KING STREET TRANSIT PILOT

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1 STREET TRANSIT PILOT Update toronto.ca/kingstreetpilot #kingstreetpilot

2 HIGHLIGHTS PREVIOUS HIGHLIGHTS TRANSIT RELIABILITY TRANSIT TRAVEL TIMES 85% of streetcars arriving within 4 minutes westbound during the morning commute. The reliability of streetcar travel times has continued to improve. 4 to 5 minute improvement (in each direction) during the PM commute for the slowest streetcar travel time. PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES Changes in the number of pedestrians from November to show a slight increase on, which is comparable to the increase on Queen Street. Changes in the number of pedestrians from November to on at Spadina Ave. show that midday, P.M. peak and early evening volumes exceed the baseline. Lower volumes in the A.M peak remain consistent with what was observed in January. A.M. PEAK MIDDAY ST. ST. AT BATHURST 1.0% STREET 0.5% increase in the increase in the afternoon peak. afternoon peak. 11% decrease in pedestrian volume. 2% increase in pedestrian volume. TRANSIT RIDERSHIP 25% increase in AM commute ridership (eastbound at Spadina Ave.). TRANSIT CAPACITY 16% increase in all-day weekday ridership. 27% increase in PM commute ridership (westbound at University Ave.). To respond to this growth in ridership, the TTC has increased the capacity of streetcar service on routes that serve the pilot area. CAR TRAVEL TIMES & VOLUMES Average car travel times on most streets in the downtown, vary (+/-) less than a minute compared to before the pilot. P.M. PEAK EARLY EVENING 6% increase in pedestrian volume. 1% increase in pedestrian volume. Before Pilot Peak of Pilot (Jan. 24/18) 2,047 passengers per hour 2,892 passengers per hour Drivers on continue to access local businesses or residences, conduct loading and deliveries, and pick-up/drop-off passengers. Traffic previously using has generally shifted to alternative east and west routes. The downtown traffic network has been largely able to absorb and respond to the changes in routing that drivers have made. CYCLING VOLUMES Overall changes in the number of cyclists throughout the downtown are consistent with expected seasonal changes. On, cycling volumes initially increased after the pilot was installed, before returning to cycling volumes relatively consistent with before the pilot. ECONOMIC POINT-OF-SALE DATA NO CHANGE Customer spending since the pilot began is in line with seasonal spending patterns over the past three years. TTC: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 4, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street). Vehicles: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 8, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street). TTC: 4, to March 3, Car Travel Times: 1, to 28, Car, Pedestrian & Cycling Volumes: 12, to 16, PAGE 1

3 UPDATE PILOT BACKGROUND The is about moving people more efficiently on transit, improving public space, and supporting business and economic prosperity along. The pilot aims to improve transit reliability, speed, and capacity on the busiest surface transit route in the city by giving transit priority on from Bathurst Street to Jarvis Street. The monitoring and evaluation plan involves the collection of data before and during the pilot in order to assess the impacts and benefits. Data is collected through methods such as the tracking of TTC streetcars using GPS, the monitoring of car travel times using Bluetooth sensors, and the collection of pedestrian, cycling and car volumes using video analytics. Monthly updates will be provided reflecting the latest data and information available to the City. This update provides an overview of the results of monitoring through the month of. COMING SOON Throughout the course of the pilot, the City will also be measuring or reviewing data on the following metrics, which will be made public as they become available: Parking utilization; and Weekend and Full-Day Ridership Counts As the pilot progresses, data collected for the pilot will be made available on the City's open data catalogue. The catalogue can be accessed at: TTC: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 4, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street). Vehicles: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 8, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street). TTC: 4, to March 3, Car Travel Times: 1, to 28, Car, Pedestrian & Cycling Volumes: 12, to 16, PAGE 2

4 TRANSIT TRAVEL TIMES & RELIABILITY STREETCAR TRAVEL TIME RANGE (MIN) (BATHURST - JARVIS) AVERAGE STREETCAR TRAVEL TIME (MIN) (BATHURST - JARVIS) WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) A.M. PEAK (7-10a.m.) MIDDAY (10a.m.-4p.m) P.M. PEAK (4p.m-7p.m.) EARLY EVENING (7p.m.-10p.m) LATE EVENING (10p.m.-3a.m) TRAVEL TIME (MIN) AVG. RANGE* CHANGE (+0.6) (-1.8) (-2.3) (-1.9) (-2.5) *90% of trips fall within this range CHANGE (+0.0) (-1.6) (-2.4) (-2.2) (-2.3) FULL ROUTE TRAVEL TIME (MIN) (DUNDAS W. STATION - BROADVIEW STATION) TRAVEL TIME (MIN) WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) TRAVEL TIME (MIN) WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) RELIABILITY % WAIT TIME RELIABILITY* % streetcars arriving within 4 minutes WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) 84% 82% 77% 85% RELIABILITY % WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) 77% 83% 75% 81% SUMMARY Improvements to the reliability of streetcar travel times observed in previous reporting periods have generally continued through in both the morning peak (7-10 a.m.) and afternoon peak (4-7 p.m.). o The most significant improvement continues to be during the afternoon peak, where the slowest streetcar travel times have improved by 4 to 5 minutes in each direction. Eastbound travel times have improved from 25 minutes to 20.0 minutes and westbound travel times have improved from 24.0 to 20.3 minutes when comparing to before the pilot. o This improvement to the slowest trips indicates that fewer streetcars are experiencing congestion-related delays and that trips through the pilot area that exceed 20 minutes are becoming less frequent. Average streetcar travel times mid-day (10 a.m. 4 p.m.) have improved by 1.8 minutes eastbound and 1.6 minutes westbound. Early evening (7 10 p.m.) trips have improved by 1.9 minutes for eastbound trips and 2.2 minutes for westbound trips. Staff will continue to monitor travel times and reliability for streetcars and identify opportunities for improvements. TTC: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 4, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street). TTC: 4, to March 3, *Wait Time Reliability: The value shown represents the percentage of streetcars in each peak period that arrive within 4 minutes of the previous vehicle and an indicator of service regularity and reliability. A higher value reflects more reliable wait times with fewer gaps in service, important components of overall journey time. PAGE 3

5 CAR TRAVEL TIMES AVERAGE CAR TRAVEL TIMES (MIN) EAST-WEST STREETS (BATHURST - JARVIS) WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) (JARVIS - BATHURST) (BATHURST - JARVIS) WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) (JARVIS - BATHURST) CHANGE FROM (MIN) CHANGE FROM (MIN) CHANGE FROM (MIN) CHANGE FROM (MIN) DUNDAS DUNDAS DUNDAS DUNDAS ADELAIDE* RICHMOND ADELAIDE* RICHMOND WELLINGTON* WELLINGTON* * * *Adelaide EB - Spadina to Jarvis *Wellington WB - Jarvis to Blue Jays *Front WB - Yonge to Bathurst SUMMARY The results to this point indicate that the pilot has generally not impacted travel times on the surrounding street network. Average car travel times on most streets, both east/west and north/south, continue to vary (+/-) less than a minute compared to before the pilot. The only route showing moderate impact in was Front Street, westbound during the afternoon peak, which was 2.7 slower than before the pilot. This was similar to the observed increase of +2.6 minutes in December, but contrasted a +0.6 minute change in January. Staff will continue to monitor travel times for vehicles during the pilot, and will identify opportunities for improvements as required. Vehicles: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 8, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to Car Travel Times: 1, to 28, TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street). PAGE 4

6 CAR TRAVEL TIMES CHANGE FROM (MIN) AVERAGE CAR TRAVEL TIMES (MIN) NORTHBOUND ( - DUNDAS) WEEKDAY A.M PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) NORTH-SOUTH STREETS CHANGE FROM (MIN) SOUTHBOUND (DUNDAS - ) BATHURST SPADINA UNIVERSTIY YONGE JARVIS BATHURST SPADINA UNIVERSTIY YONGE JARVIS CHANGE FROM (MIN) NORTHBOUND ( - DUNDAS) WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) CHANGE FROM (MIN) SOUTHBOUND (DUNDAS - ) BATHURST SPADINA UNIVERSTIY YONGE JARVIS BATHURST SPADINA UNIVERSTIY YONGE JARVIS Vehicles: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 8, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to Car Travel Times: 1, to 28, TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street). PAGE 5

7 CAR VOLUMES WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) SUMMARY RICHMOND ADELAIDE BATHURST ,840 2,010 1,970 2,090 1,450 SPADINA ,720 1,850 1,810 1, ,180 2,610 2,540 BAY ,250 1,170 1,190 1,310 1,130 1,180 3,120 3,280 3,040 2,760 JARVIS ,670 1, ,220 2,020 1, ,580 3,610 Drivers on continue to access local businesses or residences, conduct loading and deliveries, and pick-up/drop-off passengers. Traffic previously using has generally shifted to alternative east and west routes. There has been an approximately 8% overall reduction in the total number of cars in the area surrounding. Some of the reduction can likely be attributed to seasonal variations in overall traffic volumes before and during the pilot and may indicate that some people have shifted to transit, cycling, or walking. While car volumes have increased on most alternative east and west routes, there has generally not been an associated increase in travel times for cars. This indicates that the downtown traffic network has largely been able to absorb and respond to the changes in routing that drivers have made. WELLINGTON 2,330 2, ,250 1, ,120 2,290 1,510 1,800 1,680 1,300 1,130 1, October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017 Car Volumes: 12, to 16, PAGE 6

8 CAR VOLUMES WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) BATHURST SPADINA BAY JARVIS 2,020 2,320 1,660 1,850 1,110 1,040 1, ,140 1,280 1,130 1,300 1,520 1,730 1,480 1,600 RICHMOND 1,620 1,720 3,100 3,490 2,720 3,060 3,070 3,410 ADELAIDE 1,630 1,510 2,510 2,290 3,250 2,880 3,410 3, , , , , , , ,360 WELLINGTON 2,570 2,820 1,350 1,320 2,050 1, ,180 1, , ,220 1,290 1,700 1,800 October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017 Car Volumes: 12, to 16, PAGE 7

9 PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) TOTAL VOLUMES BATHURST SPADINA BAY JARVIS 1,810 1,750 2,000 1,790 2,140 2, ,820 2,620 3,690 4,150 3,440 4,760 2,270 2,550 WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) TOTAL VOLUMES BATHURST SPADINA BAY JARVIS 3,700 3,720 4,770 4,920 5,400 5,200 1,320 1,300 3,590 3,630 6,180 6,550 5,420 5,960 3,370 4,050 SUMMARY Changes in the number of pedestrians from November to show similar trends on both and Queen Street. For both and Queen Street, PM Peak volumes have increased from January in all cases, and exceed the baseline in some cases. AM Peak Pedestrian Volumes have generally remained consistent with January. Weekday all-day pedestrian volumes indicate that mid-day and evening volumes remain relatively high. At and Spadina Avenue, average volumes from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. exceed those from the AM Peak between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. Average early evening volumes (7 p.m to 10 p.m) are comparable to those from the mid-afternoon (2 p.m. to 4 p.m.). The increase in the number of pedestrians near Jarvis Street is likely the result of the baseline counts being conducted during the same time period as the college teachers strike. Given the proximity of George Brown College, it is likely that the number of pedestrians were lower than normal during the baseline along Jarvis Street, especially near. Pedestrians: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017 Pedestrian Volumes: 12, to 16, PAGE 8

10 PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES TOTAL WEEKDAY PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES AT AND SPADINA TOTAL HOURLY EAST-WEST VOLUMES, TOTAL WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES AT / AND SPADINA 3,000 7,000 2,500 6,500 6,590 6,550 STREET PEDESTRIAN VOLUME 2,000 1,500 1,000 PEDESTRIAN VOLUME 6,000 5,500 5,000 6,180 4,770 4,910 5,970 4,920 STREET 500 4,500 4, a.m. 7a.m. 8a.m. 9a.m. 10a.m. 11a.m. 12p.m. 1p.m. 2p.m. 3p.m. 4p.m. 5p.m. 6p.m. 7p.m. 8p.m. 9p.m. 10p.m. 4,000 DECEMBER 2017 JANUARY TIME OF DAY Pedestrians: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017 Pedestrian Volumes: 12, to 16, PAGE 9

11 CYCLING VOLUMES TOTAL WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) CYCLING VOLUMES AT AND SPADINA MONTHLY TRENDS 1,400 1,200 SUMMARY Overall changes in the number of cyclists throughout the downtown are consistent with expected seasonal changes. Cycling volumes on increased initially from the baseline in December (PM Peak at Spadina Avenue: +186 cyclists), before returning to cycling volumes relatively consistent with before the pilot with a more modest increases of +18 in January and +23 in. CYCLING VOLUME 1, Seasonal changes have most directly impacted Richmond Street and Adelaide Street, where dedicated cycle tracks are present. Other corridors without dedicated cycling facilities (e.g. Queen Street and Front Street) have generally seen more moderate decreases. This suggests that seasonal cyclists have generally been attracted to the dedicated facilities on Richmond Street and Adelaide Street, whereas all-weather cyclists maybe more comfortable on routes without dedicated facilities. Cyclist Volumes for Richmond Street and Adelaide Street at Bathurst Street are unavailable due to a faulty detector. 400 RICHMOND/ADELAIDE 200 STREET STREET 0 DECEMBER JANUARY STREET Cycling: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017 Cycling Volumes: 12, to 16, PAGE 10

12 CYCLING VOLUMES WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) TOTAL VOLUMES BATHUST SPADINA RICHMOND/ ADELAIDE DATA UNAVAILABLE 231 1, BAY JARVIS RICHMOND/ ADELAIDE 213 1, Cycling: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017 Cycling Volumes: 12, to 16, PAGE 11

13 CYCLING VOLUMES WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) TOTAL VOLUMES BATHUST SPADINA RICHMOND/ ADELAIDE DATA UNAVAILABLE 272 1, BAY JARVIS RICHMOND/ ADELAIDE Cycling: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017 Cycling Volumes: 12, to 16, PAGE 12