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Welcome Stouffville Road Schedule ‘C’ Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study Open House #1

March 3, 2015 WHY ARE WE HERE? The Purpose of this Open House is to:

»» Introduce you to the Stouffville Road Environmental Assessment (EA) Study »» Provide an overview of the approach to planning, including the Municipal Class EA process »» Provide an opportunity for you to meet members of the project team »» Provide an update on the work and studies completed to date »» Answer questions you may have about the project »» Obtain your input for consideration in the planning and design of alternatives in subsequent phases of the study HOW CAN YOU HELP?

»» Please take a Comment Form and a pen. As you move through the information presented today, we encourage you to ask questions and provide your thoughts and feedback

»» We are interested in what you have to say!

Questions? Ask any member of the team. If we don’t have the answer, we’ll make sure to get it for you. STUDY AREA OVERVIEW

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Background »» By 2041, York Region is projected to grow to 1.8 million people and 900,000 jobs – road improvements to increase capacity and improve connectivity on the existing road network are important parts of planning for the Region’s future

»» The proposed West Gormley Secondary Plan and the new Gormley GO station on Stouffville Road are expected to be large traffic generators that will further strain the existing two-lane facility

»» York Region’s 2009 Transportation Master Plan identified the need for capacity improvements along Stouffville Road to accommodate anticipated growth and to improve overall network connectivity MCEA PROCESS PROJECT TIMELINE OFFICIAL PLAN - LAND USE DESIGNATION MAP EXISTING NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE FEATURES

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Stouffville Road Volume/Capacity Percentage 160%

140% Road modifications 120% should be considered 100%

80% AM Peak Hour: 60% Eastbound AM Peak Hour: 40% Westbound

Volume/Capacity Percentage Volume/Capacity PM Peak Hour: 20% Eastbound PM Peak Hour: Westbound 0% Yonge St. to Bayview Ave. to Leslie St. West to Leslie St. East to Bayview Ave. Leslie St. West Leslie St. East Gormley Rd. East Section of Stouffville Road

The volume-to-capacity percentage provides an indication of level of congestion. Road modifications are typically considered when the percentage exceeds 90%. A percentage greater than 100% indicates over capacity. AREA TRAFFIC ANALYSIS

Area network traffic conditions were assessed by combining the volume of the five roads shown in the figure to the left. The total volume was then compared to the practical capacity of the area network.

The chart below provides a summary of the capacity analysis for eastbound traffic in the AM peak hour. Even with recent improvements to Bloomington Road, the total traffic volume will exceed capacity by 2021. King Rd Newmarket

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2031 ROAD NETWORK / PROPOSED NETWORK

YORK REGION 2031 ROAD NETWORK Lake Simcoe Fox Island Georgina Island Road Network Improvements Snake Island Jog Elimination

New or Improved Highway Interchange Grade Separation

Special Study Area (see footnote) Sutton Highway 48 Anchor Hub / Regional Centre Highway 404 Pefferlaw New Local/Regional Road

CivicCentre Road Arterial Road Improvement for Capacity Woodbine Avenue Town of Arterial Road Improvement to 6 lanes Old Homestead Road Road improvements to support Transit Georgina New Provincial Road Cook's Pollock Road Smith Boulevard Bay GTA West Corridor Concept Provincial Road Improvement Glenwoods Avenue Recommended New Corridor

Old Shiloh Road Note: Keswick The proposed alignment and location of specific projects McCowan Road Ravenshoe Road remains conceptual at this time. These concepts remain subject to review and confirmation through the applicable environmental assessment process established under the Boag Road Environmental Assessment Act. LEGEND Town of Multi-Lane Provincial Highway Road projects identified are for capacity improvements Leslie Street only and do not reflect reconstruction projects in the Provincial Highway

East Gwillimbury EastTownline Road Region's DC-Bylaw or 10-Year Roads Construction Plan. Kennedy Road

Highway 48 Railway Municipal Boundary Queensville Sideroad Regional Boundary

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Simcoe County Centre Street Highway 9 Davis Drive 2nd Concession Road Produced by: BathurstStreet Town of Infrastructure Planning Schomberg Planning and Development Services Department 19th Sideroad Mulock Drive Vivian Road © Copyright, The Regional Municipality of York, October, 2009 Peel Region © Copyright, The Regional Municipalities of Durham Newmarket and Peel, County of Simcoe, City of Toronto * Includes © Queen’s Printer for Ontario 2003-2009

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Highway 48 Town of Durham Region King Vaughan Road Richmond Stouffville Road Stouffville Highway 27 Hill Kirby Road 3 19th Avenue

Teston Road Kleinburg Kipling Avenue Elgin Mills Road East

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Dufferin Street BathurstStreet Keele Street

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02461 Kilometers Footnotes: 1) Road improvements for potential Pickering Airport 2) Langstaff Road Missing Link Transportation Needs Study City of Toronto 3) East-west mid-York Transportation Needs Study 4) Highway 404 Interchange Study at John Street / 14th Avenue

PROBLEM / OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT Problem

Transportation analysis confirms that by 2021 / 2031 the traffic volumes will exceed available capacity of the road network. With Gormley GO station expected to open in 2016 and the proposed West Gormley Secondary Plan expected to add an additional 2,000 homes to the community, the existing two-lane road will not have enough capacity to accommodate the projected growth.

Opportunity

There is an opportunity to improve Stouffville Road to accommodate the existing and future traffic demand, and provide better connectivity for the overall regional road network. The proximity of the new GO station also provides an opportunity to review sustainable transportation (cyclists, pedestrians, transit, etc.) options for this corridor. POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS

Use the sticky notes to identify your concerns or things Widen that you would like Do Nothing us to consider as Stouffville Road we evaluate each alternative solution Potential Any Others? Alternative Solutions

Transportation Demand Operational Management Improvements (TDM) (i.e., Reduce vehicle (i.e., additional turn volumes with bike lanes and traffic lanes, carpool lanes, signal coordination) promote transit, encourage flexible work hours) PLANNED STUDIES - TECHNICAL »» Need and Justification Assessment »» Geotechnical and Pavement Design »» Hydrogeological Assessment »» Structure and Culvert Inspection »» Drainage and Stormwater Management »» Structural Design »» Constructability Review »» Property Impact »» Preliminary Design Criteria (road geometry) PLANNED STUDIES - NATURAL HERITAGE

»» Fish Habitat Identification »» Headwater Assessment »» Terrestrial Ecosystem Assessment »» Species At Risk Assessment »» Tree Inventory »» Cultural Built Heritage Assessment »» Archaeology Assessment »» Contamination Overview Study »» Noise Impact Assessment »» Fluvial Geomorphology Assessment and Meander Belt Analysis SHARE YOUR CONCERNS AND IDEAS!

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Following this Open House York Region will:

» Record all questions and comments received and provide follow-up as needed » Use your feedback from this meeting to identify and evaluate potential solutions for road improvements that work for you » Conduct natural environment and technical field studies » Select the preferred / recommended solution » Develop screening criteria for alternative design concepts THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!

»» We appreciate the time you have taken to learn more about our plans »» We value your input to this study and encourage you to stay connected »» Visit the project website at www.york.ca/EA »» Join our mailing list – leave us an email or mailing address so we can keep you up-to-date as the study progresses »» Contact the Project Manager with any additional comments or questions at any time:

Jackson Marin, P. Eng., Project Manager Phone: 905-830-4444 ext. 75131 Toll Free: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 75131 Email: [email protected]

Please remember to drop off your completed Comment Form in the Comment Box before you leave or send it to us before March 31, 2015