February 2018

TRANSIT SYSTEM PLAN BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) PLAN &

TRANSIT NETWORK PLAN

February 2018

saskatoon.ca/engage WELCOME!

The purpose of today’s engagement is to share new information and get your feedback on: 1. BRT Route Options & Recommendations 2. BRT Runningway Options & Recommendations 3. BRT Station Platform Locations 4. BRT Station Shelter Design 5. Transit Network Reconfiguration Concept 6. Park and Ride Concept

saskatoon.ca/engage 3 BRT ROUTES

Recommended changes Lawson !! Pinehouse Heights based on feedback and !! technical analysis: !! Assiniboine

!! Hazen

Central ! ! University Height Preston Crossing !! RED LINE ROUTE !! !! Nelson Quebec 5 Ave N !! !! !! Terminates at: 33 Street !! !! / Idylwyld !! Research Lowe • Betts Avenue (West) Attridge

29 Street !!

• Boychuck Drive (East) Ontario North ! ! Downtown 5 Ave ! 108 Street Confederation ! ! Shaw Centre Hart !! ! ! Avenue W ! !! !! ! Avenue P ! Hospital University ! ! Stadium ! ! !! ! !! Central ! Downtown ! ! !! Blairmore ! !

GREEN LINE ROUTE *NEW LINE 1 Ave ! South ! ! Downtown ! Field House Terminates at: Diefenbaker Avenue H !! • Confederation Mall (West) 14 Street

!! Main Street

Arlington Acadia McKercher Boychuk • University Heights Square (East) !! !! ! ! ! ! !! !! !!

Clarence

Cumberland 8 St / Preston ! BLUE LINE ROUTE ! Taylor Terminates at: • Pinehouse Drive (North) Legend !! Louise • Stonebridge Mall (South) !! BRT Stations BRT Future Station !! Wilson

Red Line BRT

Green Line BRT !! Hunter Blue Line BRT

saskatoon.ca/engage 4 Based on our analysis, we recommend the addition of the Green Line instead of a split Red Line:

• Green Line increases frequency along high ridership areas such as College Drive and 22nd Street W. • • Green Line will also make the system easier to navigate for customers and operate by Saskatoon Transit.

What Do You Think?

Is this a positive change to the Transit Plan? Place a dot along the scale below:

No Unsure Yes

Help us understand why or why not:

saskatoon.ca/engage 5 Based on our analysis, we’ve recommended a number of start and end points for the BRT Lines.

What Do You Think?

Do you think we have the right start and end points for each of the lines?

No Unsure Yes

If not, help us identify some other options:

No Unsure Yes

saskatoon.ca/engage 6 DOWNTOWN ROUTE OPTIONS & RECOMMENDATION In December we were asked to confirm the suitable routing through Downtown:

1st Avenue 2nd Avenue 3rd Avenue 4th Avenue

Map

P Wide enough to accommodate P Wide enough to accommodate Roadway O Narrow north of 23rd Street O Already accommodates bike lanes transit transit

O 600m from eastern portion of O 600m from western portion of Transit reach P Covers the majority of downtown P Covers the majority of downtown downtown downtown

P Highest number of transit routes Existing Transit ~ Few transit routes along corridor O No transit routes along corridor O No transit routes along corridor along corridor

Transit O High pedestrian activity and O Buses cannot turn safely turn onto P No restrictions P No restrictions Operations angled parking 4th Ave from 25th St

O Highest among options south of Traffic Volumes O High P Lowest among four options ~ Moderate 23rd Street

Recommendation Not recommended Not recommended Recommended Not recommended

saskatoon.ca/engage 7 Based on our analysis, 3rd Avenue remains the recommended BRT corridor for the through Downtown.

What Do You Think?

What key issues still need to be addressed?

saskatoon.ca/engage 8 NUTANA ROUTE OPTIONS & RECOMMENDATION In December we were asked to confirm the suitable routing through Nutana:

Broadway Avenue Victoria Avenue Victoria Avenue to Broadway Avenue

Map

O One lane per direction plus parking along Lanes P Two lanes per direction plus parking O One lanes per direction plus parking Victoria and Main Street

Traffic Volumes O Higher P Lower ~ Moderate

Corridor Land O Almost exclusively low to med. density P Commercial high street and schools ~ Mostly low to med. density residential Use residential

Transit Reach P Direct access to Broadway O Minimum 400m walk to Broadway P Direct access to Broadway

Existing Transit P Several transit routes along corridor O No existing transit routes along corridor ~ Only transit routes along Broadway section

Signals P Many opportunities for transit signal priority O Limited opportunities for transit signal priority O Limited opportunities for transit signal priority

Event Closures O Approximately 10 days per year P None ~ Only along Broadway

Recommendation Recommended Not recommended Not recommended

saskatoon.ca/engage 9 Based on our analysis, Broadway Avenue remains the recommended BRT corridor through Nutana.

What Do You Think?

What key issues still need to be addressed?

saskatoon.ca/engage 10 BRT EXCLUSIVE RUNNINGWAYS Exclusive runningways provide a greater degree of traffic separation between TBR and general traffic, improving transit travel time and reliability. In December, exclusive runninways were recommended for 3rd Avenue, College Drive and Broadway Avenue. Several exclusive runningway designs were considered:

Curb Running Centre Running With Flow Centre Running Contraflow

B3 B2

TRANSIT STATION

(SEE DRAWING SK-034) DRAWING (SEE (SEE DRAWING SK-036) (SEE DRAWING SK-022) DRAWING (SEE (SEE DRAWING SK-024)

Illustration SK-028) DRAWING (SEE TRANSIT STATION (SEE DRAWING SK-030) 9+340 9+340 9+700 9+340 9+700 TRANSIT STATION 9+340 9+700

B3 B2 COLLEGE DRIVE COLLEGE DRIVE COLLEGE DRIVE

MATCH LINE STA LINE MATCH MATCH LINE STA

MATCH LINE STA LINE MATCH MATCH LINE STA MATCH LINE STA LINE MATCH MATCH LINE STA O Buses may experience delays from cars P Buses will experience less delays than curb P Buses will experience less delays than curb Transit entering/exiting driveways or turning across running option, contributing to faster transit speeds running option, contributing to faster transit speeds Operations runningway and reliability and reliability Interaction with O Cars may enter the transit-only lanes at any P Greater separation means that buses only P Greater separation means that buses only

BOTTOMLEY AVENUE

CUMBERLAND AVENUE

STADIUM CRESCENT CUMBERLAND AVENUE Traffic STADIUM CRESCENT point between intersections interact with general traffic at intersections interact with general traffic at intersectionsCUMBERLAND AVENUE

STADIUM CRESCENT

Familiarity P Similar to existing transit operations ~ Somewhat familiar O Least familiar LEGEND

LEGEND TRANSIT STATION LEGEND TRANSIT STATION BOULEVARD & MEDIAN BOULEVARD & MEDIAN TRANSIT-ONLY LANE SIDEWALK TRANSIT STATION Parking Impacts O On-street parking eliminated P Some on-street parking can be maintainedTRANSIT-ONLY LANE P Some on-street parking can be maintained BOULEVARD & MEDIAN PARKING TRANSIT-ONLY LANE BIKE LANE

0 25 50

0 25 50 Roadway P One curb lane/parking lanePROJECT per MANAGER directionJOHN HUBBELL ~ MedianCONCEPTUAL and centre lanes required ~ Median and centre lanesPROJECT required MANAGER JOHN HUBBELL Required required CITY OF SASKATOON Transportation & Utilities Department BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT CITY OF SASKATOON COLLEGE DRIVE FILENAME SHEET BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT 0 2017-10-06 ISSUED FOR DISCUSSION OPTION 3 - SIDE RUNNING PLAN COLLEGE DRIVE FILENAME ISSUE DATE DESCRIPTION PROJECT NUMBER 10069928 SCALE 1:500 SK-035 SHEET STA 9+340 TO STA 9+700 0 2017-10-06 ISSUED FOR DISCUSSION OPTION 1 - CONTRA FLOW PLAN P O O SCALE 1:500 Cost Lowest Moderate to high ISSUE DATE Moderate DESCRIPTION to highPROJECT NUMBER 10069928 STA 9+340 TO STA 9+700 SK-023

Recommended for a small section of College Dr to Recommendation Not recommended Recommended for all three segments accommodate future development

saskatoon.ca/engage 11 Based on our analysis we are recommending a centre-running with-flow exclusive runningway for rd3 Avenue, Broadway Avenue and most of College Drive. What Do You Think?

What key issues still need to be addressed? 3rd Avenue Broadway Avenue College Drive

saskatoon.ca/engage Lawson !! Pinehouse Heights !!

!! Assiniboine

!! Hazen

Central ! ! University Height Preston Crossing 12 !! !! !! Nelson Quebec 5 Ave N !! !! !! 33 Street !! !! / Idylwyld !! Research Lowe Attridge KEY MAP STATION PLATFORMS 29 Street !!

Ontario

North ! ! Downtown 5 Ave ! 108 Street Confederation ! ! Shaw Centre Hart !! ! ! Avenue W ! !! !! ! Avenue P ! ! ! Hospital University ! ! !! ! !! Central ! Downtown ! ! !! Blairmore ! ! Red / Green Line West: 1 Ave !! South ! Downtown ! Field House Diefenbaker Avenue H

!! 22nd Street W from Betts Avenue to Avenue H 14 Street

!! Main Street

Arlington Acadia McKercher Boychuk !! !! ! ! Red Line: Blairmore (Betts Avenue) Red Line: Shaw Centre Red Line: Hart Road Red /Green Line: Diefenbaker Drive ! ! !! !! !!

Clarence

Cumberland 8 St / Preston

!! Taylor

!! Louise

!! Wilson

!! Hunter

Green Line: Confederation Mall Red/Green Line: Avenue W Red/Green Line: Avenue P Red/Green Line: Avenue H

saskatoon.ca/engage 13

Lawson !! Pinehouse Heights KEY MAP !!

STATION PLATFORMS !! Assiniboine

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!! Hazen

Central ! ! University Heig Preston Crossing !! !! ! Nelson Blue Line North: Quebec ! 5 Ave N !! !! !! 33 Street !! !! / Idylwyld !! Research Lowe Pinehouse Drive to Idylwyld Drive Attridge 29 Street !!

Ontario

North ! ! Downtown 5 Ave ! 108 Street Confederation ! ! Shaw Centre Hart !! ! ! Avenue W ! !! !! ! Avenue P Blue Line: Pinehouse Drive Blue Line: Lawson Heights Mall Blue Line: Assiniboine Drive Blue Line: Hazen Street Hospital ! ! ! University ! ! !! ! !! Central ! Downtown ! ! !! Blairmore ! ! 1 Ave ! South ! ! Downtown ! Field House Diefenbaker Avenue H

! ! 14 Street

!! Main Street

Arlington Acadia McKercher Boychuk !! !! ! ! ! ! !! !! !!

Clarence

Cumberland 8 St / Preston

!! Taylor

!! Louise

!! Wilson

!! Hunter

Blue Line: 5th Ave N Blue Line: Quebec Avenue Blue Line: 33rd Street & Idylwyld Drive Blue Line: 29th Street

saskatoon.ca/engage Lawson !! Pinehouse Heights !!

!! Assiniboine

14 s

!! Hazen

Central ! ! University Height BRT STATION PLATFORMSPreston Crossing !! !! !! Nelson Quebec 5 Ave N !! !! !! 33 Street !! !! Red/ Idylwyld / Green / Blue Lines: Downtown !! Research Lowe Attridge KEY MAP Red/Green/Blue Line: North Red/Green Line: 5th Avenue Downtown 29 Street !!

Ontario

North ! ! Downtown 5 Ave ! 108 Street Confederation ! ! Shaw Centre Hart !! ! ! Avenue W ! !! !! ! Avenue P ! ! ! Hospital University ! ! !! ! !! Central ! Downtown ! ! !! Blairmore ! ! 1 Ave ! South ! ! Downtown ! Field House Diefenbaker Avenue H

! ! 14 Street

!! Main Street

Arlington Acadia McKercher Blue Line: Ontario Avenue Boychuk !! !! ! ! ! ! !! !! !! Red/Green/Blue Line: Central

Clarence Downtown

Cumberland 8 St / Preston

!! Taylor

!! Louise

Let us know what !! Wilson you like or what we can improve about Red/Green Line: 1st Avenue these platform locations at the table. !! Hunter Red/Green/Blue South Downtown

saskatoon.ca/engage Lawson !! Pinehouse Heights !!

!! Assiniboine

15 KEY MAP s !! Hazen

Central ! ! University Height Preston Crossing !! !! !! Nelson Quebec 5 Ave N !! !! !! STATION PLATFORMS 33 Street ! ! ! ! / Idylwyld !! Research Lowe Attridge

29 Street !!

Ontario

North ! ! Downtown 5 Ave ! 108 Street Red / Green Line East: Confederation ! ! Shaw Centre Hart !! ! ! Avenue W ! !! !! ! Avenue P ! ! ! Hospital University ! ! !! ! !! Central ! Downtown !! !! College Drive from Munroe to Preston Avenue!! Blairmore 1 Ave ! South ! ! Downtown ! Field House Diefenbaker Avenue H

!! Red/Green Line: Hospital (Munroe Ave) Red/Green Line: University (Cumblerland) Red/Green Line: Stadium (Future Only) 14 Street

!! Main Street

Arlington Acadia McKercher Boychuk !! !! ! ! ! ! !! !! !!

Clarence

Cumberland 8 St / Preston

!! Taylor

!! Louise

!! Wilson

!! Hunter

Red Line: Field House Green Line: 108th Street Green Line: Research Drive

Let us know what you like or what we can improve about these platform locations at the table.

saskatoon.ca/engage Lawson !! Pinehouse Heights !!

!! Assiniboine

!! Hazen

Central ! ! University Height Preston Crossing !! !! !! Nelson Quebec 5 Ave N !! !! !! 33 Street !! !! / Idylwyld !! Research Lowe 16 Attridge 29 Street !!

Ontario

North ! ! Downtown 5 Ave ! 108 Street Confederation ! ! KEY MAP Shaw Centre Hart !! ! ! Avenue W ! !! !! ! Avenue P ! ! ! Hospital University ! ! !! ! !! Central ! Downtown ! ! !! Blairmore ! !

STATION PLATFORMS 1 Ave ! South ! ! Downtown ! Field House Diefenbaker Avenue H

! ! 14 Street

Red Line East: !! Main Street Arlington Acadia McKercher Boychuk !! !! ! ! ! ! !! !! !!

Preston Avenue S and 8th Street E Clarence

Cumberland 8 St / Preston !! Red Line: Field House Red Line: 14th Street Red Line: Preston Avenue & 8th Street Red Line: ArlingtonTaylor Avenue

!! Louise

!! Wilson

!! Hunter

Red Line: Acadia Drive Red Line: McKercher Drive Red Line: Boychuk Drive Let us know what you like or what we can improve about these platform locations at the table.

saskatoon.ca/engage Lawson !! Pinehouse Heights !! 17 !! Assiniboine

KEY MAP s

!! Hazen

Central STATION PLATFORMS ! ! University Height Preston Crossing !! !! !! Nelson Quebec 5 Ave N !! !! !! 33 Street !! !! / Idylwyld !! Research Lowe Green Line East: Attridge

29 Street !!

Ontario

North ! Preston Avenue N to University Heights Square Downtown 5 Ave 108 Street ! ! Confederation ! ! Shaw Centre Hart !! ! ! Avenue W ! !! !! ! Avenue P ! ! ! Hospital University ! ! !! ! !! Central Green Line: Preston Crossing Green Line: Central Avenue Green Line: Nelson! Downtown Road ! ! !! Blairmore ! ! 1 Ave ! South ! ! Downtown ! Field House Diefenbaker Avenue H

! ! 14 Street

!! Main Street

Arlington Acadia McKercher Boychuk !! !! ! ! ! ! !! !! !!

Clarence

Cumberland 8 St / Preston

!! Taylor Let us know

!! Louise what you like or what we can !! Wilson improve about Green Line: Lowe Road Green Line: University Heights Red Line: Attridge Drive these platform !! Hunter locations at the table.

saskatoon.ca/engage Lawson !! Pinehouse Heights !!

!! Assiniboine

!! Hazen

Central ! ! University Height Preston Crossing !! !! !! Nelson Quebec 5 Ave N !! !! !! 33 Street !! !! / Idylwyld !! Research Lowe Attridge

29 Street !!

Ontario

North ! ! Downtown 5 Ave ! 108 Street Confederation ! ! Shaw Centre Hart !! ! ! Avenue W ! !! !! ! Avenue P ! ! ! Hospital University ! ! !! ! !! Central ! Downtown ! ! !! Blairmore ! ! 1 Ave South !! !! Field House 18 Downtown Diefenbaker Avenue H

! ! 14 Street

!! Main Street

Arlington Acadia McKercher Boychuk !! !! ! ! ! ! !! !! !!

Clarence

STATION PLATFORMS Cumberland 8 St / Preston

!! Taylor

Blue Line South: ! ! Louise

Broadway Avenue to 8th Street to Preston Avenue S !! Wilson

Blue Line: Main Street KEY MAP !! Hunter

Blue Line: Main Street Blue Line: Clarence Avenue Blue Line: Cumberland Avenue Blue Line: 8th Street/Preston Avenue

Blue Line: Taylor Street Blue Line: Louise Avenue Blue Line: Wilson Avenue Blue Line: Hunter Road

saskatoon.ca/engage 19 BRT STATION SHELTER DESIGN Here are two shelter design options for your consideration. Shelters will include radiant heat, waste receptacles and will be modular so that the design can be scaled by station.

Which option do you prefer? Please place a dot under one of the images. Option A Option B

Example of Option A along 3rd Avenue Example of Option B along 3rd Avenue

saskatoon.ca/engage 20 BRT STATION SHELTER DESIGN

What can we improve about the shelter design? Please include any comments below: Option A Option B

Example of Option A along 22nd Street W Example of Option B along 22nd Street W

saskatoon.ca/engage 21 TRANSIT NETWORK RECONFIGURATION PLAN

What we heard in December How the Route Reconfiguration Plan Addresses these Issues

BRT and many conventional routes will be more frequent. During peak periods, BRT buses will Buses are not frequent run every 10 minutes.

Regular Saskatoon Transit routes will be able to take advantage of many BRT features: transit Transit is not reliable signal priority, geometric improvements, exclusive runningways and stations. These features can reduce congestion impacts to transit.

The new routes provide more direct travel by eliminating many looped routes and replacing Transit is not direct them with more direct two-way service.

Customer service will improve through increased frequency and reliability. Customers can also Improve customer service access BRT station amenities (shelters with radiant heat and real-time information displays) which will improve the waiting experience.

saskatoon.ca/engage 22 CONCEPTUAL TRANSIT NETWORK RECONFIGURATION

About the concept: 15 15 ¯ • BRT forms the core 32

services around which 15 the new transit system is 32

11 developed. 51 2 • Legend 15 32

Bus Rapid Transit 11 • The reconfiguration BRT Station 51 shows more of a grid Green BRT Line 54 Red BRT Line

32 Blue BRT Line 31 network with direct two- 54 2 51 3 11 MMain Lines 15 54 51

way routes serving major 3 31 Route 10 Confederation - Centre Mall 12 32 15 corridors, destinations Route 11 Airport - Stonebridge 31 54

Route 12 Confederation - Taylor 2 12 51 3 Route 13 Confederation 12 and development nodes. 15 14 54 32 31 Route 14 St. Paul's 14 12 12 13 31 10 Route 15 SaskTel Centre 3 11 1 1 3 3 10 51 Crosstown 10 14

Route 31 Willowgrove - Stonebridge 14 14 13 14 13 15 Route 32 Lawson - Stonebridge 2 32 31 1 53 52 Suburban Connectors 11 12 10 13 Route 51 NE Connector Route 52/53 SE Connector 13 2 53 52 Route 54 Hampton Connector 10 10 1 10 52

12 53 13

11 12

12 32 31 2

12 53 52 Transit Villages

52 12 High Schools 11 53 Post-Secondary 11

11 31 Airport

52 Hospitals 53

Shopping Centres 31 2 32

Railway 32 Water 31 31 00.5 1 2 3 4 Kilometres 1:25,000

saskatoon.ca/engage 23

What Do You Think? 15

15 • What do you like about the proposed ¯

network? 15

• What could we improve? 32

11 2 51 • Did we missLegend anything? 15 32

Bus Rapid Transit 11 BRT Station 51

Green BRT Line 54 Red BRT Line

32 Blue BRT Line 31 54 2 51 3 11 MMain Lines 15 54 51 Route 10 Confederation - Centre Mall 3 31 12 32 15 Route 11 Airport - Stonebridge 31

Route 12 Confederation - Taylor 2 12 51 3 Route 13 Confederation 12 15 14 54 32 31 Route 14 St. Paul's 14 12 12 13 31 10 Route 15 SaskTel Centre 3 11 1 1 3 3 10 51 Crosstown 10 14

12 53 13

11 12

12 32 31 2

12 53 52 Transit Villages

52 12 High Schools 11 53 Post-Secondary 11

11 31 Airport

52 Hospitals 53

Shopping Centres 31 2 32

Railway 32 Water 31 31 00.5 1 2 3 4 Kilometres 1:25,000

saskatoon.ca/engage 24 PARK & RIDE STRATEGY

Purpose: • Intercept auto trips coming from outer communities • Reduce traffic flows by shifting part of a trip to transit • Reduce parking demand downstream • Develop concepts for potential sites

Park and Ride identification (entrance) Century Station in Edmonton pylon. Source: Topmade Source: City of Edmonton

Park and Ride in Calgary Source: City of Calgary

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