7 Transportation 7.1 Background 7.1.1 Region of York OP and York TMP
The York Region Official Plan identifies Kleinburg as a he City of Vaughan is undertaking a local centre that should have specific amenities including TTransportation Master Plan (TMP) Study a commercial core, pedestrian environment and an as part of the Official Plan Update. The TMP appropriate focus on residential, commercial, institutional is being prepared to identify the infrastructure and community uses. The Plan further identifies the area of requirements necessary to accommodate the Nashville as a hamlet that should retain its rural character population and employment growth expected while permitting growth primarily through infilling. from the implementation of the Growth Management Strategy of the Official Plan. The updated York TMP prepared in May 2009 (draft version) As part of the TMP, the City identified three recommends a number of roadway improvements within the areas with significant growth pressure that community as follows: require more detailed transportation and urban planning and design analysis, including Kleinburg-Nashville. • Improvements to Highway 27 to increase capacity;
he following review was prepared by • Widening of Highway 50 from Rutherford to Kirby TAECOM and provided to the Planning Road to six lanes; and, Partnership. It provides an overview of the existing transportation conditions in the • Realignment of Major Mackenzie Drive south of Kleinburg-Nashville area. Kleinburg, at its intersection with Highway 27, to eliminate the jog between the two legs.
The transit improvements recommended include:
• Extension of GO Train service on the CP Line to Bolton with stations proposed at Major Mackenzie Drive and Rutherford Road; and draft• Transit priority network along Major Mackenzie Drive and Highway 27 south of Major Mackenzie Drive.
7.1.2 OPA 601
The Official Plan Amendment 601 was adopted by Council in September 25, 2000 to replace OPA 160 which had been in effect since 1982. The Plan reflects approved land use
page 64 December 2009 | DRAFT Kleinburg-Nashville focus area study Background Report
designations in the Kleinburg-Nashville area and provides 7.2 Existing Conditions Review for new residential development in the northwest and 7 northeast sections of the Secondary Plan. 7.2.1 Data Collection
The traffic data used in the analysis in this Transportation The Transportation objectives of OPA 601 are outlined as memorandum was obtained for the City of Vaughan follows: as well as from various documents related to on- going studies within the area including: • To ensure the provision of adequate and sufficient infrastructure for the overall community and individual • The West Vaughan Individual EA; and, neighbourhoods; • Nashville West Community Plan Study (Block • To ensure coordination between the transportation 6) requirements and community objectives with respect to urban design; and, The data include traffic volume counts at specific screenlines as well as turning movement volumes • To provide opportunity for enhanced transit service to at a number of intersections. the community. 7.2.2 Existing Transportation Network OPA 601 identifies the extension of Major Mackenzie Drive and improvements on Islington Avenue as primary areas to Road Network be followed up with the Region of York. It emphasises the provision of adequate pedestrian and bicycle facilities and The transportation system in the Study Area identifies Islington Avenue and Nashville Road as roads that consists of a network of Regional arterial roads should function as pedestrian-friendly village main streets. and local and collector roads belonging to the City. Requirements for traffic management strategies including The City roads include Nashville Road, Kirby Road, traffic calming installations are noted to regulate traffic and Huntington Road and Teston Road. The main arterial address increased traffic volumes. roads including Islington, Highway 27, Highway 50, Major Mackenzie Drive and Rutherford Drive are The document recommends 20m right-of-way widths for under the jurisdiction of the Regional Municipality primary roads connecting communities with neighbourhood of York. The following table provides a list of the streets ranging from 18.5 todraft 20m in right-of-way widths. major roadways within the Study Area.
December 2009 | DRAFT page 65 Table 4. Primary Roadways within the Study Area
Street Jurisdiction Posted # Lanes Speed
Major Mackenzie Regional Road 60/80 4 Rutherford Road Regional Road 60 4 Nashville Road City Road 70 2 Kirby Road City Road 60 2 Highway 27 Regional Road 80 2 Huntington Road City Road 60 2 Highway 50 Regional Road 80 4 Teston Road City Road 60 2 Islington Avenue Regional Road 60 2
draft
Figure 6. YRT Service Map for Study Area
page 66 December 2009 | DRAFT PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLAN STUDY
RANCH TRAIL PARK
KING VAUGHAN ROAD KING VAUGHAN ROAD KING VAUGHAN ROAD KING VAUGHAN ROAD MAP 4
BATHURST STREET BATHURST PEDESTRIAN AND Kleinburg-Nashville focus area study Background Report INTERNAL LINK TO OAK RIDGES MORAINE TRAIL BICYCLE NETWORK: (FUTURE) Figure 7. Recommended Pedestrian/Cycling Facilities FACILITY TYPES KIRBY ROAD KIRBY ROAD KIRBY ROAD KIRBY ROAD PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLAN STUDY Ravineview Drive Foot Hills Road Class 1 Multi-use Recreation or Boulevard Pathway "PIPELINE TRAIL" FUTURE PROPOSED
HIGHWAY 27 HIGHWAY TRAIL TO BE REVIEWED Community Multi-use Recreational Pathway (CMRP)
NEVADA PARK HUNTINGTON ROAD HUNTINGTON HIGHWAY 50 Athabasca Drive
COLD CREEK ROAD CREEK COLD GRADE SEPERATION Neighbourhood Multi-use Recreational Pathway (NMRP) Coper Creek CROSSING REQUIRED
KEELE STREET KEELE Maple Downs
HIGHWAY 400 HIGHWAY Beakes Crescent
RANCH TRAIL PARK Table 4. Primary Roadways within the Study Area Golf Club DRIVE VALLEY PINE Golf Course KIPLING AVENUE KIPLING
7 STREET JANE Community Multi-use Boulevard Pathway (CMBP)
DUFFERIN STREET DUFFERIN WESTON ROAD WESTON KING VAUGHAN ROAD PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLEKING MASTERVAUGHAN ROAD PLAN STUDYKING VAUGHAN ROAD KING VAUGHAN ROAD Class 2 Bike Lane / Paved Shoulder / Sidewalk MAP 4 Transportation
AVONDALE REGIONAL Woodland Acres Crescent Forest Heights Boulevard PARK Community Bike Lane - Formal pavement marking and signing (CL- NO WIDENING)
PROPOSED INTERCHANGE BATHURST STREET BATHURST PEDESTRIAN AND RIMWOOD PARK TESTON ROAD TESTON ROAD TESTON ROAD Community Bike Lane - Formal pavement marking and signing (CL - WIDENING)
RANCH TRAIL PARK NASHVILLE ROAD INTERNAL LINK TO Cranston Park Avenue Neighbourhood Bike Lane - Formal pavenment marking and signing (NL - NO WIDENING) OAK RIDGES MORAINE TRAIL BICYCLE NETWORK:Treelawn Boulevard KING VAUGHAN ROAD (FUTURE) KING VAUGHAN ROAD KING VAUGHAN ROAD KING VAUGHAN ROAD Stegman's Mill Road PRINCETON GATE PARK
AHMADIYYA PARK Neighbourhood Bike Lane - Formal pavenment marking and signing (NL - WIDENING) MAP 4 Main Street Kleinburg BINDERTWINE PARK FACILITY TYPES America Avenue Drummond Drive KIRBY ROAD Brandon Gate Drive Community Paved Shoulder Bikeway - Signed as bike route (CSB) KIRBY ROAD KIRBY ROAD KIRBY ROAD Kleinburg Library STUDY AREA UNDER Keele Valley Landfill - Ravineview Drive Foot Hills Road REVIEW PENDING HWY 27 HWY COMPLETION E.A. City of Toronto MACKENZIE GLEN Class 1 Multi-use Recreation or Boulevard Pathway DISCOVERY PARK "PIPELINE TRAIL" STREET BATHURST PEDESTRIAN AND DISTRICT PARK FUTURE PROPOSED McMichael Art Gallery ALIGNMENT TO BE
HIGHWAY 27 HIGHWAY TRAIL TO BE REVIEWED Community Multi-use Recreational Pathway (CMRP) CONFIRMED WITH Class 3 Bicycle Signed Route / Sidewalk Kleinburg Golf Club CITY OF TORONTO NEVADA PARK
Tierra Avenue MCNAUGHTON PARK HUNTINGTON ROAD HUNTINGTON
HIGHWAY 50 Cunningham Drive Athabasca Drive INTERNAL LINK TO DOMINGO PARK
COLD CREEK ROAD CREEK COLD GRADE SEPERATION Neighbourhood Multi-use Recreational Pathway (NMRP) OAK RIDGES MORAINE TRAIL CROSSING REQUIRED BICYCLE NETWORK: Cranston Park Avenue McNaughton Road Neighbourhood Signed Bike Route - No formal facility or pavement markings (NR) (FUTURE) Coper Creek MELVILLE PARK
KEELE STREET KEELE Maple Downs
HIGHWAY 400 HIGHWAY Beakes Crescent
Golf Club DRIVE VALLEY PINE Golf Course KIPLING AVENUE KIPLING
JANE STREET JANE Community Multi-use Boulevard Pathway (CMBP)
DUFFERIN STREET DUFFERIN WESTON ROAD WESTON Bindertwine Boulevard Community Signed Bike Route - No formal facility or pavement markings (CR) Grand Valley Boulevard Maple Community Centre Roseheath Drive Eagle Nest Private William T. FACILITY TYPES McNaughton Road Golf Course GO Maple KIRBY ROAD Class 2 Bike Lane / Paved Shoulder / Sidewalk Frost Woodlot Killian Road KIRBY ROAD KIRBY ROAD KIRBY ROAD Ravineview Drive Foot Hills Road MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST City of Vaughan Civic Centre AVONDALE REGIONAL Woodland Acres Crescent Forest Heights Boulevard PARK Class 1 Multi-use Recreation or Boulevard Pathway MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVECommunity WEST Bike Lane - Formal pavement marking and signing (CL- NO WIDENING) Killian Road Class 4 Trail Facility "PIPELINE TRAIL" MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST FUTURE PROPOSED
PROPOSED INTERCHANGE Avro Road HIGHWAY 27 HIGHWAY Maple "Downtown" Southbrook Winery TRAIL TO BE REVIEWED RIMWOOD PARK Melville Avenue TESTON ROAD TESTON ROAD Community Bike Lane - Formal pavement marking and signing (CL - WIDENING) TESTON ROAD Community Multi-use Recreational Pathway (CMRP) Footpath / Hiking Trail NEVADA PARK
HUNTINGTON ROAD HUNTINGTON Sunset Ridge Naylon Street HIGHWAY 50 NASHVILLE ROAD Athabasca Drive
COLD CREEK ROAD CREEK COLD GRADE SEPERATION Cranston Park Avenue Neighbourhood Multi-use Recreational Pathway (NMRP) Neighbourhood Bike Lane - Formal pavenment marking and signing (NL - NO WIDENING) Maria Antonia Road Avro Road CROSSING REQUIRED Coper Creek Treelawn Boulevard Kortright Centre for STREET DUFFERIN
Stegman's Mill Road STREET KEELE Maple Downs
HIGHWAY 400 HIGHWAY Beakes Crescent PRINCETON GATE PARK Barrhill Road
Golf Club DRIVE VALLEY PINE Conservation
Golf Course STREET JANE
KIPLING AVENUE KIPLING Merino Road JANE STREET JANE Network Features AHMADIYYA PARK Community Multi-use Boulevard Pathway (CMBP) Neighbourhood Bike Lane - Formal pavenment marking and signing (NL - WIDENING)
DUFFERIN STREET DUFFERIN Paramount Canada's Main Street KleinburgROAD WESTON
BINDERTWINE PARK Wonderland America Avenue Drummond Drive Villa Royale Avenue Norwood Avenue Brandon Gate Drive Community Paved Shoulder Bikeway - Signed as bike route (CSB) Kleinburg Library STUDY AREA UNDER Keele Valley Landfill - REEVES PARK REVIEW PENDING Napa Valley Avenue HWY 27 HWY COMPLETION E.A. ClassCity of Toronto 2 Bike Lane / Paved Shoulder / Sidewalk MACKENZIE GLEN STUDY AREA UNDER DISCOVERY PARK DISTRICT PARK REVIEW PENDING Knightswood Avenue Gateway McMichael Art Gallery ALIGNMENT TO BE COMPLETION E.A. AVONDALE REGIONAL Woodland Acres Crescent CONFIRMED WITH Davos Road Forest Heights Boulevard PARK Community Bike Lane - Formal pavement marking and signing (CL- NO WIDENING) Class 3 Bicycle Signed Route / Sidewalk Ashberry Boulevard Kleinburg Golf Club CITY OF TORONTO
Tierra Avenue MCNAUGHTON PARK Springside Road PROPOSED INTERCHANGE Cunningham Drive RIMWOOD PARK DOMINGO PARK TESTON ROAD TESTON ROAD Cranston Park Avenue Neighbourhood Signed Bike Route - No formal facility or pavement markings (NR) TESTON ROAD McNaughton Road Community Bike Lane - Formal pavement marking and signing (CL - WIDENING) Sonoma Boulevard MELVILLE PARK Cromwell Road Fieldgate Drive Key destination NASHVILLE ROAD Bindertwine Boulevard Cranston Park Avenue Neighbourhood Bike Lane - Formal pavenment marking and signing (NL - NO WIDENING) Community Signed Bike Route - No formal facility or pavement markings (CR) Grand Valley Boulevard Maple Community Centre La Rocca Avenue Roseheath Drive Eagle Nest Private Treelawn Boulevard William T. Stegman's Mill Road McNaughton Road Golf Course Frost Woodlot PRINCETON GATE PARK GO Maple Killian Road The Sports Village AHMADIYYA PARK Neighbourhood Bike Lane - Formal pavenment marking and signing (NL - WIDENING) Heritage Area Main Street Kleinburg MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST City of Vaughan Civic Centre Greenock Drive MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST Killian Road Class 4 Trail Facility Hawkview Boulevard BINDERTWINE PARK MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST Via Campanile America Avenue Drummond Drive NAPA VALLEY PARK Barrhill Road Brandon Gate Drive Avro Road Clarence Street Saint Clare Boulevard Fossil Hill Road Maple "Downtown" Community Paved Shoulder BikewaySouthbrook -Winery Signed as bike route (CSB) Napa Valley Avenue RUTHERFORD ROAD Melville Avenue RUTHERFORD ROAD Kleinburg Library STUDY AREA UNDER Keele Valley Landfill - Melville Avenue Forest Fountain Drive RUTHERFORD ROAD REVIEW PENDING RUTHERFORD ROAD Confederation Parkway
HWY 27 HWY Footpath / Hiking Trail COMPLETION E.A. City of Toronto Babak Boulevard Velmar Drive Forest Run Boulevard Whisperwood Road District Centre MACKENZIE GLEN Vaughan Mills Road GO Rutherford DISCOVERY PARK Sunset Ridge DISTRICT PARK Naylon Street Pierre Burton VELMAR DOWNS PARK McMichael Art Gallery Maria Antonia Road ALIGNMENT TO BE Avro Road
Kortright Centre for CONFIRMED WITH STREET DUFFERIN Al Palladini Community Centre Resource Library Class 3 Bicycle Signed Route / Sidewalk Huntington Golf & STREET BATHURST
Conservation CITY OF TORONTO Barrhill Road Kleinburg Golf Club STREET JANE Merino Road Network Features Village Green Drive Tierra Avenue Paramount Canada's Country Club MCNAUGHTON PARK Area Under Study Cunningham Drive CROFTERS PARK & Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre DOMINGO PARK Wonderland Wycliffe Avenue Norwood Avenue GRAHAMS FOREST Cranston Park Avenue McNaughton Road Villa Royale Avenue Neighbourhood Signed Bike Route - No formal facility or pavement markings (NR) MELVILLE PARK REEVES PARK Thomson Creek Boulevard Napa Valley Avenue STUDY AREA UNDER Astona Boulevard STUDY AREA UNDER Woburn Drive Boyd Conservation Area REVIEW PENDING Knightswood Avenue Gateway REVIEW PENDING Bindertwine Boulevard Community Signed Bike Route - No formal facility or pavement markings (CR) Grand Valley Boulevard COMPLETION E.A. Maple Community Centre Highway 27 is the major arterial road that provides north- during the weekday peak periods. During the off- Ten Oaks Boulevard Roseheath Drive Eagle Nest Private COMPLETION E.A. Community Centre Davos Road BLUE COIN PARK Autumn Hill Boulevard William T. Ashberry Boulevard Yeshivah College Drive McNaughton Road Golf Course Wycliffe Gate Frost Woodlot Killian Road GO Maple Springside Road Clubhouse Road FINDLEY PARK MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST Sonoma Boulevard MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST south access from the Study Area to Toronto as well as peak periods the bus service terminates south of City of Vaughan Civic Centre Cromwell Road Fieldgate Drive MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST Killian Road Class 4 Trail Facility Key destination MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST Wycliffe Avenue TUDOR PARK School
Avro Road La Rocca Avenue
Melville Avenue Maple "Downtown" Southbrook Winery
CREDITSTONE ROAD CREDITSTONE
Martin Grove Road STREET JANE Autumn Hill Boulevard PINE VALLEY DRIVE VALLEY PINE INTERCHANGE UNDER The Sports Village providingFootpath vital / Hiking connections Trail to Highway 407 and Highway 7 Major Mackenzie Drive, looping along Napa Valley CONSTRUCTION Heritage Area Valeria Boulevard Sunset Ridge Naylon Street Greenock Drive National Golf Hawkview Boulevard Kiloran Avenue Maria Antonia Road Avro Road Via Campanile Park
NAPA VALLEY PARK Barrhill Road Saint Clare Boulevard STREET DUFFERIN Kortright Centre for Clarence Street RUTHERFORD ROAD Fossil Hill Road Melville Avenue RUTHERFORD ROAD Course Confederation Parkway Napa Valley Avenue Forest Fountain Drive RUTHERFORD ROAD Barrhill Road RUTHERFORD ROAD to the south. East-west travel is provided primarily by Major Avenue back onto Islington Avenue. Figure 6 shows
Conservation Confederation Parkway JANE STREET JANE Summeridge Drive Babak BoulevardMerino Road NetworkForest Run Boulevard Features Whisperwood Road Summeridge Drive Velmar Drive District Centre WESTON DOWNS PARK Vaughan Mills Road Paramount Canada's GO Rutherford Pierre Burton VELMAR DOWNS PARK Wonderland Al Palladini Community Centre NorwoodResource Avenue Library Huntington Golf & Villa Royale Avenue STREET BATHURST Open Space REEVES PARK Mackenzie Dive to the east, and Nashville Road to the west. the York Region Transit map for the Study Area. Greenpark Boulevard Country Club Village Green Drive Board of Trade Napa Valley Avenue Area Under Study Surgarbush STUDY AREA UNDER CROFTERS PARK & Wycliffe Avenue Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre GRAHAMS FOREST Gateway Courtland Avenue STUDY UNDERWAY REVIEW PENDING Knightswood Avenue Golf Course COMPLETION E.A. Thomson Creek Boulevard Valeria Boulevard Davos Road STUDY AREA UNDER Astona Boulevard Ashberry Boulevard Woburn Drive Boyd Conservation Area The west leg of Major Mackenzie Drive is a minor road that REVIEW PENDING Millway Avenue Spinnaker Way Stafferin Drive Ten Oaks Boulevard Golf Course Springside Road COMPLETION E.A. Community Centre Vaughan Mills Road BLUE COIN PARK Autumn Hill Boulevard Balding Boulevard Yeshivahdraft College Drive LANGSTAFF ROAD Edgeley Boulevard Pleasant Ridge Avenue Sonoma Boulevard Wycliffe Gate Langstaff Road LANGSTAFF ROAD Clubhouse Road LANGSTAFF ROAD LANGSTAFF ECO PARK Thornhill Woods Drive FINDLEY PARK Cromwell Road Fieldgate Drive Key destination does not attract much traffic because of the jog at Highway 7.2.3 CyclingMartin Grove Roadand Pedestrian Facilities LEPARC PARK Hayhoe Lane La Rocca Avenue Wycliffe Avenue TUDOR PARK School
HIGHWAY 7 HIGHWAY 407 Woodlot
CREDITSTONE ROAD CREDITSTONE
Martin Grove Road STREET JANE Autumn Hill Boulevard PINE VALLEY DRIVE VALLEY PINE INTERCHANGE UNDER The Sports Village CONSTRUCTION Valeria Boulevard Heritage Area National Golf 27. ROAD HUNTINGTON Hawkview Boulevard Kiloran Avenue Greenock Drive Park Longbridge Road Via Campanile
NAPA VALLEY PARK Barrhill Road STREET KEELE Saint Clare Boulevard Course Confederation Parkway MORNING STAR PARK Clarence Street RUTHERFORD ROAD Fossil Hill Road Melville Avenue RUTHERFORD ROAD Napa Valley Avenue Forest Fountain Drive CONCORD / THORNHILL REGIONAL PARK RUTHERFORD ROAD Summeridge Drive Summeridge Drive
RUTHERFORD ROAD WESTON DOWNS PARKConfederation Parkway YONGE STREET YONGE Cemetery Babak Boulevard Velmar Drive Forest Run Boulevard Whisperwood Road District Centre Vaughan Mills Road GO Rutherford As part of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Pierre Burton VELMAR DOWNS PARK Open Space West Woodbridge Al Palladini Community Centre Resource Library Board of Trade Greenpark Boulevard
BATHURST STREET BATHURST Surgarbush Huntington Golf & "SUBJECT TO HYDRO" Community Centre Flamingo Road Golf Course Courtland Avenue STUDY UNDERWAY Country Club Village Green Drive Valeria Boulevard Area Under Study CROFTERS PARK & Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre Transit Facilities Study adopted by the City in 2007, a number of Wycliffe Avenue NEWPORT SQUARE PARK Paramount Canada's Wonderland GRAHAMS FOREST Willis Road Millway Avenue Spinnaker Way Stafferin Drive Golf Course Ansley Grove Uplands Golf
Vaughan Mills Road FATHER ERMANNO 400 HIGHWAY Balding Boulevard Medallion Boulevard Meeting House Road Thomson Creek Boulevard LANGSTAFF ROAD Edgeley Boulevard Pleasant Ridge Avenue B ULFON PARK STUDY AREA UNDER Astona Boulevard Langstaff Road MAXEY PARK and Ski Club Woburn Drive Boyd Conservation Area LANGSTAFF ROAD DOCTORS MCLEAN Library LANGSTAFF ROAD LANGSTAFF ECO PARK Thornhill Woods Drive REVIEW PENDING Thornhill Avenue LEPARC PARK DISTRICT PARK Martin Grove Road Ten Oaks Boulevard Community Centre GEORGE STEGMAN PARK COMPLETION E.A. BLUE COIN PARK Hayhoe Lane facilities are proposed in the Kleinburg-Nashville Autumn Hill Boulevard Yeshivah College Drive HIGHWAY 407 Woodlot BENJAMIN VAUGHAN DISTRICT PARK Wycliffe Gate HIGHWAY 7 Chancellor Community Storm Water Management Area Clubhouse Road FINDLEY PARK
HUNTINGTON ROAD HUNTINGTON Figure 6. YRT Service Map for Study Area Forest Drive Centre and Park Longbridge Road Transitway Pathway The City Playhouse TUDOR PARK Wycliffe Avenue MORNING STAR PARK STREET KEELE York TransitSchool provides limited service to the area with Bus Study Area including: Rosemont
CONCORD / THORNHILL REGIONAL PARK GIOVANNI CABOTO PARK Atkinson Avenue
JANE STREET JANE
YONGE STREET YONGE CREDITSTONE ROAD CREDITSTONE Cemetery
Martin Grove Road STREET JANE Autumn Hill Boulevard Woodbridge Library BEVERLEY GLEN PARK Thornhill Golf Club
PINE VALLEY DRIVE VALLEY PINE INTERCHANGE UNDER Community Centre HIGHWAY 407 West Woodbridge CONSTRUCTION Woodbridge Avenue Valeria Boulevard Hydro Utility Corridor Villa Park Drive National Golf "SUBJECT TO HYDRO" Kiloran Avenue Community Centre Flamingo Road Route Park13 running along Islington Avenue to Kleinburg RAINBOW CREEK PARK Beverley Glen Boulevard Course Confederation Parkway Willis Road NEWPORT SQUARE PARK Paramount Canada's Wonderland Beverley Glen Boulevard Summeridge Drive Uplands Golf
WESTON DOWNS PARK Ansley Grove Summeridge Drive FATHER ERMANNO 400 HIGHWAY Woodbridge Core Area Medallion Boulevard Meeting House Road B ULFON PARK AREA UNDER MAXEY PARK Library and Ski Club DOCTORS MCLEAN STUDY DISTRICT PARK Thornhill Avenue Patricia Kemp Community Centre GEORGE STEGMAN PARK Open Space Trans-Canada Pipe Line Greenpark Boulevard TORI PARK Board of Trade BENJAMIN VAUGHAN DISTRICT PARK Chancellor Community Surgarbush Storm Water Management Area Courtland Avenue Seven/400 Power Centre OAKBANK PARK Thornhill Historic Village Golf Course STUDY UNDERWAY Woodbridge Pool and New Westminster Drive Forest Drive Centre and Park Sylvan Brook Avenue Atkinson Avenue Thornbank Road Valeria Boulevard Transitway Pathway Rosemont The City Playhouse STREET DUFFERIN CENTRE STREET GIOVANNI CABOTO PARK Atkinson Avenue ROAD GROVE MARTIN Memorial Arena REGIONAL ROAD #7 REGIONAL ROAD #7 Millway Avenue Spinnaker Way Stafferin Drive STREET JANE Golf Course Vaughan Mills Road Woodbridge Library BEVERLEY GLEN PARK Balding Boulevard Community Centre Thornhill Golf Club Edgeley Boulevard Pleasant Ridge Avenue HIGHWAY 407 REGIONAL ROAD #7 Atkinson Avenue LANGSTAFF ROAD Woodbridge Avenue Brooke Street Langstaff Road Hydro Utility Corridor Bruce Street Helen Street Proposed City of Toronto Bike Facility LANGSTAFF ROAD LANGSTAFF ROAD Villa Park Drive LANGSTAFF ECO PARK Thornhill Woods Drive Hawman Avenue RAINBOW CREEK PARK Beverley Glen Boulevard Coles Avenue Martin Grove Road LEPARC PARK Hayhoe Lane Beverley Glen Boulevard
Woodbridge Core Area 27 HIGHWAY HIGHWAY 7 HIGHWAY 407 Woodlot AREA UNDER The Interchange Patricia Kemp Community Centre STUDY December 2009 | DRAFT page 67 TORI PARK Trans-Canada Pipe Line Woodstream Boulevard Famous Players Colossus
HUNTINGTON ROAD HUNTINGTON Veneto Drive HEFHILL PARK Longbridge Road PROMENADE GREEN PARK Proposed 407 Transitway
Seven/400 Power Centre OAKBANK PARK Thornhill Historic Village Woodbridge Pool and STREET KEELE New Westminster Drive Pine York Avenue Draper Boulevard MORNING STAR PARK Marita Place Sylvan Brook Avenue Atkinson Avenue Thornbank Road SOUTHVIEW PARK Promenade CONCORD / THORNHILL REGIONAL PARK STREET DUFFERIN CENTRE STREET Strada Drive Arnold Avenue
MARTIN GROVE ROAD GROVE MARTIN Memorial Arena REGIONAL ROAD #7 REGIONAL ROAD #7 STREET YONGE Cemetery KIPLING AVENUE KIPLING WADE GATE PARK Mall REGIONAL ROAD #7 Atkinson Avenue Brooke Street CORPORATE CENTRE West Woodbridge Bruce Street Helen Street Proposed City of Toronto Bike Facility Coles Avenue Hawman Avenue STUDY AREA MARITA PAYNE PARK "SUBJECT TO HYDRO" Community Centre Flamingo Road
HIGHWAY 427 HIGHWAY GALLANOUGH PARK HIGHWAY 27 HIGHWAY
The Interchange ROAD WESTON NEWPORT SQUARE PARK Proposed 407 Transitway Station Willis Road Paramount Canada's Wonderland Vaughan Grove ALEXANDER ELISA PARK
Ansley Grove Woodstream Boulevard Famous Players Colossus Uplands Golf STREET YONGE FATHER ERMANNO 400 HIGHWAY Medallion Boulevard Meeting House Road Veneto Drive HEFHILL PARK Clark Avenue West B ULFON PARK PROMENADE GREEN PARK Proposed 407 Transitway MAXEY PARK Pine York Avenue Draper Boulevard Dufferin Clark DOCTORS MCLEAN Library and Ski Club Marita Place Promenade Sports Park
SOUTHVIEW PARK HIGHWAY 50
DISTRICT PARK Strada Drive Thornhill Avenue Arnold Avenue GEORGE STEGMAN PARK AVENUE KIPLING Bathurst Clark WADE GATE PARK Mall Community Centre Chancellor Community CORPORATE CENTRE BENJAMIN VAUGHAN DISTRICT PARK Storm Water Management Area HIGHWAY 407 STUDY AREA MARITA PAYNE PARK MILL ARBOUR PARK Resource Library
HIGHWAY 427 HIGHWAY GALLANOUGH PARK Clark Avenue West Forest Drive Centre and Park
WESTON ROAD WESTON Transitway Pathway The City Playhouse 1 0.5 0 1 2 3
Vaughan Grove ALEXANDER ELISA PARK Proposed 407 Transitway Station WINDING LANE PARK Rosemont STREET YONGE GIOVANNI CABOTO PARK Atkinson Avenue Clark Avenue West HIGHWAY 407 DOWNHAM GRENN PARK Woodbridge Library Sports Park STREET JANE BEVERLEY GLEN PARK Community Centre Thornhill Golf Club Dufferin Clark YORK HILLS DISTRICT PARK HIGHWAY 50 HIGHWAY 407 Woodbridge Avenue Hydro Utility CorridorBathurst Clark Transitway Pathway Dufferin Clark Library Villa Park Drive Community Centre Chabad Gate HIGHWAY 407 Resource Library ISLINGTON AVENUE GLEN SHIELDS PARK RAINBOW CREEK PARK Beverley Glen Boulevard MILL ARBOUR PARK Mullen Drive KM Clark Avenue West 1 0.5 0 1 2 3 Beverley Glen Boulevard WINDING L ANE PARK JOSEPH AARON PARK Woodbridge Core Area HIGHWAY 407 DOWNHAM GRENN PARK AREA UNDER YORK HILLS DISTRICT PARK Glen Shields Avenue Patricia Kemp Community Centre STUDY Transitway Pathway Dufferin Clark Library TORI PARK Trans-Canada Pipe Line Chabad Gate ISLINGTON AVENUE GLEN SHIELDS PARK Mullen Drive KM Transitway Pathway GILMORE PARK VAUGHAN CREST PARK Woodbridge Pool and Seven/400 Power Centre New Westminster Drive OAKBANK PARK Thornhill Historic Village JOSEPH AARON PARK Sylvan Brook Avenue Atkinson Avenue Thornbank Road DUFFERIN STREET DUFFERIN CENTRE STREET Glen Shields Avenue
MARTIN GROVE ROAD GROVE MARTIN Memorial Arena REGIONAL ROAD #7 REGIONAL ROAD #7 LAKEHURST PARK REGIONAL ROAD #7 Atkinson Avenue Transitway Pathway Brooke Street GILMORE PARK VAUGHAN CREST PARK Bruce Street Helen Street Proposed City of Toronto Bike Facility Coles Avenue Hawman Avenue Crestwood Road Townsgate Drive
LAKEHURST PARK HIGHWAY 407 HIGHWAY 27 HIGHWAY Viceroy Road
The Interchange Crestwood Road Emerald Lane Hilda Avenue Woodstream Boulevard HIGHWAY 407 Famous Players Colossus Townsgate Drive CONLEY SOUTH PARK Veneto Drive HEFHILL PARK Viceroy Road PROMENADE GREEN PARK Proposed 407 Transitway Emerald Lane Hinda Lane Pine York Avenue Draper Boulevard Hilda Avenue Transitway Pathway New Westminster Drive Marita Place Promenade CONLEY SOUTH PARK Strada Drive SOUTHVIEW PARK Arnold Avenue Transitway Pathway New Westminster Drive Hinda Lane KIPLING AVENUE KIPLING CORPORATE CENTRE WADE GATE PARK Mall
STUDY AREA MARITA PAYNE PARK STEELES AVENUE WEST HIGHWAY 427 HIGHWAY STEELES AVENUE WEST STEELES AVENUE WEST
STEELES AVENUE WEST GALLANOUGH PARK WESTON ROAD WESTON STEELES AVENUE WEST
Vaughan Grove ALEXANDER ELISA PARK STEELES AVENUE WEST Proposed 407 Transitway Station YONGE STREET YONGE Sports Park Dufferin Clark YorkClark AvenueUniversity West York University HIGHWAY 50 Community Centre Bathurst Clark HIGHWAY 407 MILL ARBOUR PARK Resource Library Clark Avenue West 1 0.5 0 1 2 3 WINDING L ANE PARK HIGHWAY 407 DOWNHAM GRENN PARK Transitway Pathway Dufferin Clark Library YORK HILLS DISTRICT PARK Chabad Gate ISLINGTON AVENUE GLEN SHIELDS PARK Mullen Drive KM JOSEPH AARON PARK Glen Shields Avenue
Transitway Pathway GILMORE PARK VAUGHAN CREST PARK
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLELAKEHURST PARK MASTER PLAN STUDY FINAL DRAFT JANUARY 2007 Crestwood Road HIGHWAY 407 Townsgate Drive Viceroy Road Emerald Lane Hilda Avenue CONLEY SOUTH PARK Hinda Lane FINAL DRAFT JANUARY 2007 Transitway Pathway New Westminster Drive PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLAN STUDY
STEELES AVENUE WEST STEELES AVENUE WEST STEELES AVENUE WEST York University
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLAN STUDY FINAL DRAFT JANUARY 2007 • Multi-use pathways and trails in the East Humber River valley;
• Signed bicycle route on Major Mackenzie Drive (west leg), Huntington Road and Islington Avenue;
• Paved shoulders on Nashville Road, Major Mackenzie Drive (east leg), and Teston Road.
These facilities are illustrated on Figure 7.
7.3 Traffic Operations Review
7.3.1 Roadway Sections
Operations on roadway sections were assessed based on their volume to capacity (v/c) ratios. The assessment was based on existing traffic volumes and typical lane capacities. For collector and arterials roads, planning capacities are typically in the range of 700 to 1,000 vehicles per hour per lane (vph/l) depending on the class of the road and the traffic controls at intersections. The surrounding environment, the number of accesses and the presence of turning lanes are among other factors that influence arterial road capacities. On that basis, existing capacities on minor roads such Huntington Road and Kirby Road were estimated to be 700 vph/l, while a value of 800 vph/l was assumed for major arterials such as Major Mackenzie Drive, Islington draftAvenue and Highway 27. The results of the assessment are summarized in Table 5. While most City roads operate with low v/c ratios, most of the arterial roads have v/c ratios greater than 0.5, with those of Highway 27 and Highway 50 greater than 0.9. Those operations indicate existing problems on Highway 50 and Highway 27 that require interventions. With background traffic growth and future development, traffic volumes
page 68 December 2009 | DRAFT Kleinburg-Nashville focus area study Background Report
7 Table 5. Operations on Roadway Sections Street Traffic Volume Year 2009 Volumes # Lanes per V/c
(assumes 2% direction Transportation growth) Major Mackenzie 750 2005 810 2 0.51 Rutherford Road 950 2005 1,030 2 0.64 Nashville Road 200 2007 210 1 0.26 Kirby Road 50 -- 50 1 0.07 Highway 27 1,350 2005 1,480 2 0.91 Huntington Road 50 2005 60 1 0.09 Highway 50 1,800 2007 1,890 2 1.18 Teston Road 150 2005 160 1 0.23 Islington Avenue 450 2004 500 1 0.63
Table 6. Traffic Operations at Intersections Intersection Type LOS - AM LOS - PM Nashville/Hwy 50 Signalized B E Nashville/Huntington Rd Unsignalized C D Nashville/Hwy 27 Signalized B A Hwy 50/Major Mackenzie Signalized B B Hwy 27/Major Mackenzie Signalized F C Huntington Rd./Major Mackenzie Unsignalized B B
on the other roadways are expected to increase and some conditions. LOS is a direct measure of the delay improvements will most likely be required to maintain experienced by the average motorist at signalized satisfactory operations. and unsignalized intersections. While level of service C or better is desirable in rural and semi- 7.3.2 Intersection Operations urban communities such as Nashville and Kleinburg, in dense urban areas with good levels of transit Existing operations at intersectionsdraft were also assessed service, intersections operating at Level of Service D on the basis of level of service (LOS) criteria. The LOS is or E (representing capacity) are often considered to based on the Highway Capacity Manual procedures which be acceptable. provide a measure for the quality of service experienced at intersections on the basis of the average delay per vehicle. A summary of the resultant traffic operations LOS is measured on a six letter scale with A representing is provided in Table 6 for the AM and PM peak excellent conditions and F representing over-capacity hours. This information is are based on the analysis
December 2009 | DRAFT page 69 undertaken in the Nashville West Community Plan (Block 61) Study.
The results indicate relatively good operations at most intersections except at the Highway 27/Major Mackenzie Drive intersection with LOS F during the AM peak hour and LOS E at Nashville Road/Highway 50 in the PM peak hour. Improvements will be required to address existing problems and to provide extra capacity necessary to accommodate future growth at similar or enhanced levels of service.
7.3.3 Heavy Truck Operations
Area residents and business owners have raised concerns about heavy truck traffic in the Study Area. Generally, truck traffic demand within the study area is high relative to other arterial facilities with elevated truck volumes on Study Area streets including Nashville Road. Heavy truck volumes on Highway 50 are in excess of 100 heavy vehicles per hour per direction within the general vicinity of the Study Area. High truck volumes travelling to and from the CP Intermodal Terminal, and to the Petro-Pass site on Highway 50 at Rutherford Road / Castlemore Road contribute to traffic congestion, constrained truck manoeuvres, and pavement deterioration. Heavy vehicles represent 6-8% of peak direction demand and over 10% of off-peak direction demand.
7.4 Major Transportation Studies and draftIssues The major transportation issues within the Study Area include traffic operational concerns, traffic volumes and heavy truck traffic. The operational concerns include poor operations with reduced levels of service on sections of Highway 50 and Highway 27 and at the Highway 27/Major Mackenzie Drive intersection. Issues related to high volumes
page 70 December 2009 | DRAFT Kleinburg-Nashville focus area study Background Report
of heavy trucks on Study Area streets have also been noted Highway 427 ramp terminal intersection. A 7 in Section 2.4 above. A number of studies are currently significant proposal involves construction of a underway and could address some of the identified issues, new Huntington Road alignment west of the Transportation while also impacting the future travel patterns within the existing alignment between Major Mackenzie area. These studies include: Drive and Nashville Road. The option would provide better connectivity of Huntington • Highway 427 Extension EA by Ministry of Transportation Road to the Highway 427 extension, thus (MTO): This Study is examining extension of Highway ensuring a continuous north-south route 427 from Highway 7 to Major Mackenzie Drive. The to the proposed residential lands located proposed Highway 427 extension will be 6.6 km north-west of the Study Area. The proposal is long and includes 3 interchanges at Langstaff Road, currently being reviewed by MTO. Rutherford Road and Major Mackenzie Drive. The freeway will have 6 lanes from Steeles Avenue to • Western Vaughan Individual EA Study: This Rutherford Road and 4 lanes from Rutherford Road Study is being undertaken by the Regional to Major Mackenzie Drive. There is a provision for Municipality of York to identify transportation median HOV lanes in each direction and a carpool lot deficiencies in Western Vaughan and at Rutherford Road interchange. The current preferred to develop alternatives to address the design alternative involves an alignment that passes problems. Specifically, the Study is examining through the Huntington Road and Major Mackenzie improvements to Highway 27 and Major Avenue intersection. That alternative will involve Mackenzie Drive which will include widening discontinuation of Huntington Road to the north and of both Highway 27 and Major Mackenzie south of the proposed interchange. Drive to six lanes and inclusion of HOV lanes on Highway 27 south of Major Mackenzie • Nashville West Community Plan Study (Block 61): Drive. In addition, elimination of the jog on This Study was commissioned by the Nashville Major Mackenzie Drive at Highway 27 is West Landowners Group to investigate alternative recommended. configurations of the new Highway 427 Interchange at Major Mackenzie Drive and Huntington Road in • GTA West Corridor Study by MTO. The view of the recommendations of the Highway 427 EA purpose of this Study is to define a northern Study. drafttransportation corridor connecting the western cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and As part of this Study, various transportation Guelph with the GTA. A preliminary corridor network modifications are being considered. The has been identified to run north of Kirby Road recommendations include several potential connections extending easterly to Highway 400 in the to Major Mackenzie Drive which in turn may impact vicinity of the King Vaughan Line; the configuration of the eastern Major Mackenzie and
December 2009 | DRAFT page 71 • Peel Highway 427 Extension Area Transportation Master Plan Study: This Study is a joint study between the Region of Peel, City of Brampton and Town of Caledon in coordination with MTO, York Region and City of Vaughan. The objective is to carry out a comprehensive review of the future transportation network needs in Northeast Brampton and Southeast Caledon. Specific goals and objectives of the study are to identify the best ways to connect from municipal roads in the Region of Peel to Highway 427 and serve the future transportation demands in the southern Peel-York boundary area. The Study recommends a combination of road widening and the provision of a new road connection from Highway 50 and Major Mackenzie Drive to Mayfield Road. The proposed arterial road will connect Mayfield Road in Peel and Major Mackenzie Drive to form a continuous route across both Regions of York and Peel. It will handle Provincial traffic to and from the Highway 427 extension. Traffic volumes are expected to be as high as 2,500 vehicles per hour in the morning peak period. Truck volumes could represent 10 to 20 percent of the total vehicular traffic, given the proximity to the CP Vaughan Intermodal Terminal.
The general recommendations of these studies together with those of the Regional initiatives including the Updated Regional TMP are illustrated in Figure 8. It should be noted that some of those recommendations are preliminary and draftmay be subject to detailed Environmental Assessment studies. Nevertheless, they provide a good context for
page 72 December 2009 | DRAFT Kleinburg-Nashville focus area study Background Report
Figure 8. Improvements Recommended by Various On-going or Recently Completed Studies 7 Transportation
draft
December 2009 | DRAFT page 73 consideration of additional transportation options as part of the City’s TMP Study.
7.5 Summary of Opportunities and Constraints
7.5.1 Opportunities
Considerable work has been undertaken or is underway that addresses some of the transportation issues in the Kleinburg - Nashville area. The findings of these studies offer good opportunities for enhancements of the overall transportation system in this focus area. They narrow down the range of options that can be considered as part of the current TMP study and focus it to filling in gaps and addressing new issues at the local level.
The approved land use pattern is also considered an opportunity in that the land available for future development and intensification is small in comparison to the total acreage of the Study Area. The bulk of the available land is designated as protected valley areas, woodlots and parks that are not expected to generate significant additional traffic. Therefore, growth in traffic demand from the area is expected to be moderate and, as a result, the need for improvements to provide additional capacity, as well as potential neighbourhood traffic problems are expected to be modest. draft7.5.2 Constraints The following constraints were identified:
• Existing layout of roadways that make it difficult to provide a grid system with jogs on Major Mackenzie Drive; Nashville Road/Stegman’s Mill Road and
page 74 December 2009 | DRAFT Kleinburg-Nashville focus area study Background Report
Islington Avenue; 7
• Existing land use patterns consisting of dispersed Transportation heritage communities, woodlots and protected lands in river valleys make it more difficult to provide efficient transportation systems; and,
• The natural environmental factors including river valleys pose challenges and limitations in the implementation of road network and other infrastructure improvements.
7.5.3 Next Steps
The next steps in the transportation analysis in the Kleinburg-Nashville Area include:
1. Confirming the urban design and land use proposals;
2. Assessment of future traffic demands and identification of deficiencies;
3. Development and evaluation of transportation alternatives; and
4. Final Recommendations to be included in the TMP - these will be undertaken in Phase 2 of the Vaughan TMP Study in concert with the on-going work of urban planning and designdraft by The Planning Partnership.
December 2009 | DRAFT page 75