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Transportation Master Plan - A New Path

The City of Vaughan has completed a Transportation Master Plan (A New Path) to support the population and employment growth projected in the City's Official Plan 2010 to a planning horizon of 2031. The Transportation Master Plan was carried out in coordination with the City's new Official Plan to ensure Vaughan's future development is integrated with, and supported by, a more efficient and sustainable transportation system.

The Transportation Master Plan conforms to York Region's Transportation Master Plan. It balances the need for local road improvements with the City's commitment to invest in pedestrian and cycling improvements, while supporting the investments in transit service by York Region and Metrolinx. The City's "New Path" will enhance the quality of life of Vaughan's residents.

Transportation Master Plan - A New Path

Executive Summary

Transportation Master Plan - Main Report

Appendices

A1. Vaughan Metropolitan Centre

A2. Woodbridge Core

A3. Kleinburg-Nashville

B. Transportation Analysis for West Vaughan Employment Area

C. Stakeholder and Public Consultation

D. Discussion Papers

E. Existing Environmental Conditions

F. Model Development and Application

G. Policy Papers

H. Official Plan Extract

I. Satisfying EA Requirments

J. Review of Transportation Policies and Road Classification System

K. Capital Cost Estimates

L. Deficiency Analysis and Phasing Plan

M. Glossary of Terms

Notice of Study Completion

The Notice of Study Completion, issued November 15, 2012, places the completed Transportation Master Plan on record for public review until December 17, 2012.

Consultation

The Transportation Master Plan incorporates public, stakeholder and agency comments received during the study process. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Transportation Master Plan process, your contributions are appreciated.

Process and Challenges

The Process

The Transportation Master Plan was conducted in accordance with the requirements of Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process (October 2000, as amended in 2007 and 2011). This is an approved process under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The Municipal Class EA master planning process recognizes a framework associated with Master Plans that integrate infrastructure requirements for existing and future land use with environmental assessment planning principles.

While the Transportation Master Plan examines the need for infrastructure improvements at a broad level, more detailed studies for Schedule “C” projects included in the Transportation Master Plan will be completed according to the Municipal Class EA process.

Our Challenges

Over the next few decades, the City of Vaughan expects to see increased traffic due to population and employment growth. To address this challenge, the City is looking for more responsible and effective ways to handle the growing demand.

While the City’s New Path recommends strategic road improvements to support future growth, the study highlights the need to provide a greater range of transportation choices to reduce the number of vehicles on the road.

Following consultation with the public and key stakeholders, the study recommends and highlights the need for implementation of a broad strategy, with the following objectives:

Integrate transportation and land use planning to support sustainable growth
Improve walking and cycling network
Encourage greater use of transit services
Develop policies and implement programs that reduce car use, manage parking, and encourage walking, cycling, transit and carpooling
Implement road improvements that balance the needs of all modes of travel

What is the Transportation Master Plan?

As an important component of the Vaughan Tomorrow Consolidated Growth Management Strategy, the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) defines the multi-modal transportation network, and other initiatives, which is needed to accommodate the population and employment growth that will result from the implementation of the City’s Growth Management strategy.

The TMP was carried out in coordination with the preparation of the City's new Official Plan to ensure that Vaughan’s future development is properly integrated with and supported by the transportation network.

The development of the Plan required a thorough examination of the City’s existing transportation systems, and identifies improvements to ensure the future transportation network will efficiently address the City’s ultimate needs. It presents a long-term vision for sustainable transportation, including initiatives to support greater use of public transit, cycling and walking as alternative modes of travel, and provides a framework by which all decisions regarding the City’s transportation system can be made.

How will the City develop the Transportation Master Plan?

The TMP was developed in three phases.

In Phase 1, we identified the key issues and strategic direction options that set the stage for development of a long-range transportation vision. This process involved preparation of four discussion papers: the first documents the existing transportation conditions and recent trends in the City of Vaughan and adjacent areas; the second assesses the role of transit in serving the City of Vaughan’s transportation needs, both presently and in the future; the third identifies municipal and regional programs and policies that attempt to reduce and manage travel demand, and considers how they can be improved; and the fourth develops an approach for measuring traffic safety and improving the overall safety of the existing and ultimate multi-modal transportation network.

In Phase 2, we articulated a vision and policy framework for transportation in the City of Vaughan through to the year 2031. Once the framework was established, we developed and assessed transportation network options for 2031, and selected a preferred alternative. We also identified the policy and program initiatives needed to support the preferred alternative.

In Phase 3, we finalized the plan. We set an action plan for staging and implementation of the TMP, and a monitoring framework to verify its progress on an ongoing basis. This study now fulfills the requirements of a Master Plan under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA). Some individual projects and/or grouped local road improvements have been identified, which have further EA requirements. Summaries of each are included in Appendix 1 of the TMP and the City of Vaughan has some or all responsibility for these EAs.

Contact Information

Development Engineering and Infrastructure Planning

Phone:
905-832-2281

Email:
developmentengineering@vaughan.ca

Location:
City Hall
Level 200
2141 Major Mackenzie Drive
Vaughan
L6A 1T1

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