Surrey Transportation Plan

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ForEWard ................................................... ........................................................... ................. 4

ExEcuTivE Summary .................................................... ....................................................... 6

PART 1 DEVELOPING A VISION .......................................................................................... 19

Plnnng the Fte ....................................................................................... .... 30

Ptptn n inpt ....................................................................................... .... 24

The Se vsn ............................................................................ ........................ 26

PART 2 STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS ..................................................... .................................. 31

meetng the chllenge ....................................................................................... .... 32

Eete & Eent Netwk mngeent ....................................................... 38

ipe aessblt ...................................................................................... ..... 42

cnt Set n Helth ...................................................... ........................ 48

Eent En ....................................................... ............................................. 56

Ptetn the Ennent ................................. ............................................. 66

integtn Tnspttn ......................... ....................................................... 72

PART 3 MEASURING PERFORMANCE ............. ............................................................ ..... 79

ientng ints n Settng Tgets .......................................................... 80

coNTENTS


5/96

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spptig pas.

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th damta atiship btw th paig ad

dvpmt cmmitis ad hw this ca b d i

a wa that sppts ad hacs a mds tasptati.

Th Picips this Statgic Pa mphasiz th d

tasptati chic ad th itgati tasptati

with ad s. Hw w pa Cit is pbab th mst

imptat act ifcig tasptati ad it is pctd

t pa th dmiat i dtmiig hw a it wi b

pssib t achivig Visi.

W as hav th spsibiit patig ad psvig

th tasptati iastct which is th backb

a sccss tasptati sstm. Th assts th Cit is

taskd with kig at a ms ad qi cstat

wk ad ivstmt. Gttig ths damtas ight wi

aw s t pmt picis th cvit, sa ad

cit mvmt pp, gds ad svics.

This Statgic Pa has b pdcd with th assistac

pbic ad stakhd ipt bt cstati ds t stp

h. As patica pcts ad iitiativs a pmtd w

wi cti t sk th ipt cmmitis t hp

W a pasd t itdc th S TasptatiStatgic Pa. It has b dvpd m th sccss

datis th pvis S Tasptati Pa ad

sts t ppsas ad statgis t div a qait,

sstaiab ad itgatd tasptati sstm

Cit. Tasptati paig is a vita ad sstia pbic

svic that w at th Cit a spsib . It is a svic

t st abt svig pbms bt as a mas divig

pptit a ad hacig vs qait i.S is a gat pac t iv ad wk ad as w k t

th t as Caadas adig citis, w wi wk t

mak tasptati sstm t th chags ahad.

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Ss taspt ds, pvidig bsiss, idst,

tasit, ca, pdstias ad bicc ss. W hav csd

attti a mb k piitis which wbiv wi mak it asi pp t mak chics i

th wa th tav, icasig mbiit ad accssibiit

ad thb hpig t addss th hath, scia ad

vimta pbms ca dpdc.

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Statgic Pa fcts what w wat t achiv, t

st tasptati its bt as i tms vimta, hath, cmmit sat ad cmic

t. Hw w div tasptati svics is k t

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pac. Th Statgic Pa pais th imptat atiship

btw ad s ad tasptati ad maks bad

cmmdatis sstaiab gwth. This thm wi b

dvpd th ad bcm a imptat cmpt th

t ocia Cmmit Pa viw ad pdat.

THe TrAnSPorTATIon PrInCIPleS | W biv that

tasptati cat b thght as st a mas t a d

bt as a k ifc v ma aspcts ivs. S

is a divs, vibat ad gwig Cit ad w a wkig

had makig it a v btt pac t iv ad wk b

tackig cim, icpatig sstaiabiit picips i

dcisi makig, pvidig th ight cditis mpmt,

hacig th vimt i which w iv ad impvig th

ivabiit ighbhds ad tw cts. Hw thtasptati sstm is pad, impvd ad patd is

damta t makig ths chags happ. T fct th

imptac tasptati has i divig ths gas, w

dvpd 6 Picips that w bivd pstd what a

gd tasptati sstm shd achiv.

Ths picips a itga t th Statgic Pa adb adptig thm it wi hp S mv twads a

sstaiab, cit, cst ctiv, adab, accssib

ad vimta sd tasptati sstm. Th as

aw s t pp ami th isss ad tasptati,

dvp statgis t da with ths ad pvid a amwk

mitig ad cmmicatig pgss.

our TrAnSPorTATIon VISIon | Th Tasptati Visi

fcts Ss scia, vimta, sstaiabiit ad

cmic aspiatis that a a k pats va

cmmit bctivs ad which a dscibd withi th 6

gidig picips ad shapd b cstati. It sks

t stabish imptat dictis ad tcms paiig

what w wi achiv ad wh. Th dtaid hw, wh,

wh ad wh wi b addssd thgh th vais

picis, pgams, dig sstms ad tagts ctaidi th Statgic Pa.

It is the Year 2031 and Surrey is a vibrant community o 680,000 persons orming the activity centre o

the Fraser Valley. Multi-use town centres are high density with mixed use along connecting corridors and

transit has operating priority within these corridors. Compact, mixed use communities emphasizing a sense

o place, have pedestrian, cycling and transit riendly design. Transit, highways, arterials, the ecient

movement o goods and services and parking are planned and co-ordinated throughout the City. The

percentage o trips made by walking, cycling, transit and high occupancy autos continues to increase while

the percentage o trips made by single occupant autos continues to decrease. The average distance and

travel time or peak hour commuter travel within Surrey continues to decline. The citizens, regardless o age,income or disability, enjoy universal access to transportation and the services, educational and recreational

opportunities it provides. Transportation inrastructure is in a good state o repair and is adequately unded

rom stable and sustainable revenue sources. Surreys elected representatives have the support o a well

i d bli i ki d i i b d l d h i i

Eective And Ecient Network Management1.

More Travel Choice2.Saer, Healthier Communities3.

Successul Local Economies4.

Protection O Our Built And Natural Environment5.

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isati ad that it is a mas t a d this Statgic Pa

smmaizs th Visi i th wig wa:

STrATeGy PrePArATIon AnD DeVeloPMenT | Th Statgic

Pa has b pdcd b th Cit S, with maig

ipt m S sidts, ths dig bsiss i S as w

as th agcis ad gaizatis. This pcss paticipati

has ifcd a aspcts th Statg. Athgh pdcd b

th Cit, it is imptat that it has wid wship, fctig th

cmm itsts a wh wi b actd b its tcms.

ConSulTATIon | Tasptati has awas b a ht tpic

pp. W a hav viws what is gd ad bad

abt tasptati sstm ad it is gaatd t gat

stg piis ad agmt. This is bcas mbiit is

sch a imptat pat ivs. Th Cit cgizs that

stabishd as miimm qimts as t hw w watd

cstati t tak pac:

Involve a wide group o opinions and viewsX

Ensure that all members o the community with dierentX

transportation needs are given opportunity to contribute

including youth, seniors, women, people with mobility

diculties and amilies

Establish local issues and prioritiesX

Employ a range o consultation methods so that weX

receive broad and representative public comment and

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PrIorITIeS IDenTIFIeD DurInG ConSulTATIon |

Need or improved TransitX

Trac congestion and intersection delayX

Impacts o trucksX

Sidewalk provisionX

Road maintenanceX

Completing the planned strategic road network andX

improving neighbourhood connectivity

Better integration between land use and transportationX

ConTexT AnD InTeGrATIon oF PolICy | Th Statgic

Pa has b ifcd b th dicti giv i th

ocia Cmmit Pa (oCP) ad th ct dvpd

Sstaiabiit Chat. Athgh a ca Mad i S

Statg, it has t b dvpd i isati ad aigmt

with th gia pas has b pmtd. It is a

mb Cit Pas ad it wi cmpmt th Cit paig

ts icdig th Paks Mast Pa, th Scia Pa, th

The Surrey Transportation System is ecient, equitable, sae and sustainable.X

There is more choice and better access to transportation, land uses that emphasizeX

compact and complete communities and a modern and well unded inrastructure.

Our transportation planning will support sae, livable and healthy communities with goodX

access to local jobs, education, services and recreation.

We continue to move our transportation system orward by having an inormed andX

engaged public, strong partnerships with others, supportive elected representatives and

sustainable investment.

Transportation Working

For Everyone


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oTHer InFluenCeS | Th Statgic Pa as:

Recognizes evolving and changing priorities and increasingX

complexity o the transportation system

Provides fexibility to respond to external policy infuencesX

Identies a more active City role in sot engineeringX

Gives attention to maximizing the sphere o infuence o theX

City and working in partnership with other agencies

Emphasizes the need or a well maintained and ecientlyX

managed transportation asset to support delivery o the Strategy

Introduces a perormance component with ambitious butX

achievable targets

Identies the need or a number o new policies and existingX

policy updates

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THe STrATeGIC AnD SerVICe oBjeCTIVeS | Th Visi was

ifcd b cstati. It was dtak sig th 6

picips as a amwk t gaiz th isss ad piitis w

w td abt b th pbic ad stakhds. I sps, th

Cit dvpd a ag 6 Statgic obctivs which pvid

th high v dicti hw w wat tasptati t mv

wad i th Cit. F ach ths, th a spcic Svic

obctivs which dscib i m dtai hw w pa t t

Visi it a ag picis ad actis.


11/96

It is imptat that th is a ca appciati th damta imptac that a w patd ad maitaid

tasptati iastct has i th div th Cits Tasptati Visi ad th icasig dmads kpig

assts wkig cit, svicab ad psvd th t. As pbic pctatis is, th amt iastct

that is i pac pads ad th s ad dmads pacd p it is. Th ppti bdgta dmads m th tta

tasptati pt wi ik hav t icas i th Cit is t avid a dtiatig tasptati iastct i th

t.

Cstati dback, piitis ad isss

Need or increased expenditure on maintenance to deal with potholes and rough road suracesX

Improved winter maintenanceX

Deterioration o road pavements ater periods o extreme winter weatherX

A perception o a piecemeal approach to road maintenanceX

Strong public support or completion o the planned road networkXNoise caused by truck trac on uneven and potholed roadsX

Rutting o some trac lanes where high truck volumes existX

Increasing complexity o the transportation system and the need or new and innovative engineering approachesX

Concerns about a potential growing inrastructure decit in the uture without investment nowX

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE: Eentl nge, ntn n pe the tnspttn sste ll es

SerVICe oBjeCTIVeS

Maintain and improve the transportation asset and promote best value in asset maintenance and rehabilitation1.

Establish sustainable and predictable unding streams2.

PRINCIPLE 1 Eective and

efcient network

management


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PRINCIPLE 2 More travel

choice

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S has a divs ppati with divs ds. nt v i S is big svd b th tasptati sstm. A p

tasptati sstm dispptiat acts th g, th d, w wagd ct immigats. Dmgaphic tds sggst

that p t thid th ppati wi t hav accss t a ca as a div b 2031 b vit big t d, t g havig

mbiit pcpta chags. Havig sa, cvit ad adab tasptati hps s that v ca paticipat

ad qa. Mbiit is imptat ad vat t v.


Poor transit service identied as the number 1 issue during public consultationX

88% o public agreed that Transit should be as convenient and attractive as driving a car on City roadsX

About 12% (about 50,000) o Surreys citizens do not have unhindered access to a car.X

High level o public priority given to improved sidewalk provisionX

Over 50% o the Greenways network completedX

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE: Pte ltente n sstnble tel he n pe bette essblt t jbs,

etn, helth n eetn ll

SerVICe oBjeCTIVeS

Promote alternatives to the car by improving walking and cycling opportunities1.

Promote alternatives to the car by improving transit2.

Protect and improve transportation inrastructure in support o strategic transit expansion and upgrades3.

Integrate behavioural change initiatives with transportation improvements4.


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PRINCIPLE 3 Saer, healthier

communities

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ht wh sig tasptati sstm bt as i tms psa sat ad scit. Cstati has shw that ad

sat isss a cc t pp ad cstati thgh th Cim rdcti Statg has shw that cim ad th

a cim a as a high piit th pbic.


Lack o understanding o City role in road saetyX

Pedestrian saety identied as a priority within City CentreX

Lack o respect or trac laws speeding, red light running, not stopping or pedestrians at crossings. 49% o publicX

identied the need or considerable or lots o improvement

Need or more driver education on trac laws and saety a priorityX

Truck trac using non-truck routesX

Neighbourhood trac speeds but mixed response to trac calming although supported some concerns about too muchX

being introduced.

Pedestrian saety and absence o sidewalks. 71% o public described sae sidewalks and walking paths as importantX

or very importantCrosswalk saety signing, lighting, pavement markingsX

Personal security when accessing and using transit at nightX

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE: ipe cnt Set, Helth n Qlt Le

SerVICe oBjeCTIVeS:

Undertake physical measures to improve the saety or all road users1.

Support the increased enorcement o speed limits and trac laws2.Promote a culture o road and community saety into all aspects o engineering services3.

Raise awareness o road saety and encourage saer travel in partnership with others4.

Reduce Crime and the Fear o Crime5.


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withi mpmt ads a vad as big citica t th sht, mdim ad g tm cmic ad scia viabiit

th Cit. Withi S, w wat t s a md, spsiv ad cit tasptati sstm that is capab spptig

th cmptitivss bsisss ad bstig pdctivit ad accss t ca, atia ad itatia makts. Th

mphasis th Cits ecmic Dvpmt Statg is t maitai Ss cmic psiti withi th gi whi

spptig ca bsiss gwth. Th istig ad t capacit, cati ad aigmt tasptati iastct

withi S ad withi th Mt Vacv gi a citica acts that wi ifc th dmad ad sccss

mpmt ads.


Congestion and intersection delays Highest ranked improvement area during public consultation with 71% oX

respondents describing this as needing considerable or lots o improvement

Inecient operation o trac signalsX

Perceived piecemeal approach to road constructionX

Completion o the planned road network a priority or the publicX

Impact o truck tracX

Rapid growth o the City and concerns over the ability to provide the supporting transportation inrastructureX

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE: ree ngestn n sppt the sstnble en eelpent n tlt Se

SerVICe oBjeCTIVeS:

Promote access to employment lands1.

Provide transportation inrastructure and services that support sustainable economic growth2.

Relieve congestion3.Infuence and manage transportation demand and supply4.

PRINCIPLE 4 Successul local

economies


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PRINCIPLE 5Protection o our

built and natural

environment

Tasptati has d t hg impvmts i qait i b givig idividas pcdtd mbiit ad accss t

bs ad a btt i. Ss ata vimt is a high piit its citizs. It acs a ad gwig psss m

th pasi th Cit. Th imptac daig with gwth i was that miimiz vimta impacts is vita ad this

is a patica chag with spct t tasptati.


Air quality issues associated with tracX

Truck movement and the management o goods movementX

Disruption to wildlie corridorsX

Recognition o the contribution o transportation to greenhouse gas emissionsX

Need or heavy and sustained investment in transitX

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE: ree the pts tnspttn n the blt n ntl ennent

SerVICe oBjeCTIVeS:

Reduce the impacts o road reight1.

Reduce the impacts o trac on air quality and climate change2.

Reduce the impacts o trac on water quality, vegetation, trees and land consumption3.


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PRINCIPLE 6 Integration o

transportation

As th spsib athit gidig dvpmt, S is a ad pa i pmtig sstaiab, pdstia, cc ad

tasit id cmmitis that a w svd b a aspcts th tasptati sstm. Ma aspcts tav dmad sch

as igi ad dstiati catis, gths tips ad chic md a shapd b ad s patts. Hw ad wh w pa

ad dict gwth i th Cit is pbab th mst damta dtmiat th at ad scp th tasptati sstm

w hav ad hw a it wi b pssib t mv twads dcd dpdc th ca. With th high gwth ats w s i

S, th is high pttia t big abt a damta chag dig th i this Statgic Pa.


Support or acilities to be located within walking and cycling distances - shopping, schools and leisureX

Need or more integration o transit with new developmentX

Transportation servicing and road building perception o City catching upX

Incomplete road network and missing links. Public support or completion o planned road networkX

Increasing understanding o the benets o a ner grid network, especially in town and City centres or improved routingX

options and better multi modal connectivity.

Current poor transit services but an expectation o change through the South o Fraser Area Transit Plan andXdevelopment o the Frequent Transit Network (FTN)

Need or OCP updateX

Rapid growth o City and the lag in transit provision with missed opportunities or transit to shape growthX

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE: Pte ntegtn between tnspttn n ln se t ee the nee tel

n sppt tps b e sstnble es

SerVICe oBjeCTIVeS:

Co-ordinate transit investment with land use planning in support o high density, mixed use and compact development1.

Promote integrated and universal transportation elements within development projects so that modes other than only the2.private car are supported and improved

I d h S T C t d Cit C t b ti i t ti ith t it3


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ProjeCTS AnD ProGrAMS | oc w hav stabishd

Visi tasptati, ad dvpd th statgic

bctivs what th Statgic Pa wi b divig, th

Cit wi d t tasat ths it pcts ad pgams.It is sstia that th ivstmts w mak a stctd

ad gica s that th Cit divs what is dd t

svic th dmad tasptati b a mds,

spds t th dit cmmit ds ad piitis

ad ptcts th iastct. As w mv twads

th impmtati stags w wi k at whth th

pcts, pgams ad svics w div, a big d

s i th mst ctiv wa. W wi k at dig i

a wa that hps t itgat pcts ad iitiativs with

th statgic bctivs ad piitis th Pa ad thi

ctibti t th Cci piitis. I tadm with th

6 Picips, th wi as hp pvid a amwk

mitig ad ptig pmac.

Core Needs:X Core needs would represent our

priority, taking rst call on resources and include

the repair and replacement o our assets such as

pavement, sidewalks, trac signals, street lighting

and structures.

City Networks:X City networks would consist o the

priority road, bus, cycle and pedestrian networks.

Cycling, pedestrian and transit strategies will identiy

our aims and priorities. Road and intersection

improvement priorities will be based on saety and

projected road network needs by modeling uture

trac volumes rom expected development.

Local Programs:X This would consist o smaller

scale measures that would be targeted at the

neighbourhood level, to promote community priorities

and the quality o the local environment. The

trac calming program would be an example. We

would explore the support o partners such as the

Police, TransLink and ICBC and an expanded role

in non engineering programs and initiatives totake a more proactive role in educating, inorming

and encouraging people to make the best use o

the transportation system in the saest and most

appropriate manner.

IMPleMenTATIon | Th Cit ifcs ad gids

th at th tasptati sstm i ma was.

As th spsib athit gidig dvpmt, it

has a damta pat t pa i pmtig sstaiabcmmitis that a w svd b a mds. oc i

pac, thgh th maagmt ad maitac th

iastct, w wd wat t s th v chic ad

qait cti t impv. Th Statgic Pa is th

mad p statgis ad bctivs t div, maag,

maitai ad ac th tasptati sstm i was that

a sstaiab, spsiv t ca ds ad piitis,

fib, ivativ ad which pvid va m.

Th 10 ya Svicig Pa is th ct dcmt that

psts th pad pcts impmtati basd

pdictd dig. Th Pa ds t icd dtais

a th Cits tasptati activitis ad iitiativs ad

th wk wi tak pac t stabish a bad basd

mas idtiig th piitis th bad spctm

spsibiitis.

rooT AnD BrAnCH DelIVery | Div th Cits

tasptati sstm wi t b achivd b

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tasptati is divd i ma th was. utimat,

th Statgic Pa shd b smthig that gids ad

ifcs a bad spctm svic pvisi. Hw

svics t th pbic a divd, hw dvpmt ispad ad spdd t, th wa w pa paks ad

catia aciitis ad th da t da catakig

th stts a ctibt t th tasptati sstm.

Th Statgic Pa shd aw s t cgiz that th

cstcti a w 20 mt wakwa t th ca shps

as pat a w hsig dvpmt, havig a bs

stp which is gati ad is w it, is as imptat

as a $5 mii ad widig pct t as cgsti. It

is hpd that th Statgic Pa wi gid dcisi makig,

dig piitis ad paig b a ths ivvd, i th

badst ss, i tasptati.

MonITorInG AnD PerForMAnCe | Th is a

spsibiit t assss whth th t ad m

big ivstd b th Cit is achivig what w st t

t d. Th Statgic Pa ctais pmac idicats

basd k idicats that wi b sd t hp dg th

pmac th Pa.

FunDInG | Th Statgic Pa ps dig scs.

Fth t th adpti Statgic Pa, sc

ds wi b assssd ad dig scs wi b

idtid as ach th spptig impmtati Pas

a cmptd. This wi s that it is achivab,aistic, ad acia sstaiab.


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| part 1 Developing a vision |

Developingavis

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TransporTaTionM su Fwd

Transportation impacts everyones lives all o the time, and continual planning and management or the transportation

system in Surrey is needed. A reliance on the car is having serious implications or congestion, the environment and peoples

well being and health. There are emerging issues related to the health o our population, social isolation and exclusion rom

employment and services. For people who do not have access to a car, or who want to use their car less, getting around can

be dicult. The City is aiming to develop a transportation system that better caters to everyones mobility needs by creatinga balanced transportation system that gives real choices in the way people travel to, rom and within Surrey.

Travel is an important and oten essential part o peoples daily lives. National surveys show that transportation is the

second largest item o household expenditure representing typically 13% o what is spent. More is spent on transport than

on ood, holidays and clothing. People are traveling more oten and over longer distances. About 6% o Surrey households

have no car and 35% have access to one car. In our car-dependent way o lie this can result in inequalities. Children,

people with disabilities and the elderly especially, rely on alternative modes o transport to get around and access the

services and acilities they need.

Surrey is a great place to live and more people want to call it home. The City is expected to grow rom 450,000 in 2008 to

680,000 in 2031. Managing growth can be a challenge. Un-managed growth can reduce the quality o lie due to increased

congestion, impact on community saety and health and degradation o the natural environment. However, growth and

development also brings huge opportunity to make change providing momentum or promoting a new way o living and moving

with better transit, more walking and cycling trips developing in and around higher density, mixed use and compact development.

p l a n n i n g F o r T H e F U T U r e

Surrey is a great place to live and more people want to call it home.


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Developingavis

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Planningforthe

Future

THe TransporTaTionprinciplesou Fmwk ch

Transportation has a part to play in most aspects o

peoples lives and a good system responds to varying

needs and priorities. The Transportation Strategic Plan has:

Sought to increase the accessibility and mobilityXoptions available to people

Enhance the integration between and across modesX

o transportation

Increase the saety and security o the system, orX

both motorized and non-motorized users

Promote the ecient management and operation oX

the system

Ensure unding is in place to make sure the systemX

inrastructure is preserved and able to support thePlans objectives

Support the economic vitality o the City, allowingX

competitiveness and eciency

Protect and enhance the environment by promotingX

sustainability and eciency and improving the

quality o lie.

We have summarized the dierent objectives o what a good transportation

system should be seeking to achieve within 6 Principles.

Eective and Ecient Management o the Road Network1.

More Travel Choice2.

Saer, Healthier Communities3.

Successul Local Economies4.

Protection o our Built and Natural Environment5.

Transportation Integration6.

The importance transportation has in peoples lives is undamental. From the time we step out o our

home we are within the transportation environment. This is where we travel to meet our employment,

social and health needs, shop, exercise and interact with others. Getting transportation working right

is thereore a priority or the City. We are responsible or managing this most important environment

and the Citys decisions, policies and priorities will shape how Surrey will develop and move orward.

To ensure we properly refect this comprehensive and all-encompassing impact that transportation has

on peoples lives, we have changed how we look at transportation in Surrey. Instead o concentrating

on whether people walk, drive, use transit or cycle and then identiying how these can all be

accommodated in our system, we have sought to examine transportation in a way that better refects

how it relates to wider environmental, social, economic and health policy. This approach also ensures

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QUaliTy TransporTaTionplanning

This Strategic Plan has been structured around a number

o criteria:

et itt:X The nature and perormance

o the transportation system is infuenced by a

combination o broader conditions, City policies and

priorities and external policies by others such as the

Federal and Provincial governments and regional

planning bodies such as Metro Vancouver. The City

unctions in a wider economic and demographic

environment and the success o this Plan depends on

it being integrated with other strategies. Althougha local, Made in Surrey Plan, responsive to the

issues and challenges within the City, it has not been

developed in isolation. The Strategy is based on

Shared Prioritiesand it employsCross Partnership

Strategiesto move towards making change.

it itt:X The Strategy aligns with the

Sustainability Charter and the Ocial Community

Plan (OCP) and has linkages with other City policies

associated with community saety, social inclusion,

environmental protection and growth.

a:X The Strategy is built on sound analysis

o local transportation problems and opportunities

identied through consultation, modeling o our

transportation network, an understanding o external

changes and pressures and existing monitoring o

our system.

Mmz u m u:X The Strategic

Plan will attempt to deliver the best possible results

given the unding available and the current and uture

state o inrastructure and transport services and tostrengthen user-pay principles within our unding

mechanisms.

imt:X The Strategy has been produced by

the City o Surrey, but there has been the input o

many individuals, organizations and stakeholders,

providing their knowledge and experience to help

reach our conclusions. The City o Surrey may have

produced the Strategy but it is important that it has a

wider ownership, refecting the common interests o

all o those involved.

pt:X Identication oShared Prioritieswithother City Departments as well as regional bodies

and agencies.

Ft:X The ability to adapt to changing

priorities, changing context and changing unding.

pm Mmt:X Signicant unding

is needed to create an equitable and ecient

transportation system and there is a responsibility to

assess whether the eort and money being invested

is achieving what is in the Plan. The City has

established challenging but realistic perormance

indicators that will be used to help judge the

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Planningforthe

Future

Delivery anDiMpleMenTaTion sTrUcTUres

The Strategy is underpinned by public and stakeholder

input, technical assessment and nancial responsibility.

It is much more than a list o highway, transit or cycling

investments and programs. It sets transportation in

a wider context. Delivery o Surreys transportation

system will not be achieved only by constructing capital

projects. Although a huge component o the eort,

capital investment alone is insucient. The City can

infuence how transportation is delivered in other ways.

How services are delivered, our decisions on land use

and development, using our advocacy and lobbying

infuence regionally and nationally, planning o our parks

and recreational acilities, making roads saer and the

day to day caretaking o our streets all contribute. The

construction o a new walkway to the local shops or a bus

stop ree o grati and that is well lit can be as important

as a multi million dollar road widening project.

Dierent City policies directly infuence how

transportation happens in Surrey. As the authority

responsible or guiding development, we have a lead

role in promoting sustainable, pedestrian, cycle and

transit riendly communities that are well served by all

aspects o the transportation system. Once in place, the

ongoing operation and maintenance o the transportation

inrastructure will improve eciency and level o choice.

The Plan is made up o strategies and objectives to

manage, maintain and nance the transportation system

in ways that are responsive to local needs, are innovative,

a sHareD responsibiliTy

Planning or sustainable, compact and complete

development and continuing to invest in transportation

inrastructure are undamental components o the delivery

process and are only part o the answer to tackling the

issues. This Strategic Plan identies an increasing level

o attention to developing policies and partnerships with

other agencies to bring about behavioral change. This

same partnership culture needs to be ostered between

the City and the people who live and work here. The City

can and will provide the ramework and opportunities

but at the end o the day progress will be achieved as a

result o individuals making a change. Ultimately, positive

changes will only happen i, at the individual level,

changes in how everyone chooses to travel are made.

Deciding to shop at the local store, walking children to

school or car sharing with a neighbour or the journey to

work are examples o how everyone can help reduce the

reliance on the car. When the car is the choice, driving

respectully and careully or avoiding short cuts though

local neighbourhoods will help reduce the impact o trac

on communities. This Plan will succeed only i there is a

commitment by everyone to make a change.

The construction o anew walkway to the

local shops or a busstop ree o grati andthat is well lit can beas important as a multimillion dollar roadwidening project...


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THe iMp orTance oF co nsUlTaTionWd mt d du

A common theme o this Plan is that transport cannot be considered in isolation. It is important that attention is paid to how

it relates to other issues such as the economy, health, education or crime. The Plan is ultimately the responsibility o the

City, but or it to respond to the broader context and refect other policy areas, the City needs to work with other partners,

bodies, stakeholders and the public to ensure integration with other initiatives and develop a proper understanding o the

issues and priorities that are important to people. The advantages o ull involvement are many, with shared ownership,awareness and education and better quality decision making identied as key benets.

The Citys involvement and role is broken down into two broad areas:

pth: The City has close working relationships with established partners and neighbouring municipalities at sta

and elected representative level. Transportation, economic, social and environmental issues do not stop at the edge

o the City. Surrey is part o a larger community o municipalities and agencies all with responsibility or the wider

transportation system. The City wants this Strategy to have a broad level o support and ownership and a common

interest shared by all, with all agencies, organizations and residents.

pu ptt: The consultation initiatives undertaken during the development o this Strategy will allow us to better

understand the needs and priorities o the public and in turn gain broader support or what the Plan is seeking to achieve.

p a r T i c i p aT i o n a n D i n p U T

A common themeo this Plan is thattransport cannot be

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Participationand

Input

THe consUlTaTionsTraTegy

Although an ongoing process throughout the

development o the Strategic Plan, there werediscrete steps integrated into the process where we

engaged with the public and stakeholders. The key

phases o consultation were:

iu d atttud cutt:

This consultation sought to get a better

understanding o the main issues and actions

or change by listening to stakeholders

including advocacy groups, Business

Improvement Associations, Community

Associations and transport operators. We also

engaged with the public, undertaking ocus

group meetings ollowed up by telephone and

web-based surveys.

Tt Udtd cutt:

Having been told what the attitudes were

towards transportation, strategies were

developed incorporating the many and varied

opinions and views. Further consultation

was undertaken to make sure the issues and

priorities were understood and that there was

a level o agreement, shared understanding and

ownership o the Plan and what it was setting

out to achieve.

cfm cmt cutt:

Beore nalizing the Plan the City submitted the

drat to the public to get reaction and eedback

on what it was saying.

In undertaking this staged approach to the

consultation, the City set itsel some minimum

requirements as to what was to be achieved rom

the process. Participation should:

Involve a wide group o opinions and viewsX

Ensure that all members o the communityX

with dierent transportation needs were

represented including youth, seniors,

women, people with mobility diculties, the

unemployed, people with amilies.

Establish local issues and prioritiesX

Employ a range o consultation methods soX

that we receive broad and representative

eedback and comment

HoW parTicipaTion HassHapeD THe sTraTegy

Consultation with the public identied 4 strategic

principles that the plan should incorporate:

The Strategy should acilitate choice, mobilityX

and balance in transportation

In doing this, the plan should promoteX

attractive, sae, aordable and convenient

alternatives

Surrey should plan and invest or the longX

term and or substantial growth

Sustainable and secure unding orX

transportation should be achieved

FUTUre involveMenTanD MoniToring

Success in delivering the objectives o the Plan

will rely on the involvement o the public and

stakeholders as partners, as well as clients.

Surreys residents will want and expect to see

changes made and eorts to shape how traveland transportation occur in the City will rely on

partnerships. The City will be responsive and

accountable, helped in part by our commitment

to setting targets. By joining with others to

create change, rather than imposing it on them,

the City can both inorm and learn. A robust and

continuing dialogue with the public will improve

the Citys understanding o what their needs andexpectations are.

What was very clear during the

consultation was that people were

interested in issues like ndingemployment, accessing health care

being able to enjoy recreational

opportunities and eeling sae.

Transportation in itsel was not the

goal. Transportation was required

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policy conTexT

This Strategic Plan sets out the priorities or transportation over the coming years. It has been developed with reerence

to the wider goals and objectives or Surrey. This broader City Vision is achieved by bringing together all the roles and

responsibilities o the City under the Surrey Strategic Plan so that there can be a common, complementary and consistent

direction in the services provided. Because o the impact transport has on everyones lives, it has a central part to play,

aecting and supporting the broader Surrey Vision.

sUrreys oFFicial coMMUniTy plan

The Transportation Strategic Plan aligns with City priorities identied in other plans and strategies including the Crime

Reduction Strategy, the Social Plan and the Employment Lands Strategy. The Ocial Community Plan (OCP) is perhaps

the most important o these plans in terms o the cross-cutting strategies between it and the Transportation Strategic

Plan. It guides land use management, economic and residential growth, transportation systems, community development,

provision o City services and environmental protection. It provides the ramework or which the other Community Plans

are developed and which together deliver the objectives and priorities o the City. O particular relevance are the ollowingpolicies o the OCP:

Manage Growth or Compact CommunitiesX

Build a Sustainable Local EconomyX

Enhance Image and CharacterX

Increase Transportation ChoiceX

Protect Natural AreasX

Improve the Quality o CommunityX

T H e s U r r e y v i s i o n

Because o the impacttransport has oneveryones lives, ithas a central part to

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Our VisionoUr vision

The undamental direction provided within the previous Transportation Plan remains valid and that is why it eatures within our

Vision or this Plan as we continue to move orward.

It is the Year 2031 and Surrey is an active and healthy community o 680,000 persons. Multi-use town centres are high

density with mixed use along connecting corridors supporting transit that has operating priority. Compact, mixed use

and connected communities emphasize a sense o place and have pedestrian, cycling and transit riendly design.

Transit, walking, bicycle and road networks, the efcient movement o goods and services and parking are planned

and co-ordinated throughout the City. The percentage o trips made by walking, cycling, transit and high occupancy

autos continues to increase while the number o trips made by single occupant cars decreases. The average

distance and travel time or peak hour commuter travel within Surrey continues to decline. The citizens, regardless

o age, income or disability, enjoy universal access to transportation and the services, educational and recreationalopportunities it provides. Transportation inrastructure is in a good state o repair and is adequately unded rom stable

and sustainable revenue sources. Surreys elected representatives have the support o a well inormed public in

making decisions on urban development and the supporting transportation systems.

To help emphasize that transportation cannot be

considered in isolation and that it is a means to an end

this strategy summarizes the Vision in the ollowing way:

The transportation system is ecient, equitable, saeX

and sustainable.

There is more choice and better access toX

transportation, land uses that emphasize compact

and complete communities and a modern and well

unded inrastructure.

Our transportation planning will support sae, livableX

and healthy communities with good access to local

jobs, education, services and recreation.

We continue to move our transportation systemX

orward by having an inormed and engaged public,strong partnerships with others, supportive elected

representatives and sustainable investment.

The Vision refects Surreys social, environmental,

sustainability and economic aspirations that are all key

parts o our overall community objectives. The Vision

expresses important directions and outcomes rather than

specic projects or services. It seeks to establish what

we will achieve and why. The detailed how, who, when

and where will be addressed through the various policies,

programs, unding systems and perormance indicators

that will be developed rom the Plan.


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TheSurreyVision

The Vision refects Surreys social, environmental,sustainability and economic aspirations that areall key parts o our overall community objectives.


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M E E T I N G T h E C h A l l E N G E

MADE IN SuRREyThe Strategic Plan is intended to be responsive and applicable to Surrey. It has been produced by the City and has been

inuenced and shaped by the people, businesses and t ransport providers in Surrey. However, Surreys Vision needs to

complement broader ederal and regional policy i it is to be successully delivered. Through the Plan, the City will seek

to provide sustainable improvements in the economy, promote better access to employment, health and leisure, protect

and improve the local environment and support a high quality o lie. To achieve this, the Transportation and other

strategic plans o the City need to be based on partnership working, co-ordination between service delivery, sufcient and

sustainable unding, responsible and efcient use o resources and meaningul input rom users.

STRATEGy DEvElOpMENT

This Transportation Strategic Plan looks at how the City will deliver the transportation system or the years ahead. It

sets out the wider agenda or mobility and deals with principles and objectives while at the same time establishing the

ramework or translating these into an implementation program, with appropriate targets and objectives in the uture.

Local transportation planning, perhaps more than any other area o local policy needs to be joined-up with the wider

planning and policy ramework. This means that transport needs to be set in a wider context and must consider linkages

with land use planning, economic development, social planning and community saety. It also means that the Citys

approach to transport needs to link with the plans o others. Transportation is not an end in itsel. It exists to support the

achievement o other, wider policy objectives, such as economic development, social inclusion, reduced levels o crime and

improvements to health and ftness. These actors all ultimately lead to improved quality o lie or the people o Surrey.


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STAGE 1

Te 6 Ke princies

The 6 Principles are one o the constant eatures o

this Plan and provide the plain English, understandable

explanation o what the City is seeking to achieve. These

principles provide the ramework or understanding

the issues and describing the strategic aims and

implementation approaches contained within it.

Eective and ecient management o the roadX

network

More travel choiceX

Saer, healthier communitiesX

Successul local economiesX

Protection o our built and natural environmentX

Transportation integrationX

STAGE 2

Context, Isses and priorities

Through the eedback we received rom our consultation

and our analysis we have organized the main issues and

priorities that the Plan needs to respond to. Although a

large range o issues have been raised the ollowing broad

themes have been identifed:

Operating, preserving and modernizing inrastructureX

Accessibility and social inclusionX

Road and community saety, health and quality o lieX

Congestion, economic activity, sustainable growthX

and development and goods movement

Environmental impact and protectionX

Integration with land useX

FundingX

Personal attitudes and choicesX

STAGE 3

Te Transortation vision

Having established our Plan structure and identifed theissues and priorities, a clear explanation o where we

want the City to be in the uture has been developed.

This Vision reects Surreys social, environmental,

sustainability and economic aspirations that are all key

parts o our overall community objectives and which are

contained within the 6 guiding principles. It responds to

our assessment o the issues and the public priorities

highlighted in our consultation. The Vision describes

important directions and outcomes rather than specifc

projects or services seeking to establish what we will

achieve and why.

It describes a City where the transportation system is

efcient, sae, available to everyone, promoting good

access to employment and services, supported by

livable, healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods which

emphasize compact and complete communities and which

is underpinned by secure and sufcient unding and a

supportive public.

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STAGE 4Transortation Strategies

OvERAll

TRANSpORTATION STRATEGyTe Baanced Aroac

The overall strategy direction emphasizes a balanced

approach that provides or wider travel choice and

opportunity through improved walking, cycling and transit,

while acknowledging the need or improved roads and

accommodating sustainable levels o trafc growth. The

balanced approach to the Plan combines many elements to

improve the transportation system including:

Recognition o the need to invest in improving andX

maintaining the road network

Continued planning and investment in theX

development o the road network

Strongly advocating or greatly improved transit at allX

levels and supporting it by providing the necessary

ramework and conditions

Improving acilities or pedestrians, cyclists andX

transit usersFacilitating wider accessibility to transportation orX

everyone

Giving attention to tackling the number and severityX

o collisions

Managing the impact o trac on residentialX

neighbourhoods

This balanced approach to transportation will create an

equitable, needs-based transportation system that will

seek to reduce the reliance on the car, promote socialinclusion, encourage a buoyant local economy and help

protect our environment.

STRATEGICTRANSpORTATION OBjECTIvES

Strategic objectives have been developed or each one o

the 6 Key Principles. They reect the issues identifed by

stakeholders and the public, the Vision and the identifed

priorities o the dierent stakeholders. They provide

a clear indication o what the City wants to deliver.

Sometimes, these are translated into discrete projects and

initiatives identifed in the 10 Year Servicing Plan but they

will also be achieved through the day to day activities and

decisions o planners and engineers, through collaboration

with transport providers and those responsible or

enorcement and public education.

The Strategic Transportation Objectives are:

Eciently manage, maintain and improve theX

transportation system or all modes

Promote alternative and sustainable travel choiceX

and provide better accessibility to jobs, education,

health and recreation or all

Improve community saety, health and quality o lieX

Reduce congestion and support the sustainableX

economic development and vitality o Surrey

Reduce the impacts o transportation on the built andX

natural environment

Promote integration between transportation and landX

use to reduce the need to travel and support trips by

more sustainable modes

For these to be achieved we will:

Establish stable and secure undingX

Measure perormance towards identied targetsX

This balanced approachto transportation willcreate an equitable,

needs-basedtransportation systemthat will reduce thereliance on the car


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STAGE 5Serice Deier pans

Having developed the Strategic Transportation Objectives,

these must be turned into actions. These provide the levelo detail needed around which to organize uture planning

eort, and particular programs and projects. In doing so, the

City needs to consider the unding realities and the demands

on individual budgets. To help ensure the resources we

have are used well and provide the best value, a system

o perormance management will be developed which will

measure our success in achieving targets.

RElATIONShIp BETwEENThE DIERENT STRATEGICOBjECTIvES

For the City, there are a number o key challenges that

relate back to efcient maintenance and management.

The Strategic Objective to efciently manage, maintain

and improve the transportation network is a long-term

challenge and orms the basic building block o all the

other strategies. Failure to preserve and modernize our

transportation inrastructure will act as an obstacle to

delivering the other strategies. Our Strategic Objectives

are thereore presented in a way that clearly identifes

this underpinning role in achieving the other Strategic

Objectives.

This inter-relationship will be reected in how the Capital

Program is organized. The quality and suitability o the

network is basic to the successul implementation o our

strategies so this must be reected in the program o

projects and programs undertaken. The ollowing structure

has been developed which will help with the prioritization

o capital investment:

Core Needs - These are our priority, taking frst

call on our resources and would include repair and

maintenance o our assets and saety Projects

Cit Netorks - City networks consist o the

key road, bus, cycle and pedestrian networks. Theprogram includes road and intersection improvements,

strategic bicycle network projects and strategic transit

inrastructure improvement projects

loca programs - Local measures will be promoted

or neighbourhoods, building on the City Networks

to reect community priorities. The program includes

responding to the impact o trafc on local roads,

saety around schools, improved pedestrian acilities

and environmental improvements

Accessibility

Safety

Econom

y

Environment

Integratio

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EIcIEnt MAIntEnAncEAnd MAnAgEMEnt


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AChIEvING BAlANCE

It is important to note that the Strategic Plan embodies

a variety o objectives that represent the interests and

aspirations o a wide range o individuals, stakeholdersand constituents. Because o this, there may be apparent

conicts among the Strategic Objectives. The Plan must

thereore be exible enough to accommodate these

dierences and seek to promote a balanced approach and

be able to accommodate compromise and trade-os.

ShARED pRIORITIES AND

CROSS CuTTING pOlICIESA undamental theme within this Plan has been identiying

and promoting integration with broader policy. There are

commonalities between this Plan and the other policies

and objectives that exist within the City and with other

agencies and levels o government. Although these are

discrete policies, there are Shared Priorities. It is important

to understand these because they show the links between

regional and national policy and how the Transportation

Strategic Plan provides a good ft and complements the

higher-level plans. To help ensure these are properly

responded to, the policies and strategies contained within

the Transportation Strategic Plan have not been developed

in isolation. By relating the Plan back to the Sustainability

Charter and the OCP, we have made sure that there is

consistency between the policies contained within this Plan

and the other policies and objectives o the City as well asthe policies o other levels o government and agencies.

The shared priorities are:

Better interaction between land use andX

transportation

Promotion o the equitable provision and improvedX

choice within transport

Funding o inrastructure and improvementsX

Managing growth in a sustainable manner byX

supporting compact, vibrant, transit riendly

communitiesReducing congestion in support o more ecientX

goods movement and economic vitality

Supporting sustainable Economic DevelopmentX

Reducing the environmental impact o transportationX

Enhancing livability, quality o lie, a sense o spaceX

and saer roads healthy neighbourhoods

Increasing attention to managing both the supply oX

and demand or transportation

A undamental themewithin this Plan hasbeen identiying and

promoting integrationwith broader policy.

Unortunately, there is currently no Provincial

Transportation Strategy and thereore more local

transportation planning is oten undertaken in the absenceo an overarching Provincial context. This can lead to

disjointed planning so Surrey will thereore support the

development o a Provincial Transportation Strategy. Even

without this, there is much commonality between our

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SuMMARy O STRATEGIC TRANSpORTATION OBjECTIvES

PrIncIPlE Eeive a Efie newok Maaeme

Strategic ObectieEfciently manage, maintain and improve thetransportation system or all modes

Maintain and improve the transportation network and promote best value in asset maintenance and rehabilitationXEstablish secure, sustainable and predictable unding streamsX

PrIncIPlE Moe tave choie

Strategic ObectiePromote alternative and sustainable travelchoice and provide better accessibility to jobs,education, health and recreation or all

Promote alternatives to the car by improving walking and cycling opportunitiesX

Promote alternatives to the car by improving public transitX

Protect and improve transportation inrastructure in support o strategic transit expansion and upgradesX

Integrate behavioral change initiatives with sustainable transport inrastructure and service developmentsX

PrIncIPlE Sae, Heahie commuiies

Strategic ObectieImprove community saety, health and qualityo lie

Undertake physical measures to improve the saety o all road usersX

Promote a culture o road and community saety into all aspects o engineering service provisionX

Raise awareness o road saety issues and encourage saer travel by working in partnership with othersX

Reduce crime and the ear o crimeX

Improve community health and the quality o lieX

PrIncIPlE Suessu loa Eoomies

Strategic ObectieReduce congestion and support the sustainable

economic development and vitality o Surrey

Promote access to employment landsX

Provide a transportation inrastructure and support transportation services that oster sustainable economic growthX

Relieve congestionX

Infuence and manage transportation demand and supplyX

PrIncIPlE Poeio o Ou Bui a naua Eviome

Strategic ObectieReduce the impacts o transportation on thebuilt and natural environment

Reduce the impacts o road reightX

Reduce the impacts o trac on air quality and climate changeX

Reduce the impacts o trac on water quality, vegetation and trees and land consumptionX

PrIncIPlE taspoaio Ieaio

Strategic Obectie

Promote integration between transportationand land use to reduce the need or travel andsupport trips by more sustainable modes

Co-ordinate transit investment with land use planning in support o high density, mixed use and compact developmentX

Promote integrated and universal transportation elements within development projects so that they can be accessed by andXin turn support means other than the private car

Improve and enhance Surreys town centres and City Centre by promoting integration with transitX


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E E C T I v E A N D E I C I E N TN E T w O R K M A N A G E M E N T

STRATEGIC OBjECTIvEEciently manage, maintain and improve the transportation system or all modes

BACKGROuNDWhile users dont oten think about the road network, this is the largest and most visible asset the City owns. In a City

experiencing population growth o about 1000 people a month the size o the asset is also growing and what we already

have is under increasing and competing demands. The road network is the backbone o how people, goods and services

move around the City and it also represents the largest public open space the City has. The way this asset is managed

and maintained is hugely important. Keeping this inrastructure ft or purpose is a 24 hour job and costs many millions

o dollars. It alls to the City to take responsibility or it and in practice, the Citys largest task is its management andmaintenance. Eective and timely maintenance o the system helps reduce the burden o costs in the uture. The road

network is used daily by people who live and work in the City and it is undamental to the local economic, social and

environmental well-being o the City.

It is important that there is a clear appreciation o the undamental importance that a well operated and maintained

transportation inrastructure has in the delivery o the Citys transportation vision and the increasing demands o in keeping

assets working efciently, serviceable and preserved or the uture. As public expectations rise, the amount o inrastructure

that is in place expands and the use and demands placed upon it increase. The proportion o budgetary demands rom the

total transportation pot will likely have to increase i the City is to avoid a deteriorating transportation inrastructure in

the uture.

CONSulTATION EEDBACK, pRIORITIES AND INluENCESNeed oX r increased expenditure on maintenance to deal with potholes and rough road suraces

Improved winter maintenanceX

Rapid deterioration o road pavements ater periods o extreme winter weatherX

A public perception o piecemeal approach to road maintenanceX

Strong public support or completion o the planned road networkX

Noise caused by truck trac on uneven and potholed roadsX

Rutting o some trac lanes where high truck volumes existXIncreasing complexity o the transportation system and the need or new and innovative engineering approachesX

Concerns about a potential growing inrastructure decit in the uture without investment nowX

The road network isthe backbone o howpeople, goods and

services move aroundthe City and it alsorepresents the largestpublic open space theCity has.

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1. Maintain and improve the transportation

asset and promote best value in asset

maintenance and rehabilitation

Any investment in the highway network or maintenance

needs to be careully planned, efciently managed

and supported by eective technical and management

systems. The City carries out programs o road

inspections, pavement condition surveys and employs a

Pavement Management System (PMS) that predicts how

the road pavement deteriorates over time in response to

varying levels o trafc loading. This helps determine how

much investment is needed and when. The PMS seeks

to maximize the service lie o the pavement asset at the

least cost and where and how to invest the rehabilitation

budget to preserve the road system most eectively and

efciently. Adopting this lie cycle cost approach helps

ensure the City achieves best value rom the resources

it employs and that intervention is not undertaken on a

worst frst basis. The unding decisions and intervention

strategies we implement need to relate to the uture so

that we can avoid building an inrastructure unding defcit

or later generations.

Actions or Change:

Target structural maintenance to those roads in greatest need and with the largest trac volumes on theX

basis o road hierarchy and condition

Employ lie cycle costing principles when identiying rehabilitation projects and programsX

Promote lie cycle costing principles within all trac, saety and road improvement projectsX

Examine alternative and cost eective maintenance strategiesX

Maximize the ecient use o existing inrastructureX

Develop road and transport asset management plansX

Service re-design to undertake all levels o preventative maintenance and replacement through the CityX

pavement management system (PMS)

Establish systems to compensate or impact on pavement lie due to trucking activityX

Establish a GIS database or improved tracking and management o inrastructureX

Enhance and expand monitoring systems to better direct maintenance programs and achieve value or moneyX

2007

ARTERIAl ROADS (INC. MRN ROADS) 378 km

COllECTOR ROADS 212 km

lOCAl ROADS 1,045 km

CITy MulTI uSE pAThwAyS 52 km

There is also supporting inrastructure including:

STREET lIGhTS 25,000

TRAIC SIGNAlS 300

BRIDGES AND STRuCTuRES 49

TRAIC SIGNS 70,000

The statistics o the road network are impressive in their

numbers and in the complexity they imply. Since the last

Transportation Plan was produced, the City has grown

considerably and so too has the amount o transportation

inrastructure. In the very simplest terms, the City is

responsible or maintaining and managing a range o

assets which include:

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2. Establish secure, sustainable and

predictable unding streams

Construction materials, labour and maintenance costs are

currently rising at a aster rate than general ination. The

current energy market, o which bitumen, used in paving,

is a by-product, continues to escalate in price making

disproportionate demands on unding levels. The cost o

lighting our streets and running our trafc signals is going

up as are the costs o other materials such as concrete and

labour. The expectation is that these costs will continue to

rise more steeply than other costs.

This Strategy creates a ramework to explore secureadditional transportation unding and increase revenue

rom other sources. Part Four o the Transportation

Strategy examines unding issues in more detail. The City

will lessen its dependence on property taxes and seek

a greater proportion o unding directly rom users. The

increased use o user pay principles will allow the City

to more eectively inuence individual travel choices

through the price o transportation.

Actions or Change:

Develop a Transportation Utility ChargeX

Strengthen the User Pay component oX

transportation unding

Establish additional and alternative undingX

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I M p R O v E D A C C E S S I B I l IT y

STRATEGIC OBjECTIvEPromotealternativeandsustainabletravel choice and provide betteraccessibilityto jobs,

education, health and recreation or all

BACKGROuNDThe main purpose o transportation is to provide mobility and access or people to services, goods and other people. Surrey

has a very diverse population with diverse needs that are not all being met by the current transportation system. Access to

sae, convenient and aordable transportation helps ensure that everyone can participate ully and equally within society.

The transportation system should properly address the needs o all the population regardless o age, ability or economiccircumstances. This desire or ull, universal access, while oten presented in terms o the needs o some, has benefts or

all. At one time or another, everyone will have experienced some level o mobility impairment, so good access to transport,

in the very broadest sense, is relevant to everyone.

Recent surveys in the City have shown that about 12% o residents do not have regular access to a car. That equates to

about 50,000 people. This means that many residents are reliant on others with cars, or alternative modes o transport such

as transit, taxis, walking or cycling. The current level o transit services in the City, combined with the comparatively high

costs, has let some individuals with limited or inexible travel choices. The City believes that access to opportunity and the

ability to ully participate in society should not be dependent on access to a car.

CONSulTATION EEDBACK, pRIORITIES AND INluENCES

Poor transit service identied as the number 1 issue during public consultationX

88% o public agreed that Transit should be as convenient and attractive as driving a car on City RoadsX

About 12% (about 50,000) o Surreys residents do not have unhindered access to a carX

High level o public priority given to sidewalk provisionX

Incomplete road network and lack o cross-city connectivity or transit servicesX

Citys Greenway network over 50% completeX

The City believes thataccess to opportunityand the ability toully participate in

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ImprovedAccessibility

hierarc o ConsiderationThe planned order or transportation

consideration is:

Walking1.

Transit2.

Bicycles3.

Commercial Trac and Trucks4.

High Occupancy Vehicles5.

Single Occupancy Vehicles6.

The hierarchy is used to help ensure that the

needs and saety o each group o road users

are sequentially considered when a project isprepared, that each group o users is given proper

consideration and that the measures will not make

existing conditions worse or more vulnerable

transport users. Each and every time a new

roadway is designed or an existing one improved,

opportunities or improving walking and cycling will

be routinely reviewed. The approach does not mean

that users at the top o the list will always receive the

most benefcial treatment. It is recognized that it is

oten not possible to provide or all users demands

and compromises have to be made. The weight given

to the dierent user groups will recognize:

The nature o the location involvedX

The relative levels o competing demandsX

or acilities

The ability o the transport network toX

accommodate the range o acilities involved

The unding resources available or theX

measures under consideration

Taxis

Taxis provide a demand responsive, exible, 24-hour,

door to door service and it is important that they

play their ull role in helping to meet the needs o

both current and potential passengers in Surrey. The

services provided by taxis support the principles o

the Transportation Strategy by:

Oering accessibility or those with mobility orX

sight disabilities

Providing aordable travel choice or peopleX

otherwise excluded, the ability to get to work,

enjoy cultural and leisure opportunities and

access health and education services

Integrating with other modes o transportationX

as the oten rst or last link in a journey

As part o our eorts to support the role o taxis in

the transportation system the City will:

Promote the accommodation o taxis within

the design o major development proposals,

advocate or the integration o taxis within major

transit projects promoted by other agencies andconsider the needs o taxis within the on-street

environment, mindul o the oten high level o

competition or loading, transit and parking.

Accessibiit Isses

When looking at accessibility there are key

areas o opportunity and service provision that

are relevant especially access to health care,education, employment, ood shopping, leisure

and recreation. There are some very basic issues

that need addressing. For example, being able

to arrive in time or hospital appointments

and returning home in a reasonable time, the

inability to access the ull range o employment

opportunities due to misalignment between

transit services and shit times or the diiculty

o carrying more than a ew items o ood or

multiple strollers. Not owning a car, whether by

necessity or choice, should not limit the ability o

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SERvICE OBjECTIvES

1. Promote alternatives to the car by improving

walking and cycling opportunities

The integration o cycling and walking into our widertransport operations and land use decision making orms

the key means by which these modes will be used to

improve accessibility. We will increase our consideration

o the needs o cyclists and pedestrians in transport

projects, and will ollow this through into other City

services such as land development, spatial planning

and parks and greenways developments. For example,

the Engineering and Parks, Recreation and Culture

Departments will work together to update and complete

the new Greenway/Blueway Master Plan. Providing sae

and comortable routes to schools will encourage good

habits to be established early on in childrens lives and

in support o the Community Saety Principle, lighting

o important walking links will be examined. Promoting

walking and cycling is not just a means to an end. By

doing so, individuals see health benefts and community

cohesiveness and character is enhanced.

Getting the environment right at street level and creating

a sense o place will make people want to get out o their

cars in order to walk or cycle to the local shops or collect

their children rom school. Although opportunities are

greater at some locations than others, i our streets are

thought o as the largest and most heavily used public

space the City is responsible or, we can begin to better

understand the importance o getting that physicalenvironment right. A street that is sae and comortable

to use and which oers interest and enjoyment is not just

good or encouraging walking or cycling, it is also good at

enhancing the quality o the local environment, creating

and strengthening community cohesion and reducing the

ear o crime.

More needs to be done to continue to urther develop

cycling and walking as real transportation alternatives.

The City will undertake a review o the Bicycle Blueprint

with input rom Metro Vancouver and TransLink and

update the Pedestrian Master Plan. These will become

key supporting and ully integrated components o our

Strategic Plan.

Actions or Change:

Continue implementation o the strategic bicycleXnetwork

Update the Pedestrian Master PlanX

Develop School Saety Zone and Sae routes toX

school programs

Update the Bicycle BlueprintX

A street that is sae andcomortable to use andwhich oers interest andenjoyment is not justgood or encouragingwalking or cycling, it isalso good at enhancing

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3. Protect and improve corridors and

inrastructure in support o strategic

transportation expansion and upgrades

Surrey does not provide the transit services within the

City but that does not mean that we have a passive role

to play in supporting better and higher level transit.

With a growing population the City needs to plan or

signifcant expansions and enhancements to the transit

system. Through our policies to provide transit priority

and sae and comortable bus stop inrastructure,

we recognize the undamental role o buses in the

transit system. Our policies to complete missing road

links and establish a fner grid network also provide

the ramework or more improved transit penetration

throughout the City. Buses will always remain the

backbone o any system. However, in themselves,

traditional bus services cannot meet the growing

demands or alternatives to the car. Higher-level transit

service will come to Surrey and the City must be ready

or this. By protecting the required road right-o-way on

strategic corridors throughout the City including KingGeorge Highway, Fraser Highway and 104 Avenue and

alignments such as or the urban rail, we will ensure

that rapid transit can extend urther into Surrey.

The City can also ensure other rights-o-way are

protected or uture transportation use and we

will identiy opportunities within developments or

establishing walkways and cycleways on the alignment

o utility corridors where this is practical.

Actions or Change:

Protect strategic corridors or uture rail serviceX

Complete the strategic road network and promoteXa ner grid system or transit service

Seek additional road Right-o-Way on strategicX

corridors or uture rapid bus or rail transit service

through the land development process

Collaborate with the transit service providersX

to deliver the implementation o the supporting

inrastructure including transit exchanges,

maintenance acilities and rail yards

Identiy and promote the use o utility corridorsX

or walking and cycling routes

4. Integrate behavioral change initiatives

with sustainable transport inrastructure

and service developments

Progress will only be achieved by individuals making

changes in how they think about transportation.

Traditionally, the City has promoted a program o capital

projects identifed within the 10 Year Servicing Plan

aimed at maintaining and improving the road, walking,

cycling and transit networks. When it comes to promoting

the use o more sustainable orms o transport, it is

recognized that it is insufcient simply to build the

inrastructure and expect people to use it. The City does

produce publicity material to let people know o the

alternatives to the car, such as the Bike Map but there is

opportunity or a more proactive role in promoting travel

awareness and smarter choices. Through this Strategic

Plan the City will start to develop an expanded program

o initiatives to inuence travel behavior towards more

sustainable and responsible travel decisions.

Actions or Change:Through the sustainability development check listX

encourage developments to incorporate travel plan

initiatives

Encourage adoption o school travel plansX

Undertake travel awareness and behavioural changeX

campaigns under the banner o Travelwise Surrey.

Advocate or personalized travel planningX

recognizing the value o promoting tailored travel

plans or individuals

With a growing population the City needs to planor signifcant expansions and enhancements to the

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ISSUES & InlUEncES

Sidewalk provision an identiedXpriority or the public

Bicycle network incomplete andXpiecemeal

Currently low modal shareX

Role o taxis in the transportationXchain

External unding mechanismsXinequitable and uncertain

Competition or undingX

Low transit use associated withXinsucient level o service and

choiceInequitable transit service withinXMetro Vancouver

Provincial transit plan undingX

Strong public desire or improvedXtransit service

Some transit priority measures likelyXto reduce level o service or privatecar users

Rising costs o operating private carsX

Competition or undingX

Heavy reliance on City toXsuccessully negotiate transitimprovements through landdevelopment

Enhanced unding and statutoryXpowers or TransLink

Heavy reliance on City toXsuccessully negotiate adoptiono travel planning through landdevelopment process

Sot engineering measures reliantXon revenue unding

Opportunities or partnershipXworking with other agencies

OBJEctIVE

Promote alternatives1.to the car byimproving access towalking and cyclingopportunities

Promote alternatives2.to the car byimproving publictransit

Protect and improve3.transportationinrastructure insupport o strategictransit expansion

and upgrades

Integrate behavioral4.change initiativeswith sustainabletransportinrastructureand servicedevelopments

OUtcOMES

Reduced use o SOVs particularly at peak periodsX

Increased transit modal shareX

Increased number o children traveling to school by non car modesX

Improved road saety awareness or childrenX

Increased cycling usageX

Increased walking tripsX


Improved people moving eciency o road networkX

Improved access to employment, health, education and leisureXopportunities or all

Increased prole or TransitXReduced congestionX



Increased prole or TransitX


Improved access to employmentXIncreased network fexibility and optionsX



Increased prole or TransitX


Improved access to employmentX

ActIOnS Or cHAngE

Protect strategic corridors or uture rail serviceX

Complete strategic road network and promote ner grid system or transitXservice

Seek additional right-o-way on strategic corridors or uture rapid bus or railX

transit service through the land development processCollaborate with the transit service providers to deliver the implementationXo the supporting inrastructure including transit exchanges, maintenanceacilities and rail yards

Identiy and promote use o utility corridors or walking & cyclingX

Develop School Saety Zone and Sae Routes to school programX

Review and update Bicycle BlueprintX

Continue implementation o the strategic bicycle networkX

Review and update Pedestrian Master PlanX

Support the expansion and eectiveness o the TransLink FTN by developingXa Transit Improvement Plan

Provide an appropriate level o transit inrastructure unding to match theXexpansion o bus services within the City identied within the SoFA TP

Give priority to transit inrastructure at sites where competition or curbXspace exists

Jointly identiy and implement an annual program o localized roadXimprovements at transit pinch points with Translink

Work with TransLink to establish uture alignment, technology and timing oXrail within the City

Actively participate in unding discussions with TransLink, the Provincial andXFederal Governments to ensure the ull and timely implementation o theSoFA TP

Through the Sustainability development check list encourage developmentsXto incorporate travel planning initiatives

Encourage adoption o school travel plansX

Undertake travel awareness campaigns under the banner o TravelwiseXSurrey

Advocate or personalized travel planning recognizing the value o promotingXtailored travel plans or individuals

STRATEGIC OBjECTIvE

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C O M M u N I T y S A E T y A N D h E A lT h

STRATEGIC OBjECTIvE

Improve community saety, health and quality o lie

BACKGROuND

Promoting saer communities is a key element o the Transportation Strategic Plan. It looks at saety in terms o the risk

o being hurt when using our roads but also in terms o personal saety and security. The Community Saety and Health

strategy seeks to address these issues by providing a clear ramework around which we can improve casualty reduction,

maintaining and improving street and sidewalk lighting, examining an expanded role or the City to be involved in road

saety education and publicity and by continuing to work closely with partners, especially the police but also health

providers, ICBC, TransLink and the Surrey School Board.

Our consultations have identifed road saety as important to local people. ICBC data rom 2005 shows that there were

approximately 2700 injuries plus 30 atalities on Surreys roads. The consequences o being invo

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