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Public Works Transportation Division
ACT Canada Sustainable Mobility Summit
Hamilton, Ontario
Transit Plenary November, 7, 2012
City of Hamilton New Approach to Mobility
Providing services that bring our City to life !
•To generate discussion regarding innovations in program delivery and organization towards an integrated public transportation approach
•Reflective of CUTA's new vision “To inspire and influence the evolution of integrated urban mobility”
City of Hamilton New Approach to Mobility
• Western end of Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe
• Centre of the most densely populated corridor of economic activity in Canada
• 2011 population 519,949
• Network of highways, international rail lines, Port of Hamilton, John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
• Access to Toronto, Niagara, Buffalo, Windsor, Detroit
• Historic steel and textile production, diversifying economy
• Home to McMaster University and Mohawk College
Hamilton, OntarioWho We Are, Where We Are
Strategic Directions – A More Integrated Approach To Mobility!
Hamilton How we will grow
Estimated 2031 Growth - 660,000 people and 300,000 jobs
• Nodes and corridors urban structure!
• Compact, mixed use development near transit facilities !
• High-quality walking environments!
• Reurbanization!
• Complete & healthy communities!
• Complete streets for all users!
• Transportation choices!
What we want to Achieve
What we want to Achieve
Challenges • Modest growth - 2006 to 2011 population increase of 3.1%
from 2006, compared to national average growth of 5.9%• Demographics - aging population, smaller households,
declining inner city populations• Effects of the global economy• Increasing pressures on community services
Opportunities• New Official Plan establishes Nodes and Corridors Urban
Structure• Transit oriented development opportunities and guidelines• Amenities and natural features - Niagara Escarpment,
waterfront• Reasonable housing prices• Strategic location• Diversifying economy & shovel ready industrial land
What we want to Achieve
The overall transportation strategy is to rely on transit and travel demand management, in combination with road capacity optimization to solve transportation problems, before looking to road expansion.
Transportation Strategy
Public transportation is a key strategic priority for the City of Hamilton.
A transportation strategy that:
•Relies heavily on all modes working together AND integrated with land use!
•Is about putting transit at the centre of communities Transit (CUTA Vision 2040)
Transportation Strategy
Typical Organizational Structure
October 2011 Hamilton Council approved:
That Senior Management Team develop an organizational structure and community engagement strategy to support, over the long term, an integrated public transportation program for the City that encompasses provincial, inter-regional, inter-city, rapid transit, public transit, active transportation and transportation demand management no later than Q1 2012.
City of Hamilton New Approach to Mobility
All forms of public transportation under one portfolio:
• Provincial, inter-regional transit coordination
• Inter-city, rapid transit, public transit (conventional and specialized)
• Active transportation (cycling, walking and ride share)
• Transportation demand management
• Transportation planning
• Transit, Mobility programs and Transportation Planning together!
‘Integrated Public Transportation' Program
Deliver projects and programs that aim to reduce the use of single occupancy vehicles by encouraging modal shift to active forms of transportation, public transit, carpooling and car sharing, by developing new infrastructure, revitalizing existing infrastructure, providing incentives and policy direction that ensures efficient implementation of projects and programs.
Mobility Programs Special Projects Office
• Planning for the proposed 14 km LRT B-Line in Hamilton
• Integrated with the adoption of a land use Corridor Strategy
Key Mobility Initiatives
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Rapid transit “quick wins” projects
Key Mobility Initiatives
TDM - Smart Commute program, corporate car share pilot & a community based social marketing pilot
Key Mobility Initiatives
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"Complete Streets" transportation summit & development of a complete streets strategy
Key Mobility Initiatives
BEFORE
AFTER
“Bike share as an extension of transit”
Key Mobility Initiatives
New Pedestrian Master Plan • 2nd municipality in Ontario to undertake a pedestrian-
specific plan• Context Sensitive Design approach
Key Mobility Initiatives
Next Steps - Development of a Council approved Mobility Work Program
•Strengthen Transportation’s position as an investment in quality of life
•Evolve rapid transit in Hamilton, with LRT as end goal
•Better integrate transportation with community planning and design and public health
•Revolutionizing service for public transportation
•Branding and marketing entire mobility program
Key Mobility Initiatives
Combining all modes of transportation under one umbrella with transit leading the way!
Contact:
Christine Lee-Morrison, MCIP, RPP Manager, Mobility Programs and Special ProjectsTransportation DivisionPublic Works Department77 James Street North, Hamilton, ON L8R 2K3Tel: (905) 546-2424 Ext. 6390Fax: 905-546-4435Cell: 905 [email protected]
City of Hamilton New Approach to Mobility
