[CLOSED] Where should retail be located?

Retail, which also includes restaurant and commercial uses (e.g. hairdressers, dry cleaners, etc.), is an important component in delivering vibrancy, activity and convenience to city living. Millway Avenue will be the VMC’s primary retail street. 

Where else should retail be located within the VMC?

HERE ARE THE OPTIONS:

Option 1: Retail is extended into the VMC’s neighbourhoods

In Option 1, in addition to required retail along Millway Avenue, local retail is recommended to extend into other parts of the VMC (i.e. the sub-areas within the VMC divided by Jane Street and Highway).

What does this mean?

• Millway Avenue is a destination retail area.
• Option 1 creates focused areas for shopping.
• Option 1 creates a more local focus for retail which extends into other parts of the VMC improving close and convenient access for residents and workers.

Option 2: Retail is concentrated along Millway Avenue and Highway 7

In Option 2, Millway Avenue continues to be an important focus for retail. Highway 7 is also recommended to become a retail corridor, creating a new stretch of retail that runs through the centre of the VMC. 

What does this mean?

• Millway Avenue continues to be a primary retail focus.
• Highway 7 is encouraged to become a retail street.
• Local retail will be concentrated within key focus areas to create a continuous and connected retail experience.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

• Should retail be concentrated at the core of the VMC as a shopping destination? Or should it be dispersed to provide vibrancy within the VMC neighbourhoods?
• Highway 7 is a busy arterial road. Is it the right place for retail or is retail on quieter streets preferred?
• Do you like the idea of having retail available within a 5-minute walking distance from anywhere in the VMC? Or do you like clustered retail in key corridors to provide a continuous shopping experience instead?
• What types of retail would you like to see in the VMC?
• What types of retails uses – including restaurant and commercial uses – do you think are important to help provide vibrancy? Activity? Convenience?
• Should certain types of retail be permitted in some areas, and not in others?