Transportation Master Plan
Key findings
Goal
• Road network reaches capacity at 20,000 vehicles per day • This occurred on 10 days in 2012 and 33 days in 2013 • Congestion is limiting opportunities for economic growth • 2,000 pedestrians and 200 vehicles per hour at Caribou St. & Banff Ave. intersection • Bottlenecks at Bear & Buffalo St., and Buffalo St. & Banff Ave. create congestion over the Bow River bridge • Traffic should be intercepted before it reaches downtown
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• To maximize traffic efficiency without building costly road • infrastructure •
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SENIOR BUS ZONE
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WHYTE MUSEUM ACCESS
15 MINUTE PARKING
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POST OFFICE
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3 HR PARKING
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BUFFALO STREET 3 HOUR RV ONLY PARKING
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• Scramble crosswalks at Banff Ave. intersections Wolf, Caribou and Buffalo St.
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• Improve wayfinding signage to parking • •
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• Turning lanes on Buffalo and Bear St. by post office • Traffic counts and design work for traffic signals to be installed at Buffalo and Bear St. in 2015
Parking Management Key findings
Goals
Transportation Master Plan
• 1,400 parking stalls available, shortfall of 125 stalls at peak periods • Shortfall projected to increase to 360 in 10 years; 600 in 20 years • Up to 30% of traffic may be circling looking for parking • 500 vehicles enter the town between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. (offpeak and peak) • Bear St. parade is 13% full by 9 a.m. (off-peak and peak) • 56% of time violation tickets were issued to residents in 2012 • Most visitors (65% on weekends) stay for less than 5 hours • Estimated cost per stall in a parkade is $70,000; per stall in a surface lot is $40,000 • Payment in lieu by developers for not providing sufficient on-site parking is $21,000 per stall • To maximize the efficiency of the available parking downtown • To increase stall turnover and reduce congestion from circling motorists
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• 17 additional stalls created by changing parking stall layout in Central Park & Buffalo St. • 39 additional stalls on Spray Ave. • 33 additional stalls created with angle parking trial on Bow Ave. • Additional “RV Only stalls” on Elk St. at peak periods • Beaver St. parking lot change to 3 hour parking • Investigate user-pay parking—see related information
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Active Modes Key findings
Goal
Transportation Master Plan
• 45% of visitor trips and 50% of resident trips take place on bike or on foot • Pedestrian river crossings increased by 40% with the addition of the pedestrian bridge
• To maximize the awareness and use of the existing trail system
2014 initiatives • Legacy Trail connection on Norquay Road (completed) • Trails master plan
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Public Transit Key findings
Goal
Transportation Master Plan
• 5% of residents and 13% of visitors surveyed use Roam public transit local service • 42% of visitors surveyed stated that availability of transit is important when choosing a vacation destination • Roam regional service ridership has increased by over 80% — from 3,400/month riders to 6,200/month riders, since service began in December 2012 • The inaugural 2013 Cave and Basin summer weekend service attracted over 5,200 riders
• To increase ridership among residents, commuters and visitors
2014 initiatives • Ridership survey • Bus sign changes to enhance public awareness of a public transit system in Banff • Continue to work with Parks Canada to expand the service further into the national park
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