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1 1 WLCOM mpress Sree and Overpass Reconsrucion and Rehabiliaion Sudy Public Open House CF Polo Park Shopping Cenre S John Ambulance Way STUDY ARA mpress S S Mahews asway mpress S as ss re mp S The Home Depo Canad Inn Polo Park Shindico Polo Fesival Bluesem Naure Park mpress Sree and mpress Sree as are regional srees and ruck roues ha are in need of renewal and rehabiliaion The Ciy of Winnipeg is conducing a sudy o plan for complee roadway and overpass improvemens on hese srees Goals of he sudy include: Renew and rehabiliae exising infrasrucure Sreamline vehicle accommodaion based on curren raffic flow paerns and volume Sabilize river and creek embankmens Creae new, and improve exising, cycling and pedesrian faciliies Improve accessibiliy for walking and cycling This sudy will develop a preliminary design for he projec wih consrucion planned for he 217 and 218 seasons Please paricipae oday by: 1 Viewing he sory boards abou he sudy 2 Asking quesions and alking wih he engineers, landscape archiecs, planners & Ciy of Winnipeg saff 3 Providing feedback on a commen form abou his even

2 2 PROJCT PROCSS Scope of Preliminary Design Sudy NOVMBR / DCMBR DCMBR OCTOBR 216 DCMBR 216 FBRUARY 217 FBRUARY 217 APRIL 5, 217 APRIL 217 Sudy Sar / Kick-Off Daa Collecion, Analysis & Assessmen Sakeholder Meeings wih adjacen propery owners & groups Rouing opions discussed Prepare Preliminary Design Roues seleced and refined Public Open House o review Preliminary Design * W AR * HR Submission of Final Preliminary Design Repor Projec Phases: from ideas o compleed design and consrucion COMPLTD FOR THIS STUDY NXT STPS PRLIMINARY DSIGN Sie Invesigaion Bridge Condiion Assessmen Geoechnical Slope Sabiliy Review Traffic Sudy Uiliy Coordinaion Pavemen Design Projec Cos simae Preliminary Drawing Preparaion Sakeholder and Public ngagemen FINAL RPORT DTAILD DSIGN 217 CONSTRUCTION Toal projec budge is $174 million spread over wo years: $6 million in he 217 approved capial budge $114 million in he 218 budge forecas

3 3 WHY IS THIS PROJCT NDD? A Time o Renew he Roads, Overpass and Sidewalks B Creek and Riverbank Sabilizaion in he Projec Area Riverbanks along near S John xising roadway and sidewalk pavemens are in poor condiion and are in need of renewal mpress Overpass requires srucural mainenance o exend is lifespan Ambulance Way and along have a hisory of slope failures and are showing signs of insabiliy Slope sabilizaion work is required o accommodae roadwork and miigae risk of fuure slope failures Roads in need of renewal bank in need of sabilizaion bank in need of sabilizaion C Traffic - Accommodae Curren and Fuure Needs xising overpass and piers in need of repairs Sidewalks in need of repairs The sree nework in he sudy area was designed o accommodae large raffic volumes generaed by public evens a he former Winnipeg Arena and Winnipeg Sadium Some srees in he sudy area now have excess capaciy due o removal of he arena and sadium Improve he exising road nework and reduce renewal coss by reconfiguring raffic circulaion in he area and ailoring sree nework o curren and projeced needs

4 XISTING SLOP FAILUR 4 GOMTRY IMPROVMNTS TO CURV WHY IS THIS PROJCT NDD? asway SHOPPING CNTR WSTRN Inersecions Need Improvemens D AMBULANC mpress mpress S m s a mand s Creek S SHINDICO POLO FSTIVAL Vehicular circulaion in he exising Y inersecion a mpress S as, mpress S and is unconvenional; reconfiguring inersecion geomery will help navigaion Pedesrians are currenly unable o cross he inersecion in he eas-wes direcion a he raffic signals Reducing he amoun of pavemen will help accommodae pedesrian movemen SLOP STABILIZATION RQUIRD I is difficul o see approaching vehicles on righ urn from asway odpot mpress S as TH HOM Opporuniy o enhance safey and improve merging a his inersecion CH DIRCTION ON T UNDRUTILIZD Creaing More Inclusive Faciliies for Pedesrians and Cycliss Curren pedesrian and cycling faciliies in he sudy area are no well conneced o he Ciy s curren sidewalk and cycling nework There are a number of locaions VHICULAR where worn pahs indicae a high CIRCULATION demand bu no faciliies exis o TRUCK accommodae ROUT Opporuniy o enhance connecions o he surrounding area by ON-STRT PARKING incorporaing new bicycle and pedesrian consisen wih he TRANSITpahs STOPS Ciy s Pedesrian and Cycling Sraegies Desire lines eviden by worn pah No cycling faciliy S ess r p m mpress S as as s pre S Mahews PING CNTR C F SHOPPING CNTR

5 5 WHAT W HARD The projec eam me wih sakeholders o idenify preferences, issues and review schemaic rouing opions Key consideraions include: Connecions: ase of Movemen for Pedesrians and Cycliss Connecion o surrounding neighbourhoods, exising pahway sysem, across he river, Polo Park, businesses and bike parking Suggesion for proeced bike lanes, addiional sidewalks and beer crossings Proecion of Trees and Naive Planings Increase greenspace adjacen o and creae seaing areas Consider and riparian habias when selecing sabilizaion mehods and maerials Traffic Congesion: Curren and Fuure Consideraion for he impac of reducing vehicle lanes in he projec area Prioriize for mooriss needs - curren and fuure Mainenance Vehicle Rouing and ase of Movemen Accommodae rucking needs: flow, yields and urning requiremens Desire for coninuous flow and avoid muliple sops a raffic lighs Consider access o businesses for saff, cusomers, and deliveries Consider mainenance requiremens for plan maerial in green space and boulevards Allow for snow clearing on pedesrian and bike pahs Safey and Visibiliy On-Sree Parking Concern regarding impacs o on-sree parking along mpress S as, mpress S, asway and Public safey a prioriy in all rouing and crossings Crime prevenion hrough environmenal design (CPTD) should be considered for all pahways and greenspace areas Consider areas for conflics beween users groups (pedesrians, cycliss, cars, rucks and buses) ase of Access a Prioriy During Consrucion Concern for fuure consrucion and mainenance aciviies resuling in major raffic delays, confusion, difficulies wih access o businesses and loss of business Concern for consrucion projecs in Polo Park area running concurrenly Inclusive for All Abiliies Universally Accessible, barrier free, mees Ciy of Winnipeg Accessibiliy Design Sandards Considers he needs of pedesrians and cycliss and appropriae separaion (physical, visual, acile, use of maerials) Consideraion for ease of use (pah slopes, inersecion layous, wayfinding, access, poenial obsacles) STAKHOLDRS NGAGD: Area Councillors Ciy of Winnipeg: Foresry, Ciy Nauralis, Parks, Planners & Urban Designers, Acive Transporaion, Universal Design Coordinaor, Srees ngineers, Srees Mainenance Winnipeg Transi mergency Medical Services (MS) Manioba Hydro Canadian Pacific Railway The Province of Manioba Manioba Trucking / Naure Norh Wesern Financial Group Shindico Polo Fesival Access Advisory Commiee (AAC) Acive Transporaion Advisory Commiee (ATAC) Bike Winnipeg Cadillac Fairview Polo Park Manioba Blue Cross Capial Ford Lincoln Winnipeg Trails Associaion Clarion Hoel Home Depo S John Ambulance Winnipeg Regional Healh Auhoriy Donwood Manor Wes CAA Manioba Canad Inn Polo Park S James Anglican Church and Cemeery

6 6 XISTING CONDITIONS ST JAMS CMTRY NXT PDSTRIAN RHABILITATION RQUIRD IMPROVMNTS NDD SHINDICO HIGH DMANDSAFTY FOR ISSU: PDSTRIANS POLO ON-STRT PARKING CURRNTLY IN TH ARAUSING RAIL LIN FSTIVAL BRIDG AS PATH BLUSTM NATUR PARK MPRSS ST AST TH UNDRUTILIZD HOM DPOT CANAD INN LGND Vehicular Circulaion VHICULAR CIRCULATION CYCLING FACILITY (SHARROWS / BUFFRD BIK LA TRUCK ROUT High Use Truck Movemen PDSTRIAN ING ON-STRT PARKING On-Sree Parking (Approx 17 salls) TRANSIT STOPS SIGNALIZD INTRSCTION Signalized Inersecion S John Ambulance Way WSTRN SHOPPING CNTR VHICULAR CIRCULATION TRUCK ROUT ON-STRT PARKING TRANSITARLS STOPS Transi Sops TRANSIT STOPS ST JAMS CMTRY SIDWALKS + PATHWAYS FORMR STADIUM/TA (FUTUR PAVILLIONS OF NO SIDWALK MANOR WST ARLS HOTL & PANCAK HOUS WSTRN asway HOTL & PANCAK HOUS MANOR WST ss pre m FORMR STADIUM/TARGT SIT (FUTUR PAVILLIONS OF ) mpress S BLINDS AR BAUTIFUL NO SIDWALK BLU BLU ss re mp as S STAIRS TO OVRPASS NOT LACKS AST-WST UNIVRSALLY ACCSSIBL PDSTRIAN ING NO SIDWALK OR PDSTRIAN INGS NO SIDWALK DSIR LINS VIDNT SAFTY ISSU: PDSTRIANS CURRNTLY USING RAIL LIN OMAND S CRK BRIDG TO PORTAG AV SAFTY ISSU: PDSTRIANS CURRNTLY USING RAIL LIN BRIDG TO PORTAG AV Wellingon Cres STAIRS TO OVRPASS NOT UNIVRSALLY ACCSSIBL NO SIDWALK OR PDSTRIAN INGS DSIR LINS VIDNT S s a NO SIDWALK TH TOYS R US OMAND S CRK BLUSTM NATUR PARK CPR LaRiviè WLL USD NIGHBOURHOOD CONNCTION TH HOM DPOT CANAD INN BLUSTM NATUR PARK LACKS AST-WST PDSTRIAN ING S Mahews 1M 1M AMBULANC DSIR LINS VIDNT 5 5 SHOPPING CNTR 25 asway Wellingon Cres BLINDS AR BAUTIFUL S John Ambulance Way DSIR LINS VIDNT CPR LaRiv CPR SLOP STABILIZATION TWO LANS IN ACH WLL USD NIGHBOURHOOD NO SIDWALK OR IMPROVMNTS NDD DIRCTION, NO DSIGNATD RQUIRD STAIRS TO OVRPASS NOT CONNCTION PDSTRIAN INGS LFT TURN UNIVRSALLY ACCSSIBL VIDNT OVRPASS RIGHT TURN TWODSIR LANSLINS IN ACH DIRCTION ON AMBULANC ST JAMS CMTRY 25 SHINDICO POLO FSTIVAL HIGH DMAND FOR ON-STRT PARKING TWO LANS IN ACH DIRCTION ON MPRSS ST AST UNDRUTILIZD NXT CONTROLLD PDSTRIAN ING 8 MTRS AST ON PORTAG AV AT VALOUR RD NXT CONTROLLD PDSTRIAN ING 8 MTRS AST ON PORTAG AV AT VALOUR RD TWO LANS IN ACH NO SIDWALK DIRCTION, NO DSIGNATD LFT TURN TH as S mpress res p m Wellingon Cres Pedesrian and Cycling Faciliies Maroons Rd S Mahews TOYS R US LACKS AST-WST INTRSCTION PDSTRIAN ING IMPROVMNTS NDD OMANDINTRSCTION PARK Wellingon Cres RIGHT TURN IMPROVMNTS NDD NO CNTR MDIAN TO DIVID TRAFFIC as res p m OMAND S CRK OVRPASS RHABILITATION RQUIRD BLU BLU WSTRN PANCAK HOUS asway m s pre s a asway asway BLU FORMR STADIUM/TARGT SIT (FUTUR PAVILLIONS OF ) mpress S HOTL & PANCAK HOUS ARLS e VIDNT BLINDS AR BAUTIFUL HOTL & PANCAK HOTL & HOUS MANOR WST MANOR WST DSIR LINS ARLS WSTRN WSTRN NO NO SIDWALK TWO TURNING LANS TO WSTBOUND PORTAG AV MANOR WST ARLS BLINDS AR BLINDS AR AMBULANC BAUTIFUL BAUTIFUL SHOPPING CNTR AMBULANC C F SHOPPING CNTR TWO TURNING LANS TO WSTBOUND PORTAG AV AMBULANC GOMTRY IMPROVMNTS TO CURV Po r S John Ambulance Way GOMTRIC IMPROVMNTS TO CURV NDD XISTING SLOP FAILUR ST JAMS CMTRY XISTING SLOP FAILUR Av ST JAMS CMTRY Vehicle Rouing and Parking C F SHOPPING CNTR Jack Blick ING 8 MTRS AST ON PORTAG AV LGND SIDWALKS + PATHWAYS Sidewalks CYCLING FACILITY (SHARROWS / BUFFRD BIK LAN Pahways WLL USD NIGHBOURHOOD CONNCTION PDSTRIAN Cycling FaciliyING (Sharrows/Buffered Bike Lanes) SIGNALIZD INTRSCTION Pedesrian Crossing TRANSIT STOPS Signalized Inersecion Transi Sops SIDWALKS + PATHWAYS CYCLING FACILITY (SHARROWS / BUFFRD BIK LANS) PDSTRIAN ING SIGNALIZD INTRSCTION Wel TRANSIT STOPS M

7 7 VHICL ROUTING STUDY Opion 1 The design eam considered he following crieria when evaluaing rouing opions: ase of Movemen Traffic Flow Truck Roues ST JAMS CMTRY S John Ambulance Way AMBULANC BLINDS AR BAUTIFUL ARLS DIVRT ALL NORTHBOUND VHICLS ONTO WSTWAY TO CONNCT TO MPRSS ST SHOPPING CNTR WSTRN FORMR STADIUM/TARGT SIT (FUTUR PAVILLIONS OF ) mpress S S Mahews TOYS R US Transi Pedesrian and Cycling Conneciviy Sreescape Characer and Aesheics Bluesem Naure Park, and Parking / Loading Access Comfor and Safey MANOR WST HOTL & PANCAK HOUS OMAND S CRK asway mpress S as CHANG TO ON WAY ON LAN NORTHBOUND PLUS PARKING LAN BLU CHANG TO ON WAY ON LAN SOUTHBOUND PLUS PARKING LAN BLUSTM NATUR PARK SHINDICO POLO FSTIVAL TH HOM DPOT CANAD INN Opion 2 - Preferred Opion LGND Vehicular Roue High Use Truck Movemen Opion 2 was deermined o be he preferred rouing soluion based on is abiliy o: Reduce conflic areas Minimize impac o ruck movemens Mainain access o privae properies No impac o exising ransi operaions Opporuniy o expand greenspace ST JAMS CMTRY S John Ambulance Way AMBULANC BLINDS AR BAUTIFUL MANOR WST ARLS HOTL & PANCAK HOUS asway SHOPPING CNTR mpress S as BLU CHANG TO ON WAY ON LAN NORTHBOUND PLUS PARKING LAN BLUSTM NATUR PARK WSTRN SHINDICO POLO FSTIVAL FORMR STADIUM/TARGT SIT (FUTUR PAVILLIONS OF ) mpress S TH HOM DPOT S Mahews TOYS R US CANAD INN OMAND S CRK

8 ON WAY PARKING PROTCTD BIK LAN PROTCTD BIK LAN PDSTRIAN & CYCLING FACILITIS S John Ambulance Way ARLS SIDWALK AMBULANC AMBULANC BIK PATH SIDWALK WSTRN FORMR STADIUM/TARGT SIT (FUTUR PAVILLIONS OF ) CP TOYS R US mpress S BLINDS AR BAUTIFUL BIK PATH MANOR WST ss re mp PROPOSD SIDWALKS + PATHWAYS Proposed Sidewalks as S Proposed Pahways PROPOSD CYCLING FACILITY TH HOM DPOT BIK PATH CANAD INN SIDWALK BLUSTM NATUR PARK Wellingon Cres LGND BLU HOTL & PANCAK HOUS asway MULTI-US PATHWAY S Mahews ARLS SIDWALK S John Ambulance Way ss re mp as S BLUSTM NATUR PARK PROTCTD MULTI-US BIK LAN PATHWAY SHOPPING CNTR ON WAY PARKING PROTCTD BIK LAN BLU Po r ST JAMS CMTRY MANOR WST asway HOTL & PANCAK HOUS Proposed Pedesrian XISTING CYCLINGCrossing FACILITY (SHARROWS / BUFF xising Sidewalks PDSTRIAN ING xising Pahways SIGNALIZD INTRSCTION xising Cycling Faciliy TRANSIT STOPS Proposed Cycling Faciliies+ PATHWAYS XISTING SIDWALKS Pedesrian Crossing Signalized Inersecion Transi Sops Plan Deails 5 1 PROPOSD SIDWALKS + PATHWAYS PROPOSD CYCLING FACILITY XISTING CYCLING FACILITY (SHARROWS / BUFFRD BIK LANS) S Mahews xising buffered bike lanes Lef urn bike box SIGNALIZD INTRSCTION BLU TRANSIT STOPS m ss S pre CF POLO PARK SHOPPING CNTR mpress S BLUSTM NATUR PARK PDSTRIAN ING TOYS R US mpress S Wellingon Cres Sidewalk XISTING SIDWALKS + PATHWAYS 2M FORMR STADIUM/TARGT SIT (FUTUR PAVILIONS OF ) Sidewalk as Two Way Bike Pah Two Way Proeced Bike Lane Sidewalk Sidewalk Lef urn bike box xising bike sharrows Omand`s Creek mpress S a S Mahews Inersecion Refer o Secion FORMR STADI (FUTUR PAVILLIO BLINDS AR BAUTIFUL BIK PATH Proposed Design WSTRN 8 SHOPPING CNTR ST JAMS CMTRY Two Way Bike Pah on M

9 PROPOSD DSIGN STABILIZATION WORKS RDUC TO ON RIGHT TURN LAN RIGHT YILD TO MPRSS ST NORTHBOUND - NO SIGNAL ON-STRT PARKING WSTRN STABILIZATION WORKS FORMR STADIUM/TARGT SIT (FUTUR PAVILIONS OF ) S John Ambulance Way ARLS AMBULANC mpress S BLINDS AR BAUTIFUL mpress S SIDWALK BLU HOTL & PANCAK HOUS asway BIK PATH ON-STRT PARKING ON WAY PARKING PROTCTD BIK LAN MANOR WST s PROTCTD BIK LAN re mp as SHINDICO POLO FSTIVAL TH HOM DPOT SIDWALK ON-STRT PARKING mpress S as BIK PATH BLUSTM NATUR PARK MULTI-US PATHWAY M Legend On Sree Parking (Approx 82 salls) Direcion of Travel RDUC TO ON VHICULAR LAN ACH DIRCTION CHANG TO ON WAY ON VHICULAR LAN NORTHBOUND PLUS PARKING LAN ON VHICULAR LAN ACH DIRCTION WITH DSIGNATD LFT TURN LANS S Mahews SHOPPING CNTR ST JAMS CMTRY RMOVING SIGNALIZD INTRSCTION IMPROVS AVRAG DLAY TIM

10 9 CORRIDOR CHARACTR Key plan showing secion locaions A B asway mpress S mpress S as C D mpress S S Mahews Secion C - A Bluesem Naure Park and crossing Secion A - A S John Ambulance Way Secion D - A Bluesem Naure Park xising handrail New barrier New median barrier New bicycle railing New barrier The rehabiliaion of he mpress Sree Overpass of nue will exend he service life of he bridge for an addiional 25 o 4 years hrough: Rehabiliaion of he abumen and pier concree Rehabiliaion of he deck surface, including providing a new wearing surface Reorganizaion of he bridge cross-secion, as shown o he lef, o provide a widened sidewalk and wo-way bike lane Secion B - mpress S as Overpass Secion - mpress S souh of S Mahews

11 1 NXT STPS Consrucion Saging: The Ciy of Winnipeg is mindful ha oher sree reconsrucion projecs, including S James S, are scheduled in he Polo Park area in 217 The amoun of consrucion for he mpress projec will be limied in 217 wih a focus on bank sabilizaion work and bridge repairs The majoriy of consrucion work on he projec is planned for 218 Say uned for more deails on he consrucion schedule Look for updaes on he Ciy of Winnipeg projec webpage, under major projecs wwwwinnipegca/empress For more informaion conac Thank you for coming oday! We appreciae your paricipaion in his process The presenaion boards and online survey are available on he Ciy of Winnipeg projec webpage The online survey will be live unil April 21, 217 Please fill ou a commen form o provide feedback on his sudy and even