Proposed Peak-Hour Extension Dundas, College/Carlton and Queen

Sections between Roncesvalles and Parliament

What we do

Transportation Services is the owner, operator, and maintainer of

the public right-of-way

• Roads and sidewalk maintenance

• Traffic signals, signs and pavement markings

• Traffic safety

• Infrastructure management and programming

• Snow clearing, road salting and street cleaning

• Permitting for on-street parking, construction and events

• Red light camera operations

What we are doing

• Analyzing GPS-based data for the streetcar routes along

1. Dundas

2. College/Carlton

3. Queen

• Looking at existing peak-hour restrictions (‘no stopping’, ‘no parking’,

‘no left turns’, etc. during rush hours) along the routes

• Finding opportunities to improve streetcar travel times and reliability

• For example: Where streetcar travel times increase sharply after

current restrictions end (e.g. 6 pm), we are considering extending the

peak period (e.g. to 6:30 or 7 pm) to improve the flow of transit,

vehicular traffic, and cycling

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Why are we doing this? • With traffic congestion increasing, rush hours extend beyond the current

peak hour restrictions

• Current peak hour restrictions vary widely throughout the Downtown, and need to be made more consistent

• Some local travel patterns may have to change, but benefits extend Downtown- and city-wide

Reduced and more reliable streetcar travel times improve…

Traffic Transit

Passenger Travel

Cyclist Travel

Potential savings & flexibility to TTC

Why we need your help

We want to hear from a variety of users

(transit, cyclists, pedestrians, drivers,

business owners)

We need your help to…

• make informed decisions

• address your concerns

• voice your opinion

• influence peak-hour restrictions

Timeline 2015

• Stakeholder Consultation

MAY

• Public Consultation

JUNE • Preparation for recommendations report (Proposed by-law changes)

SUMMER

• Final recommendation report to council

SEPTEMBER

• Expected implementation

with new signage

OCTOBER

• Follow-up after implementation

AFTER IMPLEMENTATION

Additional Measures to Improve Transit Operations

• Greater enforcement of peak-hour restrictions

– parking, stopping, and turning (particularly left turns)

• Signal Timing

– Re-timing to give more green time to priority direction

– Active Transit Signal Priority (extended green or shortened red when transit

vehicles detected and meet certain requirements)

• All-door boarding/Proof of Payment (POP)

– A shift toward more off-board fare collection to reduce dwell times

College/Carlton – Existing Peak Hours

College/Carlton – Proposed Peak Hours

Dundas – Existing Peak Hours

Dundas – Proposed Peak Hours

Queen – Existing Peak Hours

Queen – Proposed Peak Hours

Benefits and Challenges

Street Parking

• Some on-street parking spaces will be unavailable for the additional

proposed hours – parking would be accommodated on the other side of the

street or on side streets

Benefits for Business

• Improved transit service brings more potential customers to businesses1

Benefits for Cyclists

• Fewer parked cars in the curb lane

• Reduced risk from opened doors on parked cars

• Potential benefits to approximately 5000 cyclists per day on College Street2

What else does this mean for your travel?

Benefits for Pedestrians

• More reliable transit service can result in less crowding at streetcar stops

and on the sidewalk

Benefits to Cars

• Smoother traffic flow with fewer parked and turning cars, less merging

Benefits to TTC Riders

• Potentially faster and more reliable service

What we’ve heard so far BIA Consultation The project team consulted with the

following BIAs throughout May and

June.

• Queen Street West BIA

• Cabbagetown BIA

• Church-Wellesley Village BIA

• Downtown Yonge BIA

• Chinatown BIA

• Kensington Market BIA

• Little Italy BIA

• Trinity Bellwoods BIA

• Parkdale Village BIA

• College West BIA

• West Queen West BIA

• Little Portugal BIA

• College Promenade BIA

• Dundas West BIA

Key themes from BIA consultation:

• Reduced on-street parking could negatively affect

local businesses

• Extended peak hours could benefit businesses and

neighbourhoods

• More data should be collected and presented prior

to making final decisions

• Proposed peak hour extensions could present

difficulties for deliveries

• Enforcement of driving restrictions is needed

• There needs to be consistency in restrictions

• One lane of parked cars may be more beneficial to

pedestrians and cyclists

• Success should be monitored after implementation,

and feedback should be collected.

Questions/Comments

Contact Us

EMAIL to: knelischer@toronto.ca

MAIL to:

Public Consultation Unit

Metro Hall

55 John Street, 19th Fl.,

Toronto, ON, M5V 3C6

Please call us if you have any further questions or comments: 416-392-4360

Please fill out a Comment Sheet or contact Kate Nelischer, Sr. Public Consultation

Coordinator.

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www.toronto.ca/peakhours