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KING STREET TRANSIT PILOT
Annual Summary
Attachment 2
ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
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TRANSIT TRAVEL TIMES The reliability of streetcar travel times has continued to improve since before the pilot.
Across the full year of the pilot, the slowest travel times during the afternoon commute were similar to the average travel times before the pilot.
Approx. 5 minute improvement (in each direction) during the PM commute for the slowest streetcar travel time.
ECONOMIC POINT-OF-SALE DATACustomer spending data suggests that year-over-year growth in total spending on King Street has decreased slightly (0.8%) after the pilot was installed, with reductions primarily to spending in the restaurant sector. This is a trend that existed during the year before the pilot was installed, indicating that these differences may not have resulted from the pilot itself. Spending in both retail and services sectors appears to have grown faster during the year after the pilot was installed compared to the rate of growth in the year before the pilot began.
PUBLIC SPACE
45 unique amenities were introduced into 18 new curb lane public spaces along the corridor, including cafes, art installations, public seating areas, bike share stations, and parklets. These spaces created opportunities for people to stay and linger, as well as provided extra space for pedestrians to walk on crowded sidewalks.
During Park People's Public Space Public Life Study, nearly one in five people spending time on King Street were found within the new public spaces.
CAR TRAVEL TIMES & VOLUMES
Average travel times, while showing some variability from month to month, have varied (+/-) less than a minute in both the AM and PM commute on most east-west streets parallel to King Street, compared to before the pilot.
Various construction projects impacted travel times on downtown streets throughout the pilot, including watermain replacement on Adelaide, Dundas, and major construction work on Jarvis among others.
Drivers on King St. continued to access local businesses or residences, conduct loading and deliveries, and pick-up/drop-off passengers. Traffic previously using King Street has generally shifted to alternative east and west routes.
Overall car volumes crossing Bay St. from Front St. north to Queen St. have decreased by 7% in both the AM and PM commutes during the Pilot. This is made up of reductions on King St. of about 80% and increases in volumes on streets parallel to King St. of about 5% in both the AM and PM commutes.
The downtown traffic network has been largely able to absorb and respond to the changes in routing that drivers have made.
TRANSIT RELIABILITYOn average, streetcar travel times are now more predictable, making the service more attractive.
Wait time reliability remained mostly unchanged through the pilot even though headways were widened by 10% due to the conversion of the fleet to all low-floor high capacity streetcars.
CYCLING VOLUMES
King has become the second most popular east-west cycling route in the downtown after the Richmond and Adelaide cycle tracks.
In October, cycling volumes at Spadina Avenue have increased by 380 riders in the afternoon peak compared to before the pilot in October 2017.
PEDESTRIAN VOLUMESTotal pedestrian volumes have remained stable on King St. as a result of the pilot when accounting for the effects of seasonality, relative to most comparable east-west streets.
TRANSIT RIDERSHIP
increase in all-day weekday ridership.
17%
increase in AM commute ridership (eastbound at Spadina Ave.).
33%increase in PM commute ridership (westbound at Spadina Ave.).
44%
ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS King StreetTransit Pilot
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Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
PILOT BACKGROUNDThe King Street Transit Pilot is about moving people more efficiently on transit, improving public space, and supporting business and economic prosperity along King Street. The pilot aims to improve ransit reliability, speed, and capacity on the busiest surface transit route in the city by giving transit
priority on King Street from Bathurst Street to Jarvis Street.
The monitoring and evaluation plan involves the collection of data before and during the pilot in order to assess the impacts and benefits. Data is collected through methods such as the tracking of TTC streetcars using GPS, the monitoring of car travel times using Bluetooth sensors, and the collection of pedestrian, cycling and car volumes using video analytics. Monthly updates will be provided reflecting the latest data and information available to the City. This update provides an overview of the results of monitoring through November 2017 to December 2018.
OPEN DATA
https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/open-data/
An open data release has been posted on the City's open data catalogue, covering data from November 2017 to the end of December 2018. This release includes detailed and summarized cartravel times and car, pedestrian and bicycle volumes. The catalogue can be accessed at:
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King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018TRANSIT TRAVEL TIMES & RELIABILITY
STREETCAR TRAVEL TIME RANGE AVERAGE AND 90% RANAGE (BATHURST - JARVIS)
DAILY AFTERNOON PEAK BUSIEST HOUR PILOT AREA TRAVEL TIMESAVERAGE AND 90% RANAGE (WESTBOUND JARVIS ST. TO BATHURST ST., WEEKDAY 5-6P.M.)
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ANNUAL SUMMARY
WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.)EASTBOUND WESTBOUND EASTBOUND WESTBOUND
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Start of King Street Pilot
TIFFTIFF
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Feb. 9, 2018SnowstormFeb. 9, 2018Snowstorm
King/CharlotteTrack ReplacementKing/CharlotteTrack Replacement
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• A year-over-year comparison shows how seasonal changes have impacted travel times demonstrating that the pilot resulted in consistent and predictable travel times.
• The greatest benefit of the pilot was observed during the summer months.
• The slowest travel times during the afternoon commute were similar to the average travel times before the pilot.
• The variability of travel times has greatly decreased due to the pilot. Where trips before the pilot were highly variable, observations during the pilot have become more tightly clustered, hovering between 15-20 minutes.
• Travel times since the pilot began rarely exceed 20 minutes, whereas prior to the pilot, travel times were often exceeding 25 minutes, or longer.
• Transit users are able to plan their trip more efficiently knowing how long their commute is going to take.
King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018TRANSIT TRAVEL TIMES & RELIABILITY
WAIT TIME RELIABILITY % OF STREETCARS ARRIVING WITHIN 4 MINUTES (BATHURST - JARVIS)
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ANNUAL SUMMARY
WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK PERIOD (7-10A.M.) WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.)
EASTBOUNDWESTBOUND EASTBOUNDWESTBOUND
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
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Pilo
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May Jun
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Sep Oct
Nov
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• Wait time reliability remained mostly unchanged through the pilot even though headways were widened by 10% due to the conversion of the fleet to all low-floor high capacity streetcars.
• Afternoon peak period performance significantly improved upon the start of the pilot, with westbound and eastbound wait time performance consistently above most pre-pilot levels. Afternoon wait time reliability in the fall decreased due to changes in route structure.
• Morning peak performance remained generally unchanged through the pilot period with some reduction in performance in the summer due to construction and late fall due to the change in route structure.
TRANSIT RIDERSHIP AND CAPACITY King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
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00
72,0
00 84,0
00
81,0
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80,0
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84,0
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0
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20,000
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ALL DAY WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP
2014 Sept2017
Nov2017
Mar2018
Jun2018
Oct2018
WEEKEND RIDERSHIP504 King and 514 Cherry Streetcar
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52,7
0052
,700
44,8
0044
,800
61,5
0061
,500
52,2
0052
,200
52,6
0052
,600
44,7
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,300
56,3
00
47,9
0047
,900
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
Saturday Sunday
September 2017 November 2017 March 2018 June 2018
• Weekday ridership has increased by nearly 17% between September 2017 and October 2018 to approximately 84,000 customers per day. The lower values observed in March and June are consistent with observed seasonal variation in ridership system-wide.
• Saturday ridership has increased by 7%.
• Weekend ridership is highly variable on streetcar routes Downtown – special events, road restrictions, and subway closures all have significant impacts on ridership on a week-over-week basis.
• Saturday and Sunday ridership in most months counted had shown increases over the September 2017 baseline ranging from 0% to 17%. Lower ridership in March 2018 is consistent with seasonal trends from previous years.
• Ridership has increased at most times of the day, particularly in the midday, where ridership has increased between 10% and 25%.
• Early evening ridership fluctuates depending on time of year due to special events occurring in the Downtown.
• Late evening ridership remains largely unchanged.WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP BY TIME PERIOD504 King and 514 Cherry Streetcar
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10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
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Afternoon Peak Period4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Early Evening7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Late EveningAfter 10:00 p.m.
September 2017Note: Ridership after 11:00 p.m. is estimated
November 2017 March 2018 June 2018 October 2018
TRANSIT RIDERSHIP AND CAPACITY King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
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CAPACITY DELIVERED BY MONTHMORNING
EASTBOUND AT BATHURST AVE, 8-9A.M.AFTERNOON
WESTBOUND AT UNIVERSITY AVE, 5-6P.M.
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
Sep Oct
No
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Feb
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Jul
Aug Sep Oct
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1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
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Mar
Apr
May Ju
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Jul
Aug
Sep Oct
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2017 2018
Low-floor streetcars introduced on 504 King
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ANNUAL SUMMARY
Note: Capacity delivered calculated based on vehicle capacity as defined by TTC Service Standards. Peak period standards for bus (51), CLRV streetcar (74), ALRV streetcar (108), and low-floor streetcar (130)
• Peak demand at the busiest hours and locations has increased significantly.
• 2,910 riders were counted travelling eastbound at Spadina Avenue in the morning rush hour in October 2018 hour compared to 2,200 before the pilot, an increase of 33%
• 2,400 riders were counted travelling westbound at Spadina Avenue in the afternoon rush hour in October 2018 hour compared to 1,650 before the pilot, 45% higher than before the pilot.
• The deployment of the new low-floor, high-capacity streetcars on King Street, and the ability to reliably operate them closer together, has significantly increased the capacity of the corridor in order to respond to greater passenger demand.
• Delivered streetcar capacity has increased from approximately 2,000 to 2,900 passengers per hour per direction in the morning peak. In the afternoon peak period, it has increased from approximately 1,600 to 2,400 passengers per hour.
• Despite this increase, overcrowding is still observed at the busiest times.
• The combination of improved reliability and additional capacity illustrates the amount of latent passenger demand on the corridor that was previously unserved.
A.M. & P.M. BUSIEST HOUR DEMAND
Observed Eastbound at Spadina8-9A.M.
Observed Westbound at Spadina5-6P.M.
2,20
0 2,75
0
2,56
0 2,98
0
2,91
0
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
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0 2,10
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1,96
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1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
Sept2017
Nov2017
Mar2018
Jun2018
Oct2018
Sept2017
Nov2017
Mar2018
Jun2018
Oct2018
Note: Observed peak demand is the number of customers observed in the busiest direction, at the busiest location, in the busiest hour.
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CAR TRAVEL TIMES King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
12.111.9
9.910.2
12.211.3
10.810.6
17.617.3
16.617.5
16.216.4
15.013.7
9.5 9.0
8.9 8.4
9.2 8.8
10.910.5
10.0 9.4
15.714.3
11.610.9
15.314.5
16.615.3
16.215.1
Eastbound Westbound
0 5 10 15 20 0 5 10 15 20
Front
Wellington
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Dundas
Front
Wellington
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Dundas
Average Travel Time (mins)
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. Pea
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4.7 4.7
6.2 6.9
7.8 8.4
5.8 5.8
5.6 5.3
5.7 4.8
8.9 8.1
5.7 5.1
8.2 7.8
6.4 6.1
4.2 4.1
6.0 5.4
3.6 3.0
5.6 5.4
5.0 5.1
9.2 8.5
10.8 9.8
10.0 9.8
10.112.1
6.4 7.0
Northbound Southbound
0 5 10 0 5 10
Jarvis
Yonge
University
Spadina
Bathurst
Jarvis
Yonge
University
Spadina
Bathurst
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P.M
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AVERAGE CAR TRAVEL TIMES (MIN) EAST-WEST STREETS
AVERAGE CAR TRAVEL TIMES (MIN) NORTH-SOUTH STREETS
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ANNUAL SUMMARY
Peak Weekday Period Average Travel Times, Baseline vs. Pilot (Average of All Months) Peak Weekday Period Average Travel Times, Baseline vs. Pilot (Average of All Months)
BASELINEOCT/NOV 2017
PILOTNOV 2017 - NOV 2018(AVERAGE)
+0.9
+0.2
-0.3
+0.2 +0.3
+0.0
-0.6
-0.7
+0.0
+0.4
+0.4
+0.7
+0.6
+0.8
+0.3
+0.9
-0.6
-2.0
+0.2
+0.6
+0.6
+0.1
+0.2
-0.2
-0.9
+1.3
+0.3
+0.4
+0.5
+0.5
+0.4
+1.1
+1.3
+0.8
+0.7
+1.4
+0.6 +0.3 -0.1
• Motor vehicle travel on streets in the Downtown have not been significantly impacted by the pilot.
• Average travel times, while showing some variability from month to month, have varied (+/-) less than a minute in both the AM and PM commute on most east-west streets parallel to King Street, compared to before the pilot.
• On north-south streets, travel times are largely the same.
• The largest travel time increases were on Front Street Westbound in the afternoon peak period (1.4 minutes) and Queen Street Westbound in the afternoon (1.3).
• Travel times on Adelaide Street (eastbound in the afternoon) improved by 0.9 minutes and on Spadina Avenue (southbound in the afternoon) improved by 2.0 minutes compared to pre-pilot times.
CAR VOLUMES King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
1,3501,680
1,180
2,6402,610
1,8301,720
210
1,1201,030
1,010
2,4202,510
1,2601,130
360
1,2701,250
790
2,0201,810
990800
90
1,9702,050
1,270
3,4103,100
1,7901,660
230
Eastbound Westbound
A.M
. Pea
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. Pea
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Front
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Front
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Total Volume
Str
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Total Peak Period Volumes Screenline Volumes, Queen to FrontTotal Vehicle Traffic at Spadina
-82.2%
-19.6%1,1101,130
1,180
3,3103,040
1,2101,190
420
1,2501,220
5701,540
3,4403,250
1,6401,520
640620
2,6102,330
1,130
3,2003,120
1,1801,250
250
1,030960
2,7502,570
1,320
2,8402,720
1,0401,010
440
Eastbound Westbound
0 2,000 4,000 0 2,000 4,000
Front
Wellington
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Front
Wellington
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Total Volume
Str
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Total Peak Period Volumes Screenline Volumes, Queen to FrontTotal Vehicle Traffic at Bay
A.M
. Pea
k P
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. Pea
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-7p.
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+6.4%
+1.2%-64.4%
-1.8%
+1.7%
+8.9%
-77.9%
+3.2%
-5.6%
+2.6%
+12.0%
-63.0%
+2.5%
+7.9%
+5.9%
-66.7%
+7.3%
-3.0%
+4.4%
+7.0%
-88.6%
+1.6%
+23.8%
+11.6%
-64.4%
+8.7%
+11.5%
-3.6%
-81.9%
+3.9%
+7.8%
+10.0%
TOTAL VEHICLE TRAFFIC AT SPADINA TOTAL VEHICLE TRAFFIC AT BAY
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ANNUAL SUMMARYTotal Weekday Peak Period Traffic, Baseline vs. Pilot (Average of All Months)Queen to Front
Total Weekday Peak Period Screen Volumes, Baseline vs. Pilot (Average of All Months)Queen to Front
BASELINEOCT/NOV 2017
PILOTNOV 2017 - NOV 2018(AVERAGE)
• A substantial reducation in car volumes on King Street has been accompanied by increases in traffic on Queen Street, Richmond Street, Adelaide Street, and Wellington Street. Traffic volumes on Front Street have remained largely unchanged.
• While volumes have increased on these streets, this has had a minimal impact on travel times as noted in the above section.
• Overall car volumes at Bay Street have decreased by 7.0% in both the morning and afternoon peaks during the Pilot. On streets parallel to King, these volumes have increased by an average of 4.6% and 5.6% during the morning and afternoon peak periods, respectively.
PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
680850
3,4504,140
1,5701,740
1,7601,810
2,0201,990
890870
6,4806,180
2,3502,290
2,6302,570
5,2504,760
A.M
. Pea
k P
erio
d (7
-10a
.m.)
P.M
. Pea
k P
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d (4
-7p.
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0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000
Front
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Front
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Total Volume
Cor
rido
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Total Peak Period Pedestrian Volumes, Baseline vs. Oct/Nov 2018Total Tw Way Pedestrian Traffic at Spadina
8,110
3,450
4,760
3,430
2,070
2,840
9,340
4,040
5,960
4,370
3,650
8,120
3,280
4,020
2,840
1,760
2,370
9,790
4,390
6,120
4,270
3,720
5,7705,400
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000
Front
Wellington
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Front
Wellington
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Total Volume
Cor
rido
r
Total Peak Period Pedestrian Volumes, Baseline vs. Oct/Nov 2018Total Tw Way Pedestrian Traffic at Bay
A.M
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. Pea
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TOTAL TWO−WAY PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AT SPADINA
TOTAL TWO−WAY PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AT BAY
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ANNUAL SUMMARY
Total Weekday Peak Period Pedestrian Volumes, Baseline vs. Oct/Nov 2018
Total Weekday Peak Period Pedestrian Volumes, Baseline vs. Oct/Nov 2018
-2.8%
-9.8%
-20.0%
+1.5%
-16.7%
+2.3%
+2.6%
+2.3%
+10.3%
+4.9%
-15.0%
-17.2%
-15.6%
-20.0%
-16.6%
-4.9%
+1.9%
-2.3%
+2.9%
+4.8%
+6.9%
+8.7%
BASELINEOCT/NOV 2017
PILOTOCT/NOV 2018 AVERAGE
• Total pedestrian volumes have remained stable on King Street as a result of the pilot when accounting for the effects of seasonality, relative to most comparable east-west streets.
• Average pedestrian volumes in October and November 2018 at King Street and Spadina Avenue, relative to baseline volumes from the previous year, decreased in the morning peak period by 17% and increased in the afternoon peak period by 5%. This is comparable to an observed decrease in the morning peak period of 9% and increase in the afternoon peak period of 6% at other downtown streets at Spadina Avenue.
• Pedestrian traffic is sensitive to trends in seasonality, especially at intersections along Bay Street where pedestrians can use the underground PATH as an alternative to the street network during colder weather.
PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
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TOTAL WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) PEDESTRIAN VOLUMES AT KING/QUEEN AND SPADINATotal Monthly East-West Volumes
EFFECT OF SEASONALITY ON PEDESTRIAN VOLUMESAverage Monthly East−West Volumes Relative to Peak Volumes, 2018
4,760
4,910
4,270
4,920
4860
5090
6090
6970
7570
6840
5,730
5,940
45604550QUEEN
6,180
6,590
5,980
6,550
6500 6510
7370
7610
7120
70707,000
6,580
63906440KING
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
8,000
Baseline Dec2017
Jan2018
Feb2018
Mar2018
Apr2018
May2018
Jun2018
Jul2018
Aug2018
Sept2018
Oct2018
Nov2018
Dec2018
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Spadina
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0.75
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CYCLING VOLUMES King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
70100
3040
70180
340480
350460
70100
8060
4030
26090
380520
360360
130120
0 200 400 600
Front
Wellington
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Front
Wellington
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Total Volume
Cor
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A.M
. Pea
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P.M
. Pea
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-7p.
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3080
230
7201,100
140210
100120
60
4050
370
210320
740970
190130
100
0 500 1,000
Front
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Front
King
Adelaide
Richmond
Queen
Total Volume
Cor
rido
r
A.M
. Pea
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P.M
. Pea
k P
erio
d (4
-7p.
m.)
TOTAL TWO−WAY CYCLIST TRAFFIC AT SPADINA
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ANNUAL SUMMARY
• King Street has become the second most popular east-west cycling route in the downtown after the Richmond and Adelaide cycle tracks.
• Changes in cycling volumes on streets parallel to King Street have been consistent with expected seasonal changes during the pilot, while those on King have significantly increased.
• Significant increases in east-west cyclist traffic at Bay Street of +160% and +190% were observed along King Street in the morning and afternoon peak periods, respectively. During this same time period, decreases of -27% and -9% were observed in cyclist traffic along corridors parallel to King Street during the morning and afternoon peak periods, respectively.
• Eastbound volumes along Adelaide Street have likely been impacted by on-going construction between Spadina Avenue and Yonge Street cycling traffic is also highly sensitive to seasonality and weather conditions, which may impact differences in overall cycling volumes.
Total Weekday Peak Period Cyclist Volumes, Baseline vs. Oct/Nov 2018 Total Weekday Peak Period Cyclist Volumes, Baseline vs. Oct/Nov 2018
TOTAL TWO−WAY CYCLIST TRAFFIC AT BAY
BASELINEOCT/NOV 2017
PILOTOCT/NOV 2018 AVERAGE
-33.3%
-35.0%
+283.3%
-62.5%
-16.7%
-23.7%
-34.4%
+270.0%
-20.0%
+46.2%
-23.9%
-29.2%
+157.1%
-25.0%
-30.0%
-30.0%
+0.0%
-26.9%
+188.9%
+33.3%
+33.3%
-0.8%
CYCLING VOLUMES King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
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THE EFFECT OF SEASONALITY ON CYCLING VOLUMESTOTAL WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK PERIOD (4-7P.M.) CYCLING VOLUMES AT SPADINAMonthly Trends
KING ST.
RICHMOND/ADELAIDE ST.
QUEEN ST.
FRONT ST.
500
0
1,000
1,500
2,000
Baseline Dec 2017 Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018 Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sept 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018
King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
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ANNUAL SUMMARY
For spending across all industries, comparing the year over year growth in the twelve (12) month period before the pilot and 12 months after the pilot was installed shows that:
• Year-over-year growth in total spending on King Street has decreased slightly from 2.5% before the pilot to 1.7% after the pilot was installed;
• Growth in total spending on King Street is lower than the surrounding areas and city-wide; and
• This is a trend that existed during the year before the pilot was installed, indicating that these differences may not have resulted from the pilot itself.
ECONOMIC POINT-OF-SALE
Total Value of Customer Spending
City of Toronto
INDE
X
2017 201820162015
Pilo
t - N
ov. 1
2
2.5%
9.0%
4.5%
1.7%
5.9%
4.0%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
King St Surrounding Area Rest of Toronto
Year
-ove
r-Ye
ar G
row
th
12 months before pilot vs. 12 months afterBefore Pilot (Nov 2016-Oct 2017) After Pilot (Nov 2017 - Oct 2018)
YoY Growth in Total Spending
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
1.10
1.20
1.30
1.40
1.50
Nov2015
Dec2015
Jan2016
Feb2016
Mar2016
Apr2016
May2016
Jun2016
Jul2016
Aug2016
Sep2016
Oct2016
Nov2016
Dec2016
Jan2017
Feb2017
Mar2017
Apr2017
May2017
Jun2017
Jul2017
Aug2017
Sep2017
Oct2017
Nov2017
Dec2017
Jan2018
Feb2018
Mar2018
Apr2018
May2018
Jun2018
Jul2018
Aug2018
Sep2018
Oct2018
Nov2018
Dec2018
SurroundingAreasKing Street(Bathurst St. to Jarvis St.)
King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
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ECONOMIC POINT-OF-SALE
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Nov2016
Dec2016
Jan2017
Feb2017
Mar2017
Apr2017
May2017
Jun2017
Jul2017
Aug2017
Sep2017
Oct2017
Nov2017
Dec2017
Jan2018
Feb2018
Mar2018
Apr2018
May2018
Jun2018
Jul2018
Aug2018
Sep2018
Oct2018
Nov2018
Dec2018
Total Sales Restaurant Sales
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Nov2016
Dec2016
Jan2017
Feb2017
Mar2017
Apr2017
May2017
Jun2017
Jul2017
Aug2017
Sep2017
Oct2017
Nov2017
Dec2017
Jan2018
Feb2018
Mar2018
Apr2018
May2018
Jun2018
Jul2018
Aug2018
Sep2018
Oct2018
Nov2018
Dec2018
Total Sales Retail Sales
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Nov2016
Dec2016
Jan2017
Feb2017
Mar2017
Apr2017
May2017
Jun2017
Jul2017
Aug2017
Sep2017
Oct2017
Nov2017
Dec2017
Jan2018
Feb2018
Mar2018
Apr2018
May2018
Jun2018
Jul2018
Aug2018
Sep2018
Oct2018
Nov2018
Dec2018
Total Sales Services Sales
YoY Growth in Restaurant Spending
YoY Growth in Retail Spending
YoY Growth in Service Spending
YoY Growth in Restaurant Sales by Month on King Street
YoY Growth in Retail Sales by Month on King Street
YoY Growth in Service Sales by Month on King Street
5.9%7.7% 8.3%
-1.2%
3.8%4.7%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
King St Surrounding Area Rest of Toronto
12 months before pilot vs. 12 months afterBefore Pilot (Nov 2016-Oct 2017) After Pilot (Nov 2017 - Oct 2018)
-0.9%
5.0%
3.4%
1.7%2.2%
4.3%
-2%-1%0%1%2%3%4%5%6%
King St Surrounding Area Rest of Toronto
12 months before pilot vs. 12 months afterBefore Pilot (Nov 2016-Oct 2017) After Pilot (Nov 2017 - Oct 2018)
8.3%
10.3%
3.1%
10.5%
8.3%
2.6%0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
King St Surrounding Area Rest of Toronto
12 months before pilot vs. 12 months afterBefore Pilot (Nov 2016-Oct 2017) After Pilot (Nov 2017 - Oct 2018)
Pilo
t Beg
ins
Pilo
t Beg
ins
Pilo
t Beg
ins
ANNUAL SUMMARY
Comparing the year-over-year growth in the 12-month period before the pilot and the first 12 months of the pilot shows:
• Restaurant spending appears to have decreased on King St. year over year by 1.2%.
• This decrease in restaurant spending appears to have started in late 2017.
• Restaurant sales have also experienced lower growth in both the surrounding areas and city-wide after the pilot was installed, suggesting that the trend of lower growth cannot entirely be attributed to the pilot.
• Spending in both retail and services sectors appears to have grown faster during the year after the pilot was installed compared to the rate of growth in the year before the pilot began. The growth in these sectors seems to offset the reduction in customer spending in restaurants to result in overall year over year growth that is about the same in the year before and after the pilot was installed.
Year
-ove
r-Ye
ar G
row
thYe
ar-o
ver-
Year
Gro
wth
Year
-ove
r-Ye
ar G
row
th
King StreetTransit Pilot
Nov. 2017-Dec. 2018
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ECONOMIC POINT-OF-SALE
To assist local businesses, the City of Toronto has undertaken a number of promotions and activities throughout the pilot:
• The City and the Toronto Parking Authority began offering a parking promotion through the GreenP app, to provide customers with a discount of up to $10 off their parking in the pilot area.
• This promotion has been used over 78,000 times through the end of December 2018, representing a value of approximately $509,520. On average, the discount code was used 6,572 times per month at an average cost per use of $6.46, resulting in a monthly impact of $42,460 for Toronto Parking Authority.
• Total on-street parking revenue in the pilot area during the time when the parking promotion was in effect (from February 2018 to January 31, 2019) was approximately $12.8 million. Pay and display off-street parking generated approximately $2.4 million in this time period.
• The City launched the "Food is King" promotion, which provided a $15 credit for any resident who used the line-skipping “Ritual” app and involved 52 participating restaurants along and around King Street West.
• This promotion resulted in a $426,005 increase in sales for participating restaurants compared with the weekly average three weeks before the promotion.
• Installation of 18 new public spaces began as part of the City's "Everyone is King" design/build public space competition.
• Activations such as destination parklets, bike parking corrals, Bike Share stations, and seating were installed along King Street between Bathurst Street and Jarvis Street to animate the street for the length of the transit pilot.
• The City issued permits for 14 business to begin operating new on-street public seating areas and outdoor café spaces providing additional space for customers to linger as well as restaurant patios.
• SHAPELab installations are installed.
• The City partnered with Ryerson University to implement a student design build competition to create interactive public space installations.
• King Street Winter Warm-Up pop-ups begin.
• The goal of these events was to encourage people to embrace the winter weather. The events also provided an opportunity to utilize the new public spaces made possible by the pilot configuration. Each event featured warm drinks, oven baked snacks, a cozy fireplace, and live music.
Jan 12, 2018
Feb 20 - Mar 4, 2018
Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
Jun 2018 Jul 2018
Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
Economic Point-of-Sale Data obtained includes information until December 31, 2018
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