Mississauga is growing! City launches new website to help answer planning and development questions

The City is launching a new online guide to help simplify planning and development topics for residents. Planning is important. It influences the quality of life and health of residents and the city’s economic growth.

Planning is also complicated and can be difficult to understand. Mississauga’s new online Guide to City Planning and Development is organized around the following frequently asked topics:

• What is city planning: Explains how planning works and why it’s so important
• Guiding city growth: Outlines how the City plans for growth and target where it goes
• How land gets developed: Gives an overview of the development application process
• Development in your neighbourhood: Helps residents find information about proposed development and construction near them
• Ways to get involved: Explains how and when residents can have their say

It also connects residents to resources like maps and data that city planners use to help guide their work.

Housing is also top of mind for many Mississauga residents. They have questions about how neighbourhoods are changing, housing affordability and the City’s role in delivering more housing. The Guide provides:

• An overview of the City’s housing targets
• The City’s role and plans for delivering affordable housing
• Information about how development applications get approved

Education and providing open and transparent access to data is a primary goal in the City’s Housing Action Plan. Visit Growing Mississauga to learn more about the City’s efforts to get more homes built, streamline building approvals and make homes more affordable.

Quotes

“Mississauga is an incredibly dynamic city with new transit coming, waterfront revitalization underway and innovative businesses choosing to locate here. As we continue to grow – and work hard to get more housing built – it’s important that we keep our residents up-to-speed. We want to make sure they understand how we plan for new development and how they can get involved.” -Mayor Carolyn Parrish, City of Mississauga

“The work we do in Mississauga’s planning and building division affects everyone who lives, works and visits the City. While planning can be complicated, it doesn’t have to be. That’s why we developed our new Guide to City Planning and Development. From housing targets to deciding where new buildings should go, it’s designed to help answer the questions we hear most from our residents and guide them through the changes they are experiencing.” -Andrew Whittemore, Commissioner, Planning and Building, City of Mississauga

Tags

• Housing
• Planning and Building