The West Oak Trails Community of the Town of Oakville is bounded by the Sixteen Mile Creek on the east, Dundas Street on the north, Upper Middle Road on the south, and Regional Road 25 (Bronte Road) on the west.
There is a full range of residential housing from within this community. The aim is toward a highly pedestrian-oriented community where most of the convenience needs of daily living will be provided within walking distance.
Four major goals form the basis of the land use designation. The first goal is to establish active public space in the suburban realm. The second goal is to provide as much opportunity as possible to reduce dependence on the automobile. The third is to establish a community that will house people from a broad range of ages, incomes, family types and household types. The fourth goal is to promote a form of development which minimizes its impact on existing environments and mitigates those effects which result.
The West Oak Trails Community is anticipated to have a maximum mature state residential population of approximately 33,000. Based on the 2001 census data, the population for the community was 11,761. It was estimated that in 2006 the community population was approximately 17,000.
The West Oak Trails Community has a higher proportion of younger persons and a low proportion of older persons over the age of 65.
In 2001, 32% of the population fell between the 0-19 age group as compared to the overall Oakville total of 28.4%. Only 3.1% of the population fell within the over 65 age group as compared to the overall Oakville total of 10.8%.
The West Oak Trails area has a variety of amenities located within its boundaries. Some of the more notable amenities are as follows:
Creek Lands The West Oak Trails Community is traversed or bounded by the Sixteen Mile Creek, Taplow Creek East and West, McCraney Creek, the east branch of the Fourteen Mile Creek and the two main tributaries of the Fourteen Mile Creek. All of the creeks provide lineal open space which will be utilized for trail systems that will connect neighbourhoods, that will connect to trail systems outside of the West Oak Trails Community and connect to active local parkland.
Parkland Facilities The pattern of open space will consist of a network of parks, playgrounds, ravine lands, utility corridors, schools and linkages between the main open space activity areas. Community Parks and Neighbourhood Parks may accommodate built facilities to provide space for recreational, cultural and/or library facilities. Natural Environment Open Space lands, where possible, will be utilized as trail systems.
Open Space / Utility Corridors The TransCanada Pipeline and the InterProvincial Pipeline right-of-way will be used for open space purposes and will constitute the major east-west lineal open space corridors in the West Oak Trails Community.
Sixteen Mile Creek The Sixteen Mile Creek forms the east boundary of the West Oak Trails Community. The Sixteen Mile Creek valley area contains several deeply incised ravine tributaries that are heavily wooded. These valley lands, approximately 22 hectares, are designated as a Natural Area. Pedestrian access along the top-of-bank of the Sixteen Mile Creek will be provided.
