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Welcome!

Walk Cycle Waterloo Region1

Public Workshop, November 2011 Agenda:6:00 p.m. Sign in6:30 p m Presentation6:30 p.m. Presentation6:50 p.m. Questions about the presentation7:00 p.m. Café discussions – your thoughts!8:30 p.m. Summary8 45 N t t8:45 p.m. Next steps9:00 p.m. Adjourn

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What’s this Study all about?

22Walk Cycle Waterloo Region is:the Region of Waterloo’s plan on how to make to walking, biking and rolling easier in our community.

The Transportation Master Plan alreadysets the framework with a vision for transportation:

Optimize the Transportation System: Make the most of what exists: preserve and Why are we doing the study?By promoting and integrating active forms of transportation, Walk Cycle Waterloo Region will help us achieve the Region’s vision to be…

Optimize the Transportation System: Make the most of what exists: preserve and maximize the use of facilities and services – avoid or defer the need for new infrastructure that does not support the other goalsPromote Transportation Choice: Provide and maintain a transportation system that offers competitive choices for moving people and goods in an integrated seamless manner while minimizing single occupancy vehicles trips

and…

“an inclusive, thriving, and sustainable community committed to maintaining harmony between rural and urban area and fostering

opportunities for current and future generations”

manner while minimizing single occupancy vehicles tripsFoster a Strong Economy: Provide a transportation system that supports the retention of existing businesses and attraction or sustainable economic activity

Support Sustainable Development: Propose and maintain a transportation system that supports sustainable growth in both urban and rural areas and reduces

“plan and manage an integrated, accessible and safe multi-modal transportation systems that provide transportation choice, and promote

sustainability, a healthy population and the effective movement of goods”

pp gtransportation contributions to climate change

The Region has committed to ensuring that the health and social benefits of an active lifestyle direct transportation planning and design decisions. Generally, priority will be given in the following order:1. Walking2. Cycling3 P bli t it3. Public transit4. Carpooling and other smart commute

strategies5. Driving alone (single occupant vehicles)However, local context will influence t t ti d i

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transportation design.

We are just getting started!

33Nine Action Plans will be developed within the Walk Cycle Waterloo Region plan over the next year.

Action PlansConsultationTimelineSupplemental

Design Guidelines

Cycling and Walking

Behavioural and Education

Initial Public Workshop

Winter 2011 / 2012

Walking Network

and Education Programs

Focus groups

Infill / GapsPerformance Monitoring

Stakeholder Meetings

Public Consultation Centres

Spring / Summer 2012

Local Projects of Regional Significance

Strategic Signage

Centres

Public Meeting of Planning and Works g

Winter Network

Signature ProjectsFinal Presentations

gCommittee

Fall / Winter 2012

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Waterloo

4The City of Waterloo adopted their first Transportation Master Plan in 2011. For pedestrians and cyclists, it includes the following key policies and actions:

4Davenport Road is a “Complete Street’ with the City’s first bike box.

the following key policies and actions:Complete Streets Policy: Plan, design, operate and maintain streets to enable all users of all ages and abilities – pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders and motorists – to safely

In 2011, the City opened a new bicycle-parking shelter in the Uptown Waterloo Parkade. Waterloobikes.ca August 2011

ymove along and across City streets.Linked Greenways Policy: Create a network of trails that support active transportation such as parkland, natural areas, woodlands, i d k id t t

Picture from The Record September 2011

river and creek corridors, stormwater management facilities, utility corridors, transit and rail corridors, etc.Pedestrian Charter: Create an urban environment in all parts of the city that encourages andthe city that encourages and supports walking.Bikeways and Trails Master PlanTraffic Calming PolicySidewalk Maintenance (winter control)control)

For more information visit www.waterloo.ca

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Kitchener

5The City of Kitchener adopted a Cycling Master Plan and a Community Trails Master Plan in 2011. The City also has a Pedestrian Charter that aims to create an urban environment in all parts of the city that encourages and supports walking. The City is currently developing a

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g pp g y y p gnew Transportation Master Plan and finalized a Transportation Demand Management Strategy.

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For more information visit www.kitchener.ca

Cambridge

6The City of Cambridge adopted a Cycling Master Plan in 2009 and a Community Trails Master Plan in 2010. The City has been a lead sponsor of the successful annual Tour de Grand bicycle ride for all levels for 14 years.

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For more information visit www.Cambridge.ca

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The Townships

7The Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich are supportive of the Region of Waterloo’s efforts to encourage more cycling and walking A number of Regional roads have paved shoulders for

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walking. A number of Regional roads have paved shoulders for cyclists, and local cycling clubs frequent the rural roads in the region. North Dumfries has a number of hiking trails in Conservation Areas and Agreement Forests, plus the multi-use Cambridge to Paris Rail Trail. Woolwich boasts eleven trails totalling more than 80 kilometre Wilmot promotes the 104totalling more than 80 kilometre. Wilmot promotes the 104 kilometre hiking Avon Trail from St. Marys to Conestogo. The 45 kilometre long Kissing Bridge Trail traverses Woolwich and Wellesley. The Trans Canada Trail crosses through all of the Townships.

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Walking and Cycling Travel Facts

8The Regional Transportation Master Plan – Moving Forward 2031(RTMP) approved by Council in 2010, presented the following facts and trends .

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Mode of Travel:

Length of Trips: From 1996 and 2006 Transportation for Tomorrow Survey

Although the average length of

i d b Mode of Travel: From 2007 Ipsos Reid telephone survey of 365 residents

In 2007, walking was the primary mode of

transportation for 10%

trips made by residents has

increased since 1996, about 43% of daily trips in 2006 were less than five

Existing Walking and Cycling Facilities:

transportation for 10% of residents; 20% of residents typically walked or cycled to

get around the region.

kilometres in length.

Mode Share Targets: (PM Peak Hour Person Trips) From RTMP (2011)

2006 2031 Targets

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Major trails 252 km N/A

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2006 2031 Targets

Region Region Cambridge Kitchener Waterloo Rural

Cycling 0.7% 3.0% 1.9% 2.7% 4.5% 1.4%

Walking 7.1% 9.0% 8.0% 9.2% 10.7% 4.7%

Minor trails 561 km N/A

Sidewalk (linear km on each side of the street, Cities only; not available for Townships)

2,140 km 255 km

Subtotal: Walking Network (Sidewalks and Trails) 2,953 km 255 km

Bi l t i 54 k N/ALocal Transit 3.8% 14.8% 11.8% 17.0% 18.0% 2.0%

Vehicles* 88.3% 73.2% 78.3% 71.0% 66.7% 91.9%

Over the next 20 years, the Region is aiming to increase * Auto driver, auto passenger, h l b th

Bicycle route signs 54 km N/A

Marked shared-use lane 33 km 5 km

Wide lane 6 km 4 km

Bike lane 103 km 46 km

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the number of trips made by walking by about 25%, and more than triple the trips made by cycling. The

Region is also aiming for half of all trips around transit stations to be made by bike and on foot.

school bus, other Paved shoulder 175 km 168 km

Subtotal: Cycling Network (Cycling Facilities and Major Trails) 623 km 223 km

Regional roads 705 km N/A

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Walking and Cycling Safety

9The Region of Waterloo’s2010 Collision Report Pedestrian Collisions

From 2006 to 2010:• The highest number of pedestrian

collisions were in the 16 to 19-year-150

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Cycling CollisionsFrom 2006 to 2010:• The highest number of cyclist

collisions were in the 20 to 24-year-old age group.

• Pedestrians had the right-of-way crossing the road in half of the collisions; the driver of the vehicle failed to yield the right of way in 45% 75

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73% of the reported collisions. The most common actions were in 14% of the collisions cyclists failed to

of the collisions. • 63% of the collisions occurred at

signals, 31% occurred in the middle of a block, five percent at stop signs, and one percent at other locations.

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yield the right of way, and in ten percent of the collisions they disobeyed traffic control (signals, stop or yield signs).

• 55% of the collisions occurred when th li t i th lk

Studies show that streets without safe places to walk put people at risk:• Residential areas with no sidewalks had 23% of

the pedestrian collisions but only three percent of the pedestrian traffic

Safety is Affected by Traffic:

the cyclist was in the crosswalk, 26% occurred when cycling on the road, 12% when cycling on the sidewalk, four percent when cycling on the road against traffic, and three percent when cutting through traffic• Local streets with no sidewalks had 2.6 times

more pedestrian collisions, and local streets with sidewalks on only one side had 1.2 times more pedestrian collisions than streets with sidewalks on both sides

Traffic:Vehicle speed increases the risk of injury or death if a collision with a pedestrian occurs.

percent when cutting through traffic.

100%Odds of Pedestrian Death*

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Sidewalks are needed on both sides of the street in

urban / suburban areas

There is safety in numbers - a motorist is less likely to collide with a pedestrian or cyclist if there are a high number of people walking and cycling in your community.

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Vehicle Speeds, km/h*From Killing Speed and Saving Lives, UK Dept. of Transportation, London, England, 1994.

Context Sensitive Design

10The Region of Waterloo’s Context Sensitive Regional Transportation Design Guidelines provides direction on how to design and plan Regional streets and roads in a manner that is site specific, while also considering the transportation needs of the Region as a whole. One of the principles of the guidelines is to “enhance, develop, promote and integrate sustainable and active forms of transportation (public transit, cycling and walking) by providing a comfortable built environment.” The document provides a decision making framework to determine the elements that make up the roadway and boulevard

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document provides a decision-making framework to determine the elements that make up the roadway and boulevard.

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Design Ideas for Walking

11Pedestrian Clearway includes:• On both sides of the road where pedestrians are a

priority• Concrete with a broom finish preferred

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Pedestrian Safety Enhancements:Improving pedestrian safety looks at reducing types of crashes or meeting certain objectives. For example, reducing vehicle speeds, improving compliance with laws, encouraging walking, reducing pedestrian exposure, etc. Deciding on the set of treatments that will

• Continuous across driveways• Signs, street furniture and retail “spill-out” should

remain outside the clearway, in the landscape, transition or buffer areas

p p gprovide the greatest benefits requires transportation and land-use planners, engineers, law enforcement officials, and community leaders to engage in problem-solving.

1.8 metre width required for wheelchairs to pass

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Accessible Sidewalks and Street Crossings consider : • Sidewalk running-slope and cross-slope

Examples of Enhancements:

• Landings and ramps at street crossings with proper running-slope and cross-slope

• Detectable warnings where the sidewalk is level with the street (at ramps)

• Audible traffic signals

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Detectable warning at bottom of curb ramp

The location and alignment of curb ramps is important Countdown Signal Curb Extension

Design Ideas for Cycling

12New Ideas for Local Streets: Lower speeds, lower volumes

Bicycle boulevards, also known as local bike streets or bicycle priority streets

12Conventional Bikeways:• Signed bicycle routes• Paved shoulders• Bike lanes

New Ideas for Major Streets: Higher speed, higher volumes

• Boulevard multi-use trails

Separated bike lanes and cycle tracks Photo: Richard Drdul

Marked shared-use lanes (“sharrows”) Lower Speeds

Painted Buffer Mountable Curb Landscaped Buffer

Photo: Victor Gedris

Raised Delineators Two-way on One-way Streets

Sidewalk Level

Photo: Michael Ronkin

Intersection Treatments

way StreetsShort Sections of Narrow Lanes

Beyond Door Zone of Parked Cars

Retrofit Wide Lanes

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Bike Box Bicycle Loop DetectorCyclists’ Push-buttonTwo-stage Left-turn Bike Box

Intersection Markings Crossing AreasBicycle Lay-by at T-intersections

How to get involved!

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We want to hear from you about any changes or improvements you would

13Here are some ways you can participate:Get informed: read the display boards, take a handout, visit our web site

Join the conversation: participate in the workshop, fill out a comment changes or improvements you would like to see that would make it easier for people to walk, cycle or roll (in-

line skate, skateboard, mobility

p p p,form, email us, chat with the project managers (see below)

Stay in touch: join our email list, follow us on Facebook or Twitter

devices) in the Region of Waterloo.

Next StepsThe Walk Cycle Waterloo Region study will take into account the ideas submitted by members of the public in y ppreparing preliminary action plans. Additional ideas will be gathered through focus groups and meetings with stakeholders. We will return in Spring 2012 to present the draft action plans to the public for feedback.

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