Transportation Impact Study Proposed Mixed-Use Development
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Transportation Impact Study Proposed Mixed-Use Development Church Street and Dundas Street Toronto, Ontario Prepared for: Sentinel (Church) Holdings Inc. December 2014 | 16-14098-001-T01 December 9, 2014 16-14098-001-T01 Mr. Ian MacLeod Sentinel (Church) Holdings Inc. c/o Pemberton Group 50 Confederation Parkway Concord, Ontario L4K 4T8 Dear Mr. McLeod Subject: Transportation Impact Study Proposed Mixed-Use Development Church Street and Dundas Street City of Toronto MMM Group Limited is pleased to present our Transportation Impact Study with respect to the proposed mixed-use development at 117 Dundas Street East and 215, 221, 223, 225, 227 and 229 Church Street near the intersection of Church Street and Dundas Street in the City of Toronto. The findings indicate that the additional traffic arising from the proposed development will have minimal impacts on the boundary roadway operations. The proposed site driveways onto Dalhousie Street and Church Street are estimated to operate at very good levels of service, based on future total traffic conditions. From a parking perspective, it is MMM Group’s opinion that the proposed parking supply is adequate given the provision of surplus bicycle parking, as well as the proximity of the development site to high-level transit services, car-share and bike-share facilities, walkability to multiple attractions and approved rates for similar developments. We thank you for the opportunity to undertake this study. We would be pleased to respond to any questions, should they arise. Yours very truly, MMM Group Derek Dalgleish, M.Pl. Senior Project Manager Transportation Planning Associate TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY PROPOSED MIXED -USE DEVELOPMENT CHURCH AND DUNDAS TORONTO , ONTARIO PROJECT TEAM MEMBER LIST Project Manager: Derek Dalgleish Technical Staff: Peter Yu TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY PROPOSED MIXED -USE DEVELOPMENT CHURCH AND DUNDAS TORONTO , ONTARIO TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 2.0 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL ............................................................................................. 2 2.1 Uses .................................................................................................................................. 2 2.2 Access ............................................................................................................................... 2 3.0 EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ..................................................................................... 3 3.1 Boundary Roadways .......................................................................................................... 3 3.2 Traffic Data ........................................................................................................................ 4 3.3 Transit Services ................................................................................................................. 4 3.4 Existing Intersection Operations ......................................................................................... 5 4.0 FUTURE BACKGROUND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS .................................................................. 7 4.1 Time Frame ....................................................................................................................... 7 4.2 Background Traffic Growth ................................................................................................ 7 4.3 Background Developments ................................................................................................ 7 4.4 2019 Future Background Traffic Volumes .......................................................................... 8 4.5 2019 Future Background Intersection Operations .............................................................. 8 5.0 SITE -GENERATED TRAFFIC .......................................................................................... 10 5.1 Trip Generation for Existing Uses .................................................................................... 10 5.2 Trip Generation for Proposed Uses .................................................................................. 10 5.3 Trip Distribution and Assignment ..................................................................................... 11 6.0 FUTURE TOTAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ........................................................................... 12 6.1 2019 Future Total Traffic Volumes ................................................................................... 12 6.2 2019 Future Total Intersection Operations ....................................................................... 12 7.0 PARKING ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................ 13 7.1 Vehicular Parking Requirements ...................................................................................... 13 7.2 Vehicular Parking Reductions .......................................................................................... 15 7.3 Vehicular Parking Supply Justification .............................................................................. 15 7.4 Bicycle Parking ................................................................................................................ 19 8.0 SITE PLAN REVIEW ................................................................................................ 20 8.1 City Loading Requirement ................................................................................................ 20 8.2 Site Circulation ................................................................................................................. 20 8.3 Site Driveway ................................................................................................................... 21 9.0 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. 21 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: TRAFFIC DATA APPENDIX B: LEVEL OF SERVICE DEFINITIONS APPENDIX C: CAPACITY ANALYSES - EXISTING TRAFFIC OPERATIONS APPENDIX D: CAPACITY ANALYSES - FUTURE BACKGROUND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS APPENDIX E: CAPACITY ANALYSES - FUTURE TOTAL TRAFFIC OPERATIONS TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY PROPOSED MIXED -USE DEVELOPMENT CHURCH STREET AND DUNDAS STREET TORONTO , ONTARIO PAGE 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION A mixed-use development is proposed at 117 Dundas Street East and 215, 221, 223, 225, 227 and 229 Church Street near the intersection of Church and Dundas in the City of Toronto. The proposed development consists of 616 residential units, along with 694 m2 ground floor retail uses. The site is currently occupied by various restaurant and retail uses, along with a public parking lot. Figure 1 illustrates the site location and study area. MMM Group was retained by Sentinel (Church) Holdings Inc. to prepare a Transportation Impact Study to assess the transportation impact the proposed development has on the study area. The study has now been completed, with the associated findings outlined herein. Not To Scale FIGURE 1 Site Location STUDY AREA J:\01 PROJECTS\2014 jobs\16-14098-001.DED (Church and Dundas)\Analysis\Church and Dundas - TIS Worksheet (2007 comptatible), Study_Area_Figure 09/12/2014 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY PROPOSED MIXED -USE DEVELOPMENT CHURCH AND DUNDAS TORONTO , ONTARIO PAGE 2 2.0 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL 2.1 Uses The proposed mixed-use development is bounded by the following roads: • Dundas Street East to the north; • Church Street to the west; and • Dalhousie Street to the east. The site is currently occupied by various retail and restaurant uses, as well as an at-grade public parking lot. The development proposal consists of 616 residential units and ground floor retail uses totalling 694 m2 gross floor area. Figure 2 illustrates the ground floor plan of the proposed mixed-use development. 2.2 Access All of the traffic related to the existing pubic parking lot on site is currently served through a full- moves driveway onto Dalhousie Street. Access to the development is proposed via a new, full-moves inbound driveway from Dalhousie Street, while egress is proposed via a new, full-moves outbound driveway onto Church Street. The proposed driveways will serve the underground parking, as well as the loading facility for the proposed development. Not To Scale FIGURE 2 SITE PLAN J:\01 PROJECTS\2014 jobs\16-14098-001.DED (Church and Dundas)\Analysis\Church and Dundas - TIS Worksheet (2007 comptatible), Site_Plan_Figure 09/12/2014 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY PROPOSED MIXED -USE DEVELOPMENT CHURCH AND DUNDAS TORONTO , ONTARIO PAGE 3 3.0 EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS 3.1 Boundary Roadways A description of the boundary roadways surrounding the site are outlined below: Dundas Street East , which directly borders the site to the north, is an east-west major arterial road under the jurisdiction of the City of Toronto with a posted speed limit of 50 km/h. Dundas has a four lane cross-section, with streetcars operating in mixed traffic in each median lane. Church Street , which directly borders the site to the west, is a north-south minor arterial road under the jurisdiction of the City of Toronto with a posted speed limit of 50 km/h. Church has a four lane cross-section, with two lanes in each direction and on-street parking on both sides during the off- peak hours. TTC streetcar tracks are also provided on Church Street in both directions to facilitate “short turning” operations. Bond Street , which is located west of the site,