6. Detailed Existing Conditions in Corridor
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6. DETAILED EXISTING CONDITIONS IN Bus Routes include #24D/224D, #25D, #35D, #60, #68B, #102D, #105, GO Markham Terminal – Located at Main Street north (Highway 48) and #107CF/BCF, #129A, #160, and #165D. Their peak period headways are Station Street in Markham, on the Stouffville and Highway 407 Lines. CORRIDOR between 11 to 45 minutes. Primary access to the terminal is via Station Street. GO Trains operate on headways of between 30 and 70 minutes during the weekday AM Chapter 6 summarizes the existing conditions in the selected transit 6.1.1.3 Existing GO Transit Bus Routes in the Corridor and PM peak periods. GO buses service the terminal throughout the corridor, namely the Highway 7 Corridor. These existing conditions day with approximately 60-minute headways. include: GO Transit operates numbers of express buses in the Highway 7 and Vaughan North-South Link Corridor. The 407-York U Service runs along The major transit terminals or centres where transit is prevalent are ¾ Transportation Environment; Highway 407 between Highway 50 and Ninth Line including services generally located at the Malls. A new terminal opened in Oct/Nov 2004 on ¾ Natural Environment; to/from York University. Stouffville Service runs along Highway 404 Jane Street south of Rutherford Road, providing service to the Vaughan ¾ Social Environment; between Toronto and Stouffville. Newmarket “B” Service runs along Yonge Mills area. Additional terminals and centres are located within the Highway ¾ Cultural Heritage Resources; Street between Finch Station and Barrie. Bolton Service, a rush-hour 7 Corridor and along the proposed links include: ¾ Existing Noise and Vibration Levels; and service, operates on Highway 27 between Bolton and York Mills. ¾ Air Quality. ¾ Vaughan Mills Mall Terminal at Jane Street south of Rutherford 6.1.1.4 Existing GO Rail Services in the Corridor Road; ¾ Promenade Mall Terminal at Bathurst Street and Centre Street; 6.1 TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT Within the Corridor, GO Transit operates three rail services – Richmond, ¾ York University Terminal at Steeles Avenue and Keele Street; Stouffville and Bradford Lines. Richmond Line runs between Toronto ¾ Markville Mall at Highway 7 and McCowan Road; and This Section introduces the various aspects of the transportation Union to Richmond Hill, Stouffville Line between Toronto Union to ¾ Markham Stouffville Hospital at Ninth Line north of Highway 7. environment in which the project is proposed to take place. A detailed Stouffville, and Bradford Line between Toronto Union to Bradford. 6 report, Transportation Assessment, is presented in Appendix C. 6.1.2 Existing Roadway Network 6.1.1.5 GO Transit Terminals and Other Major Transit Terminals or 6.1.1 Local/Regional Public Transit Network Centres 6.1.2.1 Arterial and Collector Roadways The existing bus routes operate in mixed traffic on Highway 7 without There are four GO Transit Terminals in proximity to Highway 7 within York Highway 7 is an arterial roadway that travels across central Ontario designated lanes, HOV lanes, or signal priority on Highway 7. The existing Region: connecting Ottawa in the east to London in the west. The road changes routes are operated as York Region Bus Routes. There are currently no jurisdiction from a provincial highway to a regional road between the Town east-west Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Routes that operate on GO Langstaff Terminal – Located on Langstaff Road south of Highway 7 of Markham and the City of Brampton. Highway 7 from within the limits of the Highway 7 EA. TTC and GO Transit and Highway 407 in Markham, on the Richmond Hill Line. GO Trains operate a number of routes on the major north-south arterial roads operate on 30 minute headways during the weekday AM and PM peak Included in Table 6.1-1 is a summary of the basic lane cross-sections intersecting Highway 7 between Highway 27 and Ninth Line. periods and 60 minute headways until 8:15 PM. There is no off-peak through the Study Area on Highway 7 and on the other routes that the train service to this station. There is GO Bus service to the terminal proposed rapid transit system will operate on. 6.1.1.1 Existing York Region Transit Bus Routes in the Corridor throughout the day; GO Unionville Terminal – Located at Kennedy Road and Helen Avenue in Table 6.1-1 Two main east-west York Region Transit (YRT) bus routes operate along Markham, on the Stouffville and Highway 407 Lines, with primary Roadway Cross-Section Summary Highway 7 between Highway 27 and Ninth Line. They are Bus Routes #1 access via Kennedy Road. GO Trains operate on headways of and #77. Many other routes run as north-south trunk routes crossing the between 30 and 70 minutes during the weekday AM and PM peak Highway 7 Cross-Section Road Section Cross-Section corridor and/or service local areas such as institutions, business, periods. Several GO buses service the terminal, on approximately 60- commercial and residential areas in the vicinity of the corridor. They minute headways, throughout the day; York-Peel Boundary (Highway 50) to Highway 427 Six lane include Bus Routes #2A/2B, #3/3A/3B, #7, #8, #10, #11, #12, #13, #20, GO Centennial Terminal – Located at the intersection of Bullock Drive Highway 427 to Kipling Avenue Seven lane #23, #40, #41, #42, #45, #77, #82, #83/83A, #85/85AB/85C, #88, #90, #91, and McCowan Road in Markham, on the Stouffville and Highway 407 Kipling Avenue to Humber River Four lanes and #99. Their peak period headways are between 11 and 45 minutes. Lines. Primary access to the terminal is via Bullock Drive. GO Trains Humber River to Bruce Street Four lanes operate on headways of between 30 and 70 minutes during the Bruce Street to Weston Road Seven lanes 6.1.1.2 Existing TTC Bus Routes in the Corridor weekday AM and PM peak periods. Several GO buses service the Weston Road to just east of Fairburn Drive/Montgomery Court Six lanes Fairburn Drive/Montgomery Court to Markham By-Pass Five lanes terminal, on approximately 60-minute headways, throughout the day; Markham By-Pass to Locust Hill area Two lanes In addition to YRT bus services, the TTC also provides services on north- and south arterial roads connecting the City of Toronto to York Region. The Cross-Section of Other Proposed Route Links PM1435 Highway 7 Corridor and Vaughan North-South Link Public Transit Improvements Environmental Assessment 18/08/2005 6 - 1 Table 6.1-1 Kennedy Rd. between south of Highway 7 & Helen Ave. 3 2 Table 6.1-3 Roadway Cross-Section Summary TOTAL 93 50 Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes on Highway 7 Note: Road Section Cross-Section Highway 7 * Stop sign on minor streets Jane Street from Highway 7 to north of Highway 407 Four lanes Location 2002 AADT (Vehicles per Day) Jane Street from north of Highway 407 to south of Highway 407 Six lanes East of Allstate Parkway 52,250 6.1.2.3 Traffic Volume and Composition Jane Street from south of Highway 407 to Steeles Avenue Four lanes East of Woodbine Avenue 43,040 Steeles Avenue from North West Gate to Keele Street Six lanes The average annual daily traffic (AADT) along Highway 7 varies from West of Warden Avenue 40,880 Keele Street from Steeles Avenue to Snidercroft / Ron Rose Drive Four lanes 74,450 to 8,270 vehicles. Tables 6.1-3 and 6.1-4 summarize the 2002 East of Warden Avenue 39,000 Keele Street from Snidercroft / Ron Rose Drive to Jardin Drive / Doney Crescent Six lanes AADT’s for representative locations along the Highway 7 and other route SEGMENT D Centre Street from Highway 7 to Dufferin Street Four lanes links, respectively. Segment A and Segment B have a steady flow of traffic Centre Street from Dufferin Street to New Westminster Gate Five lanes East of Kennedy Road 37,630 throughout, but their AADTs peak around Highway 400. The AADT in Centre Street from New Westminster Gate to Bathurst Street Four lanes East of McCowan Road 27,880 Segment C peaks around the middle of the segment near Leslie Street Bathurst Street from Centre Street to Flamingo Road/Worth Boulevard Six lanes West of Highway 48 27,210 while the AADT in Segment D declines rapidly at Ninth Line. In the Bathurst Street from Flamingo Road/Worth Boulevard to Bathurst Street Four lanes West of Ninth Line 15,950 Connection Ramp meantime, other route links share the similar demand. East of Ninth Line 8,270 Bathurst Street from Flamingo Road/Worth Boulevard to Bathurst Street Six lanes Connection Ramp Table 6.1-3 East of Markham By-Pass 10,390 Woodbine Avenue from Highway 7 to Yorktech Drive Six lanes Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes on Highway 7 West of York-Durham Line 15,070 Town Centre Boulevard from Highway 7 to IBM Four lanes Note: Based on automatic traffic recorder (ATR) counts provided by the Region of York 6 Highway 7 Warden Avenue from Highway 7 to Enterprise Drive Four lanes Location 2002 AADT (Vehicles per Day) Kennedy Road from Helen Avenue to Highway 7 Four lanes SEGMENT A Table 6.1-4 Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes on Other Route Links 6.1.2.2 Intersection Control East of Highway 50 54,930 East of Highway 427 38,690 Other Route Links Existing intersections were East of Highway 27 37,970 Location 2001 AADT (Vehicles per Day) inventoried. There are a total of West of Martin Grove Road 38,470 SEGMENT B Jane Street north of Steeles Avenue 26,920 141 intersections on Highway 7 West of Kipling Avenue 42,080 and the other route links, 94 of Jane Street south of Highway 7 31,840 West of Islington Avenue 44,060 them are signalized and 47 are Steeles Avenue west of Keele Street 45,190 East of Islington Avenue 38,600 unsignalized.