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Lucas Oleniuk / Toronto Star City of Torontos Congestion & Active Traffic Management February 15, 2017 Congestion Management Plan (CMP) Objectives: Improve traffic flow Improve safety Improve management of traffic

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City of Toronto’s Congestion & Active Traffic Management

February 15, 2017

Lucas Oleniuk / Toronto Star

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  • Objectives:

– Improve traffic flow – Improve safety – Improve management of traffic congestion

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Congestion Management Plan (CMP)

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  • Upgraded Operations Centre
  • VMS Installations
  • Travel Time Deployments
  • Signal Coordination
  • Arterial CCTV Cameras
  • LED Blank-out Signs
  • UPS for Traffic Signals

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CMP Activity To-Date (2013-2016)

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Operations Centre Upgrade

New Concept of Operations, new video wall, new ATMS, new video management, new traveller information strategy

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17 VMS Installed

  • n DVP & Gardiner

Incident, safety & travel time messages

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Arterial VMS Pilot

Travel time and expressway incident advisories

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148 Arterial CCTV Installed

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14 Sites with LED Blank-out Signs

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75 UPS Installed for Traffic Signals

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Transit Signal Priority Strategy

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Traveller Information Strategy

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On-Going Work

  • Purchase of Commercial Data (Feb)
  • Data Warehouse Plan (Q1)
  • Active Traffic Management Strategy (Q1)
  • Advanced Traffic Mgt System (Q2)
  • Smart Work Zones (Q2)
  • Coordination Studies (all year)
  • Turn Restriction Blank-Out Signs (Q3)
  • Arterial CCTV Cameras (Q3)
  • UAV readiness (on-going)
  • ITS Risk Assessment (Q4)
  • Adaptive Traffic Signal Control (Q4)
  • Lower Don Flood Impact Mitigation (2018)

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Upcoming CMP Initiatives (2017-2020)

  • Field installations !!
  • Traveller Information Deployments

– Website – Social Media – Potential mobile application

  • Back-up Traffic Operations Centre
  • Integrated Corridor Management
  • Systems Support for Evacuation Routes

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Active Traffic Management Strategy

  • Main Objectives:

– Improve safety – Alleviate congestion and Increase reliability – Leverage existing and new technology – Support CMP and the new TOC concept of operations

  • Targeting expressways and arterials
  • Dynamically managing infrastructure in response to

traffic conditions

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TOC Concept of Operations Philosophical Strategy

More Active More Passive

Type of Operation Geographical Coverage

Low High

Present Future Present Active Traffic Management (ATM): Real-time and/or predictive operational strategies for actively and dynamically managing and controlling traffic demand and/or available capacity of the roadway network.

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Active Traffic Management Strategy

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  • Industry Review

Publications Interviews ATM Workshop Educational Session Brainstorming Session Strategy Development

Identify Solutions/Applications Determine Phases and Timeframe Estimate Resources (Money, People, etc.)

Project Main Tasks

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Benefit Objectives

  • Improve safety
  • Improve trip reliability
  • Increase network throughput
  • Increase directional capacity
  • Balance volume and capacity

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Speed Harmonization / Variable Speed Limits

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  • Purpose/Goals:
  • Create more uniform travel speeds and manage traffic during

adverse weather conditions or construction related congestion.

  • Reduce the risk of collisions due to speed differentials and facilitate

lane changing.

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Hard Shoulder Running

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  • Purpose/Goals:
  • Provide additional capacity without the need for full capital expense

associated with a full lane expansion.

  • Alleviate congestion when warranted.
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Queue End Warning

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  • Purpose/Goals:
  • Inform travellers of slow moving traffic and the back of queues that

result from recurring and non-recurring congestion.

  • Allow motorists to reduce speed and drive with caution to avoid

primary and secondary incidents.

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Reversible Lanes

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  • Purpose/Goals:
  • Dynamically change lane configuration and directional use.
  • Maximize available capacity and infrastructure.
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Dynamic Lanes

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  • Purpose/Goals:
  • Dynamically change lane configuration.
  • Maximize available capacity.
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Dynamic Re-routing

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  • Purpose/Goals:
  • Dynamically manage demand across available routes and capacity.
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Ramp Metering

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  • Purpose/Goals:
  • Manage the traffic merging onto controlled access highways, in order to

maintain optimal traffic conditions.

  • Reduce shockwaves and risks of collisions

due to merging traffic.

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Active Gate Management

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  • Purpose/Goals:
  • Avoid vehicles

entering flooded areas (e.g. Lower Don).

  • Re-route traffic to

reduce associated risks and congestion.

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Active Parking Management

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  • Purpose/Goals:
  • Influence the parking facility choice to reduce congestion and delays

associated with motorists searching for available parking.

Other ATM Strategies addressed in different projects/initiatives:

  • Pricing / Tolling
  • Traveller Information
  • Service Patrols
  • Active Signal Timing Changes
  • Integrated Corridor Management
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Questions?

Gregg Loane

Manager – ITS Capital Delivery Gregg.Loane@toronto.ca, 416-397-0044

Alvaro Alamilla

Senior Engineer – ITS Capital Delivery Alvaro.Alamilla@toronto.ca, 416-397-0534