Provide Additional Transit Incentives

Description

Builds awareness, understanding, and encourages the use of sustainable modes by removing financial barriers.
Free or subsidized fares are an attractive incentive for single occupant vehicles, enables sustainable travel options to be more competitive to achieve modal targets.
Effective incentives can include discounted transit fares, pre-loaded PRESTO cards, bikeshare and carshare memberships (if available).

For residential or mixed-use applications that meet York Region TDM Plan requirements, work with York Region to provide pre-loaded PRESTO cards through the MyTrip Program, funded by York Region Development Charges.
Providing additional transit incentives beyond the York Region requirements is encouraged.
Encourage large-scale employers to participate in the YRT@WORK discounted public transit pass subscription program for their employees.
Additional incentives beyond YRT@WORK are encouraged, as well as transit subsidies for all workplaces.

Option 1

For residential uses, the applicant provides minimum requirements set by York Region.

Option 2 – 4

For residential uses, the applicant provides 25% - 100% subsidy for monthly transit passes for one year in addition to the incentives offered by the MyTrip program.
For non-residential uses, the applicant provides 25%-100% subsidy for monthly transit passes for all employees for one year.

The applicant shall specify the level of contribution or incentive using the TDM Toolkit.
The applicant and City of Vaughan shall include the provision of financial incentives as a condition of the applicable development agreement and/or through a letter of credit.

Submit completed monitoring survey results to the City of Vaughan at the required intervals.

York Region Required

Yes