The Town of Markham and the City of Vaughan jointly initiated the Thornhill Yonge Street Study in January 2003, to develop a streetscape master plan to enhance the physical quality and retail strength of the Yonge Street corridor within historic Thornhill. The study is being undertaken by a team of planners, urban designers, landscape architects and retail analysts led by Urban Strategies Inc.

The study began in January 2003 and is scheduled for completion by March 2006.

The study began with a Community Visioning Workshop, held in February 2003, revealing that many people share a vision for Yonge Street as a vibrant, pedestrian oriented corridor that can attract new investment and become a great place for people to visit. Based on this input, the study team generated several streetscape and redevelopment scenarios including design options for the proposed Yonge Street Transit Way. These proposals were further refined at a series of Community Open Houses and Workshops held in May and July 2003. A draft Streetscape Master Plan was presented at Community Open House on December 2003. A final draft of the Thornhill Yonge Street Study has been prepared, incorporating the proposals presented at the Community Open House sessions. The final study will be presented to the Markham Development Services Committee in March or April, 2006.

Ron Blake, Senior Project Coordinator, Town of Markham at 905-477-7000 ext. 2600

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• More detailed description of the study purpose and process.
  
  
• Follow the links below for larger views of the streetscape vision and related master plan drawings.
  
  
  • Built Components (643k/1p)
  • Centre Street Node (569k/1p)
  • John Street Node (693k/1p)
  • The Master Plan (1056k/1p)