Sierra Planning and Management Velodrome - Town of Milton

Velodrome Business Plan – Town of Milton
2 SITUATIONAL ASSESSMENT: COMMUNITY OVERVIEW, NEEDS AND
ACTIVITY TRENDS
2.1 MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL GROWTH IMPLICATIONS FOR VELODROME FACILITY
Provincial and municipal data 2 point to continuous and significant population growth in the Town of
Milton. An increasingly vibrant and youthful population – which co-relates with greater participation in
higher intensity activities including cycling – is supported by likely greater participation in physical
activity as residents in the immediate and broader vicinity of the velodrome site boast levels of income
and education notably above the Provincial average.
A combination of these factors/developments have created a rising demand and need for sport and
recreational facilities; with current sporting facilities proving to be inadequate for the anticipated
residential development in the area 3 . Based on community growth characteristics alone, the Town of
Milton is a prime location in Ontario for the development of a new form of recreational infrastructure
which responds to a growing market base locally and regionally, good locational attributes including
access to an International Airport, .
Exhibit 9: Graph Showing the Comparison between 2011-2021 Population Growth Rates for
2 Information retrieved from The Town of Milton Planning Department, Statistics Canada and the Ministry of Finance of Ontario
3 Town of Milton (2008) Community Services Master Plan
Milton and Other Parts of Ontario
Source: Ontario
Ministry of
Finance (2010).
(*)Population
projections for
Milton are based
on estimates from
the 2008
Community
Services Master
Plan and the 2010
Development
Charges
Background
Study.
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