Building Champions for Complete Streets:

Lessons from Eglinton Avenue October 6, 2014

Paul Kulig

Monique Drepaul

Alex Heath

Jared Kolb

planningAlliance @PaulKulig_TO

Swerhun Facilitation @SwerhunMeets

Eglinton Way BIA @EglintonWay

Cycle Toronto @JaredKolb

Don Mills to Victoria Park

Eglinton Avenue

Don Mills to Victoria Park

Eglinton Avenue

Eglinton Avenue

Eglinton Avenue

• 19km (+7km)

Eglinton Avenue

• 19km (+7km) • 25 stations

Eglinton Avenue

• 19km (+7km) • 25 stations • $5.3B investment

Eglinton Avenue

• 19km (+7km) • 25 stations • $5.3B investment • 500,000+ ppl

Eglinton Avenue

Eglinton Avenue

Eglinton Avenue

Eglinton Avenue

Eglinton Avenue

Eglinton Avenue

Neighbourhood Character

27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

900 – 1,600

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak 27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

5,000 – 7,500

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak

900 – 1,600

27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

5,000 – 7,500

700 – 1,300

1,200 – 2,600

2,300 – 3,600

pph – AM peak

5,900 – 9,100

900 – 1,600

27m ROW – Undergound LRT

‘Main Street’ Segment

Eglinton Avenue

2.8m

Eglinton Avenue

2.1m 2.8m

Eglinton Avenue

2.1m 2.8m

Eglinton Avenue

1.6m

2.1m 2.8m

Eglinton Avenue

1.6m 2.2m

… and that’s the easy part

Engagement

Alex Heath Swerhun Facilitation @SwerhunMeets

Overall Consultation Process

Early and Often

Multiple Ways to Participate

Key Players on the Ground

Key Players on the Ground

ENZO FAIRBANK BIA

MICHAEL EGLINTON 20/20

Key Players on the Ground

ENZO FAIRBANK BIA

MICHAEL EGLINTON 20/20

Key Players on the Ground DYLAN

WALK TORONTO

ENZO FAIRBANK BIA

MICHAEL EGLINTON 20/20

Key Players on the Ground DYLAN

WALK TORONTO

JARED CYCLE T.O.

ENZO FAIRBANK BIA

MICHAEL EGLINTON 20/20

Key Players on the Ground DYLAN

WALK TORONTO

JARED CYCLE T.O.

JOHN EGLINTON 20/20

ENZO FAIRBANK BIA

MICHAEL EGLINTON 20/20

MONIQUE EGLINTON BIA

Key Players on the Ground DYLAN

WALK TORONTO

JARED CYCLE T.O.

JOHN EGLINTON 20/20

ENZO FAIRBANK BIA

BIA + Cycling Meetings Building Champions

• Diversity of Interests

• Opportunity to Build Relationships

• Promoted Deeper Understanding of Consequences

Cycle Toronto

Jared Kolb Cycle Toronto @JaredKolb

Toronto’s largest cycling advocacy organization

Ward advocacy

The Eglinton Way BIA

Monique Drepaul Eglinton Way BIA @EglintonWay

What is a BIA?

+ Commercial property owners/tenants within a defined area

+ Volunteer Board & minimal staff + Beautification & Marketing

+ My Time + Refusal to Engage

Challenges During Consultations:

+ Extent of Construction + Loading & Deliveries + Street Furniture, Trees + Parking, Patio Space + Cyclists

Major Concerns & Pre-conceptions

+ One Size Approach + Terminology

Personal Challenges:

Share of drivers: consistently overestimated Vancouver retail on Hornby and Dunsmuir (Stantec 2011): • Overestimated share of drivers by 100% (E: 40% M:20%) • Underestimated share of cyclists by 50% (E: 4% M:8%)

Toronto retail in the Annex (TCAT, 2009): • 41% of retail owners perceived drivers made up 11-25% of shoppers

(M:10%) • 70% overestimated car mode share • 90% of patrons arrived by walking, cycling or public transit

E = Estimated M = Measured

Accomplishments: The Presentation that

Changed Everything

Source: Daniel Arancibia, University of Toronto

Questions?

Paul Kulig

Monique Drepaul

Alex Heath

Jared Kolb

planningAlliance @PaulKulig_TO

Swerhun Facilitation @SwerhunMeets

Eglinton Way BIA @EglintonWay

Cycle Toronto @JaredKolb

Economic Benefits of Investment in Cycling Infrastructure

• New York City found that protected bike lanes had a significant positive impact on local business strength. After the construction of a protected bike lane on 9th Avenue, local businesses saw a 49 percent increase in retail sales. In comparison, local businesses throughout Manhattan only saw a 3 percent increase in retail sales.

• Portland State University researchers found that customers who arrive by

bike spend 24% more per month than those who arrive by car. • Traveling by bike encourages more frequent stops than a car. In a study of

Toronto merchants, patrons arriving by foot and bicycle visit the most often and spend the most money per month.

Source: Various. See http://greenlaneproject.org/stats/ for more.

Loss of on street parking often the main reason businesses oppose bike lanes

Share of drivers: consistently overestimated

Vancouver retail on Hornby and Dunsmuir (Stantec 2011): • Overestimated share of drivers by 100% (E: 40% M:20%) • Underestimated share of cyclists by 50% (E: 4% M:8%)

Toronto retail in the Annex (TCAT, 2009): • 41% of retail owners perceived drivers made up 11-25% of

shoppers (M:10%) • 70% overestimated car mode share • 90% of patrons arrived by walking, cycling or public transit

E = Estimated M = Measured

Source: Daniel Arancibia, University of Toronto

Creating Common Ground

Creating Common Ground

Visioning

Consult Early and Often

Streets as Destinations

Garbage Collection

Design for the Visually Impaired

By The Numbers

By The Numbers

Walk 4.6%

Bike 1.2%

Toronto

By The Numbers

Walk 4.6% <20%

Bike 1.2% 7.5%

Toronto

Central

By The Numbers

Walk 4.6% <20% 2-10%

Bike 1.2% 7.5% 1-4%

Toronto

Central Eglinton

By The Numbers

Over 25% of car trips on Eglinton are less

than 2km

The Useful Bike Ride

100km/wk

The Useful Bike Ride

100km/wk

6km

The Useful Bike Ride

100km/wk

6km 6km

The Useful Bike Ride

100km/wk

6km 6km 3km

The Useful Bike Ride

100km/wk

6km 6km 3km 15km/d

The Useful Bike Ride

100km/wk

6km 6km 3km 15km/d X 7 d =

The Useful Bike Ride

100km/wk

6km 6km 3km

105km/wk

15km/d X 7 d =

The Useful Bike Ride

By the Numbers

< 1% By the Numbers

1%

By the Numbers

1%

By the Numbers

By the Numbers

How do we re-introduce the

useful walk (or bike ride) back into our daily lives?

A NEW MOBILITY

MIX

TRAVELLING EGLINTON

NEW

HOUSING, JOBS,

SHOPS & OPPORTUNIT

Y BUILDING EGLINTON

A GREEN AVENUE

LINKING THE CITY’S

RAVINES

GREENING EGLINTON

Organization of the Vision

A NEW MOBILITY

MIX

TRAVELLING EGLINTON

NEW

HOUSING, JOBS,

SHOPS & OPPORTUNIT

Y BUILDING EGLINTON

A GREEN AVENUE

LINKING THE CITY’S

RAVINES

GREENING EGLINTON

Organization of the Vision

Age of Buildings

Topography and Landscape

Three Major Zones

Three Major Zones

Main Street

Three Major Zones

Main Street Ravine Ravine

Ravine – 45+m ROW – Surface LRT (portals)

Three Major Zones

Main Street Ravine Ravine Golden Mile

• Diverse Character + Form

• Limited Space • High Demands • Generational

Opportunity

• Articulate Vision • Identify Key

Stakeholders • Adapt Often • Educate • Build Champions

Deliberate Choices

Deliberate Choices

27 m

Deliberate Choices

Deliberate Choices

Deliberate Choices

Cross-section Exercise – 15 mins.

What we heard 91% of respondents to the second survey agreed with that the street should accommodate all users – pedestrians, motorists, cyclists, transit users, deliveries and servicing.

Eglinton Avenue

What we heard When asked to design a perfect street, 94% of participants included a bike lane. However, many people were concerned about ongoing maintenance and snow removal.

Eglinton Avenue

Hydro Poles

Hydro Poles

Winter Maintenance

Streets as Destinations + Station Plazas

Streets as Destinations

Eglinton Avenue

Streets as Destinations

Network of Green Spaces

Streets as Destinations

Network of Green Spaces

Streets as Destinations

What we heard 84% of respondents to the survey felt that it was important to have a green LRT track way.

+ Green Transit Infrastructure - Medians

Streets as Destinations

+ Green Transit Infrastructure - Medians

Streets as Destinations

Don Valley

Golden Mile

Champions

Champions

Champions

The Eglinton Connects team did a fantastic job dealing with our concerns,” Drepaul said, explaining that she and membership were fearful of losing customer parking spaces for the sake of expanded bike lanes and sidewalks. “Through the discussions and getting to see the plans laid out, that was all addressed very well.

Champions