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KING STREET TRANSIT PILOT February Update

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FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS TRANSIT RELIABILITY

PREVIOUS HIGHLIGHTS PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES

Changes in the number of pedestrians from November to February show a slight increase on King Street, which is comparable to the increase on Queen Street.

85%

of streetcars arriving within 4 minutes westbound during the morning commute.

KING ST.

The reliability of streetcar travel times has continued to improve.

4 to 5 minute

1.0%

AT BATHURST STREET

improvement (in each direction) during the PM commute for the slowest streetcar travel time. MIDDAY

CAR TRAVEL TIMES & VOLUMES P.M. PEAK

Average car travel times on most streets in the downtown, vary (+/-) less than a minute compared to before the pilot.

Drivers on King Street continue to access local businesses or residences, conduct loading and deliveries, and pick-up/drop-off passengers. Traffic previously using King Street has generally shifted to alternative east and west routes.

The downtown traffic network has been largely able to absorb and respond to the changes in routing that drivers have made.

EARLY EVENING

increase in all-day weekday ridership.

increase in the afternoon peak.

25%

increase in AM commute ridership (eastbound at Spadina Ave.).

27%

increase in PM commute ridership (westbound at University Ave.).

11%

decrease in pedestrian volume.

2%

increase in pedestrian volume.

6%


1%


CYCLING VOLUMES Overall changes in the number of cyclists throughout the downtown are consistent with expected seasonal changes. On King Street, cycling volumes initially increased after the pilot was installed, before returning to cycling volumes relatively consistent with before the pilot.

TRANSIT CAPACITY To respond to this growth in ridership, the TTC has increased the capacity of streetcar service on routes that serve the pilot area.

2,047

Before Pilot

passengers per hour

2,892

Peak of Pilot (Jan. 24/18)

passengers per hour

ECONOMIC POINT-OF-SALE DATA NO CHANGE Customer spending since the pilot began is in line with seasonal spending patterns over the past three years.

FEBRUARY

BASELINE

Data Collection Dates: TTC: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 4, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street).

0.5%

Changes in the number of pedestrians from November to February on King Street at Spadina Ave. show that midday, P.M. peak and early evening volumes exceed the baseline. Lower volumes in the A.M peak remain consistent with what was observed in January.

A.M. PEAK

16%

QUEEN ST.

increase in the afternoon peak.

TRANSIT TRAVEL TIMES

TRANSIT RIDERSHIP

Vehicles: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 8, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street).

Data Collection Dates: TTC: February 4, 2018 to March 3, 2018 Car Travel Times: February 1, 2018 to February 28, 2018 Car, Pedestrian & Cycling Volumes: February 12, 2018 to February 16, 2018

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FEBRUARY UPDATE

King Street Transit Pilot

February 2018

PILOT BACKGROUND The King Street Transit Pilot is about moving people more efficiently on transit, improving public space, and supporting business and economic prosperity along King Street. The pilot aims to improve transit reliability, speed, and capacity on the busiest surface transit route in the city by giving transit priority on King Street from Bathurst Street to Jarvis Street. The monitoring and evaluation plan involves the collection of data before and during the pilot in order to assess the impacts and benefits. Data is collected through methods such as the tracking of TTC streetcars using GPS, the monitoring of car travel times using Bluetooth sensors, and the collection of pedestrian, cycling and car volumes using video analytics. Monthly updates will be provided reflecting the latest data and information available to the City. This update provides an overview of the results of monitoring through the month of February.

COMING SOON Throughout the course of the pilot, the City will also be measuring or reviewing data on the following metrics, which will be made public as they become available: • Parking utilization; and • Weekend and Full-Day Ridership Counts As the pilot progresses, data collected for the pilot will be made available on the City's open data catalogue. The catalogue can be accessed at: https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/open-data/

FEBRUARY

BASELINE


Vehicles: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 8, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street).

Data Collection Dates: TTC: February 4, 2018 to March 3, 2018 Car Travel Times: February 1, 2018 to February 28, 2018 Car, Pedestrian & Cycling Volumes: February 12, 2018 to February 16, 2018

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TRANSIT TRAVEL TIMES & RELIABILITY


STREETCAR TRAVEL TIME RANGE (MIN)

AVERAGE STREETCAR TRAVEL TIME (MIN)

(BATHURST - JARVIS)

(BATHURST - JARVIS) WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.)

February 2018

WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.)

30.0

AVG. 15.3

11.7

*90% of trips fall within this range

18.9

19.0

15.2

12.3

11.3

13.0

14.0

13.3

EASTBOUND

BASELINE

WESTBOUND


15.3

16.8

18.9

15.8

15.1

FEBRUARY

15.9

15.2

16.6

13.9

12.6

(+0.6)

(-1.8)

(-2.3)

(-1.9)

(-2.5)

BASELINE

15.2

16.1

19.0

16.4

14.6

FEBRUARY

15.2

14.5

16.6

14.2

12.3

(+0.0)

(-1.6)

(-2.4)

(-2.2)

(-2.3)

CHANGE

SUMMARY

WAIT TIME RELIABILITY* % streetcars arriving within 4 minutes


TRAVEL TIME (MIN)

TRAVEL TIME (MIN)

EASTBOUND

64.6

BASELINE

WESTBOUND

13.0

WESTBOUND

(DUNDAS W. STATION - BROADVIEW STATION)

64.7 63.8

LATE EVENING (10p.m.-3a.m)

CHANGE

FULL ROUTE TRAVEL TIME (MIN)

66.2

EARLY EVENING (7p.m.-10p.m)

20.0

10.0

WESTBOUND

WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.)

20.3

15.2

12.0

P.M. PEAK (4p.m-7p.m.)

EASTBOUND

16.6

16.6

15.9

EASTBOUND

18.3

20.0

MIDDAY (10a.m.-4p.m)

70.2 67.2

EASTBOUND

FEBRUARY

75.4

72.5

WESTBOUND

Data Collection Dates: TTC: February 4, 2018 to March 3, 2018

WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.)

85%

84% 82% 77%

EASTBOUND

WESTBOUND


RELIABILITY %

19.0

24.0

RELIABILITY %

18.7 19.3 RANGE*

TRAVEL TIME (MIN)

25.0

A.M. PEAK (7-10a.m.)

77%

83%

75%

81%

• Improvements to the reliability of streetcar travel times observed in previous reporting periods have generally continued through February in both the morning peak (7-10 a.m.) and afternoon peak (4-7 p.m.). o The most significant improvement continues to be during the afternoon peak, where the slowest streetcar travel times have improved by 4 to 5 minutes in each direction. Eastbound travel times have improved from 25 minutes to 20.0 minutes and westbound travel times have improved from 24.0 to 20.3 minutes when comparing February to before the pilot. o This improvement to the slowest trips indicates that fewer streetcars are experiencing congestion-related delays and that trips through the pilot area that exceed 20 minutes are becoming less frequent. • Average streetcar travel times mid-day (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) have improved by 1.8 minutes eastbound and 1.6 minutes westbound.

EASTBOUND

WESTBOUND

*Wait Time Reliability: The value shown represents the percentage of streetcars in each peak period that arrive within 4 minutes of the previous vehicle and an indicator of service regularity and reliability. A higher value reflects more reliable wait times with fewer gaps in service, important components of overall journey time.

• Early evening (7–10 p.m.) trips have improved by 1.9 minutes for eastbound trips and 2.2 minutes for westbound trips. • Staff will continue to monitor travel times and reliability for streetcars and identify opportunities for improvements.

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CAR TRAVEL TIMES


February 2018

AVERAGE CAR TRAVEL TIMES (MIN) EAST-WEST STREETS WEEKDAY | A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) EASTBOUND (BATHURST - JARVIS)

WEEKDAY | P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.)

CHANGE FROM BASELINE (MIN)

10.6

DUNDAS

11.3

QUEEN

ADELAIDE*

FRONT

-0.1

10.5

11.8

+0.5

7.9

+0.4

8.3 11.9 12.8

EASTBOUND (BATHURST - JARVIS)

WESTBOUND (JARVIS - BATHURST)

+0.9


DUNDAS

QUEEN

RICHMOND

WELLINGTON*

FRONT*

9.4 9.7

+0.3

10.5 10.7

+0.2

8.8 9.7

+0.9

8.4 8.8

+0.4


DUNDAS

QUEEN

ADELAIDE*

FRONT

9.0 9.9

WESTBOUND (JARVIS - BATHURST)

13.7

-0.1

13.6 16.4 15.7

-0.7

14.7 15.2

+0.5

17.3 16.7

-0.6


*Adelaide EB - Spadina to Jarvis

15.3 15.1

-0.2

14.5

RICHMOND

WELLINGTON*

-0.9

14.2

QUEEN

FRONT*

+0.9

15.1

DUNDAS

+0.4

14.9 10.9

-0.2

10.7 14.4 17.1

+2.7

*Wellington WB - Jarvis to Blue Jays | *Front WB - Yonge to Bathurst

SUMMARY • The results to this point indicate that the pilot has generally not impacted travel times on the surrounding street network. Average car travel times on most streets, both east/west and north/south, continue to vary (+/-) less than a minute compared to before the pilot. • The only route showing moderate impact in February was Front Street, westbound during the afternoon peak, which was 2.7 slower than before the pilot. This was similar to the observed increase of +2.6 minutes in December, but contrasted a +0.6 minute change in January. • Staff will continue to monitor travel times for vehicles during the pilot, and will identify opportunities for improvements as required.

BASELINE

Data Collection Dates: Vehicles: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 8, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street).

FEBRUARY Data Collection Dates: Car Travel Times: February 1, 2018 to February 28, 2018

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CAR TRAVEL TIMES


February 2018

AVERAGE CAR TRAVEL TIMES (MIN) NORTH-SOUTH STREETS WEEKDAY | A.M PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) NORTHBOUND (FRONT - DUNDAS)

SOUTHBOUND (DUNDAS - FRONT)


+0.5

+0.0


-0.8

8.4 5.3

5.8

7.6

5.8 5.8

-0.3

-0.1

+0.1

+0.2

5.1 5.2

5.4 5.6

6.9 6.6 4.7 4.6

+0.4

SPADINA

UNIVERSTIY

YONGE

JARVIS

BATHURST

SPADINA

-0.1

5.4 6.0 3.0

BATHURST

+0.6

4.1 4.0

3.4

UNIVERSTIY

YONGE

JARVIS

WEEKDAY | P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) NORTHBOUND (FRONT - DUNDAS)

SOUTHBOUND (DUNDAS - FRONT)


+0.2

+0.2


+0.4

-0.1

-0.5

-1.2

-3.5

-0.4

+0.0

9.8 9.4

9.8 9.8

UNIVERSTIY

YONGE

+0.4

12.2

8.1 8.0

7.8 8.0 6.1 6.3

BATHURST

BASELINE

Data Collection Dates: Vehicles: September 21 to October 14, 2017 and October 30 to November 8, 2017 (Intervening period removed due to TTC track construction at Queen Street and McCaul Street).

5.1 5.5

SPADINA

8.7

UNIVERSTIY

7.0 4.8

YONGE

8.5 8.9

5.8

4.3

JARVIS

BATHURST

SPADINA

JARVIS

FEBRUARY Data Collection Dates: Car Travel Times: February 1, 2018 to February 28, 2018

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CAR VOLUMES


WEEKDAY | A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) BATHURST

SPADINA

ADELAIDE

EASTBOUND

WESTBOUND

EASTBOUND

WELLINGTON

FRONT EASTBOUND

Data Collection Dates: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017

1,690 770

1,190

1,850

1,310

860

3,120

1,810

790 970

2,610

1,970

150

100

2,020

1,130

1,020

240

100 1,450

2,220

2,760

790

930

3,610

3,040

2,540

2,090

3,580

3,280

1,980

80 690

1,180

1,180

• There has been an approximately 8% overall reduction in the total number of cars in the area surrounding King Street. Some of the reduction can likely be attributed to seasonal variations in overall traffic volumes before and during the pilot and may indicate that some people have shifted to transit, cycling, or walking. • While car volumes have increased on most alternative east and west routes, there has generally not been an associated increase in travel times for cars. This indicates that the downtown traffic network has largely been able to absorb and respond to the changes in routing that drivers have made.

90

380

180

2,330

WESTBOUND

WESTBOUND

BASELINE

1,720

• Drivers on King Street continue to access local businesses or residences, conduct loading and deliveries, and pick-up/drop-off passengers. Traffic previously using King Street has generally shifted to alternative east and west routes.

1,670

1,170

940

2,010

KING

JARVIS 1,250

1,840

EASTBOUND

WESTBOUND

BAY 800

970

QUEEN

RICHMOND

SUMMARY

810

WESTBOUND

February 2018

2,520 610

1,250

620

620

1,270

620

1,680

1,800 1,510

1,300

2,120 2,290 1,130 1,120

770 920

FEBRUARY Data Collection Dates: Car Volumes: February 12, 2018 to February 16, 2018

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CAR VOLUMES


February 2018

WEEKDAY | P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) BATHURST

SPADINA 2,020

WESTBOUND

WESTBOUND

ADELAIDE

EASTBOUND

WESTBOUND

WELLINGTON

EASTBOUND

Data Collection Dates: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017

1,600

2,720

3,490

1,720

1,690

3,800

2,880

3,410

940

1,320

1,270

110

390

260 1,010

1,110

3,410

3,250

2,290

1,510

3,070

3,060

2,510

1,630

1,360

1,540 240

650

340

2,570 2,820 1,350

WESTBOUND

BASELINE

3,100

WESTBOUND

FRONT

1,480

1,730

1,620

180

990

1,520

1,300

410

1,140

1,040

1,130

1,280

KING EASTBOUND

1,110

1,850

1,140

EASTBOUND

JARVIS

1,660

2,320

QUEEN

RICHMOND

BAY

2,050

1,320

1,870

790

1,030

820

990

960

1,720

1,180

1.740

1,220

1,700

1,290

1,800

FEBRUARY Data Collection Dates: Car Volumes: February 12, 2018 to February 16, 2018

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PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES


February 2018

WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) TOTAL VOLUMES BATHURST QUEEN

BAY

SPADINA 1,810

2,000

2,840

1,790

1,750

KING

JARVIS

2,820

800

2,140

820 4,760

4,150 3,690

2,620

2,270 2,550

3,440

WEEKDAY | P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) TOTAL VOLUMES BATHURST QUEEN

KING

SPADINA 3,700 3,720 3,590 3,630

BAY 4,770

JARVIS 5,400

4,920

1,320

5,200 6,180 6,550

1,300 5,960

5,420

3,370 4,050

SUMMARY • Changes in the number of pedestrians from November to February show similar trends on both King Street and Queen Street. • For both King Street and Queen Street, PM Peak volumes have increased from January in all cases, and exceed the baseline in some cases. AM Peak Pedestrian Volumes have generally remained consistent with January. • Weekday all-day pedestrian volumes indicate that mid-day and evening volumes remain relatively high. At King Street and Spadina Avenue, average volumes from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. exceed those from the AM Peak between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. Average early evening volumes (7 p.m to 10 p.m) are comparable to those from the mid-afternoon (2 p.m. to 4 p.m.). • The increase in the number of pedestrians near Jarvis Street is likely the result of the baseline counts being conducted during the same time period as the college teachers strike. Given the proximity of George Brown College, it is likely that the number of pedestrians were lower than normal during the baseline along Jarvis Street, especially near King Street.

BASELINE

Data Collection Dates: Pedestrians: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017

FEBRUARY Data Collection Dates: Pedestrian Volumes: February 12, 2018 to February 16, 2018

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PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES


TOTAL WEEKDAY PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES AT KING AND SPADINA

TOTAL WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES AT KING/QUEEN AND SPADINA

TOTAL HOURLY EAST-WEST VOLUMES, FEBRUARY 2018

3,000

7,000 6,550 KING STREET

6,590

2,500

6,500

2,000

6,000

PEDESTRIAN VOLUME

PEDESTRIAN VOLUME

February 2018

1,500

1,000

5,970

5,500

5,000

FEBRUARY BASELINE

500

6,180

4,920

4,910

QUEEN STREET

4,770

4,500

4,270

0

4,000 6a.m.

7a.m.

8a.m.

9a.m. 10a.m. 11a.m. 12p.m. 1p.m.

2p.m.

3p.m.

4p.m.

5p.m.

6p.m.

7p.m.

8p.m.

9p.m.

10p.m.

BASELINE

DECEMBER 2017

JANUARY 2018

FEBRUARY 2018

TIME OF DAY

BASELINE

Data Collection Dates: Pedestrians: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017

FEBRUARY Data Collection Dates: Pedestrian Volumes: February 12, 2018 to February 16, 2018

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CYCLING VOLUMES


February 2018

SUMMARY

TOTAL WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) CYCLING VOLUMES AT KING AND SPADINA MONTHLY TRENDS

• Overall changes in the number of cyclists throughout the downtown are consistent with expected seasonal changes.

1,400

• Cycling volumes on King Street increased initially from the baseline in December (PM Peak at Spadina Avenue: +186 cyclists), before returning to cycling volumes relatively consistent with before the pilot with a more modest increases of +18 in January and +23 in February.

1,200

• Seasonal changes have most directly impacted Richmond Street and Adelaide Street, where dedicated cycle tracks are present. Other corridors without dedicated cycling facilities (e.g. Queen Street and Front Street) have generally seen more moderate decreases. This suggests that seasonal cyclists have generally been attracted to the dedicated facilities on Richmond Street and Adelaide Street, whereas all-weather cyclists maybe more comfortable on routes without dedicated facilities.

CYCLING VOLUME

1,000

800

• Cyclist Volumes for Richmond Street and Adelaide Street at Bathurst Street are unavailable due to a faulty detector. 600

400

RICHMOND/ADELAIDE 200 KING STREET QUEEN STREET FRONT STREET

0 BASELINE

BASELINE

Data Collection Dates: Cycling: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017

DECEMBER

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY Data Collection Dates: Cycling Volumes: February 12, 2018 to February 16, 2018

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CYCLING VOLUMES


February 2018

WEEKDAY | A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) TOTAL VOLUMES BATHUST 121

QUEEN

RICHMOND/ ADELAIDE

121

36

22 1,309

DATA UNAVAILABLE

231

96

KING

FRONT

SPADINA

65

62

70

26

77

7

21

BAY QUEEN

JARVIS 103 22

22

FRONT

BASELINE

699

1,008

RICHMOND/ ADELAIDE

KING

86

213

213

70

75

51

55 95

89

23


20


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CYCLING VOLUMES


February 2018

WEEKDAY | P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) TOTAL VOLUMES SPADINA

BATHUST

RICHMOND/ ADELAIDE

65

70

1,296

DATA UNAVAILABLE

272

153

KING

FRONT

127

199

QUEEN

101

106

124

36

47 17

13

BAY QUEEN

JARVIS 122 35

55 960

RICHMOND/ ADELAIDE

BASELINE

683

223

KING

FRONT

162

168

86

89

91

82

58

102

34


37


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