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BARRHAVEN – RIVERSIDE SOUTH RAPID TRANSIT Planning And Environmental Assessment
Public & Business Consultation Groups | Meeting #2 | August 2012
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1. Project Scope
2. Corridor Features
► Preferred Design For Transit Exclusive Areas
3. Analysis of BRT Design Alternatives
► For Town Centres
► For Interim O-Train/BRT Transfer Stations
4. Next Steps
► Analysis of Alternatives for LRT/BRT Transfer Facility in Riverside South Town Centre (PCG/BCG #3 – Early September)
► Recommended Plan (POH – Late September)
AGENDA
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PROJECT SCOPE
Ultimate Plan (2031 & Beyond):• BRT from Barrhaven to Riverside South Town Centre (TC)• LRT from Riverside South TC to Downtown (including Transfer)Interim Plan:• BRT from Barrhaven to Potential O-Train Extension• O-Train Extension Terminus/Transfer at Leitrim OR Bowesville Station
Near Term Operational Improvements (on Chapman Mills Drive)
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Background & Existing
Conditions SPRING 2012
Generate& Evaluate Design
Alternatives SUMMER 2012
Develop Recommended
Plan FALL 2012
Federal EA & TPAP Approvals
FALL 2012/ WINTER 2013
Transit & Design
Workshop
Consultation Group
Meetings #1Consultation Group
Meetings #2(August 14, 2012)
Consultation Group Meetings #3
(September 10, 2012)
Public Open House(September 18, 2012)
Presentation to Committee and
Council(November 2012)
PROJECT SCHEDULE
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Guiding Principles:► Provide high-quality rapid transit service to the
growing urban communities of Barrhaven & Riverside South► Provide transit travel free from congestion/friction► Minimize traffic signal delay for transit vehicles
► Promote the development of vibrant pedestrian-scaled mixed-use town centres
► Provide multi-use pathways or designated pedestrian and cycling facilities within the right-of-way
► Design an accessible and equitable transit facility
► Design for the safety of all road and sidewalk users
► Protect the natural environment
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
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Design Requirements:► Design an at-grade transit facility
that supports fast and reliable rapid transit service
► Design for projected ridership of ~1000 passengers per hour► ~ 20 buses per hour per direction
during peak hour
► Accommodate future Park & Ride demand► 5,175 recommended stalls in
Riverside South► As per 2009 iTrans Study of city-wide
Park & Ride facilities
► Design for flexibility
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
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Barrhaven Town Centre
Riverside South Town
Centre
Exclusive BRT
Exclusive BRT
Transit Priority
CHARACTER AREAS
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Intersection of Southwest Transitway and Chapman Mills
KEY FEATURES
`Pop: 22,000
Jobs: 12,000
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Transit Priority
KEY FEATURES
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Exclusive BRT
KEY FEATURES
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Exclusive BRT : Preferred Design
KEY FEATURES
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Riverside South Town
Centre
KEY FEATURES
Town Centre
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Exclusive BRT : Preferred Design
KEY FEATURES
Exclusive BRT
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KEY FEATURES
Exclusive BRT: Park & Ride Lots
• Leitrim Park & Ride• Bowesville Park & Ride
Bowesville Park &Ride
Leitrim Park & Ride
Riverside South Town Centre
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Exclusive BRT
KEY FEATURES
Exclusive BRT:Natural Environment Linkages
(Excerpt from Greenbelt Master Plan Review Project, January 2012)
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TOWN CENTRESDesign Alternatives:
• Median Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)• Fast-Acting Bus Lanes
Median
Fast-Acting
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ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
Barrhaven Town Centre Riverside South Town Centre
CHAPMAN MILLS (41 m RIGHT-OF-WAY) TOWN CENTRE (43 m RIGHT-OF-WAY)
3.5 m LANE FOR TRAFFIC PER DIRECTION
2 m SEGREGATED BIKE LANE PER DIRECTION
2.5 m LANE FOR PARKING PER DIRECTION
4 m SIDEWALK & BOULEVARD 5 m SIDEWALK & BOULEVARD
Median Fast-Acting
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PROPOSED EVALUATION FACTOR AREAS
Extraordinary Design
Experience for Pedestrians and Cyclists
Planting Space
Compatibility with Existing Uses
Provision of Parking and Loading Zones
URBAN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY
BUILDING
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Pedestrians
Cycling
Transit
Automobile Traffic
TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE
PROPOSED EVALUATION FACTOR AREAS
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Capital Costs
Maintenance Costs
Land Acquisition
Staging
COST AND CONSTRUCTABILITY
PROPOSED EVALUATION FACTOR AREAS
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Design AlternativesUrban Design and Community Building
ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
Median Fast-Acting
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Design Alternative:• Median Bus Rapid Transit
(Mid-block)
Urban Design and Community Building
ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
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Design Alternative:• Median Bus Rapid Transit
(At Intersection)
Urban Design and Community Building
ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
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Design Alternative:• Median Bus Rapid Transit
(Example)
Urban Design and Community Building
ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
Highway 7 BRT (VIVA - York Region)
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Design Alternative:• Median Bus Rapid Transit
(Example)
Urban Design and Community Building
ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
International Boulevard BRT (AC Transit - Oakland)
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Urban Design and Community Building
Design Alternative:• Fast-Acting Bus Lanes • Example: Albert & Slater Streets
ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
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Urban Design and Community Building
Design Alternative:• Fast-Acting Bus Lanes
ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
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Urban Design and Community Building
Design Alternative:• Fast-Acting Bus Lanes
(Example)
ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
Ottawa – Albert & Slater Streets
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Urban Design and Community Building
Design Alternative:• Fast-Acting Bus Lanes
(Example)
ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES
Ottawa – Albert & Slater Streets
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ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVESTransportation Performance
Developed traffic model to assess traffic and transit operations:
► VISSIM analysis
► AM Peak Hour (for 2031)► Chapman Mills Drive
► Analysis from Woodroffe Park & Ride to Greenbank Road
► Representative of typical transit street in Riverside South
Factors for analysis include:► Travel Time, Delay & Reliability► Operational Flexibility & Constraints► Conflict Areas & Safety
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ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVESTransportation Performance – Transit Operations
Median BRTo Delay: Comparable signal delay with
appropriate pre-emption
Reliability: No side friction impacting travel time & reliability
Reliability: Right turn traffic does not weave across transit lane
× Operations: Overtaking in opposing transit lane
Fast-Acting Bus Laneso Delay: Comparable signal delay with
appropriate pre-emption
× Reliability: Side friction (parking/deliveries) can impact travel time & reliability
× Reliability: Right turn traffic weaves across transit lane
Operations: Overtaking using traffic lanes
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ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVESTransportation Performance – Transit Operations
Median BRTo Delay: Comparable signal delay with
appropriate pre-emption
Reliability: No side friction impacting travel time & reliability
Reliability: Right turn traffic does not weave across transit lane
× Operations: Overtaking in opposing transit lane
Fast-Acting Bus Laneso Delay: Comparable signal delay with
appropriate pre-emption
× Reliability: Side friction (parking/deliveries) can impact travel time & reliability
× Reliability: Right turn traffic weaves across transit lane
Operations: Overtaking using traffic lanes
MORE RELIABLE
MORE CONVENTIONAL
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ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVESTransportation Performance – Automobile Traffic
Median BRT× Less greentime for general traffic at
minor intersections
Right turn traffic does not weave across transit lane
o All movements can be adequately accommodated
Fast-Acting Bus Lanes More greentime for general traffic at
minor intersections
× Right turn traffic weaves across transit lane
o All movements can be adequately accommodated
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ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVESTransportation Performance – Pedestrian & Cyclists
Median BRT Pedestrian refuge at intersections
o Crossing distance to transit platform =50% - 12.5 m50% - 18 m
o Standard pedestrian crossing interval _
No cycling conflicts with transit platform
Fast-Acting Bus Lanes Pedestrian refuge at intersection
o Crossing distance to transit platform =50% - 23.5 m50% - 0 m
Potential for longer pedestrian intervals at minor intersections
× Cycling conflicts with transit platform
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ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVESCost and Constructability
► Capital costs are generally anticipated to be similar for both alternatives
► However, the Median BRT facility would have some higher costs associated with drainage
► Assumption: Lighting would not be provided for Median BRT Transitway lanes
► Maintenance costs are generally anticipated to be similar for both alternatives
► Both alternatives are expected to have similar construction durations
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ANALYSIS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVESCapital Cost
Existing
Median Option
Fast Acting Option
(Wide Median)
Fast Acting Option
(Narrow Median)
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O-Train - BRT Transfer Facility
Design Alternatives:• Separate Platforms vs. Shared Platform• Applies to Leitrim and Bowesville Park &
Ride lots
O-TrainO-Train
Local Bus Route CirculationBRT Bus Route Circulation
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► Evaluate Design Alternatives for Town Centres and O-Train Transfer Stations
► Develop and Analyze Alternatives for LRT/BRT Transfer Facility in Riverside South Town Centre
► Business Consultation Group Meeting #3 – Early September
► Public Consultation Group Meeting #3 – Early September
► Develop Final Recommended Plan
► POH – Late September
► Presentation to Committee and Council - November
NEXT STEPS
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DISCUSSION