Parkdale Avenue Corridor Plan

In 2009, Creative Neighbourhoods engaged a team from McGill University's School of Urban Planning to produce a plan for Parkdale Avenue that identifies long-, medium- and short-term opportunities and actions, relating to local issues such as land use, streetscaping, traffic management, and air quality monitoring.

The community engagement process started with a workshop involving residents of the Hintonburg and Civic Hospital neighbourhoods followed by larger public meetings of both communities. The study's 34 recommendations http://www.acaciaconsulting.ca/creativeneighbourhoods/reports/cn_mcgill_2009.pdf were discussed at a public meeting in December 2009 with the city councillor's staff present.

In an October 2010 meeting, representatives of the Hintonburg and Civic Hospital neighbourhood associations agreed on the issues and discussed moving forward on the opportunities with the new council. Seven projects are highlighted at http://friendsofparkdale.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/the-parkdale-avenue-plan-seven-profile-projects to build respect for our neighbourhoods.

By Keith Hobbs