Pillars of Integrated Mobility

Align Land Use and Transportation

• Ensure land use planning and transportation planning are aligned.
• Develop appropriate policy to support walking, cycling and transit.
• Create complete and compact communities, which support the City's transportation and corporate goals.
• Focused growth which aligns with transportation infrastructure.
• Shape future development which will provide mobility choice.

Connected Mobility

• Develop a connected transportation network across many modes.
• Provide mobility choice and equitable access.
• Develop and create complete streets.

Healthy and Safe

• Safe, comfortable and convenient transportation choices.
• Recognize and plan for the needs of different users.
• Prioritize the safety of vulnerable users.
• Plan, design and maintain the City's transportation infrastructure for safer streets.
• Emphasis on school travel.

Moving People Efficiently

• Focus on moving people, rather than vehicles.
• Increase the connectivity of the City's travel network.
• Improve the reliability of travel time in Burlington.
• Optimize our network for efficiency across all modes.
• Manage the ROW (Right of Way).

Managing Congestion

• Maximize the capacity and utilization of our existing infrastructure.
• Ensure traffic operations across all agencies (MTO/Region/Municipal) are connected
• Real-time responsiveness.
• Building resiliency in our transportation network.
• Improve TDM (Transportation Demand Management) use.
• Assess and implement new and emerging trends and technologies.

Sustainability

• Develop compact and connected communities.
• Support environmentally responsible mode choices.
• Reduce transportation environmental impacts in Burlington.
• Place an emphasis on addressing the first mile/last mile challenges.

Affordability

• Achieve the best value for our investments.
• Reallocate funding to reflect our priorities in mobility.
• Promote economic prosperity through an efficient transportation network.
• Well managed infrastructure.

Innovation and Integration

• Recognize there are no “one-size-fits-all” solutions, and context sensitivity is required.
• Draw inspiration and solutions from other communities.
• Study, assess and integrate new trends in technology to aid in mobility.
• Better integration of decision making in our transportation network.