Barrie Waterfront & Marina Strategic Plan, City of Barrie

Barrie Waterfront & Marina Strategic Plan, City of Barrie

The Planning Partnership, Plan B Natural Heritage and Baird + Associates are preparing a Waterfront and Marina Strategic Plan for the City of Barrie. The Strategic Plan is based on a framework to protect and enhance natural features, to establish a hierarchy of activity centers (parks, marina, boat launches) across the waterfront, to implement a connected system of trails for walking and cycling and to establish a series of landmarks, beacons and kiosks to focus attention and activity on the waterfront. Detailed recommendations are included for the North, Central and South shores of the waterfront. The Strategic Plan also sets the framework for continued intensification along the waterfront to ensure the area is a focus for residential and mixed use development. The Plan has also analyzed several options for expanding the marina. The Planning Partnership has subsequently prepared more detailed concept plans for four key waterfront parks.