Downtown Plan

Launched in 2013, the vision of the Downtown Plan is to create an attractive, active, animated and vibrant downtown where people come together to live, meet, work, stay, interact and engage. It will be the cultural, social and economic heart of our community where citizens and visitors can celebrate and experience the natural setting, heritage, culture and the arts.

Objectives:

To contribute to an economically successful vibrant downtown
To create a cultural focus for the town in the downtown area
To provide facilities and infrastructure that meet existing and future needs
To protect and enhance the natural environmental and cultural heritage of downtown
To develop solutions that are financially sustainable

To learn more, check out the Downtown Oakville Strategic Action Plan (pdf).

Timeline

September 10, 2018 - Town Council endorses the Downtown Mitigation Strategy and gives direction for free parking on Saturdays, running from April 2019 to November 2020. Town staff are directed to implement the mitigation initiatives, subject to budget approval. Review the September 10, 2018, Planning and Development Council staff report.

April 10, 2018 - Town Council approves final streetscape plan for the Lakeshore Road Reconstruction and Streetscape Project. Council also receives information about the mitigation initiatives that are planned at the present time, wayfinding initiatives planned for downtown during and after construction and an update on the Downtown Cultural Hub projects.

November 1, 2017 - Mayor Burton and Members of Council formally opened the bridge on November 1, ahead of schedule and under budget.

February 2017 - Reconstruction of Lakeshore Road Bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek begins.

February 13, 2017 - Council approves the bridge railing, the lighting and the furniture selections (streetlight poles, benches, bollards, bike rings) for downtown Oakville. Review the February 13, 2017 Planning and Development Council staff report for details.

November 28, 2016 - Town Council receives update on Downtown Cultural Hub. Review the November 28, 2016, Planning and Development Council staff report.

November 1, 2016 - Town Council receives update on Downtown Cultural Hub. Review the November 1, 2016, Planning and Development Council staff report.

October 3, 2016 - Council approved a traditional furniture style for downtown Oakville. Review the October 3, 2016, Planning and Development Council staff report.

July 25, 2016 - Town Council passed a motion directing staff to recommence a public engagement process in the fall with traditional, classical and contemporary furniture options (streetlights, benches, bike rings and bollards) for the project, as well as develop options for Lakeshore Road that would provide, in whole or in part, a flexible (curbless) street.

Summer 2016 - The town went out for public consultation.

November 2015 - Council approved the timing for the Lakeshore Road reconstruction and streetscape project to commence in 2019 and be completed over a two year period. In addition, the Lakeshore Road Bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek will be rehabilitated in 2017.

April 2015 - Town Council's approves the Downtown Transportation and Streetscape which included a contemporary theme for the downtown Lakeshore Road furniture and materials to complement the historic buildings in the streetscape yet remain a reflection of the current time.

June 10, 2014 - Downtown Plan community meeting

May 3 and 4, 2014 - Downtown Plan stakeholder sessions

April 12, 2014 - Downtown Plan community open house and workshop

January 30, 2014 - Downtown Plan Community open house and workshop

December 5, 2013 - Downtown Plan launch

Downtown Plan

Lakeshore Road Reconstruction

Downtown Transportation & Streetscape

Towne Square Redevelopment

Downtown Cultural Hub

Timeline