Consultation - Vision New Minas
Welcome to ‘Vision New Minas’, a project to develop a Secondary Plan for the Growth Centre of New Minas. This Plan will guide how the community evolves over the coming decades. Read on to find out more about this exciting project, and join the email newsletter below to ensure you are kept up-to-date as the project progresses.
2022.05.24 - Summary of Draft Growth Centre of New Minas Secondary Plan
Project News
Market Demand Technical Study Released2021.02.24
We are pleased to announce the release of the “Market Demand” technical study for the Vision New Minas project. The objective of this study was to forecast opportunities for new retail, office, industrial, accommodation and residential demand in the Growth Centre of New Minas.This will help inform decisions about the types of development that are needed in New Minas and how the Secondary Plan can help fulfill those needs. The study can be found in the “Documents Library” at the bottom of this page.
Preliminary Engagement Report Released2021.04.20
Thank you to everyone who has participated in this project to date. We have developed a “Preliminary Engagement Report” to reflect what you have told us so far. The report includes feedback up to 2021.03.08. Engagement for Vision New Minas is ongoing and we continue to welcome your input. Please stay tuned for additional structured engagement events in the near future. In the meantime, you can always submit a comment or contact the project team, below. The Engagement Report is a “living” document and will be updated in the future to reflect additional feedback we receive.
Phase 1 of Transportation Technical Study Released2021.05.17
Thinking about the future of New Minas requires an understanding of how our transportation system functions, and how potential development may affect transportation networks. Harbourside Engineering has been hard at work collecting data on the existing transportation network and developing a computer model to allow testing of future development scenarios. The Phase 1 Transportation Report contains a summary of the existing conditions for transportation in New Minas. The study can be found in the “Documents Library” at the bottom of this page. A future report will explore the impacts of potential development scenarios for New Minas.
Urban Design and Active Transportation Technical Study Released2021.05.27
The Secondary Plan for New Minas will help shape how our community looks and feels, including both public and private spaces. The Urban Design and Active Transportation Technical Study lays the groundwork for the aspects of the Secondary Plan that will deal with community design and active transportation facilities. The study reviews the existing character of areas within New Minas; provides recommended design guidelines for parking, buildings, and public spaces; provides recommendations for parks and open spaces; and suggests a network of local active transportation infrastructure. The study can be found in the “Documents Library” at the bottom of this page.
Summary and Scenarios Report Released2021.07.08
A lot of background study and initial public engagement has been done to-date. The Summary and Scenarios report provides a high-level overview of this work. It also includes drafts of the Guiding Principles for the Secondary Plan and three “preliminary development concepts” that test various scenarios for development in New Minas, including the almost 1,000 acres south of Highway 101. The public engagement from the July 7th workshop and the online workshop (see below) will help finalize the Guiding Principles and determine a “preferred development scenario” that will be used as the basis for writing policy in the Secondary Plan.
Phase 2 of Transportation Technical Study Released2022.01.13
The Phase 2 Transportation Technical Study builds on the modelling work of the Phase 1 report by exploring the implications for transportation as New Minas develops and grows. It includes traffic modelling for the “preferred development scenario” for New Minas South, recommended road network improvements, and suggestions for improving access control along Commercial Street. This report will be used to help understand how policy decisions made in developing the Secondary Plan could impact transportation networks. The report is available now in the document library at the bottom of this page.
Draft Secondary Plan Released2022.02.25
After a year of analysis, engagement, discussion, and drafting, we are pleased to release the draft of the Growth Centre of New Minas Secondary Plan. The final Secondary Plan will become one part of the larger Municipal Planning Strategy. As a result, it may be difficult to see how all of the ideas we received during initial public engagement were implemented just by looking at the Secondary Plan. We have produced a “summary” document that lays out, in plainer language, what changes the draft Secondary Plan proposes for New Minas. Both the draft Secondary Plan and the summary document are available in the Project Library, below.
Draft Secondary Plan Engagement2022.02.25
With the release of the draft Secondary Plan we are now inviting public feedback. What does the draft get right? What does it miss? Please see below for engagement opportunities, including a survey, online map, public workshop, and contact form.
Engagement Opportunities
Formal engagement on the first draft of the Secondary Plan is now closed. Please use the form below to send us comments, and stay tuned for further engagement on the next draft.