Goals:
- Repurpose under-utilized parking areas
- Create inter-connected public spaces using artful street furniture
- Create open-air/roofed market spaces for events & retail
- Enhance existing Waterfront linkages to new destination nodes
- Re-vitalize neglected areas of downtown ie. Spritcatcher Park, areas surrounding transit station
- Expand the Barrie Waterfront vision to areas that seem ‘missed’ by the redeveloped waterfront treatment
- Enhance the sense of public safety by increasing public foot-traffic
- Compliment multi-modal transit options & Rentals (Scooters/Bikes)
- Support increased water traffic retail and restaurant experiences
- Provide off-site parking for expanded tourism (ie. Bradford St. Corridor)
- Provide wayfinding app for tourism ~ “Barrie Market Walk App”
- Leverage post-COVID-19 infrastructure recovery funds (Federal>Provincial>Municipal) to boost regional jobs and future ‘safe’ open air tourism and business opportunities
Download the PDF 2024 | Barrie Downtown Vision