Item - 2012.PG17.17
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on September 13, 2012 and was adopted with amendments.
PG17.17 - Official Plan Review: Transportation Planning Policy in Support of a Comprehensive Transit Plan
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Planning and Growth Management Committee:
1. Directed the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to undertake recommended public consultation on Official Plan transportation policies including transit plans, and that the consultation strategy also engage municipalities, residents and businesses in the Greater Toronto Area through social media and other appropriate means.
2. Forwarded the report (August 29, 2012) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to the Executive Committee for consideration with the forthcoming report from the City Manager on the Long Term Transportation Plan and Investment Strategy.
Origin
Summary
This report outlines a framework for the review of the City's Official Plan transportation policies in the context of the ongoing five year review of the Official Plan. The report: responds to requests from City Council for a comprehensive transit plan as part of the Official Plan review; identifies transit plans, past and present, that will be considered through the review; and, sets out a public consultation strategy that will allow stakeholders to inform policy directions going forward. These actions will support Council's ability to develop a comprehensive transit plan.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-49748.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pg/comm/communicationfile-31541.pdf
Speakers
Motions
That Recommendation 1 of the report be amended by adding:
"and that the consultation strategy also engage municipalities, residents and businesses in the Greater Toronto Area through social media and other appropriate means."