Active Transportation Prospectus

Cycling &
Active Transportation
Corporate Profile
planningAlliance (pA), is one of the most exciting planning and design practices in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices
in Edmonton (Canada), Quito (Ecuador) and Dakar (Senegal), pA is committed to the idea that all aspects of the urban environment
benefit from thoughtful planning and design. Our combined staff of over 100, urban designers, landscape architects, architects,
planners and community engagement specialists support a broad scope of practice that includes the design of streets, corridors,
plazas and infrastructure for active transportation. In addition to our extensive experience in Ontario, pA has led planning and
design projects across Canada and in more than a dozen countries around the world.
We have helped a number of municipal and regional governments create plans, from conception through to implementation, for
new bike lanes, trails and gateway facilities. We have also worked with various towns and cities to help develop policies for active
transportation, cycling programmes and special events. Our projects have won numerous planning and design awards and have
been extensively published both locally and abroad.
pA is also one of the few design-oriented practices in Canada with equally extensive experience in both public sector planning and
private sector development. This experience brings with it a deep understanding of the functional and economic constraints, and
opportunities that drive public projects. We strive to create partnership that bring disparate parties together in an effort to reach
common goals.
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Our Approach
planningAlliance approaches the design and construction of cycling infrastructure and trails
on an integrated basis – one that combines design with the joint consideration of physical,
economic and social contexts. In order to deliver effective plans, we first develop a thorough
understanding of historic and existing conditions as the basis upon which to build for our
clients’ future.
pA ensures that full consideration is given to the design of all aspects of our projects
– from an individual sign to a network of trails; and from conception to long-term
maintenance. Our team of NACTO-trained professionals are at the forefront of designing
streets that incorporate safe and convenient cycle-tracks. Projects such as the St.
George Street revitalization, completed in 1997 succesfully reduced collisions by 40%
and increased cycling traffic by 23% (Transport Canada). We have applied this experience
to current projects such as the Eglinton Avenue cycle-tracks that incorporate new
construction details such as cycling ‘rumble-strips’ and contrasting pavement to ensure
safety for the visually impaired.
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LAKESHORE
Lakeshore Blvd, Bathurst, Front, Cherry, Kingston Road
Designing trail networks that promote the public health and socio-economic benefits of
active transportation forms a key element of our practice. We are currently working on
the second phase of the West Toronto Railpath, a 3km project that will bring a fully gradeseparated multi-use trail to within 500m of over 100,000 people.
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pA works in different regions throughout Ontario, across Canada and around the World.
These currently include the Greater Golden Horseshoe, Northern Ontario, Wood Buffalo
in northern Alberta, East and West Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. In all
cases, we understand the importance of client and user consultation, and are well known
for working closely with all stakeholders, from conceptualization through to building
occupancy.
What We Do
Our projects range from the design of custom street furniture and way-finding to
the planning and design of trail networks and master plans. The design of cycling
infrastructure and recreational trails forms a key element of our practice and is
informed by an understanding of the public health and socio-economic benefits of active
transporation. Our services include:
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Streetscape Design: pA designs and oversees the construction of a wide range of
streetscapes that include all manner of cycle-tracks, bike lanes and multi-use trails.
Trail Master Planning: pA develops trail master plans for waterfronts, ravines, river valleys,
and urban neighbouhoods.
Active Transportation: pA works with municipalities, residents associations and community
groups to identify impediments pedestrians and cyclists face in their communities. These
impediments are then eliminated to promote healthy lifestyles through the design of new
infrastructure.
Street Furniture: pA works with municipalities and BIA’s to develop unique street furniture
including light standards, bicycle racks, benches and planters.
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Way-finding: pA works with municipalities, private institutions and regional authorities
to develop intuitive and legible way-finding that effectively communicates way-finding
information.
Public Engagement: pA works closely with clients and stakeholders to build a complete
understanding of existing conditions, illustrate aspirations, identify options, negotiate
solutions and secure the support of public or funding agencies.
Land Use Policies: pA works with municipalities and public authorities to craft public
policies that support active transportation, transit oriented development, and complete
streets.
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Visualization: pA employs innovative graphic and modeling tools to illustrate our
architectural, urban design and planning proposals for clients, stakeholders, regulators,
potential investors and the public.
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City of Toronto
West Toronto Railpath Phase 2 Environmental Assessment and
Preliminary Design
The second phase of the West Toronto Railpath connects the existing Dundas Street West
terminus with the new pedestrian and cycling bridge at the Fort York national historic site.
It passes through a mix of industrial, commercial and residential neighbourhoods and will
serve as the ‘missing link’ on a 7km network of trails that connects a diverse mix of Toronto
neighbourhoods.
x Trail Design
The project was completed as part of an Environmental Assessment process that involved
an extensive range of stakeholder engagement excercises that included design workshops,
public open houses, and a presentation at Toronto’s Design Review Panel. Seamless
integration with the first phase was a key objective and was considered from all aspects
including: trail design standards, branding, on-street gateways, and public art. Options for
connections to the surrounding network - the Adelaide-Richmond cycletracks, the Wellington
Street bike lanes, the Martin Goodman Trail, and the West District Cycling Master Plan - were
prepared and evaluated. Maintenance and life-cycle design considerations were critical and
led to the selection of a robust material pallette that required minimal maintenance.
x Streetscape Design
x Landscape Architecture
x Public Art
x Street Furniture
x Community Engagement
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Year: 2013
Size: 3 km
planningAlliance served as the lead urban designer on a multi-disciplinary team and was
responsible for developing on-street connections - stairs, gateways ramps, branding, pocketparks, wayfinding, and lighting - as well as integration with the public art, structures and
landscape.
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City of Toronto
Eglinton Crosstown LRT Corridor Planning Feasibility Study
x Urban Design
x Streetscape Design
x Landscape Design
x Community Engagement
x Urban Planning
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Year: 2012–Ongoing
Size: 26 km
Budget: $650,000 (Study Fee)
Eglinton Avenue exists at the centre of the City of Toronto, and binds together a series
of diverse neighbourhoods. The proposed 26km ESCLRT will fundamentally change the
balance of transportation along Eglinton, spur development along its length, and create a
series of new place-making opportunities.
The Streetscape Design accommodates all users - pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and
motorists in new, complete streets. One of the key recommendations of the Plan is to
implement protected bicycle lanes on the boulevard from Jane Street to Brentcliffe Road
and dedicated bicycle lanes from Brentcliffe Road to Kennedy Road. The design team
worked closely with the public and stakeholders, including Business Improvement Area
representatives, cycling groups, and Walk Toronto, to detail the interface and alignment of
bicycle lanes with the balance of the street. On behalf of the City, the team also contributed
criteria for inclusion in the Urban Design and Landscape Criteria for Metrolinx’s Performance
Standards and Output Specifications for the implementation of the Crosstown LRT. These
criteria included identifying locations and guidelines for bicycle parking and bicycle sharing
facilities at LRT station areas.
In addition to the cycling facilities, the proposed design includes strategies for consistent,
healthy, urban trees; broader sidewalks; public art; heritage buildings; integrated parking;
consolidated over-head utilities; and a series of new public plazas at all station locations.
The work is being developed through an integrated EA process which advances the urban
and engineering designs through an iterative, multi-disciplinary process. The Built Form
Guidelines intend to use the City’s Avenues and Mid-Rise Performance Standards as a
starting point and then test a series of “Focus Areas” where more intense development may
be appropriate. The final guidelines will be codified in a new zoning by-law that will guide
both private and public investment along the new LRT corridor.
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Regional Municipality of Peel
Arterial Road Characterization Study
x Streetscape Design
x Public Realm Design
x Policy Development
x Stakeholder Engagement
Location: Peel Region, Ontario
Year: 2012
The Regional Municipality of Peel has experienced rapid growth in their urban and rural
communities over the past several decades leading to an increased demand on the
transportation network. This is challenged by the fact that the Region also supports a
significant amount of freight movement. The purpose of the Arterial Road Characterization
Study is to bring together multiple stakeholders from each of the municipalities and
with support from Peel Public Health to develop a roadway classification system and
design guidelines that plan and develop future Regional roadways that respect multiple
transportation modes and ensure the Regional Transportation Network considers all users,
transportation options, health impacts, and local contexts.
The Study supports existing and future right-of-way users, plans for intensification and
development of some parts of the Region and supports the creation of compact, walkable,
and more intensive design through the addition of a finer grid of streets. Recommendations
were developed which support the implementation of character based roadway designs.
One of the products of the study were illustrative road cross sections, to be employed when
considering changes to Peel’s road right-of-ways, which were developed to balance the needs
of all users. Key streets were identified which would accommodate cycling within the rightof-way, and connections to other Active Transportation routes in the Region.
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City of Toronto
BIXI Bike Share Terminals
x Site Surveying
x Installation Drawings
x GIS Mapping
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Year: 2011
Budget: $40,000
BIXI is a new bike-share program that launched in Toronto in 2011. Modelled on Montreal’s
program, Phase 1 featured 1,000 bicycles that could be rented from 80 docking terminals
across the downtown core. Terminals have been located no more than 300 metres apart,
and are concentrated at transit hubs.
Working with City staff from the Cycling Infrastructure group, pA helped identify and map the
80 terminals that make up Phase 1 of the program. Our team verified survey information,
coordinated utility locations and prepared detailed installation drawings for all 80 terminal
locations. These drawings were used to obtain sign-off from Transportation Services and
subsequently formed part of the installation contract. The mapping was then incorporated
into a Google Maps application allowing users to search for available bikes using various
mobile devices.
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TOP LEFT: VIEW ALONG ST. GEORGE STREET; BOTTOM LEFT: STREETSCAPE PLAN;
RIGHT: AERIAL VIEW OF REVITALIZED STREET
University of Toronto
St. George Street Streetscape
Revitalization
x Urban Design
x Landscape Architecture
x Public Art
Location: Toronto. Ontario
Year: 1997
Size: 1 km
Budget: $5 Million
This once-grand boulevard is both the main thoroughfare of the University of Toronto and a
major City traffic arterial. Street widenings in the 1940s destroyed its original tree canopy, and
many of the brownstone mansions that had lined the street were replaced by much larger
university buildings in the 1960’s. planningAlliance was hired to rebalance the street, in an
attempt to return it to its past glory.
An early example of the shared street concept, the re-design of the street demonstrates the
possibilities for restoring balance between pedestrians and cars on city streets. Traffic counts
found that pedestrians represented two thirds of the traffic along the street, however space was
allocated two-thirds in favour of motorized vehicles. In response, the road was narrowed from 4
to 2-lanes, with the remaining space given back to pedestrians and new dedicated cycling lanes.
Studies conducted by Transport Canada found that collisions on the street were reduced by 40%,
while cycling traffic increased by 23% after completion.
On the sidewalks, a generous line of grass verges and boulevards protects three new rows of trees
along the length of the street. Two of these are organized as a continuous allée on the eastern,
“heritage” side, while the third line organizes the west side of the street. The project also included
a complete transformation of the front of Sydney Smith Hall, creating a major new civic space.
LAKESHORE
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Lakeshore
Blvd, Bathurst, Front, Cherry, Kingston Road
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City of Toronto
Toronto Ciclovia
x Trail Design
x Streetscape Design
x Public Art
x Special Events
x Community Engagement
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Year: 2013
Size: 30 km
Ciclovias are programs where the streets are opened to people, giving them priority over
cars. People of all ages and backgrounds can come out to socialize, engage with the
community, participate in health, sport and leisure activities and explore the city and its
recreational opportunities. Starting in Bogota in the 1970s, Ciclovias events have become
more and more popular across the world. Numerous North-American capital cities already
host regular programs, mainly during the summer.
The Toronto Ciclovia project is a response to a growing interest by multiple and diverse
community groups to hold an event of these characteristics in the city. A working group
composed of various teams has come together to assess the viability of the project. planningAlliance has contributed its expertise and knowledge of the city to assist City staff to
propose and evaluate different routes, regarding traffic capacity, transit adaptability, cyclist
safety, availability of open spaces, recreational facilities and venues along the route.
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VIEW OF PROPOSED SIDEWALK AND CYCLING UPGRADES
City of Toronto
Six Points Interchange
Reconfiguration - Detailed Design
x Streetscape Design
x Cycle-track Design
x Landscape Architecture
x Public Art
x Street Furniture
x Community Engagement
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Year: 2013
Size: 2.5 km
Budget: $42 M
Constructed in response to Toronto’s post-war suburban expansion, the Six Points
Interchange is now reaching the end of its lifespan. The utilitarian design provides little
amenity, no cycling infrastructure, cuts off parts of the neighbourhood from eachother and
takes up 16 acres of valueable land immediately adjacent to two subway stations. A new
vision of the neighbourhood envisions a mixed-use community that will serve as a new civic
centre located mid-way between Toronto’s international airport and the City’s downtown.
To realize this vision, planningAlliance was retained to prepare the detailed streetscape
designs for Bloor Street, Dundas Street West, Kipling Avenue and a pair of local roads.
The new design will see the replacement of all the grade-separated interchanges with
urban, grade-related intersections. Generous public boulevards will be provided on all
streets including a double row of trees along Dundas Street West and space for patios
along Bloor Street. New protected bike lanes will ensure that cyclists and motorists can
co-exist safely. Overhead utilities will be buried and continues tree trenches integrated into
the streetscape. Public art features that preserve elements of the Westwood Theatre sign
will be incorporated into the medians.
planningAlliance has recently completed the 60% design drawings and will be developing
detailed designs for innovative storm-water management infrastructure, cycling intersections
and local parks.
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ABOVE: VIEW LOOKING NORTH, FROM LESLIE STREET
City of Toronto
Leslie-Sheppard Gateway
x Trail Design
x Streetscape Design
x Landscape Architecture
x Public Art
x Street Furniture
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Year: 2001
Located in Toronto’s post-war suburb of North York, the Leslie Sheppard Gateway rests at
the intersection of the Don River Valley and Sheppard Avenue East. The rapidly urbanizing
corridor is now served by the new Sheppard subway line and is undergoing intense pressures
to urbanize. The Leslie-Sheppard Gateway was conceived as part of a broader strategy of
streetscape improvements, completed concurrently with the new subway.
The Gateway sits directly across from the subway station entrance and provides direct
access to the wide network of recreational trails to the north and south. Intersection
improvements completed at the same have connected the Betty Sutherland Trail with the
Don Trail, creating a seemless trail network that extends from Steeles Avenue in the north,
to Lake Ontario in the south - a 28km route.
The Gateway itself consists of a steel and concrete structure that is integrated witht he
adjacent bus stop. It includes new wayfinding and signage; street furniture; pedestrian
ligthing and two new paved connections down to ravine. The gateway structure was planted
with climbing vines that are slowly enveloping the columns, while the ravine embankment
was planted with a mix of fruit trees naturally polinated from a remnant orchard, sumachs,
and native vegation.
The Gateway has proven to be a well-used feature that augments the area’s park and open
space network by providing safe and convenient access to Toronto’s network of naturalized
ravines.
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Regional Municipality of
Wood Buffalo
Fort McMurray Waterfront Master
Plan
x Community Engagement
x Urban Design
x Landscape Design
x Architecture
x Urban Planning
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
Year: 2008–2009
As a result of the recent rapid expansion of investments in Alberta Oil Sands projects,
the city of Fort McMurray and the surrounding Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are
experiencing unprecedented growth. This growth is placing tremendous pressure on the
Region to plan and construct new developments to accommodate the residential, industrial
and commercial development needed to support these massive resource projects.
The firm was retained on a three-year contract to work with Regional planning staff to prepare
community development plans for the expansion of six key communities in the Region. The
planning process involves working closely with the existing communities, local authorities
and business interests to formulate plans for future growth that will be integrated with and
supportive of existing community structures, and will create healthy, sustainable, permanent
living and working environments.
The Waterfront Master Plan is the first Community Redevelopment Plan created through
this consultation and design process. The Master Plan involved a detailed assessment of
waterfront infrastructure and programming around the Lower Townsite and the creation of
a recommended program for new waterfront infrastructure development. The Master Plan
includes a detailed urban and landscape design for a new trail network, public spaces,
and modifications to existing road networks, park spaces and built form. The Master Plan
is supplemented by detailed Urban Design Guidelines for the Lower Townsite that our firm
developed in a separate process.
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City of Toronto
Western Waterfront Master Plan
x Urban Design
x Landscape Architecture
x Recreational Planning
x Shoreline Management
Location: City, Province
Year: 2008
Size: 4 km
Budget: $500,000 (Study Fee)
In recent years, the City of Toronto has made extensive efforts to improve the public
realm of the City, particularly on the waterfront. Our firm was commissioned by the City of
Toronto to outline a vision for a four kilometer-stretch of parkland along Humber Bay. The
assignment included the identification of improvements necessary to create a beautiful
public realm, as well as the addition of compatible uses that meet a range of stakeholder
interests.
The resulting master plan includes a number of “big moves” designed to re-connect the
waterfront to the City, redesign major transportation infrastructure, incorporate transit,
render the parkland itself more useable, and balance competing uses. Key features include
the creation of a series of significant urban beaches, the improvement of water quality
and swimming opportunities, a dramatic realignment of Lake Shore Boulevard to capture
“orphaned” parkland, the establishment of active recreational hubs at key locations, and
the establishment of a network of complementary pathway systems.
The design process included an extensive civic engagement strategy to involve Torontonians
in the reshaping of their waterfront. Implementation began in 2010 with the reconstruction
of the Jameson Avenue bridge.
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City of Toronto
52 Division Public Plaza
x Streetscape Design
x Landscape Architecture
x Public Art
x Street Furniture
x Community Engagement
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Year: 2010
The existing Plaza at 52 Division is a long neglected public space. Originally developed with
a deep set back, the plaza was intended to provide a ceremonial approach to high-modernist
Art Gallery of Ontario to the west. The full approach was never completed, and is currently
used by the neighbouring Police Department for vehicle parking. Area residents have led
a campaign to return the Plaza to community use, proposing a variety of uses including a
farmers’ market, art market, basketball courts and green space.
planningAlliance worked with the City of Toronto’s Urban Design Department, Facilities
Services Group, 52 Division and area residents to develop a design which could
accommodate these disparate needs. The key element of the plan involves clearing the
Plaza of its various elements, and replacing them with a ring of trees in planters which
provide both literal and symbolic security. New paving, furniture and bicycle parking would
fill in the void. The new Plaza would accommodate day-to-day use by area residents and also
allow for both market and parking uses during events.
FUTURE PLAN
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Roadway Centre Line
TTC/CAR LANE (3.0m)
EXISTING STREETCAR TRACKS+
CONCRETE BED TO REMAIN
CAR/SHARROW LANE (4.0m)
BICYCLE LANE (RUSH-HOUR)+
PARKING LANE (OFF-PEAK HOURS)
ASPHALT ROAD BED
EDGE CURB ZONE (0.8m)
CONC. BARRIER CURB/CONCRETE APRON
FURNISHING/PLANTING ZONE (1.83m)
OVERALL SIDEWALK
APPROX. 4.7m
CONTINUOUS TREE TRENCH
DETAIL T-3B-1 (STREETSCAPE MANUAL)
ALTERNATE TREE GRATE
PEDESTRIAN CLEARWAY (min. 2.1m)
CAST--IN-PLACE CONCRETE OR
STONE PAVING MODULES
Property Line
POTENTIAL SPILL-OVER ZONE (varied)
SETBACK
3.0m
MIN. 1.0M SETBACK FOR PEDESTRIAN
CLEARWAY
FURNITURE - BICYCLE POST
FURNITURE - BENCH
New bicycle locks as per City’s
Coordinated Street Furniture
along Curb Edge Zone
New benches as per City’s Coordinated
Street Furniture placed between trees
PAVEMENT
LIGHTING POLE
Cast in Place Concrete with broom finish
and no tooled adges
Wooden hydro poles replaced to new
concrete poles; Traffic-Signal-only poles
at street corners consolidated to adjacent
existing TTC or hydro poles
BROOM FINISH
NEW BUILDING FACE
SETBACK
RAKED FINISH PATTERN
PERPENDICULAR TO CURB
TREES
FUTURE PLAN
New trees @ 6.0-8.0m o.c. spacing w/
continuous soil trench with precast concrete
planter cover as per from the City’s Streetscape
Manual Detail T-3A-1; alternate tree grate substitute the precast concrete cover with
1800 x 1800 tree grate as per City’s Design
Links Program Detail 122.2-1
Roadway Centre Line
TTC LANE (3.0m)
EXISTING STREETCAR TRACKS+
CONCRETE BED TO REMAIN
PROPOSED STREET SECTION
BUSH HAMMER FINISH
ACID / SALT TREATMENT
IMPRINT
BRUSH AND JOINT PATTERN
CAR/SHARROW LANE (4.0m)
BICYCLE LANE (RUSH-HOUR)+
PARKING LANE (OFF-PEAK HOURS)
ASPHALT ROAD BED
Property Line
CURB/EDGE ZONE (0.8m)
OVERALL SIDEWALK
APPROX.3.4m
CONC. BARRIER CURB/CONCRETE APRON
FURNISHING/PLANTING ZONE (1.83m)
CONTINUOUS TREE TRENCH
DETAIL T-3B-1 (STREETSCAPE MANUAL)
ALTERNATE TREE GRATE
PEDESTRIAN CLEARWAY (min. 2.1m)
LIGHTING POLE
CAST--IN-PLACE CONCRETE OR
STONE PAVING MODULES
Metal poles (Hydro + TTC) replaced as per
City’s Design Links Program* along
Property Line
Edge/Curb Zone
Clamp-on pedestrian lighting fixture and
optional street signs or planters added to
lighting pole
LIGHTING POLE
MARKET STALLS
Standardized furniture
RAKED FINISH PATTERN
PERPENDICULAR TO CURB
PAVEMENT
Wooden hydro poles replaced
to new concrete poles;
Traffic-Signal-only poles
at street corners consolidated
to adjacent existing TTC or
hydro poles
FEATURED PATTERN
PAVEMENT
Cast in Place Concrete with broom finish
and no tooled adges
BROOM FINISH
PUBLIC ART
STREET NAME /
TREES
FURNITURE - BENCH
New trees with planters
New benches as per City’s Coordinated
Street Furniture placed between trees
FURNITURE - BICYCLE POST
New bicycle lock as per City’s Co-ordinated Street
Furniture* along Edge/Curb Zone
POTENTIAL SPILL-OVER ZONE
SETBACK APPROX. 3.00m shared with
PLANTING/FURNITURE
APPROX. 1.80m
EDGE CURB ZONE
APPROX. 0.80m
PEDESTRIAN CLEARWAY
CAR/SHARROW LANE
APPROX. 4.00m
BICYCLE LANE (RUSH-HOUR) +
PARKING LANE (OFF-PEAK HOURS)
ASPHALT ROAD BED
PROPOSED STREET SECTION
APPROX. 2.10m
TTC LANE
Roadway
Centre Line
APPROX. 3.00m
EXISTING STREETCAR TRACKS +
CONCRETE BED TO REMAIN
DUNDAS STREET WEST STUDY
WEST OF SPADINA - ALEXANDRA PARK SECTION
Property Line
LIGHTING POLE
Metal poles (Hydro + TTC) replaced as per
City’s Design Links Program* along
Edge/Curb Zone
Optional street signs
Clamp-on pedestrian lighting fixture and
optional planters added to lighting pole by BIA
Buried Hydro
FURNITURE - BICYCLE POST
New bicycle lock as per City’s Co-ordinated Street
Furniture* along Edge/Curb Zone
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Roadway
Centre Line
PEDESTRIAN CLEARWAY
APPROX. 2.70m incl.
MARKET STALL SPILLOVER ZONE
APPROX. 1.20m
DUNDAS STREET WEST STUDY
EDGE CURB ZONE
APPROX. 0.80m
CAR/SHARROW LANE
APPROX. 3.40m
BICYCLE LANE (RUSH-HOUR) +
PARKING LANE (OFF-PEAK HOURS)
ASPHALT ROAD BED
TTC LANE
APPROX. 3.00m
EXISTING STREETCAR TRACKS +
CONCRETE BED TO REMAIN
EAST OF SPADINA - CHINATOWN SECTION
City of Toronto
Dundas Street West
Streetscape Study
x Streetscape Design
x Landscape Architecture
x Public Art
x Street Furniture
x Community Engagement
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Year: 2010
Size: 1 km
Budget: $5 Million
Dundas Street West between Bathurst Street and University Avenue represents the
exceptional diversity of the City of Toronto. Over the past few years, this portion of
Dundas Street West has been the focus of intense redevelopment, with significant projects
scheduled for the near future.
The firm worked with the City of Toronto’s Urban Design Department on a plan to bring
the same focus to the redevelopment of Dundas Street’s public realm. Coordinated
with the construction of a new watermain, the new streetscape will serve to bring
cohesion to the streetscape while acknowledging the diversity of its users. Upgrades
to the basic municipal infrastructure will be coordinated with private initiatives along
the street. Proposed upgrades include the consolidation of utility poles, pedestrian
lighting, increased planting, rationalized street furniture, and new bike rental parking
stalls throughout the length of the street.
Special projects include improvements around the Scadding Court Community Centre,
the block at AGO and the plaza at 52 Division. Plans for Scadding Court consist of a night
market, a narrowing of the street, two new pocket parks, and public art, all integrated with
the vibrant community work which emanates from the Centre. At the AGO, plans aim to tie
the art gallery and the row of Victorian townhouses across the street into a cohesive urban
whole. Plans for feature paving along the curb lanes would allow for the flexible, shared use
of the street on special occasions or festival days. At 52 Division, a revamped plaza would
play host to a variety of activities, including an art and farmers market, and incorporate
additional planting and new paving.
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Primary Active Transportation Network (Within the ROW)
Mobility Hub
Secondary Active Transportation Network (Within the ROW)
Future GO Transit Station
Primary Active Transportation Network (Off-Road)
Secondary
Active Transportation Network (Off-Road)
Town
of Newmarket
Planned VIVA Rapidway Station
Newmarket Active Transportation
Plan
x Master Plan
x Transportation
x Engagement
Location: Newmarket, Ontario
Year: 2012–ongoing
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planningAlliance,
in coordination with Polous and Chong Ltd., was retained by the Town
Potential Future Pedestrian Bridge/Underpass
of Newmarket to develop an Active Transportation Master Plan for the municipality to
complement the recommendations of the Secondary Plan for the Yonge Street Urban Growth
Centre.
The intent of the Study was to refine the On-Street Bike Lane and Off-Street Trails plans in
Schedule D and E of the Newmarket Official Plan. The Study was comprised of an analysis of
existing conditions, identification of opportunities and constraints, development of an Active
Transportation Concept, and recommendations to be documented in an Active Transportation
Report. By understanding existing and proposed attractors, employment areas, recreational
and cultural facilities, schools and transit stations, and through consultation with the public
and stakeholders, the team developed a Concept which identifies Primary and Secondary
transportation corridors, including on-road and off-road linkages, supported by a tertiary
network of local streets and trails. The Primary Transportation Network complements
the regional cycling network while the Secondary Network is designed to further increase
accessibility to Newmarket’s neighbourhoods.
The Active Transportation Master Plan is to be included in Amendment #11 of the Town of
Newmarket Official Plan.
planningAlliance
Existing Transit
Existing Pedestrian / Cycling Network
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Town of Cobourg
Cobourg Transportation Master Plan
x Urban & Streetscape Design
x Active Transportation Planning
x Policy Review
x Typical Cross-section Design
Location: Cobourg, Ontario
Year: 2010
Budget: $35,000
LefT: exiSTing TRAnSiT AnD CYCLing neTwORkS
RighT: COBOURg TOwn hALL
Working with HDR I iTrans, planningAlliance helped prepare an update to Cobourg’s
Transportation Master Plan.
Focused on active transportation, pA started with a review of current planning and urban
design policies, and made suggestions on how they could be updated to better promote
active transportation in new developements. Public input was solicited through a series
of Open Houses where area residents contibuted suggestions for improving pedestrian
and cycling networks in both rural and urban areas of the Town. A final report included
an implementation strategy for improvements to the transportation network, as well as
suggestions for techniques to promote cycling within the Town.
Contact
Toronto
Edmonton
110 Adelaide Street East
Toronto, ON M5C 1K9
t. 416 593 6499
Suite 2401 10104-103 Ave. NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 0H8
t. 780 409 1763
[email protected]
www.planningalliance.ca

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