.DON MILLS CROSSING TRANSPORTATION STUDY

Don Mills Crossing Transportation Study: Phase 1
3. Relevant Policies
This section provides a summary of relevant transportation planning policies and design
guidance providing directions to future mobility objectives in the study area. This section looks
at documents and reports from the City and provincial government.
3.1 Municipal Plans and Policies
Official Plan: The new transportation policies (By-law No. 1009-2014)
adopted by City Council speak to developing mobility systems for future
generations while taking full advantage of existing transit infrastructures
to reduce dependency on vehicles. The Official Plan stresses
the importance of mutually supportive transportation and land use
mixed-use proximity to maximize accessibility
reducing impact on public realm during development process
new "Complete Streets" policies to create a well functioning street
network that is planned and designed to provide safe access and
efficient operation for all street activities and functions, to provide
safe and comfortable pedestrian, cycling and transit facilities and
balancing the competing demands placed upon the use of street
rights-of-way. These objectives are to be applied when streets
are constructed, reconstructed or otherwise improved
The right-of-way of existing key streets and current classification of key
core area streets as per City’s Official Plan network is summarized in
Exhibit 3-2. At the May 6, 2009 Planning and Growth Management
Committee meeting, the committee directed staff to prepare an Official
Plan Amendment to designate the planned right-of-way to 36 metres for
Don Mills Road from Kern Road to Overlea Boulevard and Overlea
Boulevard from Don Mills Road to Millwood Road.
Active Transportation Policies and Guidelines: The recent trends
towards active transportation have generated many guiding policies and
development guidelines to explore and inform this study. Several
documents such as City of Toronto Bike Plan (2001), Toronto Walking
Strategy (2009), Toronto Multi-Use Trail Design Guidelines (2014), City
of Toronto Curb Radii Guidelines (2015), City of Toronto Vehicle Travel
Lane Width Guidelines (2015), City of Toronto Cycling Network Ten Year
Plan (2016), City of Toronto Complete Street Guideline (Ongoing -
2016), NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide (2014) can provide insights
to help identify opportunities and constraints for the study area.
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