Integrated Mobility Plan

The Future of Mobility in Burlington

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Thank you to all those who joined us for this virtual panel discussion with industry leaders where we explored:

• the future of mobility, 
• opportunities and challenges related to public health and the environment, 
• social impacts of transportation, and 
• how planning for a multi-modal transportation network will shape how we’ll get around over the next 25 years.  

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
7 to 9 p.m. 

Panel Participants

Moderator: Mary Rowe, President and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute 

Panelists: 

• Dr. Dianne Saxe, Environmental and Climate Lawyer 
• Dr. Ahmed El-Geneidy, Professor, School of Urban Planning, McGill University
• Nancy Smith Lea, Director, The Centre for Active Transportation 
• Todd Litman, Founder and Executive Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute 

Over the next 25 years, the City of Burlington is going to grow in its urban areas.

With Burlington’s population already over 189,000 and expected to continue to grow, the city is planning for future population growth including how people will move throughout the city.

Over the last 30 years, Burlington's transportation network has accommodated growth by building more roadways. This strategy is no longer sustainable. The city does not have the space to build new roadways and the financial cost to maintain a larger network of roads is significant.

A 21^st century city is built around a different transportation model, one designed to provide people of all ages and abilities with more travel choices for things like walking, cycling and transit.

Burlington's Integrated Mobility Plan

Work on Burlington's Integrated Mobility Plan is now underway. The plan will be built around eight pillars which, when implemented, will result in a new era of transportation that:

• Provides a wide range of options for getting around regardless of age, means or ability, including walking, cycling, public transit and automobiles

• Uses compact modes of travel like buses, bicycles and walking to efficiently move larger number of people

• Is well connected to transportation systems in surrounding regions

• Offers fast, reliable and more frequent transit

• Features improved facilities and safety for cyclists and pedestrians

Align Land Use and Transportation

• Ensure land use planning and transportation planning are aligned.
• Develop appropriate policy to support walking, cycling and transit.
• Create complete and compact communities, which support the City's transportation and corporate goals.
• Focused growth which aligns with transportation infrastructure.
• Shape future development which will provide mobility choice.

Connected Mobility

• Develop a connected transportation network across many modes.
• Provide mobility choice and equitable access.
• Develop and create complete streets.

Healthy and Safe

• Safe, comfortable and convenient transportation choices.
• Recognize and plan for the needs of different users.
• Prioritize the safety of vulnerable users.
• Plan, design and maintain the City's transportation infrastructure for safer streets.
• Emphasis on school travel.

Moving People Efficiently

• Focus on moving people, rather than vehicles.
• Increase the connectivity of the City's travel network.
• Improve the reliability of travel time in Burlington.
• Optimize our network for efficiency across all modes.
• Manage the ROW (Right of Way).

Managing Congestion

• Maximize the capacity and utilization of our existing infrastructure.
• Ensure traffic operations across all agencies (MTO/Region/Municipal) are connected
• Real-time responsiveness.
• Building resiliency in our transportation network.
• Improve TDM (Transportation Demand Management) use.
• Assess and implement new and emerging trends and technologies.

Sustainability

• Develop compact and connected communities.
• Support environmentally responsible mode choices.
• Reduce transportation environmental impacts in Burlington.
• Place an emphasis on addressing the first mile/last mile challenges.

Affordability

• Achieve the best value for our investments.
• Reallocate funding to reflect our priorities in mobility.
• Promote economic prosperity through an efficient transportation network.
• Well managed infrastructure.

Innovation and Integration

• Recognize there are no “one-size-fits-all” solutions, and context sensitivity is required.
• Draw inspiration and solutions from other communities.
• Study, assess and integrate new trends in technology to aid in mobility.
• Better integration of decision making in our transportation network.