Click here to download an electronic copy of the proposed recommended practice (PDF – 6.07 MB).

Click here for workshop information.

 CITE is undertaking a project to develop and disseminate a guide to Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design.  The guide will recommend site design practices that can be applied through the land development process to promote the use of more sustainable modes of passenger transportation, such as walking, cycling and transit.  Its primary purpose is to assist policy-makers and professionals involved in the preparation, review and approval of non-residential development proposals to identify and incorporate features that make sites more accessible to travel modes other than the single-occupant vehicle (SOV).  The guide will also identify a range of supporting policies and actions that agencies can introduce to foster sustainable transportation initiatives.

The Site Design Guide project is being funded by CITE, with support from ITE International and Transport Canada’s Moving on Sustainable Transportation (MOST) program.  A consultant team lead by IBI Group, in association with Noxon Associates and DPL Consulting, is conducting the project under the direction of a Steering Committee appointed by CITE.  Members of the committee are:

·                    Gene Chartier (Region of Durham) – CITE Project Manager

·                    Jim Gough (Marshall Macklin Monaghan – CITE President)

·                    Joanna Musters (City of Toronto – CITE Past President/District Director)

·                    Mike Skene (Boulevard Transportation Group – CITE Secretary-Treasurer)

·                    JoAnn Woodhall (Region of Waterloo)

·                    Don Cook (City of Saskatoon)

To date, the project has involved extensive consultation with ITE members and representatives of the urban planning, urban design, transportation planning/engineering, public transit, pedestrian, cyclist, transportation demand management and development communities.  Primary sources of information for the project include existing documents, case studies, example sites and internet-based survey information.

Through a mutual agreement between ITE International and CITE, the guide is being published as an ITE Recommended Practice.  This rigorous review and approval process provides ITE members a formal opportunity for comment and requires the endorsement of the CITE and ITE International Boards of Direction before publication.  An independent review panel also reviews and approves the report.

In January 2005, ITE International published the guide as a proposed Recommended Practice.  Written comments on the report must be submitted to ITE International by March 31, 2005 to ensure consideration prior to publishing the final Recommended Practice.  Paper copies of the report are available for sale through the ITE Bookstore.  Click here to download an electronic copy (PDF – 6.07 MB).

The Steering Committee will review the comments received and make any necessary changes prior to returning the report to ITE International for final approval and publication.  This process is expected to take until at least mid 2005 to complete.

In spring 2005, CITE will be offering workshops on the proposed guide across Canada.  The workshop schedule will be announced later this winter and posted on the CITE web site.