning period. Official Plan Land Use Existing Land Use Map of the land uses in the study area as identified in the City s Official Plan Map of the land uses that currently exist in the study area Note: The City of Cambridge is currently reviewing its commercial policies and designation categories 5
HESPELER ROAD SECONDARY PLAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING CONTEXT Stage 2 of the ION expansion plan includes connections to the Hespeler Road Study Area, with three stops identified at Pinebush Road, Cambridge Centre Mall and Can-Amera Parkway. Source: Region of Waterloo Stage 2 ION Transit Project Assessment Process PCC No.1, November 2015 6
CORONATION BOULEVARD AND DUNDAS ST. NORTH SECONDARY PLAN STUDY AREA AREA 1 Cavalry Church, located in a predominantly residential and low density commercial area. Street conditions along Hespeler Road, facing north towards Wauchope Avenue. Stable residential neighbourhood east of the Railway corridor. AREA 2 Big box commercial uses along Hespeler Road at the Delta Centre, intersection of Hespeler Road and Dundas St.North. View along Hespeler Road, showing industry (BWXT, right) and residential (left). AREA 4 AREA 3 Rail crossing at Samuelson Street, east of Dundas Street. Manchester Public School, located in the centre of Area 2. Light industrial and commercial uses along Beverly Street Commercial and residential uses, north side of Samuelson Street. Older residential neighbourhood along Samuelson Street, east of Moscrip Road. 7
CORONATION BOULEVARD AND DUNDAS ST. NORTH SECONDARY PLAN LAND USE PLANNING CONTEXT Nodes & Regeneration Areas Map of the strategic nodes and regeneration areas identified in the City s Official Plan contained in the study area Official Plan Land Use Existing Land Use Map of the land uses in the study area as identified in the City s Official Plan Map of the land uses that currently exist in the study area? Regeneration Areas are areas within the city where the land use is transitioning from the existing use to another type of use, within a reasonable planning period. Note: The City of Cambridge is currently reviewing its commercial policies and designation categories 8
CORONATION BOULEVARD AND DUNDAS ST. NORTH SECONDARY PLAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING CONTEXT Stage 2 of the ION expansion plan includes connections to the Coronation Boulevard and Dundas St. North Study Area, with a stop identified at the Delta Centre and a potential routes along Hespeler Rd and Dundas St. North. Source: Region of Waterloo Stage 2 ION Transit Project Assessment Process PCC No.1, November 2015 9
NEXT STEPS Help us craft a vision for these key areas Participate in tonight s activity session. Questions? Comments? We look forward to hearing from you. Fill out a comment sheet available at the front table. Project Contact: Valerie Spring, M.A., M.C.I.P., R.P.P Senior Planner - Reurbanization City of Cambridge Development and Infrastructure Department 50 Dickson Street, 3rd Floor Tel: (519) 621-0740 ext. 4213 Fax: (519) 622-6184 TTY: (519) 623-6691 www.cambridge.ca P.O. Box 669 Cambridge, Ontario N1R 5W8 10