Active Transportation Master Plan

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In April 2022, the Town of Caledon began an Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP) with a focus on promoting active transportation, trail development, and utilization to create a livable and sustainable community today and for years to come. The plan provides the necessary framework to develop and manage a more physically active transportation community in a cost-effective manner that will connect, integrate, enhance and expand on our existing facilities.

To this end, the Town has initiated the ATMP, and a comprehensive review of its pedestrian, cycling and trail-related policies and plans will be completed. The ATMP will identify a network of year-round active transportation features that will be safe and comfortable for all ages and abilities of people walking and cycling.

Future Caledon: Our Official Plan was adopted by Council on March 26, 2024.

On June 25th, 2024 Council approved the adoption of the Town of Caledon’s Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP) – a long range policy framework that guides the planning, design and implementation of walking, cycling, and trail facilities. A product of two years of consultation with the public, Caledon Active Transportation Task Force members, stakeholders and all levels of government, the ATMP includes recommendations for over 400 km of new active transportation facilities and more than 40 new policy and programming initiatives. As a Bicycle Friendly Community, the ATMP framework and directions will make Caledon a leader in active transportation by providing all residents opportunities for a high quality of life and active living by ensuring that cycling and walking are convenient, comfortable, and sustainable modes of transportation for all ages, abilities and trip purpose and that all villages and urban centres are connected through a balanced network of on-road, on-boulevard and off-road safe facilities.

The full Report and Notice of Study Completion are provided below:

What is Active Transportation?

Active transportation is any form of human-powered transportation, including walking, cycling, inline-skating, skateboarding, and moving with mobility devices. It is about getting to work or school, going shopping, running errands, visiting friends and family, or other trips by walking, biking, and rolling. An active transportation network includes sidewalks, multi-use trails and paths, crosswalks, on-road and on-boulevard cycling facilities, and off-road trails.

There are many benefits of active transportation:

  • Transportation: improve safety, reduce congestion, and increase access and transportation choice
  • Environment: improve air quality and contribute to vibrant communities
  • Health: increase physical activity and reduce chronic disease
  • Economy: reduce household travel costs, and support local business

Active Transportation Master Plan Objectives

The Active Transportation Master Plan will:

  1. Capture a vision for the future of accessible, safe, and connected active transportation throughout the Town of Caledon.
  2. Identify system and connection gaps in the existing active transportation network.
  3. Identify and prioritize the implementation of a trails system, routes and facilities to support a network of active transportation opportunities for people of all ages and abilities.
  4. Build on the Multi-Modal Transportation Master Plan by using the latest approaches to active transportation planning.
  5. Reflect the unique character and values of the Town of Caledon through engagement and outreach with the community.

Community Engagement

Public engagement and consultation with Stakeholders are the integral part of the ATMP and to this end, the Town started a robust community engagement process that will inform our Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP). Gathering public and stakeholders’ input will help us better understand the current barriers to, and opportunities for, active transportation throughout Caledon.

Your insights will be collected will be considered as the ATMP is created and will inform investments in both cycling and pedestrian infrastructure throughout the Town. The ATMP will support broader Town goals of creating healthier and more sustainable communities and a vibrant local economy.

Study Timeline

In April 2022, the Town of Caledon began an Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP) with a focus on promoting active transportation, trail development, and utilization to create a livable and sustainable community today and for years to come. The plan provides the necessary framework to develop and manage a more physically active transportation community in a cost-effective manner that will connect, integrate, enhance and expand on our existing facilities.

To this end, the Town has initiated the ATMP, and a comprehensive review of its pedestrian, cycling and trail-related policies and plans will be completed. The ATMP will identify a network of year-round active transportation features that will be safe and comfortable for all ages and abilities of people walking and cycling.

Future Caledon: Our Official Plan was adopted by Council on March 26, 2024.

On June 25th, 2024 Council approved the adoption of the Town of Caledon’s Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP) – a long range policy framework that guides the planning, design and implementation of walking, cycling, and trail facilities. A product of two years of consultation with the public, Caledon Active Transportation Task Force members, stakeholders and all levels of government, the ATMP includes recommendations for over 400 km of new active transportation facilities and more than 40 new policy and programming initiatives. As a Bicycle Friendly Community, the ATMP framework and directions will make Caledon a leader in active transportation by providing all residents opportunities for a high quality of life and active living by ensuring that cycling and walking are convenient, comfortable, and sustainable modes of transportation for all ages, abilities and trip purpose and that all villages and urban centres are connected through a balanced network of on-road, on-boulevard and off-road safe facilities.

The full Report and Notice of Study Completion are provided below:

What is Active Transportation?

Active transportation is any form of human-powered transportation, including walking, cycling, inline-skating, skateboarding, and moving with mobility devices. It is about getting to work or school, going shopping, running errands, visiting friends and family, or other trips by walking, biking, and rolling. An active transportation network includes sidewalks, multi-use trails and paths, crosswalks, on-road and on-boulevard cycling facilities, and off-road trails.

There are many benefits of active transportation:

  • Transportation: improve safety, reduce congestion, and increase access and transportation choice
  • Environment: improve air quality and contribute to vibrant communities
  • Health: increase physical activity and reduce chronic disease
  • Economy: reduce household travel costs, and support local business

Active Transportation Master Plan Objectives

The Active Transportation Master Plan will:

  1. Capture a vision for the future of accessible, safe, and connected active transportation throughout the Town of Caledon.
  2. Identify system and connection gaps in the existing active transportation network.
  3. Identify and prioritize the implementation of a trails system, routes and facilities to support a network of active transportation opportunities for people of all ages and abilities.
  4. Build on the Multi-Modal Transportation Master Plan by using the latest approaches to active transportation planning.
  5. Reflect the unique character and values of the Town of Caledon through engagement and outreach with the community.

Community Engagement

Public engagement and consultation with Stakeholders are the integral part of the ATMP and to this end, the Town started a robust community engagement process that will inform our Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP). Gathering public and stakeholders’ input will help us better understand the current barriers to, and opportunities for, active transportation throughout Caledon.

Your insights will be collected will be considered as the ATMP is created and will inform investments in both cycling and pedestrian infrastructure throughout the Town. The ATMP will support broader Town goals of creating healthier and more sustainable communities and a vibrant local economy.

Study Timeline

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