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Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

STUDY AREASTUDY AREA

Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

STUDY AREASTUDY AREA

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Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

STUDY PURPOSESTUDY PURPOSE

To develop a comprehensive Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan that will:

• Identify longer-term traffic circulation, on / off-street parking infrastructure and operational requirements to accommodate new developments

• Develop a short, intermediate and long-term plan for future traffic operations associated with the potential closure of McDougall Street between Chatham Street and Pitt Street and network changes currently being reviewed as part of the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Canadian Plaza Master Planning Study

• Follow the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process for Schedule B Projects as part of the Implementation Process

Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

STUDY PROCESSSTUDY PROCESS

Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

EXISTING CONDITIONSEXISTING CONDITIONS

Road Network Truck Network

Source: WALTS (1999) and the Riverside Vista Improvement Plan EA document (2006)Source: City of Windsor Official Plan Schedule F: Roads & Bikeways

Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

EXISTING CONDITIONSEXISTING CONDITIONS

Transit Service Network Bicycle and Pedestrian Network

Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

EXISTING CONDITIONSEXISTING CONDITIONS

Directional NetworkMunicipal On/Off Street

Parking

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DOWNTOWN WINDSOR AREADOWNTOWN WINDSOR AREATRAFFIC FLOWS AND LEVELS OF SERVICETRAFFIC FLOWS AND LEVELS OF SERVICE

Daily 2-Way Traffic VolumesCommuter Peak Hour

Levels of Service

Periodic back-ups due to Tunnel operations resulting in congested intersection operations

Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

IDENTIFIED DEVELOPMENT ANDIDENTIFIED DEVELOPMENT ANDNETWORK OPPORTUNITIESNETWORK OPPORTUNITIES

• Downtown Windsor Developments• St. Clair College – Cleary International Centre• Glengarry-Marentette Community Improvement Plan (CIP)• City Centre West Community Improvement Plan (CIP)• Windsor Transit Terminal

• Casino Windsor Developments• Casino Hotel• Entertainment Centre

• Network Modifications• Enhancement of access to Casino Hotel and Entertainment Centre• Road network modifications currently being reviewed as part of the

Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Canadian Plaza Master Planning Study• Transit access to new terminal• Local network accessibility (e.g., 1-way to 2-way street conversion)

Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

PROBLEM STATEMENTPROBLEM STATEMENT

Downtown Windsor Area:

Traffic Operations Area:

In order to address existing and future transportation issues, there is a need to develop a comprehensive Transportation Master Plan that will facilitate the efficient movement of all modes of travel (e.g., vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, commercial vehicles)

The development of the Entertainment Centre adjacent to the already activity-oriented Casino requires that an effective road network system be provided to facilitate the movement of persons and vehicles between the Casino, Hotel, Entertainment Centre and Parking facilities with the potential closure of McDougall Street between Chatham Street and Pitt Street and network changes currently being reviewed as part of the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Canadian Plaza Master Planning Study.

Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALSPROPOSALS

City Centre West CIP:• Study area: 14.2 ha• Develop 3.7 ha of vacant land for

residential, mixed use (e.g., retail) and recreational uses

• PM peak hour vehicle trips:• 130 inbound• 230 outbound

Transit Windsor:• New terminal located

west of Dougall Avenue between Pitt Street and Chatham Street

• Transit Windsor to issue new transit service routes

St. Clair College:• Classes to be held for 600

students at the Cleary International Centre

• PM peak hour vehicle trips:• 40 inbound• 90 outbound

Glengarry-Marentette CIP:• Study area: 6.4 ha• Redevelopment of entire

area to low, medium and high profile residential area with local convenience commercial uses

• PM peak hour vehicle trips:• 360 inbound• 230 outbound

Development impacts:• Overall commuter

peak hour flows will increase by approximately 6% based on documented development proposals

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Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

CASINO WINDSORCASINO WINDSORDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

Casino Hotel:• West side of McDougall Street, south of Pitt

Street• 800 rooms including 50,000 sq. ft. of

convention space (both hotel buildings)• PM peak hour vehicle trips (assuming full

occupancy):• 330 inbound• 345 outbound

Entertainment Centre:• West side of McDougall Street, south of Pitt

Street• 5,000 seats or 50,000 sq. ft. of convention space• PM peak hour vehicle trips (assuming event

night):• 1750 inbound

• 265 valet parking• 1490 parking garage(s)

Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

PROPOSED NETWORK PROPOSED NETWORK MODIFICATIONS UNDER STUDY MODIFICATIONS UNDER STUDY

New Transit Windsor Terminal:• Dougall Avenue – closure from

Pitt Street to Chatham Street

Casino Windsor:• McDougall Street – potential

closure from Pitt Street to Chatham Street to through traffic. Private road for Hotel guests and Casino VIP guests going to Valet Parking as well as emergency vehicle access.

• Pitt Street – potential conversion to two-way between McDougall Street and Goyeau Street

Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Plaza:• Road network changes currently

being reviewed as part of the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Canadian Plaza Master Planning study

Local Network Accessibility:• Victoria Avenue – potential

conversion to two-way

Old Transit Windsor Terminal:• Closure of existing terminal

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Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

COMMUTER PEAK HOUR COMMUTER PEAK HOUR (4 p.m. (4 p.m. –– 5 p.m.) OPERATING LOS5 p.m.) OPERATING LOS

EXISTING AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TRAFFICEXISTING AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC

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TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AREATRAFFIC OPERATIONS AREAEVENT NIGHT (7 p.m. EVENT NIGHT (7 p.m. –– 8 p.m.) INTERSECTION LOS8 p.m.) INTERSECTION LOS

Legend:

Delays:

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NETWORK IMPACT SUMMARYNETWORK IMPACT SUMMARY

• Development related commuter peak hour operations:

Generally good level of service throughout the Downtown Area

Un-signalized intersections at periphery becoming busy

• Casino event night evening peak hour operations:

Busy but reasonable operating LOS

LOS D operations at Riverside Drive / Glengarry Avenue due to increased traffic circulation resulting from the potential closure of McDougall Street between Chatham Street and Pitt Street

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OPPORTUNITIESOPPORTUNITIES

• Implement McDougall Street closure from Chatham Street to Pitt Street

• Conversion of one-way to two-way streets within the Downtown Study Area

• Review opportunities to improve operations at Riverside Drive / Glengarry Avenue

Intersection channelization / traffic flow management

Two-way conversion of Glengarry Avenue and Aylmer Avenue

• Review road classification network

• Review truck route network

• Assess impacts of Downtown Streetscape Policies

Downtown Windsor Transportation Master Plan

NEXT STEPSNEXT STEPS

• Review public comments

• Refine problem statement

• Refine and evaluate alternatives

• Develop a recommended Transportation Master Plan

• Review recommendations with the Public and Agencies

• Public Information Centre – April 2007

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