Active Transportation Master Plan

Aurora Town Council has endorsed the Town’s first Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP). View the final version of the ATMP now, which will essentially be a 20-year blueprint for enhancing active transportation in our Town. The Implementation of the proposed active transportation facilities will be included in future Capital Budget Planning processes.

Discussion Papers #2 and #3 are now available for viewing, demonstrating the progress in building an understanding of the Town of Aurora's Active Transportation potential. The Project Team has reviewed plans from other jurisdictions to develop a Best Practices document (Discussion Paper #2) and used those best practices to guide the development of Discussion Paper #3 - highlighting the Town's existing conditions and the potential for residents and visitors alike to walk, bike and wheel to get through Town.

Check the Discussion Papers out in the Documents section on the right hand side of the page, and let us know your thoughts!

The Town of Aurora has previously developed a Trails Master Plan (2011), Master Transportation Plan (2020) and is also subject to changes as part of York Region's recently adopted Transportation Master Plan (2022) - so there are already a lot of suggestions for where new routes could be built in Town! We want to hear from you which ones of the existing routes work well, as well as where they could be improved. To provide that feedback, please use the Existing Conditions Mapping Tool, letting us know what is already working well in Aurora.

We'd also like to know which of the Previously Proposed Routes should be a priority moving forward. Are there connections that might be redundant, or new destinations that should be prioritized for connections? Let us know!

Novae Res Urbis (NRU) is a weekly publication that focuses attention on issues of governance, planning and municipal affairs in Toronto and the Greater Golden Horseshoe. NRU tells stories that can shape how decisions are made, highlight best practices and provide insight into what is coming next in southern Ontario.

In the August 17, 2022 edition of NRU, staff from both the Town and WSP Canada, the consultant leading the project, were featured in an article highlighting the potential of the Aurora Connects project to meet the Town's objectives with regards to sustainability, livability and community cohesion. Read the article here, and be sure to subscribe to this page for future updates!

View the full NRU Article here!

Posted with permission of the publisher of NRU Publishing Inc. Original article first appeared in Novae Res Urbis GTHA, Vol. 25, No. 32, Wednesday, August 17, 2022.

We are rolling on the early stages of developing our ATMP. Key to this work is building upon Aurora's existing trails, connecting residents to key destinations and developing a plan to strengthen the culture of walking, cycling and wheeling within the Town.

The Town has engaged WSP Canada Inc. (lead authors of Ontario Traffic Manual Book 18, Ontario's Cycling Design Guide), is currently collecting data and looking at existing trails, roads and opportunities. As we move into the summer and fall there will be many opportunities to share what your priorities are, and we’re eager to work with the community on this exciting project!

As we launch this project, we have two tools to gather your insights - a Survey and Mapping Tools to comment on Existing Conditions and Previously Proposed Routes. Take a look at both, and tell us what you think about the existing conditions in Aurora, and help us identify areas of potential improvement!