City of Greater Sudbury Transportation Study Report

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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Context The City of Greater Sudbury (Greater Sudbury) is conducting a comprehensive review of its existing official plans that were developed for the former municipalities. The intent of this exercise is to produce a new Official Plan for Greater Sudbury under the Planning Act for the newly amalgamated City. As a key component of this review, the City is undertaking a series of Background Studies to set the context for the new Official Plan and identify both the challenges and opportunities that will be translated into Official Plan Policies and Programs. One such background study addresses transportation infrastructure, and is the subject of this report. The last Transportation Study for the former Region of Sudbury was completed in 1992 and focused largely on specific problem areas in the City of Sudbury. While many of the recommendations from the 1992 Transportation Study have been implemented, there still remain a number of improvements, such as the Maley Drive Extension, that need to be confirmed. Furthermore, there have been some changes in the demographic, employment and commercial context as well as travel patterns since the early 1990’s. This necessitates a re-examination and confirmation of the need, justification, and timing for infrastructure improvement recommendations that have not yet been implemented, as well as the development of new recommendations that were not previously identified. 1.2. Study Objectives The purpose of the document is to present background information, policy options and network improvement options to be considered during the process of creating a new Official Plan. It should be noted that this is not a policy document and not all of the options discussed herein may find a place in the new Official Plan. Similarly, new ideas not discussed in this report may emerge during the consultations and deliberations associated with the new Official Plan process. This study has also included the development of a new transportation model that can assist with determining the impact of future changes in the community on the road network. The study followed the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process during the analysis of various transportation options and road network improvement alternatives. CITY OF GREATER SUDBURY OFFICIAL PLAN BACKGROUND REPORT September 2005 Page 1
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Page 5 and 6: FIGURES CONTINUED Figure 8.1.1 Road
Page 7 and 8: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context The City
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Page 13 and 14: 18. Continue to require the prepara
Page 15: Data Collection and Monitoring 43.
Page 19 and 20: Schedule C Projects generally inclu
Page 21 and 22: 1.5. Scope of Work The scope of wor
Page 23 and 24: A second series of public informati
Page 25 and 26: Chapter 11 - IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Wi
Page 27 and 28: The former City of Sudbury makes up
Page 29 and 30: Truck Routes Wahnapitae First Natio
Page 31 and 32: Existing Daily Traffic Volumes (200
Page 33 and 34: 2.3.2. Screenlines The operation of
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Page 37 and 38: Based on findings of the household
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Page 45 and 46: The results to these questions are
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Page 49 and 50: 3. HOUSEHOLD SURVEY 3.1. Methodolog
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5. FUTURE CONDITIONS To generate fu
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Daily Travel Demand City of Greater
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Table 5.5.1 - Screenline Analysis -
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Year 2021 Capacity Deficiencies Cit
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Building Blocks For A Comprehensive
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7. EVALUATION OF ROAD NETWORK IMPRO
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Table 7.3.1 - Example of Comparativ
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The use of Barrydowne Road as an al
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A truck bypass is required for a nu
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The Barrydowne Road extension alter
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Road Improvements Common to All Alt
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8.2. Evaluation of the Road Network
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Table 8.2.1 - Road Network Improvem
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In terms of the economic environmen
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8.3. Potential Road Improvements Be
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9. LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS 9.1. Loc
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4. Kathleen Street Improvements Kat
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for Bancroft Drive, minimal traffic
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Figure 9.1.2 - Montrose Road Extens
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Figure 9.1.4 - Martilla Drive Exten
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Figure 9.1.6 - Barrydowne South Con
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Provide dual northbound left turn l
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10. ROAD DESIGNATIONS 10.1. Existin
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TABLE 10.1.1 - ROAD CLASSIFICATION
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Under future conditions, the sectio
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10.3. Road Access Policies Policies
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Greater Sudbury staff should encour
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Widen MR 80. Provide a continuous l
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11.3. Funding Options Capital outla
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12. RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendations
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a. The Hawthorne Drive Connection b
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25. Continue to improve coverage th
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