CENTRAL OKANAGAN Mobility Case Study The Future of Mobility, Air Quality, and Health BC Lung Association Air Quality and Health Workshop March 25, 2015
C E N T R A L O K A N A G A N
Mobility Case Study
The Future of Mobility, Air Quality, and Health
BC Lung Association Air Quality and Health Workshop
March 25, 2015
C A S E S T U D Y – M O B I L I T Y I N
T H E C E N T R A L O K A N A G A N
C E N T R A L O K A N A G A N
Westbank First Nation
M O B I L I T Y & M O T I VAT I O N
T R A N S P O RTAT I O N
D E M A N D M A N A G E M E N T
TDM Program
Kelowna Regional Transit
K E L O W N A R E G I O N A L T R A N S I T
SERVICE - 123 buses
- 5 million riders
annually
S M A R T T R A N S I T P L A N 2 0 0 5
Smart Transit Plan (2005)
T R A N S I T
Rapid Bus project
T R A N S I T
Rapid Bus Stations
Rapid Bus Stations
T R A N S I T
New Transit Exchanges
New Exchanges - Queensway
- West Kelowna
- Okanagan College
- Rutland
- UBCO(future)
T R A N S I T - I T S & AV L
ITS & AVL Kelowna
ITS (Intelligent
Transportation System)
-Transit Signal Priority on
key intersections.
AVL (Automatic Vehicle
Location)
S U S TA I N A B L E I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
HOV Lanes – Hwy. 97
T R A N S I T - I N T E R R E G I O N A L S E RV I C E
Vernon – Kelowna transit service
Vernon – Kelowna - ”UBCO Connector”
- 10 trips daily (Mon.–Fri.)
H A N D Y D A RT & PA R AT R A N S I T
HANDYDART
-Door to door, both ways
PARATRANSIT
-Scheduled and off-route
variation
TAXI SAVER
- Discounted taxi service
Kelowna Regional Custom Transit
C Y C L I N G – S O C I A L M A R K E T I N G
CYCLING SUPPORT -Bike to Work/School Week
-Cycling Skills Courses
-Bike Rodeos
Cycling programs
C Y C L I N G -
S U S TA I N A B L E I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
Bike Parking
BIKE PARKING
- Bike Locker monthly rental
- Bike racks in Urban Centres
- Cost Shared Bike Rack
Program
C Y C L I N G -
S U S TA I N A B L E I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
Bike Lanes & Paths
BIKE LANES &
PATHS -300 kms.of bike lanes
- 40 km. of separated
paved multi-use paths
S U S TA I N A B L E I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
BIKE PARKING - monthly locker
rental
Bike Locker rental
S U S TA I N A B L E I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
Bike Locker rental
BIKE PARKING - monthly locker
rental
CAR SHARE - Support for car share
- Partnerships
Okanagan Car Share Co-op
R I D E M AT C H I N G /
C A R P O O L I N G
Carpool.ca -Support for ride
matching
Carpool.ca service
WEB & SOCIAL
MEDIA - Website vision
- Social media support
SmartTRIPS website
S O C I A L M A R K E T I N G
SCHOOL
TRAVEL
PLANNING - Cool ways to school
School Travel planning
S O C I A L M A R K E T I N G
SCHOOL
PROGRAMMING - School District partnerships
- Safety education
School programs
S O C I A L M A R K E T I N G
NEIGHBOURHOOD TRIP
PLANNING
Neighbourhood trip planning
S U S TA I N A B L E I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
Rails With Trails multi-use pathway
WAYFINDING -Signage
-Mapping
-Trip planner
S U S TA I N A B L E I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
UBC - Enhanced transit shelter
S U S TA I N A B L E I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
Hwy. 97 Pedestrian Overpass
S I Z Z L I N G S U M M E R S
Ben Lee Water Park
S H A R I N G T I M E
-Break huge problems into
smaller problems. Solve them
and repeat.
- big Small City or small Big City ?