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Strategic Transportation Network Review
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The City of Hamilton has completed the strategic transportation network review, a comprehensive review of the roads, transit, and active transportation projects that support Hamilton's long-term growth and evolving mobility needs.
Hamilton is expected to grow by 236,000 new residents and 122,000 new jobs by 2051. This growth will place increased demand on the City's transportation network. This Strategic Transportation Network Review was initiated to ensure the city is prepared to manage future travel demand while protecting the environment, supporting economic development, and maintaining a high quality of life for all residents.
This study updates and refines the transportation projects identified in the 2018 transportation master plan and the Growth Related Integrated Development Strategy (GRIDS2). With the planning horizon 2041, and consideration of population and employment growth from 2041 to 2051 in the cities expanded urban area.
The Strategic Transportation Network Review also supports the city's 2024 development charges by-law update by providing revised project timing and cost estimates.
Key Objectives
Strategic Transportation Network Review aims to:
- Align with the vision and desired outcomes of the 2018 master plan update the city's road transit and active transportation project lists.
- Reflect current growth forecasts and land use changes to 2041, with consideration to 2051.
- Include required supporting infrastructure (e.g. maintenance facilities)
- Provide updated cost estimates and anticipated timing for each project.
- Inform future capital planning and the 2024 development charges bylaw update.
Study Process
The Strategic Transportation Network Review was undertaken in accordance with the municipal class environmental assessment (EA) process, following phase 1 and 2 of the master planning approach.
As part of the process the city completed two rounds of public consultation to share information and gather feedback from residents, stakeholders, indigenous communities and agencies. The final recommendations reflect community priorities and technical analysis to ensure the network is responsive, sustainable, and future ready.
Final Study Report
Strategic Transportation Network Review
Frequently Asked Questions
Hamilton is growing rapidly, and the City of Hamilton is undertaking a Strategic Transportation Network Review (STNR) to support growth to the year 2041 with consideration for the 2041 – 2051 growth in the urban boundary expansion areas. This review builds on the City’s existing work – such as the 2018 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) and Growth Related Integrated Development Strategy (GRIDS 2) – to identify future transportation infrastructure requirements and support more people moving around the city. These future requirements will be inputs to the Development Charges By-Law. The transportation inputs will include projects that update the road, transit, and active transportation networks developed in the 2018 TMP. The STNR will:
- Align with the 2018 TMP vision and desired outcomes
- Include other supporting transportation infrastructure (such as maintenance facilities)
- Include the anticipated timing of each project
- Include updated costs of each project
The City of Hamilton’s 2018 Transportation Master Plan titled ‘City in Motion’, is a long-term strategic plan that provides a comprehensive and attainable transportation blueprint for Hamilton that balances all modes of transportation to become a healthier city. It outlines a vision, provides direction for the city’s day-to-day transportation programs and guides future transportation-related studies, projects, initiatives, and decisions. The plan identifies three desired outcomes: a sustainable and balanced transportation system, healthy and safe communities, and economic prosperity and growth. The 2018 TMP is currently in force, and the STNR will align with the vision, desired outcomes and policies of the 2018 TMP.
The City of Hamilton is expected to grow by 236,000 people and 122,000 jobs by 2051. The City is also expanding its urban boundary, providing new areas of land that will be developed in the future. This growth will result in more travel demand and there is a need to accommodate this demand efficiently and sustainably. This means implementing projects that balance the needs of all road users (pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, trucks and automobile drivers/passengers) and allow Hamiltonians to get to where they need to go, when they need to go, by their preferred mode of transportation.
The STNR draws on previous City of Hamilton plans and policy documents (including the 2019 Development Charges Background Study, 2018 TMP, GRIDS 2, and Airport Employment Growth District Secondary Plan to identify a long list of potential transportation projects to accommodate projected increases in travel demand. These projects will then be evaluated to determine if they align with the goals and desired outcomes of the 2018 TMP.
High-level cost estimates will then be provided for the projects that pass this evaluation process. Finally, the expected timing of each project will be determined. There will also be two consultation periods: one that presents the long list of potential projects and one that presents the draft final list of projects for review and comment.
The City of Hamilton will be hosting two Public Information Centres (PICs), with the first one being held on May 9 at 5:30 pm and the second one being held in fall 2023. The first session will include a live virtual public event. You will have the opportunity to provide comments and project team members will be available to answer questions. In addition, the session recording and presentation will be posted on the City’s website.
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