Age Friendly Design Guidelines
The City of Markham is developing new Age-Friendly Design Guidelines and we want to hear from you as we help make Markham a great place for everyone - from 0-99!
The Markham Age-Friendly Design Guidelines will provide design direction for new and redeveloping communities, focusing on three scales: the unit, the building and the neighbourhood.
We want to know how you live, work and play in Markham – whether you are a local teen, a young family new to the community or an older adult looking to age-in-place. Tell us how we can make homes, buildings and neighbourhoods safer, more social and more accessible for everyone, regardless of their age or ability.
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Post an image and/or write a comment telling us how you would make Markham a more age-friendly place - in your home, in your building or in your neighbourhood. You can post as many ideas as you like, or contribute by clicking the heart button on other people's ideas that you support.
Things to consider: aging in place, raising children in vertical communities, multi-generational living, getting around your neighbourhood, enjoying parks and open spaces, gathering with friends, and staying active in your community as you age.
Information gathered on this ideas wall will help our team develop a set of innovative and implementable age-friendly design guidelines for the City of Markham.
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about 1 year ago
More active mobility options (bike lanes, multi-use paths) to facilitate ease of access to the entire city regardless of age/mode
about 1 year ago
Higher park benches
As people age they sometimes have trouble getting to a standing position after sitting, so like raised toilet seats, higher park benches( it’s mostly elderly using them) would be a great idea!
about 1 year ago
No right turns facing a red light
Introduce directional restrictions. Any vehicle may not make a right turn facing a red light. This provides more safety to pedestrians and would reduce risk of traffic collisions for vehicles turning left on a filter.
about 1 year ago
Windrow Clearing
Many seniors are able to clear snow with snow blowers but windrows can become exceptionally heavy. In fact they're heavy for most people. Why not clear ALL windrows for ALL residential homes?!
about 1 year ago
Centre island - tree lined boulevards
On major streets such as 16th Avenue and Major Mackenzie, the east and westbound traffic should be broken up by a centre island that is populated by trees. This breaks the traffic and naturally reduces speeds. It also helps pedestrians to more safely cross the streets where individuals cannot adequately cross the street in a given time.
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Presentations and Reports
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DRAFT Age-Friendly Design Guidelines (16.2 MB) (pdf)
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Markham Age Friendly Design Guidelines Stage 2 Report (AODA Compliant) (8.12 MB) (pdf)
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Markham Age-Friendly Design Guidelines Open House Presentation (Jan 20) (3.17 MB) (pdf)
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Markham Age-Friendly Design Guidelines Information Panels (2.19 MB) (pdf)
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Markham Age-Friendly Design Guidelines Engagement Summary (5.61 MB) (pdf)
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Final-Age-Friendly Design Guidelines.pdf (34.6 MB) (pdf)
Videos
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Recording of the April 13, 2022 Markham Age-Friendly Design Guidelines Public Open House #2. The purpose of the meeting was to share the outcomes of engagement, DRAFT Design Guidelines, and project next steps.
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Recording of the January 20th, 2022 Markham Age-Friendly Design Guidelines Public Open House. The purpose of the meeting was to share the project process, work completed to date, and project next steps.