Public consultation on transit-oriented, mixed-use development close to Uptown shopping centre in Saanich has started and will run into September.
This process ties in with the provincial changes to zoning rules to encourage more density and more homes.
Transit centres are areas identified by the province as suitable for more intensive development.
The province announced in spring that it had purchased two lots, for a total of $9.3 million in the Uptown area to support hundreds of new homes.
That area is destined to be a central transit hub for the capital region, Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said in a statement released Monday.
Plans call for new homes, a compact community with public spaces, jobs in commercial areas, and services such as child care and health clinics, he said.
“It’s important we get it right,” Fleming said. “That means gathering public feedback so we can create a project that reflects the wants and needs of area residents.”
The province is asking for feedback on a potential transit exchange beneath the residential buildings that could be integrated with the Lochside and Galloping Goose regional trails.
A transit exchange could serve as a central connection for active transportation and public transit, with connections to downtown Victoria, the University of Victoria, the West Shore and the Saanich Peninsula.
A pop-up event is set for Sept. 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. next to the Galloping Goose overpass near the Uptown shopping centre.
An in-person interactive open house will be held Sept. 12 at the New Life Church at 3900 Carey Rd.
An online survey is open for public feedback until Sept. 18 at .
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