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Transportation Impact Assessment Study Terms of Reference

Published by City of Markham

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Type: Study
Published by: City of Markham
Date: February 2023
Also called: Transportation Impact Assessment Terms of Reference (2023)
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 30

Overview

The City of Markham's Transportation Impact Assessment Study Terms of Reference, February 2023, bound with the Transportation Engineering Department's Guidelines for the Preparation of a Transportation Impact Assessment (TIA), April 2022, and listed on the Guidelines and Terms of Reference page. The terms explain when a TIA accompanies official plan, rezoning, subdivision or site plan applications and who prepares it; the guidelines then set the report's contents, from scope and study area to existing, future background and future total conditions, site circulation, functional traffic design, parking justification and TDM.

What it covers

Introduction
When is This Required?
Who Prepares This ?
Why Do We Need This ?
Structure and Format
What Should Be Included?
Submission Requirements
Site Circulation Review
Functional Traffic Design
Guidelines for the Preparation of a Transportation Impact Assessment (TIA)
Transportation Impact Assessement Overview
Technical Guideline for TIA Submission
Scope of Work and Study Assumptions
Existing Conditions
Future Background Conditions
Proposed Development
Future Total Conditions
Functional Traffic Design Study
Parking Justification Study
Transportation Demand Management
Conclusions

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