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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%
increase in pedestrian volume.
1%
increase in pedestrian volume.
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
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).
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
King Street Transit Pilot
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
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).
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
WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.)
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
WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.)
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
King Street Transit Pilot
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
CHANGE FROM BASELINE (MIN)
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
CHANGE FROM BASELINE (MIN)
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
CHANGE FROM BASELINE (MIN)
*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
King Street Transit Pilot
February 2018
AVERAGE CAR TRAVEL TIMES (MIN) NORTH-SOUTH STREETS WEEKDAY | A.M PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) NORTHBOUND (FRONT - DUNDAS)
SOUTHBOUND (DUNDAS - FRONT)
CHANGE FROM BASELINE (MIN)
+0.5
+0.0
CHANGE FROM BASELINE (MIN)
-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)
CHANGE FROM BASELINE (MIN)
+0.2
+0.2
CHANGE FROM BASELINE (MIN)
+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
King Street Transit Pilot
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
King Street Transit Pilot
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
King Street Transit Pilot
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
King Street Transit Pilot
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
King Street Transit Pilot
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
King Street Transit Pilot
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
Data Collection Dates: Cycling: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017
20
FEBRUARY Data Collection Dates: Cycling Volumes: February 12, 2018 to February 16, 2018
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CYCLING VOLUMES
King Street Transit Pilot
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
Data Collection Dates: Cycling: October 3, 2017 to November 9, 2017
37
FEBRUARY Data Collection Dates: Cycling Volumes: February 12, 2018 to February 16, 2018
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