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News from Your Municipal Government

Spring/Summer 2017

GROW BOLD Planning how we grow

in Burlington

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New EmErgEncy DEpartmEnt

Located on the main level of the new Patient Tower, our new Emergency Department will be opening on August 20 at 6 a.m.

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2nd floor – Surgical Services and Day Surgery

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Top 10 Things you need to know about our new Patient Tower

1JBH’s new Patient Tower opens for the first day of regular operations on Monday, August 21

2At 6 a.m. on Sunday, August 20, the current Emergency Department in the existing hospital will permanently close. At 6 a.m. on Sunday, August 20, the new Emergency Department located on the main floor of the new Patient Tower will open to provide patient care.

3The new JBH address will be 1245 Lakeshore Road. The Main Entrance and Emergency Department entrance will be located on the main floor of the new Patient Tower, accessible from Lakeshore Road on the lakeside of the hospital.

4The main phone number will remain the same: 905-632-3737

5Inpatients will be moved to the new Patient Tower in one day on Sunday, August 20.

6In order to ensure that all patients are moved safely to the new Patient Tower visitation on August 20 will be limited to allow our staff to complete patient move.

7Patient families will be notified before and after their loved one has been moved to the new Patient Tower.

8Patient and Visitor Parking is available in the Parking Garage and in front of the new Patient Tower. Parking on Northshore Blvd is available for patients coming to Ambulatory Care Clinics.

9Some Ambulatory Care Clinics and inpatients in the existing hospital will be temporarily relocating as of September 4 to allow for renovation work. Please check our website for the new clinic locations, visit the Information Kiosk inside the Ambulatory Care Clinic Entrance or ask our Information Desk.

10When the new Patient Tower opens, volunteers will be available to help you find your way. You can also visit our Information Kiosk, speak to a volunteer at our Information Desk or follow the posted signage.

www.JosephBrantHospital.ca

Spring/Summer 2017

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Why Burlington must grow bold The City of Burlington has released a draft of Burlington’s new Official Plan – Grow Bold. The plan is a significant document because it outlines how and where land can be developed in Burlington as the city grows over the next 20 years.

The name of the plan, Grow Bold, reflects a unique time in the city’s history. In the past, growth has meant the development of new neighbourhoods. Growth in the future looks very different for Burlington because our city has very little room left for traditional suburban-type development.

The draft new Official Plan has been designed to recognize that Burlington is changing how it grows. Along with that, it outlines strategies for the challenges we face and a vision to 2031.

Why grow at all? Burlington is making a transition from a suburban to a more urban community. There are understandably some people who are concerned about growth and would like to see Burlington stay the way it is now.

Growth is inevitable for any city. In Halton Region, the population is expected to grow from 548,000 to one million people by 2041, and the Province of Ontario’s provincial growth plan, Places to Grow, mandates that Burlington plan for a population of 193,000 by 2031.

With more people moving to Burlington, we need to take the bold steps to plan for future growth today. This gives Burlington the opportunity to define the type of development we want in our city and identify where we want to see that growth happen.

The fact is that we have no new areas or green field land to build more communities like Alton and the Orchard, so we need to accommodate new residents and jobs with redevelopment of our existing land with higher densities. This intensification is carefully planned to occur in areas that are specifically identified in the Official Plan.

As our city grows, it is important to understand that many of the things we value about Burlington today will not change. Fifty per cent of the city will continue to be protected rural land; 34 per cent will remain neighbourhoods; and 11 per cent will be land for employment. This means that only five per cent of the city will experience growth.

Changing the way we grow The draft new Official Plan identifies four Mobility Hubs as focal points for higher density and mixed use development that will pick up a significant share of the city’s future population and employment growth. These hubs include downtown Burlington and the areas around our three GO stations.

While the Official Plan identifies the location of the mobility hubs, the planning work for these areas is currently underway in a separate process.

“As our city grows, many of the things we value will not change. Fifty per cent of the city will continue to be protected rural land; 34 per cent will remain neighbourhoods; and 11 per cent will be land for employment. Only five per cent of the city will experience growth.”— Mayor Rick Goldring

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Downtown Mobility Hub Public consultation for Burlington’s Downtown Mobility Hub began in April 2017, and has created a lot of great discussion and ideas. The downtown is a key area of the city that is facing significant re-development interest. Downtown Burlington is where intensification will mean greater height and density, be transit-supportive and contribute to the overall vibrancy of the city. Visit burlington.ca/mobilityhubs.

Waterfront Hotel Planning Study Workshops were held this spring for the Waterfront Hotel Planning Study. The planning study will develop options for site redevelopment of this key location, which is located next to two of Burlington's most significant landmarks, Spencer Smith Park and the Brant Street Pier.

The master plan that will be developed is critically important, as this site is prime waterfront land surpassing anything found in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area. We need to have as many people as possible in our community involved in this essential conversation about the future of the waterfront property. Visit burlington.ca/waterfronthotelstudy.

GO Station Mobility Hubs Public consultation for the Mobility Hubs at Appleby, Aldershot and Burlington GO stations has also begun. Land-use scenarios outlining what growth in each hub may look like will be available for public comment later this year.

Strengthening our rural community The draft new Official Plan continues to protect and strengthen our rural community. More than half of Burlington is greenbelt land and most people tell me they want to keep it that way.

The plan also protects a green space system of natural areas and parks, as well as established neighbourhoods, and it provides policies that will be the basis for transit network improvements. As our city grows, we need to look at transportation differently and make more targeted investments in transit.

Thanks for your input The city has been out in the community to gather input from residents about the draft new Official Plan. We’re protecting what you’ve told us you value – our waterfront, our neighbourhoods and our rural community. At the same time, we’re planning new neighbourhoods that will give us more housing choices, more green space, better transit connections and walkability.

You’ve told us you want the city you love to continue to be the city of the future. We’re hard at work to make that happen. Join us in this work and the conversation, and read more in this Grow Bold issue of City Talk. Visit burlington.ca/growbold for more information.

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Burlington’s Official Plan directly affects you To make sure Burlington regularly addresses the needs of our growing city, we revisit and update our Official Plan every five years. This document, required by the province, describes how we use land, manage growth and invest in infrastructure over the next 20 years.

The Official Plan directly affects where you live, learn, work, shop and play, and it affects how you move around the city.

Where will new housing go? Are new streets, parks, schools and amenities needed, and where? What kind of offices and shops do we need, and in which locations? How will public transit support our strategies? The Official Plan answers these questions and more.

Official Plan protects us Having an Official Plan is more important than ever, with available vacant (greenfield) land shrinking and our population growing. The population of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area is now about seven million people, and it’s expected to grow to 10 million by 2041. Halton Region alone is expected to reach one million people by 2041, many of them in Burlington.

That means we need to “Grow Bold,” which is the theme of our draft new Official Plan.

Grow Bold means building up instead of out, adding a mix of high-, mid- and low-rise buildings, offering more housing options and new neighbourhoods. It means targeting growth in the right areas of the city, with more frequent transit and more options for getting around that don’t rely on cars. And it means pleasant streets, beautiful design, green spaces and protected rural and agricultural areas.

“Burlington wants to be open for business. Ensuring our employment lands meet the needs of incoming and expanding businesses is important to our economic future.” – Ward 4 Councillor Jack Dennison

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Burlington’s draft new Official Plan helps us achieve those goals by co-ordinating denser land uses (intensification) in targeted areas of the city with the supporting infrastructure needed. The Official Plan:

• reaffirms the city’s commitment to protect and enhance Burlington’s rural area

• protects established residential neighbourhoods by directing growth to other areas of the city

• prioritizes the growth of what we call Mobility Hubs – downtown and the areas within a short walking distance of the city’s three GO stations (Aldershot, Burlington and Appleby)

• also focuses growth at some of our aging retail plazas and along the “Prosperity Corridor” along the QEW

• supports employment within the city, with designated employment areas, employment intensification and new local innovation and entrepreneur support

• supports mixed-use development in areas of intensification

• emphasizes building design excellence and great public spaces

• integrates land use and transportation planning and introduces a Frequent Transit Network to service areas of growth

• introduces a city-wide Natural Heritage System and supports environmental sustainability, including new guidelines for sustainable building and development

• emphasizes the role of public participation

• maintains our fixed boundary

• supports urban agriculture.

Please visit burlington.ca/growbold to stay up to date on the city’s draft new Official Plan which is scheduled to go for adoption at Burlington City Council this fall.

“Burlington is located on the shores of the largest system of potable water on earth. Ontario's Niagara Escarpment, a

UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, weaves its way through our borders and 53 per cent of Burlington’s land mass is rural. It is only natural that we should strive to invest in our environment for the health, enjoyment and sustainment of our children, grandchildren and future generations. Without it, we are lost.” – Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman

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Great rural space? Thank a farmer (and city planners) In your feedback on Burlington’s strategic plan, you told us that you wanted to preserve green space, including agricultural land. That rural land is a defining aspect of our city, and Burlington is firmly committed to keeping half of the city urban and half rural.

As our urban population increases, it’s important to maintain land nearby where we can grow the food we eat. Farming is central to the future of our rural community, and our Official Plan supports efficient farming operations and encourages local food production while protecting the rural open space.

Here’s some of what we’re doing:

• Requiring that any major development or new infrastructure must protect and strengthen the rural community – its agriculture, natural environment and cultural heritage

• Directing non-farm development to the rural area’s existing settlements: Kilbride, Lowville and Mount Nemo

• Refusing new golf courses or driving ranges or expansion to existing facilities

• Protecting prime agricultural areas and normal farm practices to ensure a permanently secure, economically viable farming industry and preserve open space

• Enabling farmers to develop secondary and agriculturally related businesses to supplement farm income and enhance economic viability.

In addition to supporting farms, we’re improving access to local food through urban agriculture and farmers’ markets that are accessible by transit.

Community Gardens We’re also increasing the availability of community garden plots so residents can grow their own fresh and healthy food, aiming to develop 10 or more city-run, self-sustaining, accessible gardens by 2018. These gardens encourage sustainable local food production, increase access to healthy food, provide opportunities for community building and create local green spaces.

While protecting and strengthening the rural community, our Official Plan also conserves and enhances Burlington’s natural heritage system and water resources. It supports opportunities for people to connect to natural spaces by hiking the Bruce Trail and by visiting conservation areas that residents cherish.

To learn more about rural policies in the draft new Official Plan, visit burlington.ca/growbold.

“Burlington’s two greatest treasures are its Niagara Escarpment to the north and the waterfront to the south. With access to the internationally renowned Bruce Trail and protection provided by the Niagara Escarpment Plan and the Greenbelt Plan, we are very fortunate in Burlington to be able to enjoy the natural beauty of the Niagara Escarpment for generations to come.” – Ward 3 Councillor John Taylor

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A new view: Planning for complete streets and neighbourhoods Canadians love our cars. But as anyone who drives along the QEW will tell you, we love our cars a little too much. With more people driving to destinations in Burlington, it makes it harder to move around our city.

The old way of dealing with growth and increased vehicles was to widen and build more roads. Burlington no longer has the space to do this nor the funds to maintain a larger network of roads. With 193,000 people expected to live in Burlington by 2031, we need new plans to efficiently move people through the city.

A 21st century city is built around a different transportation model, one designed to provide people of all ages and abilities with more travel choices for things like walking, cycling and transit.

Transportation Plan To help the city achieve this vision, Burlington’s new Transportation Plan, Go Bold is being built around eight new directions that highlight:

• A range of options for getting around, regardless of age or ability

• Using and encouraging, buses, bicycles and walking to efficiently move more people

• A connection to transportation systems in surrounding regions

• Fast, reliable and more frequent transit

• Improved facilities and safety for cyclists and pedestrians.

Mobility Hubs Another initiative that will support growth and the creation of complete neighbourhoods is Mobility Hubs.

These new, compact neighbourhoods will be located within a 10-minute walk of the city’s three GO stations and downtown. The walkable, bikeable and transit-oriented Mobility Hubs will be a concentrated point for a mix of uses, such as transit, employment, recreation, shopping and housing including a mix of low, medium and high-rise buildings.

Earlier this spring, we asked residents in each of the hub locations to tell us what they value about their neighbourhoods. All of the feedback received will be used to help prepare master plans for each of the hubs. These plans will consider things like land use, urban design, servicing, parking, public transportation, and parks and open space needs.

Land-use scenarios for each of the Mobility Hubs will be ready for public consultation in the fall of 2017. These scenarios will show, at a block level, some options for where future growth could reasonably fit.

To stay up to date on opportunities to learn more and share your input about the Mobility Hubs, visit burlington.ca/mobilityhubs. For more information about the Transportation Plan and upcoming public engagement, please visit burlington.ca/growbold.

“As we grow in Burlington, it makes sense to make housing and amenities available near our Mobility Hubs, including the GO Stations in Aldershot, Burlington and Appleby.” – Ward 1 Councillor Rick Craven

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Planning the future we want for downtown Burlington While Burlington’s draft new Official Plan contains policy for areas right across the city, there is understandably a lot of attention and interest in our city’s downtown. With its close proximity to the waterfront and easy access to shops, restaurants and services, developers are already coming to the downtown with applications for new buildings and redevelopments. Given the value of land in our city, it is anticipated the interest in downtown development will continue in the near future.

With increasing development pressures in the downtown, a review of the existing downtown policies is required to ensure the city has the tools in place to help the community drive the future of the downtown and determine what it looks like.

Defining our priorities This work is being done through the Mobility Hub Area-Specific planning study for downtown Burlington (see Mobility Hubs on page 9). The downtown study provides an opportunity for everyone in the city to have their say about the future look and feel of the downtown. Through the Mobility Hubs study, policies will be developed that will help to define important priorities for downtown Burlington including where growth will occur and where growth will not occur. The policies will also regulate things like the height of buildings and the quality of the design and architecture of each new building.

With input from the community, developers, and Burlington City Council, it is important for Burlington to quickly take steps to review and modernize the city’s land use policies in the downtown so that we can have the type of growth in our city that we want.

Building a great downtown means allowing for the development of mid-rise, low-rise and high-rise developments to provide housing that is affordable for the vast majority of people, from millennials to seniors. This does not mean development everywhere and anywhere. Rather, it means we are going to have thorough and thoughtful discussion about our values for downtown Burlington, where growth will be and where it will not be. Next, we’ll talk about how new buildings should look. This conversation needs to happen in sequence – we’ve started the conversation on the values we want to see in downtown Burlington.

Later this fall, land-use scenarios for the downtown mobility hub will be ready for public consultation. These scenarios will show, at a block level, some options for where future growth could reasonably be accommodated. We hope you will join the conversation and share your thoughts and ideas.

Stay up to date about upcoming meetings and events for the Mobility Hubs at burlington.ca/mobilityhubs.

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Hot housing market demands action for affordability You told us during community engagement sessions on Burlington’s 2015-40 Strategic Plan that you want affordable housing choices in your city.

No wonder. Housing prices in Burlington and the whole Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area have increased dramatically over the last few years.

How dramatic? In December 2016, the average sale price* for all housing units in Burlington was just over $700,000 – a 29-per-cent increase over one year earlier. The average for a freehold or detached home was up 35 per cent to $840,000.

* Numbers from the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington

Yet the most recent Halton State of Housing report for 2015 identifies the maximum affordable purchase price of $357,000 for a household income of $102,000.

Compounding the issue is that Burlington has no more room to build out and develop traditional suburbs. If we can’t grow, demand for the fixed number of existing homes will push prices up at an even steeper rate. And competing for our homes are people looking for alternatives to the Toronto market, where average prices are even more out of reach.

There are no easy answers to providing housing that is affordable for most people – from millennials buying a first home, to couples trading up as their families grow, to seniors downsizing – but we’re working on it. Here’s what we’re doing:

• Creating Mobility Hubs around our transit stations. This will create neighbourhoods that encourage a mix of housing types, including rental units that support affordability. We also want to attract a range of demographics, including families

• Targeted intensification. Higher densities in Mobility Hubs, along major roads and in commercial plazas will build walkable, bikeable, transit-oriented neighbourhoods

• Encourage the construction of new rental housing

• Build appealing housing that encourages aging baby boomers to downsize. This will help turn over single-family homes to allow young couples and families to move in

• Improve health, recreation and transportation options that allow desirable housing alternatives in existing neighbourhoods

• Prevent the demolition of residential rental properties or their conversion to condos except under specific conditions

• Find ways to make living in dense, multi-unit developments more desirable for families.

“We want to make sure that our young residents, and our aging residents, have a place to live in Burlington. A variety of housing types across the city will help address that need.” – Ward 6 Councillor Blair Lancaster

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Join the conversation to help shape our city The city has identified the important role public involvement plays when it comes to making decisions about the city we call home. In 2013, the City of Burlington established an Engagement Charter and a Charter Action Plan with the aim of making public involvement a part of everyday practice in Burlington.

The Burlington Community Engagement Charter is an agreement between and among Burlington City Council and the citizens of Burlington concerning citizen engagement with our city’s government. The Charter outlines the commitments, responsibilities, and fundamental concepts of this relationship.

Engaging people on issues that affect their lives and their city is a key component of democratic society. Public involvement encourages participation, actions and personal responsibility. The goal of community engagement is to lead to more informed and, therefore, better decision-making.

City planners lead a workshop to get input on how Burlington grows.

183,314 Is Burlington’s population in 2015*

41.8 Years is the median age in Burlington

34% Of Burlington’s residents are under the age of 30

4.3% Is the population growth since 2011

78% Residents own their home

22% Residents are tenants in rental accommodation

44% Of Halton Region’s seniors’ population live in Burlington

62% Of Burlington residents work outside of Burlington

*Figures According to 2016 Census Data.Figures obtained from Community Development Halton’s Social Profile of Burlington 2014.

Consultation on draft Official Plan Beginning in 2012, significant engagement was completed with the community and stakeholders to help inform the document that would become the draft new Official Plan. Then, with the release of the new draft Official Plan in April 2017, further community, agency and stakeholder consultation on the draft policies, schedules and tables took place.

Beginning in the spring of 2017, residents were invited to learn more about the draft new Official plan and share their feedback in a variety of ways, including:

• Online surveys

• Social media

• Public meetings

• Engagement at community events like Kite Festival, Canada Day and more

• Engagement in the community at locations like Burlington Mall, the Lion’s Club Farmer’s Market and Mainway Arena

• Grow Bold workbook – a conversation guide for individuals and groups

• Written comments submitted through an online feedback form

• Grow Bold video

• A listing of engagement opportunities in the city calendar

• Consultations with key agencies and stakeholders like Halton Region, Burlington’s Sustainability Committee and the development industry.

All of the feedback captured will be considered in bringing the proposed Official Plan forward to Burlington City Council for adoption at the end of 2017.

And we’re not done… Other significant city plans, like the Transportation Plan, the Integrated Transit Mobility Plan and the Mobility Hub Area-Specific Plans are still underway and need feedback from the community as they are developed.

Your thoughts and ideas play a critical role in setting the future direction of growth for your city over the next 20 years. Stay up to date about opportunities to join the conversation at burlington.ca/growbold.

“Community engagement is about ensuring residents are informed early on and have the opportunity to participate and provide input. When residents, city officials and members of Council get together for a common goal, we make better city decisions.” – Ward 2 Councillor Marianne Meed Ward

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Residents and customers asked to make Transit Choices Beginning in the summer of 2017, Burlington Transit will engage with residents and all Burlington Transit stakeholders to talk about a program called Transit Choices.

Transit Choices is a series of in-person and online information and engagement planned to help Burlington Transit understand what kind of transit system network is wanted and possible in Burlington within the current service-level funding.

Residents and stakeholders will be asked to consider three types of transit design concepts:

• Maximum ridership design goal with high frequency and lower area coverage

• Moderate ridership design goal with a mix of high frequency and increased area coverage

• Lower ridership design goal with low frequency and wide area coverage.

These three concepts will be used to help with discussions rather than create proposed network designs.

The three design concepts have different potential outcomes, which is important to consider. The choices we make through the engagement process will help determine how to balance competing goals and will guide future decision-making.

Watch for ways to learn and give your input coming soon on burlingtontransit.ca and the city’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Want to stay informed? Visit burlington.ca/enews and sign up for Burlington Transit News.

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Burlington’s largest book club is back!

We’re celebrating 11 years of reading together with thousands of Burlingtonians. Join us this summer for One Book One Burlington as we read the highly acclaimed novel Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese.

Find out how you can join in the community read & attend lectures, films, and our signature event in November. www.bpl.on.ca/explore/one-bookor call 905.639.3611

Summer Camp at Ireland House MuseumCelebrate Canada’s 150th birthday at our 1867 summer camp!

July 10 - 14: Community July 17 - 21: Food July 24 - 28: House and Farm Aug. 14 - 18: Entertainment Aug. 21 - 25: 150 Years in 5 Days

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Extended hours available upon request.) Cost: $175 per week, or $40 per day Age: 5 - 12 years

For more information, or to register, please visit www.museumsofburlington.ca, or call 905-332-9888 to speak with an Educator.

Joseph Brant Day Festival at LaSalle ParkMonday, Aug. 7, 2017 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Celebrate all things Canadian and enjoy main stage entertainment, food trucks, a “Made in Canada” vendors market, demonstrators,

children’s activities, and more. Admission is FREE.

Ireland House Museum: 905-332-9888Joseph Brant Museum: 905-634-3556 www.museumsofburlington.ca

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