City of Greater Sudbury Transportation Study Report

2.3. Existing Traffic
On a daily basis, almost 70% of the trips made in Greater Sudbury are by automobile.
According to data provided by Greater Sudbury, there has been minimal change in the daily
traffic volumes between 1999 and 2002. According to 2001 data, the major roads within
Greater Sudbury carry a range of daily traffic volumes from a high of 45,000 AADT on the
Kingsway (at Bancroft Drive) to a low of 3550 AADT on Highway 144 north of Onaping Falls.
The daily traffic volumes on the major roads within Greater Sudbury are illustrated on
Figure 2.3.1.
2.3.1. Major Travel Flows
On a daily basis, approximately 330,000 person trips are made within Greater Sudbury by all
modes of travel including automobile, transit, school bus, bicycling and walking.
The existing daily travel demand (daily trips) within the study area, extracted from the
household survey, is summarized in Table 2.3.1.
Table 2.3.1 Existing Daily Travel Demand
Destination
Origin
City of
Sudbury
Nickel
Centre
Capreol
Valley
East
Rayside-
Balfour
Onaping
Falls
Walden External
Total
City Sudbury 172440 13860 3060 17220 8390 3620 8050 230 226860
Nickel Centre 13730 4030 110 1050 830 360 1020 70 21220
Capreol 2540 110 650 610 90 70 40 0 4110
Valley East 17960 1020 930 9330 1980 300 560 60 32140
Rayside- Balfour 9450 790 260 910 10100 1150 420 0 23070
Onaping Falls 2980 370 120 270 1270 2510 210 50 7780
Walden 8630 1260 200 720 400 230 4640 30 16110
External 150 20 0 40 0 30 50 N/A 290
Total 227880 21470 5330 30140 23060 8270 15000 440 331600
Existing daily travel demand between the City of Sudbury and the surrounding communities
are illustrated on Figure 2.3.2.
CITY OF GREATER SUDBURY
OFFICIAL PLAN BACKGROUND REPORT
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