Official Plan Zoning Bylaw Land Uses Urban Development Official Plan Zoning Bylaw Land Uses

What is Urban? Communities where population is high (dense), and settlement patterns are concentrated. (Towns, Cities, Metropolitan areas)

What is Rural? Communities where population is low, and settlement patterns can be dispersed.

Patterns of Land Use Land use patterns in urban areas in Canada do not develop by chance. They are affected by decisions people make based upon their: Work Type of home Financial resources

Toronto Official Plan Residential Yellow Transportation Institutional/Public Buildings Blue/Pink Open Space/Rec Green Industrial/Commercial Red/Purple/Pink Toronto Official Plan

Urban Land Uses Residential Transportation Institutional Open Space and Recreational Industrial Commercial

Residential Density Types of dwelling Residential Density units/hectare No. of people per hectare Low Single-family houses, duplexes Less than 30 Up to 75 Medium Townhouses, low-rise apartments 30 to 100 75 to 250 High High-rise apartments More than 100 More than 250

Residential Single family home – low density

Residential Single family home – low density

Residential Medium Density

Residential Medium density - rowhousing

Residential Medium Density

Residential Medium Density – low rise apartments

Residential High density – apartments Toronto is second only to New York for the most buildings over 12 storeys in North America. Between the 1950s and 1980s, over 1,000 towers were built around the GTA Currently 130 new towers under construction – 90% condos

Residential Mix of high and low density

Commercial/Residential Bed and Breakfast: residential- commercial

Commercial Commercial type Convenience Neighborhood Community Regional No. of Stores Type of Stores Convenience 1 to 5 Milk, variety Neighborhood 5 to 30 Supermarket, bank Community 20 to 100 Clothing, small dept. store Regional 75 to 300 Malls, specialty stores Central Business District CBD Determined by population All of above

Shopping Malls

Back to the Future Shopping stores open to outside internal road network parallel and angled parking interesting street furniture mix of facades of a bona-fide shopping neighbourhood. managed, private space with security guards patrolling in Smart cars street signs on the lanes look the same as the new signs being placed in the City of Toronto

Office

Industrial Examples: factories, warehouses Factors for determining location Type of the business e.g. resources needed to create product Cost of land Type of transportation: located near water (cheapest transportation) located near rail located near highways Generation of smell, noise, pollution

Industrial

Institutional Examples: school, university, hospital, church, mosque, police station, fire hall University College, UofT

University College, UofT

Ontario Art and Design University OCAD, Toronto

Recreation/ Open Space Examples: parks, cemeteries, golf courses Harolding involves spending one's time hanging around cemeteries taking in the ceremony of death Mount Pleasant, Toronto

Transportation Expressways and Roads Parking lots and garages Airport Transit right-of-way Rail lines Stations Docks

Road Classification System Local Roads Collectors Roads Minor Arterial Roads Major Arterial Roads Expressways

Road Classification System Major Arterial e.g. Yonge, Eglinton and Mt. Pleasant Minor e.g. Davisville Collector e.g. Erskine, Broadway and Redpath Local e.g. Roehampton

Local Roads Provide access to property; Less than 2,500 vehicles per day; Low traffic speed; No bus routes; Sidewalks on at least one side of road Low priority for winter maintenance e.g. Roehampton

Collector Roads Provide access to property and traffic movement 2,500 to 8,000 vehicles per day Less than 1,500 bus (or streetcar) passenger per day Signalized intersections at arterial roads Sidewalks on both sides of the road Medium priority for winter maintenance

Minor Arterial Roads Traffic movement is a primary function 8,000 to 20,000 vehicles per day 1,500 to 5,000 bus passenger per day Speed limits 40 to 60 km/hr No “Stop” signs Main intersections controlled by traffic signals High priority of winter maintenance Sidewalks on both sides May have bicycle lanes e.g. Davisville

Major Arterial Roads Traffic movement is a primary function High priority of winter maintenance Subject to access controls Greater than 20,000 vehicles per day Greater than 5,000 bus passengers per day Speed limits 50 to 60 km/hr Sidewalks on both sides May have bicycle lanes e.g. Eglinton, Yonge

Expressway Traffic movement is a primary function Highest priority of winter maintenance Speed limits 80 to 100 km/hr No local transit service No property access Pedestrians & cyclists prohibited Grade-separated intersections (no traffic signals)

Transit Corridors Green roof on Eglinton West TTC Subway station

Bike Routes