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Caledonia GO Station Environmental Assessment Traffic Impact Study Metrolinx Metrolinx i Caledonia GO Station Environmental Assessment Traffic Impact Study February 2016 Distribution List No. of Hard PDF Email Organization Name Copies 0 Yes Yes Metrolinx Record of Revisions Caledonia GO Station Environmental Assessment Traffic Impact Study Revision Date Description 0 April 2015 Initial Submission to Metrolinx 1 August 2015 Draft Submission to Metrolinx Metrolinx 2 October 2, 2015 Draft Submission to Metrolinx with 2nd Draft EPR Submission 3 October 16, 2015 Draft Submission to Metrolinx with 3rd Draft EPR Submission 4 November 13, 2015 Draft Submission to Metrolinx with 4th Draft EPR Submission 5 February 16, 2016 Final Submission to Metrolinx for Review 6 February 22, 2016 Final EPR R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited Report Prepared By: Henry Centen, P. Eng. Senior Transportation Engineer HBC:mp Report Reviewed By: R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 6990 Creditview Road, Unit 2 Jim Georgas, C.E.T. Mississauga ON L5N 8R9 CANADA Project Coordinator February 2016 300034767.0000 R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 300034767.0000 034767_TIS.docx Metrolinx ii Metrolinx iii Caledonia GO Station Environmental Assessment Traffic Impact Study Caledonia GO Station Environmental Assessment Traffic Impact Study February 2016 February 2016 along Eglinton Avenue (Eglinton Crosstown Transit Project Light Rail Transit Executive Summary Assessment Study, Toronto Transit Commission/City of Toronto, February 2010); Create a new Toronto station between Union Station and the future Downsview This Traffic Impact Study (TIS) is a support document for the Transit Project Assessment Park GO Station; and for the proposed Caledonia GO Station. The Caledonia GO Station is part of the works Complement the planned service improvements and future electrification on the planned to meet forecasted customer requirements, resulting from proposed capacity Barrie rail corridor. improvements along the GO Barrie rail line to accommodate Regional Express Rail (RER). GO RER service will be phased in over the next 10 years, with construction and Existing and Future Traffic Conditions Overview infrastructure improvements, as well as electrification of the system. These x The Barrie Corridor Planning Study Final Report (March 2012, Halcrow Consultants improvements will allow for implementation of all-day, two-way GO Rail service along the Inc.), estimates that ridership on the GO Barrie Rail line will increase from GO Barrie rail line, at headways varying from 15 minutes (or better) to 60 minutes, 6,750 riders in the a.m. peak period, peak direction (2010) to 13,900 riders by 2021 depending on time of day and location along the line. The Caledonia GO Station will and 16,000 riders by 2031. The existing service on the GO Barrie rail line includes also allow interchange opportunities with the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit 7 trains southbound in the a.m. period and 7 trains northbound in the p.m. period. (ECLRT) line, which is currently under construction. x For the purposes of the Transit Project Assessment, existing and future train service A number of previous planning studies were reviewed, to give context to this TIS and to levels are defined as follows: assist in ridership and traffic forecasting. Relevant information from these previous studies has also been included in the TIS. Existing – current operating conditions with current 2015 traffic volumes. Future Phase 1: addition of a new GO station (Caledonia) operating with current The major conclusions and recommendations of this TIS are summarized as follows: 2015 traffic volumes. Future Phase 2 – provision of all-day, two-way service (an expansion with Conclusions increased trains over the entire day as well as an additional second track allowing trains to travel both north and southbound) along the existing route Development Overview operating with predicted 2021 traffic volumes of 36 diesel trains per day. x The Caledonia GO Station is proposed to include the following facilities on the GO Barrie rail line, sufficient to accommodate all-day, two-way 15-minute or better x For the purposes of this TIS, the traffic impacts associated with the Existing service: conditions and with the Future Phase 2 service level have been assessed. Accessible station platforms and station building; x Future Phase 2 (36 Diesel Trains by 2021) – Traffic generation from the Caledonia Kiss and Ride area; GO and ECLRT Stations has been based on modeling completed by Metrolinx in Staff / taxi parking area; 2014 (memorandum dated May 16, 2014 from David Pritchard, Metrolinx, Bicycle parking facilities; Re: Eglinton-GO Transfer Activity), as well as the trip generation forecasts in the Driveway access onto Croham Road and Eglinton Avenue West; Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit, Transit Project Assessment, Environmental Pedestrian bridge over the GO Barrie rail line, linking the GO Station to the Project Report (EPR) (March 2010; Toronto Transit Commission / City of Toronto). Caledonia Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (ECLRT) Station; The rider activity (i.e., boardings and alightings) during the a.m. peak hour (6:30 a.m. A bus loop at the Caledonia ECLRT Station site, to jointly serve this station and to 9:30 a.m.) at both stations, combined, is forecasted to be 225 riders/hour the GO Station; and transferring and 550 riders/hour accessing the station externally. It is forecasted that Pedestrian tunnel under the GO Barrie rail line, linking Carnarvon Street and there will be about 1,200 riders accessing the station (externally) during the peak Bowie Avenue. a.m. period (i.e., 3 hours, assuming a Peak Hour Factor of 0.58 for GO traffic and 0.45 for ECLRT traffic as noted in a memo from David Pritchard, Metrolinx, Re: x The Caledonia GO Station will: Eglinton-GO Transfer Activity (v2.1), dated May 16, 2014). Provide a north/south – east/west transit connection option in the City of Toronto; Improve service to customers by connecting GO service to the ECLRT at x Traffic forecasts on the area road network have been based on the Eglinton Eglinton Avenue West. The ECLRT is forecasted to provide a peak hour Connects Planning Study (March 2014, City of Toronto), augmented by a traffic maximum capacity of 8,000 riders per hour per direction in an east-west direction count taken in the area beyond Eglinton Avenue West (i.e., count taken on R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 300034767.0000 R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 300034767.0000 034767_TIS.docx 034767_TIS.docx Metrolinx iv Metrolinx v Caledonia GO Station Environmental Assessment Traffic Impact Study Caledonia GO Station Environmental Assessment Traffic Impact Study February 2016 February 2016 August 12, 2013 by the City of Toronto at Caledonia Road / Bowie Avenue) and by x The intersections in the study area are forecasted to have a good Level of Service trip generation forecasts for the local area, using standard trip rates (i.e., Institute of (LOS), with relatively short delays and significant reserve capacities, under future Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual) where counts are not available. (2021) background traffic conditions, with the assumed lane configurations. Under future (2021) total traffic conditions (i.e., with implementation of the Caledonia GO x For this TIS the peak hour of the transit system is assumed to correspond to the Station and ECLRT Station with the assumed servicing scenario), the traffic peak hour of the traffic on the adjacent roadway network (i.e., a.m. peak hour of road operations are forecasted to continue to operate acceptably, assuming minor network is 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. and p.m. peak hour is 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.). modifications to the signal timing. x Under existing traffic volumes and lane configurations, this TIS forecasts that the x The Eglinton Connects Planning Study (March 2014, City of Toronto) identifies the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West / Caledonia Road is over-capacity in the p.m. potential for redevelopment / intensification along Eglinton Avenue West and at the peak hour, with a storage deficiency for eastbound queuing. Under existing Westside Shopping Centre, allowing development heights of up to eight storeys in conditions, queuing deficiencies were also identified at the intersections of Eglinton these areas. The intensification of development in the area of the Caledonia GO and Avenue West / Blackthorn Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West / Gabian Way, during ECLRT Stations will promote access to these stations via walking and cycling both the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. However, as identified in the Eglinton Connects modes. The future intensification of this area could tie into the City of Toronto TDM Planning Study (March 2014, City of Toronto), future traffic operations are forecast strategies (reference can be made to Sections 7.0 and 8.0 of this TIS for additional to be acceptable along Eglinton Avenue West, due to the conversion of the existing details on these strategies). The City of Toronto also intends to maintain vehicular, bus / taxi lanes into full-use lanes, upon completion of the ECLRT. The adjusted cyclist and pedestrian connections, through any redevelopment of the Westside lane use structure can also accommodate the small traffic increases that result from Shopping Centre lands. the development of the Caledonia GO Station. x To assess the impacts to air quality and noise and vibration levels, traffic data Modes of Transportation Overview (i.e., peak hour traffic volumes, daily traffic volumes, traffic type and idling times) was forecasted for the road network and intersections in the study area. For additional x The Eglinton Crosstown LRT Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP), details, reference should be made to the separate study reports that have been Environmental Project Addendum (October 2013, MMM Group) proposed a 3 m prepared to assess these impacts, as reported in the Caledonia GO Station sidewalk on both sides of Eglinton Avenue West, plus 2-way cycling infrastructure on Environmental Project Report (i.e., Appendix G – Air Quality Impact Assessment the north side of the road.
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