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CITY OF ABBOTSFORD TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT MASTER PLAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT

AGENDA 1. Plan Overview 2. Shaping Influences 3. Existing Conditions and What We Heard 4. Next Steps TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT

1. PLAN OVERVIEW

PLAN OBJECTIVE The Transportation Master Plan will help guide planning and decision-making related to all modes of transportation over the next 25 years and beyond TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT

AREAS OF FOCUS A: Walking E: Rethinking Transportation Including accessibility Complete Streets o o Land Use and Transportation Integration o B: Cycling (TDM) For people of all ages and abilities Future Technology o o C: Transit F: Special Projects and Study Areas Service Reliability Neighbourhoods o o Facilities Key Corridors o o Support Infrastructure o G: Implementation and Phasing Implementation o Prioritize Projects o Short, Medium and Long-Term Priorities o D: Motor Vehicles and Street Network Street Network o Regional/External Connections o Goods Movement o Parking o TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT

TIMELINE September - April – August March December - November 2017 February 2018 2017 2018 We are here TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT

ENGAGMENT •Taste of Abby May •Bike to Work Week Public •Seven Oaks Mall June •ARC Events •MRC •Canada Day, •Kalgidhar Park and Temple July •Berry Beat •Abbotsford’s Farmers Market Online Survey Responses: 862 ARC Pop-Up Mall Pop-Up Bike to Work Week TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT

2. SHAPING INFLUENCES

A LARGE CITY Abbotsford is the largest city in British Columbia by area With a mix of urban and rural areas TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT

HOW PEOPLE TRAVEL TODAY Most trips in Abbotsford today are made by vehicles The proportion of trips made by driving is higher than most comparable communities Source: National Household Survey TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS Abbotsford is growing, with a young but aging population Children and seniors are more likely to travel by transit, walking, cycling and carpooling Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT

WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING Most trips stay in Abbotsford, while most that leave go to the west Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT

DESTINATIONS Source: Plan for 200K Survey TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT

PRIORITIES Survey respondents told us that: Driving, Walking, Safety and Transit are the top priorities 500 3 450 2.5 400 350 2 300 250 1.5 Rankings Average 200 1 150 100 0.5 50 0 0 Driving Walking Safety Transit Cycling Parking Accessibility Trucking Source: Plan for 200K Survey

3. EXISTING CONDITIONS & WHA WE HEARD

WALKING Over 3% of Abbotsford trips are made by walking Most people walk to school or for recreation / social purposes Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey

EXISTING SIDEWALK NETWORK Total sidewalks: 429km Gaps in sidewalks: 150km

ISSUES Top 5 Issues Source: Plan for 200K Survey

POSSIBILITIES Top 5 Possibilities to Improve Walking Source: Plan for 200K Survey

CYCLING Less than 1% of Abbotsford trips are made by cycling, and most are made by people aged 25 - 44 Most people cycle for commuting purposes Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey

EXISTING CYCLING NETWORK

ISSUES Top 5 Cycling Issues Source: Plan for 200K Survey

POSSIBILITIES Top 5 Possibilities to Improve Cycling Source: Plan for 200K Survey

TRANSIT Approximately 2.5% of Abbotsford trips are made by Transit Nearly half of transit trips are made by people 17 and under Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey

TRANSIT SERVICE & FACILITIES Most transit trips stay in Abbotsford There are 18 bus routes served by over 500 bus stops in Abbotsford Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey

FREQUENT TRANSIT Although most residents are within 5 minutes of a bus route, fewer residents are located close to a frequent transit route

ISSUES Top 5 Transit Issues Source: Plan for 200K Survey

POSSIBILITIES Top 5 Possibilities to Improve Transit

DRIVING & STREETS Considerations: • Safe and efficient movement of goods and people • Identifying network improvements in the short, medium and long term • Identifying road standards that better address all road users • Impacts of network changes on individual modes Abbotsford has 969 km of roadways

CONGESTION AND DELAY Most major intersections are currently operating at acceptable levels of service during the AM and PM peak Source: City of Abbotsford Traffic Counts

TRIP PATTERNS Half of all Abbotsford driving trips are less than 5 km Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey Most of the Urban Area is within a 5km distance – a trip easily made by walking, cycling or transit

SAFETY Higher number of collisions on major corridors like: South Fraser Way, Clearbrook Rd, Gladwin Rd, McCallum Rd Collisions per 100 residents (2013) Vancouver 7.50 Richmond 7.08 Burnaby 6.93 Delta 5.66 Surrey 5.57 Abbotsford 5.33 Chilliwack 4.69 Maple Ridge 4.48 Mission 4.35 Source: ICBC Source: ICBC Collision Data (2011-2016)

ISSUES Top 3 Driving Issues Source: Plan for 200K Survey

POSSIBILITIES Top 5 Possibilities to Improve Streets Source: Plan for 200K Survey

GOODS MOVEMENT Considerations: Important for economic • viability Assessment of adequacy • of truck route network Better accommodation of • truck traffic to improve community livability Balance truck traffic with • all road users

4. NEXT STEPS April - August Fall/Winter Spring June 2017 2017 2018 2018 • Council/Stakeholder Workshop • On-Line Survey • Working Group Meetings

CITY OF ABBOTSFORD TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT MASTER PLAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT