Rescheduled - Special Council / Workshop - Draft Downtown Visioning Master Plan - January 6, 2025

We are excited to announce that the draft version of the Downtown Visioning Master Plan will be presented by Fontenn Consulting at a Special Council meeting through a Workshop on January 6, 2025. The intent is to move forward for final endorsement later in January.

The Downtown Master Plan builds on the existing vibrant downtown to further identify and promote an identity that is unique to Collingwood. In concert with other Downtown studies, the Downtown Master Plan creates a foundation to protect and enhance Collingwood’s unique heritage attributes, promote smart and thoughtful development and desirable land uses, support additional housing options, diversify Downtown retail and programming, identify public open spaces, and improve pedestrian and bicycle safety.

The Downtown Master Plan provides a clear vision for the long-term evolution of the Downtown, including an analysis of key findings and opportunity sites, a Vision Map for 2051, a list of Strategic Directions that are the driving threads that guide the plan, and the key Action Items to achieve the vision. The Action Items will be supported by recommended sequencing or phasing, identifying immediate (next two years), short (0-5 years), and long-term (5-20 years) priorities, roles and responsibilities, necessary resources, and anticipated budget implications (low/medium/high).

The final plan will be used as a guide by the Town, the BIA, the development community, and other stakeholders to promote thoughtful development and re-development.

The Special Council meeting details and agenda are available here: https://pub-collingwood.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=e8781612-babf-401b-b919-67dc0e2da5aa&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English