s ▁Union ville ▁Village ▁is ▁using ▁a ▁development ▁strategy ▁named ▁smart ▁growth . ▁The ▁community ▁will ▁try ▁to ▁limit ▁urban ▁spraw l ▁by ▁creating ▁a ▁dens er ▁urban ▁centre . ▁The ▁urban ▁centre ▁is ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁trans it - orient ed ▁community , ▁with ▁everything ▁close ▁by ▁and ▁fully ▁trans it ▁dependent . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁community ▁was ▁also ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁environment ally ▁sust ain able ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁community ▁was ▁planned ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Mark ham , ▁in ▁co - operation ▁with ▁The ▁Rem ington ▁Group . ▁The ▁Rem ington ▁Group ▁is ▁mainly ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁construct ing ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁structures ▁across ▁this ▁new ▁community . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁plan ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁council , ▁the ▁community ▁will ▁contain ▁resident ial ▁cond os ▁and ▁town h ouses , ▁commercial , ▁and ▁ret ail ▁buildings . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁structures ▁have ▁already ▁begun ▁construction . ▁Up dates ▁as ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁built ▁is ▁under way . ▁ ▁Dow nt own ▁Mark ham ▁in ▁Union ville ▁has ▁been ▁nominated ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁largest ▁mixed - used ▁development , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁North ▁America ' s ▁largest ▁LE ED ▁( le ad ership - in - energy - and - environment al - design ) ▁registered ▁development . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁modes ▁of ▁transport ation ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁Mark ham ▁are : ▁Regional ▁Ro ads , ▁municipal ▁roads , ▁a ▁to ll ▁highway , ▁bus ▁rapid ▁trans it ,