Plan Dixie Open House No.1 Community Engagement Report APPLEWOOD SHERWAY STANFIELD RD ACRES TOLMAN RD BRENTANO BLVD HARVEST DR HARVEST APPLEWOOD N/S-W RAMP VILLAGE PLAZA E-N/S RAMP N SERVICE ROAD QUEEN ELIZABETH WAY W MALL MALL QUEEN ELIZABETH WAY E ENTRANCE ENTRANCE W-N/S S-E S SERVICE ROAD EXTENSION DR LIVEOAK RAMP RAMP ENTRANCEMALL N-E RAMP HAIG BLVD HAIG APPLEWOOD RD APPLEWOOD S SERVICE ROAD DIXIE ROAD DIXIE DIXIE OUTLET MALL ORCHARD LAKEVIEW MYRON DR MYRON SIGNALIZED HEIGHTS INTERSECTION BUS LANE NO DIRECT ACCESS ROMETOWN DR TO MALL ENTRANCE SIGNALIZED MALL MALL INTERSECTION WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO MALL GOLF COURSE 0 100 200 Plan Dixie | Community Engagment Report Table of Contents High Level Summary 3 Event Overview & Outreach 6 Full Engagement Summary 7 Raw Data 9 Photo Gallery 21 slateam.com | plandixie.ca 2 Plan Dixie | Community Engagment Report High Level Summary Open House #1 October 3, 2019 The Living Room, Dixie Outlet Mall 180 guests On Thursday, October 3, 2019, the Plan Dixie Project Team invited the community to attend the first Open House for the redevelopment of Dixie Outlet Mall to hear a brief presentation and remarks from Slate Asset Management, local architects Giannone Petricone and Choice Properties REIT as well as ask questions, provide feedback and share ideas around the future of Dixie Mall. Following a brief Key takeaways Q&A, attendees could browse the room and express comments or concerns via sticky notes, feedback cards and dry-erase maps. Attendees were also Design & Architecture - Diversity in Housing given a leave behind with email and website details This community desires a replacement of the for further comments or to learn more about the concrete parking lot with something useful, safe project. Key takeaways will be leveraged to inform and welcoming. Beautification of streetscapes and future engagements and serve to outline areas of boulevards coupled with inspired architecture are focus where education can be expanded. key elements for the design of this new development. 46 mentions / 20% *based on event feedback "Make it a self-contained village, with all amenities and a gathering place, Beautiful boulevards and streetscape beautification" slateam.com | plandixie.ca 3 Plan Dixie | Community Engagment Report Mixed Use & Amenities Historical - Sense of Place The greatest area of response was driving toward Be it a nod to history, the name Dixie, or the mall revitalization and relevance in retail and the experience, this community and mall visitors value experience, with 79 comments via stickies. this place of connection and community gathering. "Mix of uses, community space, different types of 16 mentions / 7% food retailers" *based on event feedback "Dixie is beloved by the community" Connection & Walkability From interchange plans to creating new ways to move through and connect the area on foot or by General support for bike, mobility and active transportation are important. • Retail variety and a mix of uses: new shops, Opportunities for enhanced transit connections and services, restaurants and places to gather are at traffic management are important considerations. the forefront. • A walkable neighbourhood; being able to get to 45 mentions / 19% new shops or restaurants safely by foot or by bike. *based on event feedback Creating a place that draws the community as a central gathering place. "Walkable, Connect bike lanes" • Improved connections to local and regional transit • Variety in housing options and diversity in design • Accessible, public green space; notion of 100% concrete being replaced with a pedestrian- Environment, Well-Being & Green Places focused public realm (trees, parks, naturalized A desire for parks, parkettes, new ways to move green space). through the area and public places to get outdoors were prevalent, with 36 comments on the need Areas of Concern for more green and public spaces. Environmental • Traffic and transit/road infrastructure capacity for protection and restoration are also valued; 5 new residents to the area comments were related to sustainability. • Keep grocery store • Affordability of retail/shops 41 mentions / 18% • Height of buildings and respecting that character *based on event feedback of surrounding neighbourhoods • Preserving the heritage of Dixie Mall; this is a "Nature incorporated, Protect the creek" gathering place for the community. slateam.com | plandixie.ca 4 Plan Dixie Open House No.1 October 3, 2019 The Living Room, Dixie Outlet Mall Full Engagement Summary Plan Dixie | Community Engagment Report Overview Outreach On Thursday, October 3, 2019, the Plan Dixie Project • Meeting notices distributed within boundary of Team invited the community to attend the first Open Cawthra Rd, Lakeshore Road, The Queensway, House for the redevelopment of Dixie Outlet Mall; Etobicoke Creek. key goals of this public engagement session were: • Supplemental notices hand delivered to residences bordering site on west side. • Introduce the project team • Demographic: based on visual assessment - Ages • Begin conversations with the local community and outline next steps 50-75+, majority skewing 65+. Only 1-2 parents with young kids visible. Verbal comments during • Answer questions and gather initial feedback and ideas for the site the Q&A emphasized a need for affordable grocery/shopping based on fixed income status + concerns around losing the mall. Event Overview & Outreach Dixie Outlet Mall Event Details Community Introductory Drop-in Session • Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm Date We invite you to join us at our introductory • community drop-in discussing the future of Dixie Thursday October 3, 2019 Location: The Living Room, Dixie Outlet Mall Outlet Mall. Come to learn about our team, ask questions, and provide input on what you envision Time • 180, with 149 the future of this site to be. 6:30pm - 8:30pm Number of approx. attendees: We will start the evening with opening remarks followed by a brief presentation from the project Location team. After the presentation attendees will have the signed in at check-in opportunity to participate in breakout discussions Dixie Outlet Mall with project team members and other attendees. “The Living Room” • 83 To learn more about us visit our website, Number of email opt ins: www.slateam.com, or email us at [email protected]. We look forward to 1250 South Service Rd • Format: The Open House allowed for attendees hearing more from you at the drop-in session. to walk the room 15 minutes prior to presentations. The structure of the meeting was as follows: Leave behind 1. Opening remarks from Shawn Fujiki and Steven Dejonckheere from Slate Asset Management Attendees were provided with a two-sided postcard with the Plan Dixie website and email for getting in 2. A brief presentation from Ralph Giannone of Local architects Giannone Petricone touch, providing feedback or asking questions. 3. Quick remarks from Joe Svec of Choice Properties REIT 4. A short Q&A from the community 5. Free-form engagement with opportunities for the community to provide feedback, engage with Project team members and ask questions slateam.com | plandixie.ca 6 Plan Dixie | Community Engagment Report Engagement Summary Free-form feedback was generated via sticky notes, feedback cards, dry-erase maps and via email/the website; verbal comments and concerns were also expressed during Q&A, with some key themes listed in the raw feedback below. Total points of engagement: 309 *Note: some comments have been removed from the raw data section to maintain privacy such as email and phone numbers. “Looking forward to walkable space, pedestrian friendly, with gathering places for people. People first.” Design & Architecture - Diversity in Housing Sample Comments Make it a self-contained village, with all amenities and a gathering place, Building types that are not Key takeaways just boxes and sterile, Good architecture, Keep it different, Reasonable density, Beautiful boulevards and streetscape beautification, Transition from high to low Design & Architecture - Diversity in Housing density housing and parkettes, variety of housing options. This community desires a replacement of the concrete parking lot with something useful, safe and welcoming. Beautification of streetscapes and Mixed Use & Amenities boulevards coupled with inspired architecture are The greatest area of response was driving toward key elements for the design of this new development. revitalization and relevance in retail and the experience, with 79 comments via stickies. 46 mentions / 20% *based on event feedback 90 mentions / 38% *based on event feedback Sample Comments Mix of uses, community space, farmers market, different types of food retailers, daycare and family spaces a must, services, high-end retail. slateam.com | plandixie.ca 7 Plan Dixie | Community Engagment Report Engagement Summary - cont'd Historical - Sense of Place Be it a nod to history, the name Dixie, or the mall experience, this community and mall visitors value Connection & Walkability From interchange plans to creating new ways to this place of connection and community gathering. move through and connect the area on foot or by bike, mobility and active transportation are important. 16 mentions / 7% Opportunities for enhanced transit connections and *based on event feedback traffic management are important considerations. Sample Comments History of mall, 1950’s history, Keep the mall!, Dixie is 45 mentions / 19% beloved by the community- it is nostalgic. *based on event feedback Sample Comments General support for