close proximity. Mixed use developments will be encouraged with strong pedestrian orientations and to support public transit. This concept will enable Windsor to continue its growth and foster a vibrant economy, while ensuring a safe, caring and diverse community and a sustainable, healthy environment.

In order to manage growth consistent with the community vision, the following key policy directions are provided for in the other chapters of this Plan.

3.2.1 Safe, Caring and Diverse Community

NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRES

• 3.2.1.1 Windsorites want to be a part of neighbourhoods that meet their needs as places to live, shop and play. Each neighbourhood will have a central area that provides a focus for activities and is within a convenient walking distance. Here, people will find shops, jobs, neighbourhood based services, public places that are safe and inviting, and a place to meet with neighbours and join in community life. The neighbourhood centre will provide a variety of housing types for all ages and incomes.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSING VARIETY

• 3.2.1.2 Encouraging a range of housing types will ensure that people have an opportunity to live in their neighbourhoods as they pass through the various stages of their lives. Residents will have a voice in how this new housing fits within their neighbourhood. As the city grows, more housing opportunities will mean less sprawl onto agricultural and natural lands.
  
  

DISTINCTIVE NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER

• 3.2.1.3 Windsor will keep much of what gives its existing neighbourhoods their character – trees and greenery, heritage structures and spaces, distinctive area identities, parks, and generally low profile development outside the City Centre. Around the neighbourhood centres, the existing character of the neighbourhood will be retained and enhanced. Newly developing areas will be planned to foster their own unique neighbourhood identities with a mixture of homes, amenities and services.

COMMUNITY DESIGN

• 3.2.1.4 The design of buildings and spaces will respect and enhance the character of their surroundings, incorporating natural features and creating interesting and comfortable places. Streets, open spaces and the greenway system will serve as public amenities connecting and defining neighbourhoods and contributing to Windsor‟s image. New development in Windsor will accommodate the needs of pedestrians, cyclists and other recreational activities.

3.3.2 Vibrant Economy

EMPLOYMENT

• 3.2.2.1 Windsor‟s economy will be stimulated by active employment centres that