Reports

Study Plan and Overview Reports

The Project Team prepared the following three draft reports in preparation for the first round of consultation:

• Study Plan
• Overview of Environmental Conditions and Constraints Report
• Overview of Transportation and Socio-Economic Conditions Report

The reports were released for public review on June 12, 2007. After months of reviewing feedback from all stakeholders, these documents have been finalized:

• Study Plan (December 2007)



• Overview of Environmental Conditions and Constraints Report(December 2007)
  
  
  • Exhibit 2-1 Designated Areas – Provincial Plans.pdf
  • Exhibit 3-1 Quaternary Geology.pdf
  • Exhibit 3-2 Bedrock Geology.pdf
  • Exhibit 3-4 Aquatic Resources.pdf
  • Exhibit 3-6 Designated Areas – ANSIs and Wetlands.pdf
  • Exhibit 3-8 Niagara Escarpment Plan Parks.pdf
  • Exhibit 3-14 Wooded Areas.pdf
  • Exhibit 3-16 Significant Wildlife Areas.pdf
  • Exhibit 4-1 Generalized Land Use.pdf
  • Exhibit 4-2 Continuous Air Monitoring Network
  • Exhibit 4-7 Land Capability For Agriculture.pdf
  • Exhibit 4-9 Pits And Quarries.pdf
  • Exhibit 4-10 Major Hydro Utility Corridors.pdf
  • Exhibit 4-11 Waste Sites.pdf
  • Exhibit 5-1 Historic Euro-Canadian Settlements.pdf
  • Exhibit 5-4 Zone of Archaeological Potential.pdf
  
  
  
• Overview of Transportation and Socio-Economic Conditions Report (December 2007)

A Consultation Record has been prepared to document the comments received from all stakeholders, the Project Team’s responses, and how the input received has been considered in finalizing the reports.

The Consultation Record is posted on the Consultation Record page and is available at the Site Office (The NGTA Site Office has relocated to TSH's new office located at: 30 Hannover Drive, Suite 100, St. Catharines. All relevant documents will be accessible to the public during business hours Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

Study Plan

The Study Plan provides further refinements on the commitments and the framework documented in the approved EA ToR document. Specifically, the Study Plan provides details on the methodology to be used in identifying the transportation problems and opportunities, the assessment and evaluation of area transportation system alternatives, the development of a Transportation Development Strategy and the proposed consultation program. The draft Study Plan was presented at the first round of Public Information Centres. The Study Plan has been finalized based on the feedback received from all stakeholders.

The Study Plan will act as the guide for how technical work and consultation is undertaken.

Overview of Environmental Conditions and Constraints Report

The Overview of Environmental Conditions and Constraints Report has been prepared to document significant natural, socio-economic, and cultural features within the Preliminary Study Area at a broad level. This document also provides the environmental policy context for this study. The Overview of Environmental Conditions and Constraints Report has been finalized based on the feedback received from all stakeholders.

Overview of Transportation and Socio-Economic Conditions Report

The Overview of Transportation and Socio-Economic Conditions report provides a baseline of transportation and socio-economic data and a historical examination of existing conditions and patterns in the Preliminary Study Area. The report provides an outlook on all modes of transportation for moving people and goods (i.e. transit, rail, road, air, and marine) and outlines the transportation and economic policy context for this study. The Overview of Transportation and Socio-Economic Conditions Report has been finalized based on the feedback received from all stakeholders.

Copies of the final reports are available at the NGTA site office in St. Catharines (30 Hannover Drive, Suite 3).

For questions regarding the above-noted documents, the Project Team can be contacted in the following ways:

Web

This website has a “Contact Us” page that allows for direct email contact with the Project Team.

Toll Free Number

Telephone inquiries can now be received through our "1-800" number. The mailbox for the "1-800" number is routinely checked. Messages are documented and transferred to the appropriate Project Team member for a timely response. Please contact us at:

1-866-890-6441

Site Office

The NGTA Site Office has relocated to TSH's new office located at: 30 Hannover Drive, Suite 100, St. Catharines. All relevant documents will be accessible to the public during business hours (Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

Mail / Fax

You may provide any written comments by mail or fax to the following:

NGTA Project Team
c/o URS Canada Inc.
75 Commerce Valley Drive East
Markham, ON Canada L3T 7N9

Fax Number: 905-882-4399

Background Reports

Niagara to GTA Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference (October 2005)

Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe

Niagara to GTA Environmental Assessment Reports

Reports will be posted as the study proceeds.