What are the Downtown Streetscape Guidelines?
Streetscape Guidelines are a part of a long-term strategy to revitalize how downtown streets look, function and feel for pedestrians who move through the area.
Why introduce new guidelines?
The City of Burlington's current streetscape guidelines were established more than 30 years ago. To better suit the changing needs and uses of Burlington's downtown streets, the City has been working, with input from the public, to evaluate and update its streetscape design guidelines.
Once finalized, the new downtown streetscape guidelines will provide the foundation for a consistent, unified, cohesive look across the downtown. The guidelines will also inform an appropriate level of service to maintain the streetscape through the years.
The downtown streetscape guidelines are an important piece of Burlington's committment to design excellence. As the city transitions from a suburban to a more urban community, a focus on urban design will help ensure that buildings, public spaces and streetscapes in the urban areas are functional, attractive, and sustainable.
Project status
On Sept. 23, 2019, Burlington City Council approved new streetscape guidelines for downtown Burlington. [PDF]
Thank you to everyone who took part in the public engagement opportunities to share their feedback. A summary of these meetings and the feedback that was shared is available on this page.
Past Public Meetings
| Sept. 23, 2019 |
| On Sept. 23, 2019, Burlington City Council approved new streetscape guidelines for downtown Burlington. [PDF] |
| July 9, 2019 |
| With input from the public about the types of improvements they’d like to see in downtown Burlington’s streetscape, a copy of the proposed new streetscape guidelines was presented to City Council for information at a meeting of the Planning and Development Committee on July 9, 2019. |
| May 17, 2018 |
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On May 17, the city hosted two open house events to help gather input from the public on the draft Downtown Streetscape Guidelines. Thank you to the more than 30 people who attended the open houses, held at 1 and 6:30 p.m. at the Art Gallery of Burlington to share your feedback. What we heard
As a result of the feedback received, the following revisions were made to the proposed new downtown streetscape guidelines presented to City Council on July 9, 2019:
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| Saturday, June 25, 2016 |
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The future direction for the street furnishings in the downtown were on display at Civic Square in front of City Hall. This included pavement options and street furnishing samples. Thank you to those who came by to provide their feedback.
Residents told us they would like to see:
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| Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 |
| At this public meeting, participants had the opportunity to work in small groups and discuss potential improvements to downtown streetscape elements such as street lamps, benches, garbage cans, paving materials and sidewalk crossings. |
If you have any questions, please contact:
Todd Evershed
City of Burlington
Tel. 905-335-7600
todd.evershed@burlington.ca