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Consultant Assignment

To assist with the implementation of the Provincial Growth Plan, the Region has engaged the services of a multi-disciplinary consulting team lead by Urban Strategies Inc.  USI is a GTA based planning and urban design firm experienced in leading multi-disciplinary teams in developing growth strategies.  The consultant team also includes the firms Watson and Associates Economists Inc. who bring their extensive knowledge and experience on growth projections and employment strategies and Totten Sims Hubicki who will provide strategic advice on transportation and infrastructure.

The consultant’s work plan establishes a five phase work program, as follows:

  • Phase 1: Understanding Issues and Priorities – includes: a thorough review of all relevant local, regional and provincial documents, mapping and data sets; and initial consultation with area municipal staff and other stakeholders to identify issues and priorities.
  • Phase 2: Growth Assessment and Scenario Development – includes: preliminary analysis of employment need/land supply, intensification and greenfield development; and development of growth scenario principles, assumptions, parameters and evaluation criteria.  A key component of this phase includes the development of visualization tools to assess the intensification targets and development implications of growth scenarios for presentation to the area municipal partners, agencies and the public.
  • Phase 3: Testing of the Growth Assessment and Scenario Building – includes: an examination of the growth analysis; the building of alternative scenarios to explore the most appropriate future growth path for the Region; and a more comprehensive assessment of urban land needs.
  • Phase 4: Growth Assessment and Growth Scenarios Report – includes: the finalization of the growth assessment; preparation of draft recommendations; and the development of a draft preferred growth scenario for the Region.
  • Phase 5: Preferred Growth Management Option and Policy Recommendations – includes the development of a preferred growth management option and policy recommendations for the ROP to implement the preferred option.