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IN ASSOCIATION

WITH WITH

OTM Book 18 Cycling Facilities UpdateWednesday, April 18th, 2018

Ontario Bike Summit Cycling Design Concurrent Session

Today’s Discussion Point

1. Why is Book 18 being updated?

2. Key topics for consideration

3. How can you contribute?

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What has changed since 2013?

• Urban intensification and population growth

• Increasing emphasis on climate change

• Cycling as continues to grow as a viable commute mode and a source of recreation

• Municipal application of complete streets

• MEA Class EA Amendments in 2015

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• Increased focus on road safety (i.e. Vision Zero)

• Implementation of new facilities

• New international design guidance, best practices and research

• Increasing provincial funding opportunities (for example $93 million committed in 2017 through OMCC)

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Explore opportunities to improve the facility selection process and nomograph

NACTO approach derived from NACTO: Designing for All Ages & Abilities

2017 Contextual Guidance for High Comfort Bicycle Facilities42018-04-18

Book 18

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compared with

the NACTO

approach

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Consider updates or new facility types and refine existing facility guidance

• Application of pavement markings on cycling facilities. When to use green?

• Curb and Parking configurations

• Separation options for separated bikeways/cycle tracks

• Advisory Bike Lanes

• Median Bike Lanes

• MUP/Cycle Track Retrofits

• Urban Shoulders?

• Application of sharrows(De-emphasize use?)

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Since the original Book 18 was published, new facilities have been implemented and lessons can be drawn to provide enhanced guidance on:

Advisory Bike Lane in

NewmarketFully Mountable Curb

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Intersection Treatments: Minimize conflicts while retaining accessibilityConsideration and guidance should be given towards improved intersection and crossing treatments including:

Protect Intersection Image: Flickr John Greenfield https://www.flickr.com/photos/24858199@N00/26125689470

Toucan Crossing Image: Twitter @Phil_PLA https://twitter.com/Phil_PJA/status/5186640211686440966

• Protected Intersections

• Shared pedestrian and

cyclist organization

• Crossrides and

Pedestrian Crossovers

• Two stage queue box

in boulevard

• Intersection accessibility

and treatments (for

example: tactile strips)

• Facilities crossing

highway ramps

• Roundabouts

Protected Intersection in

Chicago, IL

Toucan Crossing (Pedestrians &

Cyclists), Bexley, UK

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Crossride &

Crosswalk in

Caledon, ON

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General Accessibility Concerns & AODA Compliance

• Identify different types of accessibility treatments

• How do cycling facilities interface with boulevard elements and how is AODA applied for new and existing infrastructure?

• Specific AODA guidance for mixed use, multi-use pathways versus separated cycling facilities

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Separated cycling & walking

facilities in Aurora, Ontario

Tactile Strips at a TTC Bus

Stop, Toronto, Ontario

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Operations & Maintenance activities and liability and risk considerations for designers/operators

• Seasonal operations and maintenance activities for cycling facilities� Draw on the experience from municipalities that have

implemented different separation techniques (for example flex bollards)

• Identify the implications to maintenance requirements due to the draft update of the Ontario Minimum Maintenance Standards

• Consider documenting legal opinion on risk management and liability to inform municipalities/asset owners

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Cycling Infrastructure Implementation Process• Implementation of cycling

infrastructure in conjunction with highway construction projects, including bridges and interchanges

• Identify how municipalities and the Province can improve coordination of planning and implementation

• Impact of recent amendments to the Municipal Class EA process to facilitate implementation of select cycling projects

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Draft Province-wide Cycling Network

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Other Items for Consideration

• Benefit of pilot projects and obtaining evidence based data on cycling infrastructure usage

• Guidance on signage (directional and etiquette) and pavement markings

• How should cycling be incorporated at transit and mobility hubs?

• Additional guidance for the planning and design of bicycle amenities (i.e. bike parking, showers, repair stations, etc.)

• How will expected increase in e-Bikes impact bikeway design?

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Bloor Bike Lane Pilot Project

Newmarket etiquette/

e-Bike signage

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How can you participate?

• As part of the study, we want to hear your stories, experiences, lessons learned and perspectives in cycling facility design

• We appreciate perspectives from practitioners, cycling advocates to the general public

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• Please contribute

through our OTM Book

18 Perspectives and

Feedback Online Survey

• There will be more

consultation events and

updates as the update

progresses

• Send us an e-mail if you

have a question or

feedback

What are we looking for? Where can I engage?

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Q&A

Thank you!

STUDY TEAM CONTACTDave McLaughlin at dave.mclaughlin@wsp.com

Book 18 Update Team at OTMBook18Update@wsp.com

ONTARIO TRAFFIC COUNCIL CONTACTMarco D’Angelo at marco@otc.org

OTC at traffic@otc.org

ONLINE SURVEY LINKhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018OBSOTC

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Appendix Slides

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OTC and Study Team Book 18 Project Managers

Marco D’Angelo – Ontario Traffic Council

• Executive Director of the Ontario Traffic Council

• Works with the board of directors, committees and members to ensure OTC has a strong voice for enhancing engineering, education and enforcement sectors of the traffic management industry

• Previous experience as the Director of Public Affairs for CUTA, and various communications and government relation positions

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Dave McLaughlin – WSP Canada

• More than 25 years of experience in the transportation and land use planning fields

• Leads WSP’s Canadian Active Transportation Planning and Design Practice

• Director, Ontario’s Share the Road Coalition

• Member of:

� Ontario Traffic Council’s Active Transportation Committee

� Provincial Ministers’ Advisory Panel on Cycling

� Ontario Chapter of APBP

� OPPI, MCIP, ITE

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Scope and Objectives of the update

• The cycling context in Ontario has changed since the publication of the current OTM Book 18

• Municipalities are finding the need to develop and implement more innovative design solutions to address spatial constraints, minimize conflicts and create a vibrant and AODA supportive public realm

• The update will build on the lessons learned from the current Book 18 guidelines, refine existing facility types, and explore new facilities and approaches to guide route and facility selection

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OTM BOOK 18 UPDATE

Engage OTC

Members

Draw on Lessons

Learned

Integrate Global

Best Practices

Innovation and

value add

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Bikeway Design Graphics and Layout

Alta Long Beach Design Guidelines, OTM Book 18 16

• How should content be presented to help you visualize designs?

• Should there me more text focusing on application?

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Vision Zero and Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs)

• Focus on eliminating

fatalities and serious

injuries

• Takes account of

human error

• Shared responsibility

between all

stakeholders in the

road system

• System Approach

King St, Kitchener via Google Maps | Simcoe St. Separated Bike Lane, Toronto 17

DESIGN FOR VRUs

Drainage grate is a

potential slipping

hazard

Separation between

cyclists and motorists

VISION ZERO

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Consideration for design features and

maintenance activities that could have

an effect on VRUs

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Step 1:

Facility Pre-

Selection

(Use

nomograph)

Step 2a: Step 2b: Step 2c:

Inventory Site-

Specific

Conditions

Review Key

Design

Considerations

and Application

Heuristics

Select

Appropriate and

Feasible Cycling

Facility Type

Step 3:

Justify and

Document

Decision and

Identify Design

Enhancements

Bicycle Facility Type Selection 3-Step Process

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Explore opportunities to refine and improve facility selection process

NACTO: Designing for All Ages & Abilities December 2017 Contextual Guidance for High-Comfort Bicycle Facilities 19

Example of how NACTO facility guidance differs from Book 18:

• Dimensions for facility selection: Travel speeds, volumes, number of lanes, and curbside activity

• 95th percentile speeds opposed to 85th in Book 18

• The NACTO table uses ADTs, but suggests that peak volumes could be used in areas with large peaks relative to the average volumes

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Key Best Practices References

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NACTO ITE TAC

AASHTO FWHA MassDOT Vancouver

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OTM Book 18 Online Survey

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PLACEHOLDER FOR

ONLINE SURVEY

ACCESS

Scope and Objectives of the update

• The cycling context in Ontario has changed since the publication of the current OTM Book 18

• Municipalities are finding the need to develop and implement more innovative design solutions to address spatial constraints, minimize conflicts and create a vibrant and AODA supportive public realm

• The update will build on the lessons learned from the current Book 18 guidelines, refine existing facility types, and explore new facilities and approaches to guide route and facility selection

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OTM BOOK 18 UPDATE

Engage OTC

Members

Draw on Lessons

Learned

Integrate Global

Best Practices

Innovation and

value add

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OTM Book 18 Update Approach

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Audiences

Planners

Engineers

Maintenance & Operations

Health Practitioners

Educators

Advocacy Organizations

General Public

We want to hear your

experiences and insighs about

cycling facility design!

Identify Key Update

Topics and Research

OTM Book 18 Updates

and Revision

Prioritize topics

and further

research and

evaluation

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Book 18 provided uniform design guidance to all of Ontario• The current OTM Book 18 has

been transformational by providing consistent design guidance to all municipalities in Ontario

• It provides interpretations, recommendations and guidelines to help a practitioner understand the range of issues that should be considered

• OTM Book 18 is the primary resource for bikeway planning and design in Ontario

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Shared and Designated Facility Overview

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Signed Bicycle RouteSigned Bike Route

with Sharrow

Signed Bike Route

with EdgelineConventional Bike Lane Paved Shoulder

SHARED DESIGNATED

Facilities where cyclists and motorists share the same space. Typically includes the

application of signage in the form of green bike route sign or share the road signage.

Pedestrians use sidewalks.

Facilities where cyclists are provided with their own space.

Pedestrians use sidewalks within the urban area and the

shoulder in the rural area.

Separated Facility Overview

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Buffered Bike Lane Buffered Paved Shoulder Cycle Track In-Boulevard Multi-use Trail

SEPARATED

Facilities where the cyclists’ space is separated using different design treatments e.g. pavement markings, bollards, mountable or semi-

mountable curbs. This also includes off-road facilities (minimum of 3.0m). Pedestrians use sidewalks for the facilities within the road right

of way or share the facility with cyclists

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Today’s session is just not about informing you

about what is happening in the update of OTM

Book 18. We hope that through this session,

we can launch a discussion and dialog on how to

improve design guidance for cycling facilities in

Ontario. Your ideas and lessons learned will help

inform the Steering committee and Study Team.

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Thank you!

CONSULTANT TEAM CONTACTDave McLaughlin at dave.mclaughlin@wsp.com

Book 18 Update Team at OTMBook18Update@wsp.com

ONTARIO TRAFFIC COUNCIL CONTACTMarco D’Angelo at marco@otc.org

OTC at traffic@otc.org