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Hwy 407

Hwy 7

Steeles Ave. W

Atkinson Ave.

Helen Ave.

Centre St.

Crest wood Rd.

Spring Gate Blvd.

Arnold Ave.

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York Hill Blvd.

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Don River

Pius Society of St Charles

Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto

("the BAYT")

Thornhill Baptist Church

Chabad Flamingo

Thornhill Presbyterian

ChurchHoly Trinity

Chabad Gate Commercial

Strip

Sobbeys Plaza

HBL

Water CourseExisting Trails

Existing Cycling Route

Proposed Cycling Route

School

Library

Community Centre

Multi-unit Residential Buildings

Future Potential Subway Stations

Railway

school

community

Places of Worship

Traffic Improvements (calming, reduction, maintenance)Stormwater & Drainage Management

Trees, Flowers, Habitat, Ecolandscaping

Green Parking Lots & EV Charging Resilient/Sustainable Buildings

Art, History, & Cultural Celebration

Multi-season Recreation

Safety Considerations

Playground Improvements

Improved Walkability & Accessibility Programming

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Community Gathering Destination

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EXISTING PROPOSED ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS

This map represents proposed actions and projects based on community and stakeholder feedback. Feasibility of implementation and exact locations may vary and are subject to further analysis and refinement.

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Vision Statement: A green, walkable and bikeable neighbourhood that is prepared for extreme weather events and provides connected amenities and where nature thrives around sustainable homes and buildings and where public spaces are interesting places where residents meet each other while staying active and neighbours celebrate together and support each other.

Yorkhill Elementary

School

Eitz Chaim School -

Springfarm Branch

Central Montessori School, Thornhill

Campus

Blessed Scalabrini Catholic

Elementary School

Jerry & Fanny Goose Judaica

Library

Rosedale Heights Public School

Jack and Buschie Kamin

Education Centre

Netivot Hatorah Day

School

Kayla's Children Centre Shmuel Zahavy

Cheder Chabad School

Global Education Academy

School of Advanced Aesthetics & Electrolysis

Yips

Thornhill Public School

Thornhill Nursery & Kindergarten

Imagine Art School & Gallery

Northwood Montessori Plus, Thornhill - Centre

Campus

Gallanough Library

Garnet A. Williams Community Centre

Chabad Lubavitch

Mikvah

Catholic Community Svc of York

Uplands Community

Learning Centre

JRCC East Thornhill

Gallanough Park

York Hill District Park

Winding Lane Park

Emerald Lane

Parkette

Rebbetzin Judy Taub Memorial Parkette

Breakey Parkette

Heatherton Parkette

Vaughan Crest Park

Bathurst Estate Park

Rosedale North Park

Edmund Seager

Parkette

Oakbank Pond Park

Hefhill Park

Thornhill Park

Newport Square Park

Uplands Golf & Ski Club

The Thornhill Club

Proposed Vaughan Super Trail (part of the South York Greenway)

Langstaff School Park

Riverside Park

Greening and Humanization of Multi-Unit Residential (MUR), Commercial and Institutional Buildings

Connected Places, People and Ecosystems• Connect green spaces, institutions and

destinations through trails & wayfinding (within the neighbourhood and beyond)

• Improve walkability and bikeability across the neighbourhood (for commuting and recreation)

• Improve accessibility for all and places to sit• Plant more trees and connect habitat in public

and private land across the neighbourhood• Add more shade to parks and open spaces• Create unique destination parks and spaces that

are not "cookie cutter"• Incorporate multi-age, multi-season recreation

facilities and sports• Incorporate art installations and cultural events• Celebrate the neighbourhood's historical

heritage through signage, art and programming• Make public spaces more comfortable and safer

and address loitering• Encourage contact with nature, environmental

education and community building through physical improvements, events and programming

• Encourage community connections between elderly and youth, multi-unit residential and single family homes and north and south of the railway tracks

• Encourage community participation in parks maintenance and programming (e.g. through adopt a park program, friends of parks, etc.)

• Encourage home retrofits and actions that will help to address overall neighbourhood sustainability and resiliency objectives

• Address multi-objective themes including environmental and resiliency (like energy, water, SWM, eco-landscaping, flood prevention) and social themes of interest to the community (like aging in place, etc.)

• Customize to address specific retrofit needs for the neighbourhood's particular building stock

• Customize to address Thornhill resident’s priorities and main obstacles for implementing renovations

• Cross-promote through other neighbourhood projects, programs and events

• Customize marketing, incentives and program promotion to the Thornhill demographic

• Support more sustainable and resilient buildings, parking lots and outdoor spaces

• Contribute to a connected natural heritage

• Make destinations accessible and connected through active transportation routes and provide bike facilities

• Encourage community connections through physical improvements, events and programming

• Encourage connections with nature and environmental education

• Integrate celebration of arts, culture and neighbourhood's historical heritage through programming and/or physical improvements

• Consider as emergency centres for extreme climate events

• Consider offering local food (through urban agriculture, farmers' markets, retail, etc.)

• Prioritize safety

Residential Retrofit Program

Signature Projects Innovative projects that will be co-designed by the community and will demonstrate how multiple co-benefits and diverse, neighbourhood-wide objectives can be achieved on the site.