1 Report to Rapport au: Transportation Committee Comité des transports 3 June 2020 / 3 juin 2020 Submitted on May 25, 2020 Soumis le 25 mai 2020 Submitted by Soumis par: Vivi Chi, Manager / Gestionnaire, Transportation Planning / Planification des transports, Transportation Services Department / Direction générale des transports (613) 580-2424, 21877, [email protected] Contact Person Personne ressource: Jabbar Siddique, Senior Project Manager, Transportation Environmental Assessments / Gestionnaire principal de projet, Evaluation environmentale des transports (613) 580-2424, 13914, [email protected] Ward: Kanata North (4); Stittsville (6); and File Number: ACS2020-TSD-PLN-0004 Rideau-Goulbourn (21) SUBJECT: Huntmar Drive Widening (Campeau to Maple Grove) and Stittsville Main Street Extension (Maple Grove to Robert Grant) Environmental Assessment Study – Statement of Work OBJET: Étude d’évaluation environnementale relative à l’élargissement de la promenade Huntmar (entre la promenade Campeau et le chemin Maple Grove) et au prolongement de la rue Stittsville Main (entre le chemin Maple Grove et l’avenue Robert-Grant) – Énoncé des travaux 2 REPORT RECOMMENDATION That the Transportation Committee approve the Statement of Work for the Huntmar Drive Widening (Campeau to Maple Grove) and Stittsville Main Street Extension (Maple Grove to Robert Grant) Environmental Assessment Study, as outlined in this report and detailed in Document 1. RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT Que le Comité des transports approuve l’énoncé des travaux de l’étude d’évaluation environnementale relative à l’élargissement de la promenade Huntmar (entre la promenade Campeau et le chemin Maple Grove) et au prolongement de la rue Stittsville Main (entre le chemin Maple Grove et l’avenue Robert-Grant), comme l’indique le présent rapport et le précise le document 1. BACKGROUND The 2013 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) identifies the widening of Huntmar Drive (Campeau to Maple Grove) and Stittsville Main Street Extension (Maple Grove Road to Palladium Drive) as shown in Figure 1. KANATA AVE HUNTMAR DRIVE FUTURE ROBERT GRANT AVE STITTSVILLE MAIN STREET EXTENSION Figure 1: Planned Roads TMP 3 The section of Stittsville Main Street Extension east of future Robert Grant Avenue to Palladium Drive was later eliminated from the Official Pan (OP) as part of the OPA #150 and approved by the Land Planning Appeals Tribunal on July 29, 2019. Therefore, the new road extension will now connect to Robert Grant Avenue west of Huntmar Drive as shown in Figure 2. The Environmental Assessment (EA) study for Robert Grant Avenue was completed through the Kanata West Transportation Master Plan (2006) in which it was identified as the North-South Arterial. Figure 2: Huntmar Drive Widening and Stittsville Main Street Extension Widening of Huntmar Drive (approximately 1.7 km long) and Stittsville Main Street Extension (approximately 1 km long) are two distinct road projects; however, they will 4 be assessed together under one study due to their physical proximity to each other, and for economies of scale. The study limits will extend from Terry Fox Drive in the east to Carp Road in the west and from Campeau Drive in the north to Hazeldean Road in the south. This will allow for a range of alternatives to be examined. Although the implementation of these projects is not planned for the near term, undertaking the EA study now will allow the identification and protection of the right-of- way to prevent the corridors from development encroachments and ensure coordination with the ongoing and planned land developments in the surrounding area of Kanata West and Stittsville. The EA study will be conducted as a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Schedule C in accordance with the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. This Statement of Work (SOW) report outlines the scope, methodology and deliverables of the EA Study. Details of the SOW are described in Document 1. DISCUSSION Huntmar Drive Widening (Campeau to Maple Grove): Huntmar Drive is a north-south arterial road beginning at March Road in the north and terminating at Hazeldean Road in the south (Figure 2). South of Hazeldean Road, it continues as Iber Road to Fernbank Road. Huntmar Drive connects with Campeau Drive in the north at a roundabout and with Maple Grove Road in the south at a signalized intersection. Within the project limits, it crosses over Highway 417 on a two-lane bridge which does not include sidewalk and cycling facilities and falls within the jurisdiction of MTO. North of Highway 417, Huntmar Drive provides a connection to the Tanger Outlets and the developing residential community along Campeau Drive. South of Highway 417, Huntmar Drive traverses between the Canadian Tire Centre (CTC) to the east and the Kanata Autopark to the west while continuing southerly to Maple Grove Road. The existing roadway cross-section varies from two to four lanes within the project limits with auxiliary lanes at major intersections. Near Campeau Drive, where the roadway abuts Tanger Outlets site, there is a short 130 metre segment that has a four-lane urban cross-section with sidewalks and cycle tracks. South of it, the roadway transitions to a two-lane rural cross-section where it also crosses the Feedmill Creek. The section between Cyclone Taylor and Palladium Drive has a four-lane cross-section with a 5 sidewalk provided on the east side only. South of Palladium Drive, the roadway transitions to an urban two-lane roadway. Due to the inconsistencies of cross-sections and missing active transportation links, the entire section of Huntmar Drive (Campeau to Maple Grove) will be studied and the resulting plan will be a continuous and uniform corridor for all modes of transportation. Widening of Huntmar Bridge over Highway 417 to four-lanes with pedestrian and cycling facilities will require coordination with the MTO. Land use on either side of Huntmar Drive is designated in the OP as “Mixed Use Centre”. The Canadian Tire Centre (CTC) is considering a major redevelopment and there are other new neighbourhood developments occurring between Palladium Drive and Maple Grove Road, on both sides of Huntmar Drive, such as: • 130 Huntmar Dive – 631 residential units and school. • 173 Huntmar Drive – 208 residential units and commercial; and, • 195 Huntmar Drive – 714 residential units, district park, commercial, employment and school. Widening of Huntmar Drive will provide additional capacity to support the travel demand resulting from the ongoing and future developments in the area. It will also complement the future four-lane Campeau Drive being constructed to the north and Robert Grant Avenue in the south. Stittsville Main Street Extension (Maple Grove to Robert Grant): Stittsville Main Street is a major north-south roadway in the Stittsville Ward. It starts in the south at Flewellyn Road and ends in the north at a cul-de-sac near Maple Grove Road. The TMP identifies the section of Stittsville Main Street north of Hazeldean Road as a major collector while the section south of it is identified as an arterial roadway. It generally has two travel lanes with auxiliary turn lanes at major intersections. South of Hazeldean Road where it intersects with Carp Road, it provides access to Highway 417 via Carp Road interchange. Land Use on either side of the future Stittsville Main Street Extension is comprised of undeveloped lands designated in the OP as General Urban Area. The existing proposed developments which currently have active application status are: 6 • 1919 Maple Grove Road - Plan of Subdivision with 26 semi-detached units,39 townhome units, 460 apartment units and a park; • 1981 Maple Grove Road – Plan of Subdivision with approximately 200 residential units and a park; and, • 195 Huntmar Drive – 714 residential units, district park, commercial, employment and school. The future extension of Stittsville Main Street will provide capacity for growth in the Stittsville Ward and the surrounding existing and planned communities. It will also complement the planned extension of Robert Grant. The extension of Stittsville Main Street will also offer an alternate access to Highway 417 through the Palladium Drive interchange. There are undeveloped lands west of the future Stittsville Main Street Extension alignment which extend to Carp Road and to Highway 417 in the north. The southern part of these vacant lands is designated in the OP as General Urban Area/Developing Community (Expansion Area). Although, there is no active application for the development of these land parcels, geoOttawa shows an east-west road allowance dedicated along the southerly edge of these lands that would link the future Stittsville Main Street Extension to Carp Road at Rothbourne Road. The EA study will have regard for this possible connection to the future Stittsville Main Street Extension. The EA Study will identify and protect the corridor for the widening of Huntmar Drive and the new Stittsville Main Street Extension, allowing the City to respond effectively to development applications in this area. A protected corridor provides the opportunity to request the land be transferred to the City as a condition of development approval. Key tasks for the EA Study include the following: • Confirmation of the future transportation demand in the study area; • Development of corridor and design options to address the forecast travel demand; • Application of the Complete Street framework and multimodal level of service analysis; • Assessment of walking and cycling infrastructure