Phase A – Problem Statement

Develop public / stakeholder communication plan

Create project website for communicating with the public

Issue notice of study commencement

Obtain & review background documentation and data

Confirm study area limits for the Transportation Plan & Travel Demand Model

Establish road capacity assumptions

Develop & calibrate the TransCAD travel demand model for the AM and PM peak period

Review road network performance and identify deficiencies

Identify issues & opportunities related to transit, walking, and cycling

Meet with the Technical Committee

Develop a clear Problem Statement and present to Committee of the Whole for approval

Phase B – Planning Framework

Confirm time horizons for the Transportation Plan

Examine population and employment forecasts for consistency with the Places to Grow legislation

Develop population and employment forecasts for each intermediate time horizon & obtain approval from Committee of the Whole

Review mode share targets for transit, cycling, and walking

Apply the TransCAD model to develop traffic forecasts for each horizon year

Review road network performance and identify deficiencies

Develop multi-criteria evaluation framework and economic evaluation framework

Define how the evaluation framework will be applied for different elements of the Plan

Establish the measurement means and weights for the identified evaluation criteria

Meet with the Technical Advisory Committee

Prepare newsletter

Hold Public Information Session #1

Prepare report on the Planning Framework and present to Committee of the Whole for approval

Phase C – Transportation Network

TransCAD training for City of Peterborough staff

Develop alternative road network scenarios to address deficiencies

Examine the current one-way road network and explore options for converting to two-way operation

Hold community workshops to brainstorm ideas

Model the most promising scenarios in TransCAD & assess operational impacts

Assess effects & develop strategic-level cost estimates for alternative scenarios

Apply the evaluation framework as defined in Phase "B"

Meet with the Technical and Public Advisory Committees

Update project website & prepare newsletter

Hold Public Information Session #2 to present alternatives

Focus group / agency consultation

Establish the preferred network plan

Prepare a report documenting the alternatives considered and the merit of those alternatives

Present report to Committee of the Whole for approval

Phase D – Transportation Master Plan Update

Identify improvements to the trail and cycling networks

Identify improvements to heavy vehicle routing and regulations

Identify transit priority / intensification corridors

Refine/augment policies (inc. TDM, parking, etc.) to support the community vision & preferred network plan

Prepare the update to the Comprehensive Transportation Plan & circulate to stakeholders

Meet with the Technical Advisory Committee

Focus group / agency consultation

Revise the Comprehensive Transportation Plan & present to Committee of the Whole for approval

Phase E – Updated Plan Implementation

Assess infrastructure staging requirements using results from previous phases

Develop Capital Budget Program for each time horizon

Update capital & operating budgets for transit service

Review/modify the preferred network plan based on the results of the staging analysis

Meet with the Technical Advisory Committee

Focus group / agency consultation

Develop the final recommended plan & present to Committee of the Whole for approval

Update project website & prepare newsletter

Phase F – Presentation of Final Report

Compile all documentation & prepare final report

Hold Public Information Session #3

Present final report to Committee of the Whole and other stakeholder groups / advisory committees

Issue notice of study completion