Guidelines for the Preparation of Transportation Impact Studies — 2026 Update

Published by City of Toronto Transportation Services under Application Support Material Terms Of Reference

Applies to: designer

The City of Toronto's reference document on preparing a transportation impact study for a development application, prepared within Transportation Services' Operational Policy & Initiatives unit and superseding the 2013 guidelines. Chapter 2 covers what a study does, the trip and application thresholds that bring one about, the Official Plan policy behind it and staff consultation. Chapter 3 itemizes the reporting: application context, study area, multi-modal travel demand, impact evaluation, mitigation, conditional chapters and documentation. Appendices add contacts, a reporting checklist and a travel demand management framework.

What it covers

Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 TIS Overview
2.1 Description
2.2 When Required
2.3 Policy Requirements
2.4 Staff Consultation
2.5 Contents
Chapter 3 TIS Report Requirements
3.1 Application Context
3.2 Transportation and Study Area Context for Analysis
3.3 Estimate of Multi-Modal Travel Demand
3.4 Evaluation of Transportation Impacts
3.5 Transportation System Improvements to Mitigate Impacts
3.6 Conditional Chapters
3.7 Documentation and Reporting
Appendix A: Contact Information for TIS Preparation
Appendix B: Required Reporting Checklist and Data Tables
Appendix C: Travel Demand Management Framework
Appendix D: Links to TIS Resources

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Publisher: City of Toronto Transportation Services
Category: Study requirements
Published under: Application Support Material Terms Of Reference — the municipality's own heading
Alias: Guidelines for the Preparation of Transportation Impact Studies
Agencies: City of Toronto Transportation Services · City of Toronto City Planning · Toronto Transit Commission
Work types: official plan amendment · zoning by-law amendment · draft plan of subdivision · site plan control · consent to sever · minor variance
Instruments: City of Toronto Official Plan · Vision Zero Road Safety Plan · Cycling Network Plan · Complete Streets Guidelines · Accessibility Design Guidelines
Tags: guidelinestransportation-impact-studystudy-requirementscity-planningtravel-demand-management
File: the document at Toronto
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