CITY OF ABBOTSFORD TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT MASTER PLAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
AGENDA 1. Plan Overview 2. Shaping Influences 3. Existing Conditions and What We Heard 4. Next Steps TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
1. PLAN OVERVIEW
PLAN OBJECTIVE The Transportation Master Plan will help guide planning and decision-making related to all modes of transportation over the next 25 years and beyond TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
AREAS OF FOCUS A: Walking o Including accessibility B: Cycling o For people of all ages and abilities C: Transit o Service Reliability o Facilities o Support Infrastructure o Implementation D: Motor Vehicles and Street Network o Street Network o Regional/External Connections o Goods Movement o Parking E: Rethinking Transportation o Complete Streets o Land Use and Transportation Integration (TDM) o Future Technology F: Special Projects and Study Areas o Neighbourhoods o Key Corridors G: Implementation and Phasing o Prioritize Projects o Short, Medium and Long-Term Priorities TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
TIMELINE April August 2017 September - November 2017 December - February 2018 March 2018 We are here TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
ENGAGMENT May Taste of Abby Bike to Work Week Public Events June Seven Oaks Mall ARC MRC July Canada Day, Kalgidhar Park and Temple Berry Beat Abbotsford s Farmers Market Online Survey Responses: 862 ARC Pop-Up Mall Pop-Up Bike to Work Week TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
2. SHAPING INFLUENCES
A LARGE CITY Abbotsford is the largest city in British Columbia by area With a mix of urban and rural areas TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
HOW PEOPLE TRAVEL TODAY Most trips in Abbotsford today are made by vehicles Source: National Household Survey The proportion of trips made by driving is higher than most comparable communities TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS Abbotsford is growing, with a young but aging population Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey Children and seniors are more likely to travel by transit, walking, cycling and carpooling TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING Most trips stay in Abbotsford, while most that leave go to the west Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
DESTINATIONS Source: Plan for 200K Survey TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
PRIORITIES Survey respondents told us that: Driving, Walking, Safety and Transit are the top priorities 500 3 450 400 2.5 350 300 2 250 200 150 1.5 1 Rankings Average 100 50 0.5 0 Driving Walking Safety Transit Cycling Parking Accessibility Trucking Source: Plan for 200K Survey 0
3. EXISTING CONDITIONS & WHA WE HEARD
WALKING Over 3% of Abbotsford trips are made by walking Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey Most people walk to school or for recreation / social purposes
EXISTING SIDEWALK NETWORK Total sidewalks: 429km Gaps in sidewalks: 150km
ISSUES Top 5 Issues Source: Plan for 200K Survey
POSSIBILITIES Top 5 Possibilities to Improve Walking Source: Plan for 200K Survey
CYCLING Less than 1% of Abbotsford trips are made by cycling, and most are made by people aged 25-44 Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey Most people cycle for commuting purposes
EXISTING CYCLING NETWORK
ISSUES Top 5 Cycling Issues Source: Plan for 200K Survey
POSSIBILITIES Top 5 Possibilities to Improve Cycling Source: Plan for 200K Survey
TRANSIT Approximately 2.5% of Abbotsford trips are made by Transit Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey Nearly half of transit trips are made by people 17 and under
TRANSIT SERVICE & FACILITIES Most transit trips stay in Abbotsford Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey There are 18 bus routes served by over 500 bus stops in Abbotsford
FREQUENT TRANSIT Although most residents are within 5 minutes of a bus route, fewer residents are located close to a frequent transit route
ISSUES Top 5 Transit Issues Source: Plan for 200K Survey
POSSIBILITIES Top 5 Possibilities to Improve Transit
DRIVING & STREETS Considerations: Safe and efficient movement of goods and people Identifying network improvements in the short, medium and long term Identifying road standards that better address all road users Impacts of network changes on individual modes Abbotsford has 969 km of roadways
CONGESTION AND DELAY Most major intersections are currently operating at acceptable levels of service during the AM and PM peak Source: City of Abbotsford Traffic Counts
TRIP PATTERNS Half of all Abbotsford driving trips are less than 5 km Source: TransLink Trip Diary Survey Most of the Urban Area is within a 5km distance a trip easily made by walking, cycling or transit
SAFETY Higher number of collisions on major corridors like: South Fraser Way, Clearbrook Rd, Gladwin Rd, McCallum Rd Collisions per 100 residents (2013) Vancouver 7.50 Richmond 7.08 Burnaby 6.93 Delta 5.66 Surrey 5.57 Abbotsford 5.33 Chilliwack 4.69 Maple Ridge 4.48 Mission 4.35 Source: ICBC Source: ICBC Collision Data (2011-2016)
ISSUES Top 3 Driving Issues Source: Plan for 200K Survey
POSSIBILITIES Top 5 Possibilities to Improve Streets Source: Plan for 200K Survey
Considerations: GOODS MOVEMENT Important for economic viability Assessment of adequacy of truck route network Better accommodation of truck traffic to improve community livability Balance truck traffic with all road users
4. NEXT STEPS April - August 2017 Fall/Winter 2017 Spring 2018 June 2018 Council/Stakeholder Workshop On-Line Survey Working Group Meetings
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT MASTER PLAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT