- Reviewing the short-term action items identified in the Town's 2010 Master Plan. Then providing an update on the York Region's 2016 TMP and outlining its impacts on the Town.
- Assessing the current transportation network.
- Identifying gaps and opportunities for all travel modes. Including the consideration of provincial, regional, and adjacent municipal plans and emerging transportation trends.
- Meeting the requirements of Phases one and two of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process by assessing current travel conditions; the impacts of growth and defining these issues in a problem and opportunity statement; identifying and evaluating alternative solutions to address the problem and opportunity statement; and selecting a preferred alternative for a sustainable, multimodal transportation network that decreases auto dependency and is accessible to all.
- Reaching out to the public and stakeholders through public engagement process.
- Identifying policies that support the recommended multimodal network.
- Manage travel demand in peak periods. Including Travel Demand Management. Transit-oriented development policies, traffic safety and calming and community-oriented traffic control policies.
- Establishing detailed action, implementation and monitoring plans for transportation network initiatives that are carried through to a “project ready” mode.
- Provide input to the Town's Official Plan and Development Charges Background Study.
The TMP builds on the ideas conveyed in the Sustainable Planning Guidelines report. (developed by Transport Canada and the Transportation Association of Canada). Furthermore, it is supported by the Province of Ontario's Places to Grow Act and adheres to the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process.