1 Report to/Rapport au : Transportation Committee Comité des transports November 27, 2012 27 novembre 2012 Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager/Directrice municipale adjointe, Planning and Infrastructure/Urbanisme et Infrastructure Contact Person / Personne ressource: Bob Streicher, Acting Manager/Gestionnaire par intérim, Transportation Planning/Planification des transports, Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance (613) 580-2424 x 22723,
[email protected] CITY WIDE / À L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE Ref N°: ACS2012-PAI-PGM-0260 SUBJECT: JOINT STUDY TO ASSESS CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES ON THE NATIONAL CAPITAL GREENBELT – STUDY REPORT OBJET : ÉTUDE CONJOINTE VISANT À ÉVALUER LES EFFETS CUMULATIFS DES INFRASTRUCTURES DE TRANSPORT SUR LA CEINTURE DE VERDURE DE LA CAPITALE NATIONALE – RAPPORT D’ÉTUDE REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS That the Transportation Committee receive this report for information. RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT Que le Comité des Transports prenne connaissance de ce rapport. BACKGROUND The purpose of this study undertaken in partnership with the National Capital Commission (NCC) was to identify projects within the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) and other transportation projects that have emerged since the completion of the TMP that could have an impact on the environmental integrity of the federal Greenbelt lands. By examining the cumulative effects of the construction of this infrastructure on the Greenbelt lands, a framework now has been established to ensure that the associated Environmental Assessments (EAs) that require federal approval will move forward more expediently. 2 One of the NCC’s mandates is to protect the Greenbelt. Current practice has been that the NCC only comments or provides input on projects that are identified in its Greenbelt Master Plan (GBMP).