Mississauga Transit and Road Infrastructure Plan Public Open House #3

About the Transit and Road Infrastructure Plan

The Transportation Vision for Mississauga

Through the Mississauga Transportation Master Plan (TMP), a transportation vision statement for the city was identified.

In Mississauga, everyone and everything will have the freedom to move safely, easily, and efficiently to anywhere at any time.

The Transit and Road Infrastructure Plan (TRIP) is one of a series of mode-specific plans the City is undertaking to plan for an integrated transportation system to meet the needs of Mississauga’s residents, workers and visitors today and in the future.

TRIP Study Process

This study is being conducted in accordance with the requirements described in Approach #1 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Process (Municipal Engineers Association June 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011 and 2015). The Master Plan process will satisfy Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Municipal Class EA process - to identify the Problem and Opportunity, and to identify and evaluate Alternative Solutions to the Problem and Opportunity, respectively.

Direction and Opportunity

Alternative Solutions

Preferred Plan

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Public Information Centre #2

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Final Report

How TRIP aligns with other City Plans and Projects

Find out more about these
studies on the City’s website.

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The Transit and Road Infrastructure Plan is one of several transportation planning studies that will guide the direction of the future transportation system.

The City’s Official Plan provides policies that guide and direct the physical change of the city. We’re reviewing the existing Official Plan to ensure it reflects the changing needs, opportunities and aspirations of our city.

The Mississauga Transportation Master Plan provides overarching guidance on the future of transportation in Mississauga and specifically calls for mode specific infrastructure plans such as this TRIP study.

The City of Mississauga has adopted Vision Zero, an approach to transportation that sets a vision for zero fatal or injury-causing collisions.

The City’s Climate Change Action Plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. As transportation is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, the City supports efforts to shift travellers to lower-emission modes, such as transit, cycling and walking.

Engagement Summary

Public Engagement

Over the course of the study, we have sought input from the community through various methods:

Study website at: yoursay.mississauga.ca/transit-and-road-infrastructure-plan
Public Open House sessions

Virtual: November 30 to December 20, 2020
Virtual: June 6 to 27, 2022
Virtual: May 23 to June 12, 2023
In-person: May 23, 20023, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Mississauga City Hall

Outreach to community stakeholders and neighbourhood associations in February 2021.
Meetings with Technical Agencies in February 2021, April 2022, and April 2023.

What We’ve Heard

Road widenings should be discouraged unless they are for cycling infrastructure or transit priority lanes.

A strong and efficient public transit system is integral to support business and its workers.

Bus connections and bus frequency needs to be improved to see a shift from travel by cars to travel by transit.

A greater emphasis should be placed on moving the highest number of people, not cars, as efficiently and safely as possible

The road network and transit priority network must work together to achieve the objectives of the plan.

Lane reduction and road diets need to be a priority. Six-lane roads encourage speeding and reckless driving.

More emphasis on connectivity within the network is needed.

The road network should also reflect the needs of goods movement in the broader region.

Needs and Opportunities

Alternative Solutions

Seven alternative solutions were identified to address the needs and opportunities.

Transit-focused Solutions

1. Higher-order transit corridors with bus-only lanes.

Source: Dundas BRT TPAP, Metrolinx/Mississauga

2.Transit priority measures such as queue jump lanes for buses at intersections.

Road-focused Solutions

3. High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes shared by carpools and buses.

4.New roads or wider roads with additional travel lanes.

5.Road diets where part of the existing roadway width is reallocated for other uses such as bicycle lanes, sidewalks, patios or parklets.

Aquitane Ave Safety Improvements Pilot Project graph

Network Solutions

6. Traffic system management to monitor and improve traffic flow, including transit signal priority.

7. Travel demand management programming to promote commuting by transit, carpools, etc.

Evaluation Criteria

The alternative solutions were evaluated against the following criteria:

Vision: aligns with TMP vision and study directions:

Make sustainable modes more attractive
Address gaps, prioritize transit and goods movement
Implement more Transit Priority Corridors
Improve transportation equity
Support Vision Zero (Road Safety)
Provide connected system and access to hubs

Mobility Impacts: how well the network performs, available network capacity, reductions in delays

Community Impacts: supports community health and active lifestyles, provides transportation equity

Economic Impacts: supports businesses, provides reliable goods movement

Environmental Impacts: minimizes impacts to the natural environment (e.g., woodlands, rivers), minimizes impacts to cultural heritage features (e.g., historic buildings, cemeteries).

Financial Impact: minimizes capital costs, minimizes on-going operations and maintenance costs

Road Diets

What are Road Diets?

A road diet re-purposes roadway space for other non-vehicle uses and users. It prioritizes the public realm, benefiting pedestrians and cyclists.

Improved cycling facilities

Improved pedestrian realm

Improved road safety

A common road diet example is the conversion of a 4-lane road to a 3-lane road as shown below.

Before Road Diet

After Road Diet

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Potential Road Diet Locations

Mississauga’s road network was reviewed to identify locations where a road diet could be considered. Ideal candidate corridors provide access to adjacent lands, served community uses, and have high potential for pedestrian and cyclist activity.

Potential locations for further study include:

Aquitane Avenue
Argentia Road
Battleford Road
Central Parkway
Erin Centre Boulevard
Erindale Station Road
Glen Erin Drive
Rathburn Road
Ridgeway Drive
The Collegeway
Thomas Street

Rail Grade Separation

As Mississauga continues to grow, increased auto traffic and train volumes will raise safety concerns at at-grade locations.

All existing at-grade crossing locations in Mississauga have been assessed to identify opportunities for potential rail grade separation. Factors considered include forecasted vehicular traffic, future trains, and surrounding land use.

At-grade rail crossing

Grade separated rail crossing

Recommendations for At-Grade Rail Crossings

Transit Priority

Transit Priority Types

Three transit priority categories were defined for the future transit network. Examples of each type of transit priority are shown below.

Category	Description	Example Improvement
1	Dedicated Lanes	Dedicated transit lane
2	Enhanced Corridor Improvements	HOV / transit lanes
3	Intersection Improvements	Queue jump lanes

1. Dedicated Lane

Example: Dundas BRT

Source: Dundas BRT TPAP, Metrolinx/Mississauga

Example: RapidTO Eglinton East

2. HOV / Transit Lane

Example: Dundas Street East

3. Queue Jump Lane.

Example: Dundas Street West

Recommended Network – Transit

The recommended transit network includes:

64 km of dedicated bus lanes
37 km of enhanced transit corridors
120% increase in ridership by 2041 (from 2016)

Recommended Network – Road

The recommended transit network includes:

30 km of new or expanded roadways
Four new crossings of major barriers
Road expansions to accommodate recommended transit network
Up to 31 km of road diets

Achieving the Plan

Aligning Transportation and Land Use

Mississauga’s past growth has helped shape the transportation system that exists today. The new growth that is planned for Mississauga in the upcoming decades provides an opportunity for the City to better align land use and transportation planning through the following actions:

Supporting policies that advance transit-oriented development.
Encouraging infill development and compact land uses in new growth areas.
Conducting Secondary Plan, Transportation Master Plan, or high-level MTSA studies to guide the implementation of well-connected transportation systems to support growth areas.
Ensuring a complete streets approach in the design of new streets and retrofitting existing streets.
Exploring opportunities to integrate emerging mobility options in new development and in existing streets.

Achieving the Plan (continued)

Promoting Sustainable Modes

Intensification and redevelopment provides the City with opportunities to develop communities that are well supported by transit, walking, and cycling through the following actions:

Addressing network and crossing gaps in the pedestrian network as identified in the Mississauga Pedestrian Master Plan, prioritizing connections to transit.
Constructing new cycling facilities and upgrading existing cycling facilities as identified in the Mississauga Cycling Master Plan.
Implementing transit priority measures to improve transit operations along corridors and at intersections as presented in the Recommended Transit Network.

Working with Metrolinx, Brampton Transit, Toronto Transit Commission, and Oakville Transit to provide seamless transit service across municipal boundaries.

Requiring all new development in the City’s growth areas to have a travel demand management (TDM) plan that follows the City’s TDM Strategy and Implementation Plan to promote more efficient use of the transportation system

Pedestrian Master Plan

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Cycling Master Plan

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Achieving the Plan (continued)

Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change

The City of Mississauga has already begun to feel the impacts of climate change, including increased seasonal flooding, extreme rainfall, ice storms, and record-breaking summer temperatures. Transportation-related actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change include:

Supporting sustainable transportation modes such as walking, cycling and transit by integrating the future road and transit networks with the City’s cycling and pedestrian networks.
Investing in transit infrastructure and frequent transit service to provide improved access to high-quality transit service.
Adopting zero emission vehicles for transit and city fleet and develop a strategy to accelerate the adoption of zero emission vehicles in the community.
Working with industry and businesses to adopt lower-emission vehicles in the goods movement sector.
Applying Low Impact Development (LID) practices and green infrastructure to manage stormwater run-off.
Designing for climate impacts such as heat waves, heavy rainfalls, wind storms, and extreme cold when constructing or replacing transportation infrastructure.