County of Simcoe Transportation Master Plan Presentation to Corporate Services Committee

1. County of SimcoeTransportation Master PlanPresentation to Corporate Services Committee

2. WE ARE HERE Transportation Master Plan Document Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Municipal Class EA Process Notice of Study Commencement PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION #1 Agency / Public Consultation PHASE 1 Identify & Describe the Problem PHASE 2 Evaluate Alternative Solutions & Establish the Preferred Solution PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION #2 Agency / Public Consultation NOTIFICATION OF FILING Review Period Schedule ‘A’ and‘B’ Projects Schedule ‘C’ Projects 30 CALENDAR DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD Design & Implement Projects Undertake Class EA Studies to assess Alternative Routes, Designs, identify impacts and develop mitigation measures

3. Transportation Master Plan Consultation Activities • Notice of Study Commencement (Summer 2007) • Public Attitude Survey (September 2007) • One on One Meetings with Local Municipalities to Obtain Input on Key Issues (Fall 2007) Public Information Centres – Phase 1 December 4, 2007 Wasaga Beach December 5, 2007 Bradford December 6, 2007 Casino Rama Public Information Centres – Phase 2 April 24, 2008 Midland April 25, 2008 Midhurst April 29, 2008 Alliston • Technical Advisory Committee • Two Meetings with Technical staff representatives from: • Local municipalities • Ministry of Transportation • Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal • GO Transit • Adjacent Upper Tier Municipalities • Grey County • York Region Municipal Advisory Group Two Meetings with elected Officials from Local municipalities invited to provide input, review study findings, and provide input on recommendations

4. Impact of Future Growth on Simcoe County Transportation Systems • Today - Simcoe area residents (including Barrie & Orillia) make an average of just over 1million trips per day • Approximately 1.4% of daily trips in the Simcoe area are made by transit • By 2031 Daily Trip making by Simcoe area residents is forecast to increase by 39% • Even with a concerted effort to improve public transit, trips by automobile are forecast to increase by 40% by 2031 • Restoring GO Rail Service to Barrie was a good first step, but there is much more to be done

5. Future Transportation Challenges • New GO service has limited ability to address the growth in trips to Peel and Northern York Region • 6500 new daily transit trips to maintain current transit share • Increasing the share to 3% will require close to 23,000 new transit trips per day • Access to transit services was a top priority identified by the public • Even with the planned widening of Hwy 400 to 10 lanes, growth in travel demands will result in congestion during peak conditions, particularly during the summer. • Without key Provincial facility upgrades, traffic congestion will significantly affect goods movement throughout the County • Improvements to County Roads are necessary to serve future growth, maintain efficient transportation connections between communities, and to protect the quality of life enjoyed by Simcoe County residents

6. Development & Evaluation of Transportation Strategies The Master Plan has been developed to try to strike a balance between managing demand and increasing supply of transportation service • Key considerations include: • The demographic profile of the County, • Experience of other rural municipalities, • Comments from the public during PIC 1 / Public Attitude Survey, • Effectiveness in reducing demands / providing choice • Geographic extent of County, and • Degree to which the County can influence outcomes or control implementation Strategy Development The Master Plan presents a series of strategies, policies, and infrastructure recommendations for each of the key travel modes Mode of Travel Walking/Cycling Transit Transportation Demand Management Goods Movement Road Optimization Road Improvements

7. Plan for Walking & Cycling • Key Elements of the Plan • Policies to support walking & cycling in local municipalities • Municipalities to develop Active Transportation Plans • Ensure walking & cycling infrastructure in new development areas • Encourage the development of local connections to existing trails / activity centres • County should take a Leadership Role in development of a county-wide off-road trail network – linking to existing community trails • Permit Active Transportation infrastructure on some County Roads • Plan includes standards for on-road Active Transportation infrastructure • Incorporate Active Transportation infrastructure into County Road improvement projects • Coordinate information and marketing of County / municipal trail system • Coordinate / fund initiatives that link the County Trail System to municipal trails • Ensure county facilitates are pedestrian / bicycle friendly • Incorporate County trail system into Official Plan

8. Plan for Transit • Key Recommendations • Local Transit • Work with local municipalities and fund the capital costs to develop area transit service plans to extend existing local services (Collingwood, Midland, Barrie and Orillia) to adjacent municipalities • Inter-Municipal Transit • Partner with private sector transit providers to provide new / enhanced inter-municipal services to link communities within Simcoe County – Procure this service rather than buy the equipment and pay for ongoing operations costs • Inter-Regional Transit • Work with the province and provide funding to support extension of inter-city rail and bus passenger services into Simcoe County • GO Transit on CPR Rail Line as an alternative to Hwy 427 Extension – to serve Tottenham, Alliston, Angus, Barrie – Collingwood / Craighurst • Bradford By-pass as a multi-modal corridor for Transit, High Occupancy Vehicles, Goods Movement, and Auto use

9. Plan for Transportation Demand Management (TDM) • Key Recommendations • County take a Leadership Role in promoting Transportation Demand Management • Pilot TDM project for County employees • Market benefits to the public and to employers • Provide funding and program support assistance to encourage employer based TDM • Policies in Official Plan • County take the lead in supporting Carpooling Programs • Initiate Ride Matching programs for Simcoe area residents • Provide Carpool Lots on key County Roadways and/or connect to Provincial Highways • County take the lead in supporting Telework • Establishing High Speed (broadband) internet services throughout the County

10. Plan for Goods Movement • Key Recommendations • Land Use Policies • Protect lands for inter-modal hubs around rail / industrial areas (Alliston, Angus, Simcoe Airport, Washago) • Identify key Goods Movement Corridors in Official Plan • County Infrastructure • All County Roads should continue to be utilized as truck routes • Develop a Permissive Truck Route Signing program to identify key goods movement corridors • Strengthen Official Plan Policiesto support / protect rail based goods movement corridors • Inter-Regional Goods Movement Corridors • Work with MTO / MPIR to develop Barrie By-Pass and Bradford By-Pass as new goods movement corridors as an alternative to Highway 400, that protect both local and provincial goods movement interests • Key County Goods Movement Corridors • CR 50, • CR 10, • CR 1 (between CR 50 and CR 10), • CR 7 and the 27 / 28 Sideroad, and • Line 7 and Line 6 (Oro-Medonte), between Highway 11 and Highway 400

11. Plan for Road Network Optimization • Key Recommendations • Road Rationalization / Classification system • Plan Identifies 3 County Roads (+/- 23 km) to Transfer to Municipalities (CR 39, CR 8, CR 49) • Plan Identifies 12 Local Municipal Roads (+/- 170 km) to Transfer to County • Work with local municipalities to negotiate County Road transfers / assumptions • County Road Capacity Optimization • Develop and prioritize a corridor based program of localized improvements based on the CR classification system • Develop a network wide Passing Lane / Truck Climbing lane program focusing on key goods movement corridors and other major traffic generators • Work with MTO and municipalities to develop Emergency Road Closure action plans and assume all diversion routes as County Roads • Access Management Policies • Access policies tied to the CR classification system • Identify key County Roads that should have controlled access designation and develop policies to restrict new entrances on these County Roads • Road Rationalization Criteria • Connects Municipalities/Population Centres • Connects to a upper-tier road/County Road in neighbouring jurisdiction • Connects a provincial highway to a population centre >5 km distance • Average Annual Daily Traffic Volume • Functions as Commercial Goods Movement Corridor • Connects Major Recreational Centre to Provincial Highway • Provides Urban Congestion Relief/By-pass • Designated Emergency Detour Routes

12. Proposed Road Network Improvements Provincial Improvement Needs • Key Recommendations • Work with MTO implement improvements to the Provincial Road Network in Simcoe County Including: • Widening of Highway 400 to 10 Lanes including HOV (Highway 9 to Highway 400/11 Interchange) • Bradford By-Pass (6 Lanes including HOV) • Long Term Collingwood By-Pass (4 lanes) • Long Term Barrie By-Pass (4 Lanes) • New interchange at Hwy 400 / 5th Line and closure of Canal Road interchange • Widening of Highway 11 to 6 Lanes (Barrie to North of Orillia) • Widening of Highway 12 to 4 Lanes • Durham Boundary to Orillia, Through Orillia, and Orillia to Warminster • Widening of Highway 26 to 4 Lanes (Stayner to Highway 26 By-Pass) • Widening of Highway 89 to 4 Lanes (including Cookstown By-Pass)

13. Proposed Road Network Improvements Short Term (within 10 years) • Key Recommendations • Implement Committed Projects • CR 88 Widening (Bradford) • CR 90 Widening CR 10 to Barrie (Essa / Springwater) • CR 50 Truck Climbing Lane Hwy 9 to Hwy 89 (Adjala-Tosorontio) • CR 44 Upgrade – CR 169 to Longford Mills (Ramara) • New Projects (Upgrade to County Road Standards) • Wilson Rd (Springwater) - Barrie to CR 43 • 27/28 Sideroad (Clearview) – Interim Stayner By-Pass • Poplar Sideroad (Collingwood) • 10th Line (Collingwood) • Flos Rd 4 – Bridge Reconstruction (Springwater) • New Projects (Widening) • CR 21 (Innisfil) – CR 27 to 20th SR • CR 27 (Innisfil) – CR 21 to CR 90 • CR 4 (Bradford West Gwillimbury) – Bradford to CR 89 • CR 10 (New Tecumseth) – Hwy 9 to Tottenham • CR 10 (Tottenham By-Pass) • CR 27 (Springwater) – Hwy 26 to CR 22 Interim Collingwood By-Pass Capital Cost = $22 M / Year

14. Proposed Road Network Improvements Medium Term (10 - 20 years) • New Projects (Upgrade to County Road Standards) • Wilson Rd (Springwater) CR 43 to Hwy 26 • 10th Sideroad (Bradford West Gwillimbury / Innisfil) • 5th Sideroad (Bradford West Gwillimbury / New Tecumseth) • Flos Rd 4 / 12 Concession – (Springwater/Clearview) – CR 29 to CR 7 • Division Rd (Severn) – Hwy 12 to Hwy 11 • CR 1 (Adjala-Tosorontio) – CR 50 to CR 10 • Line 7 (Oro-Medonte) – Hwy 11 to CR 22 • New Projects (Widening) • CR 44 (Ramara) – Hwy 12 to Casino • 27/28 SR (Clearview) – CR 10 to Hwy 26 • CR 4 (Innisfil) – CR 89 to Barrie Limit • CR 54 (Innisfil) – CR 21 to Barrie Limit • CR 10 (Tottenham By-Pass) • CR 40 (Springwater) – Dobson to Barrie Limit • Line 5 (Bradford West Gwillimbury) – Hwy 400 to 10th SR • Hwy 400 / 5th Line Interchange (Bradford West Gwillimbury) Capital Cost = $20.4 M / Year

15. Proposed Road Network Improvements Long Term (20+ years) • New Projects (Upgrade to County Road Standards) • Line 5 (Oro-Medonte / Tay ) – Mt St Louis to Hwy 12 • Line 6 (Oro-Medonte) – Mt St Louis to CR 22 • Mt St Louis Rd (Oro-Medonte) –Line 6 to Line 5 • 27/28 Sideroad (Clearview) – Hwy 26 to CR 124 • Alliston By-Pass -Industrial Parkway (New Tecumseth) • Flos Rd 4 – (Springwater) – CR 29 to Hwy 93 • New Projects (Widening) • CR 27(Bradford West Gwillimbury) – Hwy 9 to 6th Line • CR 27 Bond Head By-Pass (Bradford West Gwillimbury) • CR 88 (Bradford West Gwillimbury) – Hwy 400 to Bond Head By-Pass • CR 10 (Clearview) – Hwy 26 to 27/28 SR • CR 10 (Clearview) – CR 90 to CR 9 • CR 10 (New Tecumseth) – CR 14 to Hwy 89 Capital Cost = $26.5 M / Year • Recommended Improvements assume province completes Highway 400 Widening to 10 Lanes and the recommended Barrie By-Pass • If these improvements are not completed in the longer term – additional County Road improvements would be required at an estimated cost to the County of $216 M(or $8.6 M per year over the life of the plan) • The Province must be a partner in planning / funding infrastructure to support designated growth in Simcoe County

16. Implementation Plan Key Recommendations • Incorporate Transportation Master Plan recommendations into Official Plan • Work with Local Municipalities to implement joint initiatives (trails, road transfers, local transit service areas, transportation demand management) • Work with Province to secure commitments for key Provincial infrastructure to support growth • Highway 400 / Hwy 11 Widening • GO Transit Expansion on CPR Line & All Day Service to Barrie on Existing Line • Bradford By-Pass • Barrie By-Pass • Collingwood By-Pass Recommended Mode Share Targets • Update County Development Charges to reflect recommended infrastructure to support growth • Undertake required Environmental Assessment Studies for County Road improvement projects • Undertake Transportation Plan Monitoring Activities and Report to Council on progress every 5 years • Consider need to update plan every 5 years (in conjunction with Official Plan Review)

17. Implementation Plan - Cost Summary • Total Annual Investment to Support Growth (in addition to routine maintenance and rehabilitation needs) • $ 6.9 M operating cost • $16.0 M capital cost • Total $23 M / year

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