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
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PROJECT TEAM MEMBER LIST
Project Manager: Derek Dalgleish
Technical Staff: Peter Yu
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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
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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.
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FIGURE 1 Site Location STUDY AREA
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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.
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FIGURE 2 SITE PLAN
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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, is a north-south local road under the jurisdiction of the City of Toronto with a posted speed limit of 50 km/h. Bond extends from Queen Street East to Gould Street. It has a two lane cross-section with one lane in each direction plus on-street parking along the east side. It becomes a one-way northbound street immediately north of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church. On-street parking is permitted on the west side within the one-way section of the road.
Gould Street , which is located north of the site, is an east-west local road under the jurisdiction of the City of Toronto with a posted speed limit of 50 km/h. Gould is a one-way eastbound street between Bond and Church Streets. On-street parking is permitted on the south side of the street, and a loading area exists on the north side. It becomes a two-way collector road east of Church Street, and a pedestrian-only corridor west of Bond Street.
Dalhousie Street , which directly borders the site to the east, is a north-south local road with a two lane cross section and a posted speed limit of 40 km/h. Dalhousie provides connection from Queen Street East to Gould Street. On-street parking is permitted on the east side of the street.
Shuter Street , which is located south of the site, is an east-west collector road with two lane cross section and a posted speed limit of 40 km/h in the vicinity of the site. On-street parking is permitted on the both sides of the street and is separated from the travel lane by the dedicated bicycle lane.
Mutual Street , which is located east of the site, is a north-south local road with a two lane cross section and posted speed limit of 40 km/h. Mutual provides connection from Queen Street East to Maitland Street. On-street parking is permitted on both sides of the street.
Jarvis Street , which is located east of the site, is an north-south arterial road with a five lane cross section and a posted speed limit of 50 km/h. During the weekday afternoon peak period, the centre reversible lane operates as a northbound lane. During the remaining periods, including the weekday morning peak period, the centre reversible lane serves southbound traffic. Curb side parking and stopping is prohibited during peak periods to maximize the capacity of the roadway.
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Figure 3 schematically illustrates the existing lane configurations within the study area.
3.2 Traffic Data
Table 1 summarizes the intersection counts used for this study. Accu-Traffic was retained to conduct turning movement counts during the weekday peak periods of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
TABLE 1 INTERSECTION COUNTS COLLECTED FOR THIS STUDY
INTERSECTIONS DETAILS TMC DATE SOURCE Church Street and Tuesday, February Signalized Accu-Traffic Gould Street 25, 2014 Church Street and Tuesday, February Signalized Accu-Traffic Dundas Street East 25, 2014 Jarvis Street and Thursday, Signalized Accu-Traffic Dundas Street East November 20, 2014 Church Street and Thursday, Signalized Accu-Traffic Shuter Street November 20, 2014 Bond Street and Stop Control on Tuesday, February Accu-Traffic Dundas Street East Bond 25, 2014 Dalhousie Street and Stop Control on Thursday , Accu-Traffic Dundas Street East Dalhousie November 20, 2014 Mutual Street and Stop Control on Thursday, Accu-Traffic Dundas Street East Mutual November 20, 2014 Dalhousie Street and Stop Control on Thursday, Accu-Traffic Shuter Street Dalhousie November 20, 2014
The study intersections were selected in consultation with City staff. The existing weekday a.m. and p.m. peak hour volumes are illustrated in Figure 4 . It should be noted that through traffic volumes were increased where appropriate for volume balancing purposes. All of the traffic volume data and signal timing plans are provided in Appendix A .
As noted in Section 2.1, there is an existing public parking lot onsite with approximately 28 parking spaces. During the a.m. and p.m. peak hours, it is expected that this parking lot will generate auto trips onto the study area road network. However, it has been conservatively assumed that the displacement of the parking lot under future conditions will not result in auto trip reductions within the study area road network.
3.3 Transit Services
The site is situated in an area that is well-served by transit, with stops and stations connecting to all parts of the City within 500 m or less of the proposed development. The site is serviced by the following Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) surface transit and subway lines:
Church Street
Gould Street
Bond Street Dalhousie Street Mutual Street Jarvis Street
Dunda Weekday A.M. Street East Peak Hour
Weekday P.M. Peak Hour
Shuter Street
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LEGEND FIGURE 3 Signalized Intersection Lane Configurations EXISTING LANE CONFIGURATIONS
Stop Control
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6 28 (25) Gould Street (28) 29
(18) 11 14 485 (22) 19 (24) (469) Jarvis Street Bond Street Dalhousie Street Mutual Street (4) (8) (94) (425) (44) (53) (89) (89) (6) (22) (592) 41 (48) 65 (59) 24 (10) 66 (21) 90 (67) 654 (413) 622 (343) 715 (430) 690 (364) 636 (343) 4 6 78 5 482 44 19 41 138 1036 31
Dundas 5 42 (18) 1 32 (36) 2 20 (23) 3 25 (13) 4 45 (40) Street (26) 18 (43) 59 (12) 8 (12) 14 (88) 49 7 4 8 37 25 (709) 403 13 (622) 332 38 32 (723) 389 15 (736) 379 13 14 11 (634) 322 382 606 (34) 32 (50) 43 (13) 11 (17) 11 (47) 59 (8) (8) (31) (11) (11) (25) (14) (14) (57) (37) (27) (18) (400) (1077) (16) (6) (53) (422) (71) (18) 47 (61) 17 (20) 458 (193) 575 (310) 374 35 69 10 13 3
Shuter 7 84 (63) 8 10 (11) Street (51) 39 (11) 7 6 6 17 (358) 131 52 46 (484) 203 341 (44) 34 (11) 3 (7) (5) (24) (24) (69) (397)
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LEGEND FIGURE 4 XX AM Peak Hour Volumes (XX) PM Peak Hour Volumes 2014 EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUMES
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The 505 Dundas streetcar route operates between Dundas West Station and Broadview Station on the Bloor-Danforth subway line, generally in an east-west direction. It provides connections to the St. Patrick and Dundas Stations on the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line. This streetcar route has stops at both Bond and Church Streets along Dundas Street East, which are located within 100 m from the development site.
The 501 Queen streetcar route operates between Neville Park Loop, Humber Loop and Long Branch Loop, generally in an east-west direction. It serves the Queen and Osgoode Stations on the Yonge-University-Spadina Subway. This streetcar route has stops at Church Streets along Queen Street, which is located approximately 300 m from the site.
The 141 Mount Pleasant downtown / beach express bus route operates between the area of Eglinton Avenue East and Mt. Pleasant Road and the Downtown Toronto area, generally in a north- south direction. It also passes within one block of the Queen, Osgoode, St. Andrew and King Stations on the Yonge-University-Spadina Subway. Accessible service is provided on the route. Both Queen Station and Osgoode Station are accessible subway stations. Bike racks are available on this route. This bus route has stops at the intersection of Dundas Street East and Jarvis Street, located approximately 200 m from the development site.
The Yonge-University-Spadina subway line operates between Finch Station and Downsview Station in a “U-shaped” route passing through the downtown area, generally in a north-south direction. The line provides connections to the Bloor-Danforth subway line at the St. George, Spadina and Bloor-Yonge Stations. The proposed development site is located approximately 300 m from the Dundas Station.
3.4 Existing Intersection Operations
The existing operations of the boundary roadway intersections were analyzed on the basis of the existing roadway a.m. and p.m. peak hour traffic volumes illustrated in Figure 4 and the existing lane configurations indicated in Figure 3. It should be noted that pedestrian volumes and heavy truck percentages were also inputted based on the turning movement counts completed.
The signalized and unsignalized intersections were analyzed based on the approach outlined in the Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board, 2000, using Synchro Traffic Software Version 8.0. Appendix B provides the level of service definitions, according to the Highway Capacity Manual 2000.
Peak hour factors for each intersection during various peak periods were calculated based on a 15- minute breakdown of the turning movement counts captured at each intersection, as per the City of Toronto TIS guidelines. These peak hour factors are carried through from existing to future background and total future traffic condition assessments.
It should also be noted that since the frequency of the 505 Dundas streetcar route is not more frequent than one streetcar every five minutes during peak hours, no adjustments have been made in the modeled lane configurations.
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Table 2 outlines the existing levels of service. Detailed Synchro analysis worksheets are provided in Appendix C .
Table 2 Intersection Levels of Service Based on Existing Traffic Volumes
A.M. Peak Hour P.M. Peak Hour
LOS LOS Intersection Critical Critical (Average delay (Average delay Movements Movements per vehicle in per vehicle in (v/c ratio) (v/c ratio) seconds) seconds) Church Street and (1) B (10.3 sec) - B (16.3 sec) - Gould Street Church Street and (1) C (20.5 sec) - B (13.6 sec) - Dundas Street East Jarvis Street and (1) B (17.0 sec) - C (20.4 sec) - Dundas Street East Church Street and (1) B (18.7 sec) - B (16.1 sec) - Shuter Street Bond Street and (2) C (16.3 sec) SB-LTR (0.05) D (27.8 sec) NB-LTR (0.24) Dundas Street East Dalhousie Street and (2) B (11.7 sec) NB-LTR (0.05) C (18.6 sec) NB-L (0.16) Dundas Street East Mutual Street and (2) B (11.2 sec) NB-LTR (0.07) B (11.8 sec) NB-LTR (0.09) Dundas Street East Dalhousie Street and C (24.6 sec) SB-LTR (0.13) D (32.1 sec) SB-LTR (0.24) Shuter Street (2) (1) For signalized intersections, the levels of service are based on the overall delay of the intersection. (2) For two-way stop controlled intersections, the levels of service are based on delay associated with the critical movement.
As shown in Table 2, the existing traffic conditions range from satisfactory to excellent during both the weekday a.m. and p.m. peak hours, with no critical movements or capacity constraints.
However, it is worth noting that Synchro did not initially produce an accurate result using the default HCM 2000 parameters at the unsignalized intersection of Dundas Street East at Bond Street. Observations made during the field study previously conducted by MMM on February 26, 2014 confirmed that the minor street delays were much lower than the results produced by Synchro. Furthermore, videos recorded by Accu-Traffic Inc. during the traffic counts noted above were also used to observe the actual delays during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours, which were 13 and 31 seconds on average, respectively. Based on these observations, it is expected that the critical gap times at the unsignalized intersections along Dundas Street East in the vicinity of the study area are less than the default parameters in Synchro due to the prevailing driving patterns in a downtown setting. Therefore, the critical gap times in Synchro were recalibrated at the unsignalized intersections along Dundas Street East at Bond Street, Dalhousie Street and Mutual Street to reflect the observed delays. The results in Table 2 reflect the calibrated existing traffic conditions.
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4.0 FUTURE BACKGROUND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
4.1 Time Frame
The proposed development has been assumed to be built out by within a five year horizon. Thus, 2019 has been used as the horizon year of this assessment.
4.2 Background Traffic Growth
Based on discussions with City staff and a review of the growth rates applied along the major boundary roads in the background development reports, the following growth rates have been adopted:
Table 3 Boundary Road Growth Rates Annual Growth Rate
Boundary Roadway Weekday A.M. Peak Period Weekday P.M. Peak Period
NB/EB SB/WB NB/EB SB/WB Church Street 1% 1% 1% 1% Dundas Street East 1% 1% 1% 1% Jarvis Street 1% 1% 1% 1% Shuter Street 1% 1% 1% 1%
The background traffic growth for the horizon year 2019 is illustrated in Figure 5.
4.3 Background Developments
Discussions with City staff indicated that the following background developments are expected to contribute background traffic to the study area during the period to 2019:
1. 64 Shuter Street 2. 75 Mutual Street 3. 186 Jarvis Street 4. 155 Dundas Street East 5. 175 Dundas Street East 6. 200 Dundas Street East
These background developments and their associated traffic impact studies are summarized in Table 4. The locations of each of these developments are illustrated in Figure 6.
Church Street (15) 14
6 Gould Street 13 (12) Jarvis Street Bond Street Dalhousie Street Mutual Street (11) (15)
17 (11) 16 (9) 18 (11) 18 (10) 16 (9) 13 26
Dundas 5 1 2 3 4 Street
(18) 11 (16) 9 10 (19) 10 (19) 10 (16) 9 16 (10) (27) (11)
12 (5) 15 (8) 10
Shuter 7 8 Street
(9) 4 9 (13) 6 (10)
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LEGEND FIGURE 5 XX AM Peak Hour Volumes FUTURE BACKGROUND (XX) PM Peak Hour Volumes GENERAL TRAFFIC VOLUME GROWTH
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155 Dundas 175 Dundas Street Street
75 Mutual Street 186 Jarvis Street
64 Shuter Street
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Background FIGURE 6 Development Future Background Locations Development Locations
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Table 4 Background Developments in the Study Area Development Traffic Report Development Proposal 64 Shuter Street TIS by Cole Engineering 227 residential units in 2012 87 m² retail uses (at grade) 75 Mutual Street TIS by BA Group in 2014 375 residential units 378 m² retail uses (at grade) 186 Jarvis Street TIS by IBI Group in 2012 197 student housing units 17,782 m² retail uses (at grade) 155 Dundas Street TIS by BA Group in 2011 407 residential units East 399 m² retail uses (at grade) 175 Dundas Street TIS by LEA in 2014 534 residential units East 186 m² retail uses (at grade) 200 Dundas Street TIS by IBI Group in 2012 768 residential units East 1,140 m² retail uses (at grade)
For the background developments listed in Table 4, the trip generation, distribution, and traffic assignment related to the individual developments were based on respective available traffic reports obtained from City staff.
The trips related to all of the background developments were superimposed and are illustrated in Figure 7.
4.4 2019 Future Background Traffic Volumes
The 2019 background traffic volumes for the weekday a.m. and p.m. peak hours were derived by superimposing the 2019 through traffic growth indicated in Figure 5, as well as the traffic volumes associated with other developments as indicated in Figure 7, onto the respective existing traffic volumes indicated in Figure 4. The resulting 2019 future background traffic volumes are illustrated in Figure 8.
4.5 2019 Future Background Intersection Operations
The 2019 future background traffic operations were analyzed on the basis of the 2019 background traffic volumes illustrated in Figure 8 for the weekday a.m. and p.m. peak hours. It should be noted that the traffic signal timings for some of the signalized intersections have been optimized (split optimization), but the cycle lengths remain unchanged. The resulting levels of service are detailed in Table 5. The details related to the 2019 background operations are provided in Appendix D .
Church Street (2) 1
6 Gould Street 5 5 (3) Jarvis Street Bond Street Dalhousie Street Mutual Street (2) (1) (7) (15) 7 1 46 (26) 28 (25) 28 (25) 37 (26) 24 (21) 21 (27) 1 1 4
Dundas 5 1 2 (1) 2 1 (3)3 -4 (6) 4 51 (28) Street (28) 10 5 2 5 8
(35) 9 (35) 9 (37) 9 (29) 7 14 35 (12) 32 36 (9) 4 (7) 1 (3) (1) (1) (8) (6) (-5) (11) (28)
9 (2) (1) (2) (10) 5 (3) 1 (3) 15 (3) 8 2 21 4 1
Shuter 7 9 (4) 8 Street (14) 4
(14) 3 1 (9) 1 (1) (7)
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LEGEND FIGURE 7 XX AM Peak Hour Volumes (XX) PM Peak Hour Volumes FUTURE BACKGROUND DEVELOPMENT SITE TRAFFIC VOLUMES
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