Connect 2014 - Transportation Master Plan

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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

• To maximize traffic efficiency without building costly road • infrastructure •

2014 initiatives •

Alley

SENIOR BUS ZONE

NO PARKING

101 BEAR STREET LIBRARY & SENIOR CENTRE

BEAR STREET

WHYTE MUSEUM ACCESS

15 MINUTE PARKING

POST OFFICE

N O PA R K I N G

3 HR PARKING

NEW

NEW

BUFFALO STREET 3 HOUR RV ONLY PARKING

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

CENTRAL PARK

• 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


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