590 Hazeldean Road Ottawa, ON Transportation Impact Study Richcraft Homes Prepared By: Stantec Consulting Ltd. September 2013 590 HAZELDEAN ROAD, OTTAWA, ON TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT SEPTEMBER 2013 TIA GUIDELINES CHECKLIST – TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY Report Context ☒ Municipal Address Comment: Section 1.1 ☒ Location relative to major elements of the existing transportation system Comment: Section 1.3 ☒ Existing land uses or permitted use provisions in the Official Plan, Zoning By-Law, etc. Comment: Section 1.3. ☒ Proposed land uses and relevant planning regulations to be used in the analysis Comment: Secion 1.3 ☒ Proposed development size (building size, number of residential units, etc.) and location on site Comment: Section 1.3 ☒ Estimated date of occupancy Comment: Section 1.4 ☒ Planned phasing of development Comment: Section 1.4 ________________________ ☐ Proposed number of parking spaces (not relevant for Draft Plans of Subdivision) Comment: N/A – Draft Plan of Subdivision ☒ Proposed Access points and type of access (full turns, right-in/right-out, turning restrictions, etc.) Comment: Figure 13, Figure 14, Figure 15, Figure 16 ☒ Study area Comment: Figure 1 ☒ Time periods and phasing Comment: Section 1.4 ☒ Horizon years (including reference to phased development) Comment: Section 1.4 Existing Conditions ☒ Existing roads, ramps in the study area, including jurisdiction, classification, number of lanes and posted speed limit Comment: Section 2.1 _______ ☒ Existing intersections, indicating type of control, lane configurations, turning restrictions and any other relevant data (e.g. extraordinary lane widths, grades, etc.) Comment: Section 2.1 ___________________ ☒ Existing access points to adjacent developments (both sides of all roads bordering the site) Comment: Figure 3 ___________________________ ☒ Existing transit system, including stations and stops Comment: Section 2.2 ________________________________ ☒ Existing on- and off-road bicycle facilities and pedestrian sidewalks and pathway networks Comment: Secion 2.3 ☒ Existing system operations (V/C, LOS) Comment: Section 4.1 ☒ Major trip generators/attractors within the study area should be indicated Comment: Section 3.5 590 HAZELDEAN ROAD, OTTAWA, ON TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT SEPTEMBER 2013 Demand Forecasting ☒ General background growth Comment: Section 3.4 ☒ Other study area developments Comment: Figure 1 ________________________________________________________ ☒ Changes to the study area road network Comment: Section 4.0 ______________________________________________ ☒ Future background system operations (V/C, LOS, queue lengths) Include figures documenting future background travel demands by mode for each horizon year Comment: Section 4.2 ☒ Trip generation rates Comment: Section 3.5 ☒ Trip Distribution and assignment Include figures documenting forecast site trip generation and assignment by mode demands by mode for each horizon year Comment: Section 3.5 _______ Include figures documenting total future travel demands by mode for each horizon year Comment: Section 3.5 _____________ Impact Analysis ☒ Total future system operations (V/C, LOS, queue lengths) Comment: Section 4.3, Section 4.4 ☒ Signal and auxiliary lane (device) warrants Comment: Section 4.4 ___________________________________ ☒ Operational/safety assessment (e.g. sight line assessment where grades are an issue) Comment: N/A – No special requirements for this site. ☐ Storage analysis for closely spaced intersections Comment: N/A. Queue reach presented in all LOS tables ☒ Pedestrian and bicycle network connections and continuity Comment: Section 3.2, Section 3.3 ☒ On-site circulation and design Comment: Section 3.5 _______ ☒ Potential for neighbourhood impacts Comment: Section 5.0 ☒ Transportation Demand Management Comment: N/A – Predominantly Plan of Subdivision Mitigation Measures and Site Design Characteristics ☒ Location and timing of proposed changes to existing traffic controls at intersections (e.g. new traffic signals, Stop signs, etc.) Comment: Section 5.0 ____________________ ☒ Location and timing of new intersections, including proposed traffic control measures (e.g. traffic signals, etc.) Comment: Section 5.0________________________________________________________ 590 HAZELDEAN ROAD, OTTAWA, ON TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT SEPTEMBER 2013 ☐ Requirements for new auxiliary lanes Comment: N/A ______________ ☐ Mitigation measure required to offset impacts on the surface and Rapid Transit networks Comment: N/A _______ ☐ New or modified elements of the bicycle and pedestrian networks Comment: N/A ___________________ ☒ Community impact mitigation measures Comment: Section 5.0 ☐ Proposed TDM features or programs to support the site development. Comment: none proposed______________________________________________________ 590 HAZELDEAN ROAD, OTTAWA, ON TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY SEPTEMBER 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1.1 1.1 STUDY PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................. 1.1 1.2 CONTEXT .......................................................................................................................................... 1.1 1.3 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................... 1.2 1.4 SCOPE OF THE ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................................... 1.6 2.0 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................ 2.8 2.1 ROADS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL ................................................................................................... 2.8 2.2 TRANSIT 2.10 2.3 CYCLING AND WALKING ............................................................................................................... 2.11 2.4 TRAFFIC VOLUMES (2013) ............................................................................................................ 2.11 3.0 FUTURE TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................ 3.13 3.1 PLANNED ROAD NETWORK UPGRADES .................................................................................... 3.13 3.2 TRANSIT 3.14 3.3 CYCLING AND WALKING ............................................................................................................... 3.15 3.4 FUTURE BACKGROUND FORECASTS ......................................................................................... 3.16 3.4.1 Background Development ............................................................................................... 3.16 3.4.2 Background Traffic Growth .............................................................................................. 3.17 3.4.3 Future Background Traffic Conditions ............................................................................. 3.17 3.5 SITE TRAFFIC GENERATION ........................................................................................................ 3.23 3.5.1.1 Land Use and Trip Generation ........................................................................................ 3.23 3.5.1.2 Transportation Demand Management ............................................................................. 3.25 3.5.1.3 Traffic Distribution and Assignment ................................................................................. 3.25 3.6 2020 TOTAL FUTURE CONDITIONS ............................................................................................. 3.28 3.7 2025 ULTIMATE CONDITIONS ....................................................................................................... 3.30 4.0 TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................. 4.32 4.1 2013 EXISTING CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................ 4.32 4.1.1 Intersection Operations.................................................................................................... 4.32 4.2 2020 FUTURE BACKGROUND CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 4.34 4.2.1 Intersection Operations.................................................................................................... 4.34 4.3 2020 TOTAL FUTURE CONDITIONS ............................................................................................. 4.38 4.3.1 Intersection Operations.................................................................................................... 4.38 4.4 2025 ULTIMATE CONDITIONS ....................................................................................................... 4.42 4.4.1 Intersection Operations.................................................................................................... 4.42 5.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................. 5.47 ml w:\active\163600914_590fernbank_tia\traffic\report\final\590 hazeldean tis - final.docx i 590 HAZELDEAN ROAD, OTTAWA, ON TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY SEPTEMBER 2013 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Road Network Improvements .................................................................................................... 3.13 Table