Transportation Association of Canada Urban Transportation Indicators FIFTH SURVEY April 2016 Transportation Association of Canada Urban Transportation Indicators FIFTH SURVEY April 2016 DISCLAIMER The material presented in this text was carefully researched and presented. However, no warranty expressed or implied is made on the accuracy of the contents or their extraction from reference to publications; nor shall the fact of distribution constitute responsibility by TAC or any researchers or contributors for omissions, errors or possible misrepresenta- tions that may result from use of interpretation of the material contained herein. Copyright 2016 by Transportation Association of Canada 2323 St. Laurent Blvd. Ottawa, ON K1G 4J8 Tel. (613) 736-1350 ~ Fax (613) 736-1395 www.tac-atc.ca ISBN 978-1-55187-588-0 TAC REPORT DOCUMENTATION FORM Title and Subtitle Urban Transportation Indicators – Fifth Survey Report Date Coordinating Agency and Address ITRD No. April 2016 Transportation Association of Canada 2323 St. Laurent Boulevard Ottawa, ON K1G 4J8 Author(s) Corporate Affiliation(s) and Address(es) David Kriger Consultants Inc. David Kriger, Andreas Rose, Erhan Baydar, Jeff Moore, 24 Castlethorpe Crescent Lawrence Frank, Jim Chapman, Alan Pisarski Ottawa, Ontario K2G 5P6 Canada Abstract Keywords Traffic and Transport The fifth Urban Transportation Indicators (UTI) Survey is the latest in a Planning series of surveys that have, individually and collectively, provided an • Accident rate important picture of transportation behaviour and trends in Canadian • Canada urban areas. The overall goal of this survey program was to build a • Data processing consistent and reliable database about urban transportation and develop • Financing indicators for Canadian municipalities and transportation stakeholders. • Interview • Network (traffic) The following steps were conducted as part of the survey: • Network (transport) • Reginal planning • Established key geography for all metropolitan areas. Examined issues • Statistics associated with CMAs and urban units having changing boundaries over • Urban area time. Investigate ways to better account for the geographic variability that exists for many transportation indicators within the largest CMAs. • Obtained and processed all the higher- level data and commercial sourced data as needed for the UTI study. • Developed and issued surveys to participating municipalities and manage data collection. In larger urban areas, coordination across many municipalities, agencies and levels of jurisdiction was necessary to ensure data quality and consistency. • Processed and analyzed all the data, including under a time-series perspective of the new streamlined indicators. The UTI Survey Database, which integrates data from the fifth survey as well as previous surveys, is also available in conjunction with this technical report. Supplementary Information Recommended citation: Kriger, D., Rose, A., Baydar, E., Moore, J., Frank, L., Chapman, J, and Pisarki, A. 2015. Urban Transportation Indicators Fifth Survey. Ottawa, ON: Transportation Association of Canada. Urban Transportation Indicators – Fifth Survey ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The development of the Urban Transportation Indicators Fifth Survey document and database was undertaken with funding provided by several agencies. TAC gratefully acknowledges the following funding partners for their contribution to the project. City of Calgary Ville de Montréal City of Saskatoon City of Vancouver Greater Vancouver Regional District Ministère des Transports du Québec Ministry of Transportation of Ontario Natural Resources Canada TransLink (South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority) Transport Canada University of British Columbia April 2016 i Urban Transportation Indicators – Fifth Survey PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE This report was developed under the supervision of a project steering committee of volunteer members. The participation of these committee members throughout the project is gratefully acknowledged. Zorana McDaniel (Co-Chair), City of Calgary Mohammad Tayyaran (Co-Chair, from October 2013), Transport Canada Ana Maria Leyton (Co-Chair, to October 2013), Transport Canada Mauricio Alamillo, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario Stéphane Brice, Ville de Montréal Steve Brown, City of Vancouver Victor Gaspar, TransLink Fadi Jarouche, Ministère des Transports du Québec Marina Melchiorre, City of Saskatoon Pierre Tremblay, Ministère des Transports du Québec Craig Stackpole (Project Manager), Transportation Association of Canada (from February 2014) Katarina Cvetkovic (Project Manager), Transportation Association of Canada (to February 2014) Consultant Team The Fifth Urban Transportation Indicators Survey, database and report were prepared by a consultant team lead by David Kriger Consultants Inc. (DKCI): David Kriger, DKCI (Consultant Project Manager) Andreas Rose, R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd. Erhan Baydar, R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd. Jeff Moore, R. A. Malatest & Associates Ltd. Dr. Lawrence Frank, Urban Design 4 Health Ltd. Jim Chapman, Urban Design 4 Health Ltd. Alan Pisarski, independent consultant ii April 2016 Urban Transportation Indicators – Fifth Survey PARTNERS AND SURVEY PARTICIPANTS The Fifth Urban Transportation Indicators Survey relies on the participation of local partners in preparing and then validating data for the survey. Appreciation is expressed to these technical representatives and their colleagues for their time and enthusiasm. CMA Technical Representatives Abbotsford Russ Mammel (City of Abbotsford) Barrie Stew Patterson (City of Barrie) Calgary Ekke Kok (City of Calgary) Shahram Tahmasseby (City of Calgary) Edmonton Daniel Vriend (City of Edmonton) Greater Sudbury / Grand Dave Kivi (City of Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury) Sudbury Guelph Gwen Zhang (City of Guelph) Halifax Alan Taylor (Halifax Regional Municipality) Hamilton Mohan Philip (City of Hamilton) Patrick Monaghan (Regional Municipality of Halton) Kumar Ranjan (Regional Municipality of Niagara) Kelowna Rafael Villarreal (City of Kelowna) Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Geoffrey Keyworth (Regional Municipality of Waterloo) London Maged Elmadhoon (City of London) Moncton Stéphane Thibodeau (City of Moncton) Montréal Yves Phaneuf (Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal) Jean-Michel Boisvert (Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal) Philippe Rivet (Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal) Stéphane Brice (Ville de Montréal) Oshawa Chris Leitch (Regional Municipality of Durham) Ottawa-Gatineau Jennifer M. Armstrong (City of Ottawa) Ahmad Subhani (formerly with the City of Ottawa) Tim Wei (City of Ottawa) Maurin Dabbadie (Ville de Gatineau) Québec Marc Rondeau (Communauté métropolitaine de Québec) Nabila Bachiri (Communauté métropolitaine de Québec) Saguenay Denis Coulombe (Ville de Saguenay) Saint John Tim O’Reilly (City of Saint John) April 2016 iii Urban Transportation Indicators – Fifth Survey CMA Technical Representatives Saskatoon Lanre Akindipe (City of Saskatoon) Sherbrooke Denis Gélinas (Ville de Sherbrooke) Jocelyn Grenier (Ville de Sherbrooke) St. John’s Robin King (City of St. John’s) St. Catharines – Niagara Kumar Ranjan (Regional Municipality of Niagara) Toronto Michael Hain (City of Toronto) Chris Leitch (Regional Municipality of Durham) Patrick Monaghan (Regional Municipality of Halton) Shahrzad Borjian (Regional Municipality of Peel) Mark Hanlon (Regional Municipality of York) Trois-Rivières Jacques Bourassa (Société de transport de Trois-Rivières) Pierre Desjardins (Ville de Trois-Rivières) Guy Plamondon (Ville de Trois-Rivières) Daniel Massicotte (Ville de Trois-Rivières) Vancouver Victor Gaspar (TransLink) Dave Murray (TransLink) Javier Pacheco-Raguz (TransLink) Victoria Corey Burger (Capital Regional District) John Hicks (Capital Regional District) Windsor Jeff Hagan (City of Windsor) Winnipeg Doug R. Hurl (City of Winnipeg) Other contributors to the Survey are listed in Appendix A. Appreciation is also expressed to members of the Project Steering Committee for their contributions to selected parts of the survey: Fadi Jarouche of the Ministère des transports du Québec prepared certain data for all five Québec CMAs, Mauricio Alamillo of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario prepared certain tabulations for the Toronto CMA, and Victor Gaspar of TransLink prepared and coordinated the preparation of data for the Vancouver CMA and selected municipalities. Appreciation also is expressed to Wendy Reuter of the Canadian Urban Transit Association, for the provision of selected data on transit ridership and supply. Finally, appreciation is expressed to Brian Hollingworth of IBI for the provision of several files from the previous UTI survey. Cover photos were provided by David Kriger, DKCI. iv April 2016 Urban Transportation Indicators – Fifth Survey ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS BMI Body Mass Index CAC Criteria Air Contaminant CBD Central Business District CCHS Canadian Community Health Survey CD Census Division CMA Census Metropolitan Area CO Carbon monoxide CO2 Carbon dioxide CSD Census Subdivision CT Census Tract CUTA Canadian Urban Transit Association EUA Existing Urban Area GDP Gross domestic product GHG Greenhouse gases HC Hydrocarbons HOV High occupancy vehicle KM Kilometre KM2 Square kilometre L Litres (of gasoline or diesel fuel) M Metre NHS National Household Survey NOx Nitrogen oxides O-D Origin-destination (travel survey) TAC Transportation Association of Canada TDM Transportation demand management UTI Urban Transportation Indicators VKT Vehicle-kilometres