05-01-2016, 10:43 PM
(05-01-2016, 07:27 PM)Canard Wrote: Also, it's not exactly clear to me what these "Station area planing" consultations are supposed to result in - what is the end hope here? Development is already happening on its own along the line. Is this something different from the CTS (I think that was the acronym) group that had an office in Kitchener City Hall a few years ago?
The Region commissioned the Community Building Strategy, which is a high-level planning vision for land-use and other changes along the corridor. The cities of Kitchener and Waterloo are both working on detailed station area plans. These are meant to guide development better - possibly including zoning changes, but also outlining the kinds of things (new street connections, types of developments and amenities) the city would like to see in a given area. Developers generally are responsive to this kind of thing - even if it's not (yet) reflected in zoning changes - because the city can offer them concessions in exchange for helping the city achieve its plan.