Transportation Master Plan Update

As a result of the declared State of Emergency and unrest in the City of Ottawa, the TMP Open House originally scheduled for February 15^th was postponed.

The TMP is an important document that will guide our transportation decisions and networks to 2046 and the public requires ample time to engage on these significant policies and projects. As a result, the City will be delaying the original approval date for Part 1 of the TMP from Q2 2022 to Q1 2023. This will allow staff sufficient time to complete consultation and review all feedback. This timeline also ensures we do not engage the public during the Municipal Blackout Period.

As a next step, the Public Open House has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 29^th at 6:30 p.m. Those who still wish to register can do so here.

Residents are encouraged to submit their questions ahead of time and can do so here. Please note that questions submitted for the previous meeting have been noted and do not need to be resubmitted.

The surveys and online tools will remain open until April 5^th, and the TMP team will continue to review all comments and submissions received.

The public is invited to provide feedback on the close to 70 proposed transportation-related policies to be included in Part 1 of the TMP.

The full draft document can be found below:

Transportation Master Plan

Proposed policies include, among others, policies to:

• build a clean and sustainable transportation system;
• create a more equitable transportation system;
• use transportation to support the city we want to build;
• maximize walkability;
• develop a great cycling city;
• expand and improve transit city-wide;
• provide safe, multimodal streets;
• manage the curb, parking, and the movement of goods; and,
• advance transportation demand manage.

These draft policies - developed in line with the Official Plan, and the new realities of our growing city - will guide our transportation decisions and networks to 2046 and help Ottawa fulfill its vision of becoming the most liveable mid-sized city in North America.

The public is encouraged to review the draft policies and complete the surveys by February 18, 2022. Residents can also provide feedback directly by emailing tmpupdate@ottawa.ca. The Phase 3 consultation strategy will also include a Public Open House to be scheduled for early in 2022. Please say tuned for more details.

Residents are also invited to learn more and provide feedback on Active Transportation candidate projects and the proposed rural network. Find more information here.

Residents are invited to use our online engagement tool (closed) to provide feedback on the pedestrian and cycling projects that are proposed for implementation from 2023 onwards.

Projects may add or upgrade facilities such as sidewalks, multi-use pathways, bike lanes, cycle tracks or street crossings to address critical missing links in the City’s active transportation networks. Candidate projects are in addition to facilities that will be delivered through road resurfacing, road construction, rapid transit projects, and other planned works. Active transportation candidate projects were informed by public consultation, Councillor input on priorities, and a network review using a policy lens. You can find out more about how the candidate projects were selected here.

The City is also looking for feedback on a proposed network of paved shoulders to be added to rural roads at the time of resurfacing. If you walk or bike on roads in Ottawa’s rural areas, we encourage you to view the map and add comments to let us know what you think. You can find more about how the proposal rural network was developed here.

For more information please email tmpupdate@ottawa.ca

NOTE: The April 2022 draft proposals for the rural active transportation network and future active transportation projects can be found on GeoOttawa under the Cycling or Pedestrian Plan layers, ‘Draft 2023 Transportation Master Plan

Thank you for your interest in the draft TMP policies. The TMP is a complex document. In order to facilitate your feedback, we have created a series of one-pagers on the key topics we heard in our engagements so far.

Each paper is listed below and you can select the topics of interest to you or go through them all.

If you have any questions or would like to provide general comments, you can always do so through tmpupdate@ottawa.ca.

Residents have until February 18th to complete the surveys.

For more information on how the draft TMP aligns with the Healthy Streets approach please read more here.

The TMP policy document has been developed in line with the New Official Plan, and the new realities of our growing city. The document will guide our transportation decisions and networks to 2046 and help Ottawa fulfill its vision of becoming the most liveable mid-sized city in North America.

Please read this FAQ to see if it answers your questions. If you have a question that has not been answered below you can email it to tmpupdate@ottawa.ca

In developing the TMP, it is important to consider the relationship between transportation and climate change – one of the most pressing issues of our time. As a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the transportation sector has a key role to play in reducing climate change. It is also vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. As such, measures to improve resiliency must be considered in the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.

The Climate Change and Transportation Planning discussion paper explores the relationship between transportation and climate change, including various strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

You can view the discussion paper here.

Please share your feedback and comments by sending an email to TMPUpdate@ottawa.ca.

A summary of the results of the second phase of public engagement on the TMP Update, including the Active Transportation Plan online activity, is now posted. Both summary reports are available for viewing in the Document library section of the website

Thank you to all participants that responded to the survey. Results of the survey will be posted in the coming months.

Thank you to all participants that responded to the survey. Results of the survey will be posted later this year.

The questionnaire included questions on the focus areas and network principles that will shape Ottawa’s new Active Transportation Plan, an updated plan that will combine the Ottawa Cycling Plan and the Ottawa Pedestrian Plan into one, and guide the policies and actions for the development of the city’s pedestrian and cycling network.

View this video and look at our digital display boards to learn more about the topics discussed in the questionnaire.

Ottawa’s updated Active Transportation (AT) Plan will combine the Ottawa Pedestrian Plan and the Ottawa Cycling Plan into one.

Until October 23, use the online mapping activity to help shape the AT Plan by sharing your thoughts on:

• The missing links in the walking and cycling network - to help identify possible cycling and pedestrian projects;

• The criteria that will be used to rank possible projects for short- or long-term implementation; and,

• Proposed design principles - how to create the right level of separation between cyclists, pedestrians and motorized vehicles based on where the networks are located and the roads around them.

View this video and look at our digital display boards to learn more about these topics.