2014 CORDON COUNT TRANSPORTATIONPLANNING

This Bulletin highlights key �ndings and trends of vehicle travel patterns in the Region of Peel based on the 2014 Cordon Count Program. It includes an analysis of changes in inter-regional and inter-municipal trips by automobiles, trucks, and GO Rail, as well as automobile occupancy.

www.peeldatacentre.caSource: 2014 Region of Peel Cordon Count Program.

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WHAT IS THE CORDON COUNT PROGRAM?The Cordon Count Program involves counting vehicles crossing selected stations over a 15-hour period from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Information collected also includes vehicle type and occupancy. The 2014 program included 128 stations, most of which were located on municipal, Regional or other physical boundaries. The Program was undertaken during April to May and October.

STATIONS, SCREENLINES & CORDONSA series of successive counting stations were grouped to form a “screenline”. A “cordon” refers to a geographic area enclosed by a set of screenlines. The map on this page shows the Region of Peel’s stations and screenlines counted in 2014.

BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAMCordon Count data is used by both the Region and area municipalities for setting transportation policy and determining transportation infrastructure investments. The Program database is used to forecast future vehicle volumes as well as transit ridership. The Region uses the data to validate the Region of Peel Travel Demand Forecasting Model.

WHAT ARE THE TRAVEL TRENDS IN PEEL?The next three pages illustrate the changes in inter-regional and inter-municipal trips, automobile occupancy, station volumes, proportion of commercial vehicles, as well as GO Transit ridership.

The Cordon Count database is available to the public through the Data Management Group at the University of Toronto.

MORE INFORMATIONFor further information on the Region of Peel Cordon Count Program please contact:

Region of Peel Transportation DivisionE-mail: planninginfo@peelregion.caWebsite: www.peelregion.ca/planning

CORDON COUNT STATIONS

& SCREENLINES

Screenlines

Peel West

Peel North

Peel East

Mississauga/Brampton

Brampton/Caledon

Screenline Stations

Peel West

Peel North

Peel East

Mississauga North

Brampton North

Other

QEW

19

17

20

4

403

1

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5

401

407

410

15

6

16 107

7

427

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24

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Kilometres

2004

SingleOccupant

Auto

MultiOccupant

Auto

88% 12%2006

SingleOccupant

Auto

MultiOccupant

Auto

86% 14%2009

SingleOccupant

Auto

MultiOccupant

Auto

90% 10%

2011

SingleOccupant

Auto

MultiOccupant

Auto

86% 14%2014

SingleOccupant

Auto

MultiOccupant

Auto

89% 11%

VEHICLE OCCUPANCY

1.134

1.152

1.110

1.160

1.115

1.081.091.101.111.121.131.141.151.161.17

2004 2006 2009 2011 2014

AVERAGE AUTO OCCUPANCY

Source: 2014 Region of Peel Cordon Count Program.

1051000

1145200

1086509

1145283

1228888

950000

1000000

1050000

1100000

1150000

1200000

1250000

2004 2006 2009 2011 2014

VEHICLES CROSSING PEEL EAST BOUNDARYSCREENLINE

483500497900 492280

535226

555648

420000

440000

460000

480000

500000

520000

540000

560000

580000

2004 2006 2009 2011 2014

VEHICLES CROSSING PEEL WEST BOUNDARYSCREENLINE

3830041000 42863

40454

52323

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

2004 2006 2009 2011 2014

VEHICLES CROSSING PEEL NORTH BOUNDARYSCREENLINE

413600440200 431197

456745503951

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

2004 2006 2009 2011 2014

VEHICLES CROSSING MISSISSAUGA/BRAMPTON BOUNDARY SCREENLINE

124700 124200134592

141760

108431

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

160000

2004 2006 2009 2011 2014

VEHICLES CROSSING BRAMPTON/CALEDON BOUNDARY SCREENLINE

BRAMPTON/CALEDON SCREENLINE From 2011 to 2014, there was an increase in vehicle trips of 23% (~33,000 trips).

AVERAGE AUTO OCCUPANCYAverage auto occupancy decreased from 1.16 persons in 2011 to 1.11 persons in 2014. In 2014, around 90% of vehicle trips were made in single occupant automobiles.

PEEL NORTH SCREENLINEThis Screenline includes 5 stations along the Region’s northern boundary. From 2011 to 2014, there was an increase in vehicle trips of 29.3% (~12,000 trips).

PEEL EAST SCREENLINEPeel East continues to be the busiest screenline, as more than 65% of inter-regional trips cross this boundary.

PEEL WEST SCREENLINEThis Screenline includes 18 stations along the Region’s western boundary. From 2011 to 2014, there was an increase in vehicle trips of 3.8% (~20,000 trips).

INTER-REGIONAL TRIPSTra�c along Regional boundaries continues to increase. In 2014, there were 597,896 more vehicles crossing Regional boundaries than in 2011.

MISSISSAUGA/BRAMPTON SCREENLINEFrom 2011 to 2014, there was an increase in vehicle trips of 10.3% (~50,000 trips).

INTER-MUNICIPAL TRIPS Inter-municipal tra�c continues to increase. More than 600,000 inter-municipal trips were recorded.

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

Dixie Northof 401

Bovaird East ofHurontario

Hurontario South of 407

Burnhamthorpeat Credit River

Queen Westof Highway 50

Eglinton atCredit River

Dixie Southof 407

Highway 50South of Ebenezer

Airport Westof 427

Dundas atCredit River

Num

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f Veh

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s

Location

BUSIEST MAJOR ROAD STATIONS 2006

2009

2011

2014

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

400000

131 QEW atEtobicoke

Creek

401 East of410 Collectors

401 Westof Renforth

410 Northof 407

Northbound Ramp

403 East ofHurontario

410 Northof the 401

401 at EtobicokeCreek

401 East ofHurontario

403 atCredit River

12 QEW atCredit River

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f Veh

icle

s

Location

BUSIEST HIGHWAY STATIONS2006

2009

2011

2014

Source: 2014 Region of Peel Cordon Count Program.

BUSIEST COUNT STATIONSHighways and arterial roads continue to carry heavy tra�c volumes.

BICYCLE RIDERSHIPMost stations saw an increase in bike ridership in 2014. Lakeshore Road at the Credit River was the busiest station in 2014, with 310 bikes counted.

HIGHWAYSThe QEW at Etobicoke Creek was the busiest highway location in Peel Region, with over 208,000 vehicles recorded.

ARTERIALSBovaird Drive, east of Hurontario Street was the busiest arterial station counted in 2014, with over 52,000 vehicles counted.

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

LakeshoreRoad at

Credit River

HurontarioStreet South

of Highway 407

Goreway DriveNorth of

Steeles Ave.

WinstonChurchill Blvd.

North ofHighway 401

Bristol Roadat Credit River

Castlemore Roadat Peel/York

Boundary

Dundas Streetat Credit River

Britannia Roadat Credit River

Airport RoadWest

of Highway 427

Derry Roadat Credit River

Num

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f Bic

ycle

s

Location

2006 2009 2011 2014

BICYCLE RIDERSHIP

Source: 2014 Region of Peel Cordon Count Program.

MODE OF TRAVEL (AUTO VS. PUBLIC TRANSIT)In 2014, approximately 74% of personal trips were made in single occupant automobiles. Approximately 1 in every 5 personal trips (18%) was made in multi-occupant vehicles while public transit accounted for 8.2% of personal trips.

GO RAILGO Rail data for Spring, 2014 was not available. GO Transitprovided the Region with Fall, 2013 data instead. The Lakeshore West continues to be the busiest GO Transit corridor with over 56% of total passengers.

4738 5498 6157 660091018988 10337 10876

12200

1710816302 16691 1715015000

33110

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

2004 2006 2009 2011 2014

Com

mut

ers

Georgetown Milton Lakeshore

GO RAIL RIDERSHIP AT TORONTOBOUNDARY (AM PEAK)

227048

193387

170000

180000

190000

200000

210000

220000

230000

Inbound Outbound

TOTAL VEHICLES CROSSING PEELBETWEEN 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM

222450

227374

219000

220000

221000

222000

223000

224000

225000

226000

227000

228000

Inbound Outbound

TOTAL VEHICLES CROSSING PEEL BETWEEN 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

SingleOccupant Auto

MultiOccupant Auto

Bus(GO, Regional) GO Rail

73.7% 18.1% 2.5% 5.7%

MODE OF TRAVEL - PEOPLE(AUTOS, TRANSIT, RAIL)

TOTALTRUCKTRIPS ONEXTERNALBOUNDARYSCREENLINES

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

2004

146,748

2006

123,600

2009

118,993

2011

123,552

2014

231,000

Num

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f Tru

cks

AFTERNOON PEAK PERIOD ANALYSISAfternoon Peak Period (3:00 pm – 6:00 pm)

There were more vehicles leaving Peel (227,374) than entering Peel (222,450). 60% of outbound trips do so crossing easterly into the City of Toronto or York Region.

MORNING PEAK PERIOD ANALYSISMorning Peak Period (6:00 am – 9:00 am)

There were more vehicles coming into Peel (227,048) than leaving Peel (193,387). 47% of incoming trips are from the west.

TRUCK TRIPSTruck trips are increasing. In 2014, there were 231,000 truck trips, which represent an increase of over 100,000 total trips compared to 2011.

42.40% 41.71% 42.43% 47.81%34.85%

21.90% 20.51% 15.35%17.48%

18.49%

35.70% 37.78% 42.22% 34.71%46.66%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

2004 2006 2009 2011 2014

GOODS MOVEMENTThere are three main types of trucks: heavy, medium, and light. Light trucks include cars and minivans that are used for commercial purposes. Of the above mentioned truck trips, a greater proportion were made by heavy trucks at 46.7% (the highest since 2004), followed by light trucks at 34.8% and medium trucks at 18.5 %.

PERCENTAGE SHARE OFLIGHT/MEDIUM/HEAVY TRUCKS

Light Medium Heavy