Welcome Stage 2 ION: Light Rail Transit (LRT) from Kitchener to Cambridge Public Consultation Centre (PCC) No. 4 Please Sign-in Holiday Inn May 8, 2018 – 4:00 to 8:00 pm Preston Memorial Auditorium May 9, 2018 – 4:00 to 8:00 pm Hamilton Family Theatre May 10, 2018 – 4:00 to 8:00 pm
Why LRT? ION is the foundation for the Regional Official Plan objectives: LRT will: • Help contain urban sprawl • Protect environmentally-sensitive areas • Preserve farmland and the rural lifestyle • Move people; create transportation choice 2
How will LRT shape our community? As the Region of Waterloo grows there will be greater demand for more housing options, and supporting facilities, amenities and services. Building more compact, higher density communities is key to accommodating growth while making efficient use of existing infrastructure, preserving natural areas, and protecting farm land and drinking water. LRT requires a mix of land uses with medium to high density. Stage 2 ION will support the concentration of existing and planned residents and jobs. Below are maps showing the density of people and jobs per hectare: 2016 2041 3
What is the purpose of today? • Hear your feedback • Provide an overview of comments received at PCC No. 3 and how these have provided input to the route evaluation process • Explain how the alternative routes were compared in the various segments • Present the Project Team Preliminary Proposed Route (2018) The study has not yet advanced to the stage where individual property impacts are known. Further details will be available at a future public meeting in 2019. 4
How will my input be used? Your comments are important and will be used to: • Identify issues that need further consideration during the preliminary design stage • Verify study area conditions and constraints to reduce impacts Please provide feedback by: • Speaking with a project team member • Submitting your comments at this PCC • Sending an email • Completing our online survey Feedback must be received by May 24, 2018 5
Study Timeline Activities Completed June 2018 Early 2019 Spring 2019 Fall 2019 Fall 2015 Winter 2017 Project Team File the Develop alternative Evaluate alternatives Preliminary Proposed Complete preliminary Present the Preferred Environmental design concepts and and identify Route (2018) to design and identify Route and Business Project Report for establish evaluation Preliminary Potential Regional Council for property requirements Case to Regional public review and criteria Route (2017) Endorsement Council for complete the Transit Endorsement Project Assessment PCC No. 5 PCC No. 1 PCC No. 2 Process Regional Council Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Complete evaluation Identify additional and present updated and refined route Project Team options based on Preliminary Proposed PCC No. 2 feedback Route (2018) PCC No. 3 PCC No. 4 We are here 6
7 PCC No. 3 – Feedback on New Alternatives Kitchener: Lions Arena ATTENDANCE: 383 KITCHENER – Jan. 16, 2018 members of the public over the Opportunities Concerns Cambridge three sessions City Hall – • New alternative K3b provides a • New alternative K3b provides a Nov. 21, 2017 • New alternative K3b does not • New alternative K3b does not more direct route, no traffic impact more direct route, no traffic impact COMMENTS: 269 Preston provide for potential future station provide for potential future station between River Road and King between River Road and King Memorial Arena near Grand River Hospital near Grand River Hospital Street, and shorter travel time Street, and shorter travel time – Nov. 28, 2017 87 in person comment sheets 39 maps with suggested routes • Potential impacts on Hidden • Potential impacts on Hidden • New alternative K3b has a shorter • New alternative K3b has a shorter Valley Road and adjacent Valley Road and adjacent crossing of Grand River, and crossing of Grand River, and environmental features, additional environmental features, additional 143 online submissions & emails proximity to Highway 8 could proximity to Highway 8 could reduce environmental impact reduce environmental impact traffic on River Road extension traffic on River Road extension • Traffic impacts on King Street, • Traffic impacts on King Street, • New alternative K3b has less • New alternative K3b has less particularly in Sportsworld/Deer particularly in Sportsworld/Deer property impact property impact Ridge area – prefer alignment Ridge area – prefer alignment following CP Rail corridor following CP Rail corridor NORTH CAMBRIDGE SOUTH CAMBRIDGE Opportunities Concerns Opportunities Concerns • S3c-S3d route alternatives • S3c-S3d route alternatives • Most new alternative routes lessen • Most new alternative routes lessen • Existing congestion on Preston • Existing congestion on Preston • Property impacts and loss of • Property impacts and loss of significantly reduce property significantly reduce property property impacts along Eagle Street property impacts along Eagle Street roadways, impacts to businesses roadways, impacts to businesses affordable housing along Beverly affordable housing along Beverly impacts on Beverly Street impacts on Beverly Street and/or in the core of Preston and/or in the core of Preston during construction during construction • Opportunity to preserve and/or • Opportunity to preserve and/or • Property, heritage and community • Property, heritage and community • Impacts to heritage buildings • Impacts to heritage buildings • Station in Preston allows for growth, • Station in Preston allows for growth, relocate multi-use pathway along relocate multi-use pathway along impacts in Preston, visual impact of impacts in Preston, visual impact of along Beverly along Beverly redevelopment and renewal redevelopment and renewal Mill Creek Mill Creek elevated LRT on Shantz Hill Road elevated LRT on Shantz Hill Road • Opportunity to effectively integrate • Opportunity to effectively integrate • Traffic congestion, lack of parking • Traffic congestion, lack of parking • Potential impacts on floodplain areas, • Potential impacts on floodplain areas, • Maintains access to LRT for residents, • Maintains access to LRT for residents, all modes in downtown Cambridge all modes in downtown Cambridge and potential barrier to river at T2 and potential barrier to river at T2 wildlife and existing trail network wildlife and existing trail network encourages urban renewal and encourages urban renewal and (vehicle, bus, LRT) (vehicle, bus, LRT) (Bruce Street) (Bruce Street) Preliminary Potential Station (2017) supports businesses in Preston supports businesses in Preston • Opportunity to provide better • Opportunity to provide better • Need for a new facility at T2 or • Need for a new facility at T2 or Preliminary Potential Route (2017) coverage to south and west (across coverage to south and west (across T3, versus maintaining existing T3, versus maintaining existing • Some alternatives cross Riverside • Some alternatives cross Riverside • New alternative routes using the • New alternative routes using the the Grand River) with T2 or T3 the Grand River) with T2 or T3 Ainslie Street terminal (T1) Ainslie Street terminal (T1) Rail Corridor Park and/or affect the King Street Park and/or affect the King Street abandoned CP Rail spur rather than abandoned CP Rail spur rather than entrance to the Park entrance to the Park Eagle St. North reduce property and Eagle St. North reduce property and Areas Under Review at PCC No. 3 traffic impacts traffic impacts
What was used to compare routes? The evaluation criteria are based on the Regional Official Plan objectives and input received from public consultation. They are consistent with the original evaluation presented at PCC No. 2 in Spring 2017. CATEGORY CRITERIA Transportation • Ability to Serve Multi-Modal Nodes • Impact on Traffic Operations • Engineering Challenges • Potential Ridership • Integration with Local Transit Service (for Downtown Cambridge Terminal Station options) Social/Cultural Environment • Destinations Served • Properties Impacted • Cultural Heritage Impacts • Transit and Pedestrian Supportive Land Use Policy Natural Environment • Impact on Floodplains • Impact to Significant Natural Features Economic Environment • Ability to Serve Concentrations of Employment (existing and future) • Opportunity for Intensification and Revitalization • Cost (Capital and Operating) The additional route alternatives were compared against the Preliminary Potential Route (2017) from PCC No. 2 8
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