The VMC is evolving – learn how and have a say!
Join us on May 28 to explore the vision for Vaughan’s downtown
If you live, work, play, study in or regularly commute through the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC), we want your input on the new Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC) Secondary Plan we’re preparing!
Once complete, the plan will guide the VMC’s development over the next 25 years into a complete community that includes a balanced mix of residential, office and retail space, and other services, amenities, parks and open space for you to enjoy.
Public consultation has been a vital part of the City of Vaughan’s VMC Secondary Plan project. The project vision and guiding principles were established as part of phase one (PDF). Phase two (PDF) involved gathering feedback on opportunities and constraints for two different land use options. In phase three (PDF), the project team presented the preferred options on land use, density, retail, facilities and more. Now in phase four, a new draft Secondary Plan has been prepared for public input and review.
Get involved
Attend an upcoming Open House to review the draft plan, share comments and ask questions directly to the project team before it’s finalized this fall. Here are the details:
Date: Wednesday, May 28
Time: Drop in anytime from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to speak to the project team and have your say.
Where: David Braley Vaughan Metropolitan Centre of Community (200 Apple Mill Rd.), Studio A1, third floor
Can’t attend in person? No problem! You can still get involved. The draft plan is available for review online at vaughan.ca/VMCPlan. Feedback will be collected through an online form until Wednesday, June 18.
About the plan
A Secondary Plan defines all the elements needed for successful development, including new roads and active transportation routes, open spaces and parks, policies to establish land uses and key infrastructure requirements. While the City’s current VMC Secondary Plan provides a strong framework for growth and land utilization, a new one is needed to reflect new provincial and regional policies and to ensure the existing planning framework is still relevant.
Once finalized, the new VMC Secondary Plan will support the City’s downtown as a complete community to 2051 and beyond. Learn more at vaughan.ca/VMCPlan.
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