.DON MILLS CROSSING TRANSPORTATION STUDY

Don Mills Crossing Transportation Study: Phase 1
4.3 Demographic Characteristics
Exhibit 4-5 summarizes key
demographic and travel pattern
characteristics of Ward 26 where
Vehicle Ownership
core study area is located. Accordi ng
to the Transportation Tomorrow
Survey (TTS), overall nearly one-fif th
households do not own vehicle,
18%
59%
20%
3%
particularly higher in southern
Dwelling Type
Single
neighbourhoods. The lower vehicle
Family Townhouse Apartment
ownership, lower full-time
employment rates among female 20% 4% 76%
residents and higher student
O
population are reflected in 15% low
4.4
vehicle mode share compared to
area visitors to Ward 26. The highe r
Source: Transportation Tomorrow Survey, 2011.
number of short trips are attributable to these demographics characteristics.
4.3.1 Modal Share
Current mode share in the
transportation area of influence is
shown in Exhibit 4-6. Despite
existing auto-oriented transportation
systems, roughly 40~47% percent
of residents and visitors use transit,
walking, cycling and other modes to
move within or outside the area.
Inbound trips in the morning peak
periods and outbound trips in the
evening tend to be by vehicles
compared to sustainable modes of
transportation.
Exhibit 4 - 5 – Demographic and Trip Behaviour
Average for Each Household
Vehicles 1.1
Workers 1.2
Drivers 1.5
Persons 2.7
Trips/day 5.1
Trip Length: Origin (O) to Destination (D) (km)
Drive Alone Car Passenger Local Transit
D O D O D
3.6 6.4
Exhibit 4 - 6 – Existing Inbound Mode Share
Overall mode share does reflect
different socioeconomic and
demographic characteristics among
the neighbourhoods within the
Source: Transportation Tomorrow Survey, 2011 (outbound morning peak).
transportation area of influence.
Within the transportation area of influence, distinct and different travel patterns were observed
amongst each of the five neighbourhoods examined (Exhibit 4-7). For example, Thorncliffe and
Flemingdon show a very high use of sustainable modes while higher vehicle usage is common
in Wynford-Concorde and the residential neighbourhoods to the north of rail corridor. This
distinct travel pattern poses a social equity challenge. Besides core area transportation
improvements in future, it will be important to identify infrastructure and service improvements.
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