Baseline Road Rapid Transit: Bayshore Station to

Planning and Environmental Assessment Study

Consultation Group Meetings May 2014 Presentation Agenda

• Study Overview • Study Progress • 2013 TMP Update • Recap of Alternative Corridor Alignments • Overview: Corridor Design Alternatives • Corridor Design Evaluation • Preliminary Preferred Corridor Design • Potential Study Area Extension • Next Steps • Questions?

2 Study Overview

3 Study Progress

• Public Open House #1 (April 2012): – Existing conditions – Need and Justification – Preliminary corridor alignment alternatives (Bayshore Station, Queensway- Carleton Hospital, and / Town Centre) – Potential design concepts • Public Open House #2 (November 2012): – Evaluation of corridor alignment alternatives – Overview of corridor design alternatives • Feedback received to-date has focused on: – Preliminary corridor alignments – Property impacts – Project implementation – Impacts to traffic, pedestrians and cyclists

4 2013 TMP Update

• Council approved an update to the TMP in 2013 • Identifies as a Bus Rapid Transit corridor • Key changes which impact this project: – Extension of LRT from Lincoln Fields to Bayshore Station – Creation of a BRT/LRT transfer station at Bayshore – Integration of the concept of “Complete Streets” as a policy direction for roadway corridors – Prioritization of projects based on financial criteria and fiscal constraints

5 2013 TMP Update: Affordable Rapid Transit Network

6 Alternative Corridor Alignments

7 Bayshore Options

Option 1 – Holly Acres Option 3 – Richmond/

8 Bayshore – Evaluation Update

• LRT between Lincoln Fields and Bayshore – Option 3 is no longer viable – Conflicts between buses and trains east of Bayshore Station • Option 1 (Holly Acres) carried forward • Dedicated transit lanes identified as part of the “ultimate” rapid transit network – Buses in mixed traffic for the foreseeable future • Implement transit priority measures – Signal priority – Queue jump lanes

9 Queensway-Carleton Hospital Options

Option 3 – Baseline/Richmond Option 4 – West of Hospital / Ouest de l’hôpital

10 Queensway-Carleton Hospital – Evaluation Update

• Option 3 – the preferred short-term option • Option 4 – consider as a longer-term design solution – Integrated into hospital redevelopment plans • Dedicated transit lanes identified as part of the “ultimate” rapid transit network – Buses in mixed traffic for the foreseeable future • Implement transit priority measures – Signal priority – Queue jump lanes

11 Centrepointe/Algonquin College Options

Option 3 – Navaho Option 4 – College

12 Centrepointe/Algonquin College – Evaluation Update

• Additional investigation around , through Algonquin College and Centrepointe • Option 3 identified as the preferred corridor alignment – Avoids constructing on Algonquin College lands – Alignment through future Centrepointe Town Centre to be determined • Phased approach to be pursued – Match implementation to development • Dedicated transit lanes are part of the “affordable” rapid transit network

13 Alternative Design Overview

• Three primary corridor design alternatives previously presented: – Curb Lanes – Median Lanes – One-side Lanes • Based on desire to minimize property impacts and maintain or improve traffic operations in the corridor, an additional design alternative was also identified: – Reversible Bus Lane

14 Corridor Design Alternatives – Preliminary Assessment Curb Lanes • Issues with separation between transit and other traffic • Low transit travel time improvement • Existing un-signalized intersections can be maintained • Footprint requirements can be minimized • Conclusion: This option is carried forward

Median Lanes • Good separation between transit and other traffic • Significant transit travel time improvement • Existing un-signalized intersections would need to be signalized or closed • Footprint requirements can be minimized • Double median option requires a larger footprint • Conclusion: Single median option carried forward, Double median option screened out from further consideration

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Corridor Design Alternatives – Preliminary Assessment

One -side Lanes • Introduces challenging traffic operations at intersections • Would significantly impact access to private property along the corridor • Is only really practical along the Central Experimental Farm segment • Requires a larger footprint • Conclusion: This option screened out from further consideration

Reversible Bus Lane • Buses in non-peak direction would operate in mixed traffic, reducing overall reliability of service • Provides a reduced footprint in mid-block segments • Transit passenger understanding a significant issue • Transit demand is similar in both directions and does not lend itself to a peak direction facility • Conclusion: This option screened out from further consideration

16 Curb Lanes Alternative

17 Curb Lanes - Examples

18 Median Lanes Alternative

19 Median Lanes - Examples

20 Preliminary Evaluation Summary

21 Preliminary Preferred Corridor Design (Short Term) • Phase 1 (Start in approximately 2019) – Prince of Wales to Clyde • Widen to six lanes • Dedicated median transit lanes • Provide a dedicated cycling facility and wider sidewalks – Clyde to Navaho • Maintain existing cross-section (four traffic lanes) • Continue transit operation in mixed traffic • Implement the following transit priority measures: – Additional, transit-only westbound left-turn lane at Navaho – Remove existing bus bays and consider consolidation of existing bus stops – Provide dedicated cycling facility and wider sidewalks

22 Preliminary Preferred Corridor Design (Short Term)

• Phase 1 (Start in approximately 2019) – Navaho - Algonquin College – Baseline Station • Maintain existing routing through Algonquin College • Coordinate potential operational improvements – Baseline Station to Constellation • Maintain existing routing through Baseline Station area – Constellation – – Holly Acres Road • Existing cross-section, buses in mixed traffic • Remove bus bays, consider other measures • Repurpose eastbound curb lane from Cobden to Constellation • Provide transit priority at Baseline/Greenbank intersection

23 Preliminary Preferred Corridor Design (Medium to Long-Term)

• Phase 2 (2023 – 2031) – Peak period/direction transit-only lanes would be implemented between Clyde and Navaho, and possibly other locations, based on transit operational need • Phase 3 (2023 – 2031, or possibly later) – Priority is between Prince of Wales and Baseline Station – Focus on moving the greatest number of people in ROW – Protect for a minimum 41.5 m ROW • Allows “desired” design elements throughout the corridor

24 Potential Study Area Extension: Prince of Wales to Southeast Transitway

• Preliminary recommendation for median bus lanes west of Prince of Wales conflicts with existing curb bus lanes east of Prince of Wales Drive • Two ways to address: – Introduce a transition at the Prince of Wales intersection, or – Implement median-lane operation east of Prince of Wales • Technical analysis and evaluation indicates that median bus lanes offer superior transit travel time savings • A scope of work will be presented to Transportation Committee in July 2014 to extend the study area

25 Next Steps • Public Open House #3 • Development of the Recommended Plan, including: – Finalization of station/stop locations and design; – Integration of pedestrian/cycling facilities; – Resolution of local issues, including property impacts; and – Construction staging and implementation • Recommended Plan will be presented at a fourth Public Open House, early in 2015 • Present to Transportation Committee and Council • Initiate provincial EA • Completion expected in mid-2015

26 Questions?

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