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Home My WebLink AboutEGD-35-03 '- ~ C!iIJh1gron REPORT ENGINEERING SERVICES Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Gf'f>I- 3~ ?,-o 'eo Date: SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 -r03. G-E. Report #: EGD-35-03 File #: TR.20.13 By-law #: Subject: FEASIBILITY OF LIMITED TRANSIT SERVICE TO NEWCASTLE VILLAGE, THE VILLAGE OF ORONO AND THE WILMOT CREEK RETIREMENT COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report be received; 2. THAT Council direct the Engineering Services Department to implement a six-month transit service pilot to the Village of Orono and to the Wilmot Creek Retirement Community, beginning November, 2003; and 3. THAT the Director of Engineering Services report back to Council with a full operational review of the six-month pilot prior to its conclusion; and 4. THAT the six-month pilot project costs be charged to the Clarington Transit Contract Account # 7216-00100-0261 Submitted by: A(tjgnnJ- Anthony Cannella Reviewed by: Director of Engineering Services ()~-i~ Franklin Wu Chief Administrative Officer ASC*jb CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 F 905-623-9282 713 '-- . REPORT NO.: EGD-35-03 PAGE 2 1.0 BACKGROUND On June 23, 2003 Council approved resolution #C-406-03 which was written as follows: "WHEREAS Clarington Transit will approach one year of operation this summer; AND WHEREAS access to transit should ideally be available to each resident of Clarington where a need has been identified and where it has clearly been shown to be financially feasible; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Engineering Services staff be requested to investigate the feasibility of providing a limited transit service between Bowmanville, Newcastle Village, the Village of Orono and the Wilmot Creek retirement community, and to report back to Council in September 2003". Engineering Services staff received direction from Council to begin discussions with staff at the Oshawa Transit Commission to investigate the potential for a limited transit service between Bowmanville, Newcastle Village, the Village of Orono and the Wilmot Creek retirement community as well as the financial feasibility of offering this service. It was identified that a route between Bowmanville and Newcastle would result in a duplication of service as GO Transit currently operates a bus along the Highway #2 corridor. In considering routes we looked at the fact that Wilmot Creek is directly east of Bowmanville and Orono to the north. Any loop linking the two would not be attractive in terms of timing and scheduling. Oshawa Transit has recommended that times for any route are better kept to a minimum where possible. In this case we can achieve this by offering alternate day rotating service to each community, one day to Wilmot Creek and the next to the Village of Orono. The proposed routes are suggested as follows: 714 .~ ' REPORT NO.: EGD-35-03 PAGE 3 Wilmot Creek The Wilmot Creek route could operate from Wilmot Creek along Bennett Street to Highway #2 (King Street), west to Simpson Avenue (Bowmanville Mall), south to Prince Street (Hospital), then north on Liberty Street to Church Street stopping at the Church and Temperance Street transfer point. From here it will travel west to Scugog Street, south to Highway #2 (King Street), then west to the Clarington Centre. The return trip will be a reverse of this route with its final destination being Wilmot Creek. We recommend that this service be offered on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays with a trip made once in the morning and a return later that afternoon. Times may be as follows but are subject to some changes as may be required: Wilmot Creek A.M. Route P.M. Route Wilmot Creek 8:45 a.m. Clarington Centre 3:40 p.m. Bowmanville Mall 8:55 a.m. Church & Temperance 3:45 p.m. Bowmanville Hospital 8:57 a.m. Beech Centre 3:47 p.m. Beech Centre 9:00 a.m. Bowmanville Hospital 3:50 p.m. Church & Temperance 9:02 a.m. Bowmanville Mall 3:52 p.m. Clarington Centre 9:07 a.m. Wilmot Creek 4:02 p.m. 715 '- REPORT NO.: EGD-35-03 PAGE 4 Orono Route The Orono route could operate from Bowmanville north along Liberty Street to Taunton Road, east to Peter's Pike subdivision Oust south of Taunton Road), then south through downtown Orono to the local Senior's Centre. It would then continue west to Liberty Street, Liberty to Bowmanville, east at Prince Street (hospital) to Simpson Avenue, north to Highway #2 (King Street) at Bowmanville Mall, west to Liberty Street, north to church Street, west to Church and Temperance (transfer point with existing local transit routes), then west to Scugog. The bus would then travel south to Highway #2 (King Street), and then west to the Clarington Centre, The return trip will be a reverse of this route with its final destination being the Village of Orono. We recommend that this service be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays with a trip made once in the morning and a return later that afternoon. Times may be as follows but are subject to some changes as may be required: Orono Route A.M. Route P.M. Route Church & Temperance 8:25 a.m. Clarington Centre 3:40 p.m. Liberty & Taunton 8:35 a.m. Church & Temperance 3:45 p.m. Peter's Pike Subdivision 8:43 a.m. Beech Centre 3:47 p.m. Downtown Orono 8:48 a.m. Hospital 3:50 p.m. Senior's Centre 8:50 a.m. Bowmanville Mall 3:52 p.m. Bowmanville Mall 9:08 a.m. Seniors' Centre 4:02 p.m. Hospital 9:10 a.m. Downtown Orono 4:10 p.m. Beech Centre 9:13 a.m. Peter's Pike Subdivision 4:15 p.m. Church & Temperance 9:15 a.m. Liberty & Taunton 4:17 p.m. Clarington Centre 9:20 a.m. Church & Temperance 4:35 p.m. Both of these routes still need to be time tested before a schedule can be confirmed and implemented but the service would operate Monday to Friday only. 716 <- REPORT NO.: EGD-35'()3 PAGE 5 2.0 INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES We were provided with the proposed route and schedule of times by the Oshawa Transit Commission. 3.0 COST ANALYSIS Ideally transit should be made available to each resident of Clarington where a need has been identified and where it has clearly been shown to be financially feasible. Staff have done a preliminary review of the potential costs of providing this additional transit service using the school bus extra vehicle we are currently already paying for in order to achieve additional savings. As discussed there would be no additional vehicle usage fees but there would be additional driver and fuel costs. In the fall, winter and spring when the school bus extra is in operation additional weekly driver costs would be approximately $70 plus fuel costs. In the summer when the students are not in school additional driver costs would increase to approximately $700 per week plus fuel costs. If we estimate that additional staff costs for this service are approximately $12,000 and fuel and miscellaneous costs approximately the same then it would not be unreasonable to expect that this service could potentially cost $25,000 per year. If revenue recovery for this service were initially in the range of 20 - 30% we might expect these costs to be between $18,000 and $20,000 per year. 4.0 CONCLUSION At this point costs and potential routes are very preliminary and specific details still need to be finalized with Oshawa Transit. It appears however that having access to the school bus extra vehicle provides us with a unique and relatively cost effective opportunity to provide service to the Village of Orono and the Wilmot Creek areas. If the details of this service are satisfactory in principle we propose that Council recommend that the Engineering Services Department implement a six-month pilot service to the 717 ""-. REPORT NO.: EGD-3S-Qa PAGE 6 Wilmot Creek and Village of Orono. The six-month pilot service could be implemented in November, 2003 at a cost of approximately $10,000. These costs would be added to our current contract with Oshawa Transit with funding from the Clarington Transit Reserve Fund through the account number 7216-00100-0261. A preliminary review will be conducted at year-end 2003 and a full review at the end of the first quarter 2004. At the end of the first quarter of 2004 Council will be provided with the information they need to decide whether the service will be implemented on a permanent rather than temporary basis. The Director of Finance has reviewed the funding requirements and concurs with the recommendation. Attachments: Attachment #1 - Wilmot Creek Route Attachment #2 - Orono Route 718 .. ili;. -'\_~, "i"i"ii!0iP50iiiliillll!!i!iIEiiid<' """"",,=,,---- 1!>>~): 'it Yos @ Wli(MOIT'+€;REEK ROUITE r --\ I lV W~k: s \~>~,J!I ", ," """"SPecs, m<:::::",i ~_:!! \~-- ll>iH \;j '. ';1j '" d ).If ! T. :>ii / ii: ,,'-'-,. -'Y I TOWN OF SeWMANVILLE CLA~IN~N CENTRE ---- ,_'" ikl" - "~'---l' I ~I ~ ffit "'I ;f!{~ WILMOT CREEK i1 I ENGINEERING SERVICES REPORT EGD-35-03 ATTACHMENT No.1 DATE: SEPT. 17.2003 " 1 " I ' I;:: ,) I' 'I I " " , \~ \, /J./-<~lil-- :~!) !~/.r 1-,' Irr) ORONO !ROUTE I. I -', " ~" , H ~,i ; 1 1\ I r !i~f:;:;:;::;:~:;; i-i>, i'll, , i "I Ii I REG. RD. 4-TAl.!"nOI':l ..::\ en, >-' I- cr: W al ::; ~ \ ENGINEERING SERVICES REPORT EGD-35-03 ATTACHMENT NO.2 DATE: SEPT. 17,2003