Item - 2015.PW1.4
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on January 6, 2015 and was adopted with amendments.
PW1.4 - Congestion Management Plan 2014-2018 - Update
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee:
1. Directed the General Manager, Transportation Services to provide quarterly updates to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on initiatives related to the Congestion Management Plan beginning in the second quarter of 2015.
2. Directed the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in the second quarter of 2015 on opportunities to share information between the Transportation Operations Centre and similar communications and/or operations centres within the Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto Police Services, Fire Services and Emergency Medical Services.
3. Directed the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in the second quarter of 2015 on how to best measure the overall impact of the Congestion Management Plan, including the use of "Big Data" as a tool to understand, evaluate and reduce congestion.
Origin
Summary
The purpose of this report is to provide an update on projects completed or initiated in 2014 as well as identifying those initiatives planned for 2015 and 2016 from the Congestion Management Plan. The Plan was adopted by City Council at its meeting of December 16-18, 2013, to better manage traffic congestion on Toronto's streets and expressways without major infrastructure expansion or additional physical capacity.
The Congestion Management Plan includes focuses on eight key strategies for tackling traffic, including the use of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), undertaking congestion and engineering studies, providing enhanced incident and event response, improving construction coordination, implementing better curbside management, supporting all modes of transportation, making available increased and real-time traveller information, and updating the City's Transportation Operations Centre.
Activities completed in 2014, such as the installation of traffic cameras and upgrades to the Transportation Operations Centre, have allowed for increased monitoring and response to incidents on expressways and arterial roadways. In addition, motorists travelling along several key arterial road corridors will have noticed a reduction in total delay ranging from 4% to 18% on each corridor as a result of completed signal coordination reviews. In the downtown core, amendments to parking and turn restrictions to reflect extended peak periods and the implementation of courier loading zones have also been implemented to improve the flow of traffic.
In 2015 and 2016 Transportation Service will build on the success of activities initiated in 2014 as well as focus on enhanced curbside, construction, and event management. In addition, the latest ITS technologies and methodologies used for Transit Signal Priority and Adaptive Traffic Signal Control (Smart Signals) will be studied.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-74399.pdf
Communications
(January 5, 2015) E-mail from Grant Humes, Executive Director, Toronto Financial District BIA (PW.New.1.4.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pw/comm/communicationfile-50532.pdf
(June 20, 2014) E-mail from Grant Humes, Executive Director, Toronto Financial District BIA (PW.New.1.4.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pw/comm/communicationfile-50533.pdf
(January 5, 2015) E-mail from Sharon Yetman (PW.New.1.4.4)
(January 5, 2015) E-mail from Sharon Yetman (PW.New.1.4.5)
(January 6, 2015) Letter from David Turnbull, President and CEO, Canadian Courier and Logistics Association (PW.New.1.4.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pw/comm/communicationfile-50570.pdf
Speakers
Councillor Josh Matlow
Motions
That the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee:
1. Direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to provide quarterly updates to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on initiatives related to the Congestion Management Plan beginning in the second quarter of 2015.
2. Direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in the second quarter of 2015 on opportunities to share information between the Transportation Operations Centre and similar communications and/or operations centres within the Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto Police Services, Fire Services and Emergency Medical Services.
3. Direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in the second quarter of 2015 on how to best measure the overall impact of the Congestion Management Plan, including the use of "Big Data" as a tool to understand, evaluate and reduce congestion.