William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study. Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp.

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1 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 1465 Pickering Parkway Suite 2 Pickering ON L1V 7G7 CANADA June

2 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. i William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited Report Prepared By: Report Reviewed By: Benedict Wong, EIT Transportation Planner BW:cv David Angelakis, C.E.T. Senior Project Manager Transportation R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

3 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. ii William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Executive Summary Trillium Housing and VanMar Constructors are co-developers of a new residential community in Pickering located in the developing Duffin Heights neighbourhood. The new community is planned to complement adjacent residential uses and natural areas through low-rise medium-density development. In order to facilitate this development, the development corporation, Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corporation, is requesting an Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment from the City of Pickering (the City). R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited (Burnside) was retained by Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. (the Client) to undertake a Transportation Study for the proposed development to be located at the intersection of William Jackson Drive and Earl Grey Avenue. The development will consist of 264 units in thirteen 3-storey stacked back-to-back townhouse blocks planned around a publicly-accessible private street and pedestrian walkways. In order to promote walkability and reduce impacts on the natural environment, the majority of parking is located underground (45 spaces) with an additional 16 surface parking spaces located above ground. A central driveway provides access to the underground parking garage at the centre of the site and provides fire department access to all units. The development proposes approximately.17 hectares of parks and open space consisting of two outdoor amenity areas located centrally and along the eastern edge of the site and an approximately 9 square metre park to be dedicated to the City at the southern reaches of the site. Additional outdoor amenity space is provided to residents through front yards and rooftop areas. Access is proposed along William Jackson Drive via a driveway across from Rex Heath Drive and a second driveway on the south side of the site. Existing and Future Road Network Operations Under existing, background and total conditions, during the morning and afternoon peak hours, all study intersections are operating and will continue to operate with excess capacity and a level of service D or better. Delivery / Refuse Pickup Vehicle Access An AutoTurn analysis confirms that refuse/delivery trucks can access the proposed loading area via the proposed driveways. TDM The site is well designed to provide access by pedestrians and cyclists to area sidewalks, bike routes and transit, thus encouraging choices in modes of travel. Bike R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

4 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. iii William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 spaces will be provided for visitors and residents based on City requirements. Durham Region Transit (DRT) operates two bus routes that are accessible within a 4-minute walk of the site. DRT is also planning for future bus rapid transit along Brock Road. In addition, Metrolinx is planning a GO station along a new Havelock Line at Brock Road that would be an approximate 7-minute walk from the site. There is also an existing multi-use path on the east side of William Jackson along the frontage of the site. Parking/Loading Review The proposed supply of vehicular parking, bicycle parking and loading space will comply with City requirements and meet future demand. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

5 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. iv William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Table of Contents 1. Introduction Scope of Work Intersection Analysis Methodology Existing Conditions Site Context Existing Road Network Transit Services Existing Traffic Volumes Future Background Conditions Background Traffic Growth Background Developments Future Background Traffic Volumes Proposed Development Trip Generation Trip Distribution and Assignment Total Traffic Conditions Total Traffic Volumes Traffic Operations Analysis Existing Traffic Operations Future Traffic Operations Queuing Review Delivery / Refuse Vehicle Access Review Transportation Demand Management Pedestrian Accommodation Cyclist Accommodation Transit Parking and Loading Spaces Vehicle Parking Requirements Residents Visitors Accessible Bicycle Parking Requirements Loading/Refuse Space Requirements Conclusions R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

6 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. v William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Tables Table 1: Site Trips Table 2: Trip Distribution Table 3: Existing Brock Rd. & Zents Dr. / Rex Heath Dr. Intersection Operations Table 4: Existing William Jackson Dr. & Rex Heath Dr. Intersection Operations Table 5: Existing and Future Brock Road & Zents Drive / Rex Heath Drive Intersection Operations Table 6: Existing and Future Unsignalized Intersection Operations Figures Figure 1: Site Location... 1 Figure 2: Existing Road Network... 5 Figure 3: Durham Region Transit Routes... 6 Figure 4: Existing Traffic Volumes... 7 Figure 5: 224 Background Traffic Volumes... 9 Figure 6: Proposed Site Plan... 1 Figure 7: Site Traffic Volumes Figure 8: 224 Total Traffic Volumes Appendices Appendix A Existing Traffic Counts and Signal Timing Plan Appendix B Background Development Site Traffic Volumes Appendix C Existing Traffic Operations Appendix D 224 Background Traffic Operations Appendix E 224 Total Traffic Operations Appendix F Queue Analysis Appendix G Autoturn Analysis Appendix H Zoning By-Law Excerpts Appendix I Traffic & Parking By-Law Excerpts R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

7 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. vi William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Disclaimer Other than by the addressee, copying or distribution of this document, in whole or in part, is not permitted without the express written consent of R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited. In the preparation of the various instruments of service contained herein, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited was required to use and rely upon various sources of information (including but not limited to: reports, data, drawings, observations) produced by parties other than R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited. For its part R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited has proceeded based on the belief that the third party/parties in question produced this documentation using accepted industry standards and best practices and that all information was therefore accurate, correct and free of errors at the time of consultation. As such, the comments, recommendations and materials presented in this instrument of service reflect our best judgment in light of the information available at the time of preparation. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited, its employees, affiliates and subcontractors accept no liability for inaccuracies or errors in the instruments of service provided to the client, arising from deficiencies in the aforementioned third-party materials and documents. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited makes no warranties, either express or implied, of merchantability and fitness of the documents and other instruments of service for any purpose other than that specified by the contract. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

8 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 1 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June Introduction R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited (Burnside) was retained by Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. (the Client) to undertake a Transportation Study for a proposed stacked townhouse development located in the southeast quadrant of William Jackson Drive and Earl Grey Avenue in the City of Pickering (City). Currently, the subject site is vacant. Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment Applications are required and this report forms part of those applications. The location of the proposed development is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Site Location Based upon the concept plan by Kirkor Architects and Planners, dated June 4, 218, the proposed development will consist of 264 stacked townhomes. Access is proposed via two full movement driveways on William Jackson Drive. The north proposed driveway will be aligned with Rex Heath Drive. Parking for the proposed development will be provided by an underground parking garage with 45 parking spaces and a surface lot R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

9 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 2 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 with 16 spaces. A total of 421 parking spaces will be supplied with 66 spaces for visitors and 355 spaces for residents. 2. Scope of Work The study scope of work summarized below was discussed and confirmed with Region of Durham (the Region) and City of Pickering (City) staff prior to conducting the study. Analysis Scenarios Existing traffic conditions 224 background traffic conditions 224 total traffic conditions (224 background traffic plus site traffic) Analysis Time Periods Weekday AM peak hour (7: 9: AM) Weekday PM peak hour (4: 6: PM) Analysis Intersections Brock Road / Zents Drive / Rex Heath Drive William Jackson Drive / Rex Heath Drive / Proposed North Driveway William Jackson Drive / Proposed South Driveway Parking Review Compliance with the City Zoning By-law for vehicular, accessible and bicycle parking requirements Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Provide recommendations on feasible TDM strategies to discourage single-occupancy vehicles 2.1 Intersection Analysis Methodology Intersection operations were assessed for intersections in the study area using the software program Synchro 9, which employs methodology from the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM2 and HCM 21), published by the Transportation Research Board National Research Council. Synchro 9 can analyze both signalized and unsignalized intersections in a road corridor or network taking into account the spacing, interaction, queues and operations between intersections. The analysis has utilized the HCM2 methodology. The signalized intersection analysis considers two separate measures of performance: The capacity of all intersection movements, which is based on a volume to capacity ratio that measure of the degree of capacity utilized. The level of service (LOS) for all intersection movements, which is based on the average control delay per vehicle for the various movements through the intersection and overall. Delay is an indicator of how long a vehicle must wait to complete a R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

10 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 3 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 movement and is represented by a letter between A and F, with F being the longest delay. The link between LOS and delay (in seconds) for signalized intersections is summarized below. Level of Service Control Delay per Vehicle(s) A 1 B > 1 2 C > 2 35 D > E > 55 8 F > 8 The two-way unsignalized intersection analysis considers two separate measures of performance: The capacity of the intersection s critical movements, which is based on a volume to capacity ratio. The level of service for the critical movements, which is based on the average control delay per vehicle for the various critical movements within the intersection. The link between LOS and delay (in seconds) for unsignalized intersections is summarized below. 3. Existing Conditions 3.1 Site Context Level of Service Control Delay per Vehicle(s) A 1 B > 1 15 C > D > E > 35 5 F > 5 Currently, the subject site is vacant. To the north of the site is low to medium density residential homes, to the east is the Pickering Golf Club and to the south is a neighbourhood park. To the west of the site are proposed residentials developments currently under construction (see Section 4.2 for more details). The site is within the Duffin Heights Neighbourhood. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

11 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 4 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June Existing Road Network The existing road network is described below and illustrated in Figure 2, including existing traffic control. Brock Road (Region Road #1) Brock Road is a north-south Type A arterial road under the jurisdiction of the Region. The roadway consists of a 4-lane urban cross section and has a posted speed limit of 7 km/h. Multi-use paths are provided on both sides of the road. William Jackson Drive William Jackson Drive is a north-south collector road within the study area. North and south of the study area, the roadway transitions into an east-west collector road. The road is under the jurisdiction of the City. The roadway has a 2-lane urban cross section and a posted speed limit of 4 km/h. A multi-use path is provided on the east side of the road with a sidewalk on the west side of the road. Zents Drive / Rex Heath Drive Zents Drive / Rex Heath Drive is an east-west collector road under the jurisdiction of the City. West of Brock Road, the roadway is called Zents Drive and continues east of Brock Road as Rex Heath Drive. The roadway consists of a 2-lane urban cross section and has a posted speed limit of 4 km/h. On Zents Drive, a sidewalk is provided on the south side of the road and a multi-use path is provided on the north side. On Rex Heath Drive, sidewalks are on the south side of the road. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

12 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 5 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Figure 2: Existing Road Network 3.3 Transit Services Durham Region Transit (DRT) operates two bus routes within the vicinity of the area. Bus route #112 (Brock Road) operates 7 days a week from Pickering GO Station to Zents Drive / Rex Heath Drive / William Jackson. During the weekday morning and afternoon peak period, the bus provides 13 to 15-minute frequency service. The closest bus stop is located on the south side of Zents Drive, west of Brock Road, which is approximately 35 meters away (a 4-minute walk) from the site. Bus route #63 (Pickering to Uxbridge) operates Monday to Friday from Pickering GO Station to Uxbridge. These bus routes are shown in Figure 3. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

13 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 6 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Figure 3: Durham Region Transit Routes DRT is planning for future bus rapid transit along Brock Road and Metrolinx is planning a GO station along a new Havelock Line at Brock Road that would be an approximate 7- minute walk from the site. 3.4 Existing Traffic Volumes Turning movement traffic counts were conducted by Accu-Traffic Inc. at study intersections, on behalf of Burnside, for the weekday morning (7: - 9: AM) and afternoon (4: - 6: PM) peak periods on Tuesday, May 1, 218. The weekday AM and PM peak hours were selected as these are the typical peak traffic periods for a residential development. Traffic operations were observed during both peak periods to note any problems or potential concerns, however no notable occurrences were observed. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

14 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 7 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 The existing traffic volumes are illustrated in Figure 4 and the traffic counts are provided in Appendix A. Figure 4: Existing Traffic Volumes 4. Future Background Conditions Future background traffic consists of existing traffic, background traffic growth and traffic from other developments. Background traffic growth and traffic from other developments are discussed below. The horizon year of 224 was selected for future projections. 4.1 Background Traffic Growth As recommended by Region staff, a growth rate of 2% compounded annually for all north-south through movements was applied on Brock Road. No growth was applied to any other movements as growth in the area is being driven primarily by other local development as noted below. 4.2 Background Developments Following consultation with City staff, five background developments were identified to be within the vicinity of the site and are anticipated to be built within the study horizon years as follows: R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

15 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 8 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Averton Located west of the subject site on William Jackson Drive. 176 condo-apartments and 235 townhouses. Total of 27 trips during the AM peak hour and 335 trips during the PM peak hour. The peak hour trips were based on the Duffin Heights Residential Subdivision Traffic Impact Study, by BA Group, dated June 213. Avonmore Ventures Located northwest of the subject site on William Jackson Drive. 178 townhouses. Total of 82 trips during the AM peak hour and 99 trips during the PM peak hour. The peak hour trips were based on the William Jackson Drive Traffic Impact Study, by TMIG, dated November 217. Brock Dersan Located southwest of Brock Road / Dersan Street. 176 condo-apartments and 235 townhouses. Total of 181 trips during the AM peak hour and 214 trips during the PM peak hour. The peak hour trips were based on the Brock Road and Dersan Street Residential Development Traffic Impact Study, by GHD, dated November 217. Madison Brock Located southwest of Brock Road / Dersan Street. 194 townhouses. Total of 6 trips during the AM peak hour and 7 trips during the PM peak hour. The peak hour trips were based on the Madison Brock Traffic Impact Study, by DevTrans Engineering Inc, dated June 217. Stonepay Lands Located southwest of Brock Road / Dersan Street. 759 townhouses. Total of 175 trips during the AM peak hour and 213 trips during the PM peak hour. The peak hour trips were based on the Stonepay Lands Duffin Heights Traffic Impact Study, by Candevcon Limited, dated March 217 The related background development site traffic figures are provided in Appendix B. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

16 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 9 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June Future Background Traffic Volumes Background traffic volumes consist of the application of the growth per annum (up to the horizon year 224) to existing volumes as shown in Figure 4, along with the traffic from background developments. The resulting traffic volumes are illustrated in Figure 5. Figure 5: 224 Background Traffic Volumes 5. Proposed Development The proposed development will consist of 264 stacked townhomes. Site access is proposed along William Jackson Drive via a driveway across from Rex Heath Drive and a driveway on the south side of the site. Sixteen parking spaces will be provided on the surface and 45 parking spaces will be provided in an underground parking garage for a total of 421 parking spaces. There will be 355 parking spaces for residents and 66 parking spaces will be for visitors. The proposed site plan is shown in Figure 6. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

17 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 1 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Figure 6: Proposed Site Plan R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

18 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 11 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June Trip Generation Trip generation for the proposed development was based upon information contained in the Trip Generation Manual, 9 th Edition, published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. The Land Use Code (LUC) for Residential Condominium / Townhouses (23) was used in the generation of new trips, which are summarized in Table 1. A modal split of 1% was applied to account for active transportation and transit use as recommended by the Region. Table 1: Site Trips Weekday AM Trips Peak Hour Weekday PM Peak Hour In Out Total In Out Total Trip Rates Site Trips % Modal Split Total Trips The site was previously approved to be occupied by an elementary school. A typical elementary school has 6 students. Based on ITE LUC 52, a school would have generated 27 trips in the weekday AM peak hour and 9 trips in the PM peak hour. The current proposal is 169 trips less in the AM and only 3 trips more in the PM peak hours. 5.2 Trip Distribution and Assignment Trip distribution and assignment of site trips were based on existing travel patterns, the available road network and a review of the 216 Transportation Tomorrow Survey for the area. The estimated distribution of site trips is summarized in Table 2. Table 2: Trip Distribution To/From Via Distribution North Brock Road 4% North William Jackson Drive 5% South Brock Road 55% Total 1% The resulting site traffic assignment is shown in Figure 7. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

19 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 12 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Figure 7: Site Traffic Volumes 6. Total Traffic Conditions 6.1 Total Traffic Volumes Total traffic volumes consist of the 224 background volumes shown in Figure 5 plus the site trips shown in Figure 7. The resulting traffic volumes are shown in Figure 8. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

20 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 13 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Figure 8: 224 Total Traffic Volumes 7. Traffic Operations Analysis Traffic operations analyses were conducted for existing and future traffic volumes for the weekday AM and PM peak hours at all study intersections. 7.1 Existing Traffic Operations Existing traffic operations were assessed based on the existing road network as shown in Figure 2 and existing traffic volumes shown in Figure 4. Existing traffic operations, utilizing existing signal timings (as provided by the Region and contained in Appendix A), are shown in Table 3 for the signalized intersection of Brock Road and Zents Drive / Rex Heath Drive and Table 4 for the unsignalized intersection of William Jackson Drive and Rex Heath Drive. Detailed Synchro reports are provided in Appendix C. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

21 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 14 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Table 3: Existing Brock Road & Zents Drive / Rex Heath Drive Intersection Operations Note: Movement Weekday AM Peak Hour Weekday PM Peak Hour v/c LOS v/c LOS Overall.38 A.38 A Eastbound Left.48 D.22 D Eastbound Through.2 D.1 D Eastbound Right.2 D.1 D Westbound Left.4 D.6 D Westbound Through-Right.3 D.6 D Northbound Left.3 A.2 A Northbound Through.26 A.38 A Northbound Right.1 A.1 A Southbound Left.2 A.5 A Southbound Through.37 A.26 A Southbound Right.2 A.2 A v/c volume to capacity, LOS level of service Under existing conditions, all movements at Brock Road and Zents Drive / Rex Heath Drive are operating with excess capacity and level of service D or better. Table 4: Existing William Jackson Dr. & Rex Heath Dr. Intersection Operations Movement Weekday AM Peak Hour Weekday PM Peak Hour v/c LOS v/c LOS Eastbound Left-Right.1 A.4 A Northbound Left-Through.2 A. A Under existing conditions, all movements at William Jackson Drive and Rex Heath Drive are operating with excess capacity and level of service A. 7.2 Future Traffic Operations Based on 224 background and total traffic volumes found in Figure 5 and Figure 8 respectively, signalized intersection operations were assessed and summarized in Table 5 and in Table 6 for unsignalized intersections. Detailed Synchro reports are provided in Appendix D for 224 background conditions and in Appendix E for 224 total conditions. Under existing conditions, there was a high percentage of trucks (heavy vehicles) at study intersections due to the many construction sites in the area. However, it is R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

22 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 15 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 expected that truck volumes will decrease once development around the study area is completed. Regardless, for a more conservative analysis, the heavy vehicle percentages were not adjusted for future conditions. Under future conditions, all movements at Brock Road and Zents Drive / Rex Heath Drive will operate with excess capacity and level of service D or better. Under future conditions, all movements at unsignalized intersections will operate with excess capacity and level of service B or better. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

23 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 15 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Table 5: Existing and Future Brock Road & Zents Drive / Rex Heath Drive Intersection Operations Note: Movement Weekday AM Peak Hour Weekday PM Peak Hour Existing Background Total Existing Background Total v/c LOS v/c LOS v/c LOS v/c LOS v/c LOS v/c LOS Overall.38 A.49 A.51 B.38 A.5 A.51 A Eastbound Left.48 D.25 C.22 C.22 D.11 C.1 C Eastbound Through.2 D.1 C.1 C.1 D.1 C. C Eastbound Right.2 D.2 C.2 C.1 D.1 C.1 C Westbound Left.4 D.55 D.61 D.6 D.5 D.56 D Westbound Through-Right.3 D.5 C.7 C.6 D.4 C.5 C Northbound Left.3 A.4 A.4 A.2 A.3 A.3 A Northbound Through.26 A.4 A.41 A.38 A.5 A.51 A Northbound Right.1 A.3 A.3 A.1 A.7 A.9 A Southbound Left.2 A.6 A.8 A.5 A.24 A.38 A Southbound Through.37 A.48 A.49 A.26 A.4 A.4 A Southbound Right.2 A.2 A.2 A.2 A.2 A.2 A 1. v/c - volume to capacity, LOS - level of service R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

24 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 16 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June 218 Table 6: Existing and Future Unsignalized Intersection Operations Intersection & Movement Weekday AM Peak Hour Weekday PM Peak Hour Existing Background Total Existing Background Total v/c LOS v/c LOS v/c LOS v/c LOS v/c LOS v/c LOS William Jackson Drive / Rex Heath Drive / Propose North Driveway Eastbound Left-Through-Right 2.1 A.3 A.6 B.4 A.8 A.18 B Westbound Left-Through-Right B B Northbound Left-Through-Right 3.2 A.2 A.2 A. A. A. A Southbound Left-Through-Right A A William Jackson Drive / Proposed South Driveway Westbound Left-Right A A Notes: 1. v/c - volume to capacity, LOS - level of service 2. Eastbound movement is Left-Right under existing conditions and will be Left-Through-Right under future conditions. 3. Northbound movement is Left-Through under existing conditions and will be Left-Through-Right under future conditions. 4. Southbound movement is Through-Right under existing conditions and will be Left-Through-Right under future conditions R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

25 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 17 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June Queuing Review There were no identified queuing concerns at any study intersections. Detailed queueing results are provided in Appendix F. 9. Delivery / Refuse Vehicle Access Review An analysis of access to the proposed loading/refuse pickup area was conducted for a Region of Durham refuse truck utilizing AutoTurn. The Region of Durham truck is larger than a typical delivery truck so represents the largest vehicle that would access the site. The analysis is provided in Appendix G and confirms that the proposed driveway geometrics to the loading/refuse areas will accommodate the expected design vehicle. 1. Transportation Demand Management 1.1 Pedestrian Accommodation The site is well designed to accommodate pedestrian access. Continuous pedestrian connections will be provided to the existing sidewalk on William Jackson Drive. 1.2 Cyclist Accommodation Bicycle storage will be provided in the garage. Cyclists can access the site via the two driveways to William Jackson Drive and which provides a multi-use path. 1.3 Transit As summarized in Section 2.3, there are currently two bus routes that serve the site. The nearest bus stops are located along Zents Drive near Brock Road, which is an approximate 3-4 minute walk. DRT is also planning for future bus rapid transit along Brock Road and Metrolinx is planning a GO station along a new Havelock Line at Brock Road that would be an approximate 7-minute walk from the site. 11. Parking and Loading Spaces Zoning By-Law 337, which applies to the Duffin Heights Neighbourhood, is a dated By-law for rural uses and does not provide vehicle parking, loading, or bicycle parking requirements for the proposed use. Therefore, other City Zoning By-laws in other areas of the City, which reflect contemporary standards for medium density housing types, were reviewed for this type of use, for these requirements. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

26 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 18 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June Vehicle Parking Requirements Residents Pickering Town Centre Zoning By-Law 7553/17 and Seaton Zoning By-Law 7364/14 both require 1.25 resident spaces per unit for stacked townhouses. Excerpts from these by-laws are contained in Appendix H. Given that the Seaton area is comparable to the Duffin Heights area in relation to access to transit, it is our opinion that the same rates should apply. Applying this rate results in a required resident parking supply of 33 spaces. The proposed supply is 355 spaces, which would result in a surplus of 25 spaces Visitors Pickering Town Centre Zoning By-Law 7553/17 requires.15 visitor spaces per unit and Seaton Zoning By-Law 7364/14 requires.25 visitor spaces per unit for stacked townhouses. Excerpts from these by-laws are contained in Appendix H. As not above, given that the Seaton area is comparable to the Duffin Heights area in relation to access to transit, it is our opinion that the same rates should apply. In addition, City staff requested that the visitor parking supply be a minimum of.25 spaces per unit. Applying this rate results in a required visitor parking supply of 66 spaces. The proposed supply is 66 spaces Accessible City By-law 664/5 (the Traffic and Parking By-law) requires 1 Type A and 2 Type B accessible spaces for a visitor parking supply of spaces. Excerpts from the by-law are contained in Appendix I. According to the By-law, the required minimum number of accessible parking spaces for multi-unit residential developments is applied only to the visitor parking supply. Four Type A spaces are proposed. The minimum width of a Type A space is 3.4 m and the space must be signed as van accessible. Type B spaces have a minimum width of 2.4 m. Both accessible spaces must have a minimum length of 5.4 m. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

27 Trillium Housing Oak Non-Profit Corp. 19 William Jackson Drive & Earl Grey Avenue, Pickering, ON Transportation Study June Bicycle Parking Requirements Pickering City Centre Zoning By-law 7553/17 was the only by-law found in the City to contain bicycle parking requirements for townhouses, which requires a minimum 1 space per dwelling unit. The By-law does not provide a split between resident and visitor spaces. It is our opinion that this By-law applies to a downtown area that is not comparable to the subject site s area, which is suburban. It is recommended that the rates used in the City of Toronto for suburban areas of the City, apply to this site. City of Toronto Zoning By-law requires.68 bicycle spaces for residents and.7 spaces for visitors for that area of the City north of Lawrence Avenue. This results in a requirement of 18 spaces for residents and 18 spaces for visitors for a total of 198 spaces. The proposed bicycle parking supply is 246 spaces for residents and 18 spaces for visitors for a total of 264 spaces Loading/Refuse Space Requirements There does not appear to be loading or refuse space minimums in any City Zoning Bylaws. However, it is our opinion that the one proposed combined loading/refuse space will adequately serve the development. However, Seaton Zoning By-law 7553/17 has a loading space minimum required width of 3.5 m, minimum length of 9. m, and minimum vertical clearance of 4.2 m. It is our opinion that these dimensions would be appropriate for this development. The site plan complies with these dimensions. 12. Conclusions Under existing, background and total conditions, during the morning and afternoon peak hours, all study intersections are operating and will operate with excess capacity and a level of service D or better. An Auto Turn analysis confirms that refuse and delivery trucks can access the proposed loading/refuse space via the proposed driveways. The proposed vehicular and bicycle parking supply and loading space will meet future demand and the operational requirements of the site, respectively. The site is well designed to provide access by pedestrians and cyclists to area sidewalks, a multi-use path on William Jackson, bike routes and transit, thus encouraging choices in modes of travel. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited _Report_265 William Jackson Transportation Study.docx

28 Appendix A Appendix A Existing Traffic Counts and Signal Timing Plan

29 Accu-Traffic Inc. Morning Peak Diagram Specified Period From: 7:: To: 9:: One Hour Peak From: 7:3: To: 8:3: Municipality: Site #: Intersection: TFR File #: Count date: Pickering Brock Rd & Zents Dr 1 1-May-18 Weather conditions: Person counted: Person prepared: Person checked: ** Signalized Intersection ** Major Road: Brock Rd runs N/S North Leg Total: 1673 Heavys Heavys 6 East Leg Total: 6 North Entering: 962 Trucks Trucks 21 East Entering: 41 North Peds: Cars Cars 63 East Peds: Peds Cross: Totals Totals 711 Peds Cross: Heavys Trucks Cars Totals Zents Dr Heavys Trucks Cars Totals Brock Rd N W E S Brock Rd Cars Trucks Heavys Totals Rex Heath Dr Cars Trucks Heavys Totals Peds Cross: Cars 869 Cars Peds Cross: West Peds: Trucks 21 Trucks South Peds: 1 West Entering: 65 Heavys 69 Heavys South Entering: 651 West Leg Total: 95 Totals 959 Totals South Leg Total: 161 Comments

30 Accu-Traffic Inc. Afternoon Peak Diagram Specified Period From: 16:: To: 18:: One Hour Peak From: 16:3: To: 17:3: Municipality: Site #: Intersection: TFR File #: Count date: Pickering Brock Rd & Zents Dr 1 1-May-18 Weather conditions: Person counted: Person prepared: Person checked: ** Signalized Intersection ** Major Road: Brock Rd runs N/S North Leg Total: 1745 Heavys Heavys 33 East Leg Total: 48 North Entering: 727 Trucks Trucks 11 East Entering: 2 North Peds: Cars Cars 974 East Peds: Peds Cross: Totals Totals 118 Peds Cross: Heavys Trucks Cars Totals Zents Dr Heavys Trucks Cars Totals Brock Rd N W E S Brock Rd Cars Trucks Heavys Totals Rex Heath Dr Cars Trucks Heavys Totals Peds Cross: Cars 643 Cars Peds Cross: West Peds: Trucks 15 Trucks South Peds: 1 West Entering: 25 Heavys 27 Heavys South Entering: 111 West Leg Total: 77 Totals 685 Totals South Leg Total: 1696 Comments

31 Total Count Diagram Accu-Traffic Inc. Municipality: Site #: Intersection: TFR File #: Count date: Pickering Brock Rd & Zents Dr 1 1-May-18 Weather conditions: Person counted: Person prepared: Person checked: ** Signalized Intersection ** Major Road: Brock Rd runs N/S North Leg Total: 6436 Heavys Heavys 26 East Leg Total: 21 North Entering: 3162 Trucks Trucks 6 East Entering: 12 North Peds: Cars Cars 38 East Peds: 1 Peds Cross: Totals Totals 3274 Peds Cross: Heavys Trucks Cars Totals Zents Dr Heavys Trucks Cars Totals Brock Rd N W E S Brock Rd Cars Trucks Heavys Totals Rex Heath Dr Cars Trucks Heavys Totals Peds Cross: Cars 2779 Cars Peds Cross: West Peds: 1 Trucks 67 Trucks South Peds: 3 West Entering: 174 Heavys 195 Heavys South Entering: 3157 West Leg Total: 346 Totals 341 Totals South Leg Total: 6198 Comments

32 Accu-Traffic Inc. Traffic Count Summary Intersection: Count Date: Municipality: Brock Rd & Zents Dr 1-May-18 Pickering North Approach Totals South Approach Totals North/South Hour Includes Cars, Trucks, & Heavys Total Hour Includes Cars, Trucks, & Heavys Total Ending Peds Approaches Ending Grand Total Left Thru Right Left Thru Right 7:: 7:: 8:: :: :: :: :: 16:: 17:: :: :: :: Grand Total Total Peds Totals: Hour Ending S Totals: East Approach Totals West Approach Totals East/West Includes Cars, Trucks, & Heavys Total Hour Includes Cars, Trucks, & Heavys Total Total Peds Approaches Ending Peds Grand Total Left Thru Right Left Thru Right 7:: 7:: 8:: :: :: :: :: 16:: 17:: :: :: :: Grand Total Totals: W Totals: Calculated Values for Traffic Crossing Major Street Hours Ending: Crossing Values: 7: 8: 49 9: 41 16: 17: 37 18: 18 : :

33 Count Date: 1-May-18 Site #: Interval Time Accu-Traffic Inc. Passenger Cars - North Approach Trucks - North Approach Heavys - North Approach Pedestrians Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right North Cross Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr 7:: 7:15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :15:

34 Count Date: 1-May-18 Site #: Interval Time Accu-Traffic Inc. Passenger Cars - East Approach Trucks - East Approach Heavys - East Approach Pedestrians Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right East Cross Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr 7:: 7:15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :15:

35 Count Date: 1-May-18 Site #: Interval Time Accu-Traffic Inc. Passenger Cars - South Approach Trucks - South Approach Heavys - South Approach Pedestrians Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right South Cross Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr 7:: 7:15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :15:

36 Count Date: 1-May-18 Site #: Interval Time Accu-Traffic Inc. Passenger Cars - West Approach Trucks - West Approach Heavys - West Approach Pedestrians Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right West Cross Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr 7:: 7:15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :15:

37 Accu-Traffic Inc. Morning Peak Diagram Specified Period From: 7:: To: 9:: One Hour Peak From: 7:3: To: 8:3: Municipality: Site #: Intersection: TFR File #: Count date: Pickering William Jackson Dr & Rex Heath Dr 1 1-May-18 Weather conditions: Person counted: Person prepared: Person checked: ** Non-Signalized Intersection ** Major Road: William Jackson Dr runs N/S North Leg Total: 126 Heavys 8 8 Heavys 5 North Entering: 94 Trucks Trucks North Peds: Cars Cars 27 Peds Cross: Totals Totals 32 Heavys Trucks Cars Totals William Jackson Dr N Rex Heath Dr W E Heavys Trucks Cars Totals S William Jackson Dr Peds Cross: Cars 73 Cars Peds Cross: West Peds: Trucks 1 Trucks 1 1 South Peds: West Entering: 12 Heavys 8 Heavys South Entering: 53 West Leg Total: 57 Totals 82 Totals South Leg Total: 135 Comments

38 Accu-Traffic Inc. Afternoon Peak Diagram Specified Period From: 16:: To: 18:: One Hour Peak From: 16:45: To: 17:45: Municipality: Site #: Intersection: TFR File #: Count date: Pickering William Jackson Dr & Rex Heath Dr 1 1-May-18 Weather conditions: Person counted: Person prepared: Person checked: ** Non-Signalized Intersection ** Major Road: William Jackson Dr runs N/S North Leg Total: 123 Heavys Heavys North Entering: 43 Trucks Trucks 1 North Peds: 1 Cars Cars 79 Peds Cross: Totals 7 36 Totals 8 Heavys Trucks Cars Totals William Jackson Dr N Rex Heath Dr W E Heavys Trucks Cars Totals S William Jackson Dr Peds Cross: Cars 47 Cars Peds Cross: West Peds: Trucks Trucks 1 1 South Peds: West Entering: 3 Heavys Heavys South Entering: 67 West Leg Total: 43 Totals 47 Totals 6 61 South Leg Total: 114 Comments

39 Total Count Diagram Accu-Traffic Inc. Municipality: Site #: Intersection: TFR File #: Count date: Pickering William Jackson Dr & Rex Heath Dr 1 1-May-18 Weather conditions: Person counted: Person prepared: Person checked: ** Non-Signalized Intersection ** Major Road: William Jackson Dr runs N/S North Leg Total: 432 Heavys 9 9 Heavys 8 North Entering: 218 Trucks Trucks 1 North Peds: 1 Cars Cars 25 Peds Cross: Totals Totals 214 Heavys Trucks Cars Totals William Jackson Dr N Rex Heath Dr W E Heavys Trucks Cars Totals S William Jackson Dr Peds Cross: Cars 22 Cars Peds Cross: West Peds: Trucks 2 Trucks South Peds: West Entering: 77 Heavys 11 Heavys South Entering: 224 West Leg Total: 167 Totals 215 Totals South Leg Total: 439 Comments

40 Accu-Traffic Inc. Traffic Count Summary Intersection: Count Date: Municipality: William Jackson Dr & Rex Heath 1-May-18 Pickering North Approach Totals South Approach Totals North/South Hour Includes Cars, Trucks, & Heavys Total Hour Includes Cars, Trucks, & Heavys Total Ending Peds Approaches Ending Grand Total Left Thru Right Left Thru Right 7:: 7:: 8:: :: :: :: :: 16:: 17:: :: :: :: Grand Total Total Peds Totals: Hour Ending S Totals: East Approach Totals West Approach Totals East/West Includes Cars, Trucks, & Heavys Total Hour Includes Cars, Trucks, & Heavys Total Total Peds Approaches Ending Peds Grand Total Left Thru Right Left Thru Right 7:: 7:: 8:: 16 8:: :: 14 9:: :: 16:: 17:: 18 17:: :: 29 18:: Grand Total Totals: 77 W Totals: Calculated Values for Traffic Crossing Major Street Hours Ending: Crossing Values: 7: 8: 1 9: 5 16: 17: 12 18: 2 : :

41 Count Date: 1-May-18 Site #: Interval Time Accu-Traffic Inc. Passenger Cars - North Approach Trucks - North Approach Heavys - North Approach Pedestrians Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right North Cross Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr 7:: 7:15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :15:

42 Count Date: 1-May-18 Site #: Interval Time Accu-Traffic Inc. Passenger Cars - East Approach Trucks - East Approach Heavys - East Approach Pedestrians Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right East Cross Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr 7:: 7:15: 7:3: 7:45: 8:: 8:15: 8:3: 8:45: 9:: 9:15: 16:: 16:15: 16:3: 16:45: 17:: 17:15: 17:3: 17:45: 18:: 18:15: 18:15:15

43 Count Date: 1-May-18 Site #: Interval Time Accu-Traffic Inc. Passenger Cars - South Approach Trucks - South Approach Heavys - South Approach Pedestrians Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right South Cross Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr 7:: 7:15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :15:

44 Count Date: 1-May-18 Site #: Interval Time Accu-Traffic Inc. Passenger Cars - West Approach Trucks - West Approach Heavys - West Approach Pedestrians Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right West Cross Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr Cum Incr 7:: 7:15: 6 6 7:3: 9 3 7:45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :3: :45: :: :15: :15:

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49 TRANSPORTATION IMACT STUDY WILLIAM JACKSON DRIVE FINAL NOVEMBER 217 AVONMORE VENTURES INC. Site Traffic Figure, from Avonmore TIS, by TMIG, dated November 217 Figure 5-1 Estimated Site Trips PAGE 1 TMIG PROJECT NUMBER WILLIAM JACKSON FINAL TIS.DOCX