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Burrard Commons, Anmore, BC Transportation Rationale Draft Version 1 Prepared for Gilic Developments Date July 24, 2019 Project No. 04-18-0478 July 24, 2019 04-18-0478 Michael Wei Assistant Project Manager Gilic Developments 600 – 1455 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC V6G 2T3 Mr. Michael Wei: Re: Burrard Commons Transportation Rationale Per your request, Bunt & Associates has prepared the attached Transportation Rationale for Gilic Development’s OCP Amendment application for their proposed mixed-use development, Burrard Commons, in the Village of Anmore, British Columbia. The report summarizes existing transportation conditions in Anmore in the vicinity of the proposed development, describes the transportation features of the project, provides an estimate of anticipated future traffic, and recommends a number of Transportation Demand Management strategies to mitigate the potential traffic impact of the development. Please contact me at 604.685.6427 or [email protected] if you have any questions or wish to discuss our report in further detail. Yours truly, Bunt & Associates Peter Joyce, MASc, P.Eng. Federico Puscar, MASc, P.Eng. Principal Transportation Engineer cc: Tony Cai, Sam Gu, Maggie Koka, Samira Khayambashi Burrard Commons | Transportation Rationale | July 24, 2019 S:\PROJECTS\PJ\04-18-0478 Ioco Lands 2019\5.0 Deliverables\Draft Report\20190711_04-18-0478_IocoLands2019_RPT_V01.1.docx CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION Prepared By: Federico Puscar, MASc, P.Eng. Bunt & Associates Engineering Ltd. Transportation Engineer 1550-1050 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6E 3S7 Canada Reviewed By: Peter Joyce, MASc, P.Eng. Telephone: +1 604 685 6427 Principal Facsimile: +1 604 685 6579 Date: 2019-07-24 Project No. 04-18-0478 Approved By: Enter Name, Accreditation Status: Draft V1 Enter Title Items below only for Final Version. Remove for Draft. Engineer’s Stamp (Delete Comment when action complete) This document represents an electronic version of the original hard copy document, sealed, signed and dated by Enter Name and retained on file. The content of the electronically distributed document can be confirmed by referring to the original hard copy. This document was prepared by Bunt & Associates for the benefit of the Client to whom it is addressed. The copyright and ownership of the report rests with Bunt & Associates. The information and data in the report reflects Bunt & Associates’ best professional judgment in light of the knowledge and information available to Bunt & Associates at the time of preparation. Except as required by law, this report and the information and data contained are to be treated as confidential and may be used and relied upon only by the client, its officers and employees. Any use which a third party makes of this report, or any reliance on or decisions made based on it, are the responsibilities of such third parties. Bunt & Associates accepts no responsibility for damages, if any, suffered by any third party as a result of decisions made or actions based on this report. Burrard Commons | Transportation Rationale | July 24, 2019 S:\PROJECTS\PJ\04-18-0478 Ioco Lands 2019\5.0 Deliverables\Draft Report\20190711_04-18-0478_IocoLands2019_RPT_V01.1.docx TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................. I 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Study Purpose & Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Site Location................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS ........................................................................................ 5 2.1 Existing Transportation Network .................................................................................................................. 5 2.1.1 Road Network ................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1.2 Transit Network ................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1.3 Cycling & Pedestrian Networks ....................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Current Relevant Policies & Plans .............................................................................................................. 12 2.2.1 Municipal Plans ............................................................................................................................. 12 2.2.2 Regional Plans ............................................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Regional Travel Factors .............................................................................................................................. 13 2.4 Existing Vehicle Volumes ........................................................................................................................... 13 2.4.1 Traffic Data Collection Program ................................................................................................... 13 2.5 Theoretical Road Capacity .......................................................................................................................... 14 3. BURRARD COMMONS - PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 17 3.1 Land Use ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.2 Parking Supply ............................................................................................................................................ 17 3.3 Site Plan ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.4 Site Access Intersections ............................................................................................................................ 18 4. TRAFFIC FORECASTS ......................................................................................... 21 4.1 Background Traffic Forecasts ..................................................................................................................... 21 4.2 Site Traffic ................................................................................................................................................... 22 4.2.1 Trip Generation ............................................................................................................................. 22 4.2.2 Trip Generation with Increased Transit Ridership ....................................................................... 24 4.3 Spare Capacity Assessment ........................................................................................................................ 26 5. TDM & ACTIVE MODES ...................................................................................... 29 5.1 Definition .................................................................................................................................................... 29 5.2 Recommended TDM Measures for Site ...................................................................................................... 29 5.2.1 Independent Transit Service ......................................................................................................... 29 5.2.2 Car Share ....................................................................................................................................... 33 Burrard Commons | Transportation Rationale | July 24, 2019 S:\PROJECTS\PJ\04-18-0478 Ioco Lands 2019\5.0 Deliverables\Draft Report\20190711_04-18-0478_IocoLands2019_RPT_V01.1.docx 5.2.3 Marketing Materials & Transportation Information ..................................................................... 34 5.2.4 Walking & Cycling Improvements ................................................................................................. 35 5.3 Additional Potential Measures ................................................................................................................... 35 5.4 TDM Effectiveness ...................................................................................................................................... 38 6. CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................... 41 6.1 Conclusions................................................................................................................................................. 41 6.2 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................................... 42 EXHIBITS Exhibit 1.1: Site Location .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Exhibit 2.1: Transit Stops .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Exhibit 2.2: Cycling Facilities .......................................................................................................................................