Welcome to Smarter Niagara
Regional Niagara is a special place consisting of urban centres, small towns and rural communities, the Niagara Escarpment, Niagara Falls, Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, the Welland Canal and the many significant historical sites found throughout the region.
Niagara is experiencing many of the same development pressures that most communities throughout the country are experiencing. Smart Growth is a way of developing liveable communities while addressing development pressures.
Located in Southern Ontario, Niagara is situated between two urban areas, Canada’s largest city Toronto, and Buffalo, New York. Niagara has a very distinctive character that includes unique agricultural and tender fruit lands, expansive waterfront, older urban areas, the Niagara Escarpment and Niagara Falls, one of the largest tourist attractions in the world.
Because of its uniqueness, Niagara and its citizens recognize the need to protect the existing character to ensure that inappropriate development does not forever change this special place. Smart Growth serves to inform and direct community design and development to ensure that Niagara maintains its uniqueness and beauty for generations to come.
