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Building Champions for Complete Streets:
Lessons from Eglinton Avenue October 6, 2014
Paul Kulig
Monique Drepaul
Alex Heath
Jared Kolb
planningAlliance @PaulKulig_TO
Swerhun Facilitation @SwerhunMeets
Eglinton Way BIA @EglintonWay
Cycle Toronto @JaredKolb
Don Mills to Victoria Park
Eglinton Avenue
Don Mills to Victoria Park
Eglinton Avenue
Eglinton Avenue
Eglinton Avenue
• 19km (+7km)
Eglinton Avenue
• 19km (+7km) • 25 stations
Eglinton Avenue
• 19km (+7km) • 25 stations • $5.3B investment
Eglinton Avenue
• 19km (+7km) • 25 stations • $5.3B investment • 500,000+ ppl
Eglinton Avenue
Eglinton Avenue
Eglinton Avenue
Eglinton Avenue
Eglinton Avenue
Eglinton Avenue
Neighbourhood Character
27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
900 – 1,600
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
5,000 – 7,500
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak
900 – 1,600
27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
5,000 – 7,500
700 – 1,300
1,200 – 2,600
2,300 – 3,600
pph – AM peak
5,900 – 9,100
900 – 1,600
27m ROW – Undergound LRT
‘Main Street’ Segment
Eglinton Avenue
2.8m
Eglinton Avenue
2.1m 2.8m
Eglinton Avenue
2.1m 2.8m
Eglinton Avenue
1.6m
2.1m 2.8m
Eglinton Avenue
1.6m 2.2m
… and that’s the easy part
Engagement
Alex Heath Swerhun Facilitation @SwerhunMeets
Overall Consultation Process
Early and Often
Multiple Ways to Participate
Key Players on the Ground
Key Players on the Ground
ENZO FAIRBANK BIA
MICHAEL EGLINTON 20/20
Key Players on the Ground
ENZO FAIRBANK BIA
MICHAEL EGLINTON 20/20
Key Players on the Ground DYLAN
WALK TORONTO
ENZO FAIRBANK BIA
MICHAEL EGLINTON 20/20
Key Players on the Ground DYLAN
WALK TORONTO
JARED CYCLE T.O.
ENZO FAIRBANK BIA
MICHAEL EGLINTON 20/20
Key Players on the Ground DYLAN
WALK TORONTO
JARED CYCLE T.O.
JOHN EGLINTON 20/20
ENZO FAIRBANK BIA
MICHAEL EGLINTON 20/20
MONIQUE EGLINTON BIA
Key Players on the Ground DYLAN
WALK TORONTO
JARED CYCLE T.O.
JOHN EGLINTON 20/20
ENZO FAIRBANK BIA
BIA + Cycling Meetings Building Champions
• Diversity of Interests
• Opportunity to Build Relationships
• Promoted Deeper Understanding of Consequences
Cycle Toronto
Jared Kolb Cycle Toronto @JaredKolb
Toronto’s largest cycling advocacy organization
Ward advocacy
The Eglinton Way BIA
Monique Drepaul Eglinton Way BIA @EglintonWay
What is a BIA?
+ Commercial property owners/tenants within a defined area
+ Volunteer Board & minimal staff + Beautification & Marketing
+ My Time + Refusal to Engage
Challenges During Consultations:
+ Extent of Construction + Loading & Deliveries + Street Furniture, Trees + Parking, Patio Space + Cyclists
Major Concerns & Pre-conceptions
+ One Size Approach + Terminology
Personal Challenges:
Share of drivers: consistently overestimated Vancouver retail on Hornby and Dunsmuir (Stantec 2011): • Overestimated share of drivers by 100% (E: 40% M:20%) • Underestimated share of cyclists by 50% (E: 4% M:8%)
Toronto retail in the Annex (TCAT, 2009): • 41% of retail owners perceived drivers made up 11-25% of shoppers
(M:10%) • 70% overestimated car mode share • 90% of patrons arrived by walking, cycling or public transit
E = Estimated M = Measured
Accomplishments: The Presentation that
Changed Everything
Source: Daniel Arancibia, University of Toronto
Questions?
Paul Kulig
Monique Drepaul
Alex Heath
Jared Kolb
planningAlliance @PaulKulig_TO
Swerhun Facilitation @SwerhunMeets
Eglinton Way BIA @EglintonWay
Cycle Toronto @JaredKolb
Economic Benefits of Investment in Cycling Infrastructure
• New York City found that protected bike lanes had a significant positive impact on local business strength. After the construction of a protected bike lane on 9th Avenue, local businesses saw a 49 percent increase in retail sales. In comparison, local businesses throughout Manhattan only saw a 3 percent increase in retail sales.
• Portland State University researchers found that customers who arrive by
bike spend 24% more per month than those who arrive by car. • Traveling by bike encourages more frequent stops than a car. In a study of
Toronto merchants, patrons arriving by foot and bicycle visit the most often and spend the most money per month.
Source: Various. See http://greenlaneproject.org/stats/ for more.
Loss of on street parking often the main reason businesses oppose bike lanes
Share of drivers: consistently overestimated
Vancouver retail on Hornby and Dunsmuir (Stantec 2011): • Overestimated share of drivers by 100% (E: 40% M:20%) • Underestimated share of cyclists by 50% (E: 4% M:8%)
Toronto retail in the Annex (TCAT, 2009): • 41% of retail owners perceived drivers made up 11-25% of
shoppers (M:10%) • 70% overestimated car mode share • 90% of patrons arrived by walking, cycling or public transit
E = Estimated M = Measured
Source: Daniel Arancibia, University of Toronto
Creating Common Ground
Creating Common Ground
Visioning
Consult Early and Often
Streets as Destinations
Garbage Collection
Design for the Visually Impaired
By The Numbers
By The Numbers
Walk 4.6%
Bike 1.2%
Toronto
By The Numbers
Walk 4.6% <20%
Bike 1.2% 7.5%
Toronto
Central
By The Numbers
Walk 4.6% <20% 2-10%
Bike 1.2% 7.5% 1-4%
Toronto
Central Eglinton
By The Numbers
Over 25% of car trips on Eglinton are less
than 2km
The Useful Bike Ride
100km/wk
The Useful Bike Ride
100km/wk
6km
The Useful Bike Ride
100km/wk
6km 6km
The Useful Bike Ride
100km/wk
6km 6km 3km
The Useful Bike Ride
100km/wk
6km 6km 3km 15km/d
The Useful Bike Ride
100km/wk
6km 6km 3km 15km/d X 7 d =
The Useful Bike Ride
100km/wk
6km 6km 3km
105km/wk
15km/d X 7 d =
The Useful Bike Ride
By the Numbers
< 1% By the Numbers
1%
By the Numbers
1%
By the Numbers
By the Numbers
How do we re-introduce the
useful walk (or bike ride) back into our daily lives?
A NEW MOBILITY
MIX
TRAVELLING EGLINTON
NEW
HOUSING, JOBS,
SHOPS & OPPORTUNIT
Y BUILDING EGLINTON
A GREEN AVENUE
LINKING THE CITY’S
RAVINES
GREENING EGLINTON
Organization of the Vision
A NEW MOBILITY
MIX
TRAVELLING EGLINTON
NEW
HOUSING, JOBS,
SHOPS & OPPORTUNIT
Y BUILDING EGLINTON
A GREEN AVENUE
LINKING THE CITY’S
RAVINES
GREENING EGLINTON
Organization of the Vision
Age of Buildings
Topography and Landscape
Three Major Zones
Three Major Zones
Main Street
Three Major Zones
Main Street Ravine Ravine
Ravine – 45+m ROW – Surface LRT (portals)
Three Major Zones
Main Street Ravine Ravine Golden Mile
• Diverse Character + Form
• Limited Space • High Demands • Generational
Opportunity
• Articulate Vision • Identify Key
Stakeholders • Adapt Often • Educate • Build Champions
Deliberate Choices
Deliberate Choices
27 m
Deliberate Choices
Deliberate Choices
Deliberate Choices
Cross-section Exercise – 15 mins.
What we heard 91% of respondents to the second survey agreed with that the street should accommodate all users – pedestrians, motorists, cyclists, transit users, deliveries and servicing.
Eglinton Avenue
What we heard When asked to design a perfect street, 94% of participants included a bike lane. However, many people were concerned about ongoing maintenance and snow removal.
Eglinton Avenue
Hydro Poles
Hydro Poles
Winter Maintenance
Streets as Destinations + Station Plazas
Streets as Destinations
Eglinton Avenue
Streets as Destinations
Network of Green Spaces
Streets as Destinations
Network of Green Spaces
Streets as Destinations
What we heard 84% of respondents to the survey felt that it was important to have a green LRT track way.
+ Green Transit Infrastructure - Medians
Streets as Destinations
+ Green Transit Infrastructure - Medians
Streets as Destinations
Don Valley
Golden Mile
Champions
Champions
Champions
The Eglinton Connects team did a fantastic job dealing with our concerns,” Drepaul said, explaining that she and membership were fearful of losing customer parking spaces for the sake of expanded bike lanes and sidewalks. “Through the discussions and getting to see the plans laid out, that was all addressed very well.
Champions