Queen Street East Access Management Incentive Program
The Queen Street East Access Management Incentive Program was a “one-time” program with a limited timeframe to correspond with the ongoing construction along Queen Street. Its purpose was to provide an incentive to encourage and facilitate the consolidation of access points along the portion of Queen Street East, between Centre Street and Highway 410. A longer-term program related to access management extending beyond the timeframe of the Queen Street construction will be assessed in the future as part of a broader study and be subject to Council approval.
The vision for Queen Street East as expressed through the Official Plan and Council-approved Central Area Vision is to facilitate its transformation from into a pedestrian-friendly, transit-supportive district, based on a range and mix of high intensity land uses. Queen Street East is to be a premiere boulevard of Brampton and act as a destination for City and Region-wide activity. From a transportation perspective, this vision is supported by way of implementation of a rapid transit service along the street, acting as a major spine in the City’s rapid transit network, with an eventual centre lane configuration for the transit facility.
Access consolidation on Queen Street East provides a number of benefits
● It reduces vehicular conflict points by reducing the number of potential turning movements, making the street safer from a vehicular standpoint (including active modes such as bicycles)
● It makes the pedestrian realm more comfortable for those users.
● It increases the opportunity for provision of landscaping and streetscape elements
● It allows for the establishment of a continuous building presence along the street line in conjunction with redevelopment proposals, which is essential in creating a truly urban pedestrian-oriented environment.
A longer-term program related to access management extending beyond the timeframe of the Queen Street construction will be assessed in the future as part of a broader study and be subject to Council approval.
Implementation Documents
The Queen Street East Access Management Incentive Program Implementation Guidelines can be found here.
Contact
You may also contact Bernie Steiger, Central Area Planner (bernie.steiger@brampton.ca, 905-874-2097) for further information and details regarding the program.
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