570 Hazeldean Road, Ottawa, ON Transportation Brief Mattamy Homes Prepared By: Stantec Consulting Ltd. Project Number: 163600871 March 2013 570 HAZELDEAN ROAD, OTTAWA, ON TRANSPORTATION BRIEF MARCH 2013 TIA GUIDELINES CHECKLIST – TRANSPORTATION BRIEF Report Context ☒ Municipal Address Comment:___ Section 1.1___________________________________________________________ ☒ Location relative to major elements of the existing transportation system (e.g. the site is located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Main Street/First Street, 600m from the Maple Street Rapid Transit Station) Comment:____Section 1.3___________________________________________________________ ☒ Existing land uses or permitted use provisions in the Official Plan, Zoning By-Law, etc. Comment:____Section 1.2___________________________________________________________ ☒ Proposed land uses and relevant planning regulations to be used in the analysis Comment:____Section 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 3.1__________________________________________________________ ☒ Planned phasing of development Comment:_____Section 3.1__________________________________________________________ ☐ Proposed number of parking spaces (not relevant for Registration of 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 3, Figure 12____________________________________________________ ☒ 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:____Section 2.3___________________________________________________________ ☒ Existing system operations (V/C, LOS) Comment:__As per the pre-consultation, intersection capacity analysis was not required for this study ☒ Major trip generators/attractors within the study area should be indicated 570 HAZELDEAN ROAD, OTTAWA, ON TRANSPORTATION BRIEF MARCH 2013 Comment:____Section 2.4___________________________________________________________ Demand Forecasting ☒ Trip generation rates Comment:____Section 3.3.2__________________________________________________________ Impact Analysis ☒ Qualitative assessment of impacts on capacity; non-auto modes; on-site circulation; community Comment:____Section 3.8, 3.9, 3.10___________________________________________________ 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 4.0___________________________________________________________ ☒ Mitigation measure required to offset impacts on the surface and Rapid Transit networks Comment:_____Section 4.0__________________________________________________________ ☒ New or modified elements of the bicycle and pedestrian networks Comment:_____Section 4.0__________________________________________________________ ☒ Community impact mitigation measures Comment:_____Section 4.0__________________________________________________________ ☒ Proposed TDM features or programs to support the site development. Comment:_____Section 4.0__________________________________________________________ 570 HAZELDEAN ROAD, OTTAWA, ON TRANSPORTATION BRIEF MARCH 2013 Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1.1 1.1 PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................ 1.1 1.2 CONTEXT ......................................................................................................................... 1.1 1.3 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................... 1.2 1.4 SCOPE OF THE ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................... 1.3 2.0 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS ................................................................ 2.5 2.1 ROADS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL .................................................................................. 2.5 2.2 TRANSIT .......................................................................................................................... 2.7 2.3 CYCLING AND WALKING ................................................................................................ 2.8 2.4 TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND MAJOR TRIP GENERATORS ................................................ 2.9 3.0 FUTURE TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS ................................................................ 3.12 3.1 HORIZON YEARS AND DEVELOPMENT PHASING ..................................................... 3.12 3.2 MODE SHARE ASSUMPTIONS ..................................................................................... 3.12 3.3 TRAFFIC FORECASTS .................................................................................................. 3.13 3.3.1 Transportation Model ....................................................................................... 3.13 3.3.2 Fernbank Community Traffic Forecasts / Generation ....................................... 3.13 3.4 TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION AND ASSIGNMENT .............................................................. 3.17 3.5 2021 FUTURE BACKGROUND CONDITIONS ............................................................... 3.19 3.6 2021 TOTAL FUTURE CONDITIONS ............................................................................. 3.21 3.7 2026 FUTURE CONDITIONS (5 YEARS BEYOND SITE BUILD-OUT) .......................... 3.21 3.8 TRANSIT SERVICE ........................................................................................................ 3.24 3.9 ACTIVE MODES ............................................................................................................. 3.24 3.10 COMMUNITY IMPACTS ................................................................................................. 3.25 3.11 TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT............................................................. 3.25 4.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................. 4.26 ml w:\active\163600871_fernbankdraftplancommunitytransportationstudy\reports\fernbank tb - final222.docx i 570 HAZELDEAN ROAD, OTTAWA, ON TRANSPORTATION BRIEF MARCH 2013 List of Tables Table 1 Future Mode Share Assumptions .............................................................................. 3.12 Table 2 ITE Land Use Categories and Trip Rates .................................................................. 3.14 Table 3 Fernbank Community Traffic Generation ................................................................... 3.15 Table 4 Traffic Distribution from the Kanata / Stittsville Traffic Zone ....................................... 3.17 List of Figures Figure 1 Fernbank Community Design Plan and Location of Mattamy’s Lands ........................ 1.2 Figure 2 Site Plan ................................................................................................................... 1.4 Figure 3 Existing Intersection Configuration ............................................................................. 2.6 Figure 4 Study Area Transit Routes ........................................................................................ 2.7 Figure 5 Existing Cycling Network ........................................................................................... 2.8 Figure 6 Existing and Planned Pedestrian Network .................................................................. 2.9 Figure 7 2012 Existing Traffic Volumes .................................................................................. 2.11 Figure 8 Fernbank Community Traffic Zones ......................................................................... 3.13 Figure 9 Site Traffic Assignment ............................................................................................ 3.18 Figure 10 2021 Future Background Traffic Volumes .............................................................