In managing growth within the City, the department is faced with considerations of the potential social, economic, physical and environmental impacts that ultimately affect the livability of the City.

Through collaboration with residents and stakeholders, Facilities and Parks Delivery is committed to providing an innovative, accessible, sustainable and safe Parks and Open Space system that fosters physical activity, health and wellness for all citizens while meeting the City's strategic parkland objectives.

The projects undertaken can represent a new City asset or help to maintain, improve and extend a City asset (often called infrastructure). This infrastructure includes roads, bridges, sidewalks, watermains, sewers, stormwater management facilities (ponds) and streetlighting.

The department is responsible for capital project planning, design, tendering, construction, and contract administration of all City buildings.

The department oversees:

• 90+ City-operated properties, facilities and buildings
• Capital projects
• 2 million sq.ft. of service space
• park walkway & sports field lighting
• outdoor water play features

The department also maintains horticultural displays and flower beds, including 750 hanging baskets, 520 flower planters and more than 400 planting beds, while sustaining the city's forests through planting, pruning, removals and protection of the City’s tree assets. Other maintenance activities include litter and debris pick-up and snow removal in parks, on sidewalks and City boulevards.

To develop these policies, the Policy Planning team undertakes small to large-scale planning studies, which may vary in size from an individual site to the entire city. The Studies are based on comprehensive professional analysis, consideration of corporate objectives, interdisciplinary and intergovernmental input and visioning involving extensive public outreach and consultation.

Public input was essential to the success of this project. Residents of the Napier Street and Stegman’s Mill Road community were invited to learn more about the study in a virtual Public Information Session on Nov. 23, 2021, at 7 p.m.

The  master plan will confirm community transportation needs and support a strategy that focuses on street connectivity, accessibility and support for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and vehicles into 2051.

Vaughan Transportation Plan

Environmental Assessment Studies