Notice of Public Information Centre #1

Halton-Peel Boundary Area Transportation Study

The Halton-Peel Boundary Area Transportation Study is a joint study between the Region of Peel, Halton Region, City of Brampton, Town of Caledon and the Town of Halton Hills. The study was suspended until July 2009. It has been reinitiated to carry on with the identification of the long-term (2021 and 2031) transportation network required to support provincial and inter-municipal planning goals, and to serve future transportation demands within the Study Area (see map).

Specific goals and objectives of the Halton-Peel Boundary Area Transportation Study are:

• Support current and future municipal planning objectives by providing transportation capacity to accommodate future travel demands generated by planned growth in west Brampton and Halton Hills.
• Develop a co-ordinated interconnected roadway network system along the Halton-Peel boundary.
• Identify opportunities for transportation mode choices, including public transit, carpooling/vanpooling and High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes across the study area.
• Identify solutions to serve long-distance truck traffic travelling in the Study Area between Halton Region and Peel Region.
• Identify improvements that will serve inter-regional traffic including longer-distance, cross-boundary traffic from Halton Region (and areas west of Halton Region), travelling through west Brampton and southwest Caledon to destinations to the south and east in Peel Region, York Region and Toronto.
• Review the potential to improve connections with the existing provincial 400-series highway network and possible future provincial transportation facilities including the GTA West Corridor Planning and Environmental Assessment Study.
• Explore opportunities to reduce dependency on the automobile through Travel Demand Management (TDM)/transit supportive measures.

This joint study will be carried out through an open public process under the guidelines of Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process (MEA, 2000). A key component of the study will be consultation with the general public and other stakeholders through Public Information Centres (PICs) and stakeholder group workshops.

Members of the public are invited to attend the first PIC on Sept. 24, 2009. The purpose of the first PIC will be to introduce the study, present preliminary study findings and recommendations, and facilitate discussion and solicit feedback for input to the selection of the preferred alternative. Please take this opportunity to make comments, identify issues and provide additional information:

Following the PIC, further comments are invited for consideration and incorporation into the study. Comments will be received until Oct. 9, 2009 and can be sent to the project team members listed below, along with any other information requests or questions.

Visit www.Halton-PeelBATS.ca for more information.