Presentation made at the Public Meetings for the Proposed Peak Hour Extensions project.

1. Proposed Peak-Hour Extension
Dundas, College/Carlton and Queen
Sections between Roncesvalles and Parliament

2. What we do
Transportation Services is the owner, operator, and maintainer of
the public right-of-way
• Roads and sidewalk maintenance
• Traffic signals, signs and pavement markings
• Traffic safety
• Infrastructure management and programming
• Snow clearing, road salting and street cleaning
• Permitting for on-street parking, construction and events
• Red light camera operations

4. What we are doing
• Analyzing GPS-based data for the streetcar routes along
1. Dundas
2. College/Carlton
3. Queen
• Looking at existing peak-hour restrictions (‘no stopping’, ‘no parking’,
‘no left turns’, etc. during rush hours) along the routes
• Finding opportunities to improve streetcar travel times and reliability
• For example: Where streetcar travel times increase sharply after
current restrictions end (e.g. 6 pm), we are considering extending the
peak period (e.g. to 6:30 or 7 pm) to improve the flow of transit,
vehicular traffic, and cycling

5. Map showing all routes
Carlton/College
Queen
Dundas
7km between Parliament St. & Roncesvalles Ave.

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505 Dundas Westbound University to Spadina
Unfiltered Filtered
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7. Why are we doing this?
• With traffic congestion increasing, rush hours extend beyond the current
peak hour restrictions
• Current peak hour restrictions vary widely throughout the Downtown, and
need to be made more consistent
• Some local travel patterns may have to change, but benefits extend
Downtown- and city-wide
Reduced and more reliable streetcar travel times improve…
Traffic
Transit
Passenger
Travel
Cyclist
Travel
Potential savings &
flexibility to TTC

8. Why we need your help
We want to hear from a variety of users
(transit, cyclists, pedestrians, drivers,
business owners)
We need your help to…
• make informed decisions
• address your concerns
• voice your opinion
• influence peak-hour restrictions

9. Timeline 2015
• Stakeholder
Consultation
MAY
• Public
Consultation
JUNE
• Preparation for
recommendations
report (Proposed
by-law changes)
SUMMER
• Final
recommendation
report to council
SEPTEMBER
• Expected
implementation
with new signage
OCTOBER
• Follow-up after
implementation
AFTER
IMPLEMENTATION

10. Additional Measures to Improve Transit Operations
• Greater enforcement of peak-hour restrictions
– parking, stopping, and turning (particularly left turns)
• Signal Timing
– Re-timing to give more green time to priority direction
– Active Transit Signal Priority (extended green or shortened red when transit
vehicles detected and meet certain requirements)
• All-door boarding/Proof of Payment (POP)
– A shift toward more off-board fare collection to reduce dwell times

11. College/Carlton – Existing Peak Hours

12. College/Carlton – Proposed Peak Hours

13. Dundas – Existing Peak Hours

14. Dundas – Proposed Peak Hours

15. Queen – Existing Peak Hours

16. Queen – Proposed Peak Hours

17. Benefits and Challenges
Street Parking
• Some on-street parking spaces will be unavailable for the additional
proposed hours – parking would be accommodated on the other side of the
street or on side streets
Benefits for Business
• Improved transit service brings more potential customers to businesses1
Benefits for Cyclists
• Fewer parked cars in the curb lane
• Reduced risk from opened doors on parked cars
• Potential benefits to approximately 5000 cyclists per day on College Street2

18. What else does this mean for your travel?
Benefits for Pedestrians
• More reliable transit service can result in less crowding at streetcar stops
and on the sidewalk
Benefits to Cars
• Smoother traffic flow with fewer parked and turning cars, less merging
Benefits to TTC Riders
• Potentially faster and more reliable service

19. What we’ve heard so far
BIA Consultation
The project team consulted with the
following BIAs throughout May and
June.
• Queen Street West BIA
• Cabbagetown BIA
• Church-Wellesley Village BIA
• Downtown Yonge BIA
• Chinatown BIA
• Kensington Market BIA
• Little Italy BIA
• Trinity Bellwoods BIA
• Parkdale Village BIA
• College West BIA
• West Queen West BIA
• Little Portugal BIA
• College Promenade BIA
• Dundas West BIA
Key themes from BIA consultation:
• Reduced on-street parking could negatively affect
local businesses
• Extended peak hours could benefit businesses and
neighbourhoods
• More data should be collected and presented prior
to making final decisions
• Proposed peak hour extensions could present
difficulties for deliveries
• Enforcement of driving restrictions is needed
• There needs to be consistency in restrictions
• One lane of parked cars may be more beneficial to
pedestrians and cyclists
• Success should be monitored after implementation,
and feedback should be collected.

20. Questions/Comments

21. Contact Us
EMAIL to: knelischer@toronto.ca
MAIL to:
Public Consultation Unit
Metro Hall
55 John Street, 19th Fl.,
Toronto, ON, M5V 3C6
Please call us if you have any further
questions or comments: 416-392-4360
Please fill out a Comment Sheet or contact
Kate Nelischer, Sr. Public Consultation
Coordinator.
@
www.toronto.ca/peakhours