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985.948.8855 5201 ngwhwag 7, Markham ON L3H 1N3 The province's Races to Grow plan. which concentrates grmmh instead ofspnwling fur- ther out. also borrowed pqes from York’s phybook The region had already earmarked imensified development a! key nodes and along tmtsit corridors. When he came to the region 11 years Mn'mckeyhadalreadybeenamsidan 'Newmarket and Anton and was excited lboutmeopponwmytoslmpehismcom- munny. " While pn'nciples of sustainability were in placeaseaflyas1994.meregionwasmn- shinning to make them a reality. Mr. matey says. The culmination of those 960m can besecn'm mattersoonungupathlsfinal planning committee this week. Foremost is Markham's plan to house more than 30.000 people in the Lanptafl Gateway community at Yonge and Hwy. 407. 'ation.somethinglhalbcmedphnnmg onson lherermininglandin (heurbnn southandinacentmlarmalongeimersflc onmgeStreeL “The worid changed for York Region with Places to Grow," he says of the province's growth plan. “The planning had to catch up and pnwidc a platform for leadership in the futun-.” I!" also undvrstands that while residents am coming to grips with the ideas of growth and intensimalkm. they are wary of the pace at which change is arriving. ‘ After years of talk. a mafia plan for enmu‘mging cycling and paiestrian lame is also now enshrined dengue mmsums that will ensure new development is mom enemy and waterâ€"efficient than before The shape of a pink. inverted-T amidst a field of men \brk Region's mhnsuucturc. enduined in dneprinciples andphmflrymfidcyleam behindwhen mullsmomh. 'lx‘sukenmsomrsto whemmare.’ HemkespndeinwheteYorkfleglonhm forgedahcadfievebplngphmmpmmfiu Imminebeforethe mvimetookénmm formmpie. I came. thechallenges were large andallconsunflng'besayx‘lstinsaylhave dlebesiplamxlmjomemado.’ That said. Mr. Tuckey has no regn’ts and mere's nothing he’d do different. ()1 course. sprawl remains prevalent in York Region and even with intensification. it‘s not disappearing any time soon. "Wc: have what we have.” Mr. Fuckey admits. A 111ch will unduubtedlybc chalicngcs bringing a diversity of uses to communi- ties consisting of little mm than detached houm but “'5 not impossible ‘ am Wmisms and they'n change with the tlmau.ii him _lt's 311mm hr York Regent outâ€" gonng fanning r to illustrate what he thinks lunacy will be. PEOPLE: Bryan Tuckey has no regrets Nady 70peroent 0”er Region'sIand is rptgctpdbygeepbdtqrmmm Retiring'York planning boss proud of less-sprawling region Pfior to his wmue with \bli Mr IV DAVID MUCH" dflciuherOynng‘wm 'Deep down in theit hearts. tht‘y‘dn want to have a sustainable region." says the head of the non-prom ovganizat'um that pmmmes pmgessive city building \brk Region is still very suburban. but has done better than municipalities that only pay lip service to moving forward. says Sustain- able UrbanDevelopmem Awmiation execu~ rive director John He also [likes pride m a greening strategy that has allowed the region to barrage 2.000 acres in coâ€"opcmtivc purchmcs of land that will be pmlaned in perpetuity. Implementation of the plan“. will be the for his successors. Mr. metey says, es yven it's a job in which results can take years. if not demdes, tomaten’ahzz. for North York (19mm. for cmnplc. arose ,in the 19703 and Mr. 'Iuckey figures it will be at least 15 years until Vaughan's phnneddowntawnatlamsneetand Hwy. 7 begins to show what it could become. hmaflya‘ewyemsagohe'd camlaughs alter showing tenderings of what the corridor Withan and subway construction under- way and 304mm condos approved, they're not I ." anymore. Asked what he’s most pmud of, Mt. 'I‘uckev lists two things: the first b. the holisth inte- grated approach the legion took to revisiting its master plans in developing the new official plan. It ensures infrastructure. such as water, is co-ordinatcd with roads and transit. The creation of the new otficial plan. passed last year. is what planners liw for. Mr. 'lhckcy says» For Mr. “Ickey. it comes back in keeping the gluten put of Ybrk Region mum and gr!â€" ung everything right in the future. - "The map says it all.“ he say“ "We'll do a better job Because wé haw dunecxpedemesto draw from.” . Mr. Stillich also praised lhv new ()Yrk‘iiil plan as being "ahead of the curvo" Despite its big job devvloping thv plan and dealing with ongoing community and economic development. Hw BU-Iwrsnn planning department is the smalk‘st at thv "won. “My experiencein Nonhibdx slaved me “NWWMCMIDMIBIY Runwamnvwneedwm ampmmmm'mm He also worked in Toronto on the develop- mentofNonhYorkCentm, pmdselytheson of transit-oriented intensification Yodn Regan now aims to create. 1th send in positions with the province's of Affairs and flowing He also mulerstaruls that while residents am coming tu gnps with Hu’ ideas ofgrawth and mtmqfiaztum, they are wary the par at wind: dung Lc awning.