Town & Country Mall Redevelopment [Saanich, BC]
~wrapping up

The redevelopment of the mall includes two large anchor stores and four mini anchors. It will more than double the GLA that is currently on-site. Future plans leave room for residential condo towers adjacent to the LRT line down Douglas Street. Bunt & Associates found value in having Adept conduct the analysis of the traffic conditions using Synchro/SimTraffic analysis software.

Median Barrier Research [Nationwide]
~completed

Together with Alison Wong, P.Eng., PTOE, from Carson Consulting Ltd. we researched the standard median barrier usage of each the provincial transportation ministries across Canada and many of the the government authorities of the United States.

Victoria West Neighbourhood Transportation Study [Victoria, BC]
~wrapping up

In order to estimate the impact of future harbourfront development a microsimulation model is being developed to establish baseline performance measures from which to judge future development pressures. This technical exercise uses previous transportation study outcomes that outlined the desires of the neighbourhood community in 1995.

Travel Lodge Highway Access Study [Parksville, BC]
~wrapping up

Access to the Travel Lodge in Parksville is being studied vis-à-vis direct highway 19A access. Reports of patrons missing the access from Molliet Road and having to complete a U-turn on Highway 19A has prompted this study. Several field visits and discussions with surrounding neighbouring businesses and municipal authorities have been completed to date.

Wilkinson - Interurban Neighbourhood Traffic Rerouting Study [Saanich, BC] ~completed

By closing the approach from Hasting Street to the 5-leg intersection of Wilkinson at Interurban new traffic routes were established and modeled through microsimulation. This will help the neighbourhood association understand the ramification of planned changes to the surrounding road system, which will also include a new traffic signal at Wilkinson/Helmcken/Santa Rosa.

Island Hall Redevelopment Traffic Study [Parksville, BC]
~completed

The Island Hall Resort has recently designed a new resort complex that significantly enhances the existing building structures and land use. The parking areas have been created underground using the natural grade of the land while accommodation buildings used height to minimize the view corridor obstructions. Traffic was modeled using Synchro and SimTraffic to estimate the impacts. No significant impacts were found due to the excellent signalized access it enjoys at present to Highway 19A. The amount of storefront access, waterfront walkway, integration of pedestrian viewpoints, and minimal footprint meant that this development was able to integrate a large development at a pedestrian scale.

Several conceptual options of adjacent land parcel access were developed for the use of Parksville staff in determining the future access and circulation patterns of downtown Parksville as harbour lands develop.

Douglas-Blanshard Corridors Signal Optimization Study [Victoria, BC]
~completed

Adept in conjunction with Alison Wong, P.Eng, PTOE, have developed a set of new traffic signal timing plans to cover the entire 24 hour period through the week. The study area comprised the intersections between Admirals/McKenzie on Highway 1 to Cloverdale on Highway 1 and Ravine Way on Highway 17 to Cloverdale on Highway 17 and the intersection in-between. The Ministry of Transportation and the District of Saanich were stakeholders in the project with BC Transit. These plans make more efficient use of the existing transportation infrastructure, reduce queues, and lower tailpipe emissions. We managed this through traffic light coordination and a reduction in some cycle lengths. Transit queue jumping was a consideration in developing the plans. This year we estimate that 9.33 metric tonnes of pollutants will be reduced from entering our atmosphere through our efforts in making the timing more efficient.

Railyards by the Harbour Redevelopment (Victoria, BC)

CN Realestate had applied to redevelop their railyard area located on the west harbour area of the Gorge Inlet, just north of the Bay Street Bridge. This development has gone through a substantial examination of development options and has been significantly reduced at present. Microsimulation of the proposed development helped determine the best mitigating measures for the surrounding neighbourhood.
The development of this area, directly on the Galloping Goose Regional Trail has significant ability to use 'green' modes of transportation to the surrounding neighbourhood and downtown core. The impact of commuter trips can therefore be reduced to account for the excellent bus service, proximity to the adjacent shopping center, dedicated bike and pedestrian trail into the downtown core and the Mayfair/Town and Country shopping centers, and water taxi to adjacent harbour areas.

Microsimulation helped determine the impact to the surrounding neighbourhood, the capacity of the existing traffic signals at the bridge, and the geometry needed along Craigflower/Tyee to manage the new traffic patterns and volumes. This project was conducted in conjunction with Boulevard.

Downtown Circulation Plan/Signal Optimization (Sidney, BC)

Sidney has a well defined one-way road system from 5th Street to the water. Adept used data given by Boulevard Transportation Group to microsimulate Beacon Street (the main street) and each parallel street to the north and south to encompass approximately 30 intersections. Microsimulation helped to determine the effectiveness of restricting left turns, optimizing the traffic signal timing, the addition of a traffic signal, and changes contemplated to their one-way road system to include on-street angled parking.

Without the microsimulation model in place the analysis of each of these items may have been completed in isolation from one another. The compact nature of the town centre suits itself very well to the microsimulation models used for this Town.

Millstream Connector Impact Study (Langford, BC)

Designs provided by the Ministry of Transportation on the geometry of the proposed extension of Millstream Road [Veterans Memorial] with Meaford Road (the start of the extension) indicated that there was to be no southbound access into the adjacent neighbourhood. Considering that this is the main movement currently enjoyed by the residents, Adept initiated a study of the mobility impacts that this would cause for the residents. The report also addressed safety concerns regarding young elementary students crossing the major 5-lane cross-section arterial in light of the reneged promise of a pedestrian overpass at this location.

Microsimulation was able to determine the best location of a proposed crosswalk or overhead walkway. It also helped determine the impact to the neighbourhood and David Cameron Elementary School with the new circuitous routing that had to be taken given the proposed design.

Due to the details provided in the report, some alterations to the designs proposed by the Ministry of Transportation and subsequently studied by safety engineers, were made. The completed intersection is the safest design of that nature due to the efforts of simulation and detailed analysis.

Adept continues to support community efforts for improvements to the local transportation network and will work with other like-minded companies, institutions, and individuals to create a better future for everyone.