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Complete Streets Policy

Active Transportation Plan - 29Community Adaptation / Resilience Plan - 23Community Climate Change Action / Environment Funds - 21Community Emissions Reduction/ Mitigation Plan - 27Community Emissions Reductions Progress Report - 18Community EV Strategy - 17Community GHG Reduction Targets - 30Community Retrofit Program - 26Complete Streets Policy - 21Corporate Adaptation / Resilience Plan - 20EV Ready Requirements in GDS / Parking By-law - 12Green Development Policies (GDS)- Community - 17Green Roof Requirements in GDS / By-law - 12Municipal Fleet Electrification Plan - 25Net Zero Municipal Facilities Commitment/Standard - 22Urban Agriculture Plans - 17Urban Forest Plans - 24

Brampton

The City does not have a Complete Street Policy but Action 4-3 from the Active Transportation Master Plan has a Complete Street Recommendations section.
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Burlington

The recently approved Integrated Mobility Plan is rooted in a complete streets approach to future street design. The City’s strategic plan (Vision to Focus) has identified the creation of Complete Streets Design Standards as a high-priority action item. Staff are planning to commence work on this initiative in 2025.
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Caledon

Revitalizing Caledon Streets Program is based on a “complete streets” approach and completed projects are listed on the webpage. A Complete Street Framework is in development as part of the Engineering Right of Way Update.
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Clarington

The Town's update of its Official Plan and is expected to provide additional recommendations on Complete Streets initiatives.
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Durham Region

Complete Streets planning is undertaken by municipalities within the Region.

Guelph

Transportation Master Plan 2022 includes a Recommended Network drawing in Schedule 1 of the document. This map shows the overlapping priority networks (Cycling, transit, potential resiliency widening etc.) of the recommended road network for Guelph. Schedule 2 in the document depicts the pedestrian priority network for areas of the enhanced pedestrian realm. These specific streets can be considered “prioritized” for Complete Streets.
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Halton Hills

Active Transportation Master Plan, 2019, section 4 provides a Complete Streets Recommendations section.
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Hamilton

The City of Hamilton has developed a Complete Streets Design Manual, which was endorsed by City Council in July 2022. This manual provides a set of consistent guidelines and tools to inform the design, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of CLB Streets across the city. The Complete Streets Design Manual provides an expanded toolbox of ways to improve Hamilton's streets.
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Kingston

The City of Kingston is updating the current Walk ‘n’ Roll – Kingston’s Active Transportation Action Plan, 2018, and complete streets guidelines will be incorporated.
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London

London's Complete Streets Design Manual provides guidance towards the implementation of Complete Streets in London. The manual serves as a guide for practitioners, policy makers, and citizens involved in the process of creating the future plans and policies surrounding street design in the city.
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Mississauga

Between 2022-2023, staff reviewed and updated the City’s road engineering design standards to ensure they conform with the new Complete Streets Guide
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Oakville

Oakville's Livable By Design Manual, 2019 has a section on the benefits of Complete Streets. The manual is being updated and will incorporated prioritization of streets and suggested projects.
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Ottawa

The City of Ottawa has developed a Complete Streets Implementation Framework (internal document).
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Pickering

Transportation Master Plan, 2021 has a Complete Street Recommendations section.
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Region of Peel

The Region does not have a stand-alone policy but a process explicitly using a complete streets approach. Peel Vision Zero Road Safety, pedestrian and bike facility guidelines also support implementing the complete street approach. Region of Peel Official Plan has a Complete Street Recommendations section.
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Richmond Hill

The updated Transportation Master Plan (2023) includes a Complete Streets framework that supports the City’s transportation objectives in promoting sustainable modes of travel. Recent updates were completed to the City’s Engineering Standards road cross-sections emphasizing accommodating sustainable modes.
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Toronto

Toronto's Complete Streets Guidelines provides a new approach for how the city designs its streets. Complete Streets build on many of the City’s existing policies, guidelines and recent successful street design and construction projects. The Complete Streets Guidelines provide an expanded toolbox of ways to improve Toronto’s streets.
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Vaughan

Vaughan’s Complete Streets Guide was published in 2024
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Waterloo Region

Moving Forward Transportation Master Plan, 2019, has a Complete Street Recommendations section. Additionally, Council adopted the Regional Official Plan amendment to include 15-minutes communities.
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Whitby

The Downtown Whitby Pedestrian Action Plan was prepared as a standalone document to support a Complete Streets approach to Whitby’s downtown heritage neighbourhoods and surrounding areas. It has been incorporated into the broader Active Transportation Plan (ATP) as it shares many of the same objectives, principles and recommendations. It is also set to support future improvements and recommendations for Downtown Brooklin. In Table 10.7, recommendation 7 from the ATP: Prepare a Complete Streets plan for Dundas Street between Henry Street and Hickory Street and Recommendation 8a. from the ATP: Develop Complete Street policy and related guidelines specific to Downtown Whitby
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Windsor

Active Transportation Master Plan , section 2A, is a Complete Streets Recommendations section.
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