Let’s Go: Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Strategic Framework for Transportation Let’s GO! Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games Strategic Framework for Transportation Version 4.2 – February 2014 Volume 1 NOTE: This Strategic Framework is a technical working draft developed in cooperation with municipal, transit, and security partners and is subject to revision based on changes to competition schedules, venue operations, security requirements and non-competition events. © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2014 Version 4.2 – February 2014 Let’s Go: Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Strategic Framework for Transportation Table of Contents Volume One: Strategic Framework for Transportation 1. READY! .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 The Strategic Framework ......................................................................... 1 1.1.2 Roles and Responsibilities ....................................................................... 5 1.2. Planning for Success ......................................................................................... 11 1.2.1 What’s at Stake? .................................................................................... 11 1.2.2 Legacies of the Games .......................................................................... 11 1.2.3 Key Challenges ...................................................................................... 13 1.3. The Games ........................................................................................................ 15 1.3.1 Venues ................................................................................................... 17 1.3.2 Schedule ................................................................................................ 24 1.4. Transportation Context ...................................................................................... 31 1.4.1 The Road Network ................................................................................. 33 1.4.2 Conventional Transit .............................................................................. 37 1.4.3 Accessibility on Transit ........................................................................... 47 1.4.4 Active Transportation ............................................................................. 51 1.5. Games-time Travel Demand .............................................................................. 52 1.5.1 Games Family Travel ............................................................................. 52 1.5.2 Spectator Travel ..................................................................................... 52 1.5.3 Games Workforce Travel ....................................................................... 53 1.5.4 Travel Time Impacts ............................................................................... 54 1.5.5 The Day 5 Challenge .............................................................................. 55 2. SET! ...................................................................................................................... 62 2.1. Guiding Principles and Overall Strategy ............................................................ 62 2.1.1 Guiding Principles .................................................................................. 62 2.1.2 Key Strategies ........................................................................................ 63 2.1.3 Targets for Spectator Travel ................................................................... 65 2.2. Client Groups ..................................................................................................... 68 2.2.1 Games Family ........................................................................................ 72 2.2.2 Spectators .............................................................................................. 74 Version 4.2 – February 2014 Let’s Go: Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Strategic Framework for Transportation 2.2.3 Workforce ............................................................................................... 76 2.2.4 Residents and Businesses ..................................................................... 77 2.3. Arrivals and Departures ..................................................................................... 78 2.3.1 Objectives............................................................................................... 78 2.3.2 Planning Parameters .............................................................................. 78 2.3.3 Needs and Issues ................................................................................... 79 2.3.4 Strategies ............................................................................................... 80 2.4. Games Route Network ...................................................................................... 80 2.4.1 Objectives............................................................................................... 81 2.4.2 Planning Parameters .............................................................................. 82 2.4.3 Needs and Issues ................................................................................... 83 2.4.4 Strategies ............................................................................................... 83 2.5. Games Transit Network ..................................................................................... 98 2.5.1 Objectives............................................................................................... 99 2.5.2 Planning Parameters .............................................................................. 99 2.5.3 Needs and Issues ................................................................................. 104 2.5.4 Strategies ............................................................................................. 106 2.6. Accessible Transportation................................................................................ 117 2.6.1 Objectives............................................................................................. 117 2.6.2 Planning Parameters ............................................................................ 117 2.6.3 Needs and Issues ................................................................................. 118 2.6.4 Strategies ............................................................................................. 119 2.7. Active Transportation ....................................................................................... 121 2.7.1 Objectives............................................................................................. 121 2.7.2 Planning Parameters ............................................................................ 122 2.7.3 Needs and Issues ................................................................................. 122 2.7.4 Strategies ............................................................................................. 123 2.8. Venue Parking ................................................................................................. 126 2.8.1 Objectives............................................................................................. 126 2.8.2 Planning Parameters ............................................................................ 126 2.8.3 Needs and Issues ................................................................................. 128 2.8.4 Strategies ............................................................................................. 131 2.9. Wayfinding and Signing ................................................................................... 133 2.9.1 Objectives............................................................................................. 133 Version 4.2 – February 2014 Let’s Go: Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Strategic Framework for Transportation 2.9.2 Planning Parameters ............................................................................ 133 2.9.3 Needs and Issues ................................................................................. 134 2.9.4 Strategies ............................................................................................. 134 2.10. Last Mile and Venue Access............................................................................ 136 2.10.1 Objectives............................................................................................. 137 2.10.2 Planning Parameters ............................................................................ 137 2.10.3 Needs and Issues ................................................................................. 138 2.10.4 Strategies ............................................................................................. 140 2.11. Transportation Demand Management ............................................................. 140 2.11.1 Objectives............................................................................................. 141 2.11.2 Planning Parameters ............................................................................ 141 2.11.3 Needs and Issues ................................................................................. 142 2.11.4 Strategy ................................................................................................ 143