Caledon Transportation - Needs Study
As the most northerly of three area municipalities
within the Regional Municipality of Peel and a distinct
rural area, the Town of Caledon is under increasing
pressure from population and employment growth in Caledon
and the surrounding Counties and Regions. Over the next
20 years the Town is expected to realize significant
growth (from a population of 51,000 to a population
of 84,000). Given this growth and current traffic levels
there is pressure to review the local and regional roads
and highway corridors to determine the best ways to
serve the growing inter-regional traffic.
The Caledon Transportation Needs Study is being undertaken
jointly by the Town of Caledon and the Region of Peel.
The goals of the study are:
- to develop an effective, efficient and coordinated
transportation strategy that provides an appropriate
network and hierarchy of roads to service existing
and future land use patterns, and
- to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of
people and goods within and through the Town of Caledon.
Some of the issues that are addressed in the study
include:
- Overall transportation infrastructure and services
needed to support the existing and projected population
and employment growth to the year 2031
- Inter-regional travel demands, including traffic
composition and volumes, and travel patterns
- The role and function of the existing and future
road network
- The protection of transportation corridors to meet
the existing and future needs
- The need for public/private transit service, as
warranted by economic feasibility and service demand
The study was completed in September, 2004.
The full report is available, on request, from Eric
Chan, Transportation Planner.
Summary of findings:
- Roads in Caledon have to accommodate an unusually
high proportion of through trips
- Currently 42% of peak period auto trips are long
idstance trips that pass directly through Caledon
Summary of recommendations:
- The study has recommended specific transportation
corridors needs in Caledon road network
- Other options such as public transit system services
and travel demand management have been explored
- There is no urgency for the Province to complete
the Highway extension projects in the northern Peel
vicinity to improve through traffic in Caledon
For further information contact Murray
McLeod, Transportation Manager.
Revised:
Thursday July 26 2007
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