Strategies for Maintaining & Renewing Innovative Street Projects. Elyse Parker, Director of Policy & Innovation, City of Toronto NACTO, LA, 2018

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1 Strategies for Maintaining & Renewing Innovative Street Projects Elyse Parker, Director of Policy & Innovation, City of Toronto NACTO, LA,

2 OUR ASSETS $12B in Assets $20B Replacement Cost $372M Capital Budget $409.2M Operating Budget 5,600 km of streets 970 bridges and culverts 37,500 pieces of street furniture including post and bicycle parking elements 500 pedestrian crossovers 2,360 traffic signals 1 million signs 8,000 km of sidewalk 1,200 km of bike lanes, trails and routes

3 OUR SERVICES & FOCUS AREAS IMPROVE SAFETY PROMOTE MOBILITY CREATE LIVEABLE STREETS DELIVER QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUAL OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENTS Vision Zero Road Safety Plan Traffic Signals, Signs & Pavement Markings Red Light Camera Operations Complete Streets Cycling Infrastructure & Programs Operational Planning & Policy Development Pedestrian Projects Neighbourhood Improvements Street Furniture Graffiti Management Infrastructure Planning, Management & Programming Traffic Operations & Safety Studies Permitting for On-Street Parking, Construction & Events Snow Clearing, Road Salting, Sidewalk Maintenance & Street Cleaning Traffic Planning & ROW Management 3

4 EXPECATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC In 2017, we: received 214,253 requests to repair potholes received 37,407 parking permit requests received an additional 124,520 trackable requests related to transportation such as: 37,813 related to roadway repairs 16,033 related to traffic signals 14,585 related to signs and markings 8,791 requests related to cleaning the roadway 4,784 requests related to winter maintenance operations

5 COORDINATED STREET FURNITURE PROGRAM Public/Private Partnership 20 years, Litter Bin (Original) Info Pillar (Non-Ad) Public Washroom ~21,000 new pieces of street furniture $445.5 million in direct revenue Litter Bin (New) Info Pillar (Ad.) Transit Shelter $294 in ongoing maintenance Bench Kiosk Posting Column

6 MAINTENANCE Open Doors Panels and Parts General Appearance

7 MAINTENANCE DONE RIGHT

8 ORPHAN SPACES PROGRAM The Orphan Spaces program provides horticultural maintenance for green spaces within the right-of-way, which do not fall under the Streets By-Law. Beautiful Streets maintains the database of locations, reviews service levels and forecasts budgets. The maintenance is divided into two streams: Yonge Blvd. Centre Median (Contracted) Hillsboro Ave. Centre Medians (Contracted) Four Oaks Gate Traffic Island (Parks) Shaughnessy Blvd. Centre Median (Contracted) Adelaide St. E & Parliament St. SWC Planter (Parks) PF&R maintained sites Transportation funds one crew in each district to maintain greater part of the Orphan Spaces horticultural sites Private Contractor maintained sites The contractor maintains the horticultural centre medians, TTC ROW sites, and sites that require more complex OTM Book 7 traffic control Funding $1.2 m for PF&R locations, city-wide $250, for contracted locations, city-wide Locations 150 Sites maintained by PF&R 29 Sites maintained by the private contractor Area (2016) 35,458 m 2 (Parks) 11,324 m 2 (Contracted) Total of 46,782 m2 of greenspace being maintained at 179 locations

9 MAINTAINED BY CITY CREWS

10 KING STREET TRANSIT PILOT HOW IT WORKS No through traffic No left turn Right turns on and off of King St Streetcar stops moved far side Dedicated taxi spaces Passenger Pick-up/Drop-Off & Loading and Deliveries Accessible loading New public spaces Cyclists allowed to travel straight through intersections 10

11 CHANGES TO CITY BY-LAWS All on-street parking spaces removed No Stopping implemented in Public Realm Spaces road closed in sections of curb lane for public art installations, outdoor cafés, etc. No Standing used for loading zones A report was taken to Council to approve the concept and receive delegated authority for a period to monitor and make further changes as necessary

12 RELYING ON PARTNERS The King Street Transit Pilot was developed by the City of Toronto (Transportation Services and City Planning Divisions) and the Toronto Transit Commission (the transit operator) and implemented by Transportation Services and the Toronto Transit Commission Extensive consultation through public and stakeholder meetings, which included Business Improvement Areas, residents associations and advocacy groups, key businesses, and general mailings, as well as the project website at The Toronto Parking Authority and Toronto Police Service also played key roles in supporting the project

13 Ramp Tactile Mat Wrapped Barrier 13

14 Future Public Spaces 14

15 Heating ground for November Install 15

16 IMPLEMENTATION Signs Installation of over 700 signs Jersey Barriers 1 at each of the new far-sided transit stops Tactile Mats Ramps Planters Chairs Delineating the edge of each transit stop. Providing access from the sidewalk to the curb lane, required pre-assembly at yard Delineate transit stops and public spaces, required weights and crates for plantings 100 chairs pre-assembled at yard, multi-day deliver, required locks Installations Construction observation, 10 temporary installations, 2 durable parklets

17 IMPLEMENTATION Bike Share Bike Corrals Plants Bollards Coordinated delivery and install Transit Murals Coordinated install Cafes Construction observations

18 MAINTENANCE Litter Daily litter pickup for entire corridor, additional crew visits for public installations Jersey Barriers Repositioning requires paid duty officer and crew with lift Tactile Mats Ramps Planters Chairs Half the mats needed to be reinstalled, 1 week, 1 crew Occasional repairs to wood sections Weekly adjustments Weekly adjustments Installations Plants Weekly monitoring, responding to occasional vandalism Weekly watering, replacement of dead plants

19 WOGGLE JUNGLE VANDALISM Temporary Installation Photo by Yasmin Al-Samarrai

20 FUNDING AND DELIVERY Total project implementation cost was $1.5 million Canadian ($1.2 million US) Includes 50% federal funding contribution for eligible public transit projects A consultant team developed the conceptual design Detailed design work and implementation was carried out with existing City and TTC staff resources The implementation phase went from April to November 2017, with various design adjustments and additional work following the project launch. Construction of most visible elements (concrete barriers, ramps at streetcar stops, etc.) occurred over a three-day period (launch weekend) Maintenance procedures have been modified in the repurposed curb lane spaces (for example, with a combination of manual and automated snow removal)

21 THANK YOU 21