focusing on smart to move toronto from good to great
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Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
March 7, 2018
NATASHA APOLLONOVA, AVP POLICYToronto Region Board of Trade
Focusing on Smart to Move Toronto from Good to Great
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AGENDA
1) Movement of Goods Multi-Year Initiative
2) Smart Cities Initiative
3) Agenda for Growth Provincial Election Playbook
4) Q&A Session
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Movement of Goods
REPORTS:#1 (Aug2017) – ECONOMIC IMPACT
#2 (Nov2017) – MOVEMENT OF GOODS CHALLENGES
#3 (Nov2017) – BUSINESS & CONSUMER IMPACTS
#4 (Feb2018) – POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE GOODS MOVEMENT
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• The Board is leading 1st of its kind study to fill information gap on the challenges facing the Toronto-Waterloo Corridor’s (the Region) businesses relying on goods movement.
• This work complements people movement.• The Region is Canada’s largest multimodal goods transportation hub: 1M tonnes/$3B moves through the
Region daily. GDP Impact 34% of Region/ 8% of Canada. Jobs: 1.4M
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• Road congestion
• Land use conflicts
• Last-mile connectivity
• Need for strategic vision
• Application of technology
Challenges Holding the Region Back
3CPCS
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Findings: 1. ROAD – Demand Exceeds Capacity and Impacts Other Modes
4CPCS
Most trucks on the road are not passing through the Corridor: 13% of truck tonnage passes without stopping VS. 87% transiting and stopping within to support the regional economy.
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Findings: 2. AIR – Ground Transportation is a Pain Point
5CPCS
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Findings: 3. MARINE – Land Use/Development is a Pain Point
6CPCS
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Findings: 4. RAIL – Terminal Capacity, Land Development & Roads are Pain Points
7CPCS
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Response: Four Action-Oriented Policy Areas
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Example 1) Smarter Use of Existing Infrastructure
HOT-HOV lanes to improve overall traffic
flow
Toronto Star
Dedicated truck usage of Highway 401 express lanes
Toronto Star
Rebates or tax credits to shift trucks to Highway
407
Highway corridor improvements
hard shoulder running, ramp metering and
variable speed limits
FHWA Road Safety GB
CPCS
Connected and autonomous vehicles including autonomous
trucks and truck platooning
Hyperloop technologies for the movement of people and
goods
Pushing the frontier on “game-changing” technologies
: Faster & less costly than building new
“We're not talking about adding a parking lot or more lanes to our
freeways. We're talking about the reinvention of mobility”
- Andrew Ginther, Mayor of Columbus, OH
Adaptive signal control Responsive traffic lights to improve traffic flow
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Next Steps - 2018-19
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Study Topic Target Release Date Proposed Focus
5) Deep Dive on Policy Recommendations from 5th Report of MOG Series
June 2018 A follow-up to specific findings from the MOG series: o Off-peak deliveries;o Improving goods movement mobility through the regional highway network; and o Improving the movement of goods around the Pearson Airport cluster.
These reports would support the Board’s policy positions in regard to these specific solutions to goods movement challenges in the Corridor.
6) “The Top 10 Smart Projects to Get Goods Moving”: Leveraging Federal and Provincial Government Funding to Support Projects in the Corridor
October 2018 Identifying government funding sources to support projects in the Corridor, and developing a unified priority list of projects supported by stakeholders across all modes to leverage available federal and provincial funding for these projects.
7) Impact of New Technologies on E-Commerce and the Movement of Goods
January 2019 E-commerce is a rapidly advancing supply chain solution that is fundamentally changing the way customers obtain goods and promises to expand further into more and more markets (such as groceries/food products). This has implications for the way our transportation systems operate and function.
8) Cluster-Based Approach to MOG in the Corridor
April-June 2019 Developing a business case for a movement of goods cluster in the Toronto-Waterloo Corridor, inspired by CargoM and other examples of good practice elsewhere, and the Board’s experience in incubating other clusters in the Corridor. The report would describe what is working well elsewhere and assess what elements the Board should integrate in developing a cluster in the Corridor.
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AGENDA
1) Movement of Goods Multi-Year Initiative
2) Smart Cities Initiative
3) Agenda for Growth Provincial Election Playbook
4) Q&A Session
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The world is moving to cities, fast and for the long term. In a cognitive era, cities themselves are moving: evolving, ever-changing, not fixed on a marked destination. We are at an important point in that evolution, as new forces emerge and combine to create new ways for cities to work.
Source: IBM
Massively Disruptive Forces
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Barcelona Smart City Strategy
Hong Kong Digital 21 Strategy
Chicago’s Technology Plan
San Francisco ICT Plan
Singapore Smart Nation
New York’s Digital
Roadmap
Smart London Plan
Dublin Digital
Masterplan
Singapore
Infocom
Media
Master Plan
India’s 100 Smart Cities
Program
GLOBAL RACE TO SMART
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• The Smart Cities Working Group (SCWG) is a collaboration between the
Toronto Region Board of Trade (the Board), member stakeholders and City of
Toronto’s Economic Development & Culture and IT Divisions. SCWG’s goal is to
foster a collaborative approach to smart developments, ensuring Toronto can
respond to digital era’s opportunities and demands.
• SCWG adopted the following definition of smart cities: “A smart city uses
technology to optimize resources and enhance quality and performance of
urban services, increase economic competitiveness and engage its citizens
more effectively. A smarter city develops and implements innovative policies
and technologies in order to ensure that these benefits are realized in a manner
unique and consistent with its core values of economic, social, cultural and
environmental vitality.”
• SCWG is assisting the City of Toronto with pursuing smart funding
opportunities, such as the Federal Smart Cities Challenge; a tremendous test
case for identifying an area of focus in order to develop project scope and
proposal.
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SMART CITIES WORKING GROUP
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Framework for a
Smarter Toronto:
A Call for
Collaborative Action
Released May 10, 2017
2nd Annual Toronto Region Board
of Trade’s Smart City Summit
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SMART CITIES WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS
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• 300 attendees• 2 panel discussions, two international keynotes• 5 breakout sessions— solicited feedback on
Smart Cities Challenge Themes
• Broaden and expand current SCWG
• Include Municipalities in Toronto Region & beyond
• Engage Federal and Provincial governments
• Work with City/CTO to leverage local expertise so that the winner comes from Ontario
• Smart online directory• Roundtables to provide
advise and assistance
• Understanding and communicating Toronto’s smart ecosystem
• WCCD to communicate between smarter cities
• Barcelona Smart CitiesCongress
REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT FEDERAL SMART CITIES
CHALLENGE
SMARTER NARRATIVE &
COMMS
SMART CITIES SUMMIT 3.0 OCT 2018
2018 SMART CITIES WORKING GROUP ACTIVITIES
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• The federal Smart Cities Challenge is a competition open to all municipalities,
local or regional governments and Indigenous communities. As each group
understands their own pressing and important issues, challenge statement must
be measurable, attainable and ambitious through the proposed use of data and
connected technology.
• A $50 million prize for large municipalities will empower communities across
the country to address local issues and produce positive outcomes for residents
through new partnerships.
• This program is the first of three rounds of funding which Infrastructure Canada
will award to various communities.
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• The Smart Cities Challenge is an exciting opportunity for the City to put forward an ambitious and innovative idea that will have a real impact on those who live, work and play in Toronto.
• There are several social and economic challenges Toronto can address through data & connected technology.
• Response consistent with key principles: community engagement, transferability, collaboration, etc.
WE ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE
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SMART CITIES WORKING GROUP INPUT21
Business Perspective
1. Mobility & Transportation
2. Affordable Housing
3. Social Inclusion
4. Connectivity
5. Job Growth
6. Environment & Climate
Change
Ideation Session Key Objectives:
➢ Develop a common
understanding of the key
challenges facing Toronto
(across key themes)
➢ Ideate on concepts to address
the key challenges
➢ Create Concept Posters to help
illustrate and describe the
ideation
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AGENDA
1) Movement of Goods Multi-Year Initiative
2) Smart Cities Initiative
3) Agenda for Growth Provincial Election Playbook
4) Q&A Session
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Agenda FOR GROWTH
• The Toronto region is Ontario’s economic engine.
• Our region faces challenges. High energy prices, uncompetitive labour laws and rising payroll taxes increase the cost of doing business. Young professionals struggle to find affordable housing with easy access to work, and persistent congestion delays the movement of people and goods.
• To realize the full potential of the Toronto region and Ontario, we need a thoughtful strategy for the economy and its residents. This election, we’re calling on the campaigning parties to champion our Agenda for Growth.
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Policy Playbooks:
1. Energy
2. Transportation
3. Housing
4. Competitiveness
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• Energy Playbook – November 2017
o 5 Reforms that will lead to a better energy system and lower prices.
• Transit “Superlinx” Playbook – January 2018
o Uploading transit in the region to overcome our challenges.
• Housing Playbook – February 2018
o Housing costs are driving talent out of our region. The Province can make a difference by reducing costly regulations, which make it harder to build.
• Competitiveness Playbook – April 2018
o Initial report presents a mixed picture with both strengthens and weaknesses of Ontario.
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Provincial Advocacy – Agenda for Growth
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Energy Playbook – November 2017
• Ontario businesses and households face some of the highest electricity prices in North America, caused by an inflexible and uncompetitive system
• The Board is proposing five reforms that will lead to a better energy system and lower prices
- Improve Oversight and Governance
- Reform Electricity Procurement
- Reform Electricity Pricing
- Expand the Private Sector’s Role
- Price Carbon in a Transparent, Revenue Neutral Fashion
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Speed of Construction
Lack of Development
Lack of Funding
Quality of Service
We’re not building transit as fast as we need to. The municipal councils are slowing projects down (i.e. Hamilton, Brampton, Scarborough, Eglinton, DRL and the Waterfront). Decisions are being driven by politics instead of evidence.
Transit related real estate is not being developed and commercialized. The current responsibility rests with municipalities. Land planning and transit planning should be done jointly – as happens in other jurisdictions.
Cities don’t have the money for transit projects and service enhancements. Some have hit their debt limits, and the Province has been reluctant to provide cities with new revenue tools. The fact that cities have unfunded projects is also slowing the speed of construction.
Whether it’s PRESTO or integrated fares, it takes years to implement good ideas across the region. This negatively impacts the transit user’s experience. Many smart technologies are now available that would enhance the user experience. Yet their implementation is impeded by a fragmented system.
Faster
Smarter
Better
THE PROBLEMS SUPERLINX WAS DESIGNED TO FIX
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Transportation Playbook — January 2018
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• We must reduce costly regulations, which make it harder to build more housing. The Province can make a difference by:
1. Allowing peer review of projects and creating a consistent system of development charges.
2. Rolling back the extension of rent controls and reducing red tape.
3. Amending planning laws to enable densification and housing choice.
4. Enforcing expedited timelines for approvals of municipal infrastructure and transit projects.
5. Utilizing public lands for new housing, including releasing underused areas for development.
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Housing Playbook — February 2018
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• This report will assess the relative attractiveness of Ontario relative to 14 other provinces/states in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence region on 18 indicators that influence the location decisions of businesses.
• Overall, the report will highlight the factors that underpin Ontario’s competitiveness to businesses, while also pointing to areas for improvement.
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Economic Competitiveness Playbook — April 2018
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AGENDA
1) Movement of Goods Multi-Year Initiative
2) Smart Cities Initiative
3) Agenda for Growth Provincial Election Playbook
4) Q&A Session
Photo credit: H4vok_13 via Foter.com
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
March 7, 2018
NATASHA APOLLONOVA, AVP POLICYToronto Region Board of Trade
Focusing on Smart to Move Toronto from Good to Great