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1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS Upcoming Events 1. OTC/ITE Workshop on Developing Sustainable Downtowns: Initiatives and Challenges Thursday, November 14 th, Annual ITE Toronto Section Christmas Luncheon Friday, December 6 th, 2013 News 3. ITE Toronto Section 2013 Project of the Year Award 3 rd Annual Award, Call for Project Nominations 4. Time to Vote, Call for Nominations ITE Toronto Section Election for 2014 ITE Toronto Section Activities Coordinator 5. On the Move Past Events 6. SimCap Follow-up Workshop Thursday, September 26 th, Transportation Talks Seminar, University of Toronto Institute of Transportation Engineers (UT-ITE) Student Chapter Friday, October 11 th, ITE OMB Training for Transportation Engineers & Planners Thursday, October 17 th, 2013 Upcoming Events OTC/ITE Full Day Workshop on Developing Sustainable Downtowns: Initiatives and Challenges Thursday, November 14 th, 2013 ITE Toronto Section and the Ontario Traffic Council (OTC) are joining forces again this year to host a one-day workshop on Developing Sustainable Downtowns: Initiatives and Challenges. The workshop will be held on Thursday, November 14 th, 2013 at Le Jardin Conference Centre, located at 8440 Highway 27 in Woodbridge (Vaughan), at the corner of Highway 27 and Langstaff Road (approximately 2 3 minutes north of Highway 7). Presenters at this workshop will discuss how these centers or new downtowns will be unique and developed around the philosophy of New Urbanism and based on the principles of sustainable growth often referred to as Smart Growth. When complete, these centers may act as a gateway to downtown, and will not only be a pedestrian and transit-friendly destination for cultural activities, shopping, and employment, but also a distinct community integrated with nature. Please refer to the attached flyer for presenters and registration details....continued on next page 1...

2 Upcoming Events (cont.) Annual ITE Toronto Section Christmas Luncheon Friday, December 6 th, 2013 Toronto Cricket Curling and Skating Club, 141 Wilson Avenue, Toronto ON Once again, it s time to start thinking about the ITE Toronto Section Annual General Meeting and Christmas Luncheon, which will be held at the Toronto Cricket Curling and Skating Club on Friday, December 6 th, For reservations, please contact our Activities Coordinator, Farhad Shahla, by at Farhad.Shahla@mississauga.ca or by phone at (905) ext The deadline for registration is Friday, November 31 st, 2013, at noon. The cost for this event, which always includes a great lunch, is $50 for ITE members and $60 for non members. Payment can be made either online (through our website: or alternatively at the event by cash or cheque, with the cheque payable to the ITE Toronto Section. As always, any individual who registers but does not attend will be invoiced. We suggest you consider carpool and transit options when planning your trip to the luncheon as parking at the club is limited and there is a charge. For our Scholarship fundraising draw, MMM Group has graciously donated a set of tickets to a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey game. Tickets for the draw will be sold during the luncheon and monies raised will be donated to the CITE scholarships. News ITE Toronto Section 2013 Project of the Year Award 3 rd Annual Award, Call for Project Nominations ITE Toronto Section reminds all members that the deadline for nominations for our 3 rd Annual Project of the Year Award is Wednesday, November 6 th, 2013! The Project of the Year award is a competition to highlight and showcase a ground-breaking transportation project undertaken by public or private organization from the Toronto Section. The purpose of the ITE Toronto Section Project of the Year Award is to recognize a significant achievement or contribution in the field of transportation engineering from the Toronto Section Area in the past year. The winning project should add to the state of the practice through demonstrating excellence and innovation in the field of Transportation. The project can be for any topic in the field of transportation such as capacity analysis, traffic operations, transportation modelling, corridor analysis, transportation planning, design, safety, intelligent traffic systems, transit systems, active transportation, transportation demand management, etc. Note that municipal/ministry projects undertaken by third party consultants can be nominated on behalf of the municipality/ministry or the consultant. We are seeking nominations from individuals, private-sector companies, or municipalities who have worked on projects undertaken in late 2012 or throughout 2013 that fits the above description. The winner of the ITE Toronto Section Project of the Year Award will receive the following: 2...

3 News (cont.) a plaque from ITE Toronto Section recognizing the achievement; recognition of the winner and the project at the 2013 ITE Toronto Section Christmas Luncheon including a very brief opportunity to discuss / present the project; recognition of the project on the ITE Toronto Section website; and recognition in the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE) Transportation Talk Newsletter as part of the ITE Toronto Section News. Photo: City of Mississauga representatives accepting the 2012 Project of the Year Award Last year, we received nominations from the City of Mississauga and the Region of Peel for the competition. The 2012 award was won by the City of Mississauga for the Sustainable Urban Transformation in Downtown Mississauga. The 1 st award (2011) was won by GENIVAR for the Richmond Hill Langstaff Urban Growth Centre Transportation Study. The 2013 award could be yours! Photo: GENIVAR representative accepting the 2011 Project of the Year Award If you are interested in nominating a project, please submit a onepage project description (with details including, but not limited to, the project scope, challenges, benefits to society and why it should win) plus the final report associated with the project. Nominated projects should be sent to the Awards Coordinators, Mehemed Delibasic (Section Vice-President) at Mehemed.Delibasic@genivar.com or (905) ext , and Sean Nix (Section Communications Coordinator) at sean.nix@mohawkcollege.ca or (905) ext Please include ITE Toronto Section Project of the Year Award 2013 in the subject line to ensure it is filed properly. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, November 6 th, We are also looking for judges to help judge the competition. If you are interested in volunteering to be a judge for the competition, please also contact our Awards Coordinators (information above)....continued on next page 3...

4 News (cont.) Time to Vote, Call for Nominations ITE Toronto Section Election for 2014 ITE Toronto Section Activities Coordinator Nomination Due Wednesday, November 20 th, 2013 ITE Toronto Section is seeking nominations for one position on next year s 2014 Executive. The position available is Activities Coordinator which is an entry level position in the Executive that involves a moderate level of time commitment. Duties include coordinating and booking section events, receiving and keeping track of registrations for section events, and coordinating with other Executive members to stage successful section events. Once on the Executive, the members sequentially work through each position on the executive in one year intervals. Nominations or questions regarding the position may be forwarded by phone or to the Elections Coordinator; Mehemed Delibasic (Section Vice-President), at Mehemed.Delibasic@genivar.com or (905) ext When submitting the nomination, please include a brief one-paragraph biography that can be circulated to section members to inform the voters. Note that nominations must be received no later than Wednesday, November 20 th, All nominees will be identified in a subsequent mail-out prior to the Annual General Meeting (AGM), allowing advanced voting. The election will be held at our 2013 Annual General Meeting and Christmas Luncheon on Friday, December 6 th, Members will be asked to vote for one candidate. The candidate with the highest number of votes will become the 2014 Activities Coordinator. ITE members will be asked to vote in person at the AGM; however, if you are not able to attend the AGM, you may vote by proxy or participate in the advance poll via . Advance votes received by will be accepted by the Elections Coordinator up to and including Thursday, December 5 th, To participate in the advance poll, please send an message to Mehemed.Delibasic@genivar.com with 2014 ITE Election in the subject line. You must include the full name of the candidate you wish to vote for along with your name and ITE membership number. To vote by proxy, please give a written statement to your proxy including authorization to vote on your behalf and your ITE membership number. Questions regarding the election procedures may be forward by or phone to the Elections Coordinator; Mehemed Delibasic (Section Vice-President), at Mehemed.Delibasic@genivar.com or (905) ext On the Move Matthew Davis, your ITE Toronto Section Secretary, has joined the City of Toronto as a Senior Transportation Planner. Matthew can now be reached at mdavis3@toronto.ca. 4...

5 Past Events SimCap Follow-up Workshop Thursday, September 26 th, 2013 MMM Group Thornhill Office, 100 Commerce Valley Drive West, Markham ON using these models and methodologies. SimCap is planning another event focusing on Synchro 8, HCM2010, and model calibration in early 2014! ITE Toronto Section held a local SimCap (Simulation & Capacity Analysis) User Group follow-up event on September 26 th, 2013 at the MMM Group Head Office in Thornhill. Photo: Participants at the SimCap Follow-up Workshop. The event began with a presentation and discussion facilitated by Matthew Davis on simulation model calibration techniques and the state of calibration use in the GTA. The event was well attended with many of the participants contributing insights of their own and ideas for future SimCap workshops. One key area of interest was the use of Synchro 8 and the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 2010 for traffic analysis, and, the presentation of a real-world example of calibration Photo: Matthew Davis, ITE Toronto Section Secretary, presenting on model calibration at the SimCap Follow-up Workshop. For more information about the SimCap Toronto User s Group, please Matthew Davis at mdavis3@toronto.ca or Nixon Chan at ChanN@mmm.ca....continued on next page 5...

6 Past Events (cont.) Transportation Talks Seminar, University of Toronto Institute of Transportation Engineers (UT-ITE) Student Chapter Friday, October 11 th, 2013 University of Toronto Transportation/Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning that might await them upon graduation. Mehemed gave a brief introduction of the ITE Toronto Section and upcoming activities, an overview of his work and project experience, potential industry employers, and what employers are looking for when hiring. Photo: Participants at the Transportation Talks Seminar, hosted by UT-ITE. Photo: Mehemed Delibasic, ITE Toronto Section Vice President, presenting at the Transportation Talks Seminar, hosted by UT-ITE. The University of Toronto Institute of Transportation Engineers (UT-ITE) Student Chapter invited members from your ITE Toronto Section Executive to present at the Transportation Talks Seminar about careers in transportation engineering. Mehemed Delibasic, ITE Toronto Section Vice President, was happy to participate with presentation that summarized an overview of the various careers in Approximately 35 graduate and undergraduate students, UT-ITE Student Chapter executives, and professors Matthew Roorda and Khandker M. Nurul Habib attended this event and participated in discussion after presentation. A special thanks to the UT-ITE Student Chapter for inviting us, hosting the event and making it a success. 6...

7 Past Events (cont.) ITE OMB Expert Witness Training for Transportation Engineers & Planners Thursday, October 17 th, 2013 Radisson East Hotel, 55 Hallcrown Place, Toronto ON On Thursday, October 17 th, 2013 ITE Toronto hosted a successful full day workshop on Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) Expert Witness testimony. Approximately 20 people came out to the Radisson East hotel to listen to course instructors Chris Middlebro and Russell Brownlee provide attendees with training on how to prepare for OMB hearings and how to deliver expert testimony in an effective way. Each participant was given a detailed booklet of training information that included the unique presentation content developed specifically for this event for ITE Toronto members, as well as a variety of other reference documents. During the afternoon portion of the workshop, participants were given a transportation study from an actual OMB hearing to review as a case study. The case study was then used as the basis of a mock OMB hearing simulation where course participants were able to watch a volunteer role play as an expert witness for the case. Course instructors Chris Middlebro and Russell Brownlee then role played lawyers asking questions of the witness to demonstrate different methods of delivering evidence in chief, and ways of dealing with cross examination. Photos: Left Russell Brownlee, ITE Transportation Expert Witness Council Chair. Right Case Study Roundtable Discussion led by Chris and Russell. While this workshop was the 2 nd year ITE Toronto has provided training on the topic of the OMB preparation, this year was the first time ITE Toronto has partnered with local professionals to develop a unique course content that was specifically tailored to ITE Toronto Section members. Photo: Christopher Middlebro presenting at the Ontario Municipal Board Expert Witness Training for Transportation Engineers & Planners. The ITE Toronto Section executive committee wishes to thank our course instructors Chris Middlebro and Russell Brownlee for their efforts in developing a great course! 7...

8 ITE Contact Information If you or one of your colleagues are not receiving the monthly ITE Journal, the quarterly CITE Transportation Talk, periodic web communication correspondence from CITE, and/or the ITE Toronto Section newsletters, then the contact information we have may not be up to date in our respective databases. ITE International, CITE and the ITE Toronto Section maintain separate membership databases. Every effort is made to keep the three databases consistent; however, there are instances where changes in membership have not been instituted across the databases. Do You Have any interesting transportation-related articles or photos that you would like to see in our newsletter? Send them electronically to our Communications Coordinator, Sean Nix at Have any questions for the ITE Toronto Section? Contact our President, Nixon Chan, at or Vice-President, Mehemed Delibasic, at Want to learn about Job Posting opportunities offered by the ITE Toronto Section and CITE? Contact our Communications Coordinator, Sean Nix, at For ITE Journal, Invoicing and other ITE international correspondence, Transportation Talk, and the Web Communications Centre, your current contact information can be viewed and changed at on the right hand side of the home page, either under login/logout or by logging into ITE Community. It provides information on what your login and password are based on your ITE membership number and name. For ITE Toronto Section Newsletters, your current contact information can be checked with our Communications Coordinator Sean Nix at The ITE Toronto Section distributes correspondence solely by . If you are receiving the Toronto Section newsletters and your contact information is correct, confirmation of mailing address information is not required. 8...

9 Your ITE Toronto Section 2013 Executive President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Student Chapter Liaison Communications Coordinator Activities Coordinator Past President Nixon Chan MMM Group Ltd. Mehemed Delibasic GENIVAR Matthew Davis City of Toronto Angela Gibson York Region Hossein Zarei AECOM Canada Ltd. Sean Nix Mohawk College Farhad Shahla City of Mississauga Mark Jamieson BA Consulting Group Ltd. Tel: (905) ext Fax: (905) Tel: (905) ext Fax: (905) Tel: (416) Fax: (416) Tel: (905) ext Tel: (905) Fax: (905) Tel: (905) ext Fax: (905) Tel: (905) ext Fax: (905) Tel: (416) ext. 160 Fax: (416)

10 ITE Toronto Section DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE DOWNTOWNS: INITIATIVES AND CHALLENGES A JOINT ONTARIO TRAFFIC COUNCIL & ITE TORONTO EVENT Le Jardin Conference Centre November 14, :30am 3:30pm 8440 Highway 27, Woodbridge

11 Workshop Overview Workshop Agenda The OTC is offering a full-day of intensive advanced level TIS training, led by expert instructors. This course is an opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas with your transportation colleagues 8:30 9:00 from a.m. across Registra on Ontario in and solving breakfast interactive TIS scenarios. The 9:00 advanced Opening TIS Remarks workshop is designed to be of benefit to people with some experience reviewing TIS documents. The course is designed for municipal staff reviewing TIS materials and consultants who make recommendations. 9:05 to 9:45 a.m. Session 1: Developing a Sustainable Downtown in Mississauga: Challenges and Successes Workshop Components Presenter: Farhad Shahla, City of Mississauga Basic Overview of TIS Traffic Analysis Need and Purpose LOS Intersection Capacity Issued Addressed in TIS Launched in 2007, the City of Mississauga s Strategic LOS Plan-Our Road Future segment Mississauga1 analysis has brought Study Timing and Review Process Network simulation tools a new vision for Mississauga, focusing on a transit-oriented Multi-modal city with Analysis a multi-modal transportation Initiating system and a TIS complete (Quick neighbourhoods. Review) The City s Downtown21 Multi-modal Master tradeoffs Plan2 provides the framework Guidelines for for the Studies continued transformation of Mississauga s downtown from a suburban centre to When to Initiate? Trip Reduction and TDM a vibrant Study urban Area core. A key component of this framework Applicability is a transportation and Effectiveness system which accommodates all modes and is an integrated element Estimation of land use of Effectiveness design. This presentation will Context illustrate and how Framework the City of Mississauga has designed components Safety of its transportation network to Existing Conditions Safety Impact Study contribute Selection to of the Horizon downtown Year vision. It will present how the Mitigation application Alternatives of a roundabout and flush street Phasing have helped the City to transition activity from the adjacent regional shopping centre to the pedestrian Peak Traffic oriented Hours urban City Centre district. The Site presentation Access and will further Off-Site discuss Improvements challenges Background Study Area Data encountered and will touch on lessons learned during Goals the course and Recommendations of different projects. Review of Adjacent Development Principles of Access Management Field Reconnaissance and Data Collection Access Design Objectives IN DEPTH: Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Program Improvements Non-site Traffic Forecast Improvement Implementation Schedule Components of Background Traffic 9:45 Methodology to 10:25 a.m. Session 2: Markham Centre On-site Sustainability, Planning and Livability Parking & Principles Mobility Multi-modal aspects Approach to Site planning Presenters: Brian Lee and Richard Kendall, City of Markham On-site planning principles Site traffic generation Markham Sources Centre is based on a vision of a high density, Report mixed (Quick use, Review) compact community. The transportation Selection of planning Trip rates of or this equations Urban Growth Centre in Purpose the Provincial and End Growth Uses Plan is both an opportunity Estimation and of challenge Trips Generated given the transportation paradigm Presentation shift from the transportation policies of the 1970s to new Markham Official Plan. The balanced Technical live/work Completeness objective is Checklist a fundamental Site component Traffic Distribution to reduce the and need Assignment to travel. The geography Sample of Markham ToC Downtown is challenged by a number Distribution of natural Methods and man-made barriers which severely Suggested limit the Figures opportunity and Tables to create a tight grid Trip transportation Assignment network. The presentation will outline the magnitude of Markham Downtown development and the current transportation Analysis infrastructure. The transportation vision of Markham Downtown will be explained and Identification implementation of Impacts, strategies Needs will and be discussed. Common Deficiencies Workshop Facilitators 10:25 to 10:45a.m. Break Brian Malone and Brian Applebee, CIMA+ Note: There is no pre-requisite for the course. You did not need to attend the OTC s introduction course last year to attend this course.

12 Workshop Overview Workshop Agenda (cont.) The OTC is offering a full-day of intensive advanced level TIS training, led by expert instructors. 10:45 to 11:25 a.m. Session 3: Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and a New Downtown This course is an opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas with your transportation colleagues from across Ontario in solving interactive TIS scenarios. Presenter: Selma Hubjer, City of Vaughan The advanced TIS workshop is designed to be of benefit to people with some experience reviewing TIS The documents. Vaughan Metropolitan The course Centre is designed (VMC) for is municipal the City's staff new reviewing downtown. TIS Vaughan materials faces and a unique consultants opportunity to who create make a recommendations. transit-oriented downtown by leveraging planned growth and the VMC s strategic location within the GTA. While the City is strongly committed to expanding rapid transit service Workshop to Vaughan s future Components downtown area, there are new road network elements that are needed to support growth and provide alternative truck routes to Highway 7 the centre s main Basic east-west Overview avenue. of Between TIS now and 2013, we know we Traffic cannot Analysis build our way out of congestion. While Need the and Vaughan Purpose New Path and the Transportation LOS Master Intersection Plan identify Capacity road improvements Issued Addressed in TIS to support future growth, the focus is to identify new ways LOS to Road manage segment growth analysis more responsibly, Study Timing and Review Process Network simulation tools recognizing that traffic congestion is a reality now and Multi-modal in the future. Analysis Initiating a TIS (Quick Review) Multi-modal tradeoffs 11:25 Guidelines to 12:05 for p.m. Studies Session 4: Vaughan Metropolitan Centre: A Developer s Perspec ve When to Initiate? Trip Reduction and TDM Study Area Applicability and Effectiveness Presenter: Paula Bustard, SmartCentres Estimation of Effectiveness Context and Framework Safety SmartCentres Existing Conditions owns 100 acres of land within the Vaughan Safety Metropolitan Impact Study Centre. The first phase of development Selection of will Horizon be a 15 Year storey Office Tower located immediately Mitigation Alternatives adjacent to the new TTC Subway Phasing station. KPMG will be the lead tenant within the Tower which is slated to open in 2016 and Peak will be Traffic the first Hours significant new office project located Site Access in the Vaughan and Off-Site Metropolitan Improvements Centre. Background Study Area Data Goals and Recommendations The Review development of Adjacent will bring Development approximately 500 new employees Principles to of the Access area Management and will feature significant Field Reconnaissance retail space to and support Data the Collection new commercial Access population. Design The Objectives project will also include direct underground connections to the future TTC Vaughan Program Metropolitan Improvements Centre Subway Station, Non-site a future York Traffic Region Forecast Bus Terminal, and the VIVA Rapid-Transit Improvement Busway Implementation Highway Schedule 7. Paula Components will be providing of Background a developer s Traffic perspective of developing in a new downtown area and will address Methodology both the proposed transportation benefits On-site of the project Planning and and challenges Parking faced Principles to date. Multi-modal aspects Approach to Site planning On-site planning principles Site 12:05 traffic to 1:00p.m. generation Lunch Sources Report (Quick Review) 1:00 Selection to 1:40 p.m. of Trip Session rates or 5: equations Developing the Ajax Downtown: Purpose and Creating End Uses Identity, Connection and Estimation a Climate of of Trips Investment Generated Presentation Technical Completeness Checklist Site Presenter: Traffic Gary Distribution Muller, and Town Assignment of Ajax Sample ToC Distribution Methods Suggested Figures and Tables Trip Assignment The original planning for Downtown Ajax was based on suburban central place planning principles. Commercial plazas were planned as low rise strip commercial developments with large Analysis surface parking areas on large blocks. Residential and commercial uses were kept separate and apart. Identification However, of a successful Impacts, Needs downtown and requires density, a mix of residential and non-residential uses, Common small block Deficiencies sizes, strong connections to its surroundings, ties to the past, well defined streets, a full range of access and travel options and meaningful ties to the broader community. Workshop Facilitators To advance the redevelopment of its Downtown as a true urban mixed-use Downtown, the Town Brian of Ajax Malone is applying and Brian a multi-faceted Applebee, CIMA+ approach. Learn how the Town has undertaken key land acquisitions and sales; established development incentives under its Downtown Community Note: Improvement There is Plan; no pre-requisite made capital for works the course. plans You for roads, did not active need transportation to attend the OTC s facilities introduction and a new course central last civic year square; to attend implemented this course. planning and environmental approvals for a biomass fueled district energy facility and applied green development standards to new buildings.

13 Workshop Workshop Agenda Overview (cont.) The OTC is offering a full-day of intensive advanced level TIS training, led by expert instructors. 1:40 to 2:20 p.m. Session 6: City of Oshawa Downtown Project This course is an opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas with your transportation colleagues from across Ontario in solving interactive TIS scenarios. Presenters: Timothy J. Arnott, BA Consulting Group Ltd. The advanced TIS workshop is designed to be of benefit to people with some experience reviewing TIS Downtown documents. Oshawa The has course recently is designed seen a for significant municipal influx staff of reviewing new students TIS materials from the University and of consultants Ontario Institute who of make Technology recommendations. (UOIT). The expansion started in 2008 and has been a positive development in the downtown with the downtown campus now having over 1900 students. With the benefits of this new investment however has come the challenges of managing the transportation Workshop needs of Components the students, many of whom do not own cars. To address these challenges BA Consulting Group on behalf of UOIT and the City of Oshawa have recently Basic undertaken Overview an Master of TIS Plan Study and analysis of the various Traffic Analysis ways in which the additional transportation Need and Purpose demand generated by the students could LOS be accommodated. Intersection Capacity The analysis focused not Issued only how Addressed students in could TIS be moved in and out of an LOS existing Road downtown segment area, analysis but also whether Study Timing and Review Process if they had to. In this regard the study looked at different Network frameworks simulation for addressing tools the problem in a sustainable way including land use alternatives, transit Multi-modal alternatives, Analysis and through traditional Initiating a TIS (Quick Review) Multi-modal tradeoffs vehicular accommodation (i.e. parking and traffic capacity). BA Group will provide an overview of Guidelines for Studies the transportation challenges identified through their analysis as well as reviewing the key When to Initiate? Trip Reduction and TDM insights Study arising Area from the study. Applicability and Effectiveness Estimation of Effectiveness Context and Framework Safety 2:20 Existing to 2:35p.m. Conditions Break Safety Impact Study Selection of Horizon Year Mitigation Alternatives Phasing 2:35 Peak to 3:15 Traffic p.m. Hours Session 7: Climate Responsive Site Planning Access and Off-Site Design s Improvements Role in Developing Background Sustainable Study Area Urban Data Communities Goals and Recommendations Review of Adjacent Development Principles of Access Management Presenters: Field Reconnaissance Hanqing Wu, and RWDI Data Consulting Collection Engineers Access & Scientists Design Objectives Program Improvements Non-site Traffic Forecast Improvement Implementation Schedule Making Components urban development of Background and Traffic related transportation infrastructure projects responsive to the local Methodology climate is a vital part of any strategy to achieving On-site a more Planning sustainable and Parking urban environment. Principles It is widely Multi-modal understood aspects that the built environment interacts Approach with the to local Site climate planning creating conditions that may be less than ideal for building performance, operation On-site planning of transportation principles infrastructure Site and the traffic related generation pedestrian environments. This is exemplified by common challenges such as Sources Report (Quick Review) excessive Selection pedestrian of Trip rates level or winds; equations problematic snow and Purpose ice accumulations; and End Uses undesirable air quality; Estimation excessive of Trips noise Generated or vibration; inappropriate levels Presentation of sunlight; any of which can compromise the success of urban development projects Technical in the eyes Completeness of the public. Checklist The Site assessment Traffic Distribution of such microclimate and Assignment conditions is often required Sample by ToC municipal authorities in an effort Distribution Methods to encourage better design and reduce the likelihood of Suggested problems. Figures Today and the Tables scientific tools and Trip Assignment methods exist and are routinely used to help planners, designers and developers achieve better performing projects and more pedestrian friendly environments which can save energy, be more walkable Analysis and therefore achieve a higher level of sustainability. This presentation will describe the methods Identification and tool of available Impacts, Needs and will and share numerous examples of development projects and mitigation Common strategies Deficiencies that have been successfully implemented during the design process to achieve more climate responsive designs. Workshop Facilitators Brian Malone and Brian Applebee, CIMA+ Note: There is no pre-requisite for the course. You did not need to attend the OTC s introduction course last year to attend this course.

14 ITE-OTC Developing Sustainable Downtowns Workshop OTC or ITE Members: $ % HST Non-members: $ % HST Students: $ % HST Le Jardin Conference Centre November 14, :30am 3:30pm 8440 Highway 27, Woodbridge (north of Highway 7) R F : Check if you are: an OTC member ITE member Name Title Organization Address City Postal Code Phone Fax Method of payment (circle one): Please invoice me Please charge my VISA or MC card Card number Expiry date Name on card Signature Fax your registration form to or marco@otc.org Online registrations accepted at Have a question? Call Marco D Angelo at