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 2 years ago
Urban green spaces with benches and flowers. Seniors love to be out and about, need spaces that allow them to do so. Benches along sidewalk
about 2 years ago
More active mobility options (bike lanes, multi-use paths) to facilitate ease of access to the entire city regardless of age/mode
about 2 years ago
Sidewalks on both sides of the street in all areas, regardless of age of neighbourhood or its "character." Safety and mobility for *all*
about 2 years ago
Bylaw in Markham for residential stair risers and treads are at a comfortable size. Most staircase treads are too narrow & risers too high
about 2 years ago
Bikes/skateboards/anything motorized to have license plate to ID drivers. Many are careless re rules of road & interact w/cars, pedestrians
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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.