City Projects

The Arena Needs Assessment study completed in 2013 identified this as a priority project.

For additional information, comment or questions you may email arenacomplex@peterborough.ca.

The presentation document is in the document library section of the Connect Peterborough project page.

The Central Area (Bethune Street) Flood Reduction project was one of the top priorities that came out of the Flood Reduction Master Plan process after the flood in July 2004 that caused significant damage valued at more than $100 million, with substantial flooding in the central area (downtown). This project was completed in 2023.

The project created new storm and sanitary infrastructure, increased capacity, and enhanced storm water diversion to help protect the community's central area from the effects of significant flood events. The streetscape, designed for local traffic, includes a corridor ideal for cyclists and pedestrians.

The reconstruction of Brealey Drive between Sir Sandford Fleming Drive and Lansdowne Street West was completed in 2016. The street design reflects Complete Streets principles, providing safe and convenient access along and across the street for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles. The Brealey Drive Project is featured in a Capital Project Story Map.

The next phase is the reconstruction of Brealey Drive between Lansdowne Street West and Sherbrooke Street. The reconstruction will improve the intersections, install curbs and gutters to improve stormwater management and provide infrastructure for people walking and cycling.

Construction of the road began in April 2024.

Contact Greg Giles 705-742-7777 ext. 1711 with any comments or questions that you have about the project.

The Charlotte Street Project includes its intersection with Park Street and stretches east to Water Street. There are two distinct zones to the street's design described as follows:

The section of Charlotte Street, between Aylmer Street and George Street has been designed as a "Flexible Street", where on-street parking may be accommodated within the winter months. However, during the warm weather seasons, bollards and other street furnishings can be moved to the outer limit of the on-street parking zones to effectively widen the sidewalk, which will allow for sidewalk cafes similar in ways to the Hunter Street Cafe District design.

This section of Charlotte Street is seen as an extension of the Urban Park. It is a zone where the pedestrian travel is the priority. The idea is to have the design for the Urban Park seamlessly integrate with the design of Charlotte Street in that block.

The current plan is to close Charlotte Street to vehicular traffic on occasion, from Aylmer Street to George Street. This will enable people to come and go as they please without conflict with vehicles while community events are held in the Urban Park and on this section of Charlotte Street. Charlotte Street would not be paved with asphalt between Aylmer and George Street, but will be paved with an alternative material to be compatible with the Urban Park and have pedestrian-friendly character.

The section of Charlotte Street between Aylmer Street and Park Street is essentially a streetscape improvement project, where overhead utilities will be rationalized and re-installed underground. Street trees, new paving, new streetlights and furnishings are part of the plan, including the incorporation of bicycle lanes on both sides of the street.

The City currently has budgeted for the detailed design and preparation of tender documents for Charlotte Street. However, we still need to budget for its construction. It is anticipated that the first construction phase of Charlotte Street will take place from Aylmer Street to Water Street and will follow closely behind the completion of the Urban Park.

Public consultation

We have heard from members of the community including residents, merchants, land owners and interested stakeholders through a Public Information Centre as well as meetings with stakeholders and special interest groups.

More input is welcome. Please share your comments with Blair Nelson, Director, Engineering and Capital Works 705-742-777 ext. 1763 or Nicole Huculiak, Urban Design Supervisor 705-742-7777 ext. 1654.

The reconstruction of Chemong Road is from Reid St. to a point 200 metres north of Sunset Boulevard, Reid Street from Chemong Road to Edinburgh Street and Parkhill Road from Downie Street to Chemong Road. The street design reflects Complete Streets principles, providing safe and convenient access along and across the street for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles.

Preliminary design for the reconstruction of Chemong Road is well underway, and the Environmental Assessment of the project was endorsed by City Council in March 2013 with final provincial approval in 2016.

The need for improvements are as follows:

• Continued growth in the north end will increase the traffic demand.
• Southbound left turn at Chemong/Parkhill has long delays during peak times, but cannot signalize due to steep road grade along Parkhill Road
• Road congestion during peak times warrants designated left turn lanes
• Reduce flood waters along corridor by upsizing storm sewer and increasing the number of catch basins
• Poor pedestrian and cycling facilities throughout the entire corridor
• Preliminary detailed design consists of:
• Upgraded pedestrian facilities and accessibility at intersections
• New traffic signals at Chemong/Highland intersection
• Upgraded transit stops with bus shelters, where applicable
• New concrete curb and upgraded storm/sanitary/water system
• Maintain two travel lanes in each direction with shared left turn lanes
• Designated left turn lanes at all signalized intersections
• 1.5-metre-wide sidewalk (east side), 3-metre-wide asphalt multi-use trail (west side)
• Dead-end Chemong north of Parkhill, re-align Chemong/Reid with larger centreline radius and pedestrian crossing

Concept drawings were presented at a Public Open House on December 13, 2018. The Preliminary Design with Aerial Photo (1 of 2) and Preliminary Design with Aerial Photo (2 of 2) provide an overview. Comments on the preliminary design were accepted at the Public Open House and accepted until January 4, 2019.

Property appraisals and acquisitions shall be planned to be completed by late 2023. The images Property Required (1 of 2) and Property Required (2 of 2) provide details. The remainder of utility relocations are scheduled for completion in 2024, with road construction commencing in 2025, pending budget approvals.

Contact Mike Cummings by email or 705-742-7777 ext. 1503 with any comments or questions that you have about the project.

The City of Peterborough is completing a project to identify possible future locations of a new Peterborough Transit bus storage facility. The 2012 Transit Review identified the substandard garage and impacts on the efficiency of vehicle maintenance activities. The current Transit Garage at the Townsend Street Public Works yard is only capable of storing 42 buses inside. With a conventional fleet of 52 buses, 10 buses plus the entire fleet of 11 Accessible Service vans, require outside overnight parking.

Outdoor storage means that vehicles cannot be properly cleaned at the end of each day to ensure that interior surfaces and the advanced accessibility features (kneeling uses, accessible ramps) do not freeze up during the winter. The inability to properly service and maintain buses reduces the life expectancy of the vehicle and increases longer term maintenance costs.

The City has contracted IBI Group to identify potential sites for a new Transit storage facility. These sites will be assessed and a recommendation will be made to City Council for approval.

The City of Peterborough is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment to:

• explore options to realign Armour Road north of Cunningham Boulevard
• reconstruct or realign the Nassau Mills Road bridges over the Otonabee River and Trent Severn Water Way to increase capacity
• develop a stormwater management plan for the study area
• develop a sanitary sewage servicing plan
• develop a plan to address emerging congestion along Nassau Mills Road and Water Street with short term and longer term solutions.

Visit the project page to learn more about the North End transportation study.

The Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) is a permanent source of federal funding for local infrastructure. Funds are provided to communities up front, twice a year, and can be strategically invested across 18 project categories to address local priorities. Municipalities can also pool, bank and borrow against this funding. The table below highlights City of Peterborough projects supported by the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF).

The City of Peterborough started a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) in July 2016 to study the existing sanitary infrastructure and then identify future servicing needs and ways to provide those services. This study included both the existing sewage pumping station and the forcemain that connects the Airport to the City's sewage treatment plant. The current sanitary pumping station is reaching capacity due to recent increases in flow rates from the expansion at the airport. The servicing upgrades are intended to provide for the long-term growth and development at the Airport as laid out in the Airport Strategic Development Plan.

Since starting the EA, there have been reported domestic water quality and water supply issues at the Airport. As well, the firefighting system will likely require an upgrade in light of proposed airport expansion.

As a result, the scope of the study has been updated to include the investigation of the existing potable water services and identify future water supply requirements and ways to meet that demand.

The EA will evaluate the different ways servicing upgrades can address the current and future servicing requirements and recommend the preferred ways to provide those services.

After the preferred servicing plan is identified, a conceptual design will be developed incorporating measures to minimize or mitigate impacts to the environment and the community.

The study will follow the approved environmental planning process for Schedule ‘B' under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, which is an approved planning process under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.

The City completed a Feasibility Study for a Major Sport and Event Centre in Peterborough to determine the overall feasibility and cost-benefits of investment in a new Multi-Use Sport and Event Centre in the City.

The Feasibility Study completed by Sierra Planning and Management, was divided into two phases:

• Phase One: Feasibility Study included stakeholder and community consultation and will determine market and community needs to justify a Major Sport and Event Centre in the City and broader region, beyond what is provided currently in the existing Peterborough Memorial Centre.
• Phase Two: Business Case to provide specific recommendations on the requirements for a new Major Sport and Event Centre based on the information gathered in Phase One.
• Phase 3A of the Major Sport and Event Centre study included additional evaluation of the shortlist of candidate sites identified during the feasibility study, including a review of the Market Plaza site. Further analysis led to narrowing the site search to Morrow Park and a site in the downtown area. Phase 3A was comprised of the following tasks:
• Site analysis, review of ownership and encumbrances, constraints, and appropriateness of the sites under review to meet the goals of the City 
• High-level hazard, environmental and geotechnical review to distinguish between sites and identify risks
• Land-use planning review and how such public infrastructure can be expected to contribute to the goals of Central Area planning established in the new Official Plan
• Further design concept testing on sites and additional sites identified for further review
• Capital cost updates for escalation and the option for a reduced-scale facility
• Impacts of site conditions on capital costs
• Assessment of the relative potential of sites to support broader regeneration of the Central Area of the City
• Reporting and recommendations for the next Phase 3B

Questions and comments can be emailed to the Community Services Department.

Reports:

• CSAD18-001 Major Sport and Event Centre Feasibility Study Presentation
• CSAD18-003 Major Sport and Event Centre Feasibility Study Phase I Presentation
• CSD18-005 - Major Sport and Event Centre Council Presentation
• CSD18-005 - Major Sport and Event Centre Final Feasibility Study Presentation
• CSD18-005 - Major Sport and Event Centre Locational Report Presentation
• CSAD19-001 - Major Sport and Event Centre Project Next Steps
• CSAD20-008 Major Sport and Event Centre Study Phase 3A Report
• CSAD20-008 Appendix A- Consultant Phase 3A Report
• CSACH23-002 - Major Sports and Event Centre Study Project Update

The Assessment of Parks and Open Space study began in July 2018 to provide a comprehensive review of the City’s parks and open space system and to establish a park planning process as identified in Vision 2025 - a Ten-Year Strategy for Recreation, Parks, Arenas and Culture (completed in 2016). 

This study concluded in October 2019 resulting in The Municipal Parks and Open Space Study Final Report that was presented to the Arena, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee through Report APRAC19-019 dated October 22, 2019 for endorsement prior to the final presentation to Council through Report CSRS20-003 dated February 3, 2020.  Council received the final presentation and adopted in principle the Assessment of Parks and Open Spaces document and the Park Development Standards document to be used to develop policies and guide priorities related to the development of municipal parks and open space.

The Assessment of Parks and Open Spaces document sets out the current state of the parks to be rejuvenated and recommends solutions to improve access to and quality of the existing parkland.  The review involved the assessment of the quality and functionality of the City’s 79 existing Neighbourhood parks (including 12 embedded Neighbourhood parks within higher level parks).  This list of minimum park features is the requirement for new parks and provides the template for upgrading existing parks.  The plan to systematically improve existing neighbourhood parks utilizes the ‘minimum’ and ‘variable’ design features and standards for rejuvenation recommended in the Assessment of Parks and Open Spaces document and the Parks Development Standards document. 

Parks and Outdoor Facilities Project

This project will expand upon and provide more detail to help implement parts of Vision 2025 – A Ten-Year Strategic Plan for Recreation, Parks, Arenas and Culture (completed in 2016).  It will be informed by the Parks and Open Spaces Assessment and the Park Development Standards document, both completed in 2019.

The project has been organized into the following components:

1. Background Research and Assessment,
2. Neighborhood Parks,
3. Long-Term Strategies for the Provision of Selected Types of Outdoor Culture and Recreation Facilities, and
4. Regional and Community Parks.

The Background Research and Assessment component comprises:

• The planning context (current and anticipated future population, and settlement pattern);
• Update of supply, focusing on parkland and the types of outdoor facilities included in the study;
• Demand research (existing unmet and anticipated); and
• Analysis and conclusions.

Neighbourhood Parks

The 2019 Parks and Open Spaces Assessment examined the quality and functionality of every neighbourhood park.  Also, neighbourhood parkland distribution, access and park equity were assessed.  Based on this assessment, neighbourhood parks were prioritized for rejuvenation.  For each of the City’s 24 residential Planning Areas, a comprehensive strategy for improvement to the neighbourhood park system was recommended.

In 2019, a Park Development Standards document was prepared to guide the rejuvenation of existing parks and the planning and development of new ones.

Recently, the need has been identified to determine the most effective way to communicate the key findings and recommendations of the Parks and Open Spaces Assessment report + the Park Development Standards document to municipal staff, City Council, the Arenas Parks Recreation and Advisory Committee (APRAC) and the community.  A priority aspect of this task will be to explain how annual decisions will be made regarding how neighbourhood park rejuvenation will be implemented.

An associated task will be to prepare a procedure document to explain how unsolicited requests for park improvements and unsolicited requests for the provision of specific culture and recreation facilities will be fairly and effectively processed, including the creation of a community input portal, identification of the most appropriate department and municipal staff point-of-contact, and an effective decision-making process.

There is also a need to determine the most effective way to support community engagement regarding natural heritage stewardship when new parks are being planned and existing ones are being rejuvenated.

Facility Provision Strategies

Twenty-two different types of outdoor recreation facilities will be combined into eleven facility provision strategies.  Each strategy will provide an assessment of facilities and a map that illustrates facility location and distribution.  Each strategy will also report on what is known about current unmet and anticipated demand and recommend a game plan to improve existing and expand the number of new facilities to meet the anticipated full build-out population of the city.  A second map will illustrate what facilities will be improved and where future facilities should be located.

Regional and Community Parks

The facility provision strategies will look for existing and future parks and other locations where the recommended facility improvements and expansion can be achieved, including existing Regional and Community parks.  All eleven Regional and 18 of the city’s Community parks have been identified as sites that may be able to support some of the recommended facility improvements and expansion.  To determine the potential for any of these parks to support facility improvements and/or expansion, an analysis of existing conditions will be undertaken – focusing on opportunities and constraints.  Other improvements will be recommended for each park, using the Park Development Standards document as the principal guide. 

Basterfield & Associates - Landscape Architects and The Rethink Group – Leisure Services Planning and Management are assisting the City with this project.

If you have questions or would like to provide input, please email the Recreation Division.

Reports:

• CSR20-003 – Appendix A - Assessment of Parks and Open Space Exec Summary
• CSR20-003 – Appendix B - Parks Development Standards Exec Summary
• CSR20-003 – Appendix C - Assessment of Parks and Open Spaces
• CSR20-003 – Appendix D - Park Development Standards
• CSR20-003 – Parks and Open Space Study Final Report
• CSR20-003 – Presentation - Parks and Open Space Presentation to Council 2020

In 2016 the City of Peterborough determined that the Television Road bridge crossing at South Meade Creek needed to be replaced.

We have completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study (EA), which recommends replacing the structure with a two-lane bridge that can be converted to a four-lane bridge in the future.

The next steps are creating a detailed design and site work preparation.

More information on this project is available on Connect PTBO - Television Road Bridge Replacement.