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Ontario Trail Conference June 2010

Ontario Trail Conference June 2010. Kara Van Myall, MCIP, RPP, OALA, CSLA. Building Bridges or Trails?. How to Incorporate Trails? Political will Public involvement Professional knowledge Adequate funding. Building Bridges or Trails?. Political Will

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Ontario Trail Conference June 2010

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  1. Ontario Trail Conference June 2010 Ontario Trails Conference 2010 Kara Van Myall, MCIP, RPP, OALA, CSLA

  2. Building Bridges or Trails? How to Incorporate Trails? • Political will • Public involvement • Professional knowledge • Adequate funding Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  3. Building Bridges or Trails? Political Will • Every town and city has one – a street that no one wants to walk along Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  4. Building Bridges or Trails? Enable trails through everyday operations • Share responsibilities • Enable good decisions to happen naturally Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  5. Building Bridges or Trails? Involve the Public • Advisory committees shape policy and plan new facilities • Community Champions promote, fundraise and supply volunteers. Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  6. Building Bridges or Trails? Municipalities need to: • Learn from others • Craft a strategy • Implement strategy across municipal activities like • Land use planning; • Economic development; • Transportation & Park Planning; • Road design; • Health promotion; • Budgeting; and • Staff training. Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  7. Building Bridges or Trails? Planning • Good planning involves all aspects of transportation and land use planning • Ability to influence can range from Growth management strategies to site design Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  8. Building Bridges or Trails? Planning • Strengthen land use plans • Amend Official Plans and Zoning By-laws • Train Planning Staff Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  9. Planning Physically healthy community Quality of life Addressing economic impacts Sense of place / identity Community cohesiveness Crime prevention Building Bridges or Trails? Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  10. Land Use Planning Provincial Policy Statement Upper Tier Official Plans Lower Tier Official Plans Trails Masterplans Subdivision Process Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  11. Building Bridges or Trails? Planning • Bruce County Official Plan (BCOP) • County Council encourages the development of recreational trails including hiking trails, canoe routes, the Bruce Trail, biking skiing, snowmobile trail.” • “County Council encourages local municipalities to determine if the provision of trail linkages, as part of a new development, would facilitate the development of a comprehensive trail system throughout the County” Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  12. Building Bridges or Trails? • Trail Masterplans Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  13. Building Bridges or Trails? • Trail Masterplans Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  14. Building Bridges or Trails? • Trail Masterplans • Results in various types of trail throughout the community Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  15. Building Bridges or Trails? Planning • Subdivision PlansWe can impose conditions including dedication of lands for park purposes and highways (including pathways for pedestrians and bicycle) Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  16. Building Bridges or Trails? • Subdivision Plans Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  17. Building Bridges or Trails? • Subdivision Plans Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  18. Building Bridges or Trails? • Trails / Infrastructure • Have discussions with municipal engineering • Road Standards • Bike Lanes • Infrastructure Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  19. Building Bridges or Trails? Funding • Dedicated dollars are key but can’t pay for every initiative • Road budgets need to consider active transport Ontario Trails Conference 2010

  20. Building Bridges or Trails? Thank you! Ontario Trails Conference 2010

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