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Westmount Walking and Cycling Association
Westmount Master T&ATM Plan
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WWCA Mission • Improve liveability -Less traffic
-Walking -Cycling -Public transit
Master Plan • Keen interest from outset
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Presentation Overview Master Plan Issues • Vision and Guiding Principles • Reduce Traffic • Promote -Walking
-Cycling -Public Transit
• Street Layouts • Process Management
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Vision Future Westmount • Densely populated urban community • Human scale -most walk, cycle or PT
-fewer cars • Network of safe and attractive -walking routes
-cycling routes • Safe environment • Presence of nature • Active social life in public spaces
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Negative Impact of Cars Health -Injury & death
-Respiratory disease -Obesity
Environment -Pollution Community -Danger, space, noise, visual Pocketbook -Taxes to fund -Roads
-Health care -Lost productivity
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Shopping Street
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Shopping Street
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Dangerous Environment
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Dangerous Activity
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Two Visions
1 - Cope with dangerous environment
2 - Make environment safer
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Community Life – Village Feel
Photo - Jan Gehl
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Guiding Principles
• Diminish traffic - reduce capacity
• Promote walking – safe/attractive infra.
• Promote cycling – safe/attractive infra.
• Change attitudes and behaviour
• User Hierarchy
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Key Principle – User Hierarchy Weight Speed Momentum
Pedestrians 75 kg 5 kph 375 Cyclists 85 kg 15 kph 1,275 Car 2000 kg 40 kph 80,000
► Car - Hard shell
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Momentum Pedestrian Cyclist Car (hard shell)
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Vehicle Speed (kpm)
Fatality Probability
< 20 kph 5%
30 kph 40%
40 kph 80%
50 kph 100%
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• Pie chart to illustrate injuries/death
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Presentation Overview Master Plan Issues • Vision and Guiding Principles • Reduce Traffic • Promote -Walking
-Cycling -Public Transit
• Street Layouts • Process Management
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Reduce Traffic • Through traffic
• In/out traffic
• Local traffic
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Through Traffic • Over 50% of Westmount traffic (WWCA)
• Over 50% of through traffic from far away
• Alternatives exist
• Through drivers less concerned about impact on community (speed, noise, etc.)
• Incentive -efficient traffic flow (7 mins)
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In/Out Traffic
• For work, shopping, errands, activities
• Population doubles during weekdays
• Incentives: -Efficient traffic flow -Abundant free or low-cost parking
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Local Traffic
• For shopping, errands, activities,
• Incentives: -Efficient traffic flow -Abundant free or low-cost parking
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High-Volume Streets East-West • Sherbrooke • Ste. Catherine • The Boulevard • Westmount Ave • Cote St Antoine
North-South • Lansdowne • Claremont • Clarke
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High-Volume Streets
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Confusing Streets 2 or 4 lanes? • The Boulevard • Westmount Ave • Cote St. Antoine • Ste. Catherine
Problem • Encourages aggressive driving
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Major Projects MUHC -8,500 staff
-1,800 visitors -Open 2014
Turcot – 2012-2018
Recreation Centre – 2012-2013
• Big impact on traffic • Soon • Defensive measures necessary
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Incentives to Drive #1 – Efficient traffic flow
(7 minutes to cross Westmount) #2 – Abundant free or low-cost parking • Reduce traffic → reduce incentives
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#1 Incentive to Drive Efficient Traffic Flow
• Traditional objective of Public Works -Key busy streets -Traffic lights, street design, etc.
• Reduce traffic = Reduce capacity (“You build..) -Reduce car lanes -Reduce speed -Longer time to cross Westmount
• Reduce capacity = Temporary congestion
• Drivers adapt (short-term, long-term)
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Traffic Reduction Measures • Replace some car lanes with bike paths
-Reduce traffic capacity -Calm traffic -Promote cycling -Start with ‘confusing’ ½ lanes
• Traffic light management • Constraints, obstacles • Speed cameras • School corridors
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#2 Incentive to Drive Free or Low-cost Parking
• 2 & 4-hour free – meters/permits in Lower Westmount
• Meters - $ (change behaviour of affluent)
• Resident permits - $ (affluent)
• City employees - $, car pool, incentives
• Recreation Centre -$ (affluent)
• Enforcement
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Presentation Overview Master Plan Issues • Vision and Guiding Principles • Reduce Traffic • Promote -Walking
-Cycling -Public Transit
• Street Layouts • Process Management
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Promote Walking
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Promote Walking • 100 kms of sidewalks • Risk = Cars = Intersections • Reduce traffic • Safety at intersections
-4-way pedestrian lights -Time to cross -Scramble crossings
• ‘Safety Walk’ issues • Wider ‘active’ sidewalks • Network - attractive walking routes (map) • Pedestrian streets
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Presentation Overview Master Plan Issues • Vision and Guiding Principles • Reduce Traffic • Promote -Walking
-Cycling -Public Transit
• Street Layouts • Process Management
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Promote Cycling
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Bike Paths • Safe passage (for young teen)
• Limit key risk - Collision with motor vehicles
• Key requirement for mainstream cyclists
• Westmount - 2 kms vs 100 kms sidewalks/roads
• No safe links - home to work, shopping, schools, activities, etc.
• Proposed network
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Bike Path Network
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de Maisonneuve Bike Path • Key east-west commuting route (NDG, west.)
• Nearly 2000/day in summer – capacity?
• Safest route -Risk Evaluation Report -Few incidents
• Bi-directional works – quiet
• Issues -Residents – driveways, crosswalks -Cyclists – frequent stops
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Lansdowne/Glen Bike Path
• 1st year – bollards added
• Big volume increase
• List of improvements - important
• Consistent into SW borough
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Cote St. Antoine Bike Path
• Key upper-lower link
• Current commuter route - risky
• Connect to de Maisonneuve bike path • Medium volume
• Calm traffic
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Sherbrooke & Ste Catherine BP
• Overflow from de Maisonneuve
• Less safe – needs better protection
• Faster (fewer stops) – attract fast cyclists
• Safe access to Victoria Village shopping
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Winter Cycling de Maisonneuve Bike Path • Key commuter route
• Nov-Apr -Closed -Parking on path
• Test last winter -Poor cleaning -100 determined cyclists
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dM Bike Path – Open!
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Winter Cycling • Significant gains → year-round
• Year-round commitment -Cyclist - No bus pass, no car -City -Dependable infrastructure -Fast snow clearing -No special equipment required
• Limited gains if paths closed 5 months/yr
• Fair weather friends?
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Winter Cycling Montreal • 35 km Reseau Blanc • 20,000 winter cyclists
Copenhagen • Bike paths cleared before car lanes • Winter commuters
-80% of summer bike commuters -30% of total commuters
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Snowplow/Sander
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Brush/Salter – Protected Paths Photo – Mikael Colville-Andersen
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You clean it – they’ll come
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Bixi • Rapid positive impact on cycling
-Convenient (poll – Why cycle?) -Chic/cool, clean, no parking/theft hassle -Safe – 5 accidents in 3.5 million rides -Draw mainstream to cycling -Downside - winter
• Westmount -5 stations x 15 bikes -More stations to promote cycling
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Recreation Centre Problem • Most hockey players drive – equipment • RC mission – activity • Densely populated residential area
Solutions • Ventilated lockers? • Bike parking • Expensive car parking
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Bike Parking • Theft deters potential mainstream cyclists
• Parking needs -Apartment buildings -Commercial areas -Schools -Recreation centre
• Mainstream parking – Europe, Japan
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Recreation Centre
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Selwyn House
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Dawson College
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Westmount YMCA
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Japan Subway Station
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Other Cycling Issues • Green arrow traffic lights
• Impact of Recreation Centre construction
• Cycling to school
• Sidewalk bulbs
• Fewer stops and Idaho ‘Rolling Stops’ -Logic, compliance, resistance
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Sidewalk Bulbs
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Resistance to Cycling • Highway Safety Code violations - not worse
• Cause of serious injuries or death - minimal • Pedestrian/driver violations – internalised
• Bikes - New - taking acquired space from cars
• Resistance to change
• Easy target for general frustration
• Acceptance will take time
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Presentation Overview Master Plan Issues • Vision and Guiding Principles • Reduce Traffic • Promote -Walking
-Cycling -Public Transit
• Street Layouts • Process Management
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Promote Public Transit • Not controlled by Westmount
• Advocate for better service -Westmount -Communities west -Major projects affecting Westmount -Commuter trains -Turcot -Champlain Bridge
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Presentation Overview Master Plan Issues • Vision and Guiding Principles • Reduce Traffic • Promote -Walking
-Cycling -Public Transit
• Street Layouts • Process Management
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Street Layouts
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Actual and Proposed Layouts East-West • The Boulevard • Westmount Ave • Cote St Antoine • Sherbrooke • Ste. Catherine
North-South • Lansdowne
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Sherbrooke St.
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Sherbrooke St. • Heart of Westmount • Flagship change for improved liveability • Provincial highway • Adjacent boroughs
Space Now Proposed Pedestrians 35% 45% Cyclists - 20% Drivers 65% 35%
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de Maisonneuve
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de Maisonneuve Model Residential Street • Low traffic • Bike path • Green, shade in summer • Attractive to walk or ride • Copy – Lansdowne, Cote St Antoine Potential Improvements • Park extension greenway • Local traffic only • Fewer stops for cyclists
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Presentation Overview Master Plan Issues • Vision and Guiding Principles • Reduce Traffic • Promote -Walking
-Cycling -Public Transit
• Street Layouts • Process Management
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Process Management
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Task vs Process
Successful Master Plan
• Step 1 – Good plan
• Step 2 – Well managed implementation
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Informed Management • Quantify objectives (amount, time)
• Schedule implementation
• Monitor performance
• Report
• Adjust accordingly
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Plan Objectives - Traffic
• Realistic
• Non-threatening to Westmount residents
-Through -50% -In/out -35% -Local -25%
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Quantify – Motor Vehicles Objectives 2012 2013 2014 Total vehicles/day 50k 40k 30k Through traffic -25% -50% In/out traffic -20% -30% -35% Time to cross West. 4 min 6 min 8 min Average car speed 40kph 38kph 35kph Medical injuries/yr 20 15 10 Measures Car lanes/bike paths 90k/10k 80k/20k Free parking spaces 5k 4k 3k Parking meter rates $3/h $4/h $5/h
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Quantify - Cycling
Objectives 2012 2013 2014 Cyclists/day – summer 2k 3k 4k Cyclists/day – winter 0.5k 1k 1.5k West. cyclists/day - summer 0.5k 1k 1.5k Medical traffic injuries/yr 10 8 6 Measures Bike paths 10k 20k # public bike parking spaces 300 400 500 # Bixis 60 75 90
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Quantify - Walking
Objectives 2012 2013 2014 Pedestrians/day – Sher. St 2k 3k 4k Medical traffic injuries/yr 10 8 6 Measures Traffic measures # pedestrian lights 8 9 10
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Quantify – Transportation
Possible single measure for overall performance:
• Transportation footprint?
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Implementation Schedule (Phase to limit opposition)
Walking Cycling Driving Process 2012 2 pedest. lights
Install CSA bike path
Eliminate 1 lane on CSA
Confirm support
1 scramble crossing
50 new parking meters
Issue new ATM mandate
2013
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Current Institutional Culture • Education, training, historical mandates
-Efficient traffic flow -Protect pedestrians -No cyclists (recreation?)
• Cycling knowledge gaps (winter cycling, safety, path design, signs)
• ATC, PW, PS
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Future Institutional Performance • Objective -Reduce traffic
-Promote commuter cycling
• Need new mandates, instructions, training (draft ATC mandate)
• Promote active transportation by staff -Objectives, monitoring, reporting, adjustment
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Safety • All users disobey Highway Safety Code
• Promote Code to all (education, enforce)
• But - Injury and death - collisions with vehicles
• Rather than focus on behaviour to cope with dangerous environment, make environment safer
• Focus on motor vehicles
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Responsibility Legislation
• Injury responsibility based on weight
• Heavy = Guilty
• Leads to safer driving
• 20 European countries
• Westmount should advocate
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Adjacent Boroughs
• Westmount affects neighbours, vice-versa
• Benefits to cooperate and coordinate
• Stronger advocacy voice -Sherbrooke St transformation -Impact of MUHC and Turcot
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Citizen Participation
• Residents experience traffic 24/7
• Without citizen participation -Missed opportunities -Wasted resources
• Cultural change required
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Communications Programme • Plan will affect all residents
• Anticipate opposition to specific measures -Traffic congestion -Parking (residents and merchants)
• Confirm citizen support • Phased implementation
• Continuous marketing during implementation -Greater good -Highlight gains
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The Prize • Long way to go -Safe environment
-Fewer cars -Safe walking -Mainstream cycling
• Traffic Plan - 1st step (Protection → Comfort → Delight)
• Adapt European experience • Westmount brand - attract young families • Potential model N. American community • Legacy for our children
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Westmount Walking and Cycling Association
September 2011
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Comments/Questions?
Maps - Roger