Your Yonge Corridor

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Project Updates

August 2025 – Developing a Preferred Concept for YOUR Yonge Corridor

The second Community Information Meeting (CIM #2) for the Yonge Corridor Secondary Plan (YCSP) Study was held on June 23rd at the Thornhill Community Centre. Attendees were presented an overview of the current status of the Study, the Interim Report and its Emerging Concept for the YCSP, along with the feedback received to date. Attendees were then provided the opportunity to review materials and share their own feedback on the Emerging Concept, in an open house which followed the presentation. Materials and media from CIM #2 can be found under the ‘Documents’ section of this page.

The YCSP Project Team sincerely thanks everyone who attended CIM #2 and made their voice heard about the future of the Yonge Corridor. Based on all of the community’s input from CIM #2 as well as previously received feedback, the Project Team is now in the process of refining and updating the Interim Report and Emerging Concept into development of the Study’s Final Report and a Preferred Concept for the YCSP, which will form the basis of a draft Secondary Plan. The Project Team is now targeting early 2026 for bringing a draft Final Report and draft Secondary Plan to City Council.

You can still contact the Project Team and share your feedback during this next phase of the YCSP Study. Please submit comments or questions to yongecorridor@markham.ca. For more information on the ways you can participate, please see 'How can I get involved?' below.

May 2025 - YCSP Interim Report Released for Public Consultation

The Interim Report and Emerging Concept for the Yonge Corridor Secondary Plan (YCSP) Study is now available for review and input. Feedback received will help to refine the Interim Report and Emerging Concept, and inform the development of a Preferred Concept and Final Study Report. You can access the Interim Report and corresponding presentation materials here:

Yonge Corridor Secondary Plan Study – Interim Report and Emerging Concept

DSC Presentation – Yonge Corridor Secondary Plan – Interim Report

Special DSC Presentation – Yonge Corridor Secondary Plan – Interim Report Breakdown

The City of Markham is planning for the future of the Yonge Corridor!

What are we doing and why?

The City is studying the Yonge Corridor to determine the land use, parks, infrastructure, and community amenities needed to support future growth in the area, in anticipation of the Yonge North Subway Extension (YNSE) servicing the corridor.

Markham’s Official Plan, 2014, identifies two Key Development Areas (KDA) along the Yonge Corridor which require a new secondary plan to help guide future growth and development:

• Yonge Steeles Corridor KDA
• Yonge North Corridor KDA

York Region's Official Plan, 2022, also identifies three Major Transit Station Areas (MTSAs) along the Yonge Corridor which are within the study area:

• Steeles Subway Station
• Clark Subway Station
• Royal Orchard Subway Station

What area is being studied?

The study area is located at the southwest corner of the City of Markham, bordered by the City of Vaughan to the west and the City of Toronto to the south. The study area is generally bound by Yonge Street to the west, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery to the north, the Ladies' Golf Club of Toronto to the east, and Steeles Avenue to the south.

How can I get involved?

This is YOUR Yonge Corridor. We want to hear your ideas on how the Yonge Corridor Secondary Plan can address the needs of current and future residents to support a complete community. The YCSP study process includes multiple ways for community members and other stakeholders to provide input. We invite you to:

• Receive project updates by entering your email and clicking the 'Subscribe' button under “Stay Informed”;
• Participate in opportunities for in-person engagement listed under “Project Events”;
• Interact with online engagement tools found on this page; and
• Review reports, presentations and other materials related to the study uploaded under "Documents".

You can also send our team an email with questions or comments to yongecorridor@markham.ca.