The City of Brampton is updating the current 2015 Transportation Master Plan. The revised Mobility Plan will guide City investment in transportation infrastructure over the coming years. The Plan will move the City towards the 2040 Vision to be “a mosaic of safe, integrated transportation choices and new modes, contributing to civic sustainability, and emphasizing walking, cycling, and transit.”
Did You Know?
- Transportation trips in Brampton nearly doubled from 1996 to 2015 from 480,000 to 880,000,
- Travel to and from work represents 64.8% of all travel trips in the City,
- 78% of Brampton’s transportation trips end in either Brampton or Mississauga. Only 22% travel outside of Peel Region!
- For work only trips 62% end in either Brampton or Mississauga while only 38% travel to areas outside of Peel Region.
- Currently 86% of travel trips are made by personal vehicle, (car, SUV, pick-up, etc), while only 14% use walking, cycling or transit.
- 48% (426,000) of these trips are short trips of less than 5 kilometers. Only 13% of these short trips are made by active modes, (walking, cycling).
- Only 1% of trips between 3 and 5 kilometers are made by active modes.
- A 5km bike ride takes less than 20 minutes.
- Shifting even a portion of these short trips to active modes could take about 100,000 cars off the roads in Brampton each day. Imagine what that would do for pollution and traffic congestion!
Source: 2016 Transportation Tomorrow Survey
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To help encourage more active travel, the Mobility Plan will be based on seven guiding principles endorsed by Council in 2021:
- Enhance mobility and travel options for people and goods,
- Sustainable, seamless & integrated mobility network that connects people to places and moves goods to market,
- Advance multi-modal transportation equity,
- Prioritize infrastructure decisions to ‘complete streets’, balancing the needs of all road users including pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, of all ages and abilities,
- Integrate transportation and land-use planning,
- Mobility solutions that support compact, high density, mixed land use in strategic centres connected by transit and active transportation networks,
- Protect public health & safety,
- Embrace Vision Zero objectives to eliminate collision fatalities and serious injuries,
- Enhance attractiveness, livability and well-being of the community,
- Improve environmental sustainability,
- Manage travel demand to reduce car travel and increase sustainable transportation trips,
- Leverage technology,
- Plan for the future of mobility and the impacts of new travel technologies,
- Emphasize Community Engagement & Collaboration,
- Engage citizens in addressing mobility issues to support the 2040 Vision.
Find out more and have your say
Come out and meet the City’s team at the Brampton Farmers’ Market. Location: Main Street South
Date: September 28, 2024 and October 5, 2024
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
In-Person Public Open Houses
Drop by to learn more about the Brampton Mobility Plan and share your ideas about transportation in our growing city.
Shoppers World (Winners Court), 499 Main Street South
Date: Tuesday October 1, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Bramalea City Centre (Hudson’s Bay Court), 25 Peel Centre Dr
Date: Thursday October 3, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Online Open House Materials and Survey
Date: September 30 to October 14, 2024
Website: www.brampton.ca/mobilityplan
Contact Us
Please contact the study team below if you have any questions.
Richa Dave, MCIP, RPP
Project Manager
City of Brampton
2 Wellington St. W., Brampton, ON L6Y 4R2
T: 905-874-3491
E: mobilityplan@brampton.ca
Suzette Shiu, P.Eng.
HDR Corporation
70 University Ave., Toronto, ON M5J 2M4
T: 647-777-1610
E: suzette.shiu@hdrinc.com