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Canadian Guide to Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design

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The Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE) provides a forum for professionals in the transportation engineering and planning field to exchange information. CITE also undertakes research projects and publishes the findings of these projects through technical documents and seminars.

What are they doing?

CITE is developing and will disseminate the Canadian Guide to Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design. This guide will provide municipalities and land developers with design and planning practices that promote sustainable transportation. The guide will serve as a reference for developers when designing sites and their associated transportation infrastructure and amenities, and also for municipalities when reviewing applications. The guide will address design elements such as building orientation and layout in relation to transportation facilities, site access, design of infrastructure (including internal roads and parking) and site amenities.

The project has three objectives:

  • To research and document current best practices for designing and reviewing site plans, and to develop guidelines and recommendations for promoting sustainable transportation.
  • To disseminate the guide across Canada, likely in the form of workshops organized through CITE’s local sections and other organizations (e.g., the Canadian Urban Transit Association, the Canadian Institute of Planners, etc.)
  • To make the guide available on the internet and in the bookstores of CITE, ITE International and other interested organizations. This will be an ongoing activity once the guide is completed.

What did the project accomplish?

Results will be posted upon receipt of a final report.

Where can you find more information?

Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers - Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design

Date modified:
2010-11-02