Purpose:

The purpose of the Concord West Urban Design Streetscape Plan is to provide an Urban Design Framework, Streetscape Plan, and Phasing/ Implementation Plan for the Concord West Community.

The study will support Vaughan and York Region Official Plan objectives and be coordinated with the community, Regional vivaNext bus rapid transitway planned for Highway 7, and the York Region "Class Environmental Assessment Study for Keele Street from Steeles Avenue to Rutherford Road".

Purpose

The Vaughan City-Wide Streetscape Implementation Manual and Financial Strategy is the first edition of an integrated design / financial framework to manage the design, construction, maintenance, costing and funding for new streetscapes within emerging Intensification Areas and established Heritage Conservation Districts.

Purpose:

The purpose of the Centre Street Urban Design Streetscape Plan is to provide design guidance and standards applicable to the public realm and new development along the Centre Street corridor study area.

In 2022, the City of Vaughan was recognized among the “2021 Tree Cities of the World” by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Arbor Day Foundation for the 2021 calendar year.

To report a downed tree on public property, please call Service Vaughan at 905-832-2281 or email service@vaughan.ca.

Purpose:

The purpose of the Carrville District Centre Urban Design Streetscape Master Plan Study was to prepare Urban Design Guidelines and Detailed Streetscape Master Plans to guide future development in accordance with the Urban Design policies of the Carrville District Plan OPA 651. This study establishes the layout and detailed design of the public and private streetscape spaces, pedestrian and bicycle connections, public amenities and open spaces, as well as criteria for building locations, forms, heights and massing in relation to the public realm.

Plant a tree in your backyard!

The City of Vaughan is partnering with Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF), a not-for-profit organization, to deliver a pilot program to grow Vaughan's tree canopy. The LEAF's Backyard Tree Planting program, you can access expert advice and planting services to ensure your future trees thrive for years to come. 

The awards reflect the community’s commitment to quality and innovation in city building.

Every five years, the City of Vaughan invites urban designers, architects, landscape architects, planners, engineers, developers, contractors, landowners and the general public to submit projects for consideration for the Vaughan Urban Design Awards. Submissions were accepted from May to September 2022.

Since the inception of the Vaughan Urban Design Awards in 2008, 36 projects have been awarded.

Planting Trees on City-owned Boulevard
Some residents may prefer not to wait for the City to replace the tree on the City-owned boulevard in front of their property or may want a larger tree.

A process is in place to accommodate these requests and is based on meeting the following criteria:

The liveability of Vaughan is directly related to our natural systems, the public realm, and walkable and bikeable streets. The Urban Design and Cultural Heritage Division advances the vision, goals and objectives of the City's Official Plan with an emphasis on people and the experience of place. The following urban design policies and guidelines are applied during the urban design evaluation of proposals through the development application process