Truth or Myth? Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project
North Shore Congress June 20, 2018
During rush hour it takes at least twice as long to travel across the North Shore bridges A. True B. False
During rush hour it takes at least twice as long to travel across the North Shore bridges
true
6:00 6:45 7:30 8:15 9:00 9:45 10:30 11:15 12:00 12:45 13:30 14:15 15:00 15:45 16:30 17:15 18:00 18:45 19:30 20:15
Travel Time (mins)
Second Narrows/Highway 1 experiences even longer delays in both peaks
30
25
7 KM
20
15
10
X4
X3
5
0
Hour
Source: Google API
Road congestion is more pronounced in afternoon and mostly related to bridges Afternoon Morning
The North Shore added more jobs than workers in the last few years
A. True B. False
The North Shore added more jobs than workers in the last few years
true
Jobs and working age cohort grew at different rates – labour force import?
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2011 & 2016
Increased commuting to North Shore from other places
+ 3,700 (20%)
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2006 & 2016
ish)) mish uam Squa MSq ROM (FRO 67 6700(F
Lions Lions Bay Bay
00 1177
00(FR (FROM OMWh Whistl istler) er)
People from all over the region commute to jobs in the North Shore
North North Shore Shore
625 625
2211 2255
330000
Vancouver Vancouver
tri-cities tri-cities
55 7755
55 339933
99889955
332255 00
Burnaby Burnaby New New Westminster Westminster
3355 55
Surrey Surrey Richmond Richmond
Delta Delta
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; trips <100 not included
Langley Langley
ish)) mish uam Squa OSq (TO 70 70(T
Lions Lions Bay Bay
25 25(TO (TOWh er) Whistl istler)
Out-commuting from the North Shore primarily go to Vancouver and Burnaby
00
North North Shore Shore
153 15300
99 1100
441155
Vancouver Vancouver
tri-cities tri-cities
00 4499
00 554400
22334499 55
997700
Burnaby Burnaby New New Westminster Westminster
2244 55
Surrey Surrey Richmond Richmond
Delta Delta
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2016 - trips <100 not included
Langley Langley
More commuters from Sea-to-Sky to South of the Burrard Inlet 40,000 35,000
1,350
1,000 21,900
30,000
Sea to Sky Commuters
25,000 20,000
15,000
Rest of North Shore Commuters
18,200
10,000 5,000 Yr 2006
Yr 2016
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2006 & 2016
Second Narrows traffic is regional whereas Lions Gate and SeaBus are more localized
Source: Cellint Traffic Solutions & TransLink Compass
The boom in construction is the main reason the Second Narrows is so congested now A. True B. False
The boom in construction is the main reason the Second Narrows is so congested now
false
The boom has added traffic but there are other factors at play Housing Starts
Second Narrows Weekday Traffic
2,500
132,000 130,000
Housing Starts
Reverse of directions
128,000 126,000
1,500
124,000 122,000
1,000
120,000
118,000
500
116,000
0
114,000
2010
2011
Source: District of North Vancouver & BC MOTI
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Traffic Volume
Moving in different directions
2,000
The toll removal on Port Mann and Golden Ears increased weekday traffic on Second Narrows A. True B. False
The toll removal on Port Mann and Golden Ears increased weekday traffic on Second Narrows
false
Weekday traffic did not change, weekend traffic increased < 0.5% +4.5%
Source: BC MOTI
Trucks are adding heavily to congestion on Highway 1 A. True B. False
Trucks are adding heavily to congestion on Highway 1
false
Trucks mostly travel outside the peaks, are a very small share of traffic, and are a much lower share than other major roads and bridges
2%
Source: BC MOTI
0.5%
Upper Levels Highway carries significant intra-North Shore traffic
A. True B. False
Upper Levels Highway carries significant intra-North Shore traffic
true
The North Shore has the highest use of freeway for municipal trips Share of Trips on Freeway that Are Local Only 25%
20%
2,600
15%
2,100
10%
5%
500 200
50
100
0% North_Shore
Coquitlam + Burnaby
Surrey
Source: TransLink Regional Transportation Model
Richmond
PME_MR
Delta
A new 10-lane Second Narrows Bridge would have enough capacity to serve travel demand well into the future
A. True B. False
A new 10-lane Second Narrows Bridge would have enough capacity to serve travel demand well into the future
false
Future peak hour travel delay would be similar to today
Current (2016)
10-lane SN Brdg (2045)
Source: High level estimates from the Regional Transportation Model
Congestion and variability if 10lane bridge is built today
Rapid transit extension to the North Shore will relieve congestion on the bridges A. True B. False
Rapid transit extension to the North Shore will relieve congestion on the bridges
false
Need a co-ordinated approach with supportive land use, transportation investments & demand management
Current (2016)
Base Case (2045)
Rapid Transit (2045)
Rapid Transit + Pricing (2045)
Managing demand by some form of pricing could help relieve congestion
A. True B. False
Managing demand by some form of pricing could help relieve congestion
True
Transportation modelling suggests pricing could be influential in addressing person delay
10-lane Bridge
Rapid Transit
Regional Pricing
Rapid Transit + Pricing
A small drop in bridge traffic volume could result in noticeable improvement in traffic flow
A. True B. False
A small drop in bridge traffic volume could result in noticeable improvement in traffic flow
true
A drop of 5% - 10% in traffic volume results in significant travel time savings
Source: BC MOTI and Google API