APPENDIX E – City of Windsor Official Plan Excerpts
spaces and by creating unique opportunities for reinvestment in the community. | ||
3.2.3 Sustainable, Healthy Environment | ||
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TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM | 3.2.3.1 | Windsor will work toward achieving a sustainable transportation system where all modes of transportation can play a more balanced role. The creation of mixed use and employment centres will allow businesses and services to be closer to homes and allow greater opportunities for walking, cycling and transit. |
CHAPTER 4 HEALTHY COMMUNITY | ||
4.2 Objectives | ||
4.2.1 Healthy and Liveable City | ||
PLANNING & DESIGN | 4.2.1.1 | To consider community health in the planning and design of Windsor and its neighbourhoods. |
ACTIVE LIFESTYLE | 4.2.1.2 | To provide for activities and facilities which will foster an active lifestyle to improve community health. |
AGING IN PLACE | 4.2.1.5 | To encourage a mix of housing types and services to allow people to remain in their neighbourhoods as they age. |
PEDESTRIAN SCALE | 4.2.1.6 | To provide for pedestrian scale neighbourhood centres that serve the day-to-day needs of the local residents. |
4.2.2 Environmental Sustainability | ||
PLANNING & DESIGN | 4.2.2.1 | To consider community health in the planning and design of Windsor and its neighbourhoods. |
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 4.2.2.3 | To encourage community planning, design and development that is sustainable. |
COMPATABLE DEVLEOPMENT | 4.2.2.4 | To promote development that meets human needs and is compatible with the natural environment. |
REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS | 4.2.2.5 | To reduce environmental impacts. |
4.2.3 Quality of Life | ||
MIX OF USES | 4.2.3.1 | To encourage a mix of uses. |
HOUSING MIX | 4.2.3.4 | To accommodate the appropriate range and mix of housing. |
4.2.4 Sense of Community | ||
SOCIAL INTERACTION | 4.2.4.1 | To encourage development that fosters social interaction. |