Action: Assess
transportation network
elements for flood risk
and other resilience
concerns, and implement
elevation/protection
improvements in
conjunction with land use
reform.
Action: Review findings
from the CHAP in
relation to heat island
and determine areas in
the City that are most
impacted and focus bus
shelter improvements in
those areas.
Action: Integrate
resilience into existing
asset management and
capital planning.
Recommendation 1
Develop metrics/guidelines
that can be used to assess
the resilience of existing
transportation infrastructure
and inform the planning of
investments in transportation
infrastructure.
Recommendation 2
As part of capital planning, create
a resilience score for future
projects to improve the resilience
of new infrastructure based on
impact of future climate hazards.
Action: Promote
neighborhood level
planning that encourages
alternative methods of
transportation.
Recommendation 1
When building new developments
focus on creating a sense of place
and alert drivers to the presence
of non-motorised users.
Recommendation 2
Implement “slow street”
measures and traffic calming
designs to encourage cars to
share the road with pedestrians
and bicyclists.
Comprehensive Master Plan
Mobility and Transit
Action: Update land use
regulations for large real
estate developments to
include mitigation aimed
at reducing the number of
vehicle trips generated.
Recommendation 1
Mitigation efforts may include
building transit shelters,
expanding the nearby sidewalks
or bicycle facilities, increasing
the bicycle parking, limiting the
number of on-site parking spaces,
charging for parking spaces, tree
planting, or more.
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