{"id":54985,"date":"2016-05-14T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=54985"},"modified":"2016-05-13T15:47:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T19:47:52","slug":"creating-places-people-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2016\/05\/14\/creating-places-people-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating places for people as we grow"},"content":{"rendered":"

As municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe shift from building sprawling single-family housing neighbourhoods to denser neighbourhoods filled with a mix of housing\u2014including high-rise towers\u2014we also need to shift the way we plan, design, and engage communities in parks and open spaces.<\/p>\n

If we are going to build the \u201ccomplete communities\u201d envisioned in the Provincial Growth Plan, we\u2019ll need to use new strategies to make sure that everyone has access to public spaces that meet various needs. This becomes even more necessary\u00a0as the Province has released the\u00a0proposed new Growth Plan<\/a>, which includes\u00a0higher intensification targets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"ThrivingThriving Places<\/em>, the\u00a0new report<\/a>\u00a0released by Park People, showcases different strategies that municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe are using to address this challenge. The report builds on the ideas in Park People\u2019s 2015 report\u00a0Making Connections<\/em><\/a>, which set out eight guiding principles for planning a network of parks and open spaces in urban neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n

Looking to municipalities such as Brampton, Mississauga, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, and Barrie, the report highlights best practices in park planning, design, and community engagement.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s an engaged group of residents around an urban trail, a street that is also designed as a public plaza, or a linear park along a new transitway, the examples in the report point a new way forward for parks in the GGH.<\/p>\n

New higher density neighbourhoods need a different kind of park than suburban subdivisions filled with houses where everyone has a front and backyard.<\/p>\n

Urban\u00a0parks see a desire for more intense and varied types of activities, from farmer\u2019s markets to movie nights to community BBQs to outdoor yoga classes and cultural festivals. They require new designs to support these activities, such the hard-surface plaza found at Market Square in Guelph or the power hook-ups and free wifi of Mississauga\u2019s Scholar\u2019s Green.<\/p>\n

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Higher density neighbourhoods\u00a0require creative ways to use space efficiently, such as the creation of a new pedestrian promenade on a street adjacent to Hamilton\u2019s Gore Park or the closing of a street in Barrie to expand an existing park and make a connection to the waterfront.<\/p>\n

It\u00a0also requires new sources of funding and partnerships to make these spaces work. For example, partnering with a community non-profit to manage a naturalization project in Guelph\u2019s Pollinator Park. Or the City of Barrie partnering with the downtown BIA to help fund and program its proposed expanded downtown plaza. Or\u00a0Newmarket working\u00a0with donated materials to build\u00a0an outdoor library in Riverwalk Commons, creating a fun new spot in the warmer months for people to gather.<\/p>\n

We often to look to cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Vancouver, and Montreal for inspiration when it comes to best practices for public spaces, but there are many inspiring, innovative projects right here in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.<\/p>\n

Thriving Places<\/em>\u00a0highlights 15 of these projects in the hope that it will become a useful tool to inspire more creative thinking across the region. Because as we continue to grow and intensify, we need to ensure we are creating places for people.<\/p>\n

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Download the report\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in Toronto, be sure to register for Park People’s\u00a0Thriving Places report launch<\/a>\u00a0on May 26th at Urbanspace Gallery in 401 Richmond.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Jake Tobin Garrett is the manager of policy and research at Park People and the author of Thriving Places and Making Connections. Follow him on Twitter at @jaketobin<\/em><\/p>\n

image credits: John D. Bell Associates and City of Mississauga<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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