Appendix B – Existing and Future Traffic Operations Report
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Toronto Transit Commission / City of Toronto SCARBOROUGH-MALVERN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT TRANSIT PROJECT ASSESSMENT STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT REPORT – APPENDICES APPENDIX B – EXISTING AND FUTURE TRAFFIC OPERATIONS REPORT Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) SCARBOROUGH - MALVERN LRT EA FINAL TRAFFIC ANALYSIS REPORT FINAL REPORT SEPTEMBER 2009 IBI GROUP FINAL REPORT IBI GROUP FINAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) 4.3.2 Impacts to Unsignalized Intersections ........................................................ 25 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .................................................................................. 1 4.3.3 Left-Turn Prohibitions ............................................................................... 26 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................... 1 5. DETAILED TRAFFIC STUDIES ............................................................................................. 27 1.2 Study Area ............................................................................................................................................. 2 5.1 Eglinton Avenue at Brimley Road and Danforth Road ..................................................................... 27 1.3 Project Description ............................................................................................................................... 3 5.1.1 Study Purpose .......................................................................................... 27 1.4 Study Objectives ................................................................................................................................... 4 5.1.2 Site Traffic Issues ..................................................................................... 27 5.1.3 Background .............................................................................................. 27 2. TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................... 5 5.1.4 Proposed Scenarios .................................................................................. 28 2.1 Overall Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 5 5.1.5 Recommendations ..................................................................................... 29 5.2 Eglinton Avenue at Kingston Road ................................................................................................... 30 2.2 Study Horizons ...................................................................................................................................... 5 5.2.1 Study Purpose .......................................................................................... 30 2.3 Traffic Data ............................................................................................................................................. 5 5.2.2 Site Traffic Issues ..................................................................................... 30 2.4 Analysis Parameters ............................................................................................................................. 7 5.2.3 Background .............................................................................................. 30 2.4.1 Capacity and Level of Service ..................................................................... 7 5.2.4 Proposed Scenarios .................................................................................. 30 2.4.2 Queue Lengths ........................................................................................... 7 5.2.5 Recommendations ..................................................................................... 32 5.3 Kingston Road at Morningside Avenue ............................................................................................ 33 3. EXISTING CONDITION ............................................................................................................ 8 5.3.1 Study Purpose .......................................................................................... 33 3.1 Existing Transportation Systems ........................................................................................................ 8 5.3.2 Site Traffic Issues ..................................................................................... 33 3.1.1 Transit Services in the Study Area .............................................................. 8 5.3.3 Background .............................................................................................. 33 3.1.1.1 Directly Along SMLRT Alignment ................................................................................................ 8 5.3.4 Proposed Scenarios .................................................................................. 33 3.1.1.2 Intersecting Routes ....................................................................................................................... 9 5.3.5 Recommendations ..................................................................................... 34 3.1.2 Road Network ............................................................................................ 10 5.4 Morningside Avenue at Highway 401 ................................................................................................ 35 3.2 Assessment of Existing Traffic Operations ...................................................................................... 11 5.4.1 Study Purpose .......................................................................................... 35 3.3 Existing Condition Overall Traffic Impacts ....................................................................................... 11 5.4.2 Site Traffic Issues ..................................................................................... 35 5.4.3 Background .............................................................................................. 36 4. FUTURE CONDITION ............................................................................................................ 23 5.4.4 Traffic Analysis and Results ...................................................................... 37 4.1 Future Transportation Systems ......................................................................................................... 23 5.4.5 Proposed Mitigation .................................................................................. 38 4.1.1 Transit Services in the Study Area ............................................................. 23 5.4.6 Conclusion ............................................................................................... 38 4.1.2 Road Network ............................................................................................ 23 6. TRAFFIC ANALYSIS SUMMARY .......................................................................................... 39 4.2 Assessment of Future Traffic Operations ......................................................................................... 23 6.1 Preliminary Traffic Analysis ............................................................................................................... 39 4.3 Future Condition Overall Traffic Impacts .......................................................................................... 24 4.3.1 Traffic Capacity Reduction ......................................................................... 24 September 2009 Page i. IBI GROUP FINAL REPORT IBI GROUP FINAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) 6.2 More Detailed Analyses ...................................................................................................................... 39 List of Exhibits 6.2.1 Eglinton Avenue at Brimley Road and Danforth Road ................................... 39 6.2.2 Eglinton Avenue at Kingston Road ............................................................. 39 Exhibit 1-1: Toronto Transit City Light Rail Plan ........................................................................... 1 6.2.3 Kingston Road at Morningside Avenue ........................................................ 39 Exhibit 1-2: SMLRT Study Area ....................................................................................................... 2 Exhibit 1-3: Typical Urban Intersection Section and Rendering of the LRT ............................... 3 6.3 Traffic Impact Study ............................................................................................................................ 40 Exhibit 2-1: List of Traffic Analysis Signalized Intersections ....................................................... 6 Exhibit 3-1: Existing Transit Services Map ..................................................................................... 9 6.3.1 Morningside Avenue at Highway 401 ........................................................... 40 Exhibit 3-2: Eglinton Avenue East: Existing and Future Traffic Conditions ............................. 12 Exhibit 3-3: Kingston Road: Existing and Future Traffic Conditions ........................................ 16 Exhibit 3-4: Morningside Avenue-Military Trail: Existing and Future Traffic Conditions ........ 20 Exhibit 4-1: Existing and Future Movements at Unsignalized Intersections ............................ 25 Exhibit 5-1: The Eglinton at Brimley and Danforth Study Area.................................................