Canadian Urban Transit Association, Quebec City
Ashley Curtis, Associate
Steer Davies Gleave
Monday November 12 th 2012
Steer Davies Gleave
1500 – 330 Bay Street
Toronto, M5H 2S8
+1 647 260 4861 www.steerdaviesgleave.com
CUTA, Quebec City 2012

CUTA, Quebec City 2012
Canadian Urban Transit Association
Quebec City
November 12, 2012

Presentation Scope
1) Background
2) Urban Style LRT
3) Project
Development
4) Key Challenges
5) Transferable
Lessons / checklist
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PART 1 – BACKGROUND
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Background
Ι Places to Grow - GTHA forecast to grow by
1.7m people and 700,000 jobs by 2031
Ι Significant growth expected in Hurontario-
Main corridor – 100,000 residents, 50,000 jobs
Ι Regional Transport Plan (2008) – The Big
Move - Hurontario Main corridor identified for Rapid Transit
Ι Hurontario - Main corridor identified as top
15 priority project
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Regional Context
Metrolinx “Big Move” Transportation Plan
N
Brampton
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Mississauga
Toronto

Background - Corridor Master Plan
Ι Master Plan – integrated approach to transit, land use and enhanced urban design
Ι Vision: to create “a beautiful street”
Ι Extensive public engagement including 3 PIC’s – 2008, 2009,
2010
Ι Assessed alternatives:
■ LRT preferred technical solution
■ LRT most popular public option
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The Master Plan Vision
Ι Easy, reliable, frequent, comfortable and convenient light rail transit service is provided throughout the Corridor, with effective connections to other links in the inter-regional transit network
Ι Hurontario/Main Street is a beautiful street , with attractive
“places” along the Corridor featuring expanded mobility, vibrant economic activity , and liveable, connected , mixed-use neighbourhoods, integrated with the transportation infrastructure
Ι The Regional Urban System and the planned urban structure of each city are recognized and reinforced, and accordingly, mixed use, compact, intensified Transit Oriented Development is present along the Corridor….
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The Project
Ι 23 km
Ι Lake Ontario to Downtown
Brampton
Ι 28 stops
Ι Major movement corridor – north south and east west
Ι Connects with 3 regional rail lines
Ι Sub regional shopping mall in Downtown Mississauga
(21m visitors/year)
Ι Urban style LRT
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Urban Style LRT - Modern LRT Vehicle
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Montpellier

An Integrated Transit Solution, Montpellier
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Montpellier

LRT Priority- Re-allocating Road Space
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Paris
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LRT Priority- Re-allocating Road Space
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Lyon
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Simple Stops, Easy to Integrate
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Montpellier

Low Floor Level Boarding- Access for All
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Integrated LRT and Transit
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San Diego

LRT and Vibrant Street Space
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Portland

A Complete Street Design Approach
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Paris

New LRT and New TOD Development
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Dublin

LRT Branding - Part of City’s Image
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Montpellier

“Postcard Test”
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Associates
Watson & Associates
AIR Inc.

Project Outputs
Ι Complete Preliminary Design of Hurontario-Main LRT
Ι Complete the Transit Project
Assessment Process
Ι Project Business Case
Ι Provide a complete package to enable move to implementation phase
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Seven Major Elements
Ι Review & Requirements
Ι Concepts & Standards
Ι Conceptual Design
Ι Business Case
Ι Preliminary Engineering
Ι Environmental Pre-
Planning
Ι TPAP
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The Ten Point Plan
Ten Point Plan
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Work Stages
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Design Freeze Process
Ι Design Freeze 0
■ Consultant review and commentary on the challenges and opportunities, and unaddressed issues from the Master Plan document
Ι Design Freeze 1
■ Establish alternatives – Applying design standards and design criteria to the LRT alignment and systems and develop alternatives to resolve key issues identified in DF0
Ι Design Freeze 2
■ Provide the preferred design concept
Ι Design Freeze 3
■ Prepare the preferred alignment design to 30%
Ι Design Freeze 4
■ Finalize preliminary design by incorporating TPAP commentary
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3D Approach
Defining
Vision & Project
Objectives
Think Network-
Operating Plan
LRT System/Urban
Design Guidelines
LRT System &
Alignment Design
Developing
Traffic & Roadway
Design
Wider Public Realm
Land Use & TOD
Delivering
Environmental
Project Report
&TPAP
Business Case, AFP
& Implementation
Plan
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LRT- Outline Design Criteria
Ι LRT vehicles- either 30m or 40m long coupled as x2 (or x3) units
Ι Segregated (separate) LRT track/right of way
Ι Signal priority for LRT
Ι At-grade, low floor/level boarding, Urban Style LRT
Ι LRT stops- width 3m (side), 5m (island)
Ι LRT stops- up to 90m length and
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LRT – up to 90m length- Dresden
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Overview of Program
Now
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3) KEY CHALLENGES
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Project Development - Key Challenges
Ι Moving from Master Plan concept to deliverable Project – an Integrated
Transit Solution
Ι Interface with other Projects and
Initiatives
Ι Public Realm Scope – delivering a
Complete Street
Plus:
Ι Finding the Funding- the Business
Case - costs, benefits, ridership
Ι Project Delivery – environmental approvals, phasing and procurement
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Developing the Detail - Multi-disciplinary challenge
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Developing the Detail - Multi-Agency challenge
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Interfaces - Mississauga Downtown 21 Plan
Ι Developing an Urban Core
Ι Adding an Office Quarter
Ι Additional Educational Uses
Ι Additional Residential Uses
Ι A new Main Street
Ι A finer grain Street Grid
Ι Walking, Cycling, Transit priority
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Creating a 21 st Century City
Ι Downtown 21 Plan
Ι LRT alignment & stops
Ι LRT segregation
Ι LRT operations
Ι Other transit operations
Ι Land Use Plans
Ι Floorspace & trip generation
Ι Pedestrians & cyclists
Ι Traffic volumes
Ι Parking Plan
Ι Servicing & Deliveries
Ι Public Realm designs
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Downtown Mississauga
Ι Downtown Mississauga
Movement Plan
Ι DT21 Vision & Objectives
Ι A Multi-modal Approach
Ι Integrated Transit Solutions
Ι Linking land uses and Transit
Ι Infrastructure design
Ι Land uses & and trip generation
Ι Micro-simulation to aid design
Ι Providing a context for LRT..
Ι ..and BRT and local transit
Ι Phasing of construction
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LRT as a focus for downtown activity, Strasbourg
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Planning for Complete Streets
Vehicle-oriented (existing) Multi-modal (future)
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Designing a Complete Street: Our Approach
Ι Set Urban Style LRT System Design Criteria
Ι Merge with wider Urban Design criteria
Ι Produce System Design Guidelines
Ι Develop Design Work Book process
Ι Design, consult, design !
Ι And don’t forget the funding
Ι ..how to evaluate and justify a “Beautiful Street “ ?
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Creating Complete Streets
• Complete Street Design
• Junction layouts
• Pedestrian sidewalks
• Cycle facilities/Network
• Trees/landscaping
• Lighting
• Way-finding
• Public Art
• “Day of Opening” Design
• Ultimate Corridor Layout
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Developing a Complete Street- Existing Condition
•
Traffic-dominated, low density development
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Developing a Complete Street –Introducing LRT
•
Re-allocated road space for segregated LRT
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Developing a Complete Street –The full package
•
Segregated LRT, higher people-capacity corridor
•
Wider footways, cycle facilities, landscaping/trees, mixed TOD
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Developing a Design Work Book
Ι Applying the Design Criteria
Ι Plans show:
■ Twin track layout
■ Stops, including end ramps
■ Pedestrian connections
■ Junction re-designs
■ Curb realignments
Ι Identifying alternatives
Ι Developed in stages…..
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DW 1.0
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DW 1.1
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DW 1.3
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Sketch Illustration Gutter running LRT with centre traffic lanes
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Sketch Illustration Transit Mall
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4) Lessons Learnt………so far
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Hurontario Main LRT: Complete Street Conclusions
Ι Build from the Regional Land Use Plan and Transit Plan
Ι Clear Vision and Objectives are critical
Ι Integrated Transit Network development is multi-faceted and complex - Rethink the Transportation Hierarchy
Ι Get the right Team – internal & external - Success comes through partnership between Municipality and Consultant
Team
Ι Think Multi-Disciplinary & Multi-Agency
Ι Consult early, consult often
Ι Focus on delivery:
Ι Making the Case
Ι Finding the Funding
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For more Information:
Ashley Curtis, Associate
Steer Davies Gleave
1500-330 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Tel: 1-647-280-4861 ashley.curtis@sdgworld.net
www. steerdaviesgleave.com/na
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