My random thoughts on what can be done in the future to make Milton more liveable:

• Milton’s Main Street is a charming downtown suitable for a town of 30,000 people. However, not much can be done in that historic downtown without destroying its character.  Why not extend the ‘new’ downtown East towards James Snow Parkway? 
• Many streets in Milton could just be rotated slightly to give them breathtaking views of the Escarpment! I am still angry that HVE is not aligned to optimized escarpment views. Why not? Because no one thought of it!
• Milton has nearly 80,000 people. It desperately needs to finish an integrated network of biking and walking trails that do not always run next to major roads.
• New subdivisions should be planned to ensure that they integrate well with Milton’s complete transportation network (read: walking, biking, transit etc. Not just driving)
• Why are trails not developed when neighbourhoods are approved (and roads are constructed)?  Once people are forced to start driving, it’s hard to make them stop.
• Milton is situated at the edge of the escarpment. Does it look like an Escarpment Community? Should the Town Standard require more trees than it does today to make its neighbourhoods just an extension of the escarpment?
• What is Milton doing, or what should it be doing, to protect its neighbourhoods and retail plazas from looking like a concrete park?
• Should Milton put taller buildings at major intersections (nodes) to promote efficient transit use or should Milton prefer a more aesthetic approach of achieving same population density without any high-rises?  The former is a patch-work solution, the latter requires planning.

I think you got the idea. Milton is changing. It is at the verge of turning into a mid-size city. My assertion is that this is a great opportunity for Milton to achieve a unique character that makes it the most liveable community in the GTA. And that cannot be done without a well thought-out urban plan. 

We need to sit and figure out steps to take that enhance this area for future generations.