Item - 2018.PG31.10
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on July 5, 2018 and was adopted without amendment.
PG31.10 - Official Plan Review: Further Proposed Transportation Policy Directions for Consultation
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Planning and Growth Management Committee:
1. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to use the proposed policy directions presented in the report (June 19, 2018) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning as the basis for public consultation.
2. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to conduct open houses in each Community Council district of the City and meet with key stakeholders as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (June 19, 2018) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to obtain comments and feedback regarding the proposed policy directions.
3. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back in early 2019 on the findings of the consultation and propose a set of draft Official Plan policy changes pertaining to the proposed policy directions presented in this report.
Origin
Summary
The Official Plan recognizes that land use and transportation are closely linked and must be considered together in order to build a strong, inclusive, functioning city. The Official Plan contains a policy framework which integrates the planning of these areas to achieve its vision and guide the development of the city. As Toronto continues to grow, the demand for travel will also increase. The Plan's existing transportation infrastructure policies are designed to address three prime areas of concern:
- the need to maintain the existing transportation system in a state of good repair;
- the need to make better use of the transportation capacity we already have, particularly by giving priority to streetcars and buses on City roads; and
- the need to protect for the incremental expansion of the rapid transit system as demand justifies and funding becomes available.
The purpose of this report is to seek authorization for public discussion and input on a set of proposed policy directions which would affect a number of the Official Plan’s transportation policies. The proposed policy directions described in this report are the outcome of an inter-divisional and agency review process which commenced as part of the “Feeling Congested?” initiative. The transportation policy directions proposed in this report will, once articulated as policy changes and adopted, complete the transportation component of the Official Plan Review process which began in 2013.
An initial set of policy amendments to a number of transportation policies related to Integration with Land Use; “Complete Streets”; Active Transportation; Auto, Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and Parking; and, Goods Movement was approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in December, 2014 (OPA No. 274) and are now incorporated into the Official Plan. This report addresses the remaining transportation policy areas: (i) the development of the City’s rapid transit network and the complementary enhancement of bus and streetcar services; (ii) the introduction of a Cycling Policy Framework, and (iii) the updating of street-related maps and schedules. It also addresses the emerging area of automated vehicles (AVs) and shared mobility services.
For each of the four policy areas, a discussion of the need to revise, add or delete a policy is presented, along with a description of the existing policy. Proposed policy changes, which would amend the existing policies, will be developed based on these directions for public consultation. The findings of this consultation and a proposed set of draft Official Plan policy changes pertaining to the proposed policy directions presented in this report will be presented to Council in early 2019.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-117516.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/pg/comm/communicationfile-85994.pdf