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Ontario Trails Conference 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




Political Will Every town and city

has one – a street that no one wants to walk along




Enable trails through everyday operations Share responsibilities Enable good decisions

to happen naturally




Involve the Public Advisory committees

shape policy and plan new facilities

Community Champions promote, fundraise and supply volunteers.




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.




Planning Good planning involves all

aspects of transportation and land use planning

Ability to influence can range from Growth management strategies to site design




Planning Strengthen land use plans

Amend Official Plans and Zoning By-laws Train Planning Staff



Building Bridges or Trails?Planning

Physically healthy community

Quality of life Addressing economic

impacts Sense of place / identity Community

cohesiveness Crime prevention



Land Use PlanningProvincial Policy Statement

Upper Tier Official Plans

Lower Tier Official Plans

Trails Masterplans

Subdivision Process



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”



Building Bridges or Trails? Trail Masterplans



Building Bridges or Trails? Trail Masterplans




Trail Masterplans Results in various types of trail throughout

the community




Planning Subdivision Plans We

can impose conditions including dedication of lands for park purposes and highways (including pathways for pedestrians and bicycle)




Subdivision Plans




Subdivision Plans




Trails / Infrastructure Have discussions with

municipal engineering Road Standards Bike Lanes Infrastructure




Funding Dedicated dollars

are key but can’t pay for every initiative

Road budgets need to consider active transport




Thank you!

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