To Whom It May Concern, …

To Whom It May Concern,

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed revocation of the Parkway Belt West
Plan. The City recognizes the role this Plan originally held to designate and protect land for
large-scale infrastructure corridors, including transit, hydro and electric power facilities. The City
has provided more detailed comments to the ERO posting in Appendix 1.

In the Brampton context, the Parkway Belt West lands are mainly occupied by the Highway 407
and parallel Transmission Corridor. Aligning with the original intentions of the Plan, the lands
within this area have limited developable capacity to support housing. This area is located within
the Lester B. Pearson International Airport Operating Area and within Provincially Significant
Employment Zones. The Parkway Belt West Plan provided protection to adjacent employment
land uses, which play a critical function in providing jobs for Brampton's growing population and supporting the greater economic development of the Greater Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, and Canada.

The original intent of the Parkway Belt West Plan, to provide for a land reserve for future linear
facilities, creating links between urban areas for the movement of people, goods, energy and
information, as well as providing a system of open space and recreational facilities, is still
important to consider based on the local municipal context. If the Plan is revoked, the City
recommends that this initial intent for these lands is not lost in other Provincial planning
documents.

As these lands play an important function for the City's Employment Areas and connects
Brampton to neighbouring municipalities, the City recommends the Province conduct an
assessment of the Parkway Belt West Corridor to determine potential investments, such as a
multi-modal service road, to support additional transportation infrastructure along the 407
corridor to alleviate local traffic on parallel corridors such as Steeles Avenue. The City also
recommends the evaluation of further public transit infrastructure along this corridor to support
the movement of people resulting from the addition of 113,000 new housing units in Brampton
to 2031.

Sincerely,

Steve Ganesh, MCIP, RPP
Commissioner (A),
Planning, Building and Growth Management
City of Brampton