ISSUE #03 SUMMER 2015
OT magazine A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE ONTARIO TRAFFIC COUNCIL
Inside: OTC Conference Highlights New Feature: People in Traffic New Crossing Guard Guide Transportation Impact Study Retirements
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New Crossing Guard Guide
Retirements
OT Magazine Credits The journal for members of “THE ONTARIO TRAFFIC COUNCIL’’ An organization “To Develop and Promote Expertise Regarding Traffic Matters Affecting Ontario in Keeping with Current and Future Transportation, Social and Environmental Goals’’ through Engineering - Enforcement - Education Contributing Editors Marco D’Angelo Neslon Cadete Advertising Sales
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President’s Letter
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t is with great pleasure and pride that I begin my term as President of the Ontario Traffic Council. I am looking forward to working with my fellow Board members, OTC staff and our various committees to continue to move the association forward and serve our membership. I would like to take a moment to introduce our Board of Directors, as this term has seem some changes as we bid farewell to some members and welcome in two new faces. Serving beside me will be Adam Bell (Cole Engineering), John Crass (City of Burlington), Manoj Dilwaria (Niagara Region), Kim Rossi (Toronto Police Service), Heide Schlegl (Town of Milton), Jeffrey Smart (Tacel) and Robyn Zutis (Town of Oakville). I and honored to be working with this group of hard working and highly experienced traffic industry professionals. The remainder of 2015 promises to be an exciting time for the OTC with the delivery of several popular events with newly developed programs. Save the dates for our Basic and Advanced Transportation Impact Study Workshops taking place in October and November, as well as Book 18 Training and the Traffic Engineering Workshop which will also take place this fall. We have been taking your feedback and using these comments to help shape this year’s programs and we are eager to deliver them to you
over the coming months. Remember to read Radar, our monthly e-newsletter and to check the OTC website for all updates on current and future OTC events. The OTC will continue to seek out new opportunities to participate in research projects as we did in 2014 with the development of OTC Book 18 and its accompanying training course. We strive to ensure that we are leading the charge as well as participating alongside other partnerships to develop and enhance materials that are timely, relevant and of interest to our members. With that in mind we are initiating a review of the 2005 OTC School Crossing Guard Guide. Please see the OTC website for more information. Once again, I look forward to working with the OTC team over the course of my term to continue to serve the OTC members and to remain a vital presence in our industry. I hope to see you all at our upcoming events this fall. Sincerely,
Neslon Cadete OTC President 3
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People in Traffic . . . Ontario Traffic Magazine is presenting a new feature in each issue going forward that announces personnel changes within Ontario’s traffic profession. Please send announcements to
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Andrew Beal: Manager, Investment Planning & Performance Office, MTO
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Dan Egan: Retired from City of Toronto (was Manager, Cycling Office)
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Mike Brady: Retired from City of Toronto (was Manager, Traffic Safety Unit)
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Leigh Sherkin: Project Manager – Pedestrian Projects Unit, City of Toronto
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John Crass: Retired from City of Burlington (was Manager, Traffic Engineering)
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Chris Day: Manager, Transportation Systems and Planning, Niagara Region
Daphne Wee: Senior Enginner (Accessibility) – Pedestrian Projects Unit, City of Toronto
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OTC th Celebrates 65
in the Soo!
This year’s Conference opened on Sunday May 3rd with the OTC President’s Reception at the Water Tower Inn in Sault Sainte Marie. It marked the first OTC Annual Conference in the Soo since 1987. OTC President (for 2014/15) Jeffrey Smart welcomed delegates to the OTC’s 65th Annual Conference. The sessions got underway on the morning of Monday, May 4th with opening remarks from the City of Sault Sainte Marie Councillor Steve Butland. He provided the conference delegates with a warm welcome and discussed various transportation infrastructure projects happening in and around the city. Other sessions included a broad range of topics such issues including the annual update from Queen’s Park, Road Diets, Cycling Facility Guidelines, Balancing Between Traffic Calming and Emergency Response Times, Transportation Planning for the 2015 PanAm Games and many more.
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Conference Highlights Delegates also has the opportunity to tour the Soo’s Hub Trail, a 20-kilometre multi-use nonmotorized trail system that circles around the city. The natural charm of the trail is due to the endless mix of urban areas, rivers, amenities, wildflowers, meadows, attractions, waterfalls, hills, and scenic vistas. Following the close of the day’s sessions, a dinner at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre was a highlight for delegates. The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre preserves and tells the story of Canada’s bush plane and forest protection heritage. Tuesday morning kicked off with the OTC Annual General Meeting and elections to the Board of Directors, including the election of Nelson Cadete from the City of Brampton as President. There were more sessions during the morning and concluded with the Awards Lunch which recognized the work and contribution of OTC members. We look forward to seeing you at next year’s Annual Conference which will be held in May 2016. The OTC Board of Directors will determine a host city for the OTC’s 66th Annual Conference in the coming weeks.
Sault Sainte Marie City Councillor Steve Butland delivers opening remarks
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Delegates visiting Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre
Mike Parks (City of Brampton) and Kyle Carson (City of Ottawa) debating Default Speed Limits
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New School Crossing
Guard Guide in the Works The OTC has recently formed a committee with the mandate of developing uniformity across Ontario in the provision, identification, staffing and operation of School Crossings. As such, the committee will work to review and revise the current version of the OTC School Crossing Guard Guide. This committee held its first meeting on July 23 in Vaughan, and was attended by representatives from OTC member municipalities from across Ontario. The original Guide was published in 1992 and a revised edition was released in 2005. After a thorough review by the Committee, it was decided that the Guide would need a complete overhaul and a new version would need to be produced. This is due in part to recent changes
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School Crossing . . . continued included in Bill 31 relating to rules of the road. For example, crossing guards and those using these pedestrian crossovers (PXOs) only had right of way on the half of the roadway of which they were crossing. The recently amended Highway Traffic Act grants pedestrians and pedestrians the right of way across the entire crossing. A consulting firm will be retained and will be responsible for coordinating and carrying out project planning, development and delivery of the 2016 School Crossing Guard Guide under the supervision of the School Crossing Guard Guide Committee. The next step in new Guide’s development will be to draft a table of contents. Work on this is now underway and the committee will meet again in the near future to discuss the draft and to decide next steps. It is anticipated that the creation of the new guide will take approximately 12-16 months. The OTC will continue to keep our membership informed of all advancements on this important initiative.
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The following is a summary of OTC’s presentation at Queens Park on Bill 31. The full text can be found at http://goo.gl/bkFpRh
A letter from
John Crass on his Retirement
Dear OTC Friends : At the recent OTC AGM, Nelson Cadete, OTC’s President-Elect presented me with an award recognizing my upcoming retirement from the City of Burlington and my contributions to the Ontario Traffic Council dating back to 1980. Along with this award I also received an Honourary Lifetime Membership. When I was advised of the award a few days earlier I was very surprised to say the least. In my work with the OTC on the various committees I have met many amazing and talented people. I say very honestly that I have enjoyed every minute of this experience and I have many incredible memories that will last a lifetime. To the many Committee and Board members I have had the pleasure of working alongside I say a heartfelt thank you for your friendship, guidance, humour, teaching and most of all for being the great hard working and decent people that you are. You have all served as great role models for me. I am fortunate to have been given the opportunity again to serve on the Board and the Traffic Training Committee for the foreseeable future. I will continue to serve the OTC and its membership to the very best of my ability. I would strongly encourage all of you to take your membership to the next level by getting involved in one of the OTC Committees. It is very rewarding undertaking and you will be pleasantly surprised at what a difference you can make and what incredible people you can meet along the way!!!!! Thank you all for the award which I accept with pride and appreciation. Warmest regards,
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ike Brady retired this past June from the City of Toronto after more than 30 years. His most recent position was Manager of Traffic Safety in Toronto’s Transportation Services Division.
During his tenure at the City of Toronto, Mike held a number of positions including being responsible for the planning, design, installation, operation and maintenance of traffic control devices. Mike has been involved in all aspects of red light camera operations since the program began in 1998. The unit that Mike managed processes the evidence and lays charges related to all red light cameras in the province. Mike has been a member of the OTC’s Traffic Engineering Committee. He played an important role in developing Ontario Traffic Manual Book 15, which is the provincial standard for the selection and design of pedestrian crossings. In addition to the above, Mike was an active volunteer on the OTCs Board of Directors and served as its Vice President. We wish Mike Brady all the best in his retirement. 13
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY WORKSHOP INTRODUCTORY LEVEL ONTARIO TRAFFIC COUNCIL
• Septmeber 16, 2015 - 8:30am—4:00pm • Location: Holiday Inn Burlington 3063 South Service Road
Workshop WorkshopOverview Overview
The OTC is offering a full-day of interactive Transportation Impact Study training, led by expert instructors. The added bonus? Exchanging knowledge andwith your transportation This course is an opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas ideas with from your across transportation from across colleagues Ontario incolleagues solving interactive TIS scenarios. Ontario in solving interactive TIS scenarios.
The OTC is offering a full-day of intensive advanced level TIS training, led by expert instructors.
The advanced TIS workshop is designed to be of benefit to people with some experience reviewing TIS documents. The course is designed for municipal staff reviewing TIS materials and This workshop will help to identify the additional traffic consultants who make recommendations.
contribution of a particular site development and provide a basis for estimating roadway improvements attributed to a proposed development to maintain a satisfactory level of service, while ensuring are Basic Overview of TIS that the recommendations Identification of Impacts, Needs and the local jurisdiction's road policy.Common Deficiencies compatible Need andwith Purpose
Workshop Components
Issued Addressed in TIS Study Timing and Review Process
Workshop Components
Initiating a TIS (Quick Review) TIS Overview Guidelines for Studies When to Initiate? Content of a TIS Report Study Area
Study Area Considerations
Context and Framework ExistingScope Conditions Study Selection of Horizon Year Phasing Methods and Calibration Analysis Peak Traffic Hours Background Area Data Analysis IntersectionStudy and Roadway Review of Adjacent Development Field Reconnaissance and Data Collection Travel Forecast Modeling Traffic Forecast Non-site Development Related Demands Components of Background Traffic Methodology Trip Generation Multi-modal aspects
Modal Split
Site traffic generation Sources Trip Distribution Selection of Trip rates or equations Estimation of Trips Generated Trip Assignment SiteFuture TrafficAnalysis Distribution and Assignment Scenarios Distribution Methods Trip Assignment
Assessing the Impact
Study Recommendations and Implications
Traffic Analysis LOS – Intersection Capacity LOS – Road segment analysis Network simulation tools Multi-modal Analysis Multi-modal tradeoffs
Trip Reduction and TDM Applicability and Effectiveness Estimation of Effectiveness Safety Safety Impact Study Mitigation Alternatives Site Access and Off-Site Improvements Goals and Recommendations Principles of Access Management Access Design Objectives Program Improvements Improvement Implementation Schedule
On-site Planning and Parking Principles Approach to Site planning On-site planning principles Report (Quick Review) Purpose and End Uses Presentation Technical Completeness Checklist Sample ToC Suggested Figures and Tables
Analysis
Workshop Facilitators Presenters
Manoj Dilwaria, Associate Director, Transportation Systems Brian Malone and Brian Applebee, CIMA+ & Planning, Niagara Region Note: There is no pre-requisite for the course. You did not need to attend the OTC’s introduction
Sabbir Saiyed, Manager, Transportation System Planning, course last year to attend this course. Region of Peel
Transportation Impact Study Workshop Introductory Level Staff of OTC Members: $295+ 13% HST Non-members: $335 + 13% HST
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