Metrolinxs GTHA Urban Freight Action Plan Peel Goods Movement Task - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Lisa Salsberg

Manager – Strategic Policy & Systems Planning

Metrolinx’s GTHA Urban Freight Action Plan

Peel Goods Movement Task Force

May 4th, 2012

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Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Today

6 million people today 8.62 million people by 2031 30 municipalities 4 levels of government 10 transit agencies 8,242 km2

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Metrolinx

Vision: To Champion and Deliver Mobility Solutions for the GTHA

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A Bold Plan

• Double transit mode share
• Transit lines would triple in length
• Despite growth, commuting times

would not increase

• 75% of people living within 2 km of

rapid transit

• GHGs per capita decline significantly

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Growing Congestion in the GTHA

• Congestion costs the GTHA $6 billion a year to commuters and the

regional economy

• 1 in 3 people in the GTHA region commute more than 15km a day
• vs. 1 in 4 in Montreal, 1 in 5 in Calgary
• 17% decrease in peak period traffic speeds 2001 to 2006
• 16% increase in commuting times from 2001 to 2006
• Supply of roads increased 56% between 1986 and 2006, transit

increased by only 18%

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Perspectives from GTHA Business Executives

• Transportation infrastructure rates as number two, after rents for

attracting new business to the Toronto region (Colliers International, September 2010)

• 2/3rds of business executives indicated that:
• existing transportation infrastructure increases their operating

costs

• improving public transit and roads should be the main priority for

the city’s political leaders (KPMG November 2009/The Economist Intelligence Union January 2011)

• Toronto’s transportation infrastructure rated low with other similar

global cities and considered the city’s biggest impediment to global competitiveness (PWC 2010)

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Moving People and Freight

• Movement of people and movement goods are
• interdependent. Shared rail and road infrastructure.
• Shifting drivers to transit will free up road space for

moving goods

• The Airport Rail Link – is expected to reduce 1.2

million car trips of the current 5 million car trips a year between that travel between downtown Toronto and Pearson International Airport, ARL (opening 2015)

• The Big Move is a multi-modal plan with actions,

policies and investments to move people and freight more efficiently and effectively together

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A Big Move Key Objective: Goods Movement

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A fast, frequent and expanded regional rapid transit network

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High-order transit connectivity to the Pearson Airport District from all directions

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An expanded Union Station - the heart of the GTHA’s transportation system

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A complete walking and cycling network with bike-sharing programs

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An information system for travellers, where and when they need it

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A region-wide integrated transit fare system

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A comprehensive strategy for goods movement

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An Investment Strategy to provide stable and predictable funding

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A system of interconnected mobility hubs

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Consultation with stakeholders to identify issues

• Dec ‘09– Oct ‘10 Metrolinx led consultation groups to develop a goods movement strategy
• Goods Movement Industry Roundtable; and
• Technical Working group

Key Issues:

• Generally poor government understanding of goods movement and industry issues
• Lack of adequate planning for growth in the freight industry
• Industry is impacted by changes in global conditions but governments react to

local/provincial/national issues

• Need for a broad national strategy to guide provincial and local strategies
• Ability to divert from truck mode is limited
• Multi-modal strategies are required

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The GTHA Urban Freight Study (2011)

Five strategic directions and 17 actions focused on:

• increasing the capacity for and efficiency of freight

movement within the GTHA

• road freight, but also considers inter-modal connections

to rail, air and marine freight

• Urban shorter haul, the last mile. Not been

comprehensively studied in the GTHA

• Trips that begin and / or end in the GTHA
• Complements ongoing Continental Gateway and Trade

Corridor initiative of the federal, Ontario and Quebec governments and the Peel Region Goods Movement Task Force agenda

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Urban Freight Action Plan

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1: Building Collaboration & Support

• initiating a forum for exchange and innovation

New GTHA Urban Freight Forum

• Forum to exchange information and generate action and

inspire innovation

• Track collective progress against the Urban Freight Action

Plan

• April & October meetings + Intergovernmental Committee

meetings

• Includes government and industry members
• Collaboration with the Peel Goods Movement Task Force
• At the Fall meeting, we will present an annual progress

report against the GTHA Urban Freight Action Plan

On-going Collaboration

• Action trading with Peel Region Task Force, Transport

Canada, MTO and Southern Ontario Gateway Council

Action 1: Strengthen and collaborate with multi-sectoral forums Action 2: Establish an inter- governmental freight committee

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• 2. Improving urban freight information – building a

baseline

GTHA Urban Data Collection Study

• Addresses the need for coordinated Urban Goods Movement (UGM) data collection and

data management to support policy and planning, modelling, analysis and benchmarking for goods movement in the GTHA

• Extending best practice from the regions to a GTHA wide survey, that could be used as an
• n–going data capture tool
• Survey due to start May 2012, with results early 2013
• Consultation with stakeholders:
• Steering group to ensure linked up to other relevant studies
• Presented at the GTHA Freight Forum, April 2012
• Workshops, Fall 2011 and Fall 2012

Action 4: Improve data sharing on freight vehicles, routes and activities Action 5: Establish a GTHA urban freight data collection program

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• 3. Increasing transportation network efficiency –

researching network opportunities

GTHA Truck Route Map

• Developing scope with stakeholders

Investigating the Potential for Truck Lanes in Urban Areas

• Partnering with the Transportation

Association of Canada (TAC) and 10 other Canadian municipal, regional and provincial agencies to explore the opportunities for increased efficiencies in the transportation network Freight on Transit

• Research Fellowship student to explore the

potential and feasibility for moving freight on transit

Action 6: Develop and protect a strategic GTHA truck network  Action 7: Harmonize truck route standards and mapping Action 8: Investigate intelligent lane utilization and truck-only lanes Action 9: Explore opportunities for moving freight on transit

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• 4. Enhance development & planning – a proactive

planning approach

MTO – Freight Supportive Land Use Guidelines

• Provides direction for long-term, local implementation of freight-

supportive policies and practices across Ontario. Includes best practices, examples and implementation tools Consolidation centre research

• Researching the feasibility for a consolidation centre amongst

downtown Toronto hospitals

Action 10 :Develop freight-supportive land use guidelines Action 11: Support development of innovative freight hubs Action 12: Improve access to existing intermodal facilities Action 13: Plan and protect complementary land uses near major freight hubs Action 10 :Develop freight-supportive land use guidelines Action 11: Support development of innovative freight hubs Action 12: Improve access to existing intermodal facilities Action 13: Plan and protect complementary land uses near major freight hubs

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• 5. Improving operational practices- leading by

example

Transit Inventory Management Services (TIMS)

• Metrolinx is leading the development of Transit Inventory

Management Services (TIMS) to improve the efficiency of the supply chain for transit vehicle parts.

• Objectives:
• improving operational practices
• reducing costs of inventory, costs of parts,
• bsolescence
• reducing carbon footprint
• improve parts availability
• streamline ordering for all partner transit agencies

Action 14 : Use technology to optimise and manage the movement of goods

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Progressing the Urban Freight Action Plan

• Creating a forum for implementation:
• Inaugural GTHA Urban Freight Forum, April 11th 2012
• Developing sub-committees for specific topics
• First inter-governmental committee (including Peel) June 27th, 2012
• Annual progress report, Fall 2012 to incorporate all Forum member project updates
• Developing a baseline of information:
• GTHA data collection project to improve our understanding of freight movements
• Workshop and report due in early 2013
• Understanding opportunities:
• TAC truck-lane study, report due late 2012
• Feasibility of small scale consolidation centre
• Exploring opportunities for moving freight on/at transit
• Improving our own operational practices:
• TIMs
• Continue to learn from best practices and engage with key stakeholders – we want to

learn from Peel’s extensive experience in this field and explore joint GTHA initiatives we can implement together

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