Final Report Kitchener Integrated Transportation Master Plan TRANSPORTATION’S ROLE IN A COMPLETE AND HEALTHY KITCHENER June 2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary: Implementation Measures ........................................ 1 1. Travel Safety .............................................................................................................. 1 2. Active Transportation ............................................................................................... 1 3. Transportation Demand Management .................................................................... 3 4. Neighbourhood Traffic Management ...................................................................... 4 5. Parking Supply and Management ........................................................................... 4 5.2 Zoning Bylaw Parking Provisions ......................................................................... 5 6. Goods Movement ...................................................................................................... 5 7. Traffic Control ........................................................................................................... 6 8. Master Plan Implementation .................................................................................... 6 1. Planning Context .................................................................................. 1 1.1 Report Organization ............................................................................................ 1 1.2 Purpose & Scope of the Integrated Transportation Master Plan ................... 1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 1 Master Planning Scope ................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Transportation Planning Context ...................................................................... 3 1.4 Kitchener’s Transportation Goal & Objectives ................................................ 4 Goal 5 Objectives ....................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Kitchener’s Transportation Vision 2031 ........................................................... 6 1.6 Kitchener’s Integrated Planning Process ......................................................... 7 A Plan for a Healthy Kitchener: Strategic Plan 2011-2014 ............................................. 7 A Plan for a Healthy Kitchener: 2007-2027 .................................................................... 8 Kitchener Strategic Plan for the Environment ................................................................. 8 Kitchener Growth Management Strategy – Planning for a Healthy Kitchener ............................................................................................................... 8 City of Kitchener Official Plan (2009) .............................................................................. 8 City of Kitchener Draft Official Plan: A Complete and Healthy Kitchener ....................... 9 JUNE 2013 I. IBI GROUP FINAL REPO RT TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) 1.7 Other Municipal TMPs in Waterloo Region ...................................................... 9 City of Waterloo Transportation Master Plan .................................................................. 9 City of Cambridge Transportation Plans ......................................................................... 9 Transportation Planning in the Townships ................................................................... 10 1.8 Provincial / Regional Planning Context .......................................................... 10 Provincial Policy Statement .......................................................................................... 10 Places to Grow ............................................................................................................. 11 Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan ....................................................................... 12 Regional Transportation Master Plan: Moving Forward 2031 (RTMP) ........................ 12 Regional Official Plan (ROP) 2009 ............................................................................... 13 Regional Rapid Transit Plan ......................................................................................... 14 1.9 Status of the Master Plan under the Environmental Assessment Process .............................................................................................................. 14 1.10 Master Plan Implementation Mechanisms...................................................... 15 1.11 Project Direction ............................................................................................... 15 2. Public and Stakeholder Consultation ............................................... 17 2.1 Mandatory Consultation ................................................................................... 17 2.2 Advisory Committee Outreach Consultation ................................................. 17 2.3 Public Information Centre ................................................................................ 18 2.4 Advisory Committee Input ............................................................................... 19 Safe and Healthy Community Advisory Committee ..................................................... 19 Compass Kitchener Advisory Group ............................................................................ 19 Cycling Advisory Committee ......................................................................................... 20 Mayors Advisory Council for Kitchener Seniors ........................................................... 20 Downtown Action Advisory Committee ......................................................................... 20 Economic Development Advisory Committee .............................................................. 21 Kitchener Youth Action Council .................................................................................... 21 2.5 Summary of Main Consultation Messages ..................................................... 21 3. The Kitchener Context ....................................................................... 23 3.1 Kitchener Today ................................................................................................ 23 Key Challenges ............................................................................................................. 25 3.2 Kitchener in 2031 .............................................................................................. 26 4. Strategic Transportation Planning .................................................... 27 4.1 Alternative Strategies ....................................................................................... 27 Transit-Oriented Future with Strategic Road Improvements (Base) ............................ 27 IBI GROUP FINAL REPO RT TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) Business As Usual (BAU) Future ................................................................................. 27 4.2 Existing / Future Kitchener Street Network Performance............................. 28 Level-of-Service (LOS) ................................................................................................. 28 Key Intersection and Corridor Review .......................................................................... 29 4.3 Implications of the Business As Usual (BAU) Future ................................... 33 4.4 Transportation Needs & Opportunities ........................................................... 35 Integrated Transportation System ................................................................................ 35 City Urban Structure Nodes and Corridors ................................................................... 36 Walking Facilities .......................................................................................................... 36 Cycling Facilities ........................................................................................................... 37 Accessibility Standards ................................................................................................. 38 Transit-Oriented Development...................................................................................... 40 Confirmation of Key Street Network Improvements ..................................................... 40 Implementation Measures – City Street Capacity Improvements ................................ 49 Implementation Measures – Regional Road Capacity Improvements ......................... 49 5. Transportation’s Role in a Complete & Healthy Kitchener ............. 52 5.1 Street Network Classification System ............................................................ 52 Existing Classification System ...................................................................................... 52 Recommended New Road Classification System ........................................................ 52 5.2 Travel Safety ...................................................................................................... 59 Implementation Measures ............................................................................................ 59 5.3 Active Transportation ....................................................................................... 60 Walking – Multi-use Pathways and Trails ....................................................................