Transportation Master Plan Ottawa Cycling Plan Ottawa Pedestrian Plan 2013 Review October Consultation Summary Presentation to: Transportation Committee 15 November 2013 Presentation Overview • Summarize feedback from October 2013 consultation process • Identify proposed changes in response to comments • Present additional transit-related details for extending LRT to the suburban town centres outside the Greenbelt 2 Ottawa Pedestrian Plan October 2013 Consultation Feedback Major Themes: • Comments relating to maintenance, operation and design of pedestrian infrastructure • Specific feedback about intersection design, vehicle speeds, and winter maintenance • Changes to Varley Drive and Halton Terrance in the Kanata North 3 Recommended Changes Affordable Pedestrian Projects 4 Ottawa Cycling Plan October 2013 Consultation Feedback Major Themes: • Accessibility concerns • Paved shoulders policies • Visibility of future cycling infrastructure as part of integrated projects • Rideau Canal Footbridge (Fifth Avenue and Clegg Street) • Changes in Barrhaven, Vanier, Sandy Hill, Lowertown, Old Montreal Road, Prince of Wales Drive 5 Recommended Changes Affordable Cycling Projects 6 TMP - Transit October 2013 Consultation Feedback Major Themes: • Greater emphasis on accessibility and Para Transpo • O-Train extension to the Ottawa International Airport • Rapid Transit through the Fernbank Community • More LRT expansion (i.e. Canada Tire Centre, Trim Road, Barrhaven) • Kanata North Bus Rapid Transit extension • West Transitway (Terry Fox Station to March Road) 7 Recommended Changes Ultimate Network Concept 8 Recommended Changes Affordable Transit Projects 9 Assessing Rail Service Outside the Greenbelt • Assessed relative merit of extending rail service to the three suburban town centres (Kanata, Barrhaven, Orléans) and extending the O-Train (Bowesville / Riverside South) • Key criterion: Passenger-Kilometres per Capital Expenditure (M$) • Provides a normalized comparison of ridership and cost 10 Assessing Rail Service Outside the Greenbelt O-Train Extension Orléans Kanata Barrhaven (Greenboro to Bowesville) (Blair to Place (Bayshore to Terry (Baseline to d’Orleans) Fox) Barrhaven TC) Average Two- 2,600 9,300 8,400 8,400 Way Ridership * Length 7.8 km 8.8 km 8.9 km 9.5 km Two-Way 20,000 82,000 75,000 80,000 Passenger-kms * Capital Cost $99M $500M $600M $800M * 2031 Peak Period 11 Assessing Rail Service Outside the Greenbelt 12 Transit Project Rankings 13 TMP – Roads October 2013 Consultation Feedback Major Themes: • Complete Street Policies • Heavy trucks on King Edward Avenue, Waller and Rideau Streets • Hope Side Road widening • Prince of Wales Drive widening • March Road widening • Earl Armstrong Road widening 14 Recommended Changes Affordable Road Projects 15 Next Steps Date Milestone November 26 Council to approve TMP, OCP , OPP and OP 16.