Item - 2014.PG32.3

The purpose of this report is to seek authorization for the release of a set of draft changes to a number of the Official Plan’s transportation policies for public discussion and input. The revised draft policies described in this report are the outcome of an inter-divisional and agency review process which was undertaken as part of the “Feeling Congested?” initiative, part of the City’s larger, on-going Five Year Official Plan Review and Municipal Comprehensive Review process.

The transportation policies addressed in this report have been organized topically under the headings of: (1) Integration with Land Use; (2) Streets and "Complete Streets"; (3) Active Transportation; (4) Auto, Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and Parking; and, (5) Goods Movement.  Under each topic, a discussion of the need to revise, add or delete a policy is presented, along with a description of the existing policy and the proposed draft amendment to it. The proposed draft policy amendments are consolidated in Attachment 1 to this report.  The draft changes described in this report do not cover all the areas of transportation policy found in the Official Plan. Notably, updates to the map and schedules pertaining to street rights-of-way and unbuilt roads and revisions to policies relating to transit planning, bicycling and laneways are not addressed in this report as they are still the subjects of on-going reviews.