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Ide ntifying and Ove r c oming Bar r ie r s to the Imple me ntation of Ac tive tation Polic ie s T r anspor Se pte mbe r 30, 2014

Pro je c t T e a m Dr. Pa ul He ss. De pa rtme nt o f Ge o g ra phy, Unive rsity o f T o ro nto . Princ ipa l I nve stig a to r Na nc y Smith L e a , Dire c to r, T o ro nto Ce ntre fo r Ac tive T ra nspo rta tio n, Cle a n Air Pa rtne rship. Co -I nve stig a to r Re se a rc h Assista nc e : Je a na K la sse n (c o o rdina to r) Asya Bido rdino va T e d Ho rto n

A ste p b a c k to the 60s

Arte ria l Stre e ts

Re se a rc h Ba sis  Pro vinc ia l a nd Munic ipa l Po lic y in the Gre a te r T o ro nto a nd Ha milto n Are a (GT HA) inc lude s the ne e d to suppo rt a c tive tra nspo rta tio n  T ra nspo rta tio n pla nning pro c e sse s a nd g uide line s do no t ne c e ssa rily fa c ilita te the imple me nta tio n o f a c tive tra nspo rta tio n

Ba sic Re se a rc h Que stio n Wha t a re the institutio na l b a rrie rs tha t e xist to ma king b e tte r fa c ilitie s tha t suppo rt a c tive tra nspo rta tio n (AT ) a s pa rt o f the de sig n, c o nstruc tio n a nd re c o nstruc tio n o f ro a dwa ys in the Gre a te r T o ro nto a nd Ha milto n Are a (GT HA)?

Me tho ds  Adviso ry Co mmitte e & I nte rvie ws with E xpe rts  L ite ra ture Re vie w  Ca se Studie s  Ro undta b le Disc ussio ns (F o c us Gro ups)

Adviso ry Co mmitte e   Che a h, L o y, Dire c to r o f T ra nspo rta tio n Sa ne ine ja d, She yda , Pro je c t L e a d, Pub lic Pla nning , Re g io na l Munic ipa lity o f Yo rk Re a lm Se c tio n, T ra nspo rta tio n Se rvic e s, City o f T o ro nto  Gib so n, Ang e la , He a d, Po lic y a nd  Re se a rc h, T ra nspo rta tio n a nd Sc ha de , Me la nie , Asso c ia te , Gro wth Co mmunity Pla nning De pa rtme nt, Po lic y, Onta rio Gro wth Se c re ta ria t Re g io na l Munic ipa lity o f Yo rk  Szta b inski, F re d, T ra nspo rta tio n Pla nne r,  He nde rso n, Bo b , Ma na g e r, Stra te g ic Po lic y a nd Syste ms Pla nning , T ra nspo rta tio n E ng ine e ring , Re g io n o f Me tro linx Wa te rlo o  T o o p, E rin, Re se a rc h F e llo w, Me tro linx  K lo e t, Je re my, Urb a n F e llo w, Pe de stria n Pro je c ts, T ra nspo rta tio n Se rvic e s, City o f  T ruc h, Pe te r, Pre side nt, Ca na dia n I nstitute T o ro nto fo r T ra nspo rta tio n E ng ine e rs (CI T E )  L le we llyn-T ho ma s, K a thle e n, pre vio usly  We stfa ll, Bra m, T e a m L e a de r (Ac ting ), Co mmissio ne r, T ra nspo rta tio n & Po lic y a nd Pla nning Divisio n, Co mmunity Pla nning , Yo rk Re g io n T ra nspo rta tio n Po lic y Bra nc h, Susta ina b le a nd I nno va tive T ra nspo rta tio n Offic e ,  L o , Ja ne t, Pro je c t Offic e r, Pe de stria n Ministry o f T ra nspo rta tio n Pro je c ts, T ra nspo rta tio n Se rvic e s, City o f T o ro nto  Zva nig a , Bruc e , Dire c to r, T ra nspo rta tio n Se rvic e s, City o f Burling to n  O’ Ha ra , Cha rle s, Ma na g e r, Gro wth Po lic y, Onta rio Gro wth Se c re ta ria t

L ite ra ture Re vie w

Ca se Studie s  Blo o r Stre e t, T o ro nto  K ing sto n Ro a d Cliffside , T o ro nto  Pla ins Ro a d, Burling to n  Ra thb urn Ro a d, Mississa ug a  Yo rk Bo ule va rd, Ha milto n

Ra thb urn Ro a d, Mississa ug a

Pla ins Ro a d, Burling to n

Ro undta b le Disc ussio ns (F o c us Gro ups)

Summa ry o f K e y Ba rrie rs & Re c o mme nda tio ns  Polic y:  Ba rrie rs: We a k hig h-le ve l po lic y dire c tio n fo r AT  Re c o mme nda tio ns: Stro ng , dire c t la ng ua g e prio ritizing AT in hig h-le ve l po lic ie s  Munic ipal Class E nvir onme ntal Asse ssme nt Pr oc e ss:  Ba rrie rs: L a c k o f c o nse nsus re g a rding E A inte ntio n fo r AT , inc o nsiste nt use & a c tiva tio n o f sc he dule s  Re c o mme nda tio ns: Se t up wo rking g ro up to stre a mline E A pro c e ss fo r AT & ro a d die ts & mo re rig o ro us pro c e ss fo r re mo ving b ike la ne s & side wa lks

Summa ry o f K e y Ba rrie rs & Re c o mme nda tio ns (c o ntinue d)  Coor dination:  Ba rrie rs: Unc le a r divisio n o f re spo nsib ility & diffe re nt le ve ls o f g o ve rnme nt use diffe re nt de sig n sta nda rds  Re c o mme nda tio ns: Re g io na l stra te g y fo r AT & mo re fle xib ility in pro vinc ia l sta nda rds e spe c ia lly fo r b uilt-o ut munic ipa litie s  F unding:  Ba rrie rs: No c o nsiste nt funding so urc e fo r AT & AT fa c ilitie s b undle d a s pa rt o f la rg e ro a dwa y pro je c ts;  Re c o mme nda tio ns: I nc re a se pro vinc ia l c o mmitme nt & c a rve o ut & sa fe g ua rd funding fo r AT in la rg e pro je c ts

Summa ry o f K e y Ba rrie rs & Re c o mme nda tio ns (c o ntinue d)  Pe r for manc e Me asur e s:  Ba rrie rs: L OS & T I S prio ritize mo to r ve hic le mo ve me nt, ig no re wa lking a nd c yc ling  Re c o mme nda tio ns: Use multi-mo da l L OS; de ve lo p b e tte r me a sure me nt to o ls & pla n fo r “de sire d” # o f mo to r-ve hic le trips, no t “pro je c te d”  Standar ds and Guide line s:  Ba rrie rs: De sig n ma nua ls o rie nte d to mo to r ve hic le s  Re c o mme nda tio ns: Upda te d de sig n g uide line s a nd sta nda rds fo r urb a n stre e ts tha t inc o rpo ra te b e st AT pra c tic e & e sta b lish ne w tra ining fo r pra c titio ne rs

Clo sing disc ussio n  Are the b a rrie rs to imple me nting a c tive tra nspo rta tio n in the GT HA simila r in yo ur c o mmunity/ pra c tic e ?  Ho w ha ve yo u suc c e ssfully tra nsla te d hig h-le ve l po lic ie s a b o ut a c tive tra nspo rta tio n into pra c tic e a nd o n-the -g ro und imple me nta tio n?  Wha t de sig n g uide line s do yo u use in yo ur pra c tic e a nd wha t a re the ir limita tio ns a nd stre ng ths?