Transportation Master Plan Report

Transportation Master Plan Report

Transportation Master Plan Final Report City of Toronto May 9, 2017 City of Toronto | ConsumersNext TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN REPORT Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................11 1.1 Study Area and Background .......................................................................................11 1.2 TMP Purpose and EA Process....................................................................................12 2 Planning Context ................................................................................................................14 2.1 Local Area Characteristics ..........................................................................................14 2.1.1 Profile Summary ..................................................................................................14 2.1.2 Natural Environment ............................................................................................14 2.1.3 Cultural and Archaeological Heritage ...................................................................14 2.2 Provincial Planning Context ........................................................................................15 2.3 City of Toronto Policy Framework ...............................................................................16 2.3.1 Toronto Official Plan ............................................................................................16 2.3.2 Transportation Policies ........................................................................................16 2.4 Design Guidance ........................................................................................................17 2.4.1 City of Toronto Curb Radii Guidelines, January 2015 ...........................................17 2.4.2 City of Toronto Vehicle Travel Lane Width Guidelines, January 2015 ..................17 2.4.3 ITE Recommended Practice for Accommodating Pedestrians and Bicyclists at Interchanges ......................................................................................................................18 2.4.4 City of Toronto Complete Streets Draft Guiding Principles ...................................19 2.4.5 NACTO ................................................................................................................20 2.4.6 OTM Books 15 and 18 .........................................................................................22 2.5 Sheppard East LRT ....................................................................................................23 2.5.1 Sheppard East LRT EA, 2008 ..............................................................................23 2.5.2 Sheppard Avenue East Corridor Profile, June 2015 .............................................25 2.5.3 Sheppard East LRT Real Estate Market Conditions Study, August 2015 ............25 2.5.4 Setting the Stage: Encouraging Transit Supportive Places on the Sheppard East LRT Corridor, August 2015 ................................................................................................25 3 Public and Agency Correspondences ................................................................................26 3.1 Public Consultation .....................................................................................................26 3.1.1 Community Meeting #1 Project Launch (June 24, 2015) ......................................26 3.1.2 Planners in Public Spaces (June 2015)................................................................27 3.1.3 Community Meeting #2 Visioning Workshop (September 2015)...........................27 3.1.4 Community Meeting #3 Emerging Alternative (April 2016) ...................................28 Page i City of Toronto | ConsumersNext TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN REPORT 3.1.5 Community Meeting #4 Final Design and Plan Development (November 2016) ..29 3.2 Agencies and Aboriginal Consultation .........................................................................30 4 Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................32 4.1 Land Use, Built Form and Travel Context ...................................................................32 4.1.1 Existing Population and Employment ...................................................................32 4.1.2 Lot Pattern and Built Form ...................................................................................33 4.1.3 Travel Characteristics ..........................................................................................34 4.1.4 Peaking Characteristics .......................................................................................40 4.1.5 Auto Occupancy ..................................................................................................41 4.1.6 Land Use Planning Context .................................................................................41 4.2 Street Network Context ...............................................................................................42 4.2.1 Connectivity and Continuity ..................................................................................42 4.2.2 Highway Interchange Design ...............................................................................44 4.2.3 Current Road Classes and Travel Space .............................................................46 4.2.4 Safety Considerations ..........................................................................................50 4.3 Transit .........................................................................................................................54 4.3.1 Regional Transit ...................................................................................................54 4.3.2 Local Transit ........................................................................................................55 4.3.3 Transit Quality of Service .....................................................................................56 4.4 Cyclists .......................................................................................................................57 4.4.1 Existing Cycling Network .....................................................................................57 4.4.2 Cycling Network Plans .........................................................................................57 4.4.3 Cycling Facilities and Safety ................................................................................59 4.4.4 Cycling Network Quality / Level of Service ...........................................................61 4.5 Pedestrians .................................................................................................................63 4.5.1 Existing Pedestrian Network ................................................................................63 4.5.2 Pedestrian Network Quality / Level of Service ......................................................66 4.6 Vehicles ......................................................................................................................68 4.6.1 Vehicular Intersection Traffic Analysis .................................................................69 4.6.2 Turn Restrictions and Traffic Infiltration ................................................................73 4.6.3 Large Vehicle Movements (Goods, Fire and EMS) ..............................................73 4.6.4 Parking Supply .....................................................................................................73 4.7 TDM Policies and Smart Commute Services ...............................................................74 Page ii City of Toronto | ConsumersNext TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN REPORT 5 Transportation Challenges and Opportunities ....................................................................76 5.1 Providing Balanced Land Use Mix to Maximize Capacity ............................................76 5.2 New Street Network for All Mobility Users ...................................................................76 5.3 Improve Pedestrian and Cycling Connections at Interchanges ...................................77 5.4 New Innovative Smart Mobility Plan and Parking Strategies .......................................79 5.4.1 Leveraging Emerging Mobility Technologies ........................................................79 5.4.2 Working with Toronto Parking Authority ...............................................................80 5.5 Feasibility for Regional Transit Integration ..................................................................80 5.5.1 Improved Connections to GO ...............................................................................80 5.5.2 Improved Connections to York Region Transit .....................................................80 5.6 Pre and Post LRT Conditions for Transit Integration ...................................................81 5.7 Additional Transportation Opportunities ......................................................................81 6 Problem and Opportunity Statement ..................................................................................83 7 Alternative Solutions - Guiding Principles and Objectives ..................................................84 7.1 Building Blocks and Guiding Principles .......................................................................84 7.2 Transportation Strategies: Connect and Move ............................................................85

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