Urban Design Guidelines - Town of Caledon

1.6 Road NetworkBolton’s road network lacks connectivity. King Street isthe only east-west through street, and Coleraine Drive,Regional Road 50 and Albion-Vaughan Road are theonly north-south connections. Similarly, the pattern ofresidential streets has been laid out in clusters and lackscontinuity, and in the industrial area the road patternis incomplete. The reasons for the current road layoutappear to be:■The steep slopes of the Humber River valley;QUEEN STREET, Use of the Public Right-Of-Way15■The railway, which requires the construction ofbridges or underpasses;■The land ownership, especially in the southern partof the industrial area; and■ The suburban type of street network design whichminimizes the number of connections between localand arterial roads.One of the biggest challenges to the creation of a safeand comfortable pedestrian environment along RegionalRoad 50/Queen Street is the high level of vehicular traffic.This is especially evident in the historic core where theambient noise makes it difficult to carry a conversation.Ways to improve the current conditions are discussedunder “Transportation and Transit.”REGIONAL ROAD 50, Use of the Public Right-Of-WayURBAN DESIGN CONTEXTFINAL Bolton CIP Urban Design Guidelines | April 2009