Halton-Peel Boundary Area Transportation Study
Public Information Centre #2

The Study
The Halton-Peel Boundary Area Transportation Study (HP BATS) is a joint study between the Region of Peel, Halton Region, City of Brampton, Town of Caledon and the Town of Halton Hills to identify a 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. Specific goals and objectives of the HP BATS 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/transit supportive measures.

The Process
This joint study is carried out through an open public process in accordance with the requirements of Phase 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process. The study results can serve as direct input to any subsequent EA studies that may be deemed appropriate. A key component of the study is public consultation at two Public Information Centres (PICs) and two Stakeholder Workshops.

The first PIC was held on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 and presented the problem statement, North-South Transportation Corridor Options and Georgetown-Norval By-Pass Transportation Corridor Options and evaluation criteria for discussion. Feedback received through the first Public Meeting and Stakeholder Workshop was used to develop a final set of Transportation Corridor Options and Recommendations that will be presented at the second PIC. The PIC will display information panels in an “open house” format followed by a presentation by HDR|iTRANS, followed by a facilitated discussion. Following the PIC, further comments are invited for consideration and incorporation into the HP BATS Draft Final Report. Comments will be received until Dec. 4, 2009, and can be sent to the project team listed below, along with any information requests and questions.

Please visit www.Halton-PeelBATS.ca for additional information and for the Feedback report from the first round of Public Consultation.

Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

Revised: Tuesday November 03 2009

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