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ALTONA GROUP UPDATED TRANPORTATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROPOSED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT 1294 KINGSTON ROAD, 1848 & 1852 LIVERPOOL ROAD CITY OF PICKERING J u l y 2 0 2 0 1 9 2 2 5 U p d a t e d Transportation Impact Assessment 1294 Kingston Road, 1848 & 1852 Liverpool Road, City of Pickering Disclaimer This Report represents the work of LEA Consulting Ltd (“LEA”). This Report may not be relied upon for detailed implementation or any other purpose not specifically identified within this Report. This Document is confidential and prepared solely for the use of Altona Group. Neither LEA, its sub-consultants nor their respective employees assume any liability for any reason, including, but not limited to, negligence, to any party other than Altona Group for any information or representation herein. CANADA | INDIA | AFRICA | MIDDLE EAST Page |i U p d a t e d Transportation Impact Assessment 1294 Kingston Road, 1848 & 1852 Liverpool Road, City of Pickering TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 2 Existing Transportation Conditions .......................................................................................... 3 Road Network and Site Accesses ..................................................................................................... 3 Traffic Data Collection ..................................................................................................................... 4 Collision Data Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 6 Existing Intersection Capacity Analysis ............................................................................................ 7 Existing Transit Service ..................................................................................................................... 8 3 Future Background Traffic Conditions .................................................................................... 12 Background Development Site Trips .............................................................................................. 12 Corridor Growth Rate and Other Road Improvements .................................................................. 12 Future Background Traffic Analyses .............................................................................................. 15 4 Site-Generated Traffic ........................................................................................................... 18 Trip Generation .............................................................................................................................. 18 Trip Assignment ............................................................................................................................. 20 5 Future Total Transportation Conditions ................................................................................. 22 Future Site Access Considerations .................................................................................................. 22 Justification for Two Site Accesses ................................................................................................. 23 Future Total Intersection Capacity Analysis ................................................................................... 23 6 Signal Warrant Analysis ......................................................................................................... 29 Existing Traffic Conditions .............................................................................................................. 29 Future Total Traffic Conditions ...................................................................................................... 29 7 Parking Review ..................................................................................................................... 31 8 Loading and Site Circulation Review ...................................................................................... 32 9 Travel Demand Management ................................................................................................ 33 Potential Strategies to Support Transit & Smart Commute Choice ............................................... 33 Walkability and Pedestrian Connectivity ....................................................................................... 33 Bicycle Facilities and Parking ......................................................................................................... 35 Potential Car Sharing Strategies .................................................................................................... 36 10 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 37 CANADA | INDIA | AFRICA | MIDDLE EAST Page |ii U p d a t e d Transportation Impact Assessment 1294 Kingston Road, 1848 & 1852 Liverpool Road, City of Pickering LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1: Site Location and Study Area ....................................................................................................................... 1 Figure 1.2: Proposed Site Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2.1: Existing Transportation Elements in the Study Area ................................................................................... 3 Figure 2.2: Existing Traffic Volumes ............................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 2.3: Map of Transit Routes Serving the Study Area ............................................................................................ 9 Figure 3.1: 2028 Background Traffic Volumes ............................................................................................................. 13 Figure 3.2: 2033 Background Traffic Volumes ............................................................................................................. 14 Figure 4.1: Net Site Traffic Volumes ............................................................................................................................ 21 Figure 5.1: 2028 Future Total Traffic ........................................................................................................................... 24 Figure 5.2: 2033 Future Total Traffic ........................................................................................................................... 25 Figure 9.1: Nearby Amenities to 1294 Kingston Road ................................................................................................. 34 Figure 9.2: Pedestrian Connectivity Linkages .............................................................................................................. 35 Figure 9.3: On-site and Off-site Bicycle Parking Locations .......................................................................................... 35 LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1: Traffic Data Dates and Sources ..................................................................................................................... 4 Table 2.2: Five-Year Collision Data by Location ............................................................................................................. 6 Table 2.3: Comparison of Collision Rates – Liverpool /Kingston Intersection and Ontario ........................................... 6 Table 2.4: Existing Conditions – Signalized Intersection Capacity Analysis ................................................................... 7 Table 2.5: Existing Conditions – Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis ............................................................... 8 Table 2.6: Existing Transit Service Summary ............................................................................................................... 11 Table 3.1: 2028 Background Traffic Conditions – Signalized Intersection Capacity Analysis ...................................... 15 Table 3.2: 2033 Background Traffic Conditions – Signalized Intersection Capacity Analysis ...................................... 16 Table 3.3: 2028 Background Traffic Conditions – Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis .................................. 17 Table 3.4: 2033 Background Traffic Conditions – Unsignalized Intersection Capacity Analysis .................................. 17 Table 4.1: Subject Site Building Statistics .................................................................................................................... 18 Table 4.2: Modal Split from TTS ................................................................................................................................... 19 Table 4.3: Site Trip Generation .................................................................................................................................... 20 Table 4.4: Background Trip Distribution ...................................................................................................................... 20 Table 5.1: Site Access Options at Liverpool Road ........................................................................................................ 22 Table 5.2: Pros and Cons by the Number of Site Accesses .......................................................................................... 23 Table 5.3: 2028 Future Total Conditions – Signalized