The process to urbanize southeast Courtice has begun.
It may be noted that funding has been approved for the GO train extension to Bowmanville, and a new GO train station and community is planned at Courtice.
The Municipality of Clarington announced it has completed the Southeast Courtice Transportation Master Plan (TMP), which recommends new street networks, and pedestrian and cycling infrastructure to support future growth of the area.
While the TMP addresses needs and justification at a broad level, more detailed studies for projects included in the Master Plan will be done at a later date under future phases of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA), the municipality said.
It said the TMP has been placed on the public record for a 30-day review period from May 18 to June 18, 2023. The report is available for review at www.clarington.net/SoutheastCourtice
Mixed-use, high quality residential neighbourhood
Aecom Canada, together with Gladki Planning, and DBH Soil Services, had been retained by Clarington to assist in the preparation of the Southeast Courtice Secondary Plan (SECSP) through the integrated planning process.
Southeast Courtice is a natural extension of Courtice, containing the headwaters and tributaries of Tooley Creek and Robinson Creek. Prioritizing a healthy, complete community and delivering on multi-modal transit, affordable housing and a unique sense of place, the goal of the plan will be to outline a strategy for the community refined by extensive community engagement, said a municipal annoucement.
The process will introduce a policy framework to guide future land use, investment and development towards a mixed-use, high quality residential neighbourhood, with a strong emphasis on sustainability interwoven into all aspects of planning, design, construction and community life.
Clarington said it has undertaken the preparation of several secondary plans that will conform to and implement the Clarington Official Plan, the Durham Region Official Plan, Provincial Policies and Plans of managing foreseeable growth to realize the community’s desire for liveable, healthy neighbourhoods that are compatible with the surrounding natural environment.