| Brief
Description |
The
purpose of this Study is to evaluate long range
strategic inter-regional road and transit improvements
in the western Durham, northeastern Toronto and
southeastern York areas and identify infrastructure
investments required to address the needs.
Key goals of the study
are to:·
- Understand the
implications of the Provincial Growth Plan, Seaton
and the potential airport on the transportation
network;
- Identify future
travel demand needs;
- Investigate a full
range of road, transit, high occupancy vehicle,
and other responses, and develop integrated land
use and transit network scenarios to address the
demands;
- Identify auto,
transit, travel demand management and
transportation systems management modal share
targets for Central Pickering;
- Identify transit
-first opportunities to encourage a more
transit-oriented community;
- Identify policies
that are required to ensure that the "transit
first" policy objectives are achieved;
- Identify early
transportation initiatives that are needed to
allow development to proceed; and
- Identify key
projects and jurisdictional responsibilities to
move forward.
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