Sidewalk Strategic PlanSidewalk Strategic PlanCity of PeterboroughCity of Peterborough

About PeterboroughAbout Peterborough

Pop. 75,000Pop. 75,000 Surrounding land is Surrounding land is

agricultural with Canadian agricultural with Canadian Shield just to the north Shield just to the north (cottages, canoeing)(cottages, canoeing)

On Trent-Severn Waterway On Trent-Severn Waterway between Toronto (1.5 hr) between Toronto (1.5 hr) and Ottawa (3 hr)and Ottawa (3 hr)

University & college University & college Hospital top employerHospital top employer

Walking & Cycling in PtboWalking & Cycling in Ptbo

Vibrant downtown, 38% Vibrant downtown, 38% work downtownwork downtown

Suburbs just starting to Suburbs just starting to spreadspread

Walking & Cycling in PtboWalking & Cycling in Ptbo

9% walk/bike to work9% walk/bike to work City only 8.5 x 5.5 City only 8.5 x 5.5

miles wide miles wide (13.5 x 9 km)(13.5 x 9 km)

Walking & Cycling in PtboWalking & Cycling in Ptbo

36 km multi-use trails36 km multi-use trails 18 km cycling lanes (11 18 km cycling lanes (11

km new this year)km new this year)

Why Develop aWhy Develop aSidewalk Strategic Plan?Sidewalk Strategic Plan?

1.1. Walking targeted in Transportation Plan. Sidewalk Walking targeted in Transportation Plan. Sidewalk key infrastructure to support walking.key infrastructure to support walking.

2.2. Provides a reliable map and data for sidewalks – Provides a reliable map and data for sidewalks – change can be measured over time change can be measured over time

3.3. Set priorities for capital expenditures on sidewalksSet priorities for capital expenditures on sidewalks4.4. Motivate Council to support sidewalk provision in Motivate Council to support sidewalk provision in

new areas when they see costs of going back laternew areas when they see costs of going back later5.5. Provides opportunities to profile pedestrian needs, Provides opportunities to profile pedestrian needs,

create an implementation plan, examine sidewalk create an implementation plan, examine sidewalk policiespolicies

Our ProcessOur Process

1.1. Establish project Team Establish project Team and Terms of and Terms of ReferenceReference

2.2. Develop criteriaDevelop criteria

3.3. Use GIS analysis to Use GIS analysis to populate table – this populate table – this included data capture included data capture for some criteriafor some criteria

Pedestrian facilities absent less than 200 m from new recreation centre

Our ProcessOur Process

4.4. Evaluate results & revise Evaluate results & revise criteria, several timescriteria, several times

5.5. Consulted throughout this Consulted throughout this part of the process with part of the process with local groups ASRTS & local groups ASRTS & ASCRASCR

6.6. Create map and Excel Create map and Excel tables with resultstables with results

7.7. Report to Council, Report to Council, including implementation including implementation of Priority 1 & 2 sidewalks of Priority 1 & 2 sidewalks and new sidewalk policyand new sidewalk policy

GIS – Benefits & LimitationsGIS – Benefits & Limitations

Can rank and map limitless sidewalksCan rank and map limitless sidewalks Criteria can be modified and data readily updatedCriteria can be modified and data readily updated Applying criteria can be tricky – need to choose Applying criteria can be tricky – need to choose

between whether criteria applies when just touching between whether criteria applies when just touching or when it includes whole sidewalk segmentor when it includes whole sidewalk segment

Need to know area fairly well to evaluate results for Need to know area fairly well to evaluate results for “nonsense”, not completely unbiased“nonsense”, not completely unbiased

Students Bused Within School Walking Students Bused Within School Walking Zones – A Criteria that ChangedZones – A Criteria that Changed

Original Version Revised Version

Getting the Plan to CouncilGetting the Plan to Council Senior mgt. uncomfortable Senior mgt. uncomfortable

with ambiguous with ambiguous expectationsexpectations

Created implementation Created implementation plan for Priority 1 & 2 plan for Priority 1 & 2 sidewalkssidewalks

Extended timeline from 10 Extended timeline from 10 to 14 years to keep budget to 14 years to keep budget status quostatus quo

Created new sidewalk Created new sidewalk policy – unplanned, but policy – unplanned, but value-addedvalue-added

Plan OutcomesPlan Outcomes

Start to finish, 2 yearsStart to finish, 2 years Approved March 2008Approved March 2008 Now have:Now have:

All sidewalks ranked All sidewalks ranked and mappedand mapped

Implementation plan (14 Implementation plan (14 years) for all Priority 1 & years) for all Priority 1 & 2 sidewalks2 sidewalks

New sidewalk policy – New sidewalk policy – sidewalks provided on sidewalks provided on both sides of all streetsboth sides of all streets

Sidewalk Stats by Road ClassificationSidewalk Stats by Road Classification

Road ClassRoad ClassSidewalks Sidewalks

(km)(km)

No No Sidewalks Sidewalks

(km)(km)% with % with

SidewalksSidewalks

ArterialArterial 9494 9191 51%51%

CollectorCollector 153153 241241 60%60%

LocalLocal 153153 241241 41%41%

WalkwaysWalkways 99 00 100%100%

TotalTotal 356356 393393 47%47%

Sidewalk Stats in 2008Sidewalk Stats in 2008

Priority Level

 No Sidewalks (metres)

 Percentage

1 5,078 1%

2 36,301 9%

3 179,675 46%

4 172,425 44%

Total 393,479 100%

Implementation StrategyImplementation Strategy

Implement all Priority 1 Implement all Priority 1 (5,078 m) and Priority 2 (5,078 m) and Priority 2 (36,301 m) sidewalks (36,301 m) sidewalks over 14 yearsover 14 years

Annual cost of Annual cost of $475,000/yr, $100,000 $475,000/yr, $100,000 as part of road reconstr. as part of road reconstr. projectsprojects

Total cost in 2007 Total cost in 2007 dollars of $6.6 milliondollars of $6.6 million

Day to Day UseDay to Day Use

Sidewalk Map with Sidewalk Map with priorities identified is priorities identified is used by staff as a used by staff as a regular reference point regular reference point

e.g. calls from public e.g. calls from public about sidewalk – about sidewalk – everyone comes to look everyone comes to look at the map to see what at the map to see what priority it ispriority it is

Implementation – Year 1Implementation – Year 1

Debate about Debate about Middlefield sidewalkMiddlefield sidewalk

Public Works lobbying Public Works lobbying for $’s to be spent on for $’s to be spent on maintenancemaintenance

Commitment sketchy Commitment sketchy even though just even though just approvedapproved

The Great Save!?! (No, we didn’t tip… this time)

What Now?What Now?

Public meeting Public meeting Develop a communication Develop a communication

plan for community plan for community notification of sidewalks notification of sidewalks planned for the coming yearplanned for the coming year

Phase 2 – Curb cuts at Phase 2 – Curb cuts at intersections to be prioritizedintersections to be prioritized

Update Plan every 3 yearsUpdate Plan every 3 years Update mapping database Update mapping database

when new sidewalks when new sidewalks constructedconstructed

More Initiatives to ComeMore Initiatives to Come Keep an eye on the new Keep an eye on the new

sidewalk policy & its sidewalk policy & its effectivenesseffectiveness

Expand policy to broader Expand policy to broader “Complete Streets” policy “Complete Streets” policy when Transportation Plan when Transportation Plan reviewed in 2009reviewed in 2009

Improve sidewalk Improve sidewalk maintenance standardsmaintenance standards

Intersection design – Intersection design – actuated signals, crossing actuated signals, crossing distances, etc.distances, etc.

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CriteriaCriteria