City CouncilMay 16, 2018

Transportation Reports to

Council

1) Millennium Line Broadway Extension Municipal Requirements

2) Regional Harmonization of Truck Policies3) Parking Strategy & Access Improvements for

Mount Pleasant

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Outline

1. Millennium Line Broadway Extension Municipal Requirements

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Millennium Line Broadway Extension to Arbutus

• The Mayors’ Council Vision calls for rapid transit in the Broadway Corridor to UBC.

• The Vision prioritizes the extension of the Millennium Line to Arbutus Street within the first 10 years.

• The extension supports future rapid transit to UBC.

• Extension will be designed for the same ultimate capacity as Expo and Millennium Lines

Fast Facts• 6 km extension, primarily tunneled

below Broadway

• 6 underground stations near major intersections

• Full underground integration with Broadway – City Hall Canada Line station 4

Value Add of the City

The City is responsible for representing the interests of its business and residents while helping to facilitate the MLBE Project. This can be accomplished through:

1. Principles & Strategies

2. Regulatory Review

• Station design and urban integration principles (the Principles) will guide City input on the MLBE project and related City activities

• Construction impact mitigation strategies (the Strategies) will guide the development of construction and traffic management plans

• Based on past experience, best practice and feedback from stakeholders and the public

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Principles and Strategies

Lessons Learned from Canada Line:

• Ensure business access and visibility• Early implementation of a Business and

Community Liaison Committee with dedicated staff

• Minimize impacts of dust and noise• Ensure security and adequate lighting

around construction• Importance of parking

and loading strategies• Council motion in 2008 opposed cut and

cover for completion of the Millennium Line through commercial, congested or confined rights-of-way

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Lessons Learned

• Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Waterloo, Toronto

• L.A. Purple Line Extension• Bored tunnel with

excavated stations• Serves hospital, university

and 2nd largest employment centre

• Busy bus routes

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Best Practice Research

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Principles and Strategies: Engagement

Date Events People

January 2017 MLBE Phase 1 Engagement – 3 Open Houses 400

January 2017 Questionnaire for Phase 1 Engagement – Online andat Open Houses 4,199

June 2017 MLBE Phase 2 Engagement – 3 Open Houses 875

June 2017 Questionnaire for Phase 2 Engagement –Online andat Open Houses 3,050

Fall 2017/Winter 2018 Advisory Group Meetings – 14 meetings 139

Fall 2017/Winter 2018 Stakeholder Meetings – 4 meetings 58

March 2018 City Engagement on Principles/Strategies – 2 OpenHouses 409

March 2018 Questionnaire on Principles/Strategies – Online andat Open Houses 2,033

Total People Engaged 11,163

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Public and Stakeholder Feedback

Advisory Committees:

• Persons with Disabilities Advisory Committee *

• Seniors Advisory Committee *

• Children, Youth and Families Advisory Committee *

• Urban Indigenous Peoples’ Advisory Committee

• Women’s Advisory Committee

• Active Transportation Policy Council *

• Vancouver City Planning Commission

* Passed motions related to the MLBE

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Public and Stakeholder Feedback

Stakeholder Groups:

Transportation 2040 Stakeholder GroupMade up of Stakeholder groups including:

• BIAs• 8 City Advisory

Committees• Vancouver Coastal

Health• HUB• BEST• Modo• Impark• BC Trucking Association• SFU City program• UBC• Emily Carr University• TransLink

• ICBC• Vancouver Airport

Authority• Port Metro Vancouver• Urban Development

Institute• Ministry of Transportation• Tourism Vancouver• Vancouver Board of

Trade• CN Rail• BNSF• Vancouver Economic

Commission

• Vancouver School Board• BC Film Commission• Metro Vancouver• Vancouver Taxi

Association• Downtown Vancouver

Association• Greater Vancouver

Gateway Council• and more

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Public and Stakeholder Feedback

Stakeholder Groups:

Business and Community Advisory Group

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Public and Stakeholder Feedback

What we’ve heard from Advisory Committees and Stakeholder Groups:

• provide customer washrooms

• universal accessibility and age friendly design

• intermodal connectivity

• connections to Vancouver General Hospital and minimizing construction impacts to the hospital

• contribution towards the City’s goals of reconciliation

• generate excitement during construction

• strong, proactive communications and engagement with those affected during construction.

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Public and Stakeholder Feedback

What we’ve heard from the public:

• build for long-term needs

• extend the line to UBC

• provide customer washrooms

• provide accessibility features in the stations such as up and down escalators, right sized elevators, etc…

• provide multiple station entrances

• minimize impacts of the Arbutus terminus station bus exchange

• concerns over construction management during Canada Line

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System-WidePrinciples

Comfort andAccessibilityPrinciples

UrbanIntegrationPrinciples

StrategiesSupporting Local

Interests

TransportationRelated

Strategies

Engagement andCommunications

Strategies

Principles Strategies

Strongly Agree

Somewhat Agree

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Over 85%of questionnaire

respondents “strongly agree” or “somewhat agree” with the Principles

and Strategies

Principles Strategies

90% 88% 88% 87% 86% 88%

Public and Stakeholder Feedback

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Broadway Extension Regulatory Review

Regulatory areas where the City can support the project:

Design Advisory Process (DAP) and Construction Approval Process (CAP)

• Process refined using existing processes as the base

Amendments to the Noise Control By-Law• Extending the duration of exceptions from 60 days

to up to 180 days, subject to an acceptable noise mitigation strategy

• The elements in this report will guide City staff in negotiating Municipal Master Agreement

• Staff will sign off on the Supportive Policies Agreement in June– Consistent with approved Council

policies, plans and work underway

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Next Steps

• Staff are targeting June 19, 2018 to report back on a Broadway land use, transportation and utilities planning program– Broadway planning offers significant

opportunities to increase affordable and secure market rental housing options

– Will seek to maximize partnerships with the Provincial government

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Next Steps

2. Regional Harmonization of Truck Policies

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Update to Street and Traffic By-laws to reflect BC Commercial Transport Regulations

• Simplify and streamline the movement of goods throughout the Metro Vancouver region

• Does not significantly deviate from the existing by-law

• Lays the foundation for a future harmonized regional truck permitting system

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Revision of Definition of Heavy Truck

• Supports regional goods movement between municipalities

• Aligns with provincial, national, and international truck standards

• Aligns with inter-provincial agreements regarding licensing and insurance

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3. Parking Strategy & Access Improvements for Mount Pleasant

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Mount Pleasant Industrial – Background

I-1 Industrial Zone (2013)• Allow area to be zoned for additional office

use while maintaining industrial use• Larger buildings, increased job space• Double the zoned office capacity

I-1A & I-1B Industrial Districts (2017)• Further define I-1 to separate into I-1A & I-1B• Support the innovation economy by

encouraging digital and technology uses through additional density bonuses and height increases

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Mount Pleasant Industrial – Parking Strategy

• Performance based approach as per amended Parking Meter By-Law (2016)

• Allow meters to be installed to manage curbside availability• Adjust on-street rates to achieve target occupancy rates

(85%)• Adjust on-street parking rates independently for daytime

and evening rates• Short term (customers) and long term stays (commuters)

On-Street

Parking

• Introduction of new Payment in Lieu (PIL) zone in I-1 for sites with hardships

• Provides flexibility to meet parking requirements for new sites

• 2221 Main Street Lot (7th Ave & Main St) as a recipient location for PIL

• Explore other PIL opportunities based on uptake• Introduction of new PIL zone will be concurrent with

proposed Parking By-Law update

Off-Street

Parking

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Mount Pleasant Industrial - Existing Transportation Conditions

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Mount Pleasant Industrial - Transportation Access Improvements

Questions?

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