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Realize Troy

Urban Strategies is currently creating a new Comprehensive Plan for the City of Troy, NY. Realize Troy is a three-part community planning initiative: an economic strategy, a waterfront master plan, and a city-wide comprehensive plan. The process has a strong focus on public consultation, both in-person and using a variety of social media...

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City of Hamilton

In the late 1990s, Urban Strategies was retained by the City to prepare a Downtown Economic and Urban Design Strategy. We recognized immediately that Hamilton was rich in assets, including historic buildings, museums, restaurants, sports venues and an accessible waterfront. These became the foundation for a Downtown Strategy, followed by...

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Halton Region

Sustainable Halton Growth Management Study (2007 - 2009) As part of Halton Region’s ongoing efforts to respond to the evolving Provincial Policy context, Urban Strategies Inc., in association with Amos Environmental, undertook a study to develop a ‘Made in Halton’ Growth Management Strategy that addresses the policies and targets contained...

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St. Louis Gateway Mall Park Plan

Urban Strategies was retained to create a transformational plan for downtown St. Louis’ principal open space, the two-kilometre long Gateway Mall. Largely rundown and underused, the Mall was not contributing to the positive changes being experienced in the rejuvenation of downtown St. Louis. The team, led by Urban Strategies and in collaboration...

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Toronto Waterfront Revitalization

Introduction The site contains 2,000 acres of largely vacant and underutilized industrial lands and open space resources including over 170 hectares (400 acres) of new parks, a continuous waterfront promenade, new cultural and tourism facilities, 40,000 new housing units and 10 million square feet of new space to feed new...

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Mimico 2020 Revitalization Action Plan

The goal of the Mimico 20/20: A Revitalization Action Plan was to bring forward the established Mimico Vision & Community Priorities through the creation of an area-wide conceptual redevelopment scheme for this historic waterfront community. A major component of the study process was the four-day Mimico 20/20 Revitalization Charette. The...

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Niagara-on-the-Lake Old Town Vision & Dock Area Secondary Plan

Urban Strategies prepared a Vision document for Old Town, the historic core of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Old Town has a unique character, image and sense of place, but as a small town that attracts some three million visitors annually, it is also subject to an array of complex challenges. Following the Old...

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Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Secondary Plan

The fast growing suburb of Vaughan, on the edge of Toronto, intends to build a true downtown around a future transit station that will link it by subway to Toronto and to points east and west by bus rapid transit.Urban Strategies prepared the official plan for the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre,...

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Vaughan Official Plan

The City of Vaughan is located in York Region, part of the Greater Toronto Area. This area of Ontario is forecast to receive considerable growth in population and employment by 2031. The build-out of the City of Toronto and rapid growth of the surrounding suburbs has had a significant impact...

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Saint John Official Plan

Saint John is a waterfront city with a proud industrial past and present. The last municipal plan was over 25 years old and anticipated a tripling of Saint John’s population. The development footprint has continued to sprawl outward. Saint John is engaging in a number of initiatives to attract new...

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City of Guelph

Guelph is a historic city of 125,000 located between the regions of Toronto and Waterloo. Committed to growing sustainably and revitalizing its downtown, the City hired us to prepare a city-wide Urban Design Action Plan and facilitate a visioning charrette for the core. The Action Plan focuses on strategic “areas...