City of Greater Sudbury Transportation Study Report

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Some of the key features associated with the conventional transit service include: Service is provided within Greater Sudbury, which covers an area of approximately 3,627 square kilometres, the largest Ontario city by land mass. Over 83% of Greater Sudbury’s population is within 400 metres of a transit route. For urban service, this percentage increases substantially. The service carries about 3.5 million revenue (fare paying) passengers, or 4.2 million total boardings (includes transfers). The ridership has been growing steadily at a rate of 5% annually since 1999. The transit system has about 50 buses that operate on 36 routes with a bus terminal in the downtown area. On weekdays and Saturdays, regular service is available between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and on Sunday between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on limited routes. Late evening service is also available on limited routes between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. 100% of the current bus fleet has accessibility features (21 of the 50 vehicles are fully wheelchair accessible). Fares have been increasing faster than the rate of inflation recently. Discount fares are available to students, seniors, and disabled persons. The transit system recovers over 50% of its operating costs through fare box and other means. The City pays the remaining cost. Transit ridership has been growing steadily from about 3.5 million annually in 1999 to about 4.2 million in 2003. ANNUAL RIDERSHIP 4500000 4000000 3500000 3000000 2500000 2000000 1500000 1000000 500000 0 3935055 4080012 4220359 3495089 3531578 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 CITY OF GREATER SUDBURY OFFICIAL PLAN BACKGROUND REPORT September 2005 Page 21
Based on findings of the household survey, transit accounts for about 4% of the total trips within Greater Sudbury. As would be expected, the transit modal share varies in different areas of Greater Sudbury, by age group, by trip purpose, and by duration. The following figures depict these variations. Transit Modal Share by Area Transit Modal Share by Age Group 10.00% 9.00% 8.00% 7.00% 6.00% 5.00% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00% 1.00% 0.00% 9.00% 4.50% 3.90% Overall Downtown Old Sudbury 12.00% 10.00% 8.00% 6.00% 4.00% 2.00% 0.00% 11.04% 2.59% 1.97% 15-24 24-60 >60 Modal Share by Trip Type 6.00% 5.00% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00% 2.41% 5.05% 3.52% HBW- Home Base Work Trips HBO – Home Base Other Trips NHB – Non-Home Base Trips 1.00% 0.00% HBW HBO NHB Of particular note is the significantly high transit modal share for the downtown, which is twice the average for the study area and the former City of Sudbury. Also, the transit modal share by people aged 15 to 24 is about three and a half times greater than other age groups. Sudbury is home to three post-secondary institutions all centrally located, which is likely, an important factor contributing to this high transit modal share. Furthermore, home-based nonwork trips generally have a higher transit modal share. Comparison of key indicators such as utilization, service area, service level, and financial performance was made with municipalities of similar population size, and are shown in the following figures. Service Area Financial Performance Area (sq.km) 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 102 74 81 88 131.7 76.5 90 3627 256 Revenue/Cost 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 46% 61% 48% 63% 51% 46% 53% 57% 52% 37% Ajax Pickering Barrie Burlington Guelph Kingston Oakville Oshawa St. Catharines Sudbury Thunder Bay Ajax Pickering Barrie Burlington Guelph Kingston Oakville Oshawa St. Catharines Sudbury Thunder Bay CITY OF GREATER SUDBURY OFFICIAL PLAN BACKGROUND REPORT September 2005 Page 22
Page 1 and 2: City of Greater Sudbury Transportat
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUED 4. TRAF
Page 5 and 6: FIGURES CONTINUED Figure 8.1.1 Road
Page 7 and 8: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context The City
Page 9 and 10: A second series of public informati
Page 11 and 12: l. Construction of one additional w
Page 13 and 14: 18. Continue to require the prepara
Page 15 and 16: Data Collection and Monitoring 43.
Page 17 and 18: Levack Onaping Dowling Worthington
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
Page 35: Ramsey Lake Road in the westbound d
Page 39 and 40: Conventional Transit Routes Capreol
Page 41 and 42: To address these issues, Greater Su
Page 43 and 44: The following list of accessibility
Page 45 and 46: The results to these questions are
Page 47 and 48: 2.9.2. Chamber of Commerce The Grea
Page 49 and 50: 3. HOUSEHOLD SURVEY 3.1. Methodolog
Page 51 and 52: A comparison of trip purpose betwee
Page 53 and 54: 4. TRAFFIC FORECASTING MODEL 4.1. M
Page 55 and 56: Figure 4.2.1 - Traffic Zone System
Page 57 and 58: Table 4.3.1 - Assumed Auto Capaciti
Page 59 and 60: Figure 4.4.1 - P.M. Peak Period Hom
Page 61 and 62: Rio Can Centre Super Mall New Sudbu
Page 63 and 64: The goodness of fit for these FIGUR
Page 65 and 66: Table 4.6.1 - Model Validation Scre
Page 67 and 68: 5. FUTURE CONDITIONS To generate fu
Page 69 and 70: Daily Travel Demand City of Greater
Page 71 and 72: Table 5.5.1 - Screenline Analysis -
Page 73 and 74: Year 2021 Capacity Deficiencies Cit
Page 75 and 76: Building Blocks For A Comprehensive
Page 77 and 78: 7. EVALUATION OF ROAD NETWORK IMPRO
Page 79 and 80: Table 7.3.1 - Example of Comparativ
Page 81 and 82: The use of Barrydowne Road as an al
Page 83 and 84: A truck bypass is required for a nu
Page 85 and 86: 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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