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Guelph is growing and how we move around our city is changing.

We're exploring transportation options to make our city move better in every way.

We need to work together to create a strong plan for transportation in Guelph. We have tough choices to make to ensure we properly balance the needs of everyone in our community today and tomorrow.

At our final destination

After evaluating four alternative solutions with community input, Council approved Alternative 3: Sustainability and Resiliency Focus as the preferred solution for transportation in Guelph. We are now developing the implementation plan for the Transportation Master Plan (TMP). During this phase, we create proposed transportation policies and programs to help build a sustainable and resilient transportation network in our city over the next 30 years along with a proposed schedule for future transportation projects.

In the end, we moved forward with Alternative 3: Sustainability and Resiliency Focus as the preferred solution for transportation in Guelph. afer a final round of engagement Council approved the Transportation Master plan in January 2022

Jennifer Juste

Jennifer Juste

Manager, Transportation Planning

jennifer.juste@guelph.ca

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Phases

Phases overview

Setting the foundation - Q&A/guestbook

Map your issue

Moving Guelph Forward - virtual open house survey

Pop-up Protected Bike Lane

Preferred Solutions Survey

Preliminary Preferred Alternative Survey

What will the Prefered Solution: Sustainability + Resiliency Option mean for you?

Council approval

phase 5

Setting the foundation - Q&A/guestbook

May 1, 2019 - June 20, 2019

We are planning for the future of all types of transportation in Guelph.

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Feel free to submit your questions, one question per submission please! We will review all questions submitted and our team will post responses here.

143 questions

Go Vocal Moderator1 year ago Hello, I have two questions regarding cycling in this city. I live downtown and am a cyclist and am saddened by the lack of bike lanes Guelph has, especially downtown. As I walk to work I see parents taking their children to school by bike and forced into car traffic on a busy street such as woolwich which is just not fair. the other point is on York road by Watson. It is a huge cycling route and many use it for transportation into the downtown core and there is no where for a cyclist to be other than on the very tiny side of the pavement which is all broken up and unsafe or you take the entire lane for safety and then car drivers yell at you and try to chase you off the road. again this saddens me deeply and every time I take the lane from Watson to Elizabeth I fear for my safety. I love Guelph and and I love living here but the state of the bike infrastructure saddens me often when I look at other cities in Canada and hope that something is done sooner than later. the bike lane on Woolwich was put in a few years back and was great, but was of course taken down and now the same thing is happening again? When will action be taken and not just an experimental week trial? thanks Sarah

User 4796103 years ago I have a question regarding the intersection of Macdonell and Authur street. if you are on Macdonell and heading out of the core after you go over the bridge if you were to go to the right to merge onto Elizabeth street there is a very small yield sign. I live on Authur and I have seen so many people almost get hit there as people DO NOT properly yield and that system is NOT working. I have been driving many times and am on Aurthur turning onto Elizabeth and the person who should be yeilding does not. There is going to be an accident here soon if not already. this is a horrible design and should really be looked at. thank you

User 5221223 years ago Hello, I have two questions regarding cycling in this city. I live downtown and am a cyclist and am saddened by the lack of bike lanes Guelph has, especially downtown. As I walk to work I see parents taking their children to school by bike and forced into car traffic on a busy street such as woolwich which is just not fair. the other point is on York road by Watson. It is a huge cycling route and many use it for transportation into the downtown core and there is no where for a cyclist to be other than on the very tiny side of the pavement which is all broken up and unsafe or you take the entire lane for safety and then car drivers yell at you and try to chase you off the road. again this saddens me deeply and every time I take the lane from Watson to Elizabeth I fear for my safety. I love Guelph and and I love living here but the state of the bike infrastructure saddens me often when I look at other cities in Canada and hope that something is done sooner than later. the bike lane on Woolwich was put in a few years back and was great, but was of course taken down and now the same thing is happening again? When will action be taken and not just an experimental week trial? thanks Sarah

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User 5373125 years ago The problem with your car priority route is that drivers like to zoom through the Pedestrian priority St George neighbourhood with two school zones via Grange and Metcalfe, to bypass Stevenson where car specific construction has been done to connect to connect Victoria/Grange/York with Eramosa/Speedvale. Traffic calming is required in the residential areas between car priority zones to allow safe shared mode use.

User 6646085 years ago Good morning: I'm very concerned about the routing of Route 19 Hanlon Creek and would opt for a redesign I have no idea why Teal Drive as a small road would even be considered to be used on this route, when the arterial road Downey Road can take people directly to the business parks. A bus stop could be put on Downey Road at Teal Drive which would slow people down entering and exiting the area, without going into the subdivision. They're are 2 parks, one very close to Downey Road on Teal Drive about a 1/4 of the way from Downey and one on Milson, both are heavily used by cyclists, walkers, joggers, runners, people that walk their dog, kids playing and a playground and the native wildlife continue to use as a corridor to travel within this area, including deer, raccoons, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, weasels, coyotes, etc. Of course, there are more but naming a few. I firmly believe that this route should NOT run along Teal as there is no point. With parking in the summer, people using Teal for extra visitor parking for the 146 Downey Road Condo townhouses, and all the Maintenace vehicles that park there that service that said Condo, there is no room for buses. And of course, the winter with snow is crazy. People drive fast enough down that street, we don't anything else to obscure site lines and trap people in their driveways as there is too much traffic already to back out. The rest of the route is fine but please consider removing Teal from your Route 19

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User 6170255 years ago I am contacting you on behalf of an advocacy group in Guelph for people with disabilities. Being a person who has an electric wheelchair and many friends with mobility needs such as walkers I would suggest that the seats are easier to lift up if needed to make more room for Wheel chairs and strollers. Also it is a struggle for space and makes it difficult for people to walk through the isle when two wheelchairs are on the bus. The ramps that go into the bus need to be wider as they are pretty narrow. We would love it if the bus could run later on Sundays and holidays. Thank you for considering our needs.

User 5914625 years ago I would like you to redesign the 9Waterloo run. At Imperial it turns right to Paisley left at Elmira to Fife and then returns. This way People along the route can use the Paisley Mall and Costco without having to take multiple buses and you still have service for ppl living on Fife to Downtown. When you altered the route you turned it into a nothing run. We can do better than a mere residential run and allow residents quick access to shopping and banking. Thank you Mark Jenssen

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User 5755207 years ago Will the master plan take into account the climate crisis we are experiencing on a global level? Will options like round-abouts and other non-stop options be explored to limit the stop-and-go traffic? Will the master plan include how to mitigate extra traffic during the school months for students but also keep transportation accessible during the summer months? Will the City of Guelph offer accessible and affordable (or free) courses on bike maintenance so residents can feel safe and in control of their alternate transportation?

User 5234947 years ago How can we ensure sustainable and effective public transportation within the city when new subdivisions are still being built based on car use? How can we cost-effectively link Guelph with other urban centres in a way that doesn't add more than an hour of extra travel time to a location that is just one hour away. What alternatives are there to large urban transit busses especially in off-peak times? How can driverless options fit? What about hiring taxis as they do in some rural areas until newer options are available? How can we effectively manage alternatives to gas/diesel powered vehicles? (e.g. charging stations?) How can we effectively manage alternatives to owning personal vehicles to get around? (e.g. car sharing options for driven and autonomous vehicles, ) How can we make greater use of roundabouts to maintain traffic flow like they do all over the place in England?

User 5517807 years ago Is the City of Guelph considering light rail options along the Gordon Street corridor? There is a condo corridor planned for Clair-Maltby and a lot of condo intensification along the Gordon corridor that exists already. It is an opportunity to have land-use and transit developed together to support the anticipated increase of residents in this area. Surrounding municipalities such as Kitchener-Waterloo & Cambridge are making huge strides in light rail developments. Or even a rapid bus system like Davis Drive Rapidway in Newmarket would be a nice addition to the City. Is Guelph looking at ways to calm traffic instead of speeding it up? If so how? There are more arterial roads planned for the City but this does not mean they have to be highways (which many motorists currently treat them as). As an active transportation advocate I hope to see more action on safety considerations. Will Guelph be addressing images by select groups advertised on the buses? I am not going to say specifically - but most people know, and some refuse to ride on a transit system that supports certain views. Just curious if there will be a rebranding of Guelph transit.

User 6095967 years ago why are we converting all the roads from 4 lanes to single lanes of traffic? as in woolwich at Norfolk, woodlawn from the speed river up the hill to Victoria as examples. These are fairly major arteries and as you may classify these as calming measures, traffic is held up with vehicles unable to enter the roadway from side streets, driveways and business entries due to the long lanes of single vehicles all attempting to clear the intersection or what ever. this is almost becoming ridiculous. Guelph is no longer a small town and the rivers limit the routes around the city, we don't need single lanes for all the vehicles passing through

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