Alternative Designs – Montreal Road

Maintain Existing Lanes Widen Road to Provide Additional curb Provide Median Lanes for Transit Lanes for Transit Reallocate to Transit

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commun sur le chemin de Montréal et le chemin Blair Alternative Designs – Blair Road Modèles de conception de rechange – chemin

Blair Improve Existing Roadwa y Provide Tr ansit Priority / Queue Jump Re-designate or Reconstruct Roadway to Provide Transit Lanes

(in combination with transit priority Lanes (Montreal Road – Ogilvie Road) (South of Ogilvie Road) measures) Prévoir des voies prioritaires de transport Redésigner ou reconstruire la chaussée pour aménager des voies

Améliorer la chaussée existante (en en commun et des voies de sauts de file de transport en commun (au sud du chemin Ogilvie) conjonction avec des mesures de d’attente (chemin de Montréal – chemin priorité au transport en commun) Ogilvie)

Category Principle

Land Use, Social and Community Sustainability Be compatible with existing or planned land uses Support adjacent land uses and future

intensification and their inhabitants/users Protect against noise and vibration effects Protect known or potential cultural heritage resources or landscapes Protect known or potential resources Protect known or potential archeological resources Physical and Ecological Sustainability Protect terrestrial or aquatic species, protected habitats or linkage corridors Sensitive to the natural environment Limit risk to human health from areas of known contamination

Limit or reduce contribution to greenhouse gas emissions A system that can respond to climate

change Protect corridor users from the effects of climate change

Category Principle

Transportation System Sustainability

Integrate pedestrians and cycling facilities with appropriate linkages to the amenities Improve the quality of transit service

Support a reduction in automobile dependency

Facilitate connectivity to/from Confederation LRT System and transfers to/from local buses

Support the use of alternative transportation modes

Ensure accessibility and inclusion

Ensure health, safety and security of users of the facilities

Support a multi-modal system for all ages and abilities

Provide required road capacity for private vehicles and vehicle movements

Economic Sustainability Preserve or re-use of existing infrastructure

Limit capital construction costs

Protect existing and planned infrastructure from the effects of climate change

Provide a Wise Investment

Provide ability to phase construction Limit land requirements

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commun sur le chemin de Montréal et le chemin Blair Evaluation of Alternative Designs Criteria and Methodology The alternative designs will be subject to an evaluation process that draws from the following list of criteria groups. Both qualitative and quantitative indicators are used where appropriate.