Traffic Impact Assessment for 2950-2960 Bank Street, Blossom Park Centre
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TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR 2950-2960 BANK STREET, BLOSSOM PARK CENTRE STEP 4 – ANALYSIS REPORT Project No.: 0CP-17-0565 2950-2960 Bank Street, Blossom Park Centre Prepared for: Allan Goulding Realty Works Ltd. [email protected] 416-385-3648 ext.221 Prepared by: McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers Ltd. 115 Walgreen Road Carp, ON K0A 1L0 February 2020 0CP-17-0565 2950-2960 Bank Street, TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT for 2950-2960 Bank Street, Blossom Park Centre Blossom Park Centre STEP 4 – Analysis REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 SCREENING FORM .................................................................................................................................. 6 Trip Generation Triggers ................................................................................................................................... 6 Location Triggers .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Safety Trigger ................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................... 6 3.0 EXISTING ROADWAYS ............................................................................................................................. 8 Roadways ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Intersections ....................................................................................................................................................10 Existing Driveways ...........................................................................................................................................13 Existing Multi-Use Pathway Networks ..............................................................................................................14 Existing Transit System ....................................................................................................................................15 Existing Area Traffic Management Measures ...................................................................................................17 Existing Peak Hour Travel Demand by Mode ....................................................................................................17 Existing Collision History ..................................................................................................................................18 Existing Traffic Volume ....................................................................................................................................21 Existing Traffic Operations ...............................................................................................................................25 4.0 PLANNED CONDITIONS ......................................................................................................................... 27 Roadway Network Modifications .....................................................................................................................27 Other Study Area Developments ......................................................................................................................27 5.0 STUDY AREA AND TIME PERIODS ......................................................................................................... 28 Study Area .......................................................................................................................................................28 Time Periods ....................................................................................................................................................29 Horizon Years...................................................................................................................................................29 6.0 EXEMPTION REVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 29 7.0 FORECASTING OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS ......................................................................................... 30 Trip Generation................................................................................................................................................30 Mode Shares ....................................................................................................................................................34 Trip Distribution ...............................................................................................................................................36 i 0CP-17-0565 2950-2960 Bank Street, TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT for 2950-2960 Bank Street, Blossom Park Centre Blossom Park Centre STEP 4 – Analysis REPORT Trip Assignment ...............................................................................................................................................37 Background Travel Demand .............................................................................................................................37 Demand Rationalization ..................................................................................................................................38 Development Impacts – Traffic Operations.......................................................................................................38 7.7.1 Background Growth Only (2021) ..............................................................................................................38 7.7.2 Background Growth Only (2026) ..............................................................................................................40 7.7.3 Total Traffic (2021) ...................................................................................................................................42 7.7.4 Horizon (2026) .........................................................................................................................................44 8.0 DEVELOPMENT DESIGN ........................................................................................................................ 46 Design for Sustainable Modes ..........................................................................................................................46 Circulation and Access .....................................................................................................................................46 9.0 PARKING ............................................................................................................................................... 47 Auto Parking ....................................................................................................................................................47 Bicycle Parking .................................................................................................................................................48 10.0 BOUNDARY STREETS ............................................................................................................................ 48 Mobility ...........................................................................................................................................................48 10.1.1 Pedestrian Level Of Service (PLOS) ...........................................................................................................48 10.1.2 Bicycle Level of Service (BLOS) .................................................................................................................49 10.1.3 Transit Level of Service (TLOS) ..................................................................................................................50 10.1.4 Truck Level of Service (TkLOS) ..................................................................................................................50 10.1.5 Vehicular Level of Service (LOS)................................................................................................................50 Road Safety .....................................................................................................................................................51 Neighbourhood Traffic Management ...............................................................................................................51 11.0 ACCESS INTERSECTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 51 Location and Design of Access .........................................................................................................................52 Intersection Control .........................................................................................................................................52 Intersection Design ..........................................................................................................................................52 12.0 TRANSIT ................................................................................................................................................ 52 Route Capacity ................................................................................................................................................52 ii 0CP-17-0565 2950-2960 Bank Street, TRAFFIC