Parks Strategic Plan

The City of Barrie has undertaken a two-phased approach to preparing a new Parks Strategic Plan. The plan will create a roadmap for future parkland services and outdoor recreation facilities in Barrie, as the city grows to an anticipated 298,000 people by 2051.

The Parks Strategic Plan will develop a vision for how parkland and greenspaces will support Barrie’s growth, and guide how parks and outdoor recreation facilities are planned, used, and managed into the future.

Phase 1

The 2024 Parkland Needs Assessment Report is the final product of Phase 1. The information presented throughout the Parkland Needs Assessment Report provides the background data to support the preparation of the full Parks Strategic Plan in Phase 2 of the process.

Phase 2 

The Parks Strategic Plan being developed in Phase 2 will address a number of items that lie outside of the scope of the Parkland Needs Assessment Report, including:

• a full slate of recommendations for the use of funds generated through payments of cash-in-lieu (such as what percentage should be allocated to acquiring land, to park development projects, and so on).
• recommendations about how community values, principles, and desires should be incorporated into the planning of future parks and park redevelopment projects; and
• recommendations regarding the planning and distribution of outdoor recreation facilities and other amenities, as these relate to projected population growth.

Get full project details, including engagement opportunities, at BuildingBarrie.ca/ParksStrategicPlan.