COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS

• 7.2.2.24 Council shall encourage commercial schools to locate along roadways with transit.

  TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE DESIGN

• 7.2.2.25 Council shall support transit friendly design by:

  1. Planning for compact, higher density developments along nodes and corridors;
  2. Creating street layouts that can accommodate transit vehicles;
  3. Considering transit in the early stages of planning;
  4. Creating grid networked streets;
  5. Promoting urban design that encourages walking and cycling; and
  6. Requiring entranceways proximate to the public right of way to reduce walking distances for pedestrians, particularly those who are mobility impaired.

SCHOOL AREA TRANSPORTATION

• 7.2.2.26 Council and the School Boards shall promote a safe travel environment near schools by:

1. Ensuring that new elementary school locations are central to the area that they intend to serve to reduce the need for buses to transport students;
2. Ensuring that the location of new schools limits the need for children to cross Arterial Roads;
3. Encouraging the use of traffic calming near elementary schools constructed in new neighbourhoods;
4. Coordinating the location of new schools with transit.
5. Maintaining a policy for school areas that may include:
   1. Reduced speed limits in school zones;
   2. No stopping areas near school crossings to ensure visibility of crossing guards and children;
   3. Appropriate parking and stopping restrictions along school frontages in consultation with the affected School Board and local residents.