The City of Oshawa invites community members to provide their feedback on the Bloor-Simcoe Intensification Study. The purpose of the Study is to develop an intensification policy framework to guide future development in suitable locations and at appropriate densities within the Study Area.

The Study will include, but is not limited to, a review of the existing land use policy framework and current conditions of the Study Area, and to identify opportunities to accommodate future growth.

The Study Area consists of:

• The Bloor St. corridor - generally bounded by Hwy. 401 to the north, the Canadian National Railway corridor to the south, Farewell St. to the east and Park Rd. S. to the west; and,
  
  
• The Simcoe St. S. corridor - generally bounded by Hwy. 401 to the north, Wentworth St. W. to the south, certain commercial/institutional/residential zoned lands to the east, and the Oshawa Creek Valley to the west.

Have Your Say

Community members will have an opportunity to provide their feedback in the following ways:

• Attend a Public Open House on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. in the C-Wing Committee Room at City Hall (50 Centre St. S., enter from the main south entrance and immediately turn right).
  • Two identical 30-minute presentations will be made – at 6:45 p.m. and at 7:45 p.m., each followed by 30 minutes for discussion and questions on the presentation.
  • The presentation and display boards are posted here on Connect Oshawa.
• Click this link or scroll down and select "COMPLETE FORM" to complete an online feedback form here on Connect Oshawa. Paper copies of the feedback form are also available at Service Oshawa, located at City Hall (50 Centre St. S.).
• Complete a mapping exercise for the area and also submit questions through Connect Oshawa.

Feedback will be received until 12 p.m. on Friday, February 23, 2023 and will be considered in a future staff report to be presented to the Economic and Development Services Committee.