New Central Library
About the New Central Library
The Baker District Redevelopment is a City of Guelph development project aimed at transforming the existing parking lot into a unique mixed-use development, including a new central library.
The Downtown Secondary Plan envisions the Baker District redevelopment becoming a model of urban intensification that drives visitors to the downtown and encourages business to thrive within its boundaries by combining residential and commercial spaces.
Benefits of Baker District Redevelopment
The City has explored concepts for the site, formally endorsing the 2009 concept and 2014 concept, which would achieve:
- Increases to downtown visitation
- Increases to the downtown residential population
- Improvements to connectivity for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles
- Establishment of new architectural landmarks
- Adding additional public parking
- Incorporation of best practices in environmental design
- Availability of affordable housing
The redevelopment will include:
- New central library (Guelph Public Library)
- Residential
- Commercial/institutional
- Public parking
- Urban square
Timeline of Events
To learn more about the timeline of key events and decisions relating to the new Central Library, read about The Path Towards Guelph’s New Central Library.
Learn more about the Baker District redevelopment and the new central library.
Community Engagement Summary Reports
The new central library on Baker Street is an important project for the citizens of Guelph. Throughout the development process, various community consultations and engagement opportunities were used to learn more about what the community wants in their new central library. These consultations followed the City of Guelph's Community Engagement Framework.
These reports summarize consultation and engagement completed on the new central library on Baker Street.
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