Transportation Committee

WHEREAS the Environmental Assessment study for the Realigned Greenbank Road and Southwest Transitway Extension (Cambrian Road to Barnsdale Road) has noted that a signal will be warranted at the Bankfield/First Line Road intersection in the near term; and WHEREAS the EA’s Recommended Plan identifies a future roundabout connection at Prince of Wales Drive and First Line Road as part of the roadway extension project which would serve as an alternative; and WHEREAS any action taken by the City towards the implementation of the EA recommendations will be guided by financial affordability; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to assess whether it is financially better for the City to advance the roundabout in the near term in lieu of the signalization at Bankfield/First Line Road intersection.

WHEREAS the Environmental Assessment study for the Realigned Greenbank Road and Southwest Transitway Extension (Cambrian Road to Barnsdale Road) has identified operational concerns with the existing Greenbank Road/Prince of Wales Drive intersection, primarily due to its geometry; and WHEREAS the Recommended Plan for the Realigned Greenbank Road and Southwest Transitway Extension (Cambrian Road to Barnsdale Road) recommends that geometric modifications be made to the Greenbank Road/Prince of Wales Drive intersection in order to address the existing operational issues; and WHEREAS residents have expressed concern that the proposed extension of Realigned Greenbank to Barnsdale Roads will result in an increase in traffic on Viewbank Road, in particular cut-through traffic; and WHEREAS the reconfiguration of the Greenbank Road/Prince of Wales Drive intersection is also among measures in the Recommended Plan that are expected to discourage cut-through traffic on Viewbank Road; and WHEREAS the proposed phasing for the Recommended Plan calls for the reconfiguration of the Greenbank Road/Prince of Wales Drive intersection and planned upgrades to Barnsdale Road to be implemented concurrently with the extension of Realigned Greenbank Road to Barnsdale Road, in order to address the community concerns regarding cut-through traffic on Viewbank Road; and WHEREAS it is recommended that the City continue to monitor traffic levels on Viewbank Road after the implementation of the plan, to deter

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Transportation Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to subsection 84(3) of the procedure by-law (being by-law no. 2006-462), due to timeline constraints.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Transportation Committee ask the Chair of the Transit Commission to request that OC Transpo staff be asked to present the results of their on-going review all the suggestions for bus reductions along the Scott/Albert Detour route with the express goal of refining the routes to reduce bus numbers based on service demand as part of the Community Open Houses for the final detour design in June; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Transportation Committee recommend that Council approve the following supplementary measures to improve pedestrian and cycling safety along the Albert/Scott Street detour: 1. That the Rideau Transit Group be instructed to include a multi-use pathway along the south side of Albert between Bayview and the O-Train within the existing budget, and inform FEDCO and Council if there are any technical or financial reasons that would stop this from happening; and 2. That staff be directed to remove the bus lanes that are being used for the detour immediately after the LRT begins providing service.