Brian Coburn / Cumberland Transitway / Blair Road Environmental Assessment Study Public Open House Meeting #2 Transportation Services Department November 19, 2019
Presentation Overview • Project Update • Alternatives Assessment (Blair to Navan) • Blair Road Corridor (Innes to Blair LRT Station) – Needs Assessment – Alternative Solutions – Design Alternatives • Issues / Next Steps #2
PROJECT UPDATE #3
Project Schedule Phase 5: Phase 1: Phase 3: Council Approval, Project Start-up Alternatives Evaluation EA Reporting and Filing (Fall 2017) (Fall 2019) (Fall 2020) Phase 4: Phase 2: Inventories / Recommended Plan / Alternative Corridors Open House #3 (Early 2018) (Spring 2020) #4
May 2018 Open House #1 • Over 100 in attendance • 70 written comments & 20 comments during open forum • 45 comments supporting adding New Option #7 • Other issues included: o Congestion on Innes Road o Avoid cul-de-sacs o Traffic impacts o Greenbelt impacts #5
New Corridor Option #7 #6
Expanded Study Area - Blair Road • Expanded study area includes Blair Road widening for transit priority between Innes and Blair LRT Station. #7
CORRIDOR ALTERNATIVES ASSESSMENT #8
̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ Long List - Alternatives Screening 1 2 4 3 Option Natural Environment / Social Environment / Cultural Environment / Transportation / Cost / RECOMMENDATION / 1 CARRY FORWARD 2 DO NOT CARRY FORWARD 3 DO NOT CARRY FORWARD 4 CARRY FORWARD #9
̶ ̶ ̶ Long List - Alternatives Screening 5 6 7 Option Natural Environment / Social Environment / Cultural Environment / Transportation / Cost / RECOMMENDATION / 5 CARRY FORWARD 6 DO NOT CARRY FORWARD 7 CARRY FORWARD #10
Short List Evaluation Criteria • Transportation (8) • Social / Cultural (11) o Active Transportation o Property impacts o Transit Ridership o Impact on Vistas / Visual Aesthetics o Neighbourhood Traffic o Impact on Sensitive Land Uses • Natural Environment (11) • Cost (1) o Greenbelt impacts o Relative Construction Cost o Wildlife impacts o Wetland impacts o Climate change impacts #11
Option 1 - New Road and BRT off Navan Transportation Natural Social/Cultural Cost and Transit Environment Environment • BRT adjacent to • Core Natural Area impacts • Highest farm impacts • Higher cost for Blackburn Hamlet • Higher habitat fragmentation • Highest Greenbelt experience impact roadway and • Partially reduces cut- • Further from Mer Bleue and • Medium impact to sensitive land uses BRT due to # through traffic associated wetlands (PSW) • Medium impacts to areas of of structures #12 archaeological potential
Option 4 – Widen Navan / BRT off Navan Transportation and Natural Environment Social/Cultural Environment Cost Transit • BRT adjacent to • Core Natural Area impacts • Least impact on farms • Higher cost for Blackburn Hamlet • Higher habitat fragmentation • Highest impact on private property BRT due to • Does not minimize • Further from Mer Bleue and • Highest impact to sensitive land uses structures cut-through traffic associated wetlands (PSW) • Highest potential heritage impacts • Moderate cost • Lowest impacts to areas of for roadway #13 archaeological potential
Option 5 – Renaud Extension / BRT off Navan Note: This option is not supported by NCC. Transportation and Natural Environment Social/Cultural Environment Cost Transit • BRT adjacent to • Core Natural Area impacts • Severs more farm parcels • Higher cost Blackburn Hamlet • Higher habitat fragmentation • Highest impact on views/vistas for roadway • Partially reduces • Closer to Mer Bleue and • Medium Greenbelt experience impacts and BRT due cut-through traffic associated wetlands (PSW) • Medium impacts to areas of to # of • Higher impact on SAR habitat archaeological potential structures #14
Option 7 – New Road and BRT off Navan Note: This option is not supported by NCC. Transportation and Natural Environment Social/Cultural Environment Cost Transit • BRT away from • Closer to Mer Bleue and • Medium overall farm impact but • Lowest cost Blackburn Hamlet associated wetlands (PSW) severs more farm parcels due to fewer • Minimizes cut-through • Least Core Natural Area • Lower Greenbelt experience impact structures traffic impacts • Less impact to sensitive land uses • Less habitat fragmentation • Highest impact to areas of #15 • Higher impact on SAR habitat archaeological potential
DESIGN ALTERNATIVES #16
Brian Coburn / Navan Intersection Options Alternative 1 • Significant slope stability issues along Mud Creek • Significant embankment adjacent to Bradley Estates DO NOT CARRY FORWARD Alternative 2 • Maintains Brian Coburn / Navan connectivity. • Significant embankment adjacent to Bradley Estates CARRY FORWARD #17
Brian Coburn / Navan Intersection Options Alternative 3 • Significant impact to development lands for Navan Road access. DO NOT CARRY FORWARD Alternative 4 • Maintains Brian Coburn / Navan connectivity. CARRY FORWARD #18
BLAIR ROAD CORRIDOR #19
Blair Road - Needs Assessment • TMP identifies: o Widening Blair Road by 2031 o Blair Road as a Transit Priority Corridor and a Spine Cycling Route Cycling Network Plan Affordable Transit Plan #20
Blair Road – Alternative Solutions Near term (by 2031) Alternative Solutions include: • Expand / Enhance Transit Service • Expand / Enhance Accessibility / Pedestrian / Cycling Facilities • Travel Demand Management • Expand Roadway for General Purpose or HOV Lanes • Do Nothing Recommended Solution: • Widen Blair Road for Bus / HOV Lanes • Accessibility, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure #21
Blair Road Cross-Section Options E W/O Option 1: • West MUP mixes W/O E pedestrians and cyclists • East shoulder not ideal for accessing bus stops Option 2: • Sidewalks and cycle tracks on west side E W/O • East shoulder not ideal for accessing bus stops #22
Blair Road Cross-Section Options Option 3: • West MUP mixes E W/O pedestrians and cyclists • East side cycle track only Option 4: • Sidewalks and E W/O cycle tracks on both sides #23
Blair / Ottawa Road 174 Interchange E W/O #26 E W/O
Blair / Ottawa Road 174 Bridge Cross-Section Options E W/O W/O E Option 1: • West MUP mixes pedestrians and cyclists Option 2: W/O E • West MUP mixes pedestrians and cyclists • East sidewalk has more ramp / road crossings #24
Blair / Ottawa Road 174 Bridge Cross-Section Options Option 3: E W/O • Sidewalks and cycle tracks on both sides Option 4: W/O E • West MUP mixes pedestrians and cyclists • East sidewalk and cycle tracks have more ramp / road crossings #26
Blair / Ottawa Road 174 Interchange Options Minor Changes: • 1 Ramp Modification • West MUP E W/O Major Changes: • 3 Ramp Modifications • West MUP • East Sidewalk + Cycle Track #27 E W/O
ISSUES AND NEXT STEPS #28
Issues/Considerations • Transit Travel Times and Reliability • Roadway Capacity • NCC Property / Greenbelt Impacts • Mer Bleue Wetland Impacts • Greenbelt Master Plan / Cumulative Effects • Differing Public / Approving Agency Perspectives • Funding / Affordability • Timing of Innes-Walkley-Hunt Club Connection #29
Next Steps • Review comments received at the Public Open House • Continue discussions with the NCC • Confirm Preferred Ultimate Road and Transit Corridor • Develop and Evaluate Design Alternatives • Develop Functional Design of Recommended Plan • Develop Implementation Staging • Consult with Stakeholders • Public Open House #3 (Spring 2020) #30
Questions / Comments #31
EXTRA SLIDES #32
EA Process We are Here Phase 4 Phase 3 Phase 2 Phase 1 Phase 2 Selection of Documentation Need Identification Selection of Preferred Design Preferred Solution Identify Alternative Environmental Identify Alternatives Identify Problem or Design Concepts for Assessment Reporting Solutions Opportunity Preferred Solution Inventory of Existing Update Inventory of Public Notice and Conditions Existing Conditions Review of Identify Impacts and Environmental Study Identify Impacts and Mitigation Report Mitigation Evaluate and Compare Evaluate Alternative Alternatives Phase 5 Design Concepts Implementation Select Preferred Public and Agency Public and Agency Solution Consultation Consultation Public and Agency Select Preferred Design and Construct Consultation Design #33
Greenbelt Master Plan NCC Greenbelt Master Plan Mer Bleue Sector #34
Greenbelt Master Plan NCC Greenbelt Master Plan Green’s Creek Sector #35
Natural Environment Aquatic Habitat #36
Natural Environment Natural Heritage Features #37
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