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Land Use Study: Development in Proximity to Rail Operations Phase 1 Interim Report Land Use Study: Development in Proximity to Rail Operations City of Toronto Prepared for the City of Toronto by IBI Group and Stantec August 30, 2017 IBI GROUP PHASE 1 INTERIM REPORT LAND USE STUDY: DEVELOPMENT IN PROXIMITY TO RAIL OPERATIONS Prepared for City of Toronto Document Control Page CLIENT: City of Toronto City-Wide Land Use Study: Development in Proximity to Rail PROJECT NAME: Operations Land Use Study: Development in Proximity to Rail Operations REPORT TITLE: Phase 1 Interim Report - DRAFT IBI REFERENCE: 105734 VERSION: V2 - Issued August 30, 2017 J:\105734_RailProximit\10.0 Reports\Phase 1 - Data DIGITAL MASTER: Collection\Task 3 - Interim Report for Phase 1\TTR_CityWideLandUse_Phase1InterimReport_2017-08-30.docx ORIGINATOR: Patrick Garel REVIEWER: Margaret Parkhill, Steve Donald AUTHORIZATION: Lee Sims CIRCULATION LIST: HISTORY: Accessibility This document, as of the date of issuance, is provided in a format compatible with the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005. August 30, 2017 IBI GROUP PHASE 1 INTERIM REPORT LAND USE STUDY: DEVELOPMENT IN PROXIMITY TO RAIL OPERATIONS Prepared for City of Toronto Table of Contents 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of Study ..................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Background .............................................................................................................. 4 1.2.1 2014 Provincial Policy Statement ............................................................... 4 1.2.2 2013 FCM/RAC “Guidelines for New Development in Proximity to Railway Operations” ................................................................................................. 5 1.2.3 2013 Metrolinx “Adjacent Development Guidelines” ................................... 5 1.3 Study Area ............................................................................................................... 6 2 Rail Safety Trends in Canada ............................................................................................ 9 2.1 Main-track collisions and derailments .................................................................... 10 2.2 Non-main track collisions and derailments ............................................................ 11 2.3 Crossing accidents ................................................................................................. 12 2.4 Trespasser accidents ............................................................................................. 13 2.5 Summary ................................................................................................................ 13 3 Rail Incident History within the City of Toronto ............................................................ 14 4 Initial Discussions with Railway Line Owners and Operators ..................................... 17 4.1 Canadian National Railway .................................................................................... 17 4.2 Canadian Pacific Railway ...................................................................................... 17 4.3 Metrolinx................................................................................................................. 18 4.4 Toronto Terminals Railways Company .................................................................. 19 4.5 Toronto Port Lands Company ................................................................................ 19 4.6 VIA Rail Canada .................................................................................................... 19 4.7 Phase 2 Consultation ............................................................................................. 20 5 Base Maps ......................................................................................................................... 20 6 Database ............................................................................................................................ 21 7 Rail Typologies ................................................................................................................. 22 7.1 Methodology .......................................................................................................... 22 7.2 FCM/RAC Typologies ............................................................................................ 23 7.3 City of Toronto Typology ........................................................................................ 24 7.4 Future Uses of Toronto Rail Lines ......................................................................... 27 August 30, 2017 i IBI GROUP PHASE 1 INTERIM REPORT LAND USE STUDY: DEVELOPMENT IN PROXIMITY TO RAIL OPERATIONS Prepared for City of Toronto Table of Contents (continued) 7.4.1 Weston, Kingston and Oakville Subdivisions ............................................ 27 7.4.2 Galt, Bala and North Toronto Subdivisions ............................................... 28 7.4.3 MacTier, Don Branch, Belleville and Havelock Subdivisions ................... 28 8 Next Steps ......................................................................................................................... 29 Appendix A Rail Safety Trends Appendix B Database and Base Maps August 30, 2017 ii IBI GROUP PHASE 1 INTERIM REPORT LAND USE STUDY: DEVELOPMENT IN PROXIMITY TO RAIL OPERATIONS Prepared for City of Toronto 1 Introduction In recent years there have been increasing concerns about rail safety and the transportation of MISSISSAUGA 1979 dangerous goods, with events such as the Mississauga derailment in 1979 and the Lac- On November 10, 1979 just before midnight, a Mégantic disaster in 2013 (see sidebar). These Canadian Pacific (CP) freight train consisting of 106 events have raised public awareness of the cars of mixed cargo, which included dangerous goods/chemicals, derailed at Mavis Road north of movement of dangerous goods by rail and brought Dundas Street in Cooksville (Mississauga). Twenty- concerns about the safety of the interactions three rail cars went off the tracks, and most caught fire between railway operations and the urban including tanker cars which were carrying propane. environment to the fore. Three loaded propane tank cars exploded.1 The City of Toronto has experienced significant The fire resulting from this explosion was further fuelled growth in recent years and some of this by the chemical contents on other derailed cars. Cars development has occurred alongside the rail carried a variety of dangerous chemicals, including network. In order to support the City’s continued chlorine. In response to the potential risk of chlorine gas spreading over the surrounding population, nearly growth, the City of Toronto retained IBI Group with 1 Stantec to study land use and development in 250,000 people were evacuated – the largest evacuation in North America at the time2. Fortunately, proximity to rail operations. no deaths or injuries were reported.1 The rail corridors in Toronto were built in a variety The Mississauga Railway Accident Inquiry findings, of configurations, with different widths of rights-of- generally referred to as the Grange Commission way, orientations to the surrounding lands and in a Report, were published in December 1980 and variety of urban environments. While the function included recommendations for improvements for rail of almost all of these lines has changed transportation of dangerous goods. considerably over time, their configuration has not. LAC-MEGANTIC 2013 In a period of less than 60 years, from 1853 to 1911, the rail network throughout the City of On July 5, 2013 at around 1:15 am, a train carrying 7.7 Toronto was established, with the last major line million litres of crude oil in 72 tanker cars derailed near the centre of town Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. The train had been being the entry into Toronto of the Canadian parked on a portion of a main track with a descending Northern Railway’s Montreal to Toronto line grade, with engine and hand brakes applied. Due to a through the Don Valley. Since that time the combination of events, the train began to roll downhill network has not changed very much in terms of towards Lac-Mégantic, approximately 11 km (7 miles) configuration. The last major change was the away. As it rolled downhill, the train picked up speed, 3 introduction of the CN “bypass” line which re- peaking at just over 100 km/h (65 mph). routed CN through freight trains north of Steeles Of the 72 tanker cars, 63 derailed, and most of the Avenue, completed in 1965. derailed cars were damaged and punctured. Approximately 6 million litres of crude oil was released and caught fire almost immediately. The fire and subsequent explosions resulted in 47 deaths and destroyed much of the downtown. Approximately 2,000 3 people were evacuated. The Transportation Safety Board completed an investigation in 2014, and made five recommendations regarding the securement of trains, tank car standards, route planning, risk assessments, and emergency response assistance plans. 1 Mississauga Train Derailment, City of Mississauga, http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/home?paf_gear_id=9700018&itemId=5500001, accessed August 18, 2017. 2 10 of Canada’s Worst Train Accidents, Maclean’s, July 9, 2013, http://www.macleans.ca/society/life/10-of-canadas-worst-train-accidents/, accessed August 18, 2017. 3 Lac-Mégantic Runaway Train
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