The Greenspace Strategic Plan is taking shape!

Over the past year, the City of Vaughan has been developing a Greenspace Strategic Plan. The Plan will set a clear direction for the planning, development and implementation of parks and greenspaces across the city as it grows.

Parks and greenspaces are essential to our health and well-being. They help us live active lives and connect with nature and each other. As Vaughan grows, it's critical that we continue to build, and enhance our greenspace system to meet the needs of a growing population.

Your input is important to ensure that the Plan meets the needs of the Vaughan community.

This survey is one of many opportunities to get involved and provide feedback. We are currently in the third and final phase of engagement and are seeking your ideas and insights to validate and refine the direction for our parks and greenspace system.

Key Components of the Greenspace Strategic Plan

The final Greenspace Strategic Plan will be comprised of all the work to date, including background and contextual research, mapping and analysis work to understand the current greenspace network, areas with the greatest need for parks, policy and planning recommendations, and so much more.

In this survey, we’re highlighting three key components of the plan for feedback:
  • Improving greenspace connectivity: How we’ll strive to build connections between and within parks and greenspaces
  • Growing our greenspace network: How we’ll prioritize the expansion of the greenspace network in areas of the city that need it most
  • Diverse greenspace experiences: How we’ll provide amenities that create a cohesive greenspace system

Instructions

The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and will be available until Friday, Nov 8, 2024. Please reach out to Celene Mariano if you require support filling out the survey:

Celene Mariano
Project Manager, Parks and Open Space Planning
celene.mariano@vaughan.ca
905-832-2281, ext. 8058

For more information on the Greenspace Strategic Plan and additional opportunities to get involved, visit vaughan.ca/GreenspacePlan
Section 1: Improving Greenspace Connectivity
Vaughan is fortunate to have an extensive park and greenspace network, supported by natural areas and trails. Given the anticipated population growth expected in Vaughan, there is a need to improve connections to parks to provide greater access for all residents.

Connecting residential areas to greenspaces

Throughout engagement we regularly heard that park and trail connectivity were key priorities for residents highlighting the need for improved connectivity from residential areas to local parks and greenspaces. Many residents cited the importance of creating safer connections to parks for children, seniors and those with barriers to mobility.

The Greenspace Strategic Plan addresses this need for greater connectivity by setting a goal to provide parks and greenspaces withing 500 meters of every resident.

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* 1. To what extent do you agree with the City’s target to provide a park or greenspace within 500m of every resident?

Improving greenspace connectivity city-wide

The Greenspace Strategic Plan includes other ideas for improving connectivity between greenspaces, which have been combined into a concept called Circuit 51 – a vision for creating an interconnected network of greenspaces in Vaughan by 2051.

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* 2. Which of the following ideas from Circuit 51 should the City prioritize to improve greenspace connectivity? Select your most preferred option.

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* 3. Is there anything else you would like us to know or prioritize in relation to improving greenspace connectivity?

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