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Final Report Final Report City of Vaughan January 2019 Amended in response to public comments August 2019 hdrinc.com 100 York Boulevard, Suite 300, Richmond Hill, ON, CA L4B 1J8 (289) 695-4600 City of Vaughan | North Vaughan and New Communities Transportation Master Plan FINAL REPORT Contents 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Study Area and Background ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 Relation to Block 27 and Block 41 Secondary Plans .................................................... 2 1.3 TMP Purpose and EA Process..................................................................................... 3 2 Background Planning Policies and Guidance ...................................................................... 5 2.1 Provincial Planning Context ......................................................................................... 5 2.1.1 GTA West Corridor Environmental Assessment Study .........................................10 2.1.2 Highway 400 Widening ........................................................................................11 2.2 Regional Context ........................................................................................................11 2.2.1 Regional Transportation Master Plan (November 2016) ......................................11 2.2.2 2018 10 year Capital Roads and Transit Construction Program ...........................17 2.2.3 York Region 2017 Development Charge Background Study ................................18 2.3 City of Vaughan Policy Framework .............................................................................18 2.3.1 City of Vaughan Official Plan ...............................................................................18 2.3.2 Green Directions Vaughan ...................................................................................20 2.3.3 City of Vaughan Transportation Master Plan 2013: A New Path ..........................21 2.3.4 City of Vaughan Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan ...........................................21 2.3.5 City Block Plans and Secondary Plans ................................................................26 2.4 North Maple Regional Park .........................................................................................30 2.5 Adjacent Municipalities ...............................................................................................30 3 Public Consultation ............................................................................................................31 4 Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................33 4.1 Existing Transportation System...................................................................................33 4.1.1 Road Network Context .........................................................................................33 4.1.2 Transit..................................................................................................................37 4.1.3 Active Transportation ...........................................................................................39 4.1.4 Travel Demand Management (TDM) ....................................................................40 4.2 Existing Travel Demand ..............................................................................................41 4.2.1 Land Use and Trip Generation .............................................................................41 4.2.2 Travel Patterns and Mode Share .........................................................................44 4.2.3 Traffic Screenlines ...............................................................................................45 4.2.4 Link and Intersection Operations..........................................................................47 hdrinc.com 100 York Boulevard, Suite 300, Richmond Hill, ON, CA L4B 1J8 (289) 695-4600 i City of Vaughan | North Vaughan and New Communities Transportation Master Plan FINAL REPORT 4.2.5 Local Transit Demand ..........................................................................................52 4.2.6 GO Rail Demand .................................................................................................52 4.2.7 Commercial Vehicles ...........................................................................................55 4.2.8 Active Transportation ...........................................................................................56 4.3 Natural Environment ...................................................................................................58 4.4 Utility Corridors ...........................................................................................................60 4.5 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Resources ............................................................60 4.5.1 Archaeology .........................................................................................................60 4.5.2 Cultural Heritage Landscapes ..............................................................................61 4.5.3 Built Heritage .......................................................................................................61 5 Future Conditions ...............................................................................................................66 5.1 Future Growth .............................................................................................................66 5.1.1 Population and Employment Forecasts ................................................................66 5.2 Block 27 Secondary Plan (pending York Region approval) .........................................69 5.2.1 Draft Land Use Plan.............................................................................................69 5.2.2 Transportation Network Development ..................................................................71 5.2.3 Recommended Road Classifications ...................................................................74 5.3 Block 41 Secondary Plan (DRAFT) .............................................................................75 5.3.1 Draft Land Use Plan.............................................................................................75 5.3.2 Transportation Network Development ..................................................................76 5.3.3 Recommended Road Classifications ...................................................................80 5.4 Future Travel Demand ................................................................................................80 6 The Transportation Vision ..................................................................................................83 6.1 Problem and Opportunity Statement ...........................................................................83 6.2 Transportation Vision ..................................................................................................83 7 Alternative Networks ..........................................................................................................84 7.1 Alternative Network 1 – York Region TMP ..................................................................84 7.1.1 York Region Transportation Master Plan without GTA West Corridor ..................84 7.1.2 York Region TMP Sensitivity with GTA West Corridor .........................................87 7.2 Alternative Network 2 – Enhanced Network ................................................................89 7.2.1 Sensitivity Analysis 2A – Alternative 2 Minus Kirby Road .....................................91 7.2.2 Sensitivity Analysis 2B – York Region Development Charges (2017) with Kirby Road Improvements and Enhancements ...........................................................................93 hdrinc.com 100 York Boulevard, Suite 300, Richmond Hill, ON, CA L4B 1J8 (289) 695-4600 ii City of Vaughan | North Vaughan and New Communities Transportation Master Plan FINAL REPORT 7.2.3 Evaluation of the Sensitivity Strategies ................................................................95 7.3 Recommendation ........................................................................................................95 8 Recommended Transportation Network .............................................................................97 8.1 Recommended Road Improvements ...........................................................................97 8.1.1 Provincial Highway Improvements .......................................................................97 8.1.2 Regional Road Improvements ..............................................................................97 8.1.3 City Road Improvements .....................................................................................98 8.1.4 Road Jurisdiction Review ................................................................................... 102 8.2 Transit Improvements ............................................................................................... 105 8.2.1 Metrolinx Improvements ..................................................................................... 105 8.2.2 Regional Transit Improvements ......................................................................... 105 8.3 Kirby GO Station 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