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BANK STREET RENEWAL RIVERSIDE DRIVE TO LEDBURY AVENUE FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 6, 2016

AGENDA • PURPOSE OF STUDY • STUDY TIMELINE • STUDY CONTEXT • CORRIDOR DESIGN CRITERIA • RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN (NORTH TO SOUTH) • FEEDBACK & DISCUSSION 2 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

PURPOSE OF STUDY Billings Bridge Station D EVELOP AN UPDATED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN PLAN – B ANK S TREET FROM R IVERSIDE N ORTH TO L EDBURY A VENUE U PDATE INCORPORATES : • 2007 P RELIMINARY D ESIGN R EPORT • 2008 B ANK /R IVERSIDE INTERSECTION MODIFICATIONS • 2012 B ANK S TREET CDP • 2013 O FFICIAL P LAN / T RANSPORTATION M ASTER P LAN (TMP) Alta Vista Drive • S EGREGATED CYCLING FACILITY • T RANSIT P RIORITY MEASURES 3 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

1 ST ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS STUDY TIMELINE P&BCG AND TAC S TART (J UNE 2016) 2 ND ROUND OF A NALYSIS OF EXISTING D EVELOP DRAFT CONSULTATIONS CONDITION FUNCTIONAL DESIGN P&BCG AND TAC PLAN (N OVEMBER 2016) M ODIFY PLAN BASED RMA APPROVAL PROCESS ON CONSULTATION TO BE FOLLOWED UNDER GROUP INPUT DELEGATED AUTHORITY F INAL (C ITY PREFERRED R EPORT W E ARE H ERE : APPROACH ) (F EB . 2017) P UBLIC O PEN H OUSE R EFINE AND DEVELOP (D EC . 2016) RECOMMENDED PLAN (J AN . 2016) T RANSFER TO I NFRASTRUCTURE S ERVICES D EPARTMENT (F EB . 2017) 4 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

STUDY CONTEXT 2012 BANK STREET COMMUNITY DESIGN PLAN (CDP) • F RAMEWORK FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT : – P OLICY DIRECTIONS IN THE C ITY ’ S O FFICIAL P LAN – SITE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • CDP’ S 13 CAPITAL PROJECTS : – #1 – B ANK S TREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT 5 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

STUDY CONTEXT 2013 TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN (TMP) U LTIMATE T RANSIT N ETWORK 2031 A FFORDABLE T RANSIT N ETWORK • T RANSPORTATION V ISION 2031: – C OMPLETE S TREETS – W ALKING / CYCLING – T RANSIT - ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT • B ANK S TREET I DENTIFIED A S : – A RTERIAL M AIN S TREET – C ROSS - TOWN B IKEWAY OR S PINE R OUTE (C YCLING ) – I SOLATED T RANSIT P RIORITY (U LTIMATE N ETWORK ) 6 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

STUDY CONTEXT TRANSIT SERVICES • O PERATING ROUTES : – 1 – 5 – 8 – 41 – 112 – 148 7 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

STUDY CONTEXT COMPLETE STREETS AND MULTI-MODAL LEVEL OF SERVICE (MMLOS) • C OMPLETE STREETS : – B ALANCE THE SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF ALL USERS – D EVELOPMENT OF THE MMLOS G UIDELINES • MMLOS – C OMPARISON OF MODES – R ELATIVE ATTRACTIVENESS / COMFORT – 🚷 🚳 🚍 🚛 🚘 T RADE - OFFS CITY’S INTERSECTION MMLOS TARGETS 1 RIVERSIDE DRIVE WESTBOUND A A D D E 2 RIVERSIDE DRIVE EASTBOUND A A D D E 13 HERON ROAD C B D D D 19 ALTA VISTA DRIVE A C D D E 20 WALKLEY ROAD A C D D E 8 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

STUDY CONTEXT TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS Bank Street (500) (1075) (235) (25) 225 480 150 10    M Walkley • T RAFFIC V OLUMES AND S IMULATION :  275 (210)  375 (475) –  100 (190) AM AND PM PEAK HOUR  (250) 375  (375) 350 – F UTURE (2031) C ONDITIONS :  (285) 85 L    Walkley Bank Street – C ITY TRANS R EGIONAL M ODEL SHOWS 0 150 1150 135 (0) (215) (900) (145) TRAFFIC DECREASE (~5%) – R ESULTS IN THIS PRESENTATION ARE FROM ANALYSES USING E XISTING V OLUMES • C OLLISION D ATA 9 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

CORRIDOR DESIGN CRITERIA GENERAL DESIGN CRITERIA • • 37.5 M ULTIMATE RIGHT - OF - WAY M INIMUM 1.5 M MEDIAN • • 50 KM / H DESIGN SPEED 4.0-5.0 M DEPRESSED MEDIAN • 3.25 M GENERAL LANES • 3.5 M CURB LANES 1.80 1.80 10 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

CORRIDOR DESIGN CRITERIA DEPRESSED MEDIAN DESIGN Existing Conditions • E XISTING T WO -W AY L EFT -T URN L ANES : – I DENTIFIED FOR REMOVAL WITHIN CDP – C OMMUNITY C ONCERNS – HIGH COLLISION RATES • F UNCTIONAL D ESIGN : – 1.5 M M EDIAN WITH 3.25 M -3.5 M ONE - WAY LEFT TURN LANES Proposed Condition Proposed Condition – D EPRESSED MEDIAN FOR MULTIPLE ACCESSES Raised 1.5m Median w/ Left-Turn Lanes Depressed 4.0-5.0m Median 11 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

CORRIDOR DESIGN CRITERIA CRITERIA FOR PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING REALM • P REFERRED ( WITH BOULEVARD ): – 1.2 M BUFFER – 1.5 M CYCLE TRACK – 1.5-2.5 M LANDSCAPE / AMENITY BOULEVARD – 1.8 M SIDEWALK 12 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

CORRIDOR DESIGN CRITERIA CRITERIA FOR PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING REALM • P REFERRED (N O B OULEVARD ): – 1.2 M BUFFER – 1.8 M CYCLE TRACK – 0.2 M DELINEATOR STRIP – 2.0 M SIDEWALK – 1.8 M BUS STOP PAD • M INIMUM : – 0.65 M BUFFER – 1.5 M CYCLE TRACK – 0.2 M DELINEATOR STRIP – 1.8 M SIDEWALK – 1.2 M BUS STOP PAD 13 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH – AREAS OF INTEREST Walkley Station Billings Bridge Station Ledbury Avenue Notting Hill Avenue Walkley Road Blue Heron Mall Entrance • E LEVEN AREAS : H ERON R OAD • • R IVERSIDE NORTH B ETWEEN H ERON AND E RIE • • R IVERSIDE SOUTH A LTA V ISTA D RIVE • • B ILLINGS B RIDGE S HOPPING C ENTRE ACCESS W ALKLEY R OAD • • K ILBORN P LACE N OTTING H ILL A VENUE • • B LUE H ERON M ALL B ETWEEN N OTTING H ILL AND K ITCHENER 14 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

RIVERSIDE DRIVE NORTH Walkley Station Billings Bridge Station Ledbury Avenue Notting Hill Avenue Walkley Road Blue Heron Mall Entrance • EXISTING CONDITIONS • GRADE SEPARATED RIDEAU RIVER EASTERN PATHWAY • RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN 15 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

RIVERSIDE DRIVE NORTH EXISTING CONDITIONS • L ANE CONFIGURATION – T WO THROUGH LANES FOR NORTHBOUND , SOUTHBOUND , AND WESTBOUND VEHICLES – D EDICATED WBL LANE • N ORTH C ROSSWALK – N O CROSSRIDE FACIILITY – C ONSTRAINED NORTH CORNERS • C OLLISION HISTORY : – C YCLING FATALITY IN 2013 16 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

RIVERSIDE DRIVE NORTH RIDEAU RIVER EASTERN PATHWAY CROSSING Conceptual Rendering • C ITY /NCC GRADE SEPARATED R IDEAU RIVER EASTERN PATHWAY : – C ONSTRUCTION 2018 – M AJORITY OF EAST - WEST CYCLING / PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC REMOVED FROM INTERSECTION 17 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

RIVERSIDE DRIVE NORTH RIDEAU RIVER EASTERN PATHWAY CROSSING Recommended Functional Design • N O C HANGE TO L ANE C ONFIGURATION • N ORTH L EG C ROSSING – S EPARATED CROSSRIDE – A CCOMMODATES ALL USERS AND MOVEMENTS – N ORTH CORNERS REMAIN CONSTRAINED • N ORTHBOUND C YCLISTS : – T RANSITION TO MIXED TRAFFIC USING BIKE LANE WITH ADVANCED STOP BAR – O R CROSSRIDE TO NORTHEAST CORNER 18 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

RIVERSIDE DRIVE SOUTH Walkley Station Billings Bridge Station Ledbury Avenue Notting Hill Avenue Walkley Road Blue Heron Mall Entrance • EXISTING CONDITIONS • RECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN 19 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

RIVERSIDE DRIVE SOUTH EASTBOUND VEHICLE CAPACITY AND WEAVING Existing Conditions • L ANE CONFIGURATION – T WO THROUGH LANES FOR NORTHBOUND , SOUTHBOUND , AND E ASTBOUND VEHICLES – D EDICATED EBL, EBR AND NBR L ANES • E XISTING W EAVING I SSUE : – T WO WEAVES • 60 M IN LENGTH FOR LEFT TURN CHANNEL • 35 M IN LENGTH FOR RIGHT TURN CHANNEL • N ORTHERN EXTENT OF B ANK S TREET BIKE LANES • L ARGE E ASTBOUND RIGHT - TURN ISLAND 20 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

RIVERSIDE DRIVE SOUTH EASTBOUND VEHICLE CAPACITY AND WEAVING Recommended Functional Design • R ECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN : – R EMOVE R IGHT -T URN C HANNELS – P ROTECTED C YCLING C ROSSINGS – EB RIGHT - TURN LANE NOW A THROUGH - RIGHT LANE – I MPROVES VEHICLE CAPACITY AND WEAVING 21 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

BILLINGS BRIDGE SHOPPING CENTRE SPECIFIC ISSUES AND CONCERNS Walkley Station Billings Bridge Station Ledbury Avenue Notting Hill Avenue Walkley Road Blue Heron Mall Entrance • COMMERCIAL/APARTMENT ACCESS • UNSIGNALIZED NORTHBOUND LEFT-TURN – E XISTING ISSUE • R ECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN 22 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

BILLINGS BRIDGE SHOPPING CENTRE COMMERCIAL/APARTMENT ACCESS Existing Conditions Recommended Functional Design • U NSIGNALIZED WBT AND WBL FROM APARTMENT COMPLEX / COMMERCIAL ACCESS DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE • R ECOMMENDED FUNCTIONAL DESIGN : – N EW CENTRE MEDIAN – A PARTMENT COMPLEX / COMMERCIAL ACCESS RIGHT - OUT ONLY 23 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

BILLINGS BRIDGE SHOPPING CENTRE UNSIGNALIZED NORTHBOUND LEFT-TURN Existing Conditions • E XISTING ISSUE : – NBL STORAGE LENGTH INSUFFICIENT – V EHICLES QUEUE BEYOND T RANSITWAY INTERSECTION – B LOCK TRANSIT VEHICLES 24 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY

BILLINGS BRIDGE SHOPPING CENTRE UNSIGNALIZED NORTHBOUND LEFT-TURN Recommended Functional Design • R ECOMMENDED F UNCTIONAL D ESIGN : – ENDS NB LEFT - TURN STORAGE BY EXTENDING MEDIAN (M ATCHES E XISTING HATCHING ) Extended – V EHICLES QUEUE INTO GENERAL NB Median VEHICLE LANE DURING PEAK PERIODS – T RANSIT NOT IMPACTED • R EMOVE RIGHT - TURN ISLAND AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF TRANSITWAY INTERSECTION 2-Way Cycle Track + Sidewalk 25 BANK STREET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN STUDY