KARA – Development & Traffic Update KARA AGM – March 29, 2012

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KARA – Development & Traffic Update

KARA AGM – March 29, 2012

Development & Traffic Update

Water Update Kleinburg Streetscape Trans-Canada Parkway Pipeline Summary of Planned Developments

within KARA Boundary Traffic Updates/Road Widening West Vaughan & West GTA

Infrastructure Planning

City Water Update

Kleinburg will move off of wells to Peel Region (lake Ontario based) in 2012

South Kleinburg – end of May Rest – 3rd quarter

Kleinburg Streetscape

Original Study Completed Estimated budget to implement

$3.95MM. Expect significant funding from “other

sources” – public/private partnership BIA leading effort to raise enough to start

detailed planning this year alignment of plans with Major Mack

widening

TransCanada Parkway Pipeline

Portions of line from Vaughan through Brampton to be ‘twinned’ including section from Kipling to Weston (to increase capacity)

Concerns – capacity, pressure, integrity, route – met with TransCanada

Originally planned to deviate from current route through subdivision at Kirby/Stephanie around south end of subdivision - KARA and Residents opposed

Current plan is to keep along current right-of-way

TransCanada Parkway Pipeline

Planned Developments

Summary of Planned Developments

Nashville Heights 2500 units total (1820 low/med density) 8300 people/jobs

Kleinburg Heights 69 Units North End ~ 200 people Servicing and Sewage Pump on Stevenson

under construction – complete in 2012 Molise & Lake Rivers/Kleinburg Hills

~850 units – access via Major Mack. ~ 2000 people

starting later this year Kerrowood

46 units N of Cornerstone Church ~125 people

Summary of Planned Developments

Kleinvit Estates (North of Hedgerow) 114 Units ~ 350 people

Pine Heights (Teston/Pine Valley) 1300 units ~ 4000 people

Kleinburg Village Redcroft (Dawson) Property ~ 52 units More to come?

New Vaughan OP Areas Area 1 – Nashville Triangle - ~200 people Area 2 – Huntington Stud Farm ~ 2600 people Areas 5&6 – Kipling S of Kirby ~ 2200 people

Traffic Updates

Truck ban continues on Nashville Road Seeking better enforcement on Nashville,

Islington & Stegman’s Speed limit reduction on Highway 27 Stop light on 27 North (2012) Still seeking left turn prohibition S 27

onto Islington during morning peak Meeting with Police/Road Watch re

aggressive and dangerous driving

W. Vaughan Traffic Planning

(25k new residents, 50k jobs by 2031)

W. Vaughan Traffic Planning

Road Widening

Major Mack planned to be widened to 4 lanes beginning in 2013

Pine Valley to Weston – 2013 Hwy 27 to Pine Valley – 2014 Hwy 27 to 50 – 2014 – 2016 Design will include potential to upgrade to 6 lanes in

future Continue to push for bike lanes off the road Coordinate design with Streetscape at

Islington/Major Mack. Meeting with residents and Region to discuss

issues (safety, noise, aesthetics, etc.) and review design

West GTA Highway Corridor

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