Making Connections: 2014-19 Halifax Active Transportation Priorities Plan
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Making Connections: 2014-19 Halifax Active Transportation Priorities Plan 1 This document was prepared by staff of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Principle Authors Hanita Koblents, Active Transportation Coordinator David MacIsaac, Transportation Demand Management Program Supervisor Contributors/ Reviewers Jane Fraser, Director of Planning and Infrastructure David McCusker, P.Eng, Strategic Transportation Planning Manager Emily Macdonald, Strategic Transportation Planner Summer Student Mary McInnes, Strategic Transportation Planner Summer Student Darren Talbot, GIS Technician/Cartographer Peter Miles, GIS Technician Paul Euloth, Regional Trails Coordinator Jessie Debaie, Assistant Trails Coordinator Dawn Neil, Trails Specialist - Eastern Maria Jacobs, Regional Planner David Lane, Regional Planner Anne Sherwood, P.Eng, Design Engineer Jeff Spares, P.Eng, Senior Design Engineer Roddy MacIntyre, P.Eng, Traffic Services Supervisor Patrick Doyle, Senior Traffic Analyst Samantha Trask, Traffic Analyst Ashley Blisset, P.Eng, Development Engineer Andrew Bone, Community Planner Patricia Hughes, Supervisor, Service Design & Projects, Metro Transit Peter Bigelow, Public Lands Planning Manager Jan Skora, Coordinator, Public Lands Planning Robert Jahncke, Landscape Architect, Public Lands Planning Peter Duncan, Manager, Asset and Transportation Planning Gord Hayward, Superintendent Winter Operations Margaret Soley, Acting Coordinator - Parks Scott Penton, Active Living Coordinator Richard MacLellan, Manager, Energy & Environment Andre MacNeil, Sr. Financial Consultant, Budget & Financial Analysis This document was guided and reviewed by members of Halifax’s Active Transportation Advisory Committee: Janet Barlow, Ecology Action Centre Elizabeth Pugh, Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Walter Regan, Halifax Regional Trails Association Clive MacGregor, Halifax Cycling Coalition 2 Table of Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 5 2. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Background and Objectives of 2006 AT Plan ................................................................................ 7 2.2 Regional Plan Review .................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Purpose of the AT Plan Review ..................................................................................................... 8 3. STAKEHOLDER AND PUBLIC PERSPECTIVES .......................................................................................... 9 3.1 Stakeholder Consultation .............................................................................................................. 9 3.2 Public Consultation ..................................................................................................................... 11 4. ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION OVERVIEW ............................................................................................... 17 4.1 The Big Picture ............................................................................................................................ 17 5. WALKING ............................................................................................................................................. 20 5.1 Goal #1: Connected Pedestrian Network ................................................................................... 20 5.2 Goal #2: Double Pedestrian Mode Share by 2026 ..................................................................... 21 5.3 Pedestrian Facilities – Now and Going Forward ......................................................................... 22 6. BICYCLING .......................................................................................................................................... 35 6.1 Goal #1: Connected Bicycle Network .......................................................................................... 35 6.2 Goal #2: Double Bicycle Mode Share by 2026 ............................................................................ 36 6.3 Bicycle Facilities – Now and Going Forward ............................................................................... 37 7. MULTI-USE FACILITIES ......................................................................................................................... 47 7.1 Goal #1: Connected Greenway Network .................................................................................... 47 7.2 Multi Use Facilities – Now and Going Forward ........................................................................... 49 8. AT SAFETY AND PROMOTION ............................................................................................................ 56 8.1 Safety .......................................................................................................................................... 56 3 8.2 Education, Promotion, & Events ................................................................................................. 57 9. VISION FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION 2026 ..................................................................................... 60 10. FIVE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2014 – 2019 .......................................................................... 62 10.1 Pedestrian Infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 63 10.2 Cycling Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 67 10.3 Multi-Use Facilities ...................................................................................................................... 72 10.4 Maintenance of New Infrastructure ........................................................................................... 76 10.5 AT Programs and Events ............................................................................................................. 76 11. Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................................................ 79 11.1 Establishing the Network ............................................................................................................ 79 11.2 Mode Share ................................................................................................................................. 80 11.3 Programs & Events ...................................................................................................................... 82 12. DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 83 13. MAPS ............................................................................................................................................... 86 Map 1 Existing and Requested Sidewalks ...................................................................................... 86 Map 2A Candidate Bicycle Routes and Greenway Network: Sackville/Bedford Area ..................... 86 Map 2B Candidate Bicycle Routes and Greenway Network: Dartmouth and Area ......................... 86 Map 2C Candidate Bicycle Routes and Greenway Network: Halifax and Area ................................ 86 Map 3 Vision for a Regional Greenway and Bicycle Network ............................................................ 86 14. APPENDICES .................................................................................................................................... 87 Appendix A List of Stakeholders Engaged at Start of Review (2011/12) ........................................... 87 Appendix C Evaluation Criteria for New Sidewalks .......................................................................... 89 Appendix D Roads Removed from “Candidate On-Road Bike Routes” ............................................. 90 Appendix E Evaluation Criteria for New Bicycle Facilities ................................................................. 91 4 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Active Transportation Priorities Plan provides a review and update to HRM’s 2006 Active Transportation Functional Plan and proposes priority initiatives for the next five years. The purpose of this plan is to identify the means by which the municipality will work to double the number of residents who chose to walk or bicycle for trips to work, school, shopping, and services. This objective is tied to overarching objectives in the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy to increase the number of walking and cycling trips and to develop complete communities. The objective to provide facilities and programs to encourage more walking and cycling in the municipality is shared by jurisdictions in Nova Scotia, Canada and around the world. Starting in Europe in the 1970’s and in North America in the 1990’s, jurisdictions have increasingly incorporated facilities, education and promotion for walking and cycling into their standard practices and operations. As with other jurisdictions, our progress has been steady, but there remains much to accomplish. Retrofitting existing roadways and changing established mobility patterns takes time. This Active Transportation (AT) Priorities Plan had three objectives. They were to: 1. Engage stakeholders and