DRAFT FRASER RIVER TRADE AREA MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK PLANNING STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 2016 Submitted By: PARSONS FRTA MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK PLANNING STUDY FINAL REPORT below, was based on common transportation themes, issues, and EXECUTIVE SUMMARY jurisdictional considerations found within the overall trade area boundaries: With anticipated growth in trade between Canada and the Asia ≈ West Segment: The West Segment encompasses the City of Pacific region, additional demands will be placed on the existing Richmond, the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Sea supply chains serving Canada’s Pacific Gateway in British Island infrastructure, and north / east portions of the Columbia. The key transportation agencies in the Greater Corporation of Delta adjacent to the south bank of the Fraser Vancouver area recognize the pending issues facing the River. The approximate boundaries include the Fraser River transportation network that serves the Port of Vancouver and the North Arm to the north, Georgia Straight to the west, City of related Gateway activity centres in the region, and in association Richmond / Highway 91 boundary to the east, and Highway 17 with the recently established Gateway Transportation Collaboration / Highway 99 to the south. Key logistics hubs in the West Forum (GTCF), commissioned focussed studies to fully understand Segment include the Vancouver International Airport (YVR), the issues affecting goods movement and to pursue solutions to the Fraser Richmond Industrial Lands (whichincludes the mitigate them. This report summarizes the efforts undertaken for Fraser Surrey Port Lands), as well as the Tilbury and Sunbury the study of the Fraser River Trade Area, one of four trade areas industrial areas in Delta. located in the Greater Vancouver area. ≈ Central Segment: The Central Segment features a complex Study Objectives multi-jurisdictional area within the heart of the Metro Vancouver region. The approximate boundaries included the The FRTA Multi-Modal Transportation Network Planning Study is a City of Richmond / Highway 91 boundary to the west, the comprehensive review of the transportation network within a large Surrey / Delta border and Highway 17 to the south, Tenth geographical area that includes marine terminals, railway Avenue in New Westminster to the north, and the Highway 1 intermodal yards, and industrial activity centres along the north and Cape Horn interchange to the east. Key logistics hubs in the south shores of the Fraser River between Richmond and Mission / Central Segment include the South Westminster / Bridgeview Abbotsford. The goals of the FRTA Study are to assess current Industrial Area (which includes the Fraser Surrey Port Lands), and anticipated future road and rail network conditions and issues Annacis Island industrial lands and industrial clusters in south resulting from increased demand for international trade, and identify Coquitlam. potential mitigation measures to address these issues in a manner ≈ East Segment: The East Segment covers the balance of the that: trade area from approximately the Highway 1 / Cape Horn ≈ Contributes to a safe, efficient, integrated, and sustainable interchange junction through the Northeast Sector and on to multi-modal transportation trade network that supports growth the Fraser Valley. On the north side of the Fraser River, the and success of Canada’s Pacific Gateway; segment encompasses the urban areas of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, and Mission. On the ≈ Enhances quality of life for people living in the region; south side of the Fraser River, the extreme north portions of ≈ Accommodates increased trade volume and improves the Surrey, Langley and Abbotsford are included in the segment. movement of freight and people throughout the FRTA; and The approximate boundaries included the Highway 1 / Cape ≈ Are integrated and improve the areawide- transportation Horn interchange to the west, the north side of the Highway 7 network. corridor to the north, the Mission Rail Bridge to the east, and the Highway 1 / Roberts Bank transportation corridors to the The boundaries of the Fraser River Trade Area are shown in south. Key logistics hubs included the Mary Hillypass B Figure E.1. To provide for a focused analysis of the trade area at industrial area, the CN and CP Intermodal Yards, as well as the appropriate level of detail, the trade area was segmented into the Port Kells industrial area in Surrey. three geographic areas at the onset. The segmentation, described Page E - 1 FRTA MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK PLANNING STUDY FINAL REPORT Subsequent discussions regarding various road and / or rail Stakeholder Engagement network issues, mitigation options, and evaluation processes will all be related back to the three geographic segments described above. Stakeholder engagement was conducted to identify or validate current and anticipated future issues, as well as opportunities, constraints or other concerns to address these issues. Meetings were held with a wide range of stakeholders, including municipalities, regional agencies, industry associations, industry operators and railway companies, as listed below: ≈ Municipalities ≈ Industry Associations − Corporation of Delta; − BC Trucking Association; − City of Richmond; − Greater Vancouver − City of Burnaby; Gateway Council; Figure E.1: Fraser River Trade Area – Study Area − City of New − Western Canadian The Fraser River Trade Area runs along both sides of the Fraser River from Westminster; Shippers Coalition; the Georgia Strait to the Mission / Langley area. On the north side of the − City of Surrey; − BC Chamber of river, the FRTA includes parts of the municipalities of Richmond, Burnaby, Shipping; New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, − City of Coquitlam; − Council of Marine and Mission; on the south side of the river, Delta, Surrey, Langley, and − City of Port Carriers; Abbotsford. These twelve municipalities represented key stakeholders Coquitlam; within the FRTA. The FRTA also intersects the asserted and established − Fraser River traditional territories and treaty lands of a number of Aboriginal groups. For − City of Pitt Meadows; Industrial Association. the FRTA Study, Aboriginal engagement was undertaken as a separate, yet − City of Maple Ridge; parallel process to stakeholder engagement. ≈ Industry Operators − District of Mission; − YVR; − City of Abbotsford; − Canaan Group; Study Process − Township of Langley. − Seaspan; − Coast 2000. ≈ Regional Agencies The FRTA Study included technical transportation analysis, ≈ Railways* − Metro Vancouver; combined with input from key Fraser River Trade Area stakeholders − CP Rail; − Ministry of and First Nations, to generate and evaluate transportation network − CN Rail; Transportation and improvement options for recommendation as part of a Gateway- − SRY; Infrastructure (South related infrastructure investment program. The FRTA Study − BNSF. Coast Region); process, which closely followed the study objectives, is graphically illustrated in Figure E.2. − TransLink. * Passenger railways (Rocky Mountaineer, West Coast Express, VIA Rail and Amtrak) were also notified, but declined to participate. Figure E.2: FRTA Study Process Page E - 2 FRTA MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK PLANNING STUDY FINAL REPORT Several rounds of stakeholder engagement were undertaken, The following Aboriginal groups were notified of the FRTA Study generally following the process shown in Figure E.3. and provided with an opportunity to participate in the engagement program: ≈ Cowichan Tribes ≈ Seabird Island First Nation ≈ Halalt First Nation ≈ Semiahmoo First Nation ≈ Katzie First Nation ≈ Shxwowhamel First ≈ Kwantlen First Nation Nation* Figure E.3: Stakeholder Engagement Process ≈ Kwikwetlem First Nation ≈ Skawahlook First Nation* ≈ Lake Cowichan First The first two rounds of stakeholder engagement were undertaken ≈ SnawNawAs Nation Nation with all five categories of stakeholders while the third round of ≈ Soowahlie First Nation* stakeholder engagement was generally focused towards municipal ≈ Leqa:mel First Nation* ≈ Squamish Nation government participants, as a specific result of several≈ Lyackson First Nation municipalities requesting additional follow-up. ≈ ≈ Sto:lo Nation* Matsqui First Nation ≈ Sto:lo Tribal Council* The feedback received from the stakeholder engagement process ≈ Musqueam First Nation assisted in identifying key issues, establishing the option evaluation ≈ Stz’uminus First Nation ≈ Penelakut Tribe criteria (Multiple Account Evaluation process), refining candidate ≈ Sumas First Nation options, and confirming the recommended options. The feedback ≈ Peters Band from each round of engagement (Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3) ≈ Tsawwassen First Nation ≈ Popkum First Nation has been incorporated into the FRTA Study and is documented ≈ Tsleil-Waututh Nation within the business case inputs for further consideration if any recommended options are advanced for further development and * Members of the S’ólh Téméxw Stewardship Alliance / represented by People of the River Referrals Office. potential implementation. Two rounds of engagement were undertaken with the various First Subsequent to the first round of stakeholder engagement, it was Nations; with the first round occurring around the same time as the acknowledged that the portion of the Central Segment on the north first round of stakeholder engagement, and the second round of side of the Fraser River (encompassing