L ead ership ▁in ▁Energy ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Design ) ▁cert ified ▁resident ial ▁and ▁commercial ▁projects . ▁As ide ▁from ▁allowing ▁greater ▁density , ▁the ▁development ▁also ▁enjo ys ▁ 7 2 ▁acres ▁of ▁natural ▁and ▁land sc aped ▁green ▁space , ▁improved ▁walk ability ▁and ▁easy ▁access ▁to ▁public ▁trans it , ▁including ▁V iva ▁Rap id ▁Trans it ▁and ▁GO ▁Trans it . ▁ ▁Dow nt own ▁Mark ham ▁refers ▁to ▁an ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁U pt own ▁Mark ham ▁/ ▁Highway ▁ 7 , ▁west ▁of ▁Kennedy ▁Road ▁/ ▁Main ▁Street ▁Union ville , ▁east ▁of ▁W arden ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁north ▁of ▁Highway ▁ 4 0 7 ▁E TR . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁Mark ham ▁Centre ▁or ▁Union ville ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁bro ader ▁area . ▁Mark ham ▁Centre ▁is ▁bounded ▁north ▁to ▁Apple ▁Creek ▁Bou lev ard ▁/ ▁Carl ton ▁Road , ▁east ▁to ▁Kennedy ▁Road , ▁west ▁to ▁Rod ick ▁Road , ▁and ▁south ▁to ▁ 1 4 th ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁City ▁of ▁Mark ham ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁when ▁the ▁former ▁town ▁was ▁expanded ▁by ▁am alg am ation ▁with ▁Th orn hill ▁and ▁Union ville . ▁With ▁its ▁original ▁historic ▁dow nt own , ▁Mark ham ▁Village , ▁being ▁small ▁and ▁situated ▁t n ▁the ▁far ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁am alg am ated ▁municipality , ▁the ▁city ▁decided ▁a ▁larger , ▁more ▁cent r ally - located ▁dow nt own ▁was