Appendix J – Traffic Impact Assessment

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SCARBOROUGH WATERFRONT PROJECT – Toronto and Region Conservation

PROJECT NO. 161-14482

SCARBOROUGH
WATERFRONT PROJECT
ROAD TRAFFIC IMPACT
STUDY ASSESSMENT
FINAL REPORT

JULY 2017
SCARBOROUGH WATERFRONT
PROJECT, ROAD TRAFFIC
IMPACT STUDY ASSESSMENT

FINAL
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority - TRCA

Project no: 161-14482
Date: July 2017

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WSP Canada Inc.
100 Commerce Valley Drive West
Thornhill, ON L3T 0A1

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www.wspgroup.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1
2 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION CONTEXT ................................... 4

2.1 ROADWAY NETWORK ........................................................................................ 4

2.2 SITE ACCESS ....................................................................................................... 8

2.3 REVIEW OF EXISTING APPLICABLE BY-LAWS AND REGULATIONS......... 11

2.4 EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUMES ......................................................................... 12

2.5 EXISTING (2016) TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ............................................................. 18

2.5.1 SUMMER SEASON (OFF SCHOOL PERIOD) CONDITIONS ........................... 18

2.5.2 FALL/WINTER SEASON (SCHOOL PERIOD) CONDITIONS ............................ 20

2.6 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................. 24

2.7 TRANSIT OPERATIONS AND RIDERSHIP ....................................................... 27

2.8 EXISTING ROAD CONDITION ........................................................................... 32

2.8.1 PAVEMENT CONDITION SURVEY .................................................................... 32
3 CONSTRUCTION TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS ............... 38

3.1 CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE .............................................................................. 38

3.2 CONSTRUCTION TRUCK IMPACT CRITERIA ................................................. 38

3.3 LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS ....................................................................... 39

3.3.1 TRUCK VOLUME DATA ANALYSIS AND DISTRIBUTION ASSUMPTIONS .... 39

3.4 OTHER CRITERIA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS ................................................ 46

3.5 CONSTRUCTION TRUCK DISTRIBUTION AND VOLUMES – SELECTED

ROUTES .............................................................................................................. 49

3.6 TOTAL TRAFFIC VOLUMES – SELECTED ROUTES ...................................... 49

3.7 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS – SELECTED ROUTE ..................................................... 58

3.7.1 SUMMER SEASON (OFF SCHOOL PERIOD) CONDITIONS ........................... 58

3.7.2 FALL/WINTER SEASON (SCHOOL PERIOD) CONDITIONS ............................ 60
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3.8 MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................................................. 63
4 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ............................................... 65
APPENDICES .............................................................................................. 66

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T A B L E S

TABLE 2-1 – INTERSECTION TURNING MOVEMENT COUNT SOURCES ........................ 13
TABLE 2-2 – EXISTING (2016) SUMMER SEASON (OFF SCHOOL PERIOD) TRAFFIC

CONDITIONS – SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS ................................ 18
TABLE 2-3 – EXISTING (2016) SUMMER SEASON (OFF SCHOOL PERIOD) QUEUE

ANALYSIS ............................................................................................. 20
TABLE 2-4 – EXISTING (2016) FALL/WINTER SEASON (SCHOOL PERIOD) TRAFFIC

CONDITIONS – SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS ................................ 21
TABLE 2-5 – EXISTING (2016) FALL/WINTER SEASON (SCHOOL PERIOD) QUEUE

ANALYSIS ............................................................................................. 23

TABLE 3-1 – MAXIMUM AND TYPICAL DAILY TRUCK VOLUMES ..................................... 39

TABLE 3-2 – MORNINGSIDE ROUTE – ALL INBOUND ....................................................... 42

TABLE 3-3 – GALLOWAY ROUTE – ALL INBOUND ............................................................. 43

TABLE 3-4 – GUILDWOOD ROUTE – ALL INBOUND .......................................................... 44

TABLE 3-5 – ROUTE DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................. 47
TABLE 3-6 – CONSTRUCTION SUMMER SEASON (OFF SCHOOL PERIOD) TRAFFIC

CONDITIONS – SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS ................................ 58
TABLE 3-7 – CONSTRUCTION SUMMER SEASON (OFF SCHOOL PERIOD) TRAFFIC

CONDITIONS – QUEUES .................................................................... 60
TABLE 3-8 – CONSTRUCTION FALL/WINTER SEASON (SCHOOL PERIOD) TRAFFIC

CONDITIONS – SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS ................................ 61
TABLE 3-9 – CONSTRUCTION FALL/WINTER SEASON (OFF SCHOOL PERIOD)

TRAFFIC CONDITIONS – QUEUES .................................................... 63
F I G U R E S

FIGURE 1-1 – SITE LOCATIONS ............................................................................................. 3

FIGURE 2-1 – EXISTING LANE CONFIGURATION ................................................................ 6

FIGURE 2-2 – WEST ACCESS – BLUFFERS PARK .............................................................. 9

FIGURE 2-3 – EAST ACCESS – GUILDWOOD VILLAGE .................................................... 10
FIGURE 2-4 – EXISTING (2016) TRAFFIC VOLUMES, WEEKDAY AM PEAK HOUR –

MAY-SEPTEMBER ............................................................................... 14
FIGURE 2-5 – EXISTING (2016) TRAFFIC VOLUMES, WEEKDAY PM PEAK HOUR –

MAY-SEPTEMBER ............................................................................... 15
FIGURE 2-6 – EXISTING (2016) TRAFFIC VOLUMES, WEEKDAY AM PEAK HOUR –

OCTOBER-APRIL ................................................................................. 16
FIGURE 2-7 – EXISTING (2016) TRAFFIC VOLUMES, WEEKDAY PM PEAK HOUR –

OCTOBER-APRIL ................................................................................. 17
FIGURE 2-8 – BRIMLEY ROAD AND BLUFFERS PARK AREA – EXISTING ACTIVE

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES ......................................................... 24

FIGURE 2-9 – GUILDWOOD AREA – EXISTING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK26

FIGURE 2-10 –TORONTO CYCLING NETWORK PLAN - PROJECTS ................................ 27
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FIGURE 2-11 – TRANSIT ROUTES ....................................................................................... 29

FIGURE 2-12 – BLUFFERS PARK ACCESS – ACTIVE NETWORK .................................... 30

FIGURE 2-13 – GUILDWOOD VILLAGE ACCESS – ACTIVE NETWORK ........................... 31

FIGURE 3-1 –SELECTED TRUCK DISTRIBUTION – SUMMER SEASON .......................... 50
FIGURE 3-2 – CONSTRUCTION TRUCK VOLUMES, WEEKDAY AM AND PM PEAK

HOUR – MAY-SEPTEMBER ................................................................ 51

FIGURE 3-3 – SELECTED TRUCK DISTRIBUTION – FALL/WINTER SEASON ................. 52
FIGURE 3-4 – CONSTRUCTION TRUCK VOLUMES, WEEKDAY AM AND PM PEAK

HOUR – OCTOBER-APRIL .................................................................. 53
FIGURE 3-5 – CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC VOLUMES, WEEKDAY AM PEAK HOUR –

MAY-SEPTEMBER ............................................................................... 54
FIGURE 3-6 – CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC VOLUMES, WEEKDAY PM PEAK HOUR –

MAY-SEPTEMBER ............................................................................... 55
FIGURE 3-7 – CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC VOLUMES, WEEKDAY AM AND PM PEAK

HOUR – OCTOBER-APRIL .................................................................. 56
FIGURE 3-8 – CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC VOLUMES, WEEKDAY PM AND PM PEAK

HOUR – OCTOBER-APRIL .................................................................. 57

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A P P E N D I C E S
APPENDIX A – Study Intersection Turning Movement Count Sheets, and Signal Timing Plans
APPENDIX B – Level of Service (LOS) Definitions for Signalized and Unsignalized Intersections
APPENDIX C – HCM Intersection Capacity Analysis and Queue Report Sheets

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