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8. Ensure that developments with residential or other noise-sensitive land uses near
existing and proposed transportation corridors conform to the Environmental Noise
Control Guidelines.
9. Examine the noise impacts of major modifications to arterial or major collector roads
and transit corridors, and identify attenuation requirements in accordance with the
Environmental Noise Control Guidelines.
10. Apply the process set out in the Environmental Noise Control Guidelines for Noise-
Sensitive Developments Adjacent to Existing Roads and Rapid Transit Facilities when
occupants raise concerns related to noise.
3.7 Managing and Maintaining Assets
The estimated replacement value of the City’s transportation infrastructure — including roads,
bridges, walkways and rapid transit facilities — is 9.5 billion. These assets are continuously
deteriorating, and will eventually require rehabilitation or replacement. With limited budgets and
increasing demands on the transportation network, the City is challenged to manage its assets in a
way that minimizes total life-cycle costs and sustains expected levels of service.
Asset management services include condition management and the programming of reinvestment
and renewal activities, as well as the control of activities such as road cuts (required to access
underground services) to preserve the physical integrity of infrastructure. Effective asset
management minimizes the cost of maintaining, repairing and replacing each asset over its entire
life, while enabling infrastructure to support increased levels of use as the community grows.
Infrastructure maintenance services are delivered to paved or surface-treated roads, gravel roads,
sidewalks and pathways, bridges and the Transitway. They include asphalt and concrete repairs,
winter snow and ice control, and sweeping and litter control. Maintenance services play an
essential role in infrastructure management, helping to reduce life-cycle costs while they improve
safety, sustain desired levels of service and protect the natural environment.
Maintenance services must integrate the consideration of public expectations, budgetary
constraints and best practices in risk management. Their effective and efficient delivery depends
on the manner in which the transportation system is designed and built, and can be aided or
hindered by infrastructure design, traffic management measures and landscaping features. The
City’s maintenance service level standards, which define the extent and timing of related
activities, are currently being harmonized and are categorized into the following groups:
• “Public safety” services and standards — Those that impact the safety of pedestrians,
cyclists and vehicles. Road maintenance standards for snow clearance, potholes and road
cracks, regulatory signs and streetlights are required to comply with the Minimum
Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways as defined by the Municipal Act
• “Infrastructure preservation” services and standards — Those that reflect the City’s need
to protect capital assets, and that are financially justified by life-cycle cost impacts
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