"In a neighbourhood, everything that is needed is there and everything that is there is needed".                                                   -Lewis Mumford

A City of Liveable and Complete Neighbourhoods

Ensuring a high quality of life for existing and future residents is about creating identifiable neighbourhoods that are walkable and appealing which provide the necessary services and amenities to support a sense of community.  Complete neighbourhoods accommodate a diverse population, offer places to gather, and ensure schools and transit are within waking distance.

An urban design strategy should seek to maintain and enhance existing healthy and stable neighbourhoods. Growth and development in these areas should fit harmoniously by reinforcing the prevailing scale and built character of the neighbourhood.

Many neighbourhoods in the Regional Centre have experienced a significant decline in population and quality of life over the last fifty years. Well-designed residential intensification affords the only likely opportunity to revitalize these areas. Repopulating and intensifying the Regional Centre will provide the critical density necessary for the vitality of all neighbourhoods, whereby retail streets, transit, schools and other essential amenities and services remain viable.