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Transportation Forum

Background & Overview 1 2

Background and Overview

Rajan Philips, M.Sc, P.Eng. Manager, Transportation Planning & Development Engineering Engineering Services

Background & Overview 2 3

Transportation Forum Presentations

• Forum Purpose • Background and Overview – Rajan Philips (Manager, Transportation Planning & Development Engineering) • Transportation Demand Management – Jennifer McDowell (TDM Coordinator) • Employee Focused Transit Services – Heather Mathewson, (Coordinator, Sales & Market Development) • Goods Movement by Road and Rail – Geoffrey Keyworth, (Transportation Planning Engineer)

Background & Overview 4

Guelph’s Growth Management Plan

• Provincial Growth Plan • Population – Current: 120,000 – 2031 Target: 165,000 • Employment – Current: 65,000 – 2031 Target: 95,000 • Supporting Framework – Community Energy Plan – Water/Wastewater Master Plans – Transportation Master Plan Background & Overview 5 Guelph-Wellington Transportation Master Plan

• Transportation Strategy (2001) • Guelph-Wellington Transportation Study (2005) • Mutually Supportive Components – Transportation Demand Management – Local Transit – Inter-regional Transit: North Mainline/GO Transit – City Roads – County Roads: Wellington Road 124 (former Hwy 24) – Provincial Highways: Hwy 6, Hanlon, Hwy 7, GTA-West

Background & Overview 6 North Mainline Rail Service Improvements

Current 3 Intercity Trains (London – Toronto)

Future: 3 Commuter Trains (Breslau – Georgetown -Toronto)

1 Commuter/Intercity Train (London – Georgetown -Toronto) 7 Hanlon Expressway Update • Hanlon EA – south of Speed River to south of Maltby Road – Laird Road interchange – Stone Road interchange – Kortright-Hanlon improvements – College-Hanlon improvements • Hanlon–Hwy 6 South connection • Hanlon north of Wellington Road • Hanlon-Hwy 7 connection 8 Population and Employment Districts

• Geographical units for Transportation Planning – 13 Planning Districts – 50 Traffic Zones – 289 City and County Modeling Zones • Employment Districts – University / Stone Road Mall – Downtown – Northwest Business District – Southeast Business District (includes York District) – Southwest Business District (includes HCBP)

Background & Overview 9

Businesses, Employees, Travel Choices

• University/Stone Road Mall – 8,000 employees; 77% auto use, 23% non-auto use • Downtown – 385 businesses; 5,000 employees; 83% auto, 17% non-auto • Northwest Business District – 160 businesses; 18,500 employees; 96% auto, 1% transit • Southeast Business District – 35 businesses; 3,500 employees; 95% auto, 2% transit • Southwest Business District – 75 businesses; 5,000 employees; 87% auto, 2% transit

Background & Overview 10 Employment: 2008 and 2031

Area 2008 2031 University 8,000 9,000 Downtown 5,000 6,500 Northwest Business 18,500 21,000 Southeast Business 3,500 11,000 Southwest Business 5,000 14,000 Rest of City 25,000 33,500 Total 65,000 95,000 11 Employment and Guelph Residents

Employment in Guelph 65,000

Residents working in Guelph 40,000

Residents working elsewhere 15,000

Non-residents working in Guelph 25,000 12 Where Guelph Residents Work

GTA-H 11% Waterloo 9%

Wellington 5%

Guelph 75%

Background & Overview 13 Where Guelph Workers Live

GTA-H 6%

Waterloo 20%

Wellington 5% Guelph 69%

Background & Overview 14

Partnerships on TDM and Transit Initiatives

• City-Chamber-Business partnerships to encourage TDM & Transit use by employees • Transit Pass Initiatives – University Students – Pilot Project: University & Co-operators • Purpose of today’s forum • City willing to carry out Employee Travel survey – from where, when and how they travel? – what will make them choose non-auto mode? • Please fill out the Survey in front of you!

Background & Overview 15

Discussion

Background & Overview 16 Transportation Demand Management for Business

Jennifer McDowell, B.Sc TDM Coordinator Engineering Services

Background & Overview 16 17 “Houston, we have a problem.”

1 growing Guelph population + 2.4 cars per household + “Places to Grow” Act + rising gas prices + climate change = TRAFFIC, ACCIDENTS, CONGESTION, STRESS, OBESITY, POLLUTION

TDM for Businesses 18

Defining “TDM”

A Policy Tool:

“TDM describes the various actions and planning policies used to reduce single occupancy vehicle use, while promoting alternatives that benefit the economy, the community, and the environment.”

TDM for Businesses 19

Defining “TDM”

An Engineering Approach:

Infrastructural improvements and traffic calming measures to make transportation networks accessible to ALL modes of transportation.

TDM for Businesses 20

Defining “TDM”

An Economic Opportunity:

Tangible economic savings can be realized by managing both the number of trips by automobiles, and the demand for expanded road infrastructure to accommodate automobiles.

TDM for Businesses 21

TDM Measures

• Public transit • Carpooling • Car sharing (fleet vehicles) • Guaranteed/Emergency Ride Home programs • Cycling Facilities (showers, lockers, secured storage) • Accessibility for pedestrians • Flexible work hours • Compressed work-week • Telecommuting (Work from Home)

TDM for Businesses 22 Transportation Issues for Businesses

• Maintain a productive workforce • Shipping and receiving of goods on time • Employee punctuality and attendance • Providing sufficient parking for staff and visitors • Fleet fuel efficiencies and cost projections • Safe and secure access to workplace for all employees, for all modes of transportation 23

Business Case for TDM

• Productivity improvements – “Productivity and job satisfaction increased 24% and 10%, respectively” – Nortel’s Ottawa site • More efficient movement of goods

• Reduced demand for parking • 50% of employees use alternate modes • Eliminated 50 parking spaces ($500,000) in their new lot -Property management company in Surry BC 24

Business Case for TDM

• Health benefits for commuters – 30 min/day of walking or cycling results in 50% lower risk for obesity, Type II Diabetes, heart disease and some cancers – Fewer sick days required

• Environmentally and socially responsible - University of Guelph - The Co-operators - Commuter Challenge 25 Implementation Challenges

• Perceptions – Negative attitudes towards alternative transportation • Safety – Shift workers, pedestrian/cyclist infrastructure, transit perceptions • Marketing – Social marketing to shift attitudes and behavior • Parking

TDM for Businesses 26

Opportunities

• Linamar (1990s) • University of Guelph • Employee Transit Pass Pilot – University of Guelph and Cooperators

Let us help you, too! • Data collection, strategic approach, on-going advice and support 27 Opportunities: Commuter Challenge

• June 1-7th 2008 • Opportunity to “test-drive” TDM • Demonstrate corporate and community leadership • Earn public recognition for your efforts • Participants all entered in city-wide draw for prizes 28

Discussion

TDM for Businesses 29

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Background & Overview 29 30 Employee- Focused Transit Services

Heather Mathewson Coordinator, Sales & Market Development Guelph Transit

Background & Overview 30 31

Guelph Transit

• General Information • Routes Servicing Industrial Areas • 20 Minute Service • Transit Service for Employees

Employee-Focused Transit 32 General Information

1.Fleet Vehicles • Conventional • Mobility 2. Number of Employees 3. Hours of Service 4. Annual Ridership 5. Annual Distance Travelled 6. Fare Structure

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Service Nodes Current: • St. George’s Square • University of Guelph • Stone Road Mall Future: • Wal-Mart • West End Recreation Centre • Westminster Marketplace • York & Watson 35

Routes Servicing Industrial Areas 36 20 Minute Service

• Service will commence on July 6, 2007 • Impact on Guelph Transit • Staffing • Capacity • Impact on Ridership • Schedule changes • Fare increase 37 Employer Transit Pass Initiative

University of Guelph and The Co-Operators • Program Focus • Goals and Objectives • Encourage transit ridership • Alleviate parking issues • Corporate sustainability objectives • Social marketing • Other opportunities

Employee-Focused Transit 38

Discussion

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Goods Movement by Road and Rail

Geoffrey Keyworth, M.E.S. Transportation Planning Engineer Engineering Services

Background & Overview 39 40

Introduction

• Policy framework • Growth context • Road freight (trucks) – Permissive truck route – Planned roadway improvements • Rail freight (GJR) • Southern Ontario Gateway Council

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Policy Direction

• “The transportation system should … facilitate convenient and energy- efficient movement of goods …” (Official Plan) • Road and rail freight are included

Goods Movement 42 Goods Movement Principles

• Vital component of economic development • Co-ordination between MTO, City, industry • Must be sensitive to urban environment • New developments designed to minimize impacts

Goods Movement 43 Provincial Goods Movement Plan 44

Truck Routes

• City maintains a permissive truck route • Objectives: – Minimize impacts of trucks on residential areas – Maximize accessibility to commercial and industrial areas • Designated roads built to proper standards • Other roads for local deliveries only

Goods Movement 45 Permissive Truck Routes

• Arterial roadways through non- residential areas • Outside of Guelph, Provincial highways and County roads accommodate trucks 46 Truck Traffic In Guelph

• Major truck routes – Hanlon Expressway (>2,500 trucks/day) – Gordon Street (1,300 trucks/day) – Woodlawn Road (1,700 trucks/day) • Truck traffic increasing about 2% per year • Significant truck traffic external to Guelph • Ratio of truck traffic to total traffic INCREASING!!

Goods Movement 47 Trucks: Operating Characteristics

• Share the road with other vehicles • Acceleration, braking, turning distances much larger than for cars • High proportions of trucks reduce overall capacity of roadway • Careful design needed to ensure safety of all users 48 Local Roadway Improvements

• Guelph-Wellington Transportation Study (2005) details local roadway improvements to 2021 • Improvements to both capacity and safety 49 Regional Roadway Improvements

• Including Hanlon, major regional roadways are changing – New Hwy 7 (EA approved) – Hwy 6 South Bypass (EA completed) • Conceptual links: – Improved WR 124 – Hwy 6 North (Hanlon extension) – GTA-West Corridor – Eastern connection to 401 50

Freight Rail Policy

• Guelph operates a federally chartered railway (GJR) with about 37 km of track • “The City will facilitate the provision of freight service to industrial areas …” (Official Plan) • Provide road/rail grade separations where feasible

Goods Movement 51 Benefits of Rail Freight

• Avoids highway traffic congestion – 70% of GTA highways are at capacity in rush hour • Reduced emissions – 25% to 400% less pollution per kilometer than truck • Reduced cost – Cost per tonne lower – Fuel prices will continue to increase (?)

Goods Movement 52 GJR: Good Geographic Location

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Border Crossings

• Significant trade with USA – 93% of exports, 72% of imports (Ontario) – 42% of Canada’s trade with USA at Windsor/Detroit crossing – 70% of border crossings by truck • Trade and traffic projected to grow

Goods Movement 54 Southern Ontario Gateway Council

• Non-profit association of transportation providers in southern Ontario • Intended to foster collaboration amongst jurisdictions and transportation providers • Provide regional focus to planning decisions • Develop multi-modal solutions

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Discussion

Goods Movement 56 Where do we go from here?

• Continue to work with the Chamber of Commerce to forge partnerships • Today’s Survey – please complete the survey – all of you will receive the survey results • City staff will work with interested businesses – carry out employee travel survey – work on TDM initiatives – work on Transit Pass initiatives • Future Discussion on Goods Movement 57

THANK YOU

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