Alternative C
Multiple-Hub Centres

The Multiple-Hub Centres Alternative shows a variety of centres, with different levels of service, dispersed throughout the region.

Like the other alternatives, this pattern of growth builds on the foundation strategy, which includes elements like supporting a strong regional economic centre, establishing compact, mixed-use communities, protecting open space, offering affordable housing choices, ensuring energy efficiency and protecting valuable cultural and heritage landscapes.

Alternative C includes a mix of all five centre types. With each type getting successively smaller they are: the regional centre, major centres, rural centres, smaller community hubs and neighbourhood villages.

Neighbourhood villages would be primarily residential, but more compact than conventional suburban subdivisions. Zoning would provide for conveniences like small shops and daycare centres located in the centre of the village.

Like Alternative B, some rural centres would be designated for municipal services like piped water and sewer and some form of public transit. Other locations would be designated as a community hub, with some type of small scale shared sewage system.

Neighbourhood villages could also take advantage of shared septic systems. Basic public transit service would be provided close to the centre for urban and suburban neighbourhood villages, while more rural areas could offer services like dial-a-ride, shared taxis or ride sharing clubs.

While this alternative provides the most opportunity for rural growth, it also means higher density than rural communities have seen in the past. With more growth focused in rural centres, more choices would be available for locations to live. There would be higher costs associated with providing services to a wider range and a larger number of centres and/or services would be spread more thinly.