The City of Mississauga’s Changing Lanes Project will update, develop and implement new tools for staff, developers, and other street providers to ensure our streets are safe and more convenient for all users. The Changing Lanes project will:
Develop a new street classification system, to be included in Mississauga’s Official Plan
Deliver a Complete Streets Guide for streets in Mississauga, updating our approach to street planning and design
Determine a prioritized list of street improvement projects to help efficiently deliver safer, more complete, streets
Undertake a thorough review and update of our road engineering design standards
COVID-19 Community Engagement Update: While we continue to respond to this pandemic, we are working hard to deliver essential services and projects to keep our City moving and safe. While we can’t connect in-person at this time, we still want to connect! Please find on this site the ways you will be kept updated on this project's progress.
At-a-Glance: Complete Streets
Complete Streets guidelines and policies work to ensure that multiple types of street users can be accommodated and feel comfortable and safe sharing our streets. This includes pedestrians, cyclists, public transportation users and drivers. Measures can include installing cycling facilities, building sidewalks (where not already existing), adding dedicated public transit lanes, and implementing measures to slow down traffic.
The City of Mississauga’s Changing Lanes Project will update, develop and implement new tools for staff, developers, and other street providers to ensure our streets are safe and more convenient for all users. The Changing Lanes project will:
Develop a new street classification system, to be included in Mississauga’s Official Plan
Deliver a Complete Streets Guide for streets in Mississauga, updating our approach to street planning and design
Determine a prioritized list of street improvement projects to help efficiently deliver safer, more complete, streets
Undertake a thorough review and update of our road engineering design standards
COVID-19 Community Engagement Update: While we continue to respond to this pandemic, we are working hard to deliver essential services and projects to keep our City moving and safe. While we can’t connect in-person at this time, we still want to connect! Please find on this site the ways you will be kept updated on this project's progress.
At-a-Glance: Complete Streets
Complete Streets guidelines and policies work to ensure that multiple types of street users can be accommodated and feel comfortable and safe sharing our streets. This includes pedestrians, cyclists, public transportation users and drivers. Measures can include installing cycling facilities, building sidewalks (where not already existing), adding dedicated public transit lanes, and implementing measures to slow down traffic.
On March 31, 2022 we released the Draft Complete Streets Guide for public comment. A summary of responses can be found at the link below. Thank you for your input.
The draft Guide is a 'made in Mississauga' approach to street design and decision-making, reflecting the needs and concerns of the community while incorporating best practice from national organizations, peer cities, and advocacy groups. You can find the Guide at the following links:
This new approach will help us make more informed decisions about street design, leading to safer, more convenient streets for all. Read our Street Classification Primer to learn more.
We want to hear from you! Please post your comments here or email changing.lanes@mississauga.ca. Please provide any feedback by July 16th, 2021.
To learn more about the Changing Lanes project, its Complete Streets guidelines/policies and how this project is working with other City projects, including the Official Plan Review, read our "Changing Lanes Primer", now available under documents (right side of this page).
Page last updated: 20 Jul 2022, 02:22 PM
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Lifecycle
Phase One: Streets Assessment (March to June 2020)
Changing Lanes has finished this stage
The project team will examine the state of Mississauga’s streets today, investigating how our streets currently serve or hinder pedestrian, cyclist, transit user, and motorist safety and comfort.
Phase Two: Street Classification Study (July 2020 to February 2021)
Changing Lanes has finished this stage
A new street classification system will be developed for Mississauga. This classification will account for both the role of streets in moving people through our City and as places that support our villages, neighbourhoods, Downtown Mississauga, employment areas, and industries.
Phase Three: Complete Streets Guide (March 2021 to October 2021)
Changing Lanes has finished this stage
The project team will develop a Guide that defines an assessment process to make our streets safe and comfortable for all users. This Guide will provide design considerations, parameters and provide example cross-sections to guide street design and operations.
Draft Guide to be shared with the public March 2022
Phase Four: Cost and Prioritization (Winter 2022 to Fall 2022)
Changing Lanes is currently at this stage
This phase will identify key street improvement projects needed to make our streets complete.
Phase Five (2022-2023)
this is an upcoming stage for Changing Lanes
Staff will review and update the City’s road engineering design standards to ensure they conform with the new Complete Streets Guide.