Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy

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CITY OF KITCHENER
IRON HORSE TRAIL
IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY
OCTOBER 2015
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The Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy was guided by many individuals, including city
ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐĂŶĚŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͘dŚĞŝƌƟŵĞĂŶĚĞīŽƌƚƐĂƌĞ
ŐƌĞĂƚůǇĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞĚďǇƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͘
City of Kitchener / Project Manager
Josh Joseph / Design and Development
ŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌͬ^ƚĂī^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ
Dan Ritz / Supervisor / Design and Development
'ƌĞŐ,ƵŵŵĞůͬŝƌĞĐƚŽƌͬKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ
DĂƌĞŶtĂůŬĞƌͬƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚͬĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
DĂƌŬWĂƌƌŝƐͬ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚͬĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
Tim O’Brien / Landscape Architect / Design and Development
Joshua Shea / Natural Area Coordinator / Design and Development
Yvonne Westerveld Cardoso / Landscape Architect / Design and Development
ĂŶǇĐŚƵŬͬ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŽƌŽĨdĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ
ĚĂŵůĂƌŬͬĞƐŝŐŶΘsŝƐƵĂůŝǌĂƟŽŶŶĂůǇƐƚͬWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
Dayna Edwards / Planner (Urban Design) / Planning
<ĞŶĂƌŵŝĐŚĂĞůͬDĂŶĂŐĞƌͬdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
ĂŶŶǇWŝŵĞŶƚĞůͬdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĞŵĂŶĚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ
ĞǀŝŶ&ĞŶŐͬdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĞŵĂŶĚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽͲŽƉ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ
DĞůŝƐƐĂZǇĂŶͬWƌŽũĞĐƚDĂŶĂŐĞƌͬ^ƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌhƟůŝƚǇ
DŝĐŚĞůůĞƌĂŬĞͬEĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇWƌŽũĞĐƚDĂŶĂŐĞƌͬŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
ĂƌƌŝĞ<ŽǌůŽǁƐŬŝͬWƌŽŐƌĂŵƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚͬƌƚƐĂŶĚƵůƚƵƌĞ
>ŽƌŝŶŶ>ŝǀŝŶŐƐƚŽŶͬŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚDĂƌŬĞƟŶŐƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ
:ƵƐƟŶdŚŝďĞƌƚͬ'/^dĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶ
^ŚĂǇŶĞdƵƌŶĞƌ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨǇͲůĂǁŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ
^ƚĞǀĞsƌĞŶƚǌŽƐ͕^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŽƌŽĨǇͲůĂǁŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ
ŽŶƐƚĂďůĞŶĚƌĞǁ^ŚĂƌĞŶͬŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞKĸĐĞƌͲEŽƌƚŚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶͬtĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWŽůŝĐĞ
ŽŶƐƚĂďůĞ:ĂŵĞƐDŝƚĐŚĞůůͬŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞKĸĐĞƌͲĞŶƚƌĂůŝǀŝƐŝŽŶͬtĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWŽůŝĐĞ
ŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚ͗
Colleen Cooper / Consultant
hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͗
ƌ͘^ĂƌĂĚŐĞͬŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚΘWƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ͕,/ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞͬĚũƵŶĐƚWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ͕&ĂĐƵůƚǇŽĨŶǀŝͲ
ƌŽŶŵĞŶƚͬhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ
DĂƌŬ'ƌŽƵůǆͬWŚ;ĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞͿ^ĐŚŽŽůŽĨWůĂŶŶŝŶŐͬdĞĂĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚ>ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞͬ&ĂĐƵůƚǇŽĨŶǀŝƌŽŶͲ
ŵĞŶƚͬhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ
Michael Cheung, student
Merryn Maynard, student
Kyle Rogers, student
Amanda Chouinard, student
Megan Nourse, student
Josh Schram, student
Kathleen Jessup, student
ŵĂŶĚĂZĂīŽƵů͕ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ
Kelsey Speed, student
ĞƐĂƌ>ĞŽƐͲdŽƌŽ͕ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ
Jennie Rideout, student
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
1.0 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ϭ͘Ϯ'ŽĂůƐĂŶĚKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ϭ͘ϯDĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐǇ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.0 CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1 Site Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Ϯ͘Ϯ,ŝƐƚŽƌǇŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ϯ͘ϯWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚWŽůŝĐǇŽŶƚĞǆƚ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.0 EXISTING TRAIL CONDITIONS AND USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ϯ͘ϭdƌĂŝůhƐĞƌĂƚĂ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ϯ͘ϮEĞƚǁŽƌŬŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ϯ͘ϯdƌĂŝů^ƵƌĨĂĐĞĂŶĚŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ϯ͘ϰƵƌƌĞŶƚDĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ϯ͘ϱ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚtĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ϯ͘ϲWƵďůŝĐĂŶĚWƌŝǀĂƚĞƌƚ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
ϯ͘ϳEĂƚƵƌĂů&ĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
ϯ͘ϴ^ŝƚĞŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.0 CONSULTATION AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ϰ͘ϭŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ'ŽĂůƐ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ϰ͘ϮŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶWƌŽĐĞƐƐ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
ϰ͘ϯWƵďůŝĐŽŵŵĞŶƚZĞǀŝĞǁ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.0 IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5.1 Major Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
ϱ͘ϮWŚǇƐŝĐĂůƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞdƌĂŝů . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
ϱ͘ϯdƌĂŝůhƐĞ͕^ĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
ϱ͘ϰEĞƚǁŽƌŬŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
ϱ͘ϱŵĞŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚKƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
ϱ͘ϲKŶͲ'ŽŝŶŐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
ϱ͘ϳ^ƵŵŵĂƌǇŽĨZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.0 IMPLEMENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
ϲ͘ϮŽƐƚƐƟŵĂƚĞƐĂŶĚ&ƵŶĚŝŶŐ^ŽƵƌĐĞƐ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.0 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
WWE/y͗PUBLIC WORKSHOP MATERIALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WWE/y͗PUBLIC MEETING MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WWE/y͗ERS 475/650 UW STUDENT PRESENTATIONS . . . . .
WWE/y͗Wh>/KDDEd^Z/s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WWE/y͗MAINTENANCE BEST PRACTICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WWE/y&͗dZ/>ͲZKZK^^/E'^dEZd/> . . . . . . . .
WWE/y'͗WRPS CPTED AUDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WWE/y,͗CONCEPT LIGHTING DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B-1
C-1
D-1
E-1
F-1
G-1
H-1
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
FIGURES
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EŽƌƚŚ͕ĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶĚ^ŽƵƚŚ^ĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
WĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĂƚƚŚĞ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚZĂŝůǁĂǇƌŽƐƐŝŶŐEĞĂƌsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂĂŶĚWĂƌŬ
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Iron Horse Trail Near the Henry Sturm Greenway
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ĞůŵŽŶƚsŝůůĂŐĞEĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ^ŝŐŶ;/ŵĂŐĞ͗ǁǁǁ͘ďĞůŵŽŶƚǀŝůůĂŐĞ͘ĐĂͿ
dƌĂŶƐĂŶĂĚĂdƌĂŝůDĂƉ;/ŵĂŐĞ͗dƌĂŶƐĂŶĂĚĂ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶͿ
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WƌŝŵĂƌǇDƵůƟͲhƐĞWĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ;dǇƉĞϭͿ;/ŵĂŐĞ͗DƵůƟͲhƐĞWĂƚŚǁĂǇƐĂŶĚ
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ĂƚĂ'ĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ&ƌŽŵDĂǇϭϮ͕ϮϬϭϱƚŽƵŐƵƐƚϮϱ͕ϮϬϭϱĂƚŚĞƌƌǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕
YƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚŽƌĚĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚŽƵŶƚĞƌ>ŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘
ĂƚĂ'ĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ&ƌŽŵ&ĞďƌƵĂƌǇϭϯ͕ϮϬϭϱƚŽƵŐƵƐƚϮϱ͕ϮϬϭϱĂƚƚŚĞŚĞƌƌǇ
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WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚdƌĂŝůŽƵŶƚĞƌ/ŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůEĞĂƌŽƌĚĞŶ
Street
Total Trail Usage By Month
Average Trail Use By Day
Average Trail Use By Hour
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&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϬ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϭ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϮ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϯ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϰ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϱ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϲ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϳ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϴ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϵ
Figure 40
&ŝŐƵƌĞϰϭ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϰϮ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϰϯ
Figure 44
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Figure 46
Figure 47
Figure 48
&ŝŐƵƌĞϰϵ
ϮϬϭϰͲϮϬϭϱ'ƌĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌdƌĂŶƐŝƚZŽƵƚĞDĂƉ;/ŵĂŐĞ͗ZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͕
Grand River Transit)
WƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽƚŚĞ&ƵƚƵƌĞ/KE>ŝŐŚƚZĂŝůdƌĂŶƐŝƚ^ǇƐͲ
ƚĞŵĂŶĚ^ƚĂƟŽŶ^ƚŽƉƐ
/KEdƌĂŶƐŝƚĞ^ǇƐƚĞŵZĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ;/ŵĂŐĞ͗ZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽͿ
Iron Horse Trail in the Summer Season
ǆŝƐƟŶŐdƌĂŝů^ƵƌĨĂĐĞŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ^ŚŽǁŝŶŐtĞĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ
ƵƌƌĞŶƚ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůtĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞ
ǆŝƐƟŶŐdƌĂŝů<ŝŽƐŬ>ŽĐĂƚĞĚEĞĂƌYƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇdƌĂŝůDĂƌŬĞƌůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůǁŝƚŚƵƐƚŽŵŝǌĞĚ>ŽŐŽ
Henry Sturm Greenway Mural
^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌƌĞĞŬDƵƌĂů
The Bull Gear
dŚĞŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶdƌĂŶƐĨĞƌWƌĞƐƐ
dŚĞdƌƵĞŝŶŐ&ŝǆƚƵƌĞ
Mature Tree Canopy Along the IHT
^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌƌĞĞŬŽŶĐƌĞƚĞŚĂŶŶĞů
ǆŝƐƟŶŐĞĞƉŽůůĞĐƟŽŶtĂƐƚĞ^ǇƐƚĞŵǁŝƚŚĂŵĂŐĞĚǆƚĞƌŝŽƌ
^ĞĂƟŶŐƌĞĂEĞĂƌ'ůĂƐŐŽǁ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
A Standard Bench Design Along the IHT
^ĞĂƟŶŐƌĞĂĂŶĚŝŬĞ&ŝǆͲ/ƚ^ƚĂƟŽŶĂƚYƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
tŽƌŬƐŚŽƉǀĞŶƚ,ŽƐƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬWĂǀŝůůŝŽŶ
Iron Horse Trail Corridor
IHT Improvement Strategy Posters
WƵďůŝĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ&ůŽǁĐŚĂƌƚ
Cyclists on the Iron Horse Trail (Image: Janice Lee)
^ĐƌĞĞŶͲ^ŚŽƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛ƐKŶůŝŶĞ/ŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞdƌĂŝů^ƵƌǀĞǇ
/,d^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇtŽƌŬƐŚŽƉǀĞŶƚ
'ĞŶĞƌĂůtŝŶƚĞƌdƌĂŝůDĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ;/ŵĂŐĞ͗DŝŬĂĞůŽůǀŝůůĞͬŶĚĞƌƐŽŶͿ
ƌĂĐŬƐĂŶĚKƚŚĞƌ^ƵƌĨĂĐĞ/ƌƌĞŐƵůĂƌŝƟĞƐůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞ
IHT Trail Closed Signage
dƌĂŝůͲZŽĂĚƌŽƐƐŝŶŐĂƚYƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚǁŝƚŚĂWĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶZĞĨƵŐĞ/ƐůĂŶĚ
dƌĂŝůͲZŽĂĚƌŽƐƐŝŶŐĂƚhŶŝŽŶǀĞŶƵĞ
ƌĂŌŽŶĐĞƉƚĞƐŝŐŶĨŽƌŽƵƌƚůĂŶĚͬ^ƟƌůŝŶŐ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ϮϬ
Ϯϭ
Ϯϭ
ϮϮ
Ϯϭ
Ϯϯ
Ϯϰ
Ϯϰ
Ϯϲ
Ϯϲ
Ϯϲ
Ϯϳ
Ϯϳ
Ϯϳ
Ϯϳ
Ϯϴ
Ϯϴ
Ϯϴ
Ϯϴ
Ϯϵ
ϯϬ
ϯϬ
ϯϭ
ϯϮ
ϯϯ
ϯϰ
ϯϴ
ϯϵ
40
ϰϭ
ϰϭ
ϰϮ
ϰϯ
Figure 50
&ŝŐƵƌĞϱϭ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϱϮ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϱϯ
Figure 54
Figure 55
Figure 56
Figure 57
Figure 58
&ŝŐƵƌĞϱϵ
Figure 60
&ŝŐƵƌĞϲϭ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϲϮ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϲϯ
Figure 64
Figure 65
Figure 66
Figure 67
ƌĂŌŽŶĐĞƉƚĞƐŝŐŶĨŽƌsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂͬtĞƐƚ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ
dƌĂŝůĐĐĞƐƐZĂŵƉĂƚĞůŵŽŶƚsŝůůĂŐĞ
ŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌtĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞ
ǆĂŵƉůĞŽĨdƌĂŝůŚĞĂĚ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞ;/ŵĂŐĞ͗ŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌDƵůƟͲhƐĞWĂƚŚͲ
ways and Trails Master Plan)
Henry Sturm Greenspace
sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬ
ŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐ<ŝĚƐǁŝƚŚEĂƚƵƌĞ
,ŝŐŚ>ŝŶĞ^ĞĂƟŶŐ͕Ez͕EĞǁzŽƌŬ;/ŵĂŐĞ͗&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ,ŝŐŚ>ŝŶĞͿ
Granite Bench
Mural, Midtown Greenway, Minneapolis (Image: Midtown Greenway
ŽĂůŝƟŽŶͿ
hŶŝƋƵĞ^ĞĂƟŶŐKƉƟŽŶ͕DŝĚƚŽǁŶ'ƌĞĞŶǁĂǇ͕DŝŶŶĞĂƉŽůŝƐ
;/ŵĂŐĞ͗DŝĚƚŽǁŶ'ƌĞĞŶǁĂǇŽĂůŝƟŽŶͿ
Mural, Midtown Greenway, Minneapolis (Image: Midtown Greenway
ŽĂůŝƟŽŶͿ
&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞdƌĂŝů^ƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ;/ŵĂŐĞ͗DŝĚƚŽǁŶ'ƌĞĞŶǁĂǇ
ŽĂůŝƟŽŶͿ
EŽƌƚŚ͕ĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶĚ^ŽƵƚŚ^ĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
Henry Sturm Greenspace Mural Adjacent to the Iron Horse Trail
ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌƌĞĞŬůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
People Enjoying the Iron Horse Trail Near Queen Street
ϰϯ
48
ϰϵ
50
54
54
56
ϱϵ
ϱϵ
60
60
60
ϲϮ
ϳϭ
74
74
74
74
TABLES
ǆĞĐƵƟǀĞ^ƵŵŵĂƌǇ
dĂďůĞyͲϭ
dĂďůĞyͲϮ
dĂďůĞyͲϯ
dƌĂŝůWƌŝŽƌŝƚǇŽƐƚƐƟŵĂƚĞ
>ŝŐŚƟŶŐŽƐƚƐƟŵĂƚĞ
DĂŝŶZĞƉŽƌƚ
dĂďůĞϭ
WƵďůŝĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ^ƵŵŵĂƌǇdĂďůĞ
dĂďůĞϮ
^ƵŵŵĂƌǇŽĨZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ
dĂďůĞϯ
^ƵŵŵĂƌǇŽĨƐƟŵĂƚĞĚŽƐƚƐďǇ^ĞĐƟŽŶ
Table 4
Table 5
DĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽƐƚƐƟŵĂƚĞ
hŶůĞƐƐŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞŶŽƚĞƐ͕ĂůůĮŐƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƚĂďůĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďǇƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͘
ZĞĨĞƌƚŽZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĨŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘
W'͘Z&͘
iv
viii
ŝǆ
ϯϭ
66
ϳϮ
ϳϯ
ϳϯ
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PURPOSE
dŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇǁĂƐŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚŝŶϮϬϭϱƚŽĞǆƉůŽƌĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ƚŚĂƚ ĞǆŝƐƚƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ
city boundaries and establish a clear strategic
ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĨŽƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ͕ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐǀŝƚĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĂƐƐĞƚ͘
dŚĞ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ŝƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ
ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͕ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ
neighbourhoods, local community groups, trails
ƵƐĞƌƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐƚŽǁŽƌŬ
ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐĂƐŚĂƌĞĚǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘dŚĞ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ
ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͕ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘
The Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy
ǁŝůů ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůǇ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ͕ ŐƵŝĚŝŶŐ
ǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ŐŽĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ
ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐŝŶƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛ƐƚƌĂŝů
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘ƐƐƵĐŚ͕ƚŚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇŝƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽďĞ
Ă ͞ůŝǀŝŶŐ͟ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ
ƵƉĚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶƐƚŽďĞŵĂĚĞĂƐƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƚ
ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͘
INTRODUCTION TO THE IRON
HORSE TRAIL
tŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͕ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝƐ
ĂƵŶŝƋƵĞŽƵƚĚŽŽƌĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĞ
city’s environmental and cultural assets, heritage
ĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͘/ƚŝƐĂƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ƉƌŝĚĞ͕ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ
Ă ǁĞůůͲĚĞĮŶĞĚ͕ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ƌŽƵƚĞ
through numerous neighbourhoods and business
ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ŝƚŝƐĂƉƌŝŵĞĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌƌŽƵƚĞ͕
allowing residents and visitors the opportunity
ƚŽ ƚƌĂǀĞů ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ƐĐŚŽŽů Žƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ
i | IHT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY
ďǇ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ Žƌ ĐǇĐůŝŶŐ͘ ƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϴ͕ ƚŚĞ
/ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ŝƐ ƵƐĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ϮϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ ƟŵĞƐ ƉĞƌ
ǇĞĂƌĂŶĚ ŝƐ Ă ƉƌĞŵŝĞƌĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƵƐĞƐ͘
The Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy study
ĂƌĞĂŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝůǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ͘dŚĞ
<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐƉĂŶƐĨƌŽŵ
hŶŝŽŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚŽŶƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚƚŽKƩĂǁĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚŽŶƚŚĞ
ƐŽƵƚŚ͕ĂŶĚƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϰ͘ϱŬŝůŽŵĞƚĞƌƐ
ůŽŶŐ͘
Figure EX -1: The Iron Horse Trail Community Trail
Markers and Logo.
The Iron Horse Trail currently provides strong
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŬĞǇ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ
<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ ZĞŐŝŽŶ ŽĨ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞ/KEůŝŐŚƚƌĂŝůƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƐǇƐƚĞŵ͕ŽŶͲƌŽĂĚĐǇĐůŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ ƌŽƵƚĞƐ͕ ƉĂƌŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕
neighbourhoods, and business districts including
hƉƚŽǁŶ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ ĂŶĚ ŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͘ /Ŷ
ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ƚŽ
ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ƚƌĂǀĞů ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝĚĞŶƟĨǇ ůŝŶŬĂŐĞ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ
ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůǇ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ
ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƉĂƌŬ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ͕
ƚƌĂŝů͕ƐŝĚĞǁĂůŬĂŶĚďŝŬĞͲǁĂǇƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘
Figure EX-2: An Overview of the Iron Horse Trail Within the City of Kitchener.
VISION & GOALS
The Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy process
ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶŶŝŶĞ;ϵͿŬĞǇŐŽĂůƐĂŶĚƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ͗
tŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶĐůŽƐĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͕
ĂƉƌŽũĞĐƚǀŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚǁŚŝĐŚƌĞŇĞĐƚƐƚŚĞ
ƵŶŝƋƵĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐĂŶĚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͘dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ
ǀŝƐŝŽŶĨƌĂŵĞĚƚŚĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ
ĂŶĚĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚŝŶƐĞƫŶŐŽƵƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚĂ
ǀŝĂďůĞƐĞƚŽĨƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘
sŝƐŝŽŶ͗
To enhance, preserve and promote the Iron Horse
Traŝů as a prŝmarǇ, conƟnƵoƵs, oīͲroad ǁaůŬŝnŐ
and cǇcůŝnŐ corrŝdor that provŝdes resŝdents oĨ aůů
aŐes, aďŝůŝƟes and sŬŝůůs the means to traveů easŝůǇ
and saĨeůǇ throƵŐh neŝŐhďoƵrhoods, across the
ŝtǇ and to other mƵnŝcŝpaůŝƟes ǇearͲroƵnd ǁhŝůe
promoƟnŐ heaůthǇ and dŝverse transportaƟon
and oƵtdoor recreaƟon opportƵnŝƟes͘
IHT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY | ii
METHODOLOGY
BACKGROUND
Ɛ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ZĞŐŝŽŶ ŽĨ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŝƟĞƐŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌĂŶĚtĂƚĞƌůŽŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ͕
there is a strong need to understand how the Iron
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůǁŝůůƐŚĂƉĞƚŚĞĐŝƚǇ͛ƐĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐ
the trail with new developments, the incoming
/KE ƌĂƉŝĚ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŶŐ
Ă ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƵƐĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ ĂƌĞ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǁĂƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚďǇĂĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ
ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƉŽůŝĐǇĂŶĚ
ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ͘
'ŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ͕ ĂŶ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǁĂƐƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶďǇƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
ƚŽ ƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůǇ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĂŐŝŶŐ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů
ĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂƚĂŶĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůĞǀĞů͘
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŝŶƉƵƚ ǁĂƐ ĐƌƵĐŝĂů ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ
the Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy and
ƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĨŽůůŽǁĞĚĂƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƉŚĂƐĞƐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ ƐŝƚĞ ŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇ
ĂŶĚ ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ͕ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘
ŬĞǇ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŐƌĞĂƚůǇ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛Ɛ DƵůƟͲhƐĞ
WĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ ĂŶĚ dƌĂŝůƐ DĂƐƚĞƌ WůĂŶ ;ϮϬϭϮͿ͘ dŚĞ
ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƉůĂŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ƐĞƚ ŽĨ ŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ůĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ
ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨŵƵůƟͲƵƐĞƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůƐǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƐŚŽƌƚ͕ŵĞĚŝƵŵĂŶĚůŽŶŐ
ƚĞƌŵ͘tŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝƐ
ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂWƌŝŵĂƌǇDƵůƟͲhƐĞWĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ;dǇƉĞ
ϭͿdƌĂŝů͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ͗
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,ĂƌĚͲƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ;ĂƐƉŚĂůƚŽƌĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞͿ
ϰͲƐĞĂƐŽŶŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ
WĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŝƚǇͲǁŝĚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƌĞ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶͬĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌ
routes
ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨϯ͘ϬŵŝŶǁŝĚƚŚ
ĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŵĞĞƚŽƌĞǆĐĞĞĚŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ
accessibility requirements
Support pedestrian convenience
ĂŶĚǁĂůŬĂďŝůŝƚǇĂŶĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĂĐƟǀĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ
ĂƐĂƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇŶŽƌƚŚͲƐŽƵƚŚĂĐƟǀĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ƌŽƵƚĞ͘dŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĂǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚƌĂŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚ
be directly addressed within the Iron Horse Trail
Improvement Strategy including signage and
ǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ͕ƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ͘^ŚŽƌƚ͕ŵĞĚŝƵŵĂŶĚůŽŶŐ
term goals relevant to the Iron Horse Trail can be
ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶ^ĞĐƟŽŶϮ͘ϯ͘Ϯ͘
iii | IHT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
ZĞĐŽŐŶŝǌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐŝŶĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬŝŶŐ͕
the Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy public
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǁĂƐĐĂƌĞĨƵůůǇƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ
out and planned to embrace the public and
ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞǀĂƌŝĞĚůĞǀĞůƐŽĨ
ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘/ŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚůǇŝŶĨŽƌŵĂŶǇ
ĂŶĚĂůůƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚŽĨĞǀĞŶƚƐ
ĂŶĚŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞƐŵŽǀŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͕^ƚĂīƵƐĞĚƚŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŵĞĚŝĂŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͗
^ŽĐŝĂů ŵĞĚŝĂ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐ to share updates and
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛ƐĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ
ƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘
ŝƚǇ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ;ǁǁǁ͘ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͘ĐĂͬ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůͿ
ƵƉĚĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ƉƵďůŝĐŵĞĞƟŶŐ
ĚĞƚĂŝůƐĂŶĚůŝŶŬƐƚŽƚŚĞŽŶůŝŶĞŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞƐƵƌǀĞǇ͘
On-site signage ;ϭϱͿ Ăƚ ŬĞǇ ĞŶƚƌǇ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
/ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŽŶͲƐŝƚĞ ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ ;ϯϬͿ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛ƐƚƌĂŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘
Posters (50) that were distributed to community
centres, libraries, downtown businesses, and
ŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŇǇĞƌƐ;ϯϬϬͿƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚĂƐ
ƚŚƌĞĞ;ϯͿƚƌĂŝůĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
dŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ƉƌŽĐƵƌĞĚ ;ϴϴϰͿ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ –
ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĂŶĚĂŶĂůǇǌĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͗
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KŶĞ;ϭͿƉƵďůŝĐǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉǁĂƐŚĞůĚƚŽ
ďƌĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽ
ƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͕ĐĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨ
ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
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KŶĞ;ϭͿƉƵďůŝĐŵĞĞƟŶŐǁĂƐŚĞůĚǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐƚŽŐĂŝŶĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬŽŶƚŚĞ
ŵĂũŽƌƚŚĞŵĞƐŚĞĂƌĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
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Focused discussions were held with
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ^ĂĨĞĂŶĚ
,ĞĂůƚŚǇĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕ǇĐůŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚdƌĂŝůƐĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕'ƌĂŶĚ
ZŝǀĞƌĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘
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dŚƌĞĞ;ϯͿƚƌĂŝůĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬƐƚĂƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞ
ŚŽƐƚĞĚƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĂŶĚĮƌƐƚŚĂŶĚ
ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƚƌĂŝůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ
ĂŶĚĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵĂǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨƵƐĞƌ
ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐĚƵƌŝŶŐŵŽƌŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶƉĞĂŬƉĞƌŝŽĚƐ͘
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ŶŽŶůŝŶĞŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞƐƵƌǀĞǇŽŶĐŝƚǇ͛ƐƚƌĂŝů
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬǁĂƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ
ƚǁŽ;ϮͿŵŽŶƚŚƐ͘
dĂďůĞyͲϭ͗WƵďůŝĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ^ƵŵŵĂƌǇdĂďůĞ
IHT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY | iv
TRAIL USER DATA
/ŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽďĞƩĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĞǆƚĞŶƚŽĨƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞ
ĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƚƌĂŝůͲƵƐĞƌƐ͕ŝƚŝƐ
ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ƋƵĂŶƟĨǇ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ
ĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐƚŚĂƚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇƵƐĞƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
Ɛ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϭ͘ϰ DĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐǇ͕ ƚŚĞ
ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ;ϯͿ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ
ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů Ăƚ ŬĞǇ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ʹ ŚĞƌƌǇ
Street, Queen Street and Borden Avenue – to
ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůǇ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ
ǁĞƌĞĐŚŽƐĞŶƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŚŝŐŚĚĞŶƐŝƚǇŽĨ
ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕
ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͘
dŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐŚŽǁŶŝŶ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯƐƵŵŵĂƌŝǌĞƐƚŚĞ
ƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌĚĂƚĂĂƚĞĂĐŚĐŽƵŶƚĞƌůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
average daily user counts in winter (February –
March), spring (April to May) and summer (June
ƚŽƵŐƵƐƚͿƐĞĂƐŽŶƐ͘tŝƚŚĂƉĞĂŬŽĨϭ͕ϳϬϬĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ
ĚĂŝůǇƵƐĞƌƐĂƚƚŚĞŚĞƌƌǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚĐŽƵŶƚĞƌůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕
it is clear the Iron Horse Trail is well used by
ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐ ĂƐ Ă ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘/ŶƚŽƚĂů͕ŽǀĞƌϮϱϬ͕ϬϬϬƚƌŝƉƐ
have been counted on the Iron Horse Trail since
ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ͘ dŽ ǀŝĞǁ ĚĂƚĂ ŽŶ
ŚŽƵƌůǇ͕ĚĂŝůǇĂŶĚŵŽŶƚŚůǇƚƌĂŝůƚƌĂĸĐ͕ƐĞĞ^ĞĐƟŽŶ
ϯ͘ϭdƌĂŝůhƐĞƌĂƚĂ͘
Figure EX - 4: Permanent Trail Counter
InstallaƟon.
Figure EX - 3: Data Gathered from February 13, 2015 to August 25, 2015 at the Cherry Street, Queen
Street and orden Street Counter LocaƟons.
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PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT
STRATEGY
dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
process, the City received 884 comments related
ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͘ /Ŷ
ŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞůǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂĐŽŚĞƌĞŶƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ
ĨŽƌ ĞǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ^ƚĂī ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
ŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚ ƚĞĂŵ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ Ă ƐĞƚ ŽĨ ŬĞǇ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ
ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ƵƐĞƌ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ͕ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐ͘
Comments received were reviewed by both
^ƚĂī ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚ ƚĞĂŵ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ
ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ ŝƚ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ͘ Ɛ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ
were received throughout the process, common
ƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĞŶĚƐ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ǁĞƌĞ
ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝǌĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĮǀĞ ;ϱͿ ŵĂũŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĞƐ͕
including WŚǇƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƐ͕ AŵĞŶŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ dƌĂŝů hƐĞ͕ ^ĂĨĞƚǇ
ĂŶĚ ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͘ dŚĞ ĮǀĞ ;ϱͿ ƚŚĞŵĞƐ
ŐƵŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ŝŶ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϱ͘ϭ
DĂũŽƌdŚĞŵĞƐ͘
WŚǇƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƐ͗ The physical
ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĂƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ
Ă ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ă ŚŝŐŚ
ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ /ƐƐƵĞƐ
ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐƚŚĞŵĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞ
ƚƌĂŝů ǁŝĚƚŚ͕ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͕ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͕
ĐůŽƐƵƌĞƐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͘
dƌĂŝůhƐĞ͕^ĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͗
dŚĞ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ
ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĂƌĞ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ
ƚŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů͘ /ƐƐƵĞƐ
ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞŵĞ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚ ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͕ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ͕ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ͕
ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͘
EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ͗
The
Iron Horse Trail provides ample
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ͕ƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚ
open spaces, natural areas, and
ƵƌďĂŶ ĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͘ /ƐƐƵĞƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐƚŚĞŵĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ͕ƉĂƌŬƐ
ĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚǇ͘
ŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͗ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ĐĂŶŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ
on the trail and enhance the
ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͘ /ƐƐƵĞƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ
within this theme include trail
ůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͕ŐĂƌďĂŐĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐĂƌƚĂŶĚƐĞĂƟŶŐ
ĂŶĚƌĞƐƚĂƌĞĂƐ͘
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͗
ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĚ
ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ
ǁŝƚŚ
ŬĞǇ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ
ĂƐ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ͕
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ
businesses will ensure a more robust and
ǁĞůůͲĐĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚƌĂŝů ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘ /ƐƐƵĞƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ
within this theme include trail stewardship and
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͘
IHT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY | vi
ĐŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƚĞĚ ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ĐĂŶ
ďĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŶ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϱ͘ϳ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͘ ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ
ďĞĞŶŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĞĚĂƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ͗
dŚĞŵĞ͗dŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƚŚĞŵĞ͘
ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶ͗ dŚĞ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ĂĐƟŽŶ͕
ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞŽƌƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŵĂŝŶďŽĚǇ
ŽĨƚŚĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ͘
WĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͗ The page number
ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŶ
ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶďŽĚǇŽĨƚŚĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ͘
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĂŶĚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů
ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ Ă ĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ
ƚŽŵŽǀĞĨƌŽŵƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŽĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘ /Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůǇ ƌĞĂůŝǌĞ
the community led vision, capital investment will
ďĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ĂŶĚ
ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚĐŽƐƚĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝǌĞĚ
ŝŶƚŽƚŚƌĞĞ;ϯͿŬĞǇƚƌĂŝůƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘
ZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͗/ĚĞŶƟĮĞƐƚŚĞĂŐĞŶĐǇƚŚĂƚǁŝůůƚĂŬĞ
ƚŚĞůĞĂĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ
ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͘
Figure EX - 5: The Eorth, Central and South SecƟons of the Iron Horse Trail.
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PRIORITIES
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YƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚͿ
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇƚŽsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬĂŶĚ
ŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͘
WƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚǁŽŽĚůŽƚ
trails
WƌĞĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚŶŽƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚƐĂĨĞƚǇĂůŽŶŐ
ƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů
Major opportunity areas include Henry
^ƚƵƌŵ'ƌĞĞŶǁĂǇĂŶĚsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬ
KŶĞ;ϭͿƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƚƌĂŝůĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĂƚYƵĞĞŶ
Street
,ŝŐŚůǇƵƐĞĚƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůǁŝƚŚĂ
ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨƵƐĞƌƐ
WƌŝŽƌŝƚǇŽƐƚƐƟŵĂƚĞ͗ΨϳϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
/ŶĐůƵĚĞƐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƚƌĂŝůͲ
ƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͕ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ͕
ƐĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚĂƌĞĂƐ͕ƚƌĂŝůǁŝĚƚŚĂŶĚ
ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͕ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ͕ŐĂƌďĂŐĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌƐ͕
ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ͕ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝǌĂƟŽŶ
WƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ͗EŽƌƚŚ^ĞĐƟŽŶ;hŶŝŽŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚƚŽsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ
^ƚƌĞĞƚͿ
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DĂŶǇĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ƵƐĞƐŶĞĂƌďǇ;ŝ͘Ğ͘ĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĞůŵŽŶƚ
sŝůůĂŐĞŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚͿ
ƌĞĂŽĨŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ
ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů;ŝ͘Ğ͘ϰϲϬĞůŵŽŶƚ
development)
Major opportunity areas include
'ŝůĚŶĞƌ'ƌĞĞŶĂŶĚZĂĚĚĂƚǌWĂƌŬ
PRIORITY A:
CENTRAL SECTION
PRIORITY B:
NORTH SECTION
ΨϳϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϳϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
Table EX - 2: Trail Priority Cost EsƟmate.
KŶĞ;ϭͿƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƚƌĂŝůĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĂƚŚĞƌƌǇ
Street
,ŝŐŚůǇƵƐĞĚƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚƌĂŝůǁŝƚŚĂǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ
ŽĨƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ
WƌŝŽƌŝƚǇŽƐƚƐƟŵĂƚĞ͗ΨϳϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
/ŶĐůƵĚĞƐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƚƌĂŝůͲ
WƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ͗^ŽƵƚŚ^ĞĐƟŽŶ;YƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚƚŽKƩĂǁĂ
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ĂƌĞĂƐƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů
ƌĞĂƐŽĨĨƵƚƵƌĞƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
ǆĐĞůůĞŶƚĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĨƵƚƵƌĞůŝŐŚƚƌĂŝůƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ
ƐǇƐƚĞŵĂŶĚƐƚĂƟŽŶƐƚŽƉƐ
DĂũŽƌŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇĂƌĞĂƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞDŝŬĞ
tĂŐŶĞƌ'ƌĞĞŶ͕^ƟƌůŝŶŐ'ƌĞĞŶ͕<ĞŶƚ'ƌĞĞŶ
Space
KŶĞ;ϭͿƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƚƌĂŝůĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĂƚ Borden Street
&ĞǁĞƌƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐŝŶƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚƌĂŝů͕
ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌŐƌŽǁƚŚ
WƌŝŽƌŝƚǇƐƟŵĂƚĞ͗Ψϭ͕ϬϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ
/ŶĐůƵĚĞƐ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƚƌĂŝůͲ
The total capitol cost improvements to the
/ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ŝƐ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ ΨϮ͘ϱŵŝůůŝŽŶ͕
ƐƵŵŵĂƌŝǌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƚĂďůĞďĞůŽǁ͘
PRIORITY C:
SOUTH SECTION
TOTAL
Ψϭ͕ϬϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϮ͕ϱϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ
IHT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY | viii
>ŽŶŐdĞƌŵWƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ;zĞĂƌϭϬнͿ
The total capital cost to light the Iron Horse Trail
ŝƐ Ψϭ͘ϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ Ă ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ
ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ŝŶ
ƚŚĞ DƵůƟͲƵƐĞ dƌĂŝůƐ ĂŶĚ WĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ DĂƐƚĞƌ WůĂŶ͕
ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ŽĨ ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇ ĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌ
ƌŽƵƚĞƐďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂĨƵƚƵƌĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚďĞǇŽŶĚ
ƚŚĞϭϬǇĞĂƌĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚ͘ƐƟŵĂƚĞĚůŝŐŚƟŶŐĐŽƐƚƐĂƌĞ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƚĂďůĞďĞůŽǁ͘
PRIORITY A:
CENTRAL SECTION
PRIORITY B:
NORTH SECTION
ΨϯϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϱϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
Table EX - 3: LighƟng Cost EsƟmate.
/ƚŝƐĂƐƐƵŵĞĚƚŚĂƚĂŶǇŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝǌĞĚ ƚƌĂŝů ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů
ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ ĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ͕
standards reviews and/or other relevant strategy
ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ Žƌ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ĨŽƌ
the Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy will
ďĞďĞĞŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚďǇƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌĐĂƉŝƚĂů
ďƵĚŐĞƚ͘^ĞĞ^ĞĐƟŽŶϳ͘ϮŽƐƚƐƟŵĂƚĞĂŶĚ&ƵŶĚŝŶŐ
^ŽƵƌĐĞƐĨŽƌĂŵŽƌĞĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĐŽƐƚĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĨŽƌĞĂĐŚ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ͘
PRIORITY C:
SOUTH SECTION
TOTAL
ΨϲϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ
Ψϭ͕ϱϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ
^ƵŵŵĂƌǇ
dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝĚĞĂů ƚƌĂŝů ĨŽƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕
those with limited mobility, and people who want
ƚŽĐŽŵŵƵƚĞǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚǇ͘dŚĞƚƌĂŝůŝƐĂůƐŽĂƉůĂĐĞ
ƚŽ ŽďƐĞƌǀĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͕ ůĞŝƐƵƌĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕
ŵĞĞƚǁŝƚŚ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐ ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůĚ ĂƐĞŶƐĞŽĨ
ƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŶ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƉůĂŶ͕
develop, promote and manage the trail as a vital
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞǆƚϭϬƚŽϭϱǇĞĂƌƐ͘
With 884 comments received during the public
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
Horse Trail is celebrated by residents who want
ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͕
ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͘
ix | IHT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY
Figure EX - 6: Pedestrian at the Improved Railway
Crossing Near Victoria and Park.
͞dŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĞĚ
ĂƐ Ă ƉůĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŽ ĞŶũŽǇ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƐƚĞƉ
ƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƚŽŚĂǀĞƐƚƌŽŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
commitment.”
ͲϮϬϭϱtŽƌŬƐŚŽƉWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚ
IHT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY | x
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Vision
ǀĞƌǇ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ
a project vision which matches the unique
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ŽǀĞƌĂƌĐŚŝŶŐ ŐŽĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ
ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
Horse Trail Improvement Strategy was developed
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŝŶƉƵƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ
ĂĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ͘
sŝƐŝŽŶ͗
To enhance, preserve and promote the Iron
Horse Traŝů as a conƟnƵoƵs, oīͲroad ǁaůŬŝnŐ
and cǇcůŝnŐ corrŝdor that provŝdes resŝdents oĨ
aůů aŐes, aďŝůŝƟes and sŬŝůůs the means to traveů
easŝůǇ and saĨeůǇ throƵŐh neŝŐhďoƵrhoods,
commƵnŝƟes, across the ŝtǇ and to other
mƵnŝcŝpaůŝƟes ǇearͲroƵnd ǁhŝůe promoƟnŐ
heaůthǇ, dŝverse transportaƟon and oƵtdoor
recreaƟon opportƵnŝƟes͘
ϭ͘Ϯ'ŽĂůƐΘKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ
dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŐŽĂůƐǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŐƵŝĚŝŶŐƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ
ƚŽ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
Strategy and are intended to direct the
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
ŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůŵŽǀŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘
ϭ͘ ĐƟǀĞ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͗ ŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ĂĐƟǀĞ
ŵŽĚĞƐĂŶĚŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨŶŽŶͲŵŽƚŽƌŝǌĞĚƚƌĂǀĞůĨŽƌ
ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƵƟůŝƚĂƌŝĂŶ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ĂŝŵŝŶŐ
ƚŽ ĚŽƵďůĞ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĐǇĐůŝƐƚ
ƚƌŝƉƐŽŶƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůǁŝƚŚŝŶϯͲϱǇĞĂƌƐ͘
Ϯ͘ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͗ƌĞĂƚĞĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ
ŽĨ ƉĂƌŬƐ͕ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů
ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ
ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌůĞŝƐƵƌĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
ϯ͘ ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ: Provide integrated trail
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝƚǇĂŶĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĂĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ
ƚŚĂƚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƉĂƌŬƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ
ĂŶĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƌŽƵƚĞƐ͕
ŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͕ƵƌďĂŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͕ůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ
ƚƌĂŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ͘
ϰ͘ ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ: Provide equitable access to the
ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ͕ ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐ ŽĨ
ĂŐĞ͕ĂďŝůŝƚǇĂŶĚƐŬŝůů͕ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůĚĞƐŝŐŶ
principles and meet the minimum accessibility
requirements as outlined within the Accessibility
ĨŽƌKŶƚĂƌŝĂŶƐǁŝƚŚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĐƚ;KͿ͘
ϱ͘ EĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ͗ WƌŽƚĞĐƚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ĂŶĚ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů
ƚŽ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚǇƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘
ϲ͘ ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƵůƚƵƌĞ: Enrich the cultural and
ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĂŶĚ
celebrate its role as a cultural heritage landscape
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͘
ϳ͘ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͗ ǆƉĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ ŽĨ
the Iron Horse Trail within the local community
ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐĂŐĞ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ ŝŶ ĨŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ
ƚƌĂŝů ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ͕ ĂƐƐŝƐƟŶŐ ŝŶ ƚƌĂŝů ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ
ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚůĞĂĚŝŶŐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ
ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͘
ϴ͘ ŝƌĞĐƚĞĚ 'ƌŽǁƚŚ ĂŶĚ /ŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ: Ensure
new developments located along or adjacent to
ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĂƐĂĨĞ͕
ĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ͕ƐƟŵƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞĂŶĚďĂƌƌŝĞƌĨƌĞĞ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
ϵ͘dŽƵƌŝƐŵĂŶĚ^ƉŽŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉ: Provide an Iron Horse
dƌĂŝů ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ Ă ĚĞƐŝƌĂďůĞ ĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶ
ĨŽƌ ƚŽƵƌŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƐƉŽŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŶ ƚĞƌŵƐ
ŽĨ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͕ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞ
ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘
IHT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY | 1
ϭ͘ϯDĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐǇ
The Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy was
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌͲůĞĚ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ
that involved a thorough development process
and a strategic, phased approach which included:
ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ, ƐŝƚĞŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇĂŶĚĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ͕
ƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ and ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘
&ŝŐƵƌĞϭ͗/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůEĞĂƌƚŚĞ,ĞŶƌǇ^ƚƵƌŵ
'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͘
ĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ
dŚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇǁĂƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞǆƚŽĨ
ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƉŽůŝĐǇĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ǁŽƌŬĚŽŶĞƚŽĚĂƚĞ͘ƐĂŶŝŶŝƟĂůƐƚĞƉŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕
^ƚĂīƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚŬĞǇƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐǇĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ
ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ
/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͘ƐƉĂƌƚŽĨ
ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ƉŚĂƐĞ͕ ^ƚĂī ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ
Ă ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ďĞƐƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ďŽƚŚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ
ĂŶĚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞĚ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘
including mapping, user surveys and trail counter
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ dǁŽ ;ϮͿ ŬĞǇ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ
phase included:
ŽƵŶƚĞƌ /ŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶ͗ /Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůǇ ĂŶĚ
ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůǇŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞ͕ƚŚƌĞĞ;ϯͿƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ
ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚĂƚƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚƉŽŝŶƚƐĂůŽŶŐ
ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ƚŽ ĂƐƐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ
ĂŶĚ ĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͘
/ŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ ŝŶ :ĂŶƵĂƌǇ ϮϬϭϱ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ
ĐƌƵĐŝĂůŝŶĂŶĂůǇǌŝŶŐƚƌĞŶĚƐŽǀĞƌƟŵĞĂŶĚĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ
ĨŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶŽĨƵƐĞƌƚƌŝƉƐ͘DŽǀŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͕ƚŚĞ
system will become increasingly important in the
ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐŽĨƚƌŝƉƐŽǀĞƌĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀĞŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕ƐĞĂƐŽŶƐ
Žƌ ǇĞĂƌƐ͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ
ϯ͘ϭdƌĂŝůhƐĞƌĂƚĂ͘
^ŝƚĞ ŶĂůǇƐŝƐ͗ /Ŷ Ɖƌŝů ĂŶĚ DĂǇ ŽĨ ϮϬϭϱ͕ ƐŝƚĞ
visits along the Iron Horse Trail and surrounding
ĂƌĞĂƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ ďǇ ^ƚĂī ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ
ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů WŽůŝĐĞ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ^ĂĨĞ ĂŶĚ
,ĞĂůƚŚǇ ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂŝů
ƵƐĞƌ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘ dŚĞ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ƐŝƚĞ ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ ĂŶĚ
ďĂƐĞůŝŶĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ǁĂƐ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ
ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ
ŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
^ŝƚĞ/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇĂŶĚŶĂůǇƐŝƐ
ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉĂƌƚŽĨĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ƐĞƚ ĨŽƌƚŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ
ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚǇ ŽĨ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ
ƐŝƚĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͕ ĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ
ĚĂƚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚƐŝƚĞĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐǁĂƐƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶ
2 | IHT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͗^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌƌĞĞŬ͘
WƵďůŝĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ŚĂǀĞ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ
ŝŶƚŚĞĨĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƚƌĂŝůƐǇƐƚĞŵ͕ĂŶĚĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ
ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚǇǁĂƐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚĂŶĚůŝƐƚĞŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐ͕ŝĚĞĂƐĂŶĚǀŝƐŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘
ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ǁĂƐ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚŽƐĞĞŬǀĂůƵĂďůĞŝŶƉƵƚĂŶĚĚƌĂǁƵƉŽŶ
ƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽůŝǀĞ͕ǁŽƌŬĂŶĚ
ƉůĂǇĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘ŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ͗
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WƵďůŝĐǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŵĞĞƟŶŐ
;ϯͿdƌĂŝů&ĞĞĚďĂĐŬ^ƚĂƟŽŶƐ
Online Survey
Focused discussions
dŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ^ƚĂī ǁŝƚŚ
Ă ǁŝĚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĨƌŽŵ
ŬĞǇ ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞƌ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕
ƌĞĨĞƌƚŽƐĞĐƟŽŶϰ͘ϭŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶWƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
dŚĞ ƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌǇ ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ďǇ ^ƚĂī͕
ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌŝŶƉƵƚĂŶĚǁŽƌŬĚŽŶĞ
ƚŽĚĂƚĞ͕ǁĂƐĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƌĞĮŶĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƌĂŌ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
Trail Improvement Strategy document, which was
ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚĨŽƌƉƵďůŝĐƌĞǀŝĞǁŽŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϭϴ͕ϮϬϭϱ͘
ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ǁĞƌĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ
ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ĮŶĂů
ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ĮŶĂů /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
Strategy is presented to the Community and
/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ^ƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ĨŽƌ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů
ŽŶKĐƚŽďĞƌϭϵ͕ϮϬϭϱ͘
2.0 CONTEXT & BACKGROUND
2.1 SITE CONTEXT
The Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy study
ĂƌĞĂŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝůǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ͘dŚĞ
<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐƉĂŶƐĨƌŽŵ
hŶŝŽŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚŽŶƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚƚŽKƩĂǁĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚŽŶƚŚĞ
ƐŽƵƚŚ͕ĂŶĚƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϰŬŵůŽŶŐ͘/Ŷ
ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĨƵůůǇ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĞǆĂŵŝŶĞ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͕
ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽ ĮƌƐƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ
ĐŽŶƚĞǆƚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽĐĂů͕ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů͕ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů
ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐ͘
Ϯ͘ϭ͘ϭ>ŽĐĂůŽŶƚĞǆƚ
tŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͕ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝƐ
ĂƵŶŝƋƵĞŽƵƚĚŽŽƌĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĞ
city’s environmental and cultural assets, heritage
ĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͘/ƚŝƐĂƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ƉƌŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ǁĞůůͲĚĞĮŶĞĚ͕ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ
route through numerous neighbourhoods and
ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ƉƌŝŵĞ
Figure 3: Iron Horse Trail Local Context Map.
commuter route, allowing residents and visitors
ĂŶŽīͲƌŽĂĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƚŽĐŽŵŵƵƚĞ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚǇ͘&ƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůŽĐĂůƚƌĂŝůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ
ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶůŝŶŬƐĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘
EĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ
The Iron Horse Trail connects many local
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚEĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇ
ŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗
ŚĞƌƌǇ WĂƌŬ EĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͗
ŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌͲtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ ďŽƌĚĞƌ
between King Street and Belmont Avenue, and
ĨŽůůŽǁƐĞůŵŽŶƚǀĞŶƵĞƐŽƵƚŚƚŽsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕
ĞĂƐƚ ĂůŽŶŐ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ƚŽ <ŝŶŐ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ĂŶĚ
ŶŽƌƚŚĂůŽŶŐ<ŝŶŐ^ƚƌĞĞƚƚŽƚŚĞ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌͲtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ
ďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ͘ dŚĞ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĨŽĐƵƐ
ŽŶ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ͕ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ
Kitchener and hosts events such as the annual
ŚĞƌƌǇ&ĞƐƟǀĂůĂŶĚŽƌŶ^ŽĐŝĂů͘
sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬ EĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͗ The
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶŝƐŽǀĞƌϮϬǇĞĂƌƐŽůĚĂŶĚ
ŝƐďŽƵŶĚĞĚďǇsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚŽŶƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͕YƵĞĞŶ
Street on the south, Joseph Street on the east and
tĞƐƚǀĞŶƵĞĂŶĚ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚZŽĂĚŽŶƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ͘dŚĞ
ĂƌĞĂƐ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝƐƚƌŝĐƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ƌŽůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞīŽƌƚƐ
ŽĨ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ ǁĂƐ
ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ͞'ƌĞĂƚ WůĂĐĞƐ ŝŶ
ĂŶĂĚĂ͟ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ WůĂŶŶĞƌƐ
;'ƌĞĂƚWůĂĐĞƐŝŶĂŶĂĚĂͿ͘
ĞůŵŽŶƚ sŝůůĂŐĞ͗ ĂƟŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϯϬƐ ĂŶĚ͕
ĞůŵŽŶƚsŝůůĂŐĞŝƐŚŽŵĞƚŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϳϱƵŶŝƋƵĞ
ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌͲtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͘dŚĞ
ĂƌĞĂŚĂƐĂƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶĨĞĞůǁŝƚŚĂŶƵƌďĂŶĂƉƉĞĂů
ŝŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌŝͲĐŝƟĞƐǁŝƚŚĚŝƌĞĐƚĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽ
ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůǀŝĂĂŶĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƌĂŵƉ͘
Figure 5: Belmont Village Sign. Image: Belmont
Villlage BIA (www.belmontvillage.ca)
ŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͗ Downtown Kitchener has a
ƌŝĐŚŚŝƐƚŽƌǇĂŶĚĂƐƚƌŽŶŐĨŽĐƵƐŽŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͚ϰ
ŽƌĞƌĞĂƐŽĨ&ŽĐƵƐ͕͛ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗
Figure 4: Victoria Park Neighbourhood Assoc.
Logo. Image: Victoria Park Neighbourhood
AssociaƟon (www.victoriaparkna.com)
DŝůůͲŽƵƌƚůĂŶĚ EĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕
,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚͲ^ƟƌůŝŶŐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ 'ƌŽƵƉ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞĚĂƌ
,ŝůů ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ 'ƌŽƵƉ: The neighbourhood
ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ƌƵŶ ƚŚĞ
ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŶĞĂƌďǇĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ĐĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚĂƌĞǁĞůůͲĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝů͘dŚĞŐƌŽƵƉŚĂƐĂƐƚƌŽŶŐĨŽĐƵƐŽŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ
ƐŽĐŝĂů͕ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůǇ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů͕ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƐŵĂůů͕
ǁĞůůͲŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĞĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ
ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŝŶŐŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚůǇŽŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐŝƐƐƵĞƐĂŶĚ
ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͘
ϭ͘
Ϯ͘
ϯ͘
ϰ͘
ŶŵĂǌŝŶŐ<ŝŶŐ^ƚƌĞĞƚǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ
New Urban Neighbourhoods
Ŷ/ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ
&ŽƐƚĞƌĂŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
dŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ
to the urban core and contributes to the vibrant
ĐƵůƚƵƌĞŽĨƐŽĐŝĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚǇĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘
ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ
The Iron Horse Trail provides access to a number
ŽĨďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗
>ŽĐĂůdƌĂŝůŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ
Ϯ͘ϭ͘ϯWƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůŽŶƚĞǆƚĂŶĚĞǇŽŶĚ
dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ WƌŝŵĂƌǇ ĂŶĚ ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ
ƚƌĂŝůƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĞĂƐƚͲ
ǁĞƐƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐ,ĞŶƌǇ^ƚƵƌŵ'ƌĞĞŶǁĂǇdƌĂŝůƚŚĂƚ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞdƌĂŶƐĂŶĂĚĂdƌĂŝůĂƚ
KƩĂǁĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͘dŚĞDƵůƟͲƵƐĞWĂƚŚǁĂǇƐĂŶĚdƌĂŝůƐ
DĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĂƐďĞŝŶŐ
ǀĞƌǇƉŽƉƵůĂƌ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůŽĨƉƵďůŝĐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶ
ƐĞĞŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ ŶŽƌƚŚͲƐŽƵƚŚ
ƌŽƵƚĞĨƌŽŵtĂƚĞƌůŽŽƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĐĞŶƚƌĂů<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌƚŽ
ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ͘
dŚĞ dƌĂŶƐ ĂŶĂĚĂ dƌĂŝů ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ
ůŽŶŐĞƐƚ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ ŽĨ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ƚƌĂŝůƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĐĞ
ĨƵůůǇĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ͕ǁŝůůƌƵŶĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϮϯ͕ϬϬϬŬŵĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĞƚůĂŶƟĐKĐĞĂŶƚŽƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐKĐĞĂŶĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞ
ƌĐƟĐKĐĞĂŶ͘ƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞdƌĂŶƐĂŶĂĚĂdƌĂŝů͕ƚŚĞ
/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŶŽƚŽŶůǇƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŽ
ƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽĂŶĚdŽǁŶƐŚŝƉŽĨtŽŽůǁŝĐŚ͕
but also to the over 400 community trails that
ŵĂŬĞƵƉƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶͲǁŝĚĞƚƌĂŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘
Ϯ͘ϭ͘ϮZĞŐŝŽŶĂůŽŶƚĞǆƚ
ZƵŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϱ͘ϱŬŵĨƌŽŵKƩĂǁĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
in Kitchener to Erb Street West in Waterloo, the Iron
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝƐĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬ
ƉĂƚŚǁĂǇďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽƵƌďĂŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͘tŝƚŚŝŶ
Waterloo Region, the Iron Horse Trail’s regional
ǀĂůƵĞĐĂŶďĞĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽƚŚŝƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ƌŽůĞŝƚƉůĂǇƐŝŶĨŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů͕ůĞŝƐƵƌĞĂŶĚ
ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽĐŝƟĞƐ͘
Figure 6: Trans Canada Trail Map. Image: Trans Canada FoundaƟon
2.2 HISTORY OF THE IHT
dŚĞ WƌĞƐƚŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞƌůŝŶ ;WΘͿ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐ
ZĂŝůǁĂǇƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂĚŝƌĞĐƚŵĞĂŶƐŽĨƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ ŽĨ WƌĞƐƚŽŶ ;ŶŽǁ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ
ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ dŽǁŶ ŽĨ ĞƌůŝŶ ;ƌĞŶĂŵĞĚ
<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ŝŶ ϭϵϭϲͿ͘ dŚĞ WΘ ůŝŶĞ ǁĂƐ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ŝŶ
ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ĨŽƌƉĂƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŽŶůǇ͕ŽŶKĐƚŽďĞƌ
ϲ͕ϭϵϬϰͲWΘ&ƌĞŝŐŚƚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶďĞŐĂŶŝŶƚŚĞĨĂůůŽĨ
ϭϵϬϱǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĨƌĞŝŐŚƚƚĞƌŵŝŶĂůŝŶĞƌůŝŶůŽĐĂƚĞĚ
Ăƚ:ŽƐĞƉŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚ>ŝŶĚĞŶǀĞǁĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ͘
The original route started in east Preston and
ƌĂŶŶŽƌƚŚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞ
ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐĂƐƚĂƟŽŶŽŶYƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ
ŶŽƌƚŚŝŶƚŽǁŚĂƚŝƐŶŽǁƵƉƚŽǁŶtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͘dŚĞWZ
ůĞĂƐĞĚďŽƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƌĂŝůǁĂǇƐŝŶ:ĂŶƵĂƌǇϭϵϬϴĨŽƌϵϵ
ǇĞĂƌƐĂŶĚŝŶϭϵϭϰƚŚĞŶĂŵĞ'ƌĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌZĂŝůǁĂǇ
was applied to both the Galt, Preston and Hespeler
^ƚƌĞĞƚZĂŝůǁĂǇ;'WΘ,ͿĂŶĚWΘĂŶĚƚŚĞǇďĞĐĂŵĞ
ĂƐŝŶŐůĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƌĞƉĂŝŶƟŶŐĂŶĚůĞƩĞƌŝŶŐŽĨ
ƚŚĞƌŽůůŝŶŐƐƚŽĐŬǁĂƐŶŽƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚƵŶƟůϭϵϭϴ͘
ƚƚŚĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ͕ƚŽƚĂůŵĂŝŶůŝŶĞƚƌĂĐŬĂŐĞĂŵŽƵŶƚĞĚ
ƚŽϭϴ͘ϲϯŵŝůĞƐ͘dŚĞ'ƌĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌZĂŝůǁĂǇƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ
ƉĂƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƵŶƟů ϭϵϱϱ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĞƐĞů ĨƌĞŝŐŚƚ
ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƵŶƟů ϭϵϵϯ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ
ĐůŽƐƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞůŝŶĞŽŶ:ƵůǇϲ͕ϭϵϵϯ;ZŽƚŚͿ͘
Figure ϳ: Grand River Railway Queen Street StaƟon,
1947. Wooden Passenger car Lake Erie & Northern
#939 loading passengers on a south¬bound train
to Preston and Galt. This staƟon was built in 1943
replacing a low wooden structure that had served
from 1921. The structure shown was used aŌer
passenger car service was abandoned in April 1955
by Canadian PaciĮc Transport buses which served
Kitchener unƟl the early 1960s. In the early 1970s,
this structure was demolished. Image Source:
Photo from the collecƟon of George Wm. Roth
dŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝƐƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌƌŝŐŚƚͲŽĨͲǁĂǇŽĨ
the Preston and Berlin Street Electric Railways
ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ
Waterloo to purchase the abandoned rail line
ĂŶĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞŝƚĂƐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉĂƌƚŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌͲ
tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͛Ɛ ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƚƌĂŝů͘
tŝƚŚƚŚĞũŽŝŶƚƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞďǇĐŝƟĞƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϱ͕
ƚŚĞǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞĐĂŵĞĂƌĞĂůŝƚǇ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽĸĐŝĂůŽƉĞŶŝŶŐŝŶϭϵϵϳ͘^ŝŶĐĞϭϵϵϳ͕ƚŚĞ
/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŚĂƐďĞĐŽŵĞĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ
ƌĞŐŝŽŶƐƵƌďĂŶĨĂďƌŝĐĂŶĚŝƐĂƐŵƵĐŚŽĨĂĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚ
ŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌͲtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͛ƐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƐǇƐƚĞŵĂƐ
ŝƚŝƐĂďĞůŽǀĞĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĂƐƐĞƚ͘
Figure 8: Grand River Railway Queen Street StaƟon, 1947. Steel passenger car. Lake Erie & Northern #975 is awaiƟng a leaving ͞highball͟ before
beginning it’s journey south to Preston, Galt, Paris,
Branƞord, Simcoe and Port Dover. Image source:
Photo from the collecƟon of George Wm. Roth.
2.3 PLANNING & POLICY CONTEXT
dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
documents and policies that have directly
ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ
Trail Improvement Strategy and associated
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͘ &ƌŽŵ Ă ĨĞĚĞƌĂů͕ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů͕
ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ĐŽŶƚĞǆƚ͕ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉůĂŶƐ
and policies relate directly to the provision
ŽĨ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ƚƌĂŝůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͘ dŚĞ
ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ƵƟůŝǌŝŶŐ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ
ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƉůĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ďǇͲůĂǁƐ͕ ǀŝƐŝŽŶŝŶŐ
ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƉůĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ƉůĂŶƐ͘
ŽůůĞĐƟǀĞůǇ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ ƚƌĂŝůƐ
planning throughout the City and the Iron Horse
dƌĂŝů͘ dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ
ǁĂƐƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƌǇĂŶĚƌĞůĂƚĞĚƉůĂŶƐ͘
Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϭŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌKĸĐŝĂůWůĂŶ;ϮϬϭϰͿ
dŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
KĸĐŝĂů WůĂŶ͕ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ
by Council in June
ϮϬϭϰ͕ ŝƐ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ůĞǀĞů
planning
document
which is intended to
ŐƵŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ͞Ă
ƐĂĨĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚǇ ƵƌďĂŶ
environment
within
ǁŚŝĐŚ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ
ƚŽ ƐĂƟƐĨǇ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŽĐŝĂů͕
ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂŶĚƉƐǇĐŚŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŶĞĞĚƐĨŽƌŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚ
ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ;^ĞĐƟŽŶϮ͘͘ϰ'ŽĂůƐͿ͘͟dŚĞƉůĂŶ
ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐŬĞǇŐŽĂůƐ͕ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ
ĂďůĞƚŽďĞƌĞĂůŝǌĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ͘ Ɛ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ
those planning principles, trails are considered
Ă ŬĞǇ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ
;WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ϳ ĂŶĚ ϭϭͿ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ
ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŝů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇ ŝŶ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐ ƉĂƌŬ ƐƉĂĐĞ͕ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ůŝŶŬĞĚ
ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ͘ dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ŝƐ Ă ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ Ă
ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂĐƟǀĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ ůŝŶŬŝŶŐ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ
ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ
ŵĞĞƚƐƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂƐŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌKĸĐŝĂůWůĂŶ͗
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͞WƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ
ĂƌĞĂƐƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚĨŽƌĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƚƌĂŝů
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŝƚǇ͖͟ĂŶĚ
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͞DĂǆŝŵŝǌĞƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌďŽƚŚ
ƉĂƐƐŝǀĞĂŶĚĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůƉƵƌƐƵŝƚŝŶ
ĂůůĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƚŚĞŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ͘͟
Ϯ͘ϯ͘Ϯ DƵůƟͲhƐĞ WĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ ĂŶĚ dƌĂŝůƐ
DĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶ;ϮϬϭϮͿ
dŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛Ɛ
DƵůƟͲhƐĞ
WĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ
and
Trail’s
Master
WůĂŶ ;ϮϬϭϮͿ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă
ƐĞƚ ŽĨ ŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ
ƚŽ
lead the development
ĂŶĚ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŵƵůƟͲ
use pathways within the
ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
short, medium, and long
ƚĞƌŵ͘
dŚĞƐƚƵĚǇĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŽŐƵŝĚĞ
ƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͗
͞DƵůƟͲƵƐĞ ƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ ĨŽƌŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇ
ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐŽīͲƌŽĂĚǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝŶŐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ
ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ Ăůů ĂŐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ
ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŽ ƚƌĂǀĞů ĞĂƐŝůǇ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
their neighbourhood, across the City and
ƚŽ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ͘ DƵůƟͲƵƐĞ
WĂƚŚǁĂǇƐŽīĞƌǇĞĂƌͲƌŽƵŶĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌĂĐƟǀĞ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ďǇ͗ ĞŝŶŐ ůŝŶŬĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚ
ŽŶͲƌŽĂĚ ĐǇĐůŝŶŐ ƌŽƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞĂĐƟǀĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͖>ŝŶŬŝŶŐŵĂũŽƌ
ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ͖ ĂŶĚ ďǇ ĞŝŶŐ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞůǇ
ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ͕ĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚŝŶƉĂƌŬƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐ
ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂ;^ĞĐƟŽŶϭ͘Ϯ͘ϭͿ͘͟
Within the document, the Iron Horse Trail is
ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂWƌŝŵĂƌǇDƵůƟͲhƐĞWĂƚŚǁĂǇƐͲdǇƉĞ
ϭƚƌĂŝů͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ͗
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,ĂƌĚͲƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ;ĂƐƉŚĂůƚŽƌĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞͿ
ϰͲƐĞĂƐŽŶŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ
WĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŝƚǇͲǁŝĚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƌĞ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶͬĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌ
routes
ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨϯ͘ϬŵŝŶǁŝĚƚŚ
ĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŵĞĞƚŽƌĞǆĐĞĞĚŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ
accessibility requirements
Support pedestrian convenience
ĂŶĚǁĂůŬĂďŝůŝƚǇĂŶĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĂĐƟǀĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
process aims to upgrade the Iron Horse Trail
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĚĞƐŝŐŶĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ
ƐĞƚĨŽƌƚŚďǇƚŚĞDƵůƟͲhƐĞWĂƚŚǁĂǇƐĂŶĚdƌĂŝůƐ
DĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚƌĂŝůǁŝĚƚŚ͕
ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĂĐƟǀĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘
The Master Plan contains (47) policy
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ
ƉĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
ŵƵůƟͲƵƐĞ ƉĂƚŚǁĂǇ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ͘
dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƌĞ ŬĞǇ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ͕ ĂƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ
through the Master Plan, that will be addressed
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĂŶ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů
Improvement Strategy:
^ŚŽƌƚͲƚĞƌŵ;ϬͲϱǇĞĂƌͿƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ͗
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/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƵƉŐƌĂĚŝŶŐŽĨƐƵƌĨĂĐŝŶŐ
on priority routes and Primary and
Secondary routes which receive a high
ůĞǀĞůŽĨƵƐĞ͖
hƉŐƌĂĚĞŬĞǇƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐĞĐƟŽŶƐǁŚĞƌĞ
ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇŝƐŽĨŵĂũŽƌĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ͖
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͖
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐĂŝĚƐ͖
ǆƉĂŶƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůͬdƌĂŶƐ
ĂŶĂĚĂdƌĂŝůĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌǇŶŽƌƚŚͲƐŽƵƚŚ
ƌŽƵƚĞĨŽƌĂĐƟǀĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͖ĂŶĚ
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ͞ŽŶͲƌŽĂĚ͟
ĐǇĐůŝŶŐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘
DĞĚŝƵŵƚĞƌŵ;ϲͲϭϬǇĞĂƌƐͿƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ͗
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ZŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ͖ĂŶĚ
ŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůͬdƌĂŶƐ
ĂŶĂĚĂdƌĂŝůĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌǇŶŽƌƚŚͲƐŽƵƚŚ
ƌŽƵƚĞĨŽƌĂĐƟǀĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͘
>ŽŶŐƚĞƌŵ;ϭϬƉůƵƐǇĞĂƌƐͿƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ͗
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>ŝŐŚƟŶŐŽĨWƌŝŵĂƌǇƌŽƵƚĞƐƚŚĂƚƐĞƌǀĞĂƐ
ŬĞǇĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌƌŽƵƚĞƐͲWŝůŽƚWĂƚŚǁĂǇ
>ŝŐŚƟŶŐWƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĂƐĂ^ƉĞĐŝĂů
WƌŽũĞĐƚǁŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂůŽŶŐ
Ϯ͘ϱŬŵŽĨƚŚĞ/,d
Figure 9: Primary MulƟ-hse Pathway (Type 1)
Image: MulƟ-hse Pathways and Trails Master
Plan (A-22)
Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϯWĂƌŬƐDĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶ;ϮϬϭϬͿ
ŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϬ͕
ƚŚĞ
WĂƌŬƐ
DĂƐƚĞƌ
WůĂŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ƐĞƚ ŽĨ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ
are intended to “direct
the City’s investments
ĂŶĚ
ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ
ŝŶ
ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕
ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕
ĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶ͕
improvement,
m a n a g e m e n t ,
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐĂŶĚƵƐĞƌŽĨ
ŝƚǇƉĂƌŬƐ;^ĞĐƟŽŶϭ͘ϭͿ͘͟dŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ
ƚƌĂŝůƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞWĂƌŬůĂŶĚůĂƐƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐƵŵŵĂƌǇ͕
ĂŶĚĞŵƉŚĂƐŝǌĞƐƚŚĞŝƌƌŽůĞĂƐŽīͲƌŽĂĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ
ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ
ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƟǀĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ƌŽƵƚĞƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ͘
dŚĞ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ ĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ ĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ ƚƌĂŝů ůŽŽƉƐ͕ ĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƐ ŶĞǁ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŶĞǁ ƚƌĂŝůƐ
ƚŽ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ƚƌĂŝů ƌŽƵƚĞƐ͕ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͘
KƚŚĞƌŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ
ůŽŽƉ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ ŽƵƚůŝŶŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŝůŚĞĂĚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕
ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚƌĂǀĞů͕ǁĂǇŵĂƌŬĞƌƐ͕ŬĞǇĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͕ůĞǀĞů
ŽĨĚŝĸĐƵůƚǇĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
ƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĚŽǁŶƚŽǁŶĐŽƌĞǁĂƐ
also emphasized, and the Iron Horse Trail is the
ŝĚĞĂůĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞĨŽƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐƚŽŬĞǇĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƉƌŝŵĂƌǇƉĂƌŬƐ͕ůŝďƌĂƌŝĞƐ͕ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ
ƚĞƌŵŝŶĂůƐ͕ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů
ĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŬĞǇĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘
Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϰŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌǇĐůŝŶŐWůĂŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ϮϭƐƚĞŶƚƵƌǇ;ϮϬϭϬͿ
The City’s Cycling Master
WůĂŶƐĞĞŬƐƚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ
cycling among Kitchener
ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ Ăůů ĂŐĞƐ͕
ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕
ĂŶĚ
ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ Ă
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ďŝŬĞǁĂǇƐ ƚŽ
be implemented over
ƟŵĞ͕ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ
ŵĂŬŝŶŐ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ Ă
ďŝĐǇĐůĞͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ
ĐŝƚǇ͕
ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ
ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ƚŽ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ŝŶƚŽ
ĂĐƟŽŶ͘KƵƚĐŽŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ
ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚƌŝƉƐ ďǇ ďŝĐǇĐůĞ ĞǀĞƌǇ
ƚŚƌĞĞ ƚŽ ĮǀĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗ ĂƩƌĂĐƟŶŐ ŶĞǁ ĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐ͖ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ
ďŝĐǇĐůĞ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͖ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ďŝŬĞǁĂǇ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŽŶ
ĐŝƚǇƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ͖ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐďŝĐǇĐůĞƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ͖ĞǆƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďŝĐǇĐůŝŶŐ͖ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ
ĨŽƌ ďŝĐǇĐůĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ
ĐƵůƚƵƌĞŽĨĐǇĐůŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
Cycling already enjoys some popularity in the City
ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ͕ ǁĞůů ƵƐĞĚ͕ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ
such as the Iron Horse Trail provide an environment
ĐŽŶĚƵĐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ƵƟůŝƚĂƌŝĂŶ ĐǇĐůŝŶŐ͘
KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ƉůĂŶ ŝƐ ƚŽ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨŽŶͲƐƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚŽīͲƐƚƌĞĞƚďŝŬĞ
lanes, local bicycle priority streets, signed routes
ƚŽŬĞǇĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ŵƵůƟͲƵƐĞƚƌĂŝůƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽŶͲƐƚƌĞĞƚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘ĞƐŝŐŶ
ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞ ŵƵůƟͲƵƐĞ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ŝŶƚŽ
ŽŶͲƌŽĂĚ ďŝŬĞǁĂǇƐ ƐǇƐƚĞŵƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŵŝĚͲďůŽĐŬ
ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͕ ŚŝŐŚͲǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͕ ƌĞĨƵŐĞ ŝƐůĂŶĚƐ
ĂŶĚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͕ĂƌĞĞǆĂŵŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ͘
Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϱ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
DĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶ;ϮϬϭϯͿ
The city has developed
Ă ŶĞǁ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
Master Plan that will
guide the city as it strives
to manage growing
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ĚĞŵĂŶĚ͘
dŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŝƐĂŬĞǇ
ƚŽŽůŝŶĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽďƵŝůĚ
a healthy, vibrant and
sustainable city, helping
ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ
ďĞƩĞƌ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ͕ ĐǇĐůŝŶŐ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ ĂŶĚ ƌŽĂĚǁĂǇ
ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘^ŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚǇ
include:
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ĞǀĞůŽƉŐƵŝĚŝŶŐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ
ĨŽƌƐƵďũĞĐƚƐƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚƌĂĸĐĐŽŶƚƌŽů
;ƚƌĂĸĐƐŝŐŶĂůƐ͕ƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚƐͿƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ƚŽƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƌŽĂĚŶŽŝƐĞ
ŵŝƟŐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚƌƵĐŬƌŽƵƚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞǇĞĂƌ
ϮϬϯϭǁŝƚŚƐŚŽƌƚƚĞƌŵ͕ŵĞĚŝƵŵƚĞƌŵ͕ĂŶĚ
long term goals
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ
ĨŽƌĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞŵŽĚĞƐŽĨ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ;ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ͕ĐǇĐůŝŶŐĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐŝƚͿ
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Describe how to develop an integrated
system that supports Regional bus and
planned rapid transit
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Describe how to develop a city that is less
reliant on cars
KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŬĞǇ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
DĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶŝƐƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚĐƟǀĞ
dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝŶŬƐ ǁĂůŬĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ
ďŝŬĞĂďůĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ĂƵƚŽŵŽďŝůĞ
ƌĞůŝĂŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƚƌĂŝůƐ͕ďŝŬĞǁĂǇƐ
ĂŶĚ ^ĐĞŶŝĐͲ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ZŽĂĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘
Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϲ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ĞŵĂŶĚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ;ϮϬϭϬͿ
/Ŷ ĂŶ ĞīŽƌƚ ƚŽ ŵŝŶŝŵŝǌĞ
ƚƌĂĸĐ
ĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶ͕
improve air quality,
reduce
greenhouse
gas emissions, reduce
ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ĚĞŵĂŶĚ͕ ĂŶĚ
improve public health
ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ͕ ƚŚĞ
city has developed a
dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ĞŵĂŶĚ
Management
(TDM)
ƉůĂŶ͘/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ƚŚĞdDƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇǁŝůůƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚďĞŶĞĮƚƐ
to the city and to the downtown community,
including:
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ZĞĚƵĐĞĚƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĚĞŵĂŶĚ
>ĞƐƐĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶ
DŽƌĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶͲŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚ
ĂůĂŶĐĞĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
Cleaner air
More liveable community
dŚĞdDƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͕ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨƚŚĞǇĐůŝŶŐDĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶĂŶĚDƵůƟͲƵƐĞWĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ
and Trails Master Plan, will provide the public
ǁŝƚŚŐƌĞĂƚĞƌĐŚŽŝĐĞ͕ŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
to choose travel modes other than the single
ŽĐĐƵƉĂŶƚǀĞŚŝĐůĞ͘
Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϳtĂůŬǇĐůĞtĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶ;ϮϬϭϰͿ
dŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͛Ɛ
ĐƟǀĞ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
Master Plan is a
comprehensive
travel
ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ĨŽƌ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ
and cyclists and is
intended to provide
ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚŽ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů
ŽƵŶĐŝů ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂī ŽŶ
ĂĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŽ
encourage
residents
ƚŽ
ĐŚŽŽƐĞ
ĂĐƟǀĞ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͘/ƚĂůƐŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ
ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ
WůĂŶŚĂƐĮǀĞĐƟŽŶWůĂŶƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŝƚƐ
ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐŽĂů ŽĨ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ZĞŐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ŵŽĚĞ
ƐŚĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐǇĐůŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ WůĂŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ
Ă͗EĞƚǁŽƌŬĐƟŽŶWůĂŶ͖^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞĐƟŽŶ
WůĂŶ͖ tŝŶƚĞƌ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ĐƟŽŶ WůĂŶ͖ ĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌĂů
^ŚŝŌ ĐƟŽŶ WůĂŶ͖ ĂŶĚ͕ WĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ DŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ
ĐƟŽŶWůĂŶ͘
KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞīĞĐƟǀĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶ
ŽĨ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ ƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŝƚƐ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐǇĐůŝŶŐ
ŵŽĚĞ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŐŽĂůƐ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂĐƟǀĞ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶďǇƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂƐĂĨĞ͕
ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞĂŶĚĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶƚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
dŚĞ ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇ Ăŝŵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƉůĂŶ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŝͲĐŝƟĞƐ
ĂŶĚ ƌƵƌĂů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽǁŶƐŚŝƉƐ ďǇ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ƌŽƵƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ
ĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐ͘ dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ
as a high to very high use corridor that will play
Ă ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ƌŽůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ĂĐƟǀĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚŝŶtĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶ͘
Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϴ ZĞŐŝŽŶ ŽĨ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
DĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶ;ϮϬϭϭͿ
dŚĞ ZĞŐŝŽŶ ŽĨ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ
dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ DĂƐƚĞƌ
Plan (RTMP), approved
ŝŶ
ϮϬϭϭ͕
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ
the Regional policy
ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŵĂŶǇ
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛Ɛ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ƉůĂŶƐ͘
The plan will help the
ZĞŐŝŽŶŽīĞƌŵŽƌĞƚƌĂǀĞů
choices to residents,
ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ŽƵƌ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ŝƐ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůǇƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ͘dŚĞŐŽĂůŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂŶ
is to create:
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ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƚŚĂƚĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ
on transit, with a rapid transit system
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͕<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌĂŶĚ
ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ͘
•
DŽƌĞĐǇĐůŝŶŐůĂŶĞƐĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶͲ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇƌŽƵƚĞƐ͘
•
ŶĞǆƉĂŶĚĞĚďƵƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
ŵŽƌĞĞǆƉƌĞƐƐďƵƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽĨĞĞĚƌĂƉŝĚ
ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƐƚĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞ
ďƵƐǇƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ
ďĞǇŽŶĚƚŚĞƌĂƉŝĚƚƌĂŶƐŝƚĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
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Planned road improvements to ensure
ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨŐŽŽĚƐ͕ƌĞůŝĞǀĞƚƌĂĸĐ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ͘
•
^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƚŽŚĞůƉƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶ
encourage transit ridership, cycling and
ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ͕ŵĂŶĂŐĞĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ
ǀŝďƌĂŶƚƵƌďĂŶƉůĂĐĞƐ͘
Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϵ ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ KŶƚĂƌŝĂŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ
ŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĐƚ͕WĂƌƚϰ͘ϭͲĞƐŝŐŶŽĨWƵďůŝĐ
^ƉĂĐĞƐ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ;ϮϬϭϰ)
The
Accessibility
ĨŽƌ KŶƚĂƌŝĂŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ
ŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ Đƚ ;KͿ
was passed on June
ϭϯ͕ ϮϬϬϱ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ Ă
provincially
legislated
policy which calls on the
business
community,
ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕ ŶŽƚͲĨŽƌͲ
ƉƌŽĮƚƐĞĐƚŽƌĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞ
ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ Žƌ
ƚŚĞŝƌ
ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ
ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ͕ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞ ŵĂŶĚĂƚŽƌǇ
ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͘
dŚĞKƐĞƚƐŽƵƚĂĐůĞĂƌŐŽĂůĂŶĚƟŵĞͲĨƌĂŵĞƚŽ
ŵĂŬĞ KŶƚĂƌŝŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ďǇ ϮϬϮϱ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ Ă
ĨŽĐƵƐŽŶdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƵŝůƚŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕
including enhancements to accessibility to new
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽƌŵĂũŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚ
ĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌƚƌĂŝůƐ͘
dŚĞĞƐŝŐŶŽĨWƵďůŝĐ^ƉĂĐĞƐ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ KŶƚĂƌŝĂŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ Đƚ
;KͿ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚ ǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ǁŚĞŶ
ŶĞǁůǇ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐ Žƌ ƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚƌĂŝůƐ͘
Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϭϬƵůƚƵƌĂů,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ;ϮϬϭϰͿ
Throughout
Kitchener’s new
and
developed
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ
historic
places
that are valued
ďǇ ŽƵƌ ĐŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ
their
cultural
Ɛ ŝ Ő Ŷ ŝ Ĩ ŝ Đ Ă Ŷ Đ Ğ ͕
ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞ ŽƵƌ ĐŝƚǇ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƉůĂĐĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŽĚĂǇ͘
<ŶŽǁŶ ĨŽƌŵĂůůǇ ĂƐ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͕
these historic places blend the built and natural
environment and provide us with valuable insight
ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ
ƐŚĂƉĞĚ͕ĂŶĚĂƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽƐŚĂƉĞ͕<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͘
Ɛ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ
ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů
heritage resources, the planning division has
coordinated a Cultural Heritage Study to inventory
ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͘WƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ
ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ŽŶ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕
,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ WůĂĐĞƐ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ŝƐ ĞǆĂŵŝŶŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ
ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐƚŚĂƚƌĂŶŐĞŝŶƐŝǌĞĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨƌŽŵ
ĐĞŵĞƚĞƌŝĞƐƚŽŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͘
dŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐůĂƐƐŝĮĞĚĂƐĂĐƵůƚƵƌĂů
ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
ƐƚƵĚǇ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ƐƵŵŵĂƌǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞƐ
ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů͛Ɛ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ǀĂůƵĞ
ĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ͘dŚŝƐŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞǁŝůůŚĞůƉĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞ
ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ
ƚƌĂŝůĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚŽĨĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĐŝƟǌĞŶƐĂŶĚĨƵƚƵƌĞ
ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘
͞dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĞůƉ ĨŽƌŵ Ă
ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ŶŽŶͲĂƵƚŽ ƚƌĂǀĞů
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƐƚĞƉ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ
ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐďĞƩĞƌĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐĂƚƌŽĂĚƐ͘͟
3.0 EXISTING TRAIL CONDITIONS & USE
3.1 TRAIL USER DATA
/ŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽďĞƩĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĞǆƚĞŶƚŽĨƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞ
ĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƚƌĂŝůͲƵƐĞƌƐ͕ŝƚŝƐ
ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ƋƵĂŶƟĨǇ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ
ĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐƚŚĂƚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇƵƐĞƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
ƐƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌƐƚƌĂǀĞůŝŶŐŽŶĨŽŽƚŽƌ
ďŝŬĞǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌƐƚĞĂĚŝůǇŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐ͕
it becomes vital to accurately understand trail
ƵƐĞƌ ƚƌĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ
ĂĐƟǀĞŵŽĚĞƐŝŶƚŽƚƌĂŝůĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ
ŵĂŬŝŶŐ͘
dŚĞƐĞ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇ ĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞŝƌ ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĚĞŶƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ
ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ &ŝŐƵƌĞƐ ϳ͕ ϵ͕ ϭϬ͕ ϭϭ͕ ϭϮ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ
ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƵƐĞƌĚĂƚĂŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞ;ϯͿ
ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƚƌĂŝůƵƐĂŐĞ
ďǇŵŽŶƚŚ͕ĚĂǇ͕ŚŽƵƌĂŶĚƚǇƉĞŽĨƵƐĞ͘
Ɛ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϭ͘ϰ DĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐǇ͕ ƚŚĞ
ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ;ϯͿ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ
ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů Ăƚ ŬĞǇ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ʹ ŚĞƌƌǇ
^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ YƵĞĞŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƌĚĞŶ ǀĞŶƵĞ ʹ ƚŽ
ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůǇĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞ͘
Figure 10: Data Gathered from May 12, 2015 to August 25, 2015 at Cherry Street, Queen Street &
Borden Street Counters.
dŚĞĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐŽƉĞƌĂƚĞŽŶĂŶŝŶĚƵĐƟǀĞůŽŽƉƐǇƐƚĞŵ
ƚŚĂƚƵƐĞƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ
ĨŽƌƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚĐŽƵŶƟŶŐŽĨĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ
ŽŶƚƌĂŝůƐ͘dŚĞƐǇƐƚĞŵŝƐƵƐĞĨƵůĨŽƌŽďƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƚƌĞŶĚƐ
ŽǀĞƌĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƟŵĞĂŶĚĂůůŽǁƐĨŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ
ŽĨ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐ ƚƌŝƉƐ ŽǀĞƌ ĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀĞ
ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕ƐĞĂƐŽŶƐŽƌǇĞĂƌƐ͘ůůĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐĐŽŵĞǁŝƚŚ
the ability to transmit data by Bluetooth and the
ƌĞƚƌŝĞǀĂůŽĨĚĂƚĂŝƐĚŽŶĞŽŶͲƐŝƚĞƵƐŝŶŐĂůƵĞƚŽŽƚŚ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĐŽͲŽƵŶƚĞƌ͛ƐĐŽͲ>ŝŶŬƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ
ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐŽŶĂtŝŶĚŽǁƐW͕ĂŶĞƚďŽŽŬ͕ĂtŝŶĚŽǁƐ
ϴƚĂďůĞƚŽƌĂĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞŶĚƌŽŝĚƐŵĂƌƚƉŚŽŶĞ͘/Ŷ
ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞǁŝƚŚĂŶ
ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐ ĚĂƚĂ ƚƌĂŶƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽƉƟŽŶ ;'^Dͬϯ'Ϳ͘
dŚŝƐ ŽƉƟŽŶ ĂůůŽǁƐ ĨŽƌ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐ ĚĂŝůǇ ƵƉĚĂƚĞƐ
ŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚ ĚĂƚĂ ƐĞŶƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇ ƚŽ ĂŶ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ĚĂƚĂ
ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐƉůĂƞŽƌŵ͘ǀĞƌǇŶŝŐŚƚ͕ƚŚĞĚĂƚĂĨƌŽŵĞĂĐŚ
ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůǇ ƐǇŶĐŚƌŽŶŝǌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ
ƐĂǀĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌƐĞƌǀĞƌ͘dŚĞĚĂƚĂŝƐ
ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůǇ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĚĂƚĞ ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶǇ
ŽƵƚůŝĞƌĚĂƚĂƉŽŝŶƚƐĂƌĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚ͘&ŽƌƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ
ŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͕^ƚĂī
ƵƟůŝǌĞĚďŽƚŚŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĚĂƚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͘
Figure 12: Permanent Trail Counter InstallaƟon
on the Iron Horse Trail Near Borden Street.
Figure 11: Data Gathered from February 13, 2015 to August 25, 2015 at the Cherry Street, Queen Street
and Borden Street Counter LocaƟons. Winter с February to March, Spring н April to May, Summer с
June to August
hƐŝŶŐ ĚĂƚĂ ŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ͕ ƐƚĂī ǁĞƌĞ
able to generate baseline user data and begin to
ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƵƐĞƌƚƌĞŶĚƐ͘dŚĞĚĂƚĂŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ
ŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚďǇŵŽŶƚŚ͕ĚĂǇĂŶĚŚŽƵƌ͘
&ŝŐƵƌĞ ϭϬ ďĞůŽǁ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĚĂƚĂ
ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĞĚĂƐƚŽƚĂůƵƐĂŐĞďǇŵŽŶƚŚ͘ĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĚĂƚĂ͕ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ŝƐ ƵƟůŝǌĞĚ ŝŶ
ĞǀĞƌǇ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŶƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞĂŬ
ƵƐĂŐĞ ŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ƐĞĂƐŽŶƐ͘
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƵƐĞƌƐĂƉƉĞĂƌƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶ
ŝŶǁĂƌŵĞƌŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨƵƐĞƌƐƐƟůůƵƟůŝǌĞ
ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĂƐŽŶ͘dŚĞĚĂƚĂƐŚŽǁŶ
ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ŝƐ Ă ϰͲƐĞĂƐŽŶ
ƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
Figure 13: Total Trail hsage By Month. Data collected from September 25, 2015 to August 25, 2015 from
the Cherry Street counter and February 13, 2015 to August 25, 2015 from the Queen Street and Borden
Street counter locaƟons.
ĂƚĂƐŚŽǁŶǁĂƐĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŚĞƌƌǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
ĂŶĚYƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚĐŽƵŶƚĞƌůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞŽƌĚĞŶ
^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ĞǆĐůƵĚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚŝƐ ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ
due to a counter error that occurs when leaves,
ďƌĂŶĐŚĞƐ Žƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŽďƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ĚŝƐƚŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĂ
ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŵŝƟŐĂƚĞĚ
ďǇŚĂǀŝŶŐƐƚĂīŝŶƐƉĞĐƚƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐŽŶĂǁĞĞŬůǇ
ďĂƐŝƐ͘
&ŝŐƵƌĞ ϭϰ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ĚĂŝůǇ ƚƌĂĸĐ ;ƚŽƚĂůͿ
ƉĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ Ă
ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ŇŽǁ ŽĨ ƵƐĞƌƐ ƐĞǀĞŶ ;ϳͿ ĚĂǇƐ ƉĞƌ
ǁĞĞŬ͕ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚƐ ƌŽůĞ ĂƐ ďŽƚŚ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
Figure 14: Average Trail hse By Day. Data shown
was collected from February 13, 2015 to August
25 2015 from the Cherry Street and Queen Street
counter locaƟons. The Borden Street counter was
excluded from this analysis due to counter error.
Figure 15: Average Trail hser By Hour. Data
shown was collected from February 13, 2015
to August 25, 2015 from the Cherry Street and
Queen Street counter locaƟons. The Borden
Street counter was excluded from this analysis
due to counter error.
3.2 NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
Dŝůů ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ͳ Ă ϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ ĐŝƚǇ ĂƌƚĞƌŝĂů ƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ
Kitchener operated roadway
ǁĞůůͲĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚƌĂŝů ŝƐ ŚĞĂǀŝůǇ ƌĞůŝĂŶƚ ŽŶ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ůŝŶŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ƌŽĂĚƐ͕
ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ͕ƚƌĂŝůƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
DĂĚŝƐŽŶǀĞŶƵĞͲĂϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ŵŝŶŽƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ
ĐŽůůĞĐƚŽƌ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚ
roadway
dŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇǁĞůůĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ
ƚŽŬĞǇŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌĂŶĚ
ZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͘
/Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ƚŽ
ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝĚĞŶƟĨǇ
ůŝŶŬĂŐĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŶĞĞĚƐƚŽ
ďĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůǇŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƚƵƌĞ
ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƉĂƌŬ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ͕
ƚƌĂŝů͕ƐŝĚĞǁĂůŬĂŶĚďŝŬĞͲǁĂǇƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘dŽďĞĂďůĞ
ƚŽĞīĞĐƟǀĞůǇĚŽƚŚŝƐ͕ŝƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞ
ĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͛ƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŽ
ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚǇ͘
ϯ͘Ϯ͘ϭdƌĂŝůʹZŽĂĚƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ
dŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇĐƌŽƐƐĞƐƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
roadways:
ŽƵƌƚůĂŶĚ ǀĞŶƵĞ Ͳ Ă ϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů ƌŽĂĚ͕
ZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚƌŽĂĚǁĂǇ
^ƟƌůŝŶŐǀĞͲĂϰͲůĂŶĞ͕ŵĂũŽƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĐŽůůĞĐƚŽƌ
ƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚƌŽĂĚǁĂǇ
WĂůŵĞƌǀĞͲĂϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ůŽĐĂůƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
operated roadway
Kent AveͲĂϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ůŽĐĂůƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
operated roadway
ŽƌĚĞŶǀĞͲĂϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůZŽĂĚ͕ZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨ
Waterloo operated roadway
KƩĂǁĂǀĞͲĂϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůZŽĂĚ͕ZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨ
hŶŝŽŶůǀĚ͘ͲĂϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ĐŝƚǇĂƌƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ŝƚǇŽĨ
Kitchener operated roadway
'ůĂƐŐŽǁ^ƚƌĞĞƚʹĂϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ĐŝƚǇĂƌƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ŝƚǇ
ŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚƌŽĂĚǁĂǇ
'ĂŐĞ ǀĞŶƵĞ ʹ Ă ϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ ŵŝŶŽƌ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ
ĐŽůůĞĐƚŽƌ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚ
roadway
Victoria StreetͲĂϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůZŽĂĚ͕ZĞŐŝŽŶ
ŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚƌŽĂĚǁĂǇ
West AveʹĂϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ŵĂũŽƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĐŽůůĞĐƚŽƌ
ƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚƌŽĂĚǁĂǇ
Figure 16: Trail-Road Crossing at Mill Street
YƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚͲĂϮͲůĂŶĞ͕ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůƌŽĂĚ͕ZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨ
ϯ͘Ϯ͘ϮǆŝƐƟŶŐdƌĂŶƐŝƚŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ
ƐŽĨϮϬϭϱ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶŝŶĞ;ϵͿ'ƌĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌdƌĂŶƐŝƚ
ƌŽƵƚĞƐ ŝŶ ĐůŽƐĞ ƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͕
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌ͛ƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞ
ĐŝƚǇďǇǁĂǇŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŚĂƌůĞƐ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
Terminal in Downtown Kitchener, a major hub
ĨŽƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƌŽƵƚĞƐ͘dŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ 'Zd ďƵƐ
routes:
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ZŽƵƚĞϴʹhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇͬ&ĂŝƌǀŝĞǁWĂƌŬDĂůů
Route 4 – Glasgow
ZŽƵƚĞϭϵʹsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ^ŽƵƚŚ
ZŽƵƚĞϮϬʹsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ,ŝůůƐͬsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂͲ&ƌĞĚĞƌŝĐŬ
ZŽƵƚĞϮϰʹ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚ
ZŽƵƚĞϮʹ&ŽƌĞƐƚ,ŝůůͬ&ŽƌĞƐƚ,ĞŝŐŚƚƐ
ZŽƵƚĞϭϭʹŽƵŶƚƌǇ,ŝůůƐ
ZŽƵƚĞϯʹKƩĂǁĂ^ŽƵƚŚ
ZŽƵƚĞϮϮʹ>ĂƵƌĞŶƟĂŶtĞƐƚ
Figure 17: 2014- 2015 Grand River Transit Route Map. Image: Region of Waterloo, Grand River Transit.
(wwww.grt.ca).
ϯ͘Ϯ͘ϯ&ƵƚƵƌĞdƌĂŶƐŝƚŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ
tŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨƵůů ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ŽĨ
ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐǁŝůůďĞƌĞĂůŝǌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǆƚ
ĨĞǁǇĞĂƌƐ͘dŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŝŶ
ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ /KE ʹ Ă ůŝŐŚƚͲƌĂŝů
and bus rapid transit service set to begin service
ŝŶ ϮϬϭϳ͘ dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ǁŝůů ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ Žƌ ďĞ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶϱϬϬͲϭϬϬϬŵĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ/KEƐƚĂƟŽŶ
stops:
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<ŝŶŐͬsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ;ŵƵůƟͲŵŽĚĂůƚƌĂŶƐŝƚŚƵďͿ
Kitchener City Hall
sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬ
Queen Street
<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌDĂƌŬĞƚ
Mill
&ƌĞĚĞƌŝĐŬ
Borden
Grand River Hospital
Figure 19: ION Transit System Rendering. Image:
Region of Waterloo.
Figure 18: Proximity of the Iron Horse Trail to the Future ION Light Rail Transit System and StaƟon Stops.
ϯ͘Ϯ͘ϯdƌĂŝůĐĐĞƐƐ
^ƵƌĨĂĐĞŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ
The Iron Horse Trail is currently accessible through
Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ŽĨ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ
ƌŽƵƚĞ͘ tŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƚƌĂŝů ĂĐĐĞƐƐ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ŶŽ ŽĸĐŝĂů ƚƌĂŝůŚĞĂĚ Žƌ
ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
Ɛ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ͛Ɛ WƌŝŵĂƌǇ ;dǇƉĞ ϭͿ DƵůƟͲhƐĞ
WĂƚŚǁĂǇƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƐĂ
ŝƚǇͲǁŝĚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂƐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶͬ
commuter route, and as such is required to be a
ŚĂƌĚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͘
3.3 TRAIL SURFACE & CONDITION
dŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĂƐƉŚĂůƚ ƐƵƌĨĂĐŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ƌƵŶƐ ƚŚĞ
ĞŶƟƌĞůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͕ŚĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŝƚƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ
ůŝĨĞĐǇĐůĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĐƌĂĐŬƐ͕ƐŝŐŶƐŽĨǁĞĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚĚĞƚĞƌŝŽƌĂƟŽŶĂƚŵƵůƟƉůĞƉŽŝŶƚƐ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕
ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ŚĂƐ ƐŽŵĞ ŐƌĂĚŝŶŐ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂůŽŶŐ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ĐĂƵƐĞ ƉƵĚĚůŝŶŐ Žƌ ŝĐŝŶŐ͕
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇŝŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘
ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƚĞ ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͕ ĂŶ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ǁĂƐ ŵĂĚĞ ŽĨ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ
ƚƌĂŝůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůǁŝĚƚŚ͕ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͕ĞĚŐĞ
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŽǀĞƌĂůůĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ͘
dƌĂŝůtŝĚƚŚ
dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ŚĂƐ Ă ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ǁŝĚƚŚ ŽĨ
Ϯ͘ϱŵĂůŽŶŐĂŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͕ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƌ
ƚǁŽ;ϮͿƚƌĂǀĞůůĂŶĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĞĂĐŚĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ
ϭ͘ϮϱŵǁŝĚĞ͘dŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĨŽƌĂWƌŝŵĂƌǇ
;dǇƉĞϭͿdƌĂŝůŝƐϯ͘ϬŵǁŝĚĞ͘
Figure 21: ExisƟng Trail Surface CondiƟon
Showing Example of Weathering and Cracking.
Figure 20: Iron Horse Trail in the Summer Season.
3.4 CURRENT MAINTENANCE
3.5 SIGNAGE & WAYFINDING
The Iron Horse Trail is currently maintained as
Ă ϰͲƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ĂƐ
Ă ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƐŝĚĞǁĂůŬ͘ dŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ
accessibility throughout the year:
dŚĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŝů ŵĂƉƐ͕ ŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƟǀĞ ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ
ǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ Ă ĐƌƵĐŝĂů ĂƐƉĞĐƚ ŽĨ Ă ƚƌĂŝů ƐǇƐƚĞŵ
ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ďĂƐĞ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ Ăůů
ƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƐƐŝƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƵƐĞƌĐůĂƌŝƚǇ͕ƐĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚ
ĂĐĐĞƐƐ͘ƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ͕ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŚĂƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ
<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘
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ůĞĂƌŝŶŐŽĨĂǀĞŐĞƚĂƟǀĞďƵīĞƌĂƚĂ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨϰϴ͟ŽŶĞŝƚŚĞƌƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞ
trail to improve sightlines and visibility,
ǁŚĞƌĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͖
A brush cut is completed at least once per
ǇĞĂƌŽƌďǇƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ͖
>ŝƩĞƌĐůĞĂŶͲƵƉŽĐĐƵƌƚǁŝĐĞƉĞƌǇĞĂƌŽƌďǇ
ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ͖
^ǁĞĞƉŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůǁŝƚŚĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ
machinery is completed on a request
ďĂƐŝƐ͖
'ƌĂĸƟĂŶĚǀĂŶĚĂůŝƐŵŝƐĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚďǇ
ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨƌŽŵƐƚĂīŽƌƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͖
^ƵƌĨĂĐĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞ
ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĂŝŶƚƐĂƌŝƐĞ͖
'ĂƌďĂŐĞĐĂŶƐĂŶĚŵŽůŽŬƐĂƌĞĞŵƉƟĞĚ
ǁĞĞŬůǇ͖
Missing or damaged trail signage and
ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĂŝŶƚƐĂƌŝƐĞ͖
ŌĞƌƚŚĞĐĞƐƐĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƐŶŽǁƐƚŽƌŵ͕ƚŚĞ
ƚƌĂŝůŵƵƐƚďĞĐůĞĂƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶϮϰŚŽƵƌƐ͖ĂŶĚ
During the winter, the trail is salted
ĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌĞĚŽĨƐŶŽǁƚŽƚŚĞĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ƉĂǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͘
ϯ͘ϱ͘ϭ͘ǆŝƐƟŶŐtĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞ
ǆŝƐƟŶŐ ǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
ƚŽĂƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůʹĨƌŽŵĂǀŝĚ
Street to Borden Avenue – that was installed as
ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇĐůŝŶŐ DĂƐƚĞƌ WůĂŶ ďŝŬĞ ƌŽƵƚĞ ƉŝůŽƚ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶϮϬϭϮ͘
Figure 22: Current Iron Horse Trail WayĮnding
Signage.
ϯ͘ϱ͘ϮǆŝƐƟŶŐdƌĂŝůDĂƉƐĂŶĚ<ŝŽƐŬƐ
ϯ͘ϱ͘ϯǆŝƐƟŶŐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇdƌĂŝůDĂƌŬĞƌƐ
dŚƌĞĞ ;ϯͿ ƚƌĂŝů ŬŝŽƐŬƐ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĂŶĚĚĞƉŝĐƚƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌǇŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůǁŝƚŚ
ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ŝŵĂŐĞƐ͘ ůů ƚƌĂŝů ŵĂƉƐ ĂŶĚ
ŬŝŽƐŬƐĂƌĞŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ͕ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƌĞ
ƉƌŽŶĞƚŽŐƌĂĸƟ͘dŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƚƌĂŝůŵĂƉƐĂŶĚŬŝŽƐŬƐ
ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ŵĞĞƚ K ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ĨŽƌ ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚƌĂŝů͕ƚǇƉĞ
ŽĨƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͕ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĂŶĚŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƚƌĂŝůǁŝĚƚŚƐĂŶĚ
ƐůŽƉĞͬĐƌŽƐƐƐůŽƉĞ͘
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƚƌĂŝůŵĂƌŬĞƌƐĂƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂƚĞĂĐŚƚƌĂŝůͲ
ƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĂŶĚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ
Ă ĐƵƐƚŽŵŝǌĞĚ ůŽŐŽ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ
ĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƉĂƌŬĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůďǇͲůĂǁƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚŽƵƌƐ
ŽĨ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ƚƌĂŝů
ŵĂƌŬĞƌĐĂŶďĞƐĞĞŶďĞůŽǁ͘
Figure 23: ExisƟng Trail Kiosk Located Near
Queen Street.
Figure 24: Community Trail Marker Along the Iron
Horse Trail with a Customized Logo.
͞dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ Ăůů
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘dŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚĞƉ
ƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƚŽŵĂŬĞĨŽƌŵĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ
ǁŝƚŚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƚŽĞĂĐŚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ͘͟
3.6 PUBLIC & PRIVATE ART
dŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨƉƵďůŝĐĂƌƚĂƌĞŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐʹŝƚŚĂƐ
ƚŚĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƚŽ ĞŶĞƌŐŝǌĞ͕ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵ ƵŶĚĞƌƵƟůŝǌĞĚ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ
along the Iron Horse Trail, public and private art
ŝƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽƚǁŽ;ϮͿƚǇƉĞƐ͗ŵƵƌĂůƐĂŶĚĂƌƟĨĂĐƚƐĂƐ
ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƌƟĨĂĐƚƐWƌŽũĞĐƚ͘
ϯ͘ϲ͘ϭDƵƌĂůƐůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇƚǁŽ;ϮͿƉƵďůŝĐĂƌƚƉŝĞĐĞƐƚŚĂƚ
ĞǆŝƐƚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůʹĂŵƵƌĂůůŽĐĂƚĞĚ
Ăƚ,ĞŶƌǇ^ƚƵƌŵ'ƌĞĞŶǁĂǇĂŶĚĂŵƵƌĂůƉŝĞĐĞŽŶ
ƚŚĞ ǁĂůůƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ŽĨ ^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌ
Creek.
The Henry Sturm Greenway mural is located on
ƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚƐŝĚĞŽĨĂŝƚǇǁŽƌŬƐŚĞĚĂŶĚĚĞƉŝĐƚƐƚŚĞ
ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͕ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝů͘/ƚŝƐĂƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƉƌŝĚĞĂŶĚŝƐŽŌĞŶ
ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŶƵĂů ,ĞŶƌǇ ^ƚƵƌŵ
EĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ&ĞƐƟǀĂů͘dŚĞŵƵƌĂůĐĂŶďĞƐĞĞŶŝŶ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϮ͘&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϯƐŚŽǁƐĂŵŽƌĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĞǆĂŵƉůĞ
ŽĨ ŐƵĞƌƌŝůůĂ ƉƵďůŝĐ Ăƌƚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ďǇ Ă
ůŽĐĂůƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽŶƚŚĞǁĂůůƐŽĨƚŚĞ^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌƌĞĞŬ
concrete channel, adjacent to the Iron Horse Trail
ĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚŽĨ^ƟƌůŝŶŐǀĞŶƵĞ͘
Figure 26: Schneider Creek Mural.
ϯ͘ϲ͘Ϯ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƌƟĨĂĐƚƐWƌŽũĞĐƚ
dŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛Ɛ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ƌƟĨĂĐƚƐ
WƌŽũĞĐƚ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚ ďǇ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ
ZĞĞƐ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϲ ŝŶ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ƚŽ Ă ƵůƚƵƌĞ WůĂŶ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶ͞dŚĂƚŝƚǇŽƵŶĐŝůŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞƚŚĞ
ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĞƐĐŽŵƉŽƐĞĚ
ŽĨŽůĚƉŝĞĐĞƐŽĨŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƌǇĂŶĚĂƌƟĨĂĐƚƐ͕
ĂŶĚ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
ƌƚƐĂŶĚƵůƚƵƌĞĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞWƵďůŝĐƌƚŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘͟dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞ
ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ĂƌƟĨĂĐƚƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝůƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚďǇƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͘
DŽƐƚŶŽƚĂďůǇ͕ƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂƌƟĨĂĐƚƐĐĂŶďĞƐĞĞŶ
ĂƚƚŚƌĞĞ;ϯͿůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͗
Ƶůů 'ĞĂƌ ;/ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů Ăƚ ŚĞƌƌǇ ^ƚƌĞĞƚͿ͗
WƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ <ĂƵĨŵĂŶ &ŽŽƚǁĞĂƌ ĂƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ
ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϬϬ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ůĂƌŐĞ ŐĞĂƌ ǁŚĞĞů ĨŽƌŵĞĚ
ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůůŝŶĞƐŚĂŌŝŶƚŚĞϭϵϬϴ<ĂƵĨŵĂŶ
ZƵďďĞƌ ĨĂĐƚŽƌǇ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ƵŶǀĞŝůĞĚ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
ĂƌƚŚtĞĞŬĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶƐŝŶϮϬϬϭ
Figure 25: Henry Sturm Greenway Mural.
Figure 27: The Bull Gear.
ŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ
WƌĞƐƐ ;DŝŬĞ tĂŐŶĞƌ
'ƌĞĞŶ Ăƚ Dŝůů ^ƚƌĞĞƚͿ͗
Donated by Mitchell
WůĂƐƟĐƐ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͕ ƚŚŝƐ
ƐƚĞĞů ƉƌĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƚǇƉŝĐĂů ŽĨ Ă
ŶŽǁͲƐƵƉĞƌƐĞĚĞĚƚŚĞƌŵŽͲ
ƐĞƫŶŐŵŽƵůĚŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘
/ƚ ǁĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚǁŽ
ŝĚĞŶƟĐĂůƉƌĞƐƐĞƐƵƐĞĚďǇ
the company and dates
ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ Figure 28: The
ϭϵϰϱ͘ dŚĞ WƌĞƐƐ ŵĂŝŶůǇ Compression
produced telephone and Transfer Press
iron handles as well as car
ĚĂƐŚďŽĂƌĚĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐƵŶǀĞŝůĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϴ
ĂƚĂũŽŝŶƚĐĞƌĞŵŽŶǇĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĞĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ
DŝŬĞtĂŐŶĞƌ'ƌĞĞŶ͘
dƌƵĞŝŶŐ &ŝǆƚƵƌĞ ;/ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů Ăƚ Dŝůů ^ƚƌĞĞƚͿ͗
ŽŶĂƚĞĚ ďǇ ,ŽǁĚĞŶ ƵīĂůŽ /ŶĐ͘ ŽĨ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ͕
ƚŚŝƐ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ĂƌƟĨĂĐƚ ǁĂƐ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĂůŝŐŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŶ
ƌŽƚŽƌƐ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ
ůŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ &ŽƌŐĞ Ž͘ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ƐƚĞĞůͲ
ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĚ dƌƵĞŝŶŐ DĂĐŚŝŶĞ ŝƐ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ Ϯϱ
ǇĞĂƌƐŽůĚĂŶĚůŝŬĞůǇĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŝŶͲŚŽƵƐĞ͘dŚĞĮǆƚƵƌĞ
ǁĂƐ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƌƟĨĂĐƚƐ WƌŽũĞĐƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ
<ĂƵĨŵĂŶĂƵĐƟŽŶ͘dŚĞdƌƵĞŝŶŐ&ŝǆƚƵƌĞŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚ
ĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚĨƌŽŵDŝŬĞtĂŐŶĞƌ'ƌĞĞŶ͘
3.7 NATURAL FEATURES
The Iron Horse Trail corridor contains a number
ŽĨ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝǌĞĚ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕
ŶĂƟǀĞ ƉůĂŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĞƐ͕ ŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ƉůĂŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ĂŶ ƵƌďĂŶ ƚƌĞĞ ĐĂŶŽƉǇ ŝŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
ƚƌĂŝů͘^ƚĂīĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐŚĂǀĞĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĞĚĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ
ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽůŝĨĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ
invasive species along the trail corridor, including
Japanese Knotweed, German Mustard, Strangling
ŽŐsŝŶĞĂŶĚƵĐŬƚŚŽƌŶ͘
ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ƌƵŶƐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞů
ƚŽ ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͕ ŝƐ
^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌ ƌĞĞŬ͘ /ĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů
ZĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶƌĞĂŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛ƐEĂƚƵƌĂů
,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ^ǇƐƚĞŵ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĞŬ ŝƐ Ă ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĐƌĞĞŬ ďĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ǁŚŝĐŚ
ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůǇĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ'ƌĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌ͘
Figure 30: Mature Tree Canopy Along the IHT.
Figure 31: Schneider Creek Concrete Channel.
Figure 29: The Trueing Fixture.
3.8 SITE AMENITIES
ϯ͘ϳ͘ϮǆŝƐƟŶŐ^ĞĂƟŶŐƌĞĂƐ
ϯ͘ϳ͘ϭǆŝƐƟŶŐ'ĂƌďĂŐĞZĞĐĞƉƚĂĐůĞƐ
dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ;ϭϮͿ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ďĞŶĐŚĞƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ Ăƚ ŬĞǇ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘dŚĞƚǇƉŝĐĂůďĞŶĐŚ
is standard City design and is bolted to asphalt
Žƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƐƚĂďŝůŝƚǇ͘ ^ĞĂƟŶŐ
ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ
ďƵīĞƌ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƐŝƫŶŐ Žƌ ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ
ŶĞĂƌďǇǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚŝŵƉĞĚĞƚŚĞŇŽǁŽĨƚƌĂŝůƚƌĂĸĐ͘
'ĞŶĞƌĂůůǇ͕ƚŚĞďĞŶĐŚĞƐĂƌĞŝŶƉŽŽƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͘
dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ;ϭϰͿ ĚĞĞƉͲĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ǁĂƐƚĞ
container systems and bins located along the Iron
,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͕ ƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůǇ Ăƚ ƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚ ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͘ dŚĞ
garbage receptacles are generally evenly spaced
ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĂŶĚĂƌĞŚĞĂǀŝůǇƵƐĞĚďǇƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ͘
dŚĞ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌ ƐǇƐƚĞŵƐ ĂƌĞ ĚĂŵĂŐĞĚ͕
ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ŐƌĂĸƟ͘ tĂƐƚĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ Ăƚ
ƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͗
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Union Street
Glasgow Street
Gage Avenue
sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
YƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;ϮͿ
Milll Street
Madison Avenue
^ƟƌůŝŶŐǀĞŶƵĞ
Charles Street
Palmer Avenue
Kent Avenue
Borden Avenue
KƩĂǁĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
Figure 33: ExisƟng SeaƟng Area Near Glasgow
Street.
Figure 34: A Standard Bench Design Along the
IHT.
Figure 35: ExisƟng SeaƟng Area and Bike Fix-It
StaƟon at Queen Street.
Figure 32: ExisƟng Deep CollecƟon Waste System
with a Damaged Exterior.
4.0 CONSULTATION & STRATEGY
DEVELOPMENT
4.1 CONSULTATION GOALS
ŽŶƐƵůƚ
Community input was a vital component in the
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇʹŶŽďŽĚǇŬŶŽǁƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞ
ƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽƵƐĞŝƚ͕ůŝǀĞďǇŝƚĂŶĚͬŽƌŚĂǀĞĂƐƚĂŬĞŝŶ
ŝƚƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘dŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝƐƵƐĞĚŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐ
ŽĨ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ ƟŵĞƐ ƉĞƌ ǇĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ǀĂƐƚ
ĂŶĚ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶƟĂů ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ
ŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĨƌŽŵƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ͘/ŶŽƌĚĞƌĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ
ƚŽďĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͕^ƚĂīŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽƌĞĂĐŚďĞǇŽŶĚƚŚĞ
current avid cycling community and encourage
ŝŶĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐ Žƌ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ŶĞǁ ƵƐĞƌƐ ƚŽ
provide their input as well as the community
ĂƐ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ͘ ŶŐĂŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŝŶ Ă ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů
way throughout the process ensures that the
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ďĞƐƚ ƐƵŝƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘dǇƉŝĐĂůůǇ͕ƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇ
ŽĨ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƵŵ ŝŶ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͘
dŚĞŐŽĂůŽĨĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶǁĂƐƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ŝŶƉƵƚŝŶƚŽƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐŽƌĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŽĨ
ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĮŶĂůĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ͘ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
program was developed and implemented
ƚŽ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ŝŶƉƵƚ ďǇ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ƵƐĞƌ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕
ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ͘ ^ƚĂī
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞĚ ƚŽŽůŬŝƚ
ŽĨ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƉŽƌƚĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĂƐ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ
ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶ^ĞĐƟŽŶϰ͘ϮŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶWƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘
engaged the community through both informing
and ĐŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐ͘'ŽĂůƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚĂƌĞĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶ͘
Figure 36: Workshop Event Hosted at the Victoria
Park Pavilion.
Inform
dŚĞŽǀĞƌĂƌĐŚŝŶŐŐŽĂůŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐǁĂƐ
ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ďĂůĂŶĐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
to assist in understanding the project and to
ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůǇ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚ
ŝŶ ƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƉŚĂƐĞƐ͘ ^ƚĂī ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ŽĨ ŵĞĚŝĂ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ
ĂƌĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϰ͘Ϯ ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
WƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘
4.2 CONSULTATION PROCESS
ZĞĐŽŐŶŝǌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŝŶ
ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐŝŶĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬŝŶŐ͕
the Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy public
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ǁĂƐ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŶŐĂŐĞ ƚŚĞ
ƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞǀĂƌŝĞĚ
ůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂƚŵƵůƟƉůĞǀĞŶƵĞƐ͘
/ŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚůǇŝŶĨŽƌŵĂŶĚĂůůƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ
ŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚŽĨĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞƐ͕^ƚĂī
ƵƐĞĚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŵĞĚŝĂŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͗
^ŽĐŝĂů ŵĞĚŝĂ ƉŽƐƟŶŐƐ to share updates and
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ
ƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘
ŝƚǇ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ;ǁǁǁ͘ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͘ĐĂͬ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůͿ
ƵƉĚĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ƉƵďůŝĐŵĞĞƟŶŐ
ĚĞƚĂŝůƐĂŶĚůŝŶŬƐƚŽƚŚĞŽŶůŝŶĞŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞƐƵƌǀĞǇ͘
On-site signage ;ϭϱͿ Ăƚ ŬĞǇ ĞŶƚƌǇ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
/ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŽŶͲƐŝƚĞ ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ ;ϯϬͿ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛ƐƚƌĂŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘
Posters (50) were distributed to community
centres, libraries, downtown businesses, and
ŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŇǇĞƌƐ;ϯϬϬͿǁĞƌĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚĂƐƚŚƌĞĞ
;ϯͿƚƌĂŝůĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
Figure 37: Iron Horse Trail Corridor.
Figure 38: IHT Improvement Strategy Posters.
dŚĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǇŝĞůĚĞĚ;ϴϴϰͿĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŽŶƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͘
ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚĂŶĂůǇǌĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͗
WƵďůŝĐtŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ͗ƉƵďůŝĐǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉǁĂƐŚĞůĚƚŽ
ďƌĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͕
ĐĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
tŽƌŬƐŚŽƉŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŝŶƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ͘
WƵďůŝĐDĞĞƟŶŐ͗ƉƵďůŝĐŵĞĞƟŶŐǁĂƐŚĞůĚǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐƚŽŐĂŝŶǀĂůƵĂďůĞĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬŽŶƚŚĞ
ŵĂũŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĞƐ ŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
WƵďůŝĐŵĞĞƟŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŝŶƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ͘
&ŽĐƵƐĞĚ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐ͗ Focused discussions were
held with community groups and relevant
ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ĂĨĞ ĂŶĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚǇ
ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕ ǇĐůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ dƌĂŝůƐ ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĂŶĚ ZŝǀĞƌ ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘
dƌĂŝů &ĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ^ƚĂƟŽŶƐ͗ DƵůƟƉůĞ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ
ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŐĂƚŚĞƌ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĂŶĚ
ĮƌƐƚŚĂŶĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƚƌĂŝůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ
ĂŶĚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌ
ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐͬĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶƉĞĂŬ͘
KŶůŝŶĞ/ŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ^ƵƌǀĞǇ͗ A survey was generated
ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ĨŽƌ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ ƚǁŽ
;ϮͿŵŽŶƚŚƐ͘
dĂďůĞ ϭ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ƐƵŵŵĂƌǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ
ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĨŽƌĞĂĐŚƚǇƉĞŽĨƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ͗
Figure 39: Public ConsultaƟon Flowchart.
Table 1: Public ConsultaƟon Summary Table.
<ĞǇ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂƌĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚďĞůŽǁ͗
:ĂŶĞ͛Ɛ ZŝĚĞ͗ :ĂŶĞ͛Ɛ tĂůŬ ĂŶĚ :ĂŶĞ͛Ɛ ZŝĚĞ ŝƐ Ă
ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĨƌĞĞ͕ĐŝƟǌĞŶͲůĞĚǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝŶŐ
tours inspired by Jane Jacobs, an urbanist and
ĂĐƟǀŝƐƚ ǁŚŽƐĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐƐ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶĞĚ Ă ĨƌĞƐŚ͕
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇͲďĂƐĞĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽĐŝƚǇďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ
ǁĂůŬƐ ĂŶĚ ďŝŬĞƚŽƵƌƐĂƌĞŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ ŐĞƚƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ
ƚĞůůƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ĞǆƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞŝƌ
ĐŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚǁŝƚŚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƐ͘^ƚĂīŚŽƐƚĞĚ
Ă:ĂŶĞ͛ƐZŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŽŶDĂǇϮŶĚ͕
ϮϬϭϱ ǁŝƚŚ ŽǀĞƌ ;ϭϳͿ ĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ
ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ŽŶ ƚƌĂŝů ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘
tŚĂƚĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂƌĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽŚĞĂůƚŚĞƋƵŝƚǇŝŶ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌͲ
Waterloo?
What role does community engagement play in
developing community health assets?
,ŽǁĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞǁĂƐƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
engagement process you were involved in during
the course?
dŚƌĞĞ;ϯͿƐƚƵĚĞŶƚŐƌŽƵƉƐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ
on how to improve the north, central and south
ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŚĞĂůƚŚ
ĞƋƵŝƚǇƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͘dŚĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŝŶƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ͘
dƌĂŝů &ĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ^ƚĂƟŽŶƐ͗ ^ƚĂī ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ;ϯͿ
ƚƌĂŝů ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ
ƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚŽŶůŝŶĞƐƵƌǀĞǇ͘dŚĞĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ
ǁĞƌĞ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ
ƉĞĂŬƉĞƌŝŽĚƐ;ϳ͗ϬϬĂ͘ŵʹϵ͗ϬϬĂ͘ŵĂŶĚϰ͗ϬϬƉ͘ŵʹ
ϲ͗ϬϬƉ͘ŵͿĂƚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͗
Figure 40: Cyclists on the Iron Horse Trail. Image:
Janice Lee.
hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͗A partnership
ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ ǁĂƐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂϮͲǁĞĞŬŝŶƚĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕Z^ϰϳϱͬϲϱϬ
ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ /ŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ
ĞǆƉůŽƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ŝŶ ƵƌďĂŶ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ͘
dŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌǇ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞĚ ŽĨ
ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ ;ϭϱͿ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ͕ DĂƐƚĞƌ͛Ɛ
and PhD students who selected the Iron Horse
dƌĂŝůĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨĂĐĂƐĞƐƚƵĚǇƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘dŚĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ă ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͕ĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐŽŶŝƚƐƌŽůĞ
ĂƐ Ă ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂƐƐĞƚ͘ ^ƚĂī ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ
ŝŶ ĂŶ ĂĐƟǀĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ƉĂŶĞů ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ
and collaborated with students considering the
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͗
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Iron Horse Trail at Glasgow
Iron Horse Trail at Queen Street
Iron Horse Trail at Courtland Avenue
KŶůŝŶĞ /ŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ ^ƵƌǀĞǇ͗ Ŷ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ
ƐƵƌǀĞǇǁĂƐůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚĨƌŽŵDĂǇϭϱʹ:ƵůǇϮ͕ϮϬϭϱ
ǁŚĞƌĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ŬĞǇ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͕ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ
ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ďǇ
ĚƌĂŐŐŝŶŐĂŵĂƌŬĞƌŽŶĂŵĂƉŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕
entering live comments and replying to posts
ŵĂĚĞ ďǇ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ
ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ĨƌŽŵ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ŝŶ Ă
ƵƐĞƌͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇǁĂǇ͘dŚĞǇƐƵƌǀĞǇŚŽŵĞƉĂŐĞĐĂŶďĞ
ƐĞĞŶŝŶ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϵ͘
/ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͘ KǀĞƌ ϱϬ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ
ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƵƌ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ
ďƌĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚ͕ ĐĞŶƚƌĂů ĂŶĚ
ƐŽƵƚŚ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů͘ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ
hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĂůƐŽĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ
ƚŽ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ŝŶ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ƚĂďůĞ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐŽƌĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐŵĂĚĞďǇƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͘ǀŝƐŝŽŶŝŶŐ
ĞǆĞƌĐŝƐĞǁĂƐĂůƐŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ;ƐĞĞ&ŝŐƵƌĞϱͿ͕ǁŚĞƌĞ
ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽƚŚĞ
statement: “The Iron Horse Trail should…” and
͞ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚĞƉƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐ͙͘͟
dŚĞƐƵƌǀĞǇǁĂƐǀŝƐŝƚĞĚŽǀĞƌϱ͕ϬϬϬƟŵĞƐǁŝƚŚĂŶ
ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƟŵĞŽĨϮŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŶĚϱϯƐĞĐŽŶĚƐƉĞƌƉĂŐĞ
ǀŝƐŝƚ͘dŚĞƐƵƌǀĞǇůŝŶŬŝƐǁǁǁ͘ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƌĞŵĂƌŬƐ͘
com/Kitchener and comments remain viewable
ŽŶůŝŶĞ͘
WƵďůŝĐDĞĞƟŶŐ͗^ƚĂīŚŽƐƚĞĚĂƉƵďůŝĐŵĞĞƟŶŐĂƚ
ƚŚĞ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬ WĂǀŝůŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ Ă ƐƵŵŵĂƌǇ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǆƚ ƐƚĞƉƐ
ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘ KǀĞƌ ϲϬ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ
ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚƚŚĞŵĞĞƟŶŐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬŽŶƚŚĞ
ŵĂũŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘
WƵďůŝĐ tŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ͗ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ
ǁĂƐ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬ WĂǀŝůŝŽŶ ƚŽ
ďƌĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
Figure 41: Screen-shot of the City of Kitchener’s Online InteracƟve Trail Survey
Homepage with List of Topics.
^ĂĨĞ WůĂĐĞ ƵĚŝƚ͗ ^ƚĂī ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ Ă ^ĂĨĞ WůĂĐĞ
ƵĚŝƚŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝŶƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
^ĂĨĞ ĂŶĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚǇ ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ
ZĞŐŝŽŶƌŝŵĞWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶŽƵŶĐŝů͕tĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶ
WŽůŝĐĞ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ /^ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŽĨ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ͕
<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ ;<tͿ ĂŶĚ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ
<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌǇͲůĂǁ͘dŚĞƚŽŽůĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚŝŶĨƵƚƵƌĞ
ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ĂƵĚŝƚƐ ƚŽ ŝŶĨŽƌŵ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐŽĐŝĂďŝůŝƚǇ͕ƵƐĞƐ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ͘
WƵďůŝĐ ZĞǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ƌĂŌ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͗ ĚƌĂŌ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ
ŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇǁĂƐ
ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚĞĚƚŽƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐĂŶĚƉŽƐƚĞĚĨŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚ͘ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ
ǁĞƌĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů
ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͘
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͗dŚĞĮŶĂů/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
Strategy is presented to the Community and
/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ^ƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ĨŽƌ
ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůŽŶKĐƚŽďĞƌϭϵ͕ϮϬϭϱ͘
4.3 PUBLIC COMMENT REVIEW
dŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕
the City received ;ϴϴϰͿcomments related the Iron
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͘
ůů ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ĂƐ ŽĨ :ƵůǇ Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϱ ĂƌĞ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌƌĞǀŝĞǁŝŶƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ͘
/Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞůǇ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ Ă ĐŽŚĞƌĞŶƚ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĨŽƌĞǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ͕^ƚĂīĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚƚĞĂŵĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂƐĞƚŽĨŬĞǇƚŽƉŝĐƐ
ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ƵƐĞƌ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ͕ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ
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Figure 42: IHT Strategy Workshop Event.
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Trail Width
dƌĂŝůͲZŽĂĚ Crossings
Natural
Enhancements
'ƌĂĸƟ
Events and
ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ
Amenity
Improvement
Rapid Transit/
LRT
Sponsorship
dƌĂŝůƟƋƵĞƩĞ
ĐƟǀĞ
dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
dƌĂŝů^ƵƌĨĂĐĞͲ
ƚƌĂŝůŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƐ
Trail
ŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ (potholes,
ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ
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Trail Grading/
Drainage
Maintenance
(General)
Maintenance
(Winter)
WŽůŝĐĞͬǇͲ>Ăǁ
Trail Support
'ĂƌďĂŐĞͬ>ŝƩĞƌ
Public Art
Improvement
Trail
Accessibility
^ĂĨĞƚǇ
ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ
sĂŶĚĂůŝƐŵ
Signage and
tĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ
Sightline
Issues
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐ͘dŽƉŝĐƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ͗
As more comments were received throughout the
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ĐŽŵŵŽŶƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƚƌĞŶĚƐĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ͘
dŚĞƐĞǁĞƌĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝǌĞĚŝŶƚŽĮǀĞ;ϱͿŵĂũŽƌ
ƚŚĞŵĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶ^ĞĐƟŽŶϱ͘ϭ͘
͞dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ĨĂƐƚ
ĂŶĚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƌŽƵƚĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŝƚǇ͘dŚĞĮƌƐƚ
ƐƚĞƉƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐǁŝĚĞŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘͟
5.0 IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY
5.1 MAJOR THEMES
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĂƌĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĮǀĞ ;ϱͿ
themes: WŚǇƐŝĐĂů ƐƉĞĐƚƐ͕ hƐĞ͕ ^ĂĨĞƚǇ ĂŶĚ
ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ͕ ŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ
ĂŶĚ /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ KŶͲ'ŽŝŶŐ
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͘ dŚĞ ĮǀĞ ;ϱͿ ƚŚĞŵĞƐ
ŐƵŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƐŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶ͘
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘/ƐƐƵĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐƚŚĞŵĞ
include widening the trail, adding painted line
ŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƐ͕ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ Ă ƐŵŽŽƚŚ ƉĂǀĞĚ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ
ĂŶĚŝŶǀĞƐƟŶŐŝŶŐĞŶĞƌĂůĂŶĚǁŝŶƚĞƌŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͘
ϱ͘Ϯ͘ϭdƌĂŝůtŝĚƚŚ͕^ƵƌĨĂĐĞĂŶĚŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ
dŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ǁŝĚƚŚ͕ ƚǇƉĞ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŝů ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝů
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ƚǇƉŝĐĂůůǇ ĚĞĮŶĞ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů
ŝƐ ƵƐĞĚ͕ ŚŽǁ ŽŌĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͘ ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ
ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ƚƌĂŝů ǁŝĚƚŚ͕ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ ǁĞƌĞ
Ăůů ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ĂƐ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘
ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
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5.2 PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE
TRAIL
dŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
is dependent on the provision
ŽĨ ĂŶ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ
users, and the physical aspects
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ
ŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚƐĂĨĞƚǇ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĂŶĚƚƌĂŝů
ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͘ ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ͕
ƚŚĞ ƉŚǇƐŝĐĂů ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ
Ă ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ
/ŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŝĚƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůďĞǇŽŶĚ
standard given the high usage and
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ͕ǁŝƚŚĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐŽŶƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŶŐ
ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐŝŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůĂŶĞƐ
ĂŶĚŵĂŬŝŶŐŝƚĞĂƐŝĞƌƚŽƉĂƐƐŽƚŚĞƌƵƐĞƌƐ͘
WƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐůĂŶĞŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƐĂŶĚĂůŝŶĞ painted on the trail to delineate
ŶŽƌƚŚďŽƵŶĚĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚďŽƵŶĚƚƌĂǀĞů͘
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^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌďƌŝĚŐĞǁŝĚƚŚƐƐŚŽƵůĚŵĞĞƚ
ŽƌĞǆĐĞĞĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐƚƌĂŝůǁŝĚƚŚƐ͘
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/ŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐŐƌĂĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚƌĂŝŶĂŐĞŽĨ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĂƌĞĂƐƚŽĂǀŽŝĚƉƵĚĚůŝŶŐĂŶĚͬŽƌŝĐĞ
ďƵŝůĚͲƵƉǁŚŝĐŚŝŵƉĂĐƚƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůƐ ƵƐĂďŝůŝƚǇ͘
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DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂƐŵŽŽƚŚƉĂǀĞĚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ
ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůďǇƌĞƉĂŝƌŝŶŐŵĂũŽƌƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ
ĐƌĂĐŬƐ͕ƉŽƚŚŽůĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƉŚǇƐŝĐĂů ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůǇ͘
ƐŶŽƚĞĚ͕ƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƚƌĂŝůǁŝĚƚŚŽĨϮ͘ϱŵĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ
/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĂŶĞĐĚŽƚĂůĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ
suggests widening the trail would assist with
ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ƌŝƐŬ ŽĨ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ
ŽƌĐŽůůŝƐŝŽŶĂŵŽŶŐƵƐĞƌƐ͘ƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝĚĞĂǁĂƐƚŚĞ
ƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĐǇĐůŝƐƚ ĂĐƟǀŝƚǇ ƚŽ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚƌĂŝůƐĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ͘&Žƌ
ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽĐĐƵƌ͕ Ă ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ŽĨ ƚǁŽ ;ϮͿ
ĨƵůů ƚƌĂŝů ǁŝĚƚŚƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ
northbound and southbound travel through the
ƚƌĂŝů ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ ůŝŵŝƚ ƚŚĞ
ĂďŝůŝƚǇƚŽǁŝĚĞŶƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůƚŽϱ͘ϬŵŽƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚ ĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶ͘
However, based on available lateral clearances,
ŝƚ ŝƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŝĚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ďĞǇŽŶĚ ϯ͘Ϭŵ
ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ƚŽ Ă ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ŽĨ ϯ͘ϲŵ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŽƵůĚ
ĂůůŽǁ ĨŽƌ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ͘ ƉĂŝŶƚĞĚǇĞůůŽǁĐĞŶƚƌĞͲůŝŶĞĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶͬďŝĐǇĐůĞ
ƐǇŵďŽůƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
to guide northbound and southbound travel and
ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝǌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚƌĂŝůĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ͘
At a minimum, the Iron Horse Trail should
ďĞ ǁŝĚĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ Ă ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ǁŝĚƚŚ ŽĨ ϯ͘ϲŵ ƚŽ
ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ƵƐĞƌ
ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ƵƟůŝǌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ͘ /Ŷ
ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĞĚ ǇĞĂƌͲ
round in order to ensure accessibility and trail
ƐĂĨĞƚǇ͘
ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͗
5.2.1A. dŚĂƚĂǇĞůůŽǁƉĂŝŶƚĞĚĐĞŶƚƌĞͲůŝŶĞĂŶĚůĂŶĞŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƐďĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽĚĞůŝŶĞĂƚĞŶŽƌƚŚďŽƵŶĚĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚďŽƵŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝƐƚƚƌĂǀĞů͘
5.2.1B. dŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ďĞ ǁŝĚĞŶĞĚ ƚŽ Ă ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ŽĨ ϯ͘ϲŵ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ
ƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ͕ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚƵƐĂŐĞĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
5.2.1C. dŚĂƚƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞƌĞͲƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĚ͕ĂƐƚŚĞϭϴǇĞĂƌĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůŝƐĂŶ
ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƟŵĞƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞůŝĨĞĐǇĐůĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƉĂǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘
ϱ͘Ϯ͘Ϯ dƌĂŝů DĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ;'ĞŶĞƌĂů ĂŶĚ
tŝŶƚĞƌͿ
Diligence is required when managing any municipal
ĂƐƐĞƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ ŽĨ
ƚƌĂŝů ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽŶĐĞ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ ŝƐ Ă
ĐƌŝƟĐĂůĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌǇ͘ŶǇƉůĂŶƐ
ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŝů
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞĚ
ďǇ Ă ƉĂƌĂůůĞů ĞīŽƌƚ ƚŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ŐŽŽĚ
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŽĨĂƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů
trail maintenance and monitoring program are to:
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂĨĞ͕ĚĞƉĞŶĚĂďůĞĂŶĚĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ
ůĞǀĞůƐŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͖
ZĞĚƵĐĞĞǆƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽůŝĂďŝůŝƚǇ͖
WƌĞƐĞƌǀĞŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂƐƐĞƚƐ͖
WƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͖
ŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚŽĨ
ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͖
WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ
ǁŚŝĐŚƚŽŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͖
WĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůůǇŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ
so that adjustments and improvements
ĐĂŶďĞŵĂĚĞŝŶƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌǇŽĨƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ
ŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͖
WƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐŽĨĂƉĞĞƌƌĞǀŝĞǁƚŚĂƚ
ŝƐĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ͖
and
WƌŽǀŝĚĞĐŝƟǌĞŶƐĂŶĚŽƵŶĐŝůǁŝƚŚĂ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞǆƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
/ŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨǁŝŶƚĞƌŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͕ĨĞǁŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ
ŝŶ KŶƚĂƌŝŽ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽīͲƌŽĂĚ ĂŶĚ
ŵƵůƟͲƵƐĞ ƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕
ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽ ŽīĞƌ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͕
ŽŶůǇ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ƌŽƵƚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ƌŽƵƚĞƐ
maintained are typically primary routes that
ƐĞƌǀĞ Ă ĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŬĞǇ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ
ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ Žƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͘ Ɛ ƉĂƌƚ
ŽĨƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛ƐWƌŝŵĂƌǇ;dǇƉĞϭͿDƵůƟͲ
hƐĞ WĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ŝƐ Ă
ϰͲƐĞĂƐŽŶ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ Ă
ĐƌŝƟĐĂůƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ
ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ ƵƌďĂŶ
ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ
ĐǇĐůŝŶŐ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ͘ Ɛ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ŝŶ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϯ͘ϰ
ǆŝƐƟŶŐ DĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ WƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ
Trail currently receives winter maintenance each
ǇĞĂƌ͘
dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ƌĞƉĂŝƌƐ
ĂŶĚƵƉŐƌĂĚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůǁĂƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ
ĂƐ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ͘ ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐ
related to General Maintenance include:
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The Iron Horse Trail should be well
ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚƚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƵƐĞƐǇĞĂƌƌŽƵŶĚ͘
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Maintenance should include adequate
ŐĂƌďĂŐĞƌĞŵŽǀĂů͕ůŝƩĞƌĂŶĚŐƌĂĸƟĐůĞĂŶͲ
ƵƉ͘
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DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂ
ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐůĞĂƌŝŶŐŽĨƵŶĚĞƌďƌƵƐŚ
and invasive species should be
implemented in order to improve
ƐŝŐŚƚůŝŶĞƐĂŶĚƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶƐŽĨƐĂĨĞƚǇ͘
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Figure 43: General Winter trail Maintenance.
Image: Mikeal Coville/Anderson.
(www.copenhagenize.com.
ǆĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌ
ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽ
ŵĂƚĐŚƚŚĞůĞǀĞůŽĨŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ
recommended in the improvement
ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͘
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WŽŽƌƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨƉĂǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĐƌĂĐŬƐ͕ potholes and other physical barriers along
ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚƌĞŐƵůĂƌůǇ͘
In regards to winter trail maintenance, comments
ĂŶĚƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ͗
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ƐƚĂŶĚƐĂƌĞǀĂŶĚĂůŝǌĞĚŽŌĞŶĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇƚŚĂƚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƐ maintaining and repairing these types
ŽĨĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐŵŽƌĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůǇĂŶĚŝŶ
ƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘
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Improved trail maintenance would
ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐŽĨ
ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
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&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌ
community group volunteer and assist
ŝŶƚƌĂŝůŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ĐůĞĂŶͲƵƉƐ
ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘
Figure 44: Cracks and Other Surface IrregulariƟes
Along the Iron Horse Trail.
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The trail should be accessible year
round and consider an important
ϰͲƐĞĂƐŽŶƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ
ĨŽƌĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ͘
Many residents are generally impressed
with the current winter maintenance
ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĞŵƉŚĂƐŝǌĞƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌ
ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐǇĂŶĚƟŵĞůŝŶĞƐƐ͘
ůů͚EŽtŝŶƚĞƌDĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͛ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ
should be removed along the Iron Horse
dƌĂŝůĂŶĚĂŶǇĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐƉĂǀĞĚƚƌĂŝůƐ
ƐŚŽƵůĚĂůƐŽďĞǁŝŶƚĞƌŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ͘
Overall, it is recommended that the Community
dƌĂŝůƐDĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶDĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĞƐƚWƌĂĐƟĐĞƐďĞ
ĂƉƉůŝĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘dŚĞŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ
ƚĂƐŬƐ͕ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ŝŶ ƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ ͕ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ
ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ͕ ďŝͲǁĞĞŬůǇ͕ ŵŽŶƚŚůǇ͕ ƐĞĂƐŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ
ĂŶŶƵĂů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ
ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ϰͲƐĞĂƐŽŶ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶ͗
5.2.2A. dŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ϰͲƐĞĂƐŽŶ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞďĞƐƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐĂƐ
ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚŝŶƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ͘
ϱ͘Ϯ͘ϯ dƌĂŝů ůŽƐƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
Zones
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New developments and improvements occurring
ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ
ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ ƚƌĂŝů ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞ͘ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ
ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶǌŽŶĞƐĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂŶ
ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐƚĂŐŝŶŐĂŶĚƚƌĂĸĐ
ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƉůĂŶĨŽƌĂŶǇĨƵƚƵƌĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ
/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
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Figure 45: Standard ConstrucƟon Signage.
dŚĞ KŶƚĂƌŝŽ dƌĂĸĐ DĂŶƵĂů ŽŽŬ ϳ͗ dĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ
ŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĂŶĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶ KŶƚĂƌŝŽ ĨŽƌ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĐǇĐůŝƐƚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌŽĂĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐŝƚĞƐ͘dŚĞƐĞŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ
ƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂƉƉůŝĞĚƚŽƚƌĂŝůĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶǌŽŶĞƐĂŶĚ
ƚƌĂŝůƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂĐƟǀĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ǌŽŶĞƐ ŝŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ
ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ƌŽĂĚ ƌŝŐŚƚͲŽĨͲǁĂǇƐ͘ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĂĨĞ
ƉĂƐƐĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Žƌ ďĞƐŝĚĞ ĂĐƟǀĞ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ǌŽŶĞƐ ŵĂǇ ǀĂƌǇ ĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞƌŽƵƚĞƚŽƚŚĞĂĐƟǀĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
ǌŽŶĞ͕ƚŚĞƚǇƉĞŽĨĚƵƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ǀŽůƵŵĞŽĨƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƚƌĂĸĐĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ͘
ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ KŶƚĂƌŝŽ dƌĂĸĐ DĂŶƵĂů ŽŽŬ͕ ƚŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĂƌĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƉůĂŶĨŽƌƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ
ĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂĐƟǀĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶǌŽŶĞƐ͗
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The designated route must not be used
ĨŽƌƐƚŽƌĂŐĞŽĨĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ŽƌǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ͖
^ƚŽƉƉŝŶŐŽƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐŽĨǁŽƌŬǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ
beside the temporary route should be
discouraged as this may indirectly
ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͕
materials and equipment across the
ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƉĂƚŚŽĨƚƌĂǀĞů͘
ƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇƌŽƵƚĞƐŚŽƵůĚ
ďĞŵŝŶŝŵŝǌĞĚ͘tŚĞƌĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĂĐĐĞƐƐ
ƌŽƵƚĞƐŵƵƐƚĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƉĂƚŚŽĨƚƌĂǀĞů͕
ƐŝŐŶĂůƐ͕ŇĂŐƉĞƌƐŽŶƐŽƌƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐ
should be considered as a means to
ĐŽŶƚƌŽůŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐŵŽƐƚ important in high volume trail zones and
ŶĞĂƌůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚƐĞŶŝŽƌƐ
ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ͘
ĂŝůǇŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇƌŽƵƚĞ
ŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘DŽĚŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ
made to adapt to changes in the nature
ŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐŝƚĞƚŽĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĚŝƌĞĐƚ
trail user movement where the route is
ŶŽƚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŝŶŐĂƐƉůĂŶŶĞĚŽƌǁŚĞƌĞ
ƵŶĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƉŽŝŶƚƐĂƌĞ ŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘
dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ƚŚĞ
most recurring comments stressed the need
ĨŽƌ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ ŶŽƟĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ /Ĩ
ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ Žƌ ƌĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ
ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽďĞĐůŽƐĞĚĨŽƌĂŶǇƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨ
ƟŵĞ͕ ŝƚǇ ^ƚĂī͕ ƚŚĞ WƌŽũĞĐƚ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ƚŚĞ
ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐŚŽƵůĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
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ŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
WĂƌŬĂŶĚdƌĂŝůƐƚĂīǁŚŽǁŝůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂ
dƌĂŝůůŽƐƵƌĞWůĂŶ͕ŝĚĞŶƟĨǇŝŶŐĚĞƚŽƵƌ
routes and signage that should be
installed, at minimum at:
ϭ͘ŽƚŚĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞĐůŽƐƵƌĞ
Ϯ͘ŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƌŽĂĚǁĂǇƐĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐƚƌĂŝůƐ
ϯ͘ůůŽƚŚĞƌĂīĞĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝůĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘
dŚĞĚĞƚŽƵƌƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƐŚŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͗
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>ĞŶŐƚŚŽĨĐůŽƐƵƌĞ
WƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ
/ĚĞŶƟĨǇĚĞƚŽƵƌƐŽƌĂůƚĞƌŶĂƚĞƌŽƵƚĞƐ
ŵĂƉŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞĚĞƚŽƵƌƌŽƵƚĞƐ
ŝƚǇĐĂůůĐĞŶƚƌĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚϱϭϵͲϳϰϭͲϮϯϰϱ
Figure 46: IHT Trail Closed Signage.
5.2.3A. That a Trail Closure Plan be developed to provide trail users adequate and
ƟŵĞůǇŶŽƟĐĞƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐĂŶǇƵŶƉůĂŶŶĞĚŽƌƉůĂŶŶĞĚƚƌĂŝůĐůŽƐƵƌĞƐĚƵĞƚŽĂŶǇĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚͬŽƌŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
ϱ͘ϯ dZ/> h^͕
ACCESSIBILITY
^&dz
Θ
^ĂĨĞƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ ĂƌĞ
ĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂů
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ŝŶ
encouraging
more
people
ƚŽ ĞŶŐĂŐĞ ŝŶ ĂĐƟǀĞ ĨŽƌŵƐ ŽĨ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͘ ƐĂĨĞ͕ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůůǇ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ƚƌĂŝů
ƐǇƐƚĞŵŚĂƐ ƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĂ ǁŝĚĞͲƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ
ƵƐĞƌƐ͕ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨĂŐĞ͕ĂďŝůŝƚǇŽƌƐŬŝůůůĞǀĞů͕ĂŶĚ
ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ďƌŝŶŐ
ƚŽ Ă ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘ ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ
ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů
ŝŶ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů͘ /ƐƐƵĞƐ
ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐƚŚĞŵĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƌŽĂĚͲĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ
ƐĂĨĞƚǇ͕ƚƌĂŝůĞƟƋƵĞƩĞĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͘
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϭdƌĂŝůͲZŽĂĚƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ
At any point when a trail crosses a road, there
ĂƌĞ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǆŝƐƚ͘
Based on comments received through the public
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ Ă ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ
ĂŶĚŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇŝƐƚŚĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚƌĂŝůͲ
ƌŽĂĚ ŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇ ŝŶ
ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƐĂĨĞƌĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ
ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͘
Figure 47: Trail-Road Crossing at Queen Street
With a Pedestrian Refuge Island.
dŚĞ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ ŽŌĞŶ ĨŽƌĐĞ ƚƌĂŝůͲ
ƵƐĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĐƌŽƐƐ ŚŝŐŚͲǀŽůƵŵĞ͕ ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ŚŝŐŚͲƐƉĞĞĚ
ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐǁŝƚŚůŝŵŝƚĞĚŽƌŶŽǁĂƌŶŝŶŐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚƚŽŽŶͲ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐƚƌĂĸĐ͘
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/ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶŽĨƐƉĞĞĚŚƵŵƉƐ͕ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĐƌŽƐƐǁĂůŬƐ͕ĐƵƌďďƵŵƉŽƵƚƐ͕ƌŽĂĚ ŶĂƌƌŽǁŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƚƌĂĸĐĐĂůŵŝŶŐ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐĂƚƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͘
This issue is the most recurring item that was
brought up throughout the process by the
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘ ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ
ƚŽƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
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ZĞƚƌŽĮƚƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚĂŶ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚďĂƌƌŝĞƌĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐ ďŽůůĂƌĚƐ͘
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/ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƚĂĐƟůĞǁĂƌŶŝŶŐƉĂŶĞůƐĂƚ
ĞĂĐŚƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ͘dĞǆƚƵƌĞĚ ƉĂǀĞŵĞŶƚŽƌůŝŶĞŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƐĐŽƵůĚĂůƐŽ
assist those with visual impairments in
ĂůŝŐŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ͘
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ŝĸĐƵůƚǇĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐĂƚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚ
ŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶƐĚƵĞƚŽƉŽŽƌƐŝŐŚƚůŝŶĞƐ͕
distance required to cross, speed and
ǀŽůƵŵĞŽĨƚƌĂĸĐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶ͘
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/ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶŽĨƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƌĞĨƵŐĞŝƐůĂŶĚƐ
ĂƚƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ
ǁĂŝƟŶŐƟŵĞƚŽĐƌŽƐƐĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐĂĨĞƚǇ͘
dƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐŚĂǀĞĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĞĚĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŝŶƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚǁŝĚƚŚŽĨƚŚĞYƵĞĞŶ
Street pedestrian island in
ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŶŐĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ͕
ŵƵůƟƉůĞƵƐĞƌƐ͕ŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝƚŚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
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Improvements to the road
ƌŝŐŚƚͲŽĨͲǁĂǇŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƉĂǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƐ͕ĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶƉĂǀĞŵĞŶƚ
ĐŽůŽƵƌĂŶĚͬŽƌƚĞǆƚƵƌĞĂƚƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚ ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͘
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ĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƌŝŐŚƚͲŽĨͲǁĂǇĂƚƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚ
ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐďǇƉƌŝŽƌŝƟǌŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ and requiring motor vehicles to stop and
ǇŝĞůĚŽĨƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐ͘
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^ŵŽŽƚŚĞƌƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƐĂƚƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚ crossings by avoiding drop curbs with
ƐƚĞĞƉĂŶŐůĞƐŽƌďƵŵƉƐ͘
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/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƚŽŶŽƟĨǇďŽƚŚƚƌĂŝů
ƵƐĞƌƐĂŶĚŵŽƚŽƌŝƐƚƐŽĨƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůͲ
ƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͘
KƚŚĞƌŝĚĞĂƐĨŽƌƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ improvements include scramble
ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͕ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĂĐƟǀĂƚĞĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͕
ďƌŝĚŐĞƐĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƉĂƐƐĞƐ͘
Public comments received which pertain to the
ZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽƌŽĂĚǁĂǇƐǁĞƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ
ZĞŐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ŽŶZĞŐŝŽŶĂůƌŽĂĚƐ͘ŶǇĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽƌŝŐŚƚŽĨǁĂǇŽƌ
ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĐƌŽƐƐŽǀĞƌƐ;WyKƐͿŵƵƐƚ
be consistent with the standards outlines in the
,ŝŐŚǁĂǇ dƌĂĸĐ Đƚ ĂŶĚ KŶƚĂƌŝŽ dƌĂĸĐ DĂŶƵĂů
ŽŽŬϭϱ͘
ƐŽĨϮϬϭϰ͕ƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌŚĂƐĂŶƵƉĚĂƚĞĚ
ƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚ ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ĚĞƚĂŝů͕ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ
ƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ&͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞĂƉƉůŝĞĚƚŽĂůůĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ
ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů͘ &ŝŐƵƌĞƐ ϰϱ ĂŶĚ ϰϲ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ
ĚƌĂŌ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚ ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ Ăƚ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ^ƚƌĞĞƚͬtĞƐƚ ǀĞŶƵĞ
ĂŶĚŽƵƌƚůĂŶĚǀĞͬ^ƟƌůŝŶŐǀĞ͘
Figure 48: Trail-Road Crossing at hnion Avenue.
Figure 49: DraŌ Concept Design for Courtland/
SƟrling Improvements.
Figure 50: DraŌ Concept Design for Victoria/West
Improvements.
5.3.1A. dŚĂƚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐĚĞƚĂŝůďĞĂƉƉůŝĞĚƚŽĂůůƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐĂůŽŶŐ
5.3.1B. dŚĂƚƚŚĞĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇŽĨŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƌĞĨƵŐĞŝƐůĂŶĚƐŽŶŝƚǇŽǁŶĞĚ
ƌŽĂĚǁĂǇƐ ;hŶŝŽŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ 'ůĂƐŐŽǁ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĂŶĚ ^ƟƌůŝŶŐ ǀĞŶƵĞͿ ďĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞǁĂŝƚƟŵĞƐĂƚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͘
5.3.1C. dŚĂƚƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŽŶZĞŐŝŽŶĂůŽǁŶĞĚƌŽĂĚǁĂǇƐ
;sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ YƵĞĞŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌƚůĂŶĚ ǀĞŶƵĞͿ ďĞ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͘
5.3.1D.dŚĂƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ/KEůŝŐŚƚƌĂŝůƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƐǇƐƚĞŵ͕ĂŶǇŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚ
ƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ;ŽƌĚĞŶǀĞŶƵĞĂŶĚKƩĂǁĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚͿďĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŝŶƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͘
5.3.1E. dŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƌŝŐŚƚͲŽĨͲǁĂǇ Ăƚ ƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚ
ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ͘
ϱ͘ϯ͘Ϯ^ŽĐŝĂů^ĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚWd
WƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂƐĂĨĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ
ŽĨƚƌĂŝůƐŝƐĂŚŝŐŚƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ŝƐ Ă
ĐƌƵĐŝĂů ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ
in the development
ŽĨ Ă ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ
ƚƌĂŝů ƐǇƐƚĞŵ͘ tŝƚŚŝŶ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞǆƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
Iron
Horse
Trail
Improvement Strategy, numerous comments were
ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƐĂĨĞƚǇĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů
ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ʹ ďŽƚŚ ƉŚǇƐŝĐĂů ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĂĨĞƚǇ
ŝƐƐƵĞƐǁĞƌĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ͘^ŽĐŝĂůƐĂĨĞƚǇ͕ŽƌƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚ
ƐĂĨĞƚǇ͕ƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůͲƵƐĞƌ͛ƐůĞǀĞůŽĨĐŽŵĨŽƌƚŽƌ
ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨƌŝƐŬǁŚŝůĞƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ
ǁŝƚŚƐĂĨĞƚǇŝŶƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŽŝůůĞŐĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ƚƌĂŝů Ăƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝů ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ǁĞƌĞ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ͘
ZĞůĂƚĞĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
•
ŽŶĐĞƌŶƐŽǀĞƌŝůůĞŐĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƚĂŬŝŶŐ
place along the trail or in adjacent
ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐĞǆƵĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚǇ͕ĚƌƵŐƵƐĞ͕
ŚƵŵĂŶŚĂďŝƚƵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĐƌŝŵĞƐ͘
•
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ
ƐŚŽƵůĚĂƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌŶĞĞĚƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨǇƚŚĞŝƌ
ĞǆĂĐƚůŽĐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇ
ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘
•
ĞƌƚĂŝŶĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƐĨĞĞůƵŶƐĂĨĞ traveling on the trail alone or at night due
ƚŽƉŽŽƌůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂŶĚǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͘
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ŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐĂĨĞƚǇĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶƐ
ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůĞƟƋƵĞƩĞĂŶĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂ
ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌƐŽĐŝĂůĐĂƉŝƚĂůĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
A partnership with the Waterloo Regional Police
^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ;tZW^Ϳ ǁĂƐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞƩĞƌ
ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůƐĂĨĞƚǇ
ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĂŶĚ
ŚŽǁƚŚĞƐĞŝƐƐƵĞƐĐŽƵůĚďĞŵŝƟŐĂƚĞĚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ
/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͘ZĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ
ŽĨĐƌŝŵĞ͕ůŝŬĞĂůůŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ǁŝůů
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŽŶͲŐŽŝŶŐŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇ
ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐ ŽŶ
ƐƚƌŽŶŐƉŽůŝĐĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞĂŶĚďŝĐǇĐůĞƉĂƚƌŽůŽĸĐĞƌƐ
ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĂŶĚĚĞƚĞƌ
ĐƌŝŵĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŝůůĞŐĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ
ƚŚĞůĞǀĞůŽĨƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚƐĂĨĞƚǇŽĨĂůůƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ͘
ƌŝŵĞ WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů
ĞƐŝŐŶ ;WdͿ ƵĚŝƚ͕ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ '͕
ǁĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚďǇƚŚĞtZW^ŝŶϮϬϭϱ͘WdŝƐĂ
ƉƌŽĂĐƟǀĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚǇ ďƵŝůƚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ Ă ĐŽƌĞ
ƐĞƚŽĨƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŝĞĨƚŚĂƚ
ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ĂŶĚ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƵŝůƚ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĐĂŶůĞĂĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞĨĞĂƌ
ĂŶĚŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨĐƌŝŵĞĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂŶŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
ŝŶƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨůŝĨĞ;WdKŶƚĂƌŝŽͿ͘
tZW^ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝǌĞƐƚŚĂƚĂŶǇƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ
ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĞŶĐůŽƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Wd ĂƵĚŝƚ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂůƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐŽŶůǇ͘dŚĂƚďĞŝŶŐƐĂŝĚ͕ƚŚĞ
WdĂƵĚŝƚĐĂůůƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ
along the Iron Horse Trail to address security and
ƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚƐĂĨĞƚǇ͗
ϭͿ
WƌŽǀŝĚĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞ
ůĞŶŐƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͘ dŚŝƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĂůůŽǁ
ƵƐĞƌƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞ
ĂďůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŶƵŵĞƌŝĐͬĂůƉŚĂďĞƟĐĂůŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƌƐ
ŝŶĐĂƐĞŽĨĂŶĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐǇ͘ŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĂůƐŚƌŽƵĚƐĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨǀĂƌǇŝŶŐŚĞŝŐŚƚƐĨŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĮĐůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐǁŝůů
ůŝŵŝƚůŝŐŚƚƉŽůůƵƟŽŶŽŶƚŽŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ
ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ͘ĚŝŵŵĂďůĞƐǇƐƚĞŵ
ŝƐĂůƐŽĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂůůŽǁŝŶŐŝƚƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞǁĂƩĂŐĞŝĨ
ƉŽůŝĐĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵŽƌĞůŝŐŚƚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ͘
&Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƚƌĂŝů ůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͕
ƐĞĞƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ,͘
ϮͿ
/ŶƐƚĂůů ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐǇ ĐĂůů ďŽǆĞƐ Ăƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂĚĚŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞƌƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƚŽĚŝƌĞĐƚƵƐĞƌƐ
ƚŽƚŚĞďŽǆĞƐ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ƌŽĂĚ ŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂůů ďŽǆ͘ ,ŝŐŚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ
WĂƌŬtŽŽĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ,ĞŶƌǇ^ƚƵƌŵ'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͘
ϯͿ
/ŶƐƚĂůů ŶƵŵĞƌŝĐ Žƌ ĂůƉŚĂďĞƟĐĂů ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ
ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƌƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽďĞ
ůŝŶŬĞĚǁŝƚŚtZW^͕D^͕<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ&ŝƌĞĂŶĚďŽƚŚ
ĐŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁŽƵůĚ
ĐůĞĂƌůǇŝĚĞŶƟĨǇƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶǇƵƐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘
4)
Demonstrate Territoriality, Natural Access
Control by closing unwanted desire pathways
ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉŐƌĂĚĞƐ ƚŽ ƚƌĂŝůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ƐĞƌǀĞ ĂƐ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞ ƵƐĞƌƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁŽƵůĚ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĂŶǇƵŶĂƵƚŚŽƌŝǌĞĚƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐǁŚĞƌĞ
ƵŶǁĂŶƚĞĚ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ ŝƐ ŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐ ;ŝ͘Ğ͘ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ
WĂƌŬͿ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ƐĞĐƵƌĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞ
ƵƐĞƌƐ͘
ϱͿ
ZĞƉĂŝƌ Žƌ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ďĂƌƌŝĞƌͬĨĞŶĐĞƐ
ĂůŽŶŐ ^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌ ƌĞĞŬƚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŐƌĂĸƟ
ĂŶĚůŝĂďŝůŝƚǇŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘
ϲͿ
/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƐǇƐƚĞŵĨŽƌŝĚĞŶƟĨǇŝŶŐŝƚĞŵƐ
that need repair or maintenance on an ongoing
ďĂƐŝƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚƌŝŵŵŝŶŐŽĨƐŚƌƵďƐĂŶĚďƌƵƐŚƐŽƚŚĞ
ƚƌĂŝůĚŽĞƐŶŽƚďĞĐŽŵĞŽǀĞƌŐƌŽǁŶ͘
7)
Implement a system to review standards
ŽĨ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ŽŶ Ă ƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐ ďĂƐŝƐ
ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ Ă ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ĞǆƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ
ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͘
ϴͿ
ĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ĨŽƌŐŽƩĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ
ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů Ăƚ ^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌ͛Ɛ ƌĞĞŬ
(Henry Sturm Greenway) and Kent Green and use
Wd ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů
ǁŝƚŚĂĐůĞĂƌƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĂŶĚƐĞŶƐĞŽĨŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘
5.3.2A. dŚĂƚ Ă ƌŝŵĞ WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĞƐŝŐŶ ;WdͿ Žƌ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ
ƐĂĨĞƚǇĂƵĚŝƚďĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚĂŶŶƵĂůůǇĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďǇ^ƚĂīĂŶĚͬŽƌtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ
ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWŽůŝĐĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨǇŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĂĚǀŝƐĞƚƌĂŝůŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
5.3.2B. dŚĂƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐǇ ĐĂůů ďŽǆĞƐ ďĞ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŽ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ
WĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ,ĞŶƌǇ ^ƚƵƌŵ 'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƉůŽƌĞ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĐĂůů ďŽǆ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ďĞ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨƵƚƵƌĞWdĂŶĚͬŽƌƐĂĨĞƚǇĂƵĚŝƚƐ͘
5.3.2C. dŚĂƚ Ă ŶƵŵĞƌŝĐ ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ĂůƉŚĂďĞƟĐĂů ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƌ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ďĞ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ
ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĂƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐƚŽĐůĞĂƌůǇŝĚĞŶƟĨǇƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨĂŶǇƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϯ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ dƌĂŝů ǇͲ>ĂǁƐ ĂŶĚ
Enforcement
dŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĞǁŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ
ŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďǇͲůĂǁ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ƌŝĚĞ ƚƌĂŝůƐ
ƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůůǇŽŶŵŽƚŽƌŝǌĞĚďŝŬĞƐƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĂŶĚ
ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞďǇͲůĂǁƐƚŚĂƚƌĞůĂƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛ƐĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ
ŽīͲƌŽĂĚ ƚƌĂŝů ĂŶĚ ƉĂƌŬ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘ dŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ƌŝĚĞƌƐ
ĐůŽƐĞůǇŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŽŶĂǁĞĞŬůǇ
ďĂƐŝƐ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕
ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ďǇͲůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ǁĞƌĞ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ͘
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞŵŽƌĞƌĞŐƵůĂƌƉĂƚƌŽůƐŽĨďǇͲůĂǁ
ŽĸĐĞƌƐĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůƌŝĚĞƌƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝůƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĂŶĚĞŶĨŽƌĐĞďǇͲ
ůĂǁŝŶĨƌĂĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĚĞƚĞƌĐƌŝŵĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ
ŝůůĞŐĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
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/ĨůŝŐŚƟŶŐŝƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͕ŝƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞůĂƚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐŽƌϮϰŚŽƵƌƐ
ĂƐĂŶĞǆĐĞƉƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞWĂƌŬͬdƌĂŝůůŽƐƵƌĞ
ďǇͲůĂǁ͘
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ĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨ
ĞͲƐĐŽŽƚĞƌƐŽŶƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͕ǁŚŝĐŚƚƌĂǀĞůĂƚ
greater speeds and can cause injury with
ƐůŽǁĞƌŵŽǀŝŶŐƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐ͘
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WƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĨĂĐĞƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ
maintained to the same property
ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌĨĂĐŝŶŐĂƐŝĚĞǁĂůŬ͕
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĞŵŽǀĂůŽĨĂŶǇĞŶĐƌŽĂĐŚŵĞŶƚ
ŽƌŐƌĂĸƟ͘
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A Trail Watch program could be
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚŽĂĐƚĂƐĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů
ƐƵƌǀĞŝůůĂŶĐĞĨŽƌďǇͲůĂǁĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ
ďǇŽďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐ
ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌŽƌƵŶƐĂĨĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘
5.3.3A. dŚĂƚ ĂŶ ĞǆĐĞƉƟŽŶ ďĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ͛Ɛ WĂƌŬƐ ǇͲ>Ăǁ ƚŽ ƉĞƌŵŝƚ ĞǆƚĞŶĚĞĚ
ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƵƐĞŽŶƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƐŚŽƵůĚƚƌĂŝůůŝŐŚƟŶŐďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ;ƉĂƐƚϭϭƉ͘ŵ͘Ϳ͘
5.3.3B. dŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ͛Ɛ WĂƌŬƐ ǇͲ>Ăǁ ďĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶƐ
ƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƟŽŶŽĨŵŽƚŽƌͲĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐŽŶŵƵůƟͲƵƐĞƚƌĂŝůƐŽƌƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ
ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĞǆƚĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĞͲƐĐŽŽƚĞƌƐ͕ ĂƐ ŽƉƉŽƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĞĚĂůͲ
ĂƐƐŝƐƚďŝŬĞƐ͘
5.3.3C. dŚĂƚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛ƐǇͲ>ĂǁŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ
ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƉƌŝŽƌŝƟǌŝŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĨŽƌŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛ƐWĂƌŬƐǇͲ>Ăǁ͕ǁŚŝůĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽŶƚŚĞ
ƚƌĂŝůƚŽĚĞƚĞƌĐƌŝŵĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƵŶƐĂĨĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
ŽĨĞǆƚĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
5.3.3D. dŚĂƚƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĂůƐŽďĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĞĚĨŽƌĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛Ɛ>Žƚ
DĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ'ƌĂĸƟǇͲůĂǁƐ͘
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϰdƌĂŝůƟƋƵĞƩĞ
dƌĂŝů ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ĂƌĞ ŽŶĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ
ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐ ŽŶ ŵƵůƟͲƵƐĞ ƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ
ŵŝŶŝŵŝǌĞĚďǇĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐĐŽĚĞƐŽĨƚƌĂŝůĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ
ĂŶĚ ĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞůǇ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŽŶ ƐŝŐŶƐ ĂŶĚ
ƚƌĂŝů ŐƵŝĚĞƐ͘ ůů /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ
ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƞƵů
ŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ͕ ĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƵƐŝŶŐ
ŵŽďŝůŝƚǇ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ͘ Ǉ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚƌĂŝů
ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ͕ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ ĐĂŶ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůǇ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ
ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ƚƌĂŝůĞƟƋƵĞƩĞǁĂƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ
ĂƐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŝƐƐƵĞĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͕ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇ
ŚŽǁ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƵƐĞƌ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ĐĂŶ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞůǇ ƵƐĞ
ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞ͘ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
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ŽŶĐĞƌŶƐǁŝƚŚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ͖ĚŝĸĐƵůƚǇ
ƉĂƐƐŝŶŐƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐǁŚŽĚŽŶŽƚŬĞĞƉ
ƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͕ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ wearing headphones can reduce chances
ŽĨŚĞĂƌŝŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ͘
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ŽŶĐĞƌŶƐǁŝƚŚĚŽŐǁĂůŬĞƌƐ͖ĚŽŐƐďĞŝŶŐ
ŽīͲůĞĂƐŚǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞŝŶƟŵŝĚĂƟŶŐƚŽƚƌĂŝů
ƵƐĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŽŐǁĂůŬĞƌƐŶŽƚĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐƵƉ
ĂŌĞƌƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƚƐ͘
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Concerns with cyclists, cyclists traveling
ƚŽŽƋƵŝĐŬůǇ͕ŶŽƚƵƐŝŶŐĂďĞůůǁŚĞŶƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ͕
and bicycles not being equipped with
ƉƌŽƉĞƌůŝŐŚƚƐ͕ďĞůůƐĂŶĚƌĞŇĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘
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ŽŶĐĞƌŶƐǁŝƚŚĞͲƐĐŽŽƚĞƌƐĂŶĚŵŽƚŽƌŝǌĞĚ
ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ͖ƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐŚĂǀĞǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞĚ ŵŽƚŽƌŝǌĞĚǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͕ĚŝĸĐƵůƚǇ
ŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŶŐƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͕ĂŶĚ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌŝŶŐĞͲƐĐŽŽƚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞůĂƌŐĞ͕
ŚĞĂǀǇĂŶĚĨĂƐƚǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶĐĂƵƐĞŝŶũƵƌǇƚŽ
ƐůŽǁĞƌŵŽǀŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ͘
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KǀĞƌĂůů͕ŵĂŶǇŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ
ŽŶƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ
awareness around trail rules
ĂŶĚĞƟƋƵĞƩĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐĂĨĞƚǇĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶƐ
and enhanced signage
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ŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚƌĂŝůƌƵůĞƐĂŶĚĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚďǇͲůĂǁŽĸĐĞƌƐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇ ĞͲƐĐŽŽƚĞƌƐŽŶƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͕ǁĂƐĞŵƉŚĂƐŝǌĞĚ
5.3.4A.dŚĂƚĂƚƌĂŝů ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ͕ƌƵůĞƐ͕ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵďĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ
ĂŶĚŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͕ŝŶĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌǇĐůŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚdƌĂŝůƐĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϱdƌĂŝůĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ
tŚĞŶ ĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ Ă ƚƌĂŝů ĨŽƌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ ŝƚ
is important to consider trail elements and
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŐƌĂĚĞ͕ ƐůŽƉĞ͕ ĐƌŽƐƐ
ƐůŽƉĞ͕ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƚǇƉĞ͕ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐƚĂďŝůŝƚǇĂŶĚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͕
ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ͘ Ǉ
ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞͬďĂƌƌŝĞƌͲĨƌĞĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ Ă ƐĂĨĞ͕
universally accessible trail is developed and
ĞŶƐƵƌĞƐĂĐĐĞƐƐĨŽƌƵƐĞƌƐĂůůĂŐĞƐ͕ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƐŬŝůů
ůĞǀĞůƐ͘/ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚ
mapping clearly communicate which pathways
ĂƌĞĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƐŽƚŚĂƚƵƐĞƌƐĐĂŶŵĂŬĞĂŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ
ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ƚƌĂŝůƐ͘ Ɛ
Ă WƌŝŵĂƌǇ ;dǇƉĞ ϭͿ DƵůƟͲhƐĞ WĂƚŚǁĂǇ͕ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
Horse Trail is designed to be accessible to all
ƉĞƌƐŽŶǁŝƚŚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
tŚŝůĞŶŽƚƐƚƌŽŶŐůǇŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ
ĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ƚŚĞŝƚǇ
ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ŝƐ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ
ĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽƉĞƌƐŽŶƐŽĨĂůůĂŐĞƐĂŶĚĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ
ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůǇĂŝŵƐƚŽŵĞĞƚŽƌĞǆĐĞĞĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ
ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĨŽƌKŶƚĂƌŝĂŶƐǁŝƚŚ
ŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĐƚ͘
Figure 51: Trail Access Ramp at Belmont Village.
Ɛ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
Strategy process, the Grand River Accessibility
ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ;'ZͿƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ
on how to improve accessibility along the Iron
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
dŚĞĞƐŝŐŶŽĨWƵďůŝĐ^ƉĂĐĞƐ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ KŶƚĂƌŝĂŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ Đƚ
;KͿ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚ ǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ǁŚĞŶ
ŶĞǁůǇ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŶŐ Žƌ ƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů
ƚƌĂŝůƐ͘ dŚĞ 'ƌĂŶĚ ZŝǀĞƌ ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů
ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ
ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶƉŚĂƐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
5.3.5A. dŚĂƚ'ƌĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽŵŵŝƩĞĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ
ƚŽďĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚŽŶĂŶǇƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͕ĂƐƉĞƌƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ
ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĨŽƌKŶƚĂƌŝĂŶƐǁŝƚŚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĐƚ;KͿ͘
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϲ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚtĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ
^ŝŐŶĂŐĞŝƐĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚŽĨĂŶǇƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů
trail system as it provides a clear base level
ŽĨ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ
ĞǆƉůŝĐŝƚůǇůŝƐƚƐƌƵůĞƐĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ͕ƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶƐ
ƌŝƐŬ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ ĂŶĚ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘tŝƚŚĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ
ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ Ăƚ ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ă
comprehensive and coordinated signage program
ŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌĂŶĚ
Iron Horse Trail branding, consistent messaging,
ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐ Įƚ͕ ůĞŐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ ĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ K
ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͕ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĂīŽƌĚĂďŝůŝƚǇ͘^ŝŐŶĂŐĞ
ĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚ
predictable along the trail and provide necessary
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů
ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐǁŚĞƌĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͘
dŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ
ĂŶĚ ǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ
ĨŽƌ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐ
include:
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞƉůĂƋƵĞƐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌĨŽƌŵƐŽĨƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ
ƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞĚŽŶŽƌƐĂŶĚƐƉŽŶƐŽƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ
trail
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚůŽĐĂƟŽŶŵĂƌŬĞƌƐ
along the trail
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Adequate signage on trail closures and
detours need to be posted online and in
advance
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^ŝŐŶĂŐĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŶŐĐƌŽƐƐƐƚƌĞĞƚƐǁŽƵůĚďĞ
ŚĞůƉĨƵů
^ŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚŝŶ
areas where the Iron Horse Trail meets
ŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐŽƌƚƌĂŝůƐ͘
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tĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƐŚŽƵůĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞ
ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƟŵĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůƚŽ
ƚŚĞŶĞĂƌĞƐƚĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐďǇĨŽŽƚĂŶĚ
ďŝĐǇĐůĞ͘
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Provide large maps along the trail that
show the Iron Horse Trail and wider
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƚƌĂŝůƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘
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Signage is required where the trail ends
ĂƚKƩĂǁĂƚŽĚŝƌĞĐƚƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐƚŽŽƚŚĞƌ
signed routes and the Trans Canada Trail
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/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂƚƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐŝƐ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘
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Signage content should include
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶƚƌĂŝůĞƟƋƵĞƩĞĂŶĚƌƵůĞƐ
ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌ signage that includes braille and high
ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚůĞƩĞƌŝŶŐ
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Add community poster boards and
ďŝůůďŽĂƌĚƐĨŽƌƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐƚŽƉŽƐƚƉŽƐƚĞƌƐ
ŽŶůŽĐĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƚƐ
When installing signage along the Iron
Horse Trail, consider appropriate viewing
ŚĞŝŐŚƚƐĨŽƌƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ͕ĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐĂŶĚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐǁŝƚŚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
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ŶƐƵƌĞƐŝŐŶĂŐĞŝƐŐƌĂĸƟƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĂŶĚ
ƌĞƉĂŝƌŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůǇŝĨĂŶǇƐŝŐŶĂŐĞŝƐ ǀĂŶĚĂůŝǌĞĚŽƌĚĂŵĂŐĞĚ͘
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Improve signage on roads approaching
ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞƚƌĂŝůƚŽŶŽƟĨǇŵŽƚŽƌŝƐƚƐ
ŽĨƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͘
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƟǀĞƐŝŐŶĂŐĞŽŶƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͕ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů
ĂƌƟĨĂĐƚƐ͕ŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
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Include universal content such as
pictographs on signage
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/ŵƉƌŽǀĞƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞůŝŐŚƚƌĂŝůƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ
Figure 52: City of Kitchener WayĮnding Signage.
dŚĞ DƵůƟͲhƐĞ WĂƚŚǁĂǇƐ ĂŶĚ dƌĂŝůƐ DĂƐƚĞƌ WůĂŶ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
ŽĨ ĂŶǇƚƌĂŝů ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ Ă ŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇ ŽĨ ƐŝŐŶƐ ʹ ĞĂĐŚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă
ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇ ŽĨ
ƐŝŐŶƐƐŚŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĂƵŶŝĮĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐĂŶĚ
ŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ĐŽŶƚĞǆƚƵĂůůǇ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ
͞ĨĂŵŝůǇ͘͟ŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ͞ĨĂŵŝůǇ͟ǁŽƌŬƐƚŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞŝƚǇ
ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝů ŝĚĞŶƟƚǇ͘ Ɛ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
Horse Trail Improvement Strategy process, The
ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ĚƌĂŌĞĚ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
ƵƐĞ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů͘ &ŝŶĂů ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ
ĂŶĚ Ăůů ĮŶĂů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ
ĞĂƐŝůǇ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĂďůĞ͕ ĐůĞĂƌ͕ ĐŽŶĐŝƐĞ͕ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĂďůĞ͕
ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ͘ dŚĞ ĚƌĂŌ ƐŝŐŶ ĨĂŵŝůǇ
proposed includes:
dƌĂŝůŚĞĂĚ ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞ͗ >ŽĐĂƚĞĚ Ăƚ ŬĞǇ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐĂŶĚŵĂũŽƌŶĞƚǁŽƌŬũƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞǇƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ
ŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ͕
ŽƚŚĞƌĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ
ĂŶǇƌƵůĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘tŚĞƌĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŶŽĚĞƐ
ĂƌĞǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵĂĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞƐĞĐĂŶďĞĂƵƐĞĨƵů
ůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬ͘ /Ŷ ƐŽŵĞ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ͕ ŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ
signing has also been used as an opportunity to
ƐĞůůĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐƐƉĂĐĞ;ƐĞĞĞǆĂŵƉůĞŝŶ&ŝŐƵƌĞϰϵͿ͘
/ŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƟǀĞƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͗>ŽĐĂƚĞĚĂƚŬĞǇƚƌĂŝůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͕
ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂǇ ďĞ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͕ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů͕ Žƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů͘
/ŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƟǀĞ ƐŝŐŶƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŚŝŐŚůǇ ŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ĂŶĚ
ĞĂƐǇƚŽƌĞĂĚ͘dŚĞǇƐŚŽƵůĚďĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚĐĂƌĞĨƵůůǇŝŶ
ŚŝŐŚůǇǀŝƐŝďůĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐƚŽŵŝŶŝŵŝǌĞƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
ĨŽƌǀĂŶĚĂůŝƐŵ͘
dƌĂŝů ƌƵůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͗ Located at
ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƚŽ ĐůĞĂƌůǇ ĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ
ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ͕ ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ůĂǁƐ
ƚŚĂƚ ĂƉƉůǇ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚƌĂŝů ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ͕ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ĂŶĚ
ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐǇ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ ZĞŵŝŶĚĞƌ ƐŝŐŶƐ
ŵĂǇďĞŶĞĞĚĞĚĂƚƐŽŵĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ͞WůĞĂƐĞ
ƐƚĂǇ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ dƌĂŝů͘͟ ƚ ƚƌĂŝůŚĞĂĚƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
ĐĂŶďĞŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚƌĂŝůŚĞĂĚƐŝŐŶƐ͘/ŶŽƚŚĞƌ
ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ
ĂĐĐĞƐƐďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ͘
ZĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌǇƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͗ Located throughout the trail
ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚƌĂĸĐ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ƐŝŐŶƐ ĂƌĞ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ
;ƐƚŽƉ͕ǇŝĞůĚ͕ĐƵƌǀĞĂŚĞĂĚ͕ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ
KŶͲƌŽĂĚ ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͗ >ŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ŽŶͲƌŽĂĚ ĐǇĐůŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ
ĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝƐƚƐƚŽƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘
tĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞ͗ Located along trail corridor
ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƚŽ ůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬƐ͕ ƌŽĂĚƐ͕ ŵĂũŽƌ
ƚƌĂŝůƐ͕ ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͕ ƉĂƌŬƐ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ ŚƵďƐ ͬ ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͕
shopping centres, schools and other community
ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ͘
dƌĂŝů DĂƌŬĞƌƐ͗ >ŽĐĂƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƉĂƚŚǁĂǇ ŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ
and at regular intervals along long, uninterrupted
ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨƉĂƚŚǁĂǇ͘dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƌŽƵƚĞŵĂƌŬĞƌ
signs is to provide a simple visual message to users
ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǇĂƌĞƚƌĂǀĞůŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞƉĂƚŚǁĂǇŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘
Figure 53: Example Trailhead Signage. Image:
City of Kitchener MulƟ-hse Pathways and Trails
Master Plan.
DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ĂŶĂĚĂ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůǇ
ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ
ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ ĂƐ Ă ŵĞĂŶƐ ŽĨ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŶĞǁ
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨŶŽŶͲƚĂǆƌĞǀĞŶƵĞƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚŝŶŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ
ĐŝǀŝĐ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
include naming rights on civic buildings, program
ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚ ƐƉŽŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕ ĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌ
ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŽŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ
ƌŽĂĚƐ Žƌ ƚƌĂŝůƐ͘ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽďĞŵƵƚƵĂůůǇďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂůʹĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ
and private sector businesses procure name
ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ
community while the associated municipality
ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͘ƐƉĂƌƚ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ tĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ
ƚŽĞǆƉůŽƌĞƐƵĐŚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝů ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů
Partnership Program and that any and all sponsors
be incorporated into the proposed signage, as
ĂŐƌĞĞĚƵƉŽŶ͕ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
5.3.6A.dŚĂƚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ͚ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐĨĂŵŝůǇ͛ďĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ
ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͕ŝŶŬĞĞƉŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞDƵůƟͲ
ƵƐĞWĂƚŚǁĂǇƐĂŶĚdƌĂŝůƐDĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶĂŶĚtĂůŬǇĐůĞtĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶDĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶ͘
5.3.6B. dŚĂƚ ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ďĞ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ
ŽŶͲƌŽĂĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝŶŐƌŽƵƚĞƐƚŽĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
5.3.6C. dŚĂƚƚŚĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞǀĂůƵĞŽĨƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚdƌĞƐƚůĞƌŝĚŐĞďĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞĚǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶŽĨŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƟǀĞƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͘
͞dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ Ăůů
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘dŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚĞƉ
ƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƚŽŵĂŬĞĨŽƌŵĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ
ǁŝƚŚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƚŽĞĂĐŚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ͘͟
5.4 NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
A well designed trail provides
ĂŵƉůĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ
ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ͕
and public and open spaces and
ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůǇ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞƐ ŝŶƚŽ ƵƌďĂŶ
ĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ Ǉ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕ƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐĂƌĞĂďůĞƚŽĐŽŶŶĞĐƚǁŝƚŚ
ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐŶŽƚŽŶůǇǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƵƌďĂŶĐŽƌĞ͕ďƵƚ
ƚŽůŽŶŐĞƌĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐŝŶƚŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝůŝƐĂŬĞǇĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛Ɛ
ĂĐƟǀĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ
commuters, both pedestrians and cyclists, on a
ĚĂŝůǇ ďĂƐŝƐ͘ /ƐƐƵĞƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞŵĞ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ͕ƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕
ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘
ϱ͘ϰ͘ϭdƌĂŝůŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ
ŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ƚƌĂŝů
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ ŐƌĞĂƚůǇ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ
ƵƟůŝƚĂƌŝĂŶ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ŽĨ Ă ƚƌĂŝů ƐǇƐƚĞŵ
by providing greater uninterrupted distance and
ƐĂĨĞ͕ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ƌŽƵƚĞƐ͘ dŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝƐĂůƌĞĂĚǇĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
route within the Waterloo Region and is part
ŽĨ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝŶŬƐ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ĨŽƌŵĂů ůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůǁŽƌŶƉĂƚŚƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝů ǁŝƚŚ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů
ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕
ƚƌĂŝů ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ
ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďƌŽĂĚĞƌƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ǁĂƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ͘
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/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽĞůŵŽŶƚsŝůůĂŐĞ͘
Improved landscaping and a
partnership with Belmont Business
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƌĞĂĐŽƵůĚďĞĞǆƉůŽƌĞĚ͘
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/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽŽŶͲƌŽĂĚďŝĐǇĐůĞůĂŶĞƐĂŶĚ
ŽƚŚĞƌĐǇĐůŝŶŐŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘
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ǆƚĞŶĚƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƐŽƵƚŚ
ďĞǇŽŶĚKƩĂǁĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚŝĚĞŶƟĨǇƚŚĞ
ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůƚŽZŽĐŬǁĂǇ
'ĂƌĚĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞdƌĂŶƐĂŶĂĚĂdƌĂŝů͘
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ǆƉůŽƌĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐŽŶƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ property as a partnership with property
ŽǁŶĞƌƐ͘
WĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ to coordinate trail improvements and
enhancements and emphasize the
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽĐŝƟĞƐ͘
5.4.1A.dŚĂƚ^ƚĂīĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
ƚŽƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƌĐŝƚǇͲǁŝĚĞŵƵůƟͲƵƐĞƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘
ϱ͘ϰ͘ϭ͘dŚĂƚƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐďĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽŵĞĂƐƵƌĞ
ĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝƐƚƚƌĂŝůƵƐĂŐĞŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͘
ϱ͘ϰ͘ϮWĂƌŬƐĂŶĚWƵďůŝĐ^ƉĂĐĞƐ
While the Iron Horse Trail provides immeasurable
ǀĂůƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƟǀĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚƐ ĂƐ Ă ŬĞǇ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͕ŝƚĂůƐŽƐĞƌǀĞƐĂƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŽƌ
space – accommodate movement through and
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŝƚǇ ƉĂƌŬƐ͕ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
dŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚ
ĨŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶŚŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝů ĂŶĚ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƉĂƌŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐƉĂĐĞ ǁĂƐ
ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ͘ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
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/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝůƚŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚ
ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐZĂĚĚĂƚǌWĂƌŬ͕
'ŝůĚŶĞƌ'ƌĞĞŶĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƉƵďůŝĐ
ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
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/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĂŶĚĨŽƌŵĂůŝǌĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŽ
the proposed transit hub at King and
sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ͕ƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͛ƐƐƉƵƌ
ůŝŶĞƚƌĂŝů͕ƚŚĞ&ŝůƐŝŶŐĞƌWĂƌŬƚƌĂŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ
Brandon Avenue, Waverly Place, Cherry
Street, Patricia Avenue and Charles
^ƚƌĞĞƚ͘
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/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĂŶĚĨŽƌŵĂůŝǌĞĚĞƐŝƌĞƉĂƚŚƐĨƌŽŵ
the Iron Horse Trail to surrounding
ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ
ǁŚŝůĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͘
ZĂĚĚĂƚǌ WĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ EĂƚƵƌĂů ƌĞĂ͗ Adjacent to
ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ƚŚŝƐ
public space includes a play structure, small
ǁŽŽĚůŽƚ͕ǁŽƌŶƉĂƚŚƐĂŶĚƚǁŽĂƌĞĂƐĨŽƌdŚĞtŝůůŽǁ
'ƌĞĞŶŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ'ĂƌĚĞŶ͘
,ĞŶƌǇ ^ƚƵƌŵ 'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͗ An established
community gathering place, local residents have
ŚŽƐƚĞĚĂǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨĨĞƐƟǀĂůƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŶŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞ
dƌĂŝůĂŶĚƚŚĞ,ĞŶƌǇ^ƚƵƌŵ'ƌĞĞŶ&ĞƐƟǀĂů͘/ƚĂůƐŽ
connects the Iron Horse Trail with Kitchener’s trail
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶƚŚĞǁĞƐƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ&ŝůƐŝŶŐĞƌWĂƌŬ͘
Figure 54: Henry Sturm Greenspace.
sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬ͗ dŚĞ ŽůĚĞƐƚ ƉĂƌŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ
<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͕ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ WĂƌŬ ƉůĂǇƐ ŚŽƐƚ ƚŽ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ
ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĞƐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ
ŝƐ Ă ǀŝĞǁĞĚ ĂƐ ŬĞǇ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĂƐƐĞƚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ĚŽǁŶƚŽǁŶĐŽƌĞ͘sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬŝƐĐůĂƐƐŝĮĞĚĂƐĂŝƚǇ
WĂƌŬŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌWĂƌŬƐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐWůĂŶ͘
dŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌŚĂƐƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƉĂƌŬ
ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
detailed design and development, have the
ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ
ŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘dŚĞƐĞƐƉĂĐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
'ŝůĚŶĞƌ'ƌĞĞŶ͗dŚŝƐƉĂƌŬƐĞƌǀĞƐĂƐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ
public space adjacent to the Iron Horse Trail and is
ůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶĐůŽƐĞƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇƚŽƚŚĞŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĞůŵŽŶƚ
sŝůůĂŐĞ͘dŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞŝƐĐůĂƐƐŝĮĞĚĂƐĂŶhƌďĂŶ'ƌĞĞŶ
ŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌWĂƌŬƐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐWůĂŶ͘
Figure 55: Victoria Park.
^ƟƌůŝŶŐ'ƌĞĞŶ͗ƐŵĂůůƚƌĂĸĐŝƐůĂŶĚƉĂƌŬůŽĐĂƚĞĚ
Ăƚ ŽƵƌƚůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ^ƟƌůŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ
ƵŶĚĞƌƵƟůŝǌĞĚďǇƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ͘
DŝŬĞtĂŐŶĞƌ'ƌĞĞŶ͗ůŝŶĞĂƌƉĂƌŬƐƉĂĐĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚ
ŶĞĂƌƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘dŚĞƉĂƌŬ
connects the Iron Horse Trail to Peter and Benton
^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĨƵƚƵƌĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞ/KEůŝŐŚƚƌĂŝů
ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƐǇƐƚĞŵ͘
<ĞŶƚ 'ƌĞĞŶ ^ƉĂĐĞ͗ ŝƚǇͲŽǁŶĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƵƟůŝǌĞĚ
ŐƌĞĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ƉĂƌŬ ĨŽƌ ůŽĐĂů
ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ͘dŚĞƉĂƌŬƐƉĂĐĞ
ŝƐ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ
that leads to Charles Street, providing a direct
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞůŝŐŚƚƌĂŝůƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƐǇƐƚĞŵ͘
5.4.2A. dŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƉĂƌŬ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ďĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛Ɛ WĂƌŬ
ZĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗ 'ŝůĚŶĞƌ
'ƌĞĞŶ͕ZĂĚĚĂƚǌWĂƌŬĂŶĚEĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞĂ͕sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬ͕DŝŬĞtĂŐŶĞƌ'ƌĞĞŶĂŶĚ<ĞŶƚ
'ƌĞĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ͘
5.4.2B. dŚĂƚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ,ĞŶƌǇ ^ƚƵƌŵ 'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ^ƟƌůŝŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ
be improved through the Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy, including the
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ ŝŶ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ͘
5.4.2C. dŚĂƚƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬtŽŽĚůŽƚďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂŶĞǆƚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬĂŶĚ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŝŶĂŶǇĨƵƚƵƌĞƉĂƌŬƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐŝŐŚƚůŝŶĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞǁŝůĚůŝĨĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘
ϱ͘ϰ͘ϯEĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐ
dŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐƉĂĐĞƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝů ŐŝǀĞ ĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ ŝĚĞŶƟƚǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͕
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞĂŶĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĞĐŽƐǇƐƚĞŵďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƌĞ
ĂƌĞ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ
ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ĐĂŶ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůǇ
ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŵŽƌĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝǌĞĚ
ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝǌŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝů ǁĂƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ
ŵĂŶǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ƵƐĞƌƐ ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĨŽŶĚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ
the natural elements along the corridor and a
ĚĞŵĂŶĚƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞŵŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ͘
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dƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐĞŶũŽǇƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨ
ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĨŽƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŚŝŬŝŶŐ͕
ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐǁŝůĚůŝĨĞĂŶĚ
ƉůĂŶƚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘
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An increase in the overall tree canopy and
ŶĂƟǀĞƉůĂŶƚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐǁĂƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ throughout the trail corridor, especially
ŝŶŵŽƌĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůƚŚĂƚ
ůĂĐŬĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐĂƉƉĞĂů
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ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƟǀĞƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƚŽ
ĞĚƵĐĂƚĞƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐĂďŽƵƚƌĞƐƉĞĐƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŶŐǁŝƚŚǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ͕ŐĂƌĚĞŶƐĂŶĚ
ŽƚŚĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
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ŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐǁŝůĚůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
increased habitat, such as a pollinator
ŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ͕ĂĮƌĞŇǇŐĂƌĚĞŶ͕ĚƌĂŐŽŶͬ ĚĂŵƐĞůŇǇŐĂƌĚĞŶĂŶĚƐŚĞůƚĞƌƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ
ďŝƌĚĂŶĚďĂƚďŽǆĞƐ͘
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DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂŶĚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů
ǁŝůĚŇŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚŵĞĂĚŽǁƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐĞĂƟŶŐƚŽ
ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞǀĞŐĞƚĂƟǀĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ;ŝ͘Ğ͘
ŇĂŐƐƚŽŶĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŇĂƚƌŽĐŬƐͿ
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/ŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽ^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌƌĞĞŬ
ǁĂƐĂůƐŽŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚďǇĞǆƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝǌŝŶŐƚŚĞĐƌĞĞŬĂŶĚ
ƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶůŝŶŬĨĞŶĐĞǁŝƚŚĂŵŽƌĞ
ǀŝƐƵĂůůǇĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ͘
ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů
elements along the Iron Horse Trail corridor,
ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƉůĂŶƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞǆƉůŽƌĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ĂƌĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝǌĂƟŽŶ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌ ƌĞĞŬ
ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĐŚĂŶŶĞů͘EĂƚƵƌĂůŝǌĂƟŽŶŝƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨ
ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ Ă ĐƵůƟǀĂƚĞĚ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ;ŝ͘Ğ͘ ƚƵƌĨ Žƌ
ĂƌĞĂ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ďǇ ŐƌĂƐƐ ĐƵƫŶŐͿ ŝŶƚŽ
ĂŵŽƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐŶĂƟǀĞƉůĂŶƚƐ
arranged in a way that mimics or recreates a
naturally occurring habitat (Land Owner Resource
ĞŶƚƌĞͿ͘ Ɛ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ
along the corridor would be removed and more
ďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂůƉůĂŶƟŶŐƐĐŚĞŵĞƐǁŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ͘
Figure 56: ConnecƟng kids with nature.
There are numerous social, economic and
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůďĞŶĞĮƚƐƚŽŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝǌĂƟŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
engagement, reduced maintenance budgets and
ƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶŽĨƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƌƵŶŽī͘
5.4.3A. dŚĂƚĂĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƉůĂŶďĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƚŚĂƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝǌĂƟŽŶ
ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĂůŽĨŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘
ϱ͘ϰ͘ϰ>ĂŶĚhƐĞĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ĞǇŽŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽďǀŝŽƵƐ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
/ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ŝƐ ŚĞĂǀŝůǇ ƵƟůŝǌĞĚ
ďǇ ƵƐĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕
commercial districts, neighbourhoods, housing
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĚĂǇͲƚŽͲĚĂǇ
ůŝǀŝŶŐ͘ Ɛ ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƉĞƌƐŝƐƚƐ ĂůŽŶŐ
the trail, there is a strong need to understand how
the Iron Horse Trail will help to shape the City’s
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ŐŽĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ƚŽ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂŶĚŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
Located adjacent to the Urban Growth Area
ĂŶĚ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ
ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŽƚƌĂĸĐǀŽůƵŵĞƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŚŽǁ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ
integrate improvements into the surrounding
ĂƌĞĂƐƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƵƐĞĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͘tŚŝůĞŶŽƚ
ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂƐĂƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇŽƌƐƚƌŽŶŐĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ͘>ĂŶĚƵƐĞ
ĂŶĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ Ă ĐĞŶƚƌĂů
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŝŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ^ŝƚĞ ƉůĂŶ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ
ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞĂůŵ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶ ŚŝŐŚͲƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕
ƐĂĨĞĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŽƉĞŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƐŝƚĞ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
ŵĂǇ ďĞ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŶŐ
ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ
ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ /KE ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵƵůƟͲŵŽĚĂůƚƌĂŶƐŝƚŚƵď͘
dŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐƌŽƵŶĚZĂƉŝĚdƌĂŶƐŝƚ^ƚĂƟŽŶƐ;WZd^Ϳ
ƉůĂŶůĞĚďǇƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ
ĨŽƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂďŝůŝƚǇ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ /KE
ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐƚƵĚǇĂƌĞĂƐ͘ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĐĂƉŝƚĂů
projects are made to ensure that these areas are
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶĂǁĂǇƚŚĂƚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞĂŶĚ
ĂĚĚƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇǀĂůƵĞ͘ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ
,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ŝƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ĐůŽƐĞ ƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ůŝŐŚƚ ƌĂŝů ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƟŽŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕
ŝƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ ĂĐƟǀĞ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐůǇ͘
ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ^ŝƚĞ WůĂŶ ZĞǀŝĞǁ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
;^WZͿ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ Ă ŵĂŬĞ Ă
ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ
5.4.4A.dŚĂƚĂŶǇŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇĂīĞĐƟŶŐŽƌĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝůĂĚŚĞƌĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛ƐhƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂĨĞ͕ĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ͕
ƐƟŵƵůĂƟŶŐ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞĂŶĚďĂƌƌŝĞƌĨƌĞĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘
5.4.4B. That through the Comprehensive Update to the Urban Design Guidelines, that
ŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĂŶĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐďĞĞǆƉůŽƌĞĚƚŚĂƚĂŝŵƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶ
ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
5.4.4C.dŚĂƚĂůůŽƌƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĨŽƌŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐŽĨ/KEƐƚĂƟŽŶĂƌĞĂƉůĂŶƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞWZd^ĞŶƚƌĂůWůĂŶ͘
5.5 AMENITIES & IMPROVEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
ϱ͘ϱ͘ϭdƌĂŝů>ŝŐŚƟŶŐ
dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ƵƐĞƌƐƐƵƌǀĞǇĞĚŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ
ĂϵϭйƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌůŝŐŚƟŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ
Iron Horse Trail and provided
ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͗
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The trail is used in the early mornings and
ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƐĂƐĂƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌƌŽƵƚĞ͘
•
The trail is heavily used in the evenings
ĨŽƌƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͘
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dŚĞƚƌĂŝůŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐĂƐĂϰͲƐĞĂƐŽŶ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌĂŶĚůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ǁŽƵůĚďĞďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂůǁŚĞŶŝƚďĞĐŽŵĞƐ
ĚĂƌŬĞƌĞĂƌůŝĞƌŝŶƚŚĞĚĂǇ͘
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dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƐĂĨĞƚǇŽŶ
ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĚƵƌŝŶŐĞǀĞŶŝŶŐŚŽƵƌƐ͘
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>ŝŐŚƟŶŐŵĂǇŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞ
ĐƌŝŵĞ͕ŐƌĂĸƟĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƐŝƌĂďůĞ
ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
dŚƌŽƵŐŚĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞtĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶĂů
WŽůŝĐĞ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ;tZW^Ϳ͕ Ă ƌŝŵĞ WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ
Through Environmental Design (CPTED) audit
was conducted on the Iron Horse Trail with
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů
ƐĂĨĞƚǇ͘&ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ƌĞĨĞƌƚŽ^ĞĐƟŽŶyy͘
dŽĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚƌĂŝůůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͕ϵйŽĨƚƌĂŝů
ƵƐĞƌƐƐƵƌǀĞǇĞĚĞǆƉƌĞƐƐĞĚĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ůŝŐŚƟŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘WƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ
ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝƐƐƵĞƐ͗
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>ŝŐŚƟŶŐĐŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĨĂůƐĞƐĞŶƐĞŽĨ
ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇ͘
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>ŝŐŚƚƉŽůůƵƟŽŶĐŽƵůĚĚŝƐƌƵƉƚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ
ŚŽŵĞŽǁŶĞƌƐĂŶĚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘
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Damage and vandalism to the lights could
ŽĐĐƵƌ͘
Ɛ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ Ă ůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ
ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ZĞŐŝŽŶ ŽĨ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ
^ƉƵƌ >ŝŶĞ dƌĂŝů >ŝŐŚƟŶŐ WƌŽũĞĐƚ ǁĂƐ ƌĞƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŽ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ĚƌĂŌ ůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƐƚ
ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů͘ dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐůŝŐŚƟŶŐƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͕ƉŽǁĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕
ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ĐĂƉŝƚĂůͬŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ůŝĨĞͲĐǇĐůĞ ĐŽƐƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƐƟŶŐ
ĐĂŶďĞǀŝĞǁĞĚŝŶƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ,͘
5.5.1A.dŚĂƚŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ
ĞĂƌůǇŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ͕ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐďĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚ
ĚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶǇĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶƉŚĂƐĞƐ͘
ϱ͘ϱ͘Ϯ'ĂƌďĂŐĞZĞĐĞƉƚĂĐůĞƐ
ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ůŝƩĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů
ŐĂƌďĂŐĞ ƌĞĐĞƉƚĂĐůĞƐ ǁĂƐ ĐŝƚĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ tŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ĂƌĞ ;ϭϰͿ
ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ŐĂƌďĂŐĞ ŵŽůŽŬƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚĞĂǀǇ ƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ
ŽŌĞŶ ŽǀĞƌŇŽǁŝŶŐ ƐƚĂƚĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŶĞĞĚ
ĨŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůǁĂƐƚĞƌĞĐĞƉƚĂĐůĞƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ
ƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
5.5.2A. dŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨůŝƩĞƌĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ƚŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐŽĨĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŐĂƌďĂŐĞƌĞĐĞƉƚĂĐůĞƐ͘
ϱ͘ϱ͘ϯ^ĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚZĞƐƚƌĞĂƐ
,ĂǀŝŶŐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƐĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚĂƌĞĂƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
along the Iron Horse Trail corridor plays a vital role
ŝŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͛Ɛ ĞŶũŽǇŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŵĞŶŝƚǇ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĞůĚĞƌƐ͕
ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŚǇƐŝĐĂůůǇ ĚŝƐĂďůĞĚ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ
ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚǇ ŽĨ
ƐĞĂƟŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂŶĚ ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ŝƐ
ǀŝĞǁĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ǁŚĞŶ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ
ŽůĚĞƌ ĂĚƵůƚƐ͕ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝůͲ
ƵƐĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ ƌĞƐƚ͘ ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ
ĂŶĚƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
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/ŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞƐĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚ
ĂƌĞĂƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
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/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝǌĞĚ
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐĞĂƟŶŐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞ
ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞƐĞĂƟŶŐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŽǀĞƌĂůůĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƐĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ
ĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚǇĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
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Ensure these areas are evenly spaced
ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
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ĐĐĞƐƐƚŽǁĂƐŚƌŽŽŵƐŝƐĂŬĞǇ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇĨŽƌǇŽƵŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶͬŽůĚĞƌĂĚƵůƚƐ͘
Figure 57: High Line seaƟng. Image: Friend of
the High Line.
Figure 58: Granite Bench. Image:
Through the Iron Horse Trail Improvement
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇWƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕^ƚĂīŚĂǀĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ
areas along the trail corridor that are currently
ƵŶĚĞƌƵƟůŝǌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵůĚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞ ƐĞĂƟŶŐ
ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƚ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ Ă ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ďĞŶĐŚ
ĚĞƚĂŝů͕ŝƚŝƐĂůƐŽƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚŚĂƚƐĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚ
ĂƌĞĂƐĂŝŵƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƟǀĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
ǁŚĞŶ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ
ƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƚŽsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬŽƌƚŚĞ,ĞŶƌǇ^ƚƵƌŵ
'ƌĞĞŶǁĂǇ͘WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐǁŝƚŚůŽĐĂůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͕ĂƌƚƐ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŵĞŵďĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚďĞ
ĞǆƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞƐĞĐƌĞĂƟǀĞŽƉƟŽŶƐ͘
Figure 60: hniƋue SeaƟng OpƟon. Image: Midtown Greenway CoaliƟon.
5.5.3A. dŚĂƚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƐĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƟǀĞƌĞƐƚĂƌĞĂƐďĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĐŽŵĨŽƌƚŽĨƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ͕ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƉůĂĐĞŵĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
ϱ͘ϱ͘ϰWƵďůŝĐΘWƌŝǀĂƚĞƌƚ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ
dŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
community is one that transects and connects
ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐ͕ ŽŌĞŶ ůŝŶŬŝŶŐ ŬĞǇ
ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ Ɛ ƐƵĐŚ͕
ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǆŝƐƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ
Ăƌƚ ĂƌĞ ĞŶĚůĞƐƐ͘ WƵďůŝĐ Ăƌƚ ŝƐ Ă ĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂů ǁĂǇ
ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬƐ
that act as gathering points, promote community
ƉƌŝĚĞ͕ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ
ƚŽƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛ƐĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŝĚĞŶƟƚǇ͘
Figure 59: Mural. Image: Midtown Greenway
CoaliƟon.
dŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ŚĂƐ Ă WƵďůŝĐ
ƌƚ WŽůŝĐǇ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ Ă ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ
ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞďǇ ϭй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƐƚƐ ŽĨ ĞůŝŐŝďůĞ
ĐŝǀŝĐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐǁŝƚŚďƵĚŐĞƚƐŝŶĞǆĐĞƐƐ
ŽĨ ΨϭϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŝƐ ĂůůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƉƵďůŝĐ Ăƌƚ͕ ƚǇƉŝĐĂůůǇ
Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƐŝƚĞ͘ ůŝŐŝďůĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŶĞǁ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽƌĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƐŵĂũŽƌ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŽƉĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĂƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŽƌĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ͘
Figure 61: Mural Image: Midtown Greenway
CoaliƟon.
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƐŝƚĞƐĨŽƌƉƵďůŝĐĂƌƚ
ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůǇ
ĨĂůů ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ WƵďůŝĐ ƌƚ
WŽůŝĐǇ͘ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
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'ƌĂĸƟĂŶĚƚĂŐŐŝŶŐĐŽƵůĚďĞƌĞĚƵĐĞĚďǇ
ƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŵƵƌĂůƐŽƌǁĂůůƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ͕Žƌ
ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƌĞĂƐǁŚĞƌĞŐƌĂĸƟŝƐ
ƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ͘
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WƌŝǀĂƚĞůǇŽǁŶĞĚƐŝƚĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐďůĂŶŬ
walls along the trail and railway
ƵŶĚĞƌƉĂƐƐĞƐ͕ǁĞƌĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ
that could be enhanced through art
ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶƐ͘
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^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌƌĞĞŬǁĂƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ƉƵďůŝĐĂƌƚ͘
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ŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐǁŝƚŚůŽĐĂůĂƌƟƐƚƐĂŶĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞĂƌƚ
ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů
/Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůǇ ŽǁŶĞĚ ƐŝƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ
ǁĞƌĞ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ĂƐ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ăƌƚ͕
ƐŽŵĞƐŝƚĞƐŽŶŝƚǇƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇǁĞƌĞĂůƐŽŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐ
ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĂƌƚ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ
ĂŶĚ ŐĂƚĞǁĂǇƐ ƚŽ ŵĂƌŬ ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŽ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂƉĂƌŬĂŶĚĞůŵŽŶƚsŝůůĂŐĞ͘
5.5.4A. dŚĂƚƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƉƵďůŝĐĂƌƚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞ
ĞǆƉůŽƌĞĚǁŝƚŚƌƚƐĂŶĚƵůƚƵƌĞƐƚĂī͘
5.5.4B. dŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛ƐWƵďůŝĐƌƚWƌŽŐƌĂŵĞǆƉůŽƌĞŽƚŚĞƌŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƐƚŽ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇͲŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚĂƌƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
ϱ͘ϱ͘ϱŝŬĞƐŚĂƌĞ^ƚĂƟŽŶƐ
dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕
ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ
ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐ ďŝŬĞƐŚĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
ŚŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
tŚŝůĞŶŽƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ
ĨŽƌ ďŝŬĞƐŚĂƌĞ ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͕
ƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞ
ƚŚĞĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͘
ĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨŝŬĞͲ^ŚĂƌĞ/ŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
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ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
Increased access to places along the
ƚƌĂŝůƚŚĂƚĂƌĞďĞǇŽŶĚǁĂůŬŝŶŐĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
/ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŚĞƌĞĂĐŚŽĨƚƌĂŶƐŝƚďǇĮůůŝŶŐ
ĐƌŝƟĐĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŐĂƉƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƐƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ
stops
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůŚĞĂůƚŚŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ
ZĞĚƵĐĞƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐŝƚĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶďǇ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞĨŽƌƐŚŽƌƚƚƌŝƉƐ
͞dŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂŶĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ
ĨĞƐƟǀĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘dŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚĞƉƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐ
ĐƌĞĂƚĞĂĨƵŶĚĨŽƌĂƌƟƐƚƐƚŽĂŶŝŵĂƚĞƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů
with events.”
5.6 ON-GOING COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS
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ƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ƚŽ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂĐŝƟǌĞŶͲůĞĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽƉůĂĐĞŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ŝƚǇ͛ƐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐ͘
WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ͕ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐ
and managing a principle trail
corridor such as the Iron Horse
dƌĂŝů ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ͕ ŽŶͲ
ŐŽŝŶŐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚŶŽƚŽŶůǇĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌďƵƚŵǇŽƚŚĞƌ
ŐƌŽƵƉƐǁŝƚŚĂǀĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘
ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĚ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ ǁŝƚŚ
ĞǆƚĞƌŶĂů ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ
ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ
private businesses would ensure a more robust
ĂŶĚǁĞůůͲĐĂƌĞĚĨŽƌƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
Ɛ ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ^ƚĂī ZĞƉŽƌƚ ^ͲϭϱͲϬϮϭ͕
ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂŶĚƚĂŶŐŝďůĞŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ
strategy include:
ϱ͘ϲ͘ϭ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ EĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ
Strategy
'ƌĞĂƚ ĐŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĨĂƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽƌŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƚŚĞǇĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ
ʹƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĐŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚǁŚĞŶ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ƚŚĞŵŚĂǀĞŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůƐŽĨƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ
built and natural environments, accessible and
ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘/Ŷ&ĞďƌƵĂƌǇϮϬϭϱ͕ƚŚĞŝƚǇ
ŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚŝƚƐĮƌƐƚĞǀĞƌEĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶƚǁŽ;ϮͿŬĞǇŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ͗
ŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚĞŶĞĮƚƐ͗
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ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĐŝƟǌĞŶĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͖
ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƐĞŶƐĞŽĨďĞůŽŶŐŝŶŐ͖
ĐŝƟǌĞŶͲůĞĚ͕ĐŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽ
ƉůĂĐĞŵĂŬŝŶŐ͖
ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶŽĨŽƵƌŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞͬŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͖
ĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚŽĨĐŝƚǇĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĞīŽƌƚƐ͖
and,
ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽĂŚĞĂůƚŚǇĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘
The Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy strongly
ĂůŝŐŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ͕
ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƉůĂĐĞŵĂŬŝŶŐ
ĂƐŝƚƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ
ƚƌĂŝůƐƵĐŚĂƐŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĞǀĞŶƚĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕
ƉƵďůŝĐĂƌƚ͕ƐĞĂƟŶŐĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͘
ϭͿ
,ĞůƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ͕ ĐŝƟǌĞŶƐ
ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ŝŶ
ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƐĂĨĞĂŶĚƚŚƌŝǀŝŶŐ
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐ͖ĂŶĚ
5.6.1A. dŚĂƚĂŵĂƉŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƉƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƉůĂĐĞŵĂŬŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂůŽŶŐ
ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůďĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂŶĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐďĞĞŶŐĂŐĞĚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞEĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĐŝƟǌĞŶͲůĞĚƉůĂĐĞŵĂŬŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
ϱ͘ϲ͘ϮdƌĂŝů^ƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ
/Ŷ ŵĂŶǇ ũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶƐ ďŽƚŚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ ĂŶĚ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ͕ ͚&ƌŝĞŶĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ dƌĂŝů͛ Žƌ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ
stewardship groups are established to preserve,
ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ƐǇƐƚĞŵƐ͘ DĂŶǇ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞƐĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚƐ
ůĞĚ ďǇ Ă ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ ďŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ĂƌĞĂ ĐŝƟǌĞŶƐ͘
dŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ
ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚŝŶƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐƐĞĐƟŽŶƐʹŵĂŶǇŽĨƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ
ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨĂ͚&ƌŝĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͛
ŐƌŽƵƉ͘ ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ
typical stewardship goals, the group could meet
on a scheduled regular basis and address the
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
^ĂĨĞƚǇ͗ sŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ Ă dƌĂŝů tĂƚĐŚ
ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ƉĂƚƌŽů Žƌ ǁĂůŬ ĂŶĚ ďŝŬĞ ďƵĚĚǇ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ͘
dƌĂŝů tĂƚĐŚĞƌƐ ĂĐƚ ĂƐ ĞǆƚƌĂ ĞǇĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƐ ĨŽƌ
ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ďǇ ŽďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ
ƐƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ Žƌ ƵŶƐĂĨĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ dƌĂŝů
Watchers do not intervene in incidents they
ĐŽŵĞĂĐƌŽƐƐŽŶƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͖ƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĞǇ͛ƌĞĂĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ
presence on the trail and report criminal or
ŝŶƟŵŝĚĂƟŶŐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶŽƟĐĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ƐŚŝŌ͘
ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͗ sŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ĐŽƵůĚ
ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽĐĂů ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ƚŽ
educate residents and students about the history
ŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͕ƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͕
ĂŶĚŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĞŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƚĂůŬƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐ
ďǇ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƟǌĞŶͲůĞĚ
ǁĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽƵƌƐŚŽƐƚĞĚďǇ:ĂŶĞ͛ƐtĂůŬ͘
WƵďůŝĐ ƌƚ͗ sŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ
ƵůƚƵƌĞƐƚĂīƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝůĂƐĂŶĂƌƚĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ
'ƵŝĚŝŶŐ EĞǁ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ͗ sŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ
ĐŽƵůĚ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŝƚǇ ƐƚĂī ƚŽ ŝĚĞŶƟĨǇ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐƐŽ
ƚŚĞǇĨĂĐĞƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĂŶĚĂƌĞǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŽƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ͘
KŶůŝŶĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŵĞĚŝĂ͗ sŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ
could manage a website and social media accounts
ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌŝĂů
with residents, including upcoming trail closures,
ĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƌĞĐĞŶƚƵƉĚĂƚĞƐ͘
'ƌĞĞŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͗ sŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ
ĐŽƵůĚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ƉůĂŶƟŶŐƐ͕
ĂƐƐŝƐƚŝŶŝŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĞůŝƩĞƌĐůĞĂŶƵƉĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘
WĂƌŬƐ ĂŶĚ WƵďůŝĐ ^ƉĂĐĞƐ͗ sŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ŚĞůƉ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐĂůŽŶŐ
the Iron Horse Trail, including the Henry Sturm
'ƌĞĞŶǁĂǇ͕ ^ƟƌůŝŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶǇ ƐĞĂƟŶŐ
ĂƌĞĂƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
ǀĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͗ sŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ƉůĂŶ͕
ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĞĂŶĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ
ĂŶĚĨĞƐƟǀĂůƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ
ƉůĂĐĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ͕
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ,ĞŶƌǇ ^ƚƵƌŵ &ĞƐƟǀĂů͕ ŶŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ
dƌĂŝůĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĂŶŶƵĂůĨĞƐƟǀĂůƐ͘
Figure 62: Friends of the Trail Stewardship
AcƟviƟes. Image: Midtown Greenway CoaliƟon.
As previously noted, the Iron Horse Trail corridor
connects many diverse neighbourhoods and any
ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐŚŽƐƚĞĚďǇƚŚĞ͚&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
Trail’ should include north, central, and south
ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů͘ DĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽŶ ͚&ƌŝĞŶĚ ŽŶ
the Iron Horse Trail’ group could include, but is
ŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ͗
•
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ;ƐͿĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
ǇĐůŝŶŐĂŶĚdƌĂŝůƐĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕
tĂƚĞƌůŽŽĐƟǀĞdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕'ƌĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ
ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
•
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ;ƐͿĨƌŽŵŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
ǇͲůĂǁ
•
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ;ƐͿĨƌŽŵ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌŝƚǇ
ŽƵŶĐŝů͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞtĂƌĚϵŽƵŶĐŝůůŽƌ
•
Resident(s) who live adjacent to or near
ƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͕ĐĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨ
the trail
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ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ;ƐͿĨƌŽŵůŽĐĂůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ
who are adjacent to or near the north,
ĐĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů
•
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ;ƐͿĨƌŽŵEĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ
•
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ;ƐͿĨƌŽŵŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ
Design and Development and
dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ^ƚĂī
•
ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ;ƐͿĨƌŽŵtĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶĂů
Police Services
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ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ;ƐͿĨƌŽŵtĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶ
ƌŝŵĞWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶŽƵŶĐŝů
ŶĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ͚&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů<t͟ŝƐ
ĂĐƟǀĞ ŽŶ &ĂĐĞďŽŽŬ ĂŶĚ dǁŝƩĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŽǀĞƌ ϮϬϬϬ
ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĞĚ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ
ŶŽƚ ĂĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽ ĨŽƌŵĂů ŐƌŽƵƉ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ĞǆŝƐƚƐ͘
In the short term, the Kitchener Cycling and
dƌĂŝůƐ ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ƐƵďͲ
ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞǁŝƚŚĂŵĂŶĚĂƚĞƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ͕ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ
ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐĞ
ŽĨƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ͘/ŶƚŚĞůŽŶŐ
ƚĞƌŵ͕ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƟǀĞ ͚&ƌŝĞŶĚƐ ŽĨ
the Iron Horse Trail’ group could be established
ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚďǇƚŚĞŽĂƌĚŽĨŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͕ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƚǇ^ƚĂī͘
5.6.2A. dŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ dĞƌŵƐ ŽĨ ZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ǇĐůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ dƌĂŝůƐ ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞďĞƵƉĚĂƚĞĚƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĂ͚&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͛ƐƵďͲĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
ǁŝƚŚĂŵĂŶĚĂƚĞƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ͕ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝŶĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ
ǁŝƚŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͕ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ͕ŝƚǇ^ƚĂīĂŶĚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐĨƌŽŵtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ
ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWŽůŝĐĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌǇͲ>Ăǁ͕ƵŶƟůƐƵĐŚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ
ŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶŝƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ͘
5.6.2B. dŚĂƚƚŚĞ͚&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͛ƐƵďͲĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞďĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌǇŽĨĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͕ŝŶƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ
ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ŝƚǇ
^ƚĂī͘
5.7 SUMMARY OF
RECOMMENDATIONS
The table below provides a consolidated list
ŽĨ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϱ͘Ϭ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͘
ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĞĚ ďĂƐĞĚ
ŽŶƚŚĞĮǀĞ;ϱͿŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŵĂũŽƌƚŚĞŵĞƐ͗WŚǇƐŝĐĂů
ƐƉĞĐƚƐ͕ hƐĞ͕ ^ĂĨĞƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ
ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ͕ ŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ KŶͲ'ŽŝŶŐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͘dŚĞƚĂďůĞŝƐŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĞĚĂƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ͗
THEME
dŚĞŵĞ͗dŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƚŚĞŵĞ͘
ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶ͗ dŚĞ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ĂĐƟŽŶ͕
ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞŽƌƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŵĂŝŶďŽĚǇ
ŽĨƚŚĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ͘
WĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͗ The page number
ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŶ
ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶďŽĚǇŽĨƚŚĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ͘
ZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͗/ĚĞŶƟĮĞƐƚŚĞĂŐĞŶĐǇƚŚĂƚǁŝůůƚĂŬĞ
ƚŚĞůĞĂĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ
ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͘
RECOMMENDATION
dŚĂƚƚŚĞǇĞůůŽǁƉĂŝŶƚĞĚĐĞŶƚƌĞͲůŝŶĞĂŶĚůĂŶĞŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƐ
be installed on the Iron Horse Trail to delineate northͲ
ďŽƵŶĚĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚďŽƵŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝƐƚƚƌĂǀĞů͘
dŚĂƚƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞǁŝĚĞŶĞĚƚŽĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨ
ϯ͘ϲŵƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚ
ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ͕ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚƵƐĂŐĞĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
dŚĂƚƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞƌĞͲƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĚ͕ĂƐƚŚĞϭϴǇĞĂƌ
ĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůŝƐĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƟŵĞƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞ
ůŝĨĞĐǇĐůĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƉĂǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘
dŚĂƚƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽďĞŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ
ĂƐĂϰͲƐĞĂƐŽŶƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ
ďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞďĞƐƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘
That a Trail Closure Plan be developed to provide trail
ƵƐĞƌƐĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞĂŶĚƟŵĞůǇŶŽƟĐĞƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐĂŶǇ
unplanned or planned trail closures due to any
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚͬŽƌŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
That the standard crossing detail be applied to all
ƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
dŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ ƌĞĨͲ
uge islands on City owned roadways (Union Street,
'ůĂƐŐŽǁ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĂŶĚ ^ƟƌůŝŶŐ ǀĞŶƵĞͿ ďĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ
ƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞǁĂŝƚƟŵĞƐĂƚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ͘
dŚĂƚ ƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚ ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů
ŽŶ ZĞŐŝŽŶ ŽǁŶĞĚ ƌŽĂĚǁĂǇƐ ;sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ YƵĞĞŶ
Street and Courtland Avenue) be improved in
ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͘
PG.
REF.
SEC.
REF.
RESPONSIBILITY*
ϰϮ
ϱ͘Ϯ͘ϭ
DD, OP
ϰϮ
ϱ͘Ϯ͘ϭ
DD, OP
ϰϮ
ϱ͘Ϯ͘ϭ
DD, OP
44
ϱ͘Ϯ͘Ϯ
DD, OP
47
ϱ͘Ϯ͘ϯ
DD, OP, CE, CM
ϰϵ
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϭ
DD, TS, OP
ϰϵ
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϭ
DD, TS, ROW
ϰϵ
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϭ
DD, TS, ROW
THEME
RECOMMENDATION
dŚĂƚ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /KE ůŝŐŚƚ ƌĂŝů
ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƐǇƐƚĞŵ͕ĂŶǇŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ
;ŽƌĚĞŶ ǀĞŶƵĞ ĂŶĚ KƩĂǁĂ ^ƚƌĞĞƚͿ ďĞ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ŝŶ
ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ͘
dŚĂƚƚŚĞĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇŽĨƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐǁŝƚŚƌŝŐŚƚͲ
ŽĨͲǁĂǇ Ăƚ ƚƌĂŝůͲƌŽĂĚ ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝůďĞŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚ͘
dŚĂƚĂƌŝŵĞWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶdŚƌŽƵŐŚŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů
ĞƐŝŐŶ;WdͿŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌƐĂĨĞƚǇĂƵĚŝƚďĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ
ĂŶŶƵĂůůǇĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďǇ^ƚĂīĂŶĚͬŽƌ
tĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWŽůŝĐĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨǇŝƐƐƵĞƐ
ƚŚĂƚǁŝůůĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĂĚǀŝƐĞƚƌĂŝůŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶͲ
ƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
dŚĂƚĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐǇĐĂůůďŽǆĞĚďĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚĂƚƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů
ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐƚŽsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬĂŶĚ,ĞŶƌǇ^ƚƵƌŵ
'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͕ĂŶĚĞǆƉůŽƌĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĐĂůůďŽǆůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ
ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ Wd ĂŶĚͬŽƌ
ƐĂĨĞƚǇĂƵĚŝƚƐ͘
dŚĂƚĂŶƵŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĚͬŽƌĂůƉŚĂďĞƟĐĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƌ
ƐǇƐƚĞŵďĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĂƚ
ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ĐůĞĂƌůǇ ŝĚĞŶƟĨǇ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ
ĂŶǇƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌĨŽƌƐĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚǇƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘
dŚĂŶĂŶĞǆĐĞƉƟŽŶďĞŵĂĚĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛ƐWĂƌŬƐǇͲ>Ăǁ
ƚŽ ƉĞƌŵŝƚ ĞǆƚĞŶĚĞĚ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ƵƐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝůƐŚŽƵůĚůŝŐŚƟŶŐďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ;ƉĂƐƚϭϭ͗ϬϬƉ͘ŵ͘Ϳ͘
dŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛ƐWĂƌŬƐǇͲ>ĂǁďĞƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ
ƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶƐƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƟŽŶŽĨ
ŵŽƚŽƌͲĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐŽŶŵƵůƟͲƵƐĞƚƌĂŝůƐŽƌ
ƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐĂŶĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĞǆƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĞͲƐĐŽŽƚĞƌƐ͕ĂƐŽƉƉŽƐĞĚƚŽƉĞĚĂůͲĂƐƐŝƐƚďŝŬĞƐ͘
dŚĂƚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƚǇ͛ƐǇͲ>ĂǁŶͲ
ĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ
ŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟǌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů ĨŽƌ
ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ͛Ɛ WĂƌŬƐ ǇͲ
Law, while increasing their presence on the trail to
ĚĞƚĞƌĐƌŝŵĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƵŶƐĂĨĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨĞǆƚĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƵƐĞ
dŚĂƚƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůĂůƐŽďĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĞĚĨŽƌ
compliance with the City’s Lot Maintenance and
'ƌĂĸƟǇͲ>ĂǁƐ͘
PG.
REF.
SEC.
REF.
RESPONSIBILITY*
ϰϵ
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϭ
DD, TS, ROW
ϰϵ
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϭ
DD, TS, ROW
ϱϭ
ϱ͘ϯ͘Ϯ
͕tZW^͘KW
ϱϭ
ϱ͘ϯ͘Ϯ
DD, WRPS, BE
ϱϭ
ϱ͘ϯ͘Ϯ
DD, OP
ϱϮ
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϯ
DD, BE
ϱϮ
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϯ
DD, BE
ϱϮ
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϯ
DD, BE
ϱϮ
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϯ
DD, BE
THEME
RECOMMENDATION
dŚĂƚ Ă ƚƌĂŝů ĞƟƋƵĞƩĞ͕ ƌƵůĞƐ͕ ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ
program be developed and installed along the Iron
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͕ŝŶĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌǇĐůŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚdƌĂŝůƐĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘
That the Grand River Accessibility Advisory
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚ
ŽŶĂŶǇƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͕ĂƐƉĞƌ
ƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĨŽƌ
KŶƚĂƌŝĂŶƐǁŝƚŚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĐƚ;KͿ͘
dŚĂƚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ͚ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐ
ĨĂŵŝůǇ͛ďĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͕ŝŶ
ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĂƐŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞDƵůƟͲhƐĞWĂƚŚǁĂǇƐĂŶĚdƌĂŝůƐDĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶ
ĂŶĚtĂůŬǇĐůĞtĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶDĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶ͘
dŚĂƚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚǁĂǇĮŶĚŝŶŐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐďĞŝŵƉůĞͲ
ŵĞŶƚĞĚĂůŽŶŐƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇŽŶͲƌŽĂĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝŶŐ
ƌŽƵƚĞƐƚŽĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘
dŚĂƚƚŚĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞǀĂůƵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚ dƌĞƐƚůĞ
ƌŝĚŐĞďĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶŽĨ
ŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƟǀĞƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͘
dŚĂƚ^ƚĂīĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůƚŽƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƌĐŝƚǇͲǁŝĚĞŵƵůƟͲ
ƵƐĞƉĂƚŚǁĂǇƐĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘
That permanent counters be installed along the Iron
Horse Trail to measure and monitor pedestrian and
ĐǇĐůŝƐƚƵƐĂŐĞŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͘
dŚĂƚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƉĂƌŬƐƉĂĐĞƐďĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚǇ
ŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛ƐWĂƌŬZĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶWƌŽŐƌĂŵĂŶĚ
integrated with the Iron Horse Trail, including: Gildner
'ƌĞĞŶ͕ZĂĚĚĂƚǌWĂƌŬĂŶĚEĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞĂ͕sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬ͕
DŝŬĞtĂŐŶĞƌ'ƌĞĞŶĂŶĚ<ĞŶƚ'ƌĞĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ͘
That improvements to the Henry Sturm Greenspace
ĂŶĚ ^ƟƌůŝŶŐ 'ƌĞĞŶ ďĞ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ
Horse Trail Improvement Strategy, including the deͲ
ǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ ŝŶ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ
ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ͘
dŚĂƚƚŚĞsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬǁŽŽĚůŽƚďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂŶ
ĞǆƚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŝŶĂŶǇĨƵƚƵƌĞ
ƉĂƌŬƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ
ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƐŝŐŚƚůŝŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ
ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘
PG.
REF.
SEC.
REF.
RESPONSIBILITY*
ϱϯ
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϰ
DD, KCTAC
54
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϱ
DD, GRAC, IS
57
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϲ
DD, TS
57
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϲ
DD, TS
57
ϱ͘ϯ͘ϲ
DD, HP
ϱϵ
ϱ͘ϰ͘ϭ
DD
ϱϵ
ϱ͘ϰ͘ϭ
DD
ϲϭ
ϱ͘ϰ͘Ϯ
DD, OP
ϲϭ
ϱ͘ϰ͘Ϯ
DD, OP
ϲϭ
ϱ͘ϰ͘Ϯ
DD, OP
THEME
RECOMMENDATION
That a detailed landscaping and natural area manageͲ
ŵĞŶƚƉůĂŶďĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů
ŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝǌĂƟŽŶĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĂůŽĨŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ
ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘
dŚĂƚĂŶǇŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇĂīĞĐƟŶŐŽƌ
adjacent to the Iron Horse Trail adhere to the City’s
hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂĨĞ͕
ĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ͕ƐƟŵƵůĂƟŶŐ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞĂŶĚďĂƌƌŝĞƌͲĨƌĞĞ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘
That through the Comprehensive Update to the
Urban Design Guidelines, that guidelines and stanͲ
ĚĂƌĚƐďĞĞǆƉůŽƌĞĚƚŚĂƚĂŝŵƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĂĐͲ
ƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉƌŝǀĂƚĞĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
dŚĂƚĂůůŽƌƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ
ĨŽƌ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ /KE ƐƚĂƟŽŶ
ĂƌĞĂƉůĂŶƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞWZd^ĞŶƚƌĂůWůĂŶ͘
dŚĂƚŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞ
considered to promote early morning, evening and
ƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐďĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶƉŚĂƐĞƐ͘
dŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨůŝƩĞƌĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů
ďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ
ŽĨĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŐĂƌďĂŐĞƌĞĐĞƉƚĂĐůĞƐ͘
dŚĂƚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƐĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƟǀĞƌĞƐƚĂƌĞĂƐďĞ
installed along the Iron Horse Trail corridor to increase
ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚŽĨƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐ͕ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƉůĂĐĞŵĂŬͲ
ŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƐ ĂůŽŶŐ
ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘
dŚĞƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƉƵďůŝĐĂƌƚĂůŽŶŐ
ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůďĞĞǆƉůŽƌĞĚǁŝƚŚƌƚƐĂŶĚƵůƚƵƌĞ
^ƚĂī͘
dŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƚǇŽĨ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ͛ƐWƵďůŝĐƌƚWƌŽŐƌĂŵ
ĞǆƉůŽƌĞŽƚŚĞƌŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƐƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇͲŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚĂƌƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝů͘
PG.
REF.
SEC.
REF.
RESPONSIBILITY*
ϲϮ
ϱ͘ϰ͘ϯ
DD, OP
ϲϯ
ϱ͘ϱ͘ϱ
DD, DR, SD
ϲϯ
ϱ͘ϰ͘ϰ
DD, DR, SD, LRPP
ϲϯ
ϱ͘ϰ͘ϰ
DD, LRPP
64
ϱ͘ϱ͘ϭ
DD, OP
65
ϱ͘ϱ͘Ϯ
DD, OP
65
ϱ͘ϱ͘ϯ
DD, OP
66
ϱ͘ϱ͘ϰ
DD, AC
66
ϱ͘ϱ͘ϰ
DD, AC
THEME
RECOMMENDATION
dŚĂƚĂŵĂƉŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƉƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƉůĂĐĞŵĂŬͲ
ŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ďĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ĂŶĚ
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐ ďĞ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĞŝŐŚͲ
ďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĐŝƟǌĞŶͲůĞĚƉůĂĐĞŵĂŬŝŶŐ
ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝů͘
dŚĂƚƚŚĞdĞƌŵƐŽĨZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌǇĐůŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚdƌĂŝůƐĚǀŝƐŽƌǇŽŵŵŝƩĞĞďĞƵƉĚĂƚĞĚƚŽĞƐƚĂďͲ
ůŝƐŚĂ͚&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͛ƐƵďͲĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
with a mandate to preserve, enhance and promote
ƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝůŝŶĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ
ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͕ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ͕ ŝƚǇ ^ƚĂī ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ
ĨƌŽŵ tĂƚĞƌůŽŽ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů WŽůŝĐĞ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ
<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌ ǇͲ>Ăǁ͕ ƵŶƟů ƐƵĐŚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ
ŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶŝƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ͘
dŚĂƚĂ͚&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͛ƐƵďͲĐŽŵŵŝƚͲ
ƚĞĞďĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌǇŽĨ
ĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ/ƌŽŶ,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͕ŝŶ
ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĐŽŵͲ
ŵƵŶŝƚǇŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞŝƚǇ^ƚĂī͘
PG.
REF.
SEC.
REF.
RESPONSIBILITY**
ϲϵ
ϱ͘ϲ͘ϭ
DD, NS
70
ϱ͘ϲ͘Ϯ
DD, KCTAC
60
ϱ͘ϲ͘Ϯ
DD, KCTAC
Table 2: Summary of RecommendaƟons.
ΎΎĐƌŽŶǇŵƐ͗
DDͲĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
OPͲKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ
CEͲŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ
CMͲŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐΘDĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ
TSͲdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
ROWͲZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨtĂƚĞƌůŽŽ
BEͲǇͲ>ĂǁŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ
WRPSͲtĂƚĞƌůŽŽZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWŽůŝĐĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
KCTACͲ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌǇĐůŝŶŐΘdƌĂŝůƐĚǀŝƐŽƌǇ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
GRAACͲ'ƌĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĚǀŝƐŽƌǇ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
ISͲ/ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
HPͲ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
AC ͲƌƚƐĂŶĚƵůƚƵƌĞ
DRͲĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚZĞǀŝĞǁ;WůĂŶŶŝŶŐͿ
SDͲ^ŝƚĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ;WůĂŶŶŝŶŐͿ
LRPP Ͳ>ŽŶŐZĂŶŐĞWŽůŝĐǇĂŶĚWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
NS ͲEĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ
6.0 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
6.1 OVERVIEW
ĞŶƚƌĂů^ĞĐƟŽŶ;sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚƚŽYƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚͿ͗
The Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy provides
ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕
ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ
dƌĂŝůĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ
Ă ĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ƚŽ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ
ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ĐŽƐƚ
ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝǌĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚƌĞĞ ;ϯͿ
ŬĞǇƚƌĂŝůƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘
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EŽƌƚŚ^ĞĐƟŽŶ;hŶŝŽŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚƚŽsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚͿ͗
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DĂŶǇĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵƐĞƐ
ŶĞĂƌďǇ;ŝ͘Ğ͘ĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĞůŵŽŶƚsŝůůĂŐĞͿ
ƌĞĂŽĨŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ
ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů;ŝ͘Ğ͘ϰϲϬĞůŵŽŶƚ
development)
Major opportunity areas include Gildner
'ƌĞĞŶĂŶĚZĂĚĚĂƚǌWĂƌŬ
ϭƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƚƌĂŝůĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĂƚŚĞƌƌǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇƚŽsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬĂŶĚ
Downtown Kitchener
WƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚǁŽŽĚůŽƚ
trails
WƌĞĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚŶŽƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚƐĂĨĞƚǇ
Major opportunity areas include Henry
^ƚƵƌŵ'ƌĞĞŶǁĂǇĂŶĚsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂWĂƌŬ
ϭƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƚƌĂŝůĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĂƚYƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
^ŽƵƚŚ^ĞĐƟŽŶ;YƵĞĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚƚŽKƩĂǁĂ^ƚƌĞĞƚͿ͗
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>ĞƐƐĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů
ƌĞĂŽĨĨƵƚƵƌĞƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
ǆĐĞůůĞŶƚĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĨƵƚƵƌĞůŝŐŚƚƌĂŝůƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ
DĂũŽƌŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇĂƌĞĂƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞDŝŬĞ
tĂŐŶĞƌ'ƌĞĞŶ͕^ƟƌůŝŶŐ'ƌĞĞŶ͕<ĞŶƚ'ƌĞĞŶ
^ƉĂĐĞĂŶĚ^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌƌĞĞŬ
ϭƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƚƌĂŝůĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĂƚŽƌĚĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚ
&ĞǁĞƌƚƌĂŝůƵƐĞƌƐŝŶƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚƌĂŝů
Figure 63: The North, Central and South SecƟons of the Iron Horse Trail
/ƚŝƐĂƐƐƵŵĞĚƚŚĂƚĂŶǇŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝǌĞĚ ƚƌĂŝů ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů
ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ ĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ͕
standards reviews and/or other relevant strategy
ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ Žƌ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ͘ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϳ͘Ϯ ŽƐƚ ƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ
&ƵŶĚŝŶŐ ^ŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽƵƚůŝŶĞƐ ĂůůŽĐĂƟŶŐ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ
ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐůĞǀĞůƐĂŶĚĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƉŚĂƐŝŶŐŽĨ
ƚƌĂŝůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ
ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ /ƌŽŶ ,ŽƌƐĞ dƌĂŝů /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ
<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƌĐĂƉŝƚĂůďƵĚŐĞƚ͘
6.2 COST ESTIMATES & FUNDING
SOURCES
ϲ͘Ϯ͘ϭŽƐƚƐƟŵĂƚĞ
Ŷ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĐŽƐƚ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞͲĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐŝƐ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƚĂďůĞďĞůŽǁ͘ƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶ
^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϱ͘ϭ͕ Ăůů ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ
ďĞĞŶŐƌŽƵƉĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƚŚĞŵĞƐ͘
dŚĞ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚ ĐŽƐƚƐ ĂƌĞ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌǇ
design that will be subject to detailed design and
Ă ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƉƌĞͲĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ͘ KŶĐĞ
detailed design has been completed, a more
ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĐŽƐƚĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĐĂŶďĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ͘
ESTIMATED COST
TOTAL
NORTH
SECTION
CENTRAL
SECTION
SOUTH
SECTION
ENTIRE
TRAIL
WŚǇƐŝĐĂůƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞdƌĂŝů
Costs include trail
repaving, widening and lane
markings
ϮϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϮϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϯϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϴϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ
dƌĂŝůhƐĞ͕^ĂĨĞƚǇΘĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ
Costs include trail-road
crossings, signage and
wayĮnding, and emergency
locator staƟons
Ψϭϰϱ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϭϬϱ͕ϬϬϬ
Ψϭϵϱ͕ϬϬϬ
Ψϰϰϱ͕ϬϬϬ
ŵĞŶŝƚǇΘ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ
Costs include seaƟng, rest areas
and garbage bins
ΨϴϬ͕ϬϬϬ
Ψϵϱ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϭϬϱ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϮϴϬ͕ϬϬϬ
EĞƚǁŽƌŬŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ
Costs include parks and public
spaces, naturalizaƟon and
landscaping, counters and
paving trail connecƟons
ΨϭϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
Ψϭϳϱ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϮϯϱ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϱϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ
SUBTOTALS
ΨϲϮϱ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϲϮϱ͕ϬϬϬ
Ψϴϯϱ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϮ͕Ϭϴϱ͕ϬϬϬ
ĞƐŝŐŶ͕WƌŽũĞĐƚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚΘŽŶƟŶŐĞŶĐǇ
ΨϭϮϱ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϭϮϱ͕ϬϬϬ
Ψϭϲϱ͕ϬϬϬ
Ψϰϭϱ͕ϬϬϬ
TOTAL
ΨϳϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϳϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
DESCRIPTION
THEME
Table 3: Summary of EsƟmated Costs by SecƟon. Please note, there are no cost implicaƟons for the
On-Going Community Partnerships theme at this Ɵme.
ϲ͘Ϯ͘Ϯ>ŝŐŚƟŶŐŽƐƚƐƟŵĂƚĞ
Ɛ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϱ͘ϱ͘ϭ͕ Ă ůŝŐŚƟŶŐ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚǁĂƐƌĞƚĂŝŶĞĚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚƌĂŌůŝŐŚƟŶŐ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶĐŽŶĐĞƉƚĂŶĚƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌǇĐŽƐƚĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ͘
The total capital cost to light the Iron Horse Trail is
Ψϭ͘ϱD͕ĂƐƐŚŽǁŶďĞůŽǁ͘
PRIORITY A:
CENTRAL SECTION
PRIORITY B:
NORTH SECTION
/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ
coincide with other trail improvements which
ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŝŶƚŚƌĞĞ;ϯͿƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇƉŚĂƐĞƐ͗
ϭ͘
Ϯ͘
ϯ͘
ĞŶƚƌĂů^ĞĐƟŽŶ
EŽƌƚŚ^ĞĐƟŽŶ
^ŽƵƚŚ^ĞĐƟŽŶ
PRIORITY C:
SOUTH SECTION
TOTAL
ΨϳϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϳϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
Table 4: LighƟng Cost EsƟmate. Please note, funds will be referred to the annual capital budget
process for consideraƟon.
ϲ͘Ϯ͘ϯDĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽƐƚƐƟŵĂƚĞ
dŚĞ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚ ĂŶŶƵĂů ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ
ĐŽƐƚƐƐŚŽǁŶďĞůŽǁĂƌĞĨŽƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂůƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ
ŽŶůǇ͘DĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚĨƵŶĚƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ
adjusted as improvements are made to the Iron
,ŽƌƐĞdƌĂŝů͘ŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚĂŶŶƵĂůŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĐŽƐƚƐ
ĂƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƚĂďůĞďĞůŽǁ͘
ESTIMATED COST
TOTAL
NORTH
SECTION
CENTRAL
SECTION
SOUTH
SECTION
ENTIRE
TRAIL
Benches and Picnic Tables
Ψϵ͕ϬϬϬ
Ψϲ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϭϮ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϮϳ͕ϬϬϬ
Garbage Bins
Ψϭ͕ϱϬϬ
Ψϭ͕ϱϬϬ
ΨϮ͕ϬϬϬ
Ψϰ͕ϳϱϬ
Signage and WayĮnding
Ψϯ͕ϱϬϬ
ΨϮ͕ϱϬϬ
Ψϲ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϭϮ͕ϮϬϬ
Ψϭϰ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϮϬ͕ϬϬϬ
Ψϰϰ͕ϬϬϬ
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Figure 64: Henry Sturm Greenspace Mural
Adjacent to the Iron Horse Trail.
Figure 66: Schneider Creek Along the Iron Horse
Trail.
Figure 65: ResidenƟal Development Along the
Iron Horse Trail.
Figure 67: People Enjoying the Iron Horse Trail
Near Queen Street.
REFERENCES
WORKS CITED
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APPENDIX
APPENDIX A: PUBLIC WORKSHOP MATERIALS
APPENDIX B: PUBLIC MEETING MATERIALS
APPENDIX C: ERS 475/650 UW STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
APPENDIX D: PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED
APPENDIX E: MAINTENCE BEST PRACTICES
APPENDIX F: TRAIL-ROAD CROSSING STANDARD DETAIL
APPENDIX G: WRPS CPTED AUDIT
APPENDIX H: CONCEPT LIGHTING DESIGN
APPENDIX
Public Workshop: June 8, 2015 from 5:30p.m. to 7:30p.m. in Victoria Park Pavilion
Group 1: Iron Horse Trail North Section from Union to Victoria:
Overview of the north section of the trail:
x
x
x
x
x
Many commercial and residential uses nearby (i.e. Belmont Village)
Area of new development / intensification (i.e. 460 Belmont development)
Major opportunity areas include Gildner Green and Raddatz Park
1 permanent trail counter at Cherry Street
Variety of trail users in this section
People use the trail for many purposes but not all users are aware of the great services
and amenities they are passing. Belmont Village is comprised of residential, commercial
and retail space. There is very little connection between the village and the trail. How
can we improve connections between those using the trail and the local assets and
amenities within the surrounding neighbourhood? The group will also discuss signage
and wayfinding and major destinations that can be accessed from the trail.
Action Items:
x
x
x
Brainstorm solutions for signage and wayfinding improvements. Identify what
types of signs should be provided, what information should be displayed and
where they could be located. (20 minutes)
Brainstorm a solution for improving connectivity between the Iron Horse Trail and
Belmont Village & Gildner Green. How can this area be improved to enhance
access? What types of improvements could be considered in this area? (20
minutes)
Brainstorm a solution on how to reduce trail conflict between different users (i.e.
pedestrians vs. cyclists vs. stakeboards vs. hikers vs. runners vs. mobility
devices, etc) and how to improve overall trail etiquette among users. (20
minutes)
A-1 | APPENDIX A
Group 2: Iron Horse Trail Central Section from Victoria to Queen:
Overview of the central section of the trail:
x
x
x
x
x
x
Connectivity to Victoria Park and Downtown Kitchener
Presence of natural features and woodlot trails
Preconceived notions about safety in this section of the trail
Major opportunity areas include Henry Sturm Greenway, Victoria Park Woodlot,
and Gateway to Victoria Park
1 permanent trail counter at Queen Street
Variety of trail users in this section
Group 2 will be discussing safety and amenities with a focus on the trail section from
Victoria to Queen. Vegetation is quite thick along this section. Some people really like
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approach, which involves a group of citizens taking a lead role in taking care of the trail.
The group will also discuss the pros and cons of lighting the trail and brainstorm ideas
to improve the Henry Sturm Greenway and nearby woodlot.
Action Items:
x
x
x
Describe at least 5 activities the µFriends of the Iron Horse Trail¶ group could help
organize and deliver. Identify the time commitments that might be required for
volunteers to help deliver each activity. (20 minutes)
Identify the potential benefits and impacts of providing lighting along the trail. (20
minutes)
Brainstorm a solution for improving Henry Sturm Greenway; what ideas do you
have for making this more of a community gathering space? How do we strike a
balance between preserving the natural elements and increasing the sense of
safety in this area? (20 minutes)
APPENDIX A | A-2
Group 3: Iron Horse Trail South Section from Queen to Ottawa:
Overview of the south section of the trail:
x
x
x
x
x
Less access to residential / commercial areas than other sections of the trail
Area of future redevelopment potential and intensification. Excellent access to
future LRT system on Charles Street
Major opportunity areas include Mike Wagner Green, Stirling Green and
Unnamed Green Space. Nearby access to Schneider Creek
1 permanent trail counter at Borden Street
Fewer trail users in this section
Group 3 will explore the trail section of Queen to Ottawa to frame their discussion of
further development surrounding the trail. The discussion will focus on how we can
optimize under-utilized green spaces and discuss connecting to future redevelopment
sites and the LRT system. This section of the trail is not as “developed” as the sections
closer to downtown. There are some industrial and commercial buildings that face the
trail and provide “blank canvases”. There are some open spaces that are currently
under-utilized. Some of these spaces are privately owned and some are currently
owned by the city. A great deal of development could take place in this section given the
close proximity to future LRT stations.
Action Items:
x
x
x
Brainstorm a solution for enhancing the south section of the trail to attract a
greater number of users; what types of things could be provided to make this
section more of a ‘destination’? Hint: Think about the unnamed greenspace,
stormwater channels, blank industrial walls, etc. (20 minutes)
Brainstorm a solution for enhancing the trail entrance off Charles Street. What
improvements can be made here to attract future LRT users to the trail? (20
minutes)
The trail ends at Ottawa Street. What is the potential for linking this to other
transportation routes (i.e. Trans Canada Trail)? What other linkages could be
provided in this area? (20 minutes)
A-3 | APPENDIX A
Group 4: Entire Iron Horse Trail Corridor from Union to Ottawa:
Overview of the Iron Horse Trail Corridor:
x
x
x
x
x
The trail became a reality when Waterloo and Kitchener formed a partnership to
jointly purchase the abandoned rail line to preserve the corridor as an important
part of the two cities' heritage and for use as a recreation and transportation trail.
The City of Kitchener portion of the trail is approximately 4 kilometers
The north, central and south sections of the trail each have unique characteristics
The trail is heavily used for both transportation and recreation
The trail is part of the Trans Canada Trail
Group 4 will take a look at the entire trail corridor and discuss topics including trail-road
crossings, sponsorship along the trail and prioritization of city trail projects.
Action Items:
x
x
x
Brainstorm potential improvements that could improve access and safety at trailroad crossings. (20 minutes)
Brainstorm an approach for sponsorship along the trail. Sponsorship includes
certain amenities being paid for by a company or organization in exchange for
their logo to be included on that amenity (i.e. bench, sign, art installation, picnic
shelter, etc). Questions to consider include: What's too much or too little with
regard to sponsorship? What's acceptable to you? Who are some potential
sponsors? What types of amenities could be sponsored? (20 minutes)
Prioritizing trail projects is important in making cost-effective and strategic
investments in trail infrastructure over the next 5 to 10 years. Please rank how
important you feel each criteria is to you on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 = least
important, 10 = most important). Use the Prioritization sheets provided
individually for a few minutes, and come up with an overall group ranking (20
minutes)
APPENDIX A | A-4
PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE TRAIL
BASED ON 142 COMMENTS COLLECTED AS OF JUNE 15, 2015.
WINTER
MAINTENANCE
10%
SURFACE AND
CONDITION
18%
LANE MARKINGS
20%
THE CITY OF KITCHENER HAS RECEIVED
OVER 500 COMMENTS FROM IRON
HORSE TRAIL USERS VIA AN ONLINE
SURVEY, TRAIL FEEDBACK STATIONS,
AND A PUBLIC WORKSHOP. COMMENTS
HAVE BEEN CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR
MAJOR THEMES THAT EACH ADDRESS A
UNIQUE ASPECT OF THE TRAIL.
NEXT STEPS FOR THE IRON HORSE
TRAIL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY
INCLUDE PREPARATION OF A STAFF
REPORT THAT SUMMARIZES PUBLIC
FEEDBACK RECEIVED AND MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS IN MOVING
FORWARD, TO BE DELIVERED TO
COUNCIL IN 2015.
TRAIL GRADING /
DRAINAGE
TRAIL WIDTH
21%
GENERAL MAINTENANCE INCLUDES
CLEARING VEGETATION TO MAINTAIN
SIGHTLINES, REMOVING LITTER
AND PROVIDING ADVANCE NOTICE
WHENEVER THE TRAIL IS CLOSED
FOR CONSTRUCTION. MAINTAINING
AND PLOWING THE TRAIL DURING
WINTER MONTHS HAS ALSO BEEN
EMPHASIZED.
PHYSICAL SAFETY
CONCERNS
24%
28%
TRAIL ACCESSIBILITY
6%
SOCIAL SAFETY
CONCERNS
11%
TRAIL ETIQUETTE DOG WALKERS
5%
TRAIL ETIQUETTE CYCLISTS
TRAIL ETIQUETTE PEDESTRIANS
TRAIL ETIQUETTE E-SCOOTERS
THE PUBLIC FEEDBACK RECEIVED ON
TRAIL ETIQUETTE EMPHASIZES THE
NEED FOR IMPROVED EDUCATION AND
AWARENESS BETWEEN ALL TRAIL
USERS.
SAFETY CONCERNS ON THE TRAIL
HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS PHYSICAL
(I.E. FEELING UNSAFE CROSSING AT
TRAIL-ROAD INTERSECTIONS, SPEED
OF OTHER USERS) AND SOCIAL (I.E.
PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS ABOUT
SAFETY, CRIME AND USING THE TRAIL
AT NIGHT).
OVERALL, SUPPORT FOR THE TRAIL
IS VERY STRONG, WITH MANY
COMMENTS EMPHASIZING THE
POSITIVE ROLE THE IRON HORSE
TRAIL PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITY.
12%
8%
AMENITY AND IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
SPONSORSHIP
8%
AESTHETIC
COMMENTS
11%
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SUPPORT FOR THE
TRAIL
6%
PUBLIC ART
!
MAJOR THEMES INCLUDE WIDENING
THE TRAIL, ADDING PAINTED LANE
MARKINGS TO IMPROVE THE FLOW
OF PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS,
AND MAINTAINING A SMOOTH PAVED
SURFACE.
20%
11%
TRAIL USE, SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY
THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE TRAIL
ARE AN IMPORTANT FEATURE BASED
ON THE PUBLIC FEEDBACK RECEIVED.
GENERAL
MAINTENANCE
WHAT WE HEARD
!
OTHER IMPROVEMENT
OPPORTUNITY
EVENTS AND
ACTIVITES
19%
11%
SEATING
IMPROVEMENT
NATURAL
ENHANCEMENTS
5%
15%
LIGHTING SUPPORT
16%
GARBAGE BIN
IMPROVEMENT
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
MANY USERS OF THE IRON HORSE
TRAIL HAVE SUGGESTED IDEAS
FOR AMENITIES AND IMPROVEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING
BENCHES, GARBAGE BINS, LIGHTING,
NATURAL ENHANCEMENTS, AND
MORE.
A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSE HAS ALSO
BEEN RECEIVED FOR ‘AMENITY/
IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITY
(OTHER)’ WHICH INCLUDES
FEATURES SUCH AS WATER
FOUNTAINS, COMMUNITY GARDENS,
PLAYGROUNDS, EMERGENCY LOCATOR
POLES, WORKOUT STATIONS AND
MORE.
ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION
14%
SIGNAGE AND
WAYFINDING
27%
ENSURING THE IRON HORSE TRAIL IS
WELL-CONNECTED TO SURROUNDING
NEIGHBOURHOODS WITH PATH
CONNECTIONS AND IMPROVED
SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING HAS ALSO
BEEN IDENTIFIED.
TRAIL CONNECTIVITY
20%
TRAIL-ROAD CROSSINGS
39%
5%
THE IRON HORSE TRAIL HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS A CRITICAL
COMPONENT OF THE CITY’S ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND
SERVES MANY COMMUTERS, BOTH
PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS.
IMPROVING SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY
AT TRAIL-ROAD CROSSINGS IS THE
MOST RECURRING THEME THAT HAS
EMERGED IN THE PUBLIC FEEDBACK.
LIGHTING, NO
SUPPORT
2%
GAGE
PALMER
3% 3%
QUEEN
BY LOCATION
9%
GLASGOW
7%
VICTORIA & WEST
UNION
52%
10%
COURTLAND &
STIRLING
16%
MAJOR THEMES
IRON HORSE TRAIL MASTER PLAN / CITY OF KITCHENER
B-1 | APPENDIX B
THE TOP 3 LOCATIONS RECOMMENDED
FOR TRAIL-ROAD CROSSING
IMPROVEMENTS ARE VICTORIA AND
WEST, COURTLAND AND STIRLING AND
UNION.
*DATA IS BASED ON 75 COMMENTS
COLLECTED AS OF JUNE 15, 2015,
IN WHICH A SPECIFIC CROSSING
LOCATION WAS IDENTIFIED.
INTERACTIVE TRAIL SURVEY
THE CITY OF KITCHENER’S INTERACTIVE TRAIL SURVEY ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO MAKE
COMMENTS DIRECTLY ONTO A MAP. THE PLATFORM CREATED AN ONLINE CONVERSATION
BETWEEN TRAIL USERS, WITH OVER 100 DISCUSSIONS AND 300 LIKES. THE SURVEY CLOSES
ON JULY 2, 2015 AND CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT WWW.COMMUNITYREMARKS.COM/KITCHENER
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ST
QU
S
FRED
LACKNER
DU
KE
AVE
ST
W
ST N
BRUCE
ST
ST
W
E
A ST
EDNA
S ST
ST
EASTFOREST
PARK
D RD
HIGHLAN
W
BLVD
Existing trails that you currently use
FRANKLIN
PARK
RIVE
T
E
E
R RD
FISCHER
PARK
MONTGOMERY
PARK
RS
LAKESIDE
PARK
WEBE
QUEENS
D RD
HIGHLAN
T. E
.
ST W
SUMMERSIDE
WOODS PARK
BLVD
MEINZINGER
PARK
HO
MAN
FF
ST
BRIARFIELD
PARK
AY
OTTAWA ST S
LINE
CHICOPEE
PARK (GRCA)
FAIRWAY RD S
SCHNEIDER
PARK
COUNTRY
HILLS
PARK
DR
.
ST
MANITOU
Winter Network
E
RIVER
BIRCH
PARK
HOMER
WATSON
PARK
DR
OR
LD
RD
OR
TSW
ER
SLER
TRUS
BUDD
PARK
TL
ST
K
HOMER WATSON BLVD
RD
SP
HOMER WATSON
PARK (GRCA)
DR
MILLWOOD
PARK
CARLYLE
PARK
BIEHN
PARKVALE
PARK
HURON RD
FISCHER HALLMAN RD
CARYNDALE DR
HOMER
WATSON PARK
(REGION)
STAUFFER
COMMUNITY
PARK
STAUFFER DR
INS
RD
“TWICE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, I
ENCOUNTERED ELECTRIC BIKES. THEY MOVE TOO
QUICKLY AND SILENTLY. I\’M NOT SURE HOW WE
CAN KEEP THEM OFF THE IRON HORSE TRAIL. ”
KUNTZ
PARK
REIDEL DR
PLA
!
BAT
KING
R
PA
STRASBU RG RD
.
BLEAMS RD
Unsafe Area
HOFSTETTER
PARK
LIONS
PARK
RITTENHOUSE
PARK
WS
GO
AS
Signage and Wayfinding
MORRISON
PARK
RD
AND RIVER
E
AV
NT
CK
BLO
VOISIN
PARK
“PLANTING OF ADDITIONAL NATIVE TREES ALONG
THE WEST SIDE OF THIS PORTION OF THE TRAIL
(FROM GAGE TO UNION BOULEVARD) WOULD BE A
WONDERFUL ASSET FOR THE FUTURE. IT WOULD
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SHADE AND HABITAT.”
Proposed trails you would use
WILSON
PARK
MCLENNAN
PARK
WESTMOUNT RD E
N RD
MA
LAURENTIAN
PARK (SCHOOL
BOARD)
N
GR
HALL
O
LM
DRIFTWOOD
PARK
“THIS SECTION OF THE TRAIL HAS MANY AMENITIES
ON BOTH SIDES, BUT ISN’T INTEGRATED WITH
ANY OF THEM. THIS IS AN AREA OF GREAT
OPPORTUNITY, TO CONNECT WITH BELMONT
VILLAGE AND THE GREEN/PARK TO THE RIGHT.”
VE E
DA
TLAN
ER
MEADOWLANE
PARK
RD
FAIRW
COUR
FISCH
FOREST
WEST PARK
Iron Horse Trail
E
MAUSSER
PARK
IRA NEEDLES
GS
WEBER
VICTORI
FILSINGER
PARK
KIN
RLE
VICTORIA
PARK
MONARCH
WOODS PARK
DU
KE
CHA
SHIRLEY
ST N
E
CHERRY
PARK
GZOWSKI
PARK
WALDAU
WOODS
PARK
T.
GL
ST E
PAIGE
PARK
SPRINGWOOD
PARK
ET A V
GAR
W ST
WESTWOOD
PARK
LYNNVALLEY
PARK
BE
ION
UN
“IRON HORSE TRAIL BETWEEN UNION AND VICTORIA
PARK (AND TO STIRLING) IS VERY BUSY, SHARED
BY PEDESTRIANS, BABY STROLLERS, MOTORIZED
WHEEL CHAIRS, CYCLISTS. ADDING A CENTRE LINE
TO DIVIDE CYCLING TRAFFIC FROM PEDESTRIAN
TRAFFIC, AS HAS BEEN DONE IN CITY OF OTTAWA
WOULD MAKE IT SAFER”
KIN
G
ST
WA
W
LTER
ST
NT RD W
WESTMOU
GLASGO
TY AVE W
UNIVERSI
.
VD
BL
RD
BRID
MAR
CITY
C
ITY OF WATERLOO
DALE
RD
RIVE
“IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR LOCATIONS TO BUILD
AMENITIES, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD ONE. IT IS
QUIET, AND RATHER FORESTED, THUS A SMALL
SEATING AREA COULD BE BENEFICIAL.”
0
1
DODGE DR
NEW DUNDEE RD
2 km
ES
T.
!
N
EE
“IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE SCHNEIDER
CREEK OPENED UP AND NATURALIZED
ALONG THIS STRETCH. RIGHT NOW IT IS
SO BORING TO RIDE ALONG.”
SCHN
EIDE
R
“WE USE THE TRAIL AS A FAMILY EVERY DAY AND LOVE
IT.”
“THE TRAIL IS MY COMMUTE TO WORK AND IT’S
GREAT!”
COMMUNITY COMMENTS
“IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE SIGNAGE
LINKING THE BOTTOM OF THE IRON
HORSE TRAIL AT OTTAWA STREET TO
THE TRAIL THROUGH WILSON PARK.”
.
AV
E
N
DE
.
BO
R
AV
E
R
.
BE
RG
ST
.
ST
.
NY
“THROUGHOUT THE IRON HORSE, AND OTHER TRAILS,
IT WOULD BE QUITE HELPFUL TO HAVE LARGE MAPS
THAT SHOW THE TRAIL LINKAGES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY/REGION. WHEN I GET TO THE END OF THE TRAIL,
HOW DO I KNOW WHERE TO GO NEXT? ”
Y
AV
E
OT
TA
W
A
ND
NE
“THIS IS A PRETTY INDUSTRIAL AREA WITH
FEW CONNECTIONS, BUT ITS A SPACE
THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE DEVELOPED TO
ENHANCE THE TRAIL.”
CO
UR
TL
A
SY
D
“THIS CROSSING IS SECOND ONLY TO THE ONE
ON VICTORIA IN TERMS OF DIFFICULTY AND
DANGER. THERE AREN’T EVEN CURB CUTS.
JUST FIX IT PLEASE.”
ST
.
PA
LM
E
.
ST
“THE DENSE BUSH UNDERNEATH THE TREE LIMITS VISIBILITY.
GIVEN THE HILL FROM MILL/HIGHLAND PARK, CYCLISTS
COME DOWN QUICKLY AND CAN\’T SEE TRAFFIC COMING
AROUND THE CORNER.”
COMMENT TYPE LEGEND
PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE TRAIL
.
.
MA
L
IL
“GLAD THE TRAIL EXISTS—IT’S HOW I GET ACROSS
TOWN.”
“A GOOD PROBLEM WITH THE TRAIL IS THAT IT HAS
LOTS OF USERS.”
E
AV
ING
IRL
ST
WOODSIDE PARK
M
“I LOVE IT AND I’M GLAD IT’S PAVED.”
“THE TRAIL IS AMAZING AND I DRIVE LESS BECAUSE
OF IT.”
ST
.E
.
.
DIS
.
ON
E
AV
AV
E
ST
HIGHLAND RD.
GENERAL COMMENTS
“I LOVE THE TRAIL AND USE IT TO GO TO SCHOOL.”
G
ST
.
NT
AV
E
ST
.
!
HOMEWOOD AVE.
“I KNOW IT’S EXPENSIVE BUT LIGHTS THROUGH
THIS PORTION OF THE IRON HORSE IS THE
NUMBER ONE MOST IMPORTANT THING. IT IS TOO
DANGEROUS AT NIGHT AND IS THE NUMBER ONE
CONTRIBUTER TO VICTORIA PARK’S STIGMA.”
“GREAT TRAIL!”
RL
ES
KAUFMAN PARK
PARK
WE
“PAVEMENT QUALITY IS PRETTY POOR
THROUGHOUT THE KITCHENER STRETCH OF
THE TRAIL. THERE ARE SO MANY POTHOLES
AND CRACKS, THAT EVEN THOUGH MANY OF
THEM HAVE BEEN FILLED IN, IT’S ALL A ROUGH
PATCHWORK. THE TIME HAS COME TO REBUILT
THIS TRAIL ENTIRELY. THE CURRENT ASPHALT IS
REACHING THE END OF ITS LIFE CYCLE.”
CH
A
“SIGNS INDICATING CROSS STREET NAMES
WOULD BE HELPFUL ORIENTATION”
PE
TE
R
IA
“THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFER CROSSING AT VICTORIA ST.”
ST
.
R
TO
.
ST
KIN
“I LIKE THE MANY INDUSTRIAL ARTIFACTS
ALONG THE TRAIL, BUT FIND THEY
WOULD BE MUCH MORE INTERESTING
IF THERE WERE SOMETHING THAT SAID
WHAT THE OBJECT WAS, WHERE IT
CAME FROM AND WHAT IT WAS USED
FOR. OTHERWISE IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A
PUZZLING/INTERESTING METAL OBJECT.”
“THE FIXING STATION HAS BEEN VANDALIZED SEVERAL TIMES,
YET IT SHOULD BE PAR OF THE STRATEGY TO CONSIDER
TO MAINTAIN IT FREQUENTLY, OR CHANGE THE LOCATIONS
IF A BETTER LOCATIONS IS PROPOSED. I THINK THE
INTERSECTION WITH VICTORIA PARK CLOSE TO THE TRACKS
LOT COULD BE A GOOD OPTION. ”
AVE.
N
VIC
“THIS IS ANOTHER AREA WHERE WE HAVE AN ISSUE
WITH GARBAGE. THERE ARE GARBAGE BINS AT
QUEEN ST. BUT MAYBE SOME ENFORCEMENT IS
NEEDED.”
VICTORIA PARK
EE
“MEMBERS OF MY HOUSEHOLD HAVE USED THE KITCHENER SECTION
OF THE IRON HORSE TRAIL EXTENSIVELY FOR THE PAST FIFTEEN
YEARS. WE ACCESS THE TRAIL FROM CHERRY ST AND USE IT FOR
EXERCISE, WALKING OUR DOG AND TO GET TO-AND-FROM PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION AND WORK LOCATIONS. WE LOVE THE TRAIL
BUT NEED TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE COMPETING INTERESTS
OF THOSE ON FOOT AND THOSE WHO ARE MOBILE ON WHEELS BE
THAT BIKES, ROLLER BLADES OR SKATEBOARDS ETC.”
DA
VID
“IT SEEMS LIKE THE HENRY STURM GREENWAY IS
A PRIME AREA FOR REVITALIZATION. IT WOULD
BE GREAT TO HAVE SOME SORT OF COMMUNITY
GATHERING SPACE IN THIS LOCATION AS WELL.”
KE
T.
YS
RR
NG
E
CH
QU
.
QU
E
AV
RA
ST
GE
GA
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orrio ratemo
orio
o
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um
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iq
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im n
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im
m
litt excer
li
erfe
rfe
e reritas
r tas idis
ri
de
del
ell exp
e ella
ex
lla cc
ccabor
bo
or re
r p
ped
e mod
m ita
ta ve
veribero
bero
e ve
i sa
sam v
ven
e t quis
solu
s
sol
olu
lu
upta
upt
u
pta tquate
tq atem aspit
tquat
s
volupt
volup
vo
vol
v
olup
u ate
e ne culpa
ulp
lpa sequunti
equu ant mag
gnat
at ra
rat
ataqu
aque
en
nonserum
ru
um
m
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fu
fug
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ga
g
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a
n n et au
aut
ut ium
u
m nese
nes
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quam,
q
qua
m, sequ
equam
equamet
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uam
amet
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fugia deb
bis am ame
e none
nonem
m
harc
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ha
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o enim
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im eum sect
sec
cte pre
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r ill m
mili
mi
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enim et ullup
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taq
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qua
qu
qua
ament
a
ment orisit
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men
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us
da corendae
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s non
n
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pe
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ST
.
A
AIL
CT
OR
I
.R
VI
C.N
ST
.
ST
.
“SOME OF THIS AREA OF THE TRAIL IS QUITE
INDUSTRIAL, WITH NO REAL NATURAL ELEMENTS.
ANY WAYS TO PLANT / IMPROVE THIS?”
TRAIL SURFACE AND CONDITION
(POTHOLES, QUALITY, ETC)
TRAIL SURFACE (LANE MARKINGS)
TRAIL WIDTH
TRAIL GRADING / DRAINAGE / UTILITIES
MAINTENANCE (GENERAL)
MAINTENANCE (WINTER)
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING
TRAIL CONNECTIVITY
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
AMENITIES AND IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
!
AESTHETIC COMMENTS / CONCERNS
AMENITY / IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITY
(OTHER)
(BENCH/SEATING)
(GARBAGE BIN)
LIGHTING (SUPPORT)
LIGHTING (NO SUPPORT)
NATURAL ENHANCEMENTS
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC ART
SPONSORSHIP
TRAIL USE, SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY
SAFETY CONCERNS (PHYSICAL)
SAFETY CONCERNS (SOCIAL)
TRAIL ETIQUETTE (CONCERNS WITH
CYCLISTS)
E-SCOOTERS/MOTORIZED VEHICLES)
PEDESTRIANS)
TRAIL ETIQUETTE (CONCERNS WITH DOG
WALKERS)
TRAIL ACCESSIBILITY
APPENDIX B | B-1
GE
GA
OR
CT
VI
TRAIL DATA
ES
B-1 | APPENDIX B
E
CH
IA
M
IL
L
Y
RR
CO
UR
TL
AN
100
324
2
D
3
WATERLOO
800
BORDEN AVE.
DAILY USER COUNTS
AVERAGE
HIGH/LOW
1,240
44
0
SUNDAY
THE ABOVE CHART SHOWS WEEKLY TOTAL USAGE AND TRENDS OF USERS THROUGH THE WINTER, SPRING AND EARLY
SUMMER OF 2015. SPRING AND SUMMER HAVE THE HIGHEST TRAIL USAGE, WHILE THERE ARE FEWER TRAIL USERS IN
WINTER MONTHS. ALTHOUGH THE WARMER WEATHER ATTRACTS MORE TRAIL USERS, THE TRAIL IS STILL UTILIZED
DURING THE WINTER SEASON, EMPHASIZING ITS ROLE AS AN ALL-SEASON CORRIDOR. DATA SHOWN WAS COLLECTED
FROM FEBRUARY 13, 2015 TO JUNE 4, 2015.
SATURDAY
TOTAL TRAIL USAGE BY MONTH
FRIDAY
0
8:00am
10:00pm
8:00pm
6:00pm
4:00pm
2:00pm
12:00pm
0
6:00am
5,000
10:00am
15,000
4:00am
10,000
AVERAGE TRAIL USERS PER HOUR
20,000
2:00am
12:00am
BORDEN
60
THURSDAY
QUEEN ST.
AVERAGE TRAIL USERS PER DAY
MAY 2015
APR 2015
MAR 2015
QUEEN
WEDNESDAY
1,331
66
FEB 2015
JAN 2015
DEC 2014
NOV 2014
CHERRY
TUESDAY
212
639
OCT 2014
35,000
MONDAY
1
DAILY USER COUNTS
AVERAGE
HIGH/LOW
N
1,734
122
DE
W
GO
AS
296
837
WINTER
BO
R
CHERRY ST.
DAILY USER COUNTS
AVERAGE
HIGH/LOW
FALL
OT
TA
WA
43,719 TOTAL COUNT
NT
N
IO
SUMMER
KE
36,491 TOTAL COUNT
ST
IRL
ING
45%
55%
SEP 2014
WHO’S USING THE TRAIL?
25,000
DIS
ON
UN
USERS.
30,000
MA
GL
180,169
N
THE INFORMATION SHOWN IS THE RESULT
OF 4 MONTHS OF OPERATION, COUNTING A
TOTAL TRAIL USERS PER MONTH
3 PERMANENT COUNTERS ON THE
IRON HORSE TRAIL AT CHERRY ST., QUEEN
ST. AND BORDEN AVE. LOCATIONS.
QU
EE
TOTAL OF
W
T
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orrio ratemo
orio
o
rat
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im
m
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e reritas
r tas idis
ri
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ell exp
e ella
ex
lla cc
ccabor
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r p
ped
e mod
m ita
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e ve
i sa
sam v
ven
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v
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rat
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en
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ru
um
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ga
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a
n n et au
aut
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u
m nese
nes
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quam,
q
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qu
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fugia deb
bis am ame
e none
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m
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ha
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nimil
im eum sect
sec
cte pre
preic
r ill m
mili
mi
ligenim
enim et ullup
lluptaque
ta ue debita
taq
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hitt
qua
qu
qua
ament
a
ment orisit
m
men
rrisit
sita et
s
e moluptatu
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pt
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vo
v
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oris
or
rris
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s imo
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molup
m
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ibus
s ient
ntt om
ommodis
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haru
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ha
aru
ar
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s aut
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u
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uga
ug
g Ro
oc
core
cor
co
orem v
volu
voluptur se parita
paritat
p
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o estt, quas
q
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cus
c
cu
us
s do
dol
do
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seq
qui
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n ci
cias
ias dolup
lupture
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lu
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t
sa
autt faceptus
u d
us
da corendae
n
es siminu
num
m ea
dolu
d
do
olu
o
ol
lu
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up
u
pta
p
t tus
tus
s non
n
no sequate
equate
e
uat eos
os ea
e dolo
d
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qui
ui de
debit
ebitt
IN 2015 THE CITY OF KITCHENER INSTALLED
70
CHERRY
50
QUEEN
40
BORDEN
20
30
10
SPRING
AVERAGE TRAIL USE BY HOUR
THE ABOVE CHART SHOWS THE AVERAGE HOURLY TRAFFIC (TOTAL) PER
COUNTER LOCATION. THE PEAK TIMES IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON
CONFIRM THAT THE TRAIL SERVES AN IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION
AND COMMUTING PURPOSE. THE DATA SHOWN WAS COLLECTED FROM
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 TO JUNE 4, 2015.
STREET COUNTER LOCATIONS. TOTAL NUMBER COUNTED: 80,210 (36,491 PEDESTRIAN, 43,719 CYCLISTS)
CHERRY
700
QUEEN
600
BORDEN
400
500
200
300
100
AVERAGE TRAIL USE BY DAY
THE ABOVE CHART SHOWS THE AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (TOTAL) PER
COUNTER LOCATION. THE TRAIL MAINTAINS A CONSTANT FLOW OF USERS
7 DAYS A WEEK, DEMONSTRATING ITS ROLE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND
RECREATIONAL USES. DATA SHOWN WAS COLLECTED FROM FEBRUARY 13,
2015 TO JUNE 4, 2015.
50 RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A FACILITATED PUBLIC WORKSHOP
The Iron
Horse Trail shou
ld be more
interesting.
The first step to
get there
is to have more hum
ourous
and visual sign
age.
TO BRAINSTORM POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE IRON HORSE TRAIL.
FOUR GROUPS WERE CREATED TO DISCUSS AND BRAINSTORM SOLUTIONS TO
THE NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH TRAIL SECTIONS, IN ADDITION TO THE
ENTIRE TRAIL CORRIDOR.
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WERE MADE BY WORKSHOP
PARTICIPANTS IN RESPONSE TO THE STATEMENT:
The Iro
n
should Horse Trail
inform
people ab
all the
opp
ou
things ortunities an t
to do in
d
KW.
The fir
st
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The Iron Horse Trail should
be a major artery for active
transportation, helping us shift
away from cars while serving as a
primary recreation destination.
The Iron Horse Trail should be
respected as a place for all to
enjoy.
The first step to get there is to
have community commitment
The first step to get there is to think
about transportation differently.
“THE IRON HORSE
TRAIL SHOULD...”
The Iron Horse Trail should be safe for
everyone to use.
The Iron Horse Trail should be a top
priority for the City.
“THE FIRST STEP TO
GET THERE IS...”
The first step to get there is to install
adequate lighting and emergency poles
The first step to get there is to
allocate significant funds.
The Iron Horse Trai
l should provide
a
fast, efficient rout
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.
The first step to
get there is wide
n the
trail
The Iron Horse Trail should be an
animated, festive corridor for folks to
enjoy year-round.
WATERLOO
The first step to get there is to have
neighbourhood associations hold events
along their entrances to the trail
NORTH SECTION (UNION TO VICTORIA)
AREA OF NEW DEVELOPMENT / INTENSIFICATION (I.E. 460 BELMONT DEVELOPMENT)
1 PERMANENT TRAIL COUNTER AT CHERRY STREET
VARIETY OF TRAIL USERS IN THIS SECTION
W
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AS
CENTRAL SECTION (VICTORIA TO QUEEN)
The Iron Horse Trail should help form a
continiuous network of non-auto travel
throughout the city.
MAJOR OPPORTUNITY AREAS INCLUDE HENRY STURM GREENWAY, VICTORIA PARK
WOODLOT
The first step to get there is better crossings
at roads.
PRESENCE OF NATURAL FEATURES AND WOODLOT TRAILS
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The Iron Horse Trail should connect all the
neighbourhoods along the trail.
The first step to get there is to make
formal connections with signage to each
neighbourhood
PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS ABOUT SAFETY IN THIS SECTION OF THE TRAIL
CONNECTIVITY TO VICTORIA PARK AND DOWNTOWN KITCHENER
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starting
The first step to get there is
counting them
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LESS ACCESS TO RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL AREAS THAN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE TRAIL
AREA OF FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND INTENSIFICATION. EXCELLENT ACCESS
TO FUTURE LRT SYSTEM ON CHARLES STREET
MAJOR OPPORTUNITY AREAS INCLUDE MIKE WAGNER GREEN, STIRLING GREEN AND
UNNAMED GREEN SPACE. NEARBY ACCESS TO SCHNEIDER CREEK
1 PERMANENT TRAIL COUNTER AT BORDEN STREET
FEWER TRAIL USERS IN THIS SECTION
PUBLIC WORKSHOP
APPENDIX B | B-2
GRAND RIVER RAILWAY QUEEN STREET STATION, 1937
STEEL PASSENGER CAR. LAKE ERIE & NORTHERN #975 IS AWAITING A
LEAVING “HIGHBALL” BEFORE BEGINNING ITS JOURNEY SOUTH TO
PRESTON, GALT, PARIS, BRANTFORD, SIMCOE AND PORT DOVER. “PHOTO
FROM THE COLLECTION OF GEORGE WM. ROTH”
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THE IRON HORSE TRAIL PROVIDES A SCENIC AND HISTORIC ROUTE LINKING THE
CITIES OF WATERLOO AND KITCHENER ALONG A FORMER RAILWAY CORRIDOR.
THE FIRST OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF AN ELECTRIC POWERED INTERURBAN
PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE BEGAN OVER THE IRON HORSE TRAIL RIGHT-OFWAY ON AUGUST 21, 1903. IT WAS NAMED AS THE “PRESTON & BERLIN RAILWAY”
BETWEEN THE THEN NAMED TOWN OF PRESTON (NOW PART OF CAMBRIDGE) TO
KITCHENER (THEN NAMED BERLIN).
GRAND RIVER RAILWAY QUEEN STREET STATION, 1947
WOODEN PASSENGER CAR LAKE ERIE & NORTHERN #939 LOADING
PASSENGERS ON A SOUTHBOUND TRAIN TO PRESTON AND GALT. THIS
STATION WAS BUILT IN 1940 REPLACING A LOW WOODEN STRUCTURE
THAT HAD SERVED FROM 1921. THE STRUCTURE SHOWN WAS USED AFTER
PASSENGER CAR SERVICE WAS ABANDONED IN APRIL 1955 BY CANADIAN
PACIFIC TRANSPORT BUSES, WHICH SERVED KITCHENER UNTIL THE
EARLY 1960s. IN 1965, THIS STRUCTURE WAS DEMOLISHED. “PHOTO FROM
THE COLLECTION OF GEORGE WM. ROTH”
TRAIL HISTORY
B-3 | APPENDIX B
IN 1914, THE RAILWAY NAME WAS CHANGED TO THE “GRAND RIVER RAILWAY”
AT THAT TIME OPERATING UNDER LEASE TO THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
UNTIL THE YEAR 2007. REGULARLY SCHEDULE ELECTRIC POWERED PASSENGER
SERVICE CEASED TO KITCHENER ON APRIL 23, 1955.
KITCHENER AND WATERLOO INDUSTRIES CONTINUED TO BE SERVICED BY
ELECTRIC FREIGHT OPERATION UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 1961. FREIGHT SERVICE
THEN PROVIDED BY DIESEL POWERED LOCOMOTIVES ENDED JULY 6, 1993, WITH
THE OFFICIAL ABANDONMENT OF THE RAIL LINE ON JULY 31, 1993. A JOINT
PURCHASE BY THE CITIES OF WATERLOO AND KITCHENER FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ESTABLISHING A WALKING, HIKING AND CYCLING TRAIL WAS CONCLUDED IN
1995.
THE IRON HORSE TRAIL, ESTABLISHED IN 1996, PROVIDES A LINK THAT
CONNECTS WATERLOO PARK TO VICTORIA PARK AND UPTOWN WATERLOO TO
DOWNTOWN KITCHENER.
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10. Madden, D. J. (2010). Revisiting the end of public space: assembling the public in an urban park. City & Community, 9(2), 187-207.
11. Connor, P. (2012). RE: A strategic ontario trails response based on enquiry from cycle toronto.. Deseronto, ON: Ontario Trails Council.
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journals1.scholarsportal.info.proxy.lib.uwaterloo.ca/pdf/01692046/v33i1-3/391_ipsauipug.xml
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Available from: https://www.kwag.ca/en/exhibitions/resources/rees_remnants_web_sept2005_final.pdf
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Your Iron Horse Trail
Principles & Goals
C-6 | APPENDIX C
Engaging community and
providing opportunity
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Katie Jessup, Megan Nourse, Amanda Raffoul, Jennie Rideout
VISION
A bridge to connect the
Kitchener-Waterloo
community
CONTEXT
Goal: Community integration
The use of the Iron Horse Trail in Kitchener
Active transportation and recreation during the
daytime, in the night it is a place for loitering,
illegal activity, and temporary shelter.
(Region of Waterloo, 2014)
Precedent
Key Challenges
Unsuccessful
Bryant Park (New York City)
Successful
Horticultural Therapy Case
Studies; Ohio and New York
The impact of privilege
in governance and
decision making
Taking leadership from
those most impacted is
often not facilitated
Local
The Working Centre
(Barton, 2011)
(Pease, 2010) (Van Zeijl-Rozema,2010)
(Madden, 2010; Lindemuth, 2007)
APPENDIX C | C-7
Proposed Project
What?
A representative coalition for the Iron
Horse Trail
Iron Horse
Trail
Coalition
Community
Services
Community service representatives and
impacted individuals
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City of Kitchener
Lutherwood
The Working Centre
Canadian Mental Health Association
Ray of Hope
Community Health Centre (Downtown
Kitchener branch)
One Roof
(Barton, 2011; Mendes, 2002)
How?
Link the trail with existing
community services that serve the
marginalized and underprivileged
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Stewardship and Upkeep
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(Kaplan, 1995; Frumkin, 2001)
Barten, F. et al (2011). Rights, knowledge, and governance for improved health equity in
urbansettings. Journal of Urban Health, (88)5, 896-905.
Frumkin, H (2001). Beyond toxicity: Human Health and the Natural Environment. American
Journal of Preventative Medicine, 20(3), 234-240.
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Urban Park. City & Community, 187-207.
Mendes, P. (2002). Excluding Undesirables from the Local Community. Social Alternatives,
21(3), 48-54.
Pease, B. (2010). Undoing Privilege: Unearned Advantage in a Divided World. New York:
Zed Books.
Region of Waterloo (2014). Poverty Myth Busters for Waterloo Region. Region of Waterloo
Community Services.
Van Zeijl-Rozema, A., Corvers, R., Kemp, R., & Martens, P. (2008). Governance for
sustainable development: A framework. Sustainable Development, 16, 410-421.
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Thank You
IRON HORSE TRAIL
REDEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY
Kelsey Speed
Amanda Chouinard
Merryn Maynard
WHAT IS THE IHT?
“Represents a significant part of KW’s heritage and connects
downtown Kitchener to uptown Waterloo, while also providing
links from Victoria Park to Waterloo Park. Thousands of
residents use the trail each year for transportation and
recreational uses, making it one of the most popular trails in the
Waterloo Region.”
•C urrently :
The trail is fully paved
There are unused green spaces
There is room for improvement!
https://www.kitchener.ca/en/livinginkitchener/IronHorseTrail.asp
http://82ff1f4.androidangels.net/8e71915536e7b57f045656e73bf65657
VISION STATEMENT:
PURPOSE OF THE IHT
V I S I O N S TAT E M E N T, B R O K E N D O W N
• Equitable:
everyone has equal opportunities regardless of
race, ability, status, age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or
religious affiliations
• Access :
To be connected to, gain entrance to, and utilize
the trail in various modes
• Healthier Lifestyle:
Supporting physical, mental, and
social aspects of health and wellbeing
To provide equitable access to a
healthier lifestyle and foster
community engagement
CHALLENGES IN THE KW REGION
•
Health and wellbeing inequities amongst
Region of Waterloo residents
• Mental Health
• Physical Health
• Community Cohesion
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• Community Engagement:
Building relationships
between individuals and organizations for collective benefit
CHALLENGES, BROKEN DOWN
• Mental Health Challenges:
Poverty
• In 2011, 12% of Region of Waterloo residents were
living on a low-income
Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada
Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011037
In 2013, 23% of Waterloo Region adults had
‘quite a lot’ of life stress
7.6% of Waterloo Region adults had a mood
disorder diagnosis, 6.6% had fair/poor perceived
mental health
• Non-clinical population?
Region of Waterloo Public Health: importance of
addressing mental health, healthy eating, and
physical activity concurrently
Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada
Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011037
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• Physical Health Challenges
• Physical and Mental Health Challenges
As of 2012, 15.5% of Kitchener adolescents and
55.9% of Kitchener adults were overweight/obese
• Social gradient
• Second-highest rates in the region
As of 2012, 9.5% of Kitchener adults had a
diabetes diagnosis,16% had high blood pressure
Only 53.9% of Kitchener residents 12+ were
physically active in their leisure time
65.1% of Kitchener residents 12+ frequently used
or viewed a screen (TV or computer) in their
leisure time
• Highest proportion of heart disease in lowest income groups
Region of Waterloo Public Health, Quick Stats
Region of Waterloo Public Health, Quick Stats
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
HOW ARE THESE HEALTH
INEQUITIES RELATED TO THE IHT?
• Community Engagement and Cohesion
In 2013, 91.7% of residents in Region of
Waterloo were satisfied/very satisfied with life
65.9% felt somewhat/very strong connections
with their community
• The path provides an existing opportunity for
ALL to improve general health and wellbeing
• Redeveloping and improving the trail will
provide more equitable and inclusive ways to
be more physically active
Statistics Canada. Table 105-0501 – Health indicator profile, annual estimates,
by age group and sec, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions (2013
boundaries) and peer groups, occasional, CANSIM (database). (accessed:
2015-05-13)
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
DYNAMIC PRESSURES AND ROOT
CAUSES
• Physical activity has significant positive impacts on
not only physical health, but also on mental health
and wellbeing (Sallis et al.)
• Car Culture:
Importance of creating ‘activity-friendly’ environments to
increase physical activity
• Feeling connected to nature can also improve
health and wellbeing (Triguero-Mas)
• Use of Technology
• Investing in social capital and community cohesion
reduces social isolation, which also impacts health
(Kawachi)
Root causes: economic system promoting cars,
leads to car-based infrastructure
Dynamic pressures: urbanization, cars are a sign
of affluence
Root causes: economic system and capitalist
market promoting innovation
Dynamic pressures: pressures to be constantly
connected, sign of affluence
Tierney, Chapter 3; Lecture 2
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DYNAMIC PRESSURES AND ROOT
CAUSES
WHAT’S ALREADY BEING DONE IN
THE REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
• Lack of Active Transportation:
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Root causes: economic systems promoting car
culture, lack of investment from political players
Dynamic pressures: social norms valuing efficiency,
less emphasis on maintaining health
THEREFORE
• Unequal Distribution of Health Risk
Root causes: power structures that provide healthier
opportunities for those with more resources
Dynamic pressures: social determinants of health
Tierney Chapter 3; Lecture 2
WHAT’S ALREADY BEING DONE IN
THE COMMUNITY
stormwater partnerships
Lack of formal ‘friends of the iron horse trail’ group
signage and way-finding
IHT corridor and connections
physical amenities and features
pubic spaces and parks
public art opportunities
safe place audit locations
land acquisition
trail lighting
trail road crossings
Joseph, J. 2015. Iron Horse Trail Improvement Strategy
MODEL OF HEALTH AND
WELLBEING
• Free physical activity classes:
Yoga in Victoria Park
Walking Groups on the IHT
• Minds in Motion
• Meetup groups
http://aohc.org/model-health-and-wellbeing
OUR PROPOSED PROJECTS
OUTDOOR STATIONARY WORKOUT
EQUIPMENT
• Physical Activity and Recreation Promotion
• Durable, weather-resistant, free outdoor gym
equipment
• All ages, all abilities
• Precedent:
Outdoor stationary workout equipment
Rentable equipment
• Rent-a-bike
• Rentable winter activity equipment
Bike Racks and Boxes
Drinking Fountains
Bike Park
Low Ropes Course
Hamilton, ON, CA
Los Angeles, CA, US
• Cost:
Pieces range from $300-$3000
Cohen DA, Marsh T, Williamson S, Golinelli D, MacKenzie TL. Impact and
cost-effectiveness of family Fitness Zones: a natural experiment in urban
public parks. Health & Place, 2012;18:39-45.
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http://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/ropes-course-construction-andoperation
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http://www.adventure-education.com/popup_design_low_ropes2.htm
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?
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EXAMPLE GROUPS
• “IHT Stewardship Group”
• Grand River Accessibility Advisory Committee
• the Safe and Healthy Community Advisory
Committee
• the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Waterloo
Wellington Dufferin branch
• the Mayor’s Advisory Council for Kitchener Seniors
• the Waterloo District School Board
• the Working Centre
• the Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo
• various ethnic and religious groups
A way for community members to become
‘stewards’ of the trail
Participate in maintenance, programming, and
marketing of the trail
Composed of community stakeholders and
municipal government workers with a vested
interest in the IHT
Website, events calendar, pamphlets
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TRAIL DAY
• Social Cohesion
Fitness groups
Seniors group
Walks for charity
Bird-watching group (opportunity areas)
Nature education classes (collab with schools)
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Celebration of the trail and
the community
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“Trail Day”
Best Practices Manual. Hike Ontario
MODEL OF HEALTH AND
WELLBEING
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Hosted on the Henry
Sturm Green
Tr a i l c l e a n - u p
Chalk drawings
Food stands
“What does the trail mean
to you?”
Tw i t t e r #
News coverage
http://www.explorewaterlooregion.com/events/henry-sturm-green-festival
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?
mid=z3YWf4BUXADQ.kOLASEpeAGP8
ARE THESE PROJECTS FEASIBLE?
• Short-term wins:
General enjoyment and use of the path increases
Physical activity on the path increases
Build community cohesion and sense of
connection with the IHT
• Long-term wins:
Reduce chronic disease and overweight/obesity
among KW residents
Reduce health inequities between marginalized/
majority groups
http://aohc.org/model-health-and-wellbeing
FEASIBILITY
TO SUM
• Political capital:
• Vision Statement:
these projects show that the City of
Kitchener has the health interests of its residents at heart,
and are working to make the healthy choice the easy choice
• Social capital:
building community cohesion through the
stewardship group and social activities; this allows for a voice
and trust
• Financial capital:
Small-scale projects can be cofunded through community partnerships
To provide equitable access to a healthier
lifestyle and foster community engagement
• Promote a space for physical activity,
recreation, and active transportation
• Reduce the social gradient of health
inequality by providing opportunities for
everyone
APPENDIX C | C-13
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J o s e p h , J . 2 0 1 5 . I r o n H o r s e Tr a i l I m p r o v e m e n t S t r a t e g y
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I offer the following input for your consideration:
1. What a great help it was to have the pavement redesigned in recent years near the railroad tracks by Victoria Park. They are MUCH safer with the walkway now at right
angles to the tracks. I can't tell you how many mishaps I have witnessed by young and old on their bikes in the past when they have had a bicycle tire slip into the RR grooves.
2. Need to remove graffiti on RR bridge over the IHT. I think that is just north of Glasgow?
3. Is there any way to reduce the amount of bugs on the trail between Mill and Courtland (or perhaps as south as Ottawa)? For the first few months of Spring/Summer every
year there are blinding/choking swarms tiny flies along that section that are more than annoying for running (breathing) or for seeing.
4. Safety concerns along the section near Victoria Park. I have personally been verbally solicited for sex acts by creepy young men standing in the woods beside the trail as I
jog past at dusk.
5. How to ensure safety for all when people pass each other. I always signal with my bicycle bell when approaching anyone from behind. Most people whisk by others and do
not do that. Plus, I thought it was a given that N. Americans would naturally keep to the right as they pass each other but this seems to be is as boggling for bikers and
pedestrians on the trail as it is for cart pushers in the local grocery store aisles. Often walkers on the trail get confused about where to go whenever faster movers (bikes,
runners, roller blade users) approach them.
6. There is a short section of the trail just north of a roadway (might be Glasgow) that has adjacent water that is always putrid smelling and worsens through the summer as
temperatures rise.
7. The worst road to navigate across is Victoria. Few IHT users want to wait at the long, slow lights at the intersection, so they take their chances looking for an opening
through thick traffic standing right behind Lai Lai's Chinese restaurant.
8. Of course, the primary concern for us IHT users is the look. The IHT is a unique getaway running through the heart of the city. Jumping on the path feels like landing in the
forest - a welcome respite from the usual hurry of city life. So the central feature in its care is to keep the IHT clean and woodsy in appearance. Garbage removal, trail and
adjacent woods maintenance are essential for continued use. To me, ensuring the IHT is clean, safe and well-maintained is of paramount importance.
9. It is too bad that a portion of the IHT extension at the north end must flow along the road near Caroline and Erb streets (behind Waterloo Town Square) to link up with
Waterloo Park. But for cyclists, it has been a great help to have designated bike lanes along that portion. Thank you.
I have one suggestion about the Iron Horse Trail that just happened yesterday and I think is representative of something that needs improvement on overall. I was riding on
the trail yesterday morning when I came to West/Victoria. There seemed to be some sort of barricade but it had been moved off to the side and in no way blocked access to
the trail. There were no signs posted about the trail being closed either. I biked that section of the trail and all was fine. As I approached Gage though I could see a barricade
up blocking the trail and it did have a sign attached to it saying trail closed. I thought that was odd as I could not see any reason for the trail to be closed.
Anyways, I was talking to Dan from the City yesterday about Victoria Park playground issues. He mentioned to me about how people have no respect for barricades/signs and
provided the example of people completely ignoring the Iron Horse Trail signs just that day. After thinking about this, I was left with a few thoughts on the whole experience.
1 - I ride that trail almost daily right now and I do not recall seeing any signs posted telling users that the trail would be closing soon, for how long, and why. We would never
just barricade a major road the day of and not give people warning of this.
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2 - I am quite connected to what's going on in the city through social media, etc and I saw nothing warning of this closure there either. Again, compare this to what the city
does for road closures - it is completely different. As part of a NA as well, this is the kind of stuff we post all the time. Had I known this was happening ahead of time, I would
have gladly posted something on our own site.
3 - If only a simple barricade is used, it is not unreasonable that someone may move this (not okay but it does happen). If the trail really does need to be closed for some
thing, then should the city not take better precautions in closing the trail. As I said, when I entered at Victoria and West, it really was unclear that the trail was even closed in
this section.
4 - I was disappointed in the conversation with the city staff member as he really did come across as not understanding why anyone was on the trail when I think there are
many reasons, just some of what I have mentioned above.
If there is a better way in sharing this experience in a way that will possibly lead to changes in the future, please let me know. Thanks so much!
The reason I ask is because something happened yesterday that has raised my concern.
I hope safety issues are addressed sooner rather than later.
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Around 4:30 my husband and I heard someone down on the green space. He was coughing a lot. I went to the fence & saw a guy smoking either Meth or crack. I'm guessing it
was Meth. He was standing behind the cement blocks where the Hydro poles were. So, hidden from the view of the path. We could see him clearly. The poles are maybe 300
feet from our back fence.
I have no idea how long he had been there, I got back from school around 4.
I phoned the police & dispatch told me they were very busy. I was asked to keep an eye on him & to call back if he moved or did anything 'weird'.
I waited for an hour. No police ever came. I called back when he started to walk down the trail towards Victoria Park/Queen St.
A By-Law officer finally came after the man disappeared from my view. I'm assuming it was a regular patrol and they were not there to investigate.
What worries me is that things seem to be escalating around here. After John was murdered there was a flurry of attention paid by law enforcement.It has significantly
dwindled since then.
I'm hoping that regular patrols can be stepped up on the Trail. Clearly phoning the police when there is negative and potential danger isn't going to work. Maybe a stronger
police presence will be a deterrent. I've been down this road before and I'm not too happy about it.
Hope to hear from you soon
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I just wanted to give a little feedback in advance from my observations lately of the IHT.
First, I think there needs to be better drainage in certain sections of the trail. When there is snow melt or heavy rain huge puddles appear. Not long ago I was riding the IHT
and saw a man having a lot of trouble crossing one of these puddles.
The second concerns what I don't believe is part of the IHT. It's the section of trail which turns off of the IHT and travels to the Sobeys plaza on Highland, crossing West Ave,
Patricia and Belmont.
This section is not cleared of snow in the winter, and I would really like to see that happen.
I see a lot of people use that trail whether on foot or bicycle, with carts or strollers. Some of them elderly. I feel like people depend on this section of trail to access the plaza
and when it's more difficult to travel they have little other options. My own example would be that I find it really dangerous to have to change my route to the grocery store in
the
winter. Not only is it more dangerous to cycle on Highland or Victoria, but safety is even worse when you factor in winter conditions.
Hello,
I had intended to fill out your survey regarding the iron horse trail section I - as a long-time resident - am familiar with. Unfortunately the 'improvement' website is such a
convoluted mess (frankly I cannot fathom how anyone can design it like this) that ity is futile to attempt to figure out where or how one could provide feedback. I will say only
this: sharing the trail between pedestrians and cyclists does not work, male cyclists (at least one half of them) are grossly ignorant and inconsiderate of the walking
pedestrians. I have been nearly collided with, or driven into, on many occasions by speeding male cyclists, many of whom use the trail as a race course. Moreover, many
motorized cycles charge along the trail as well. My recommendation is to ban cyclists or make a separate trail, or shut the trail down.
PS I don't require any response as I believe no useful action will be taken anyway Good luck with your bureaucratic exercise
needs lighting and a yellow line (painted) in the middle to encourage movement on the right forward; would be ideal to widen the trail and keep cyclists on the far right and
pedestrians on the left. A bench for resting people would be good.
I disagree about lighting. Sometimes lighting provides a false sense of safety in park environments and often invites certain elements of society to use the paths/parks in the
evenings. There have been quite a few studies showing that lighting does not improve safety http://www.darksky.org/light-pollution-topics/lighting-crime-safety. (in response to
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I like the idea of having better lighting at night
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We definitely need more lighting throughout the Iron Horse. There are some parts, especially near Victoria Park that seem particularly dark. (in response to online comment
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It is true that lighting can be tricky. However, if it is done carefully, considering the specifics of the location, I think it can actually improve the area's usability. (in response to
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Is the Iron Horse Trail a park, or a commuter route? I think it might be helpful to decide. I know a lot of people use it for commuting. If it is for commuting then it should have
lighting, a safe and timely way to cross roads, a yellow line down the centre, and it shouldn\'t be against a by-law to use it after 11pm (some people work until 11 or later). If
you are commuting by foot or by bike you should have the same quality of facility as if you were commuting in a car.
Recently moved to Kitchener and I love the trails. The Iron Horse Trail even managed to inspire me to get on my bike and ride instead of driving when visiting family. Any
investmen in improviing or expanding the trail system is worth it. Ideas about signage, wayfinding, lane marking, safer crossings, lighting overall maintenance etc. will all make
them even more usable.
While this section doesn't have too much to see on it. It would be good to connect with some of the residential and businesses on Belmont. There are no official trail
accesses here, that could be improved. Also because it is in the parking lots, it is a little unfriendly here, perhaps some lighting or landscaping could help.
I know it's expensive but lights through this portion of the Iron Horse is the number one most important thing. It is too dangerous at night and is the number one contributer to
Victoria Park's stigma.
I agree, this section feels very isolated, especially after dusk. Perhaps gentle lighting and an emergency call box would help to increase comfort with using this section. (in
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I enjoy the natural features of the Iron Horse Trail including wildflowers, trees, bushes; marsh, creek and water features; birds and bird song. These should not be
compromised, in fact, they should be enhanced wherever possible.
As for lighting up the trail, this should only be done strategically without harming or hindering the activities of nocturnal wildlife. I\'m thinking here of bats (which I\'ve seen on the
trail) and other night creatures which would be disturbed by lighting. My inclination is not to have lighting. If lighting proves necessary, however, it must be low level intensity
spot lighting at strategic locations. Limiting lighting to certain hours or even lighting based on motion detection of human (not wildlife) trail users.
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I was disturbed by the cutting down of shrubbery and trees to make way for the new apartment buildings going up. I understand and approve of trimming trees and shrubbery
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Removal also makes the trail users feel exposed to public viewing from future apartment dwellers.
Some want the trail made wider. This is a good idea especially because of the increasing number of people using the trail. However, widening should also be strategic. I would
say \"no\" to widening in natural sections of the trail where it would compromise the integrity of a creek, wooded area or other natural feature. Widening could occur in sections
like Henry Sturm Park which is a grassed area or along the length of the trail where it wouldn\'t significantly impact the natural features.
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I would like to see more signage - specifically, a sign identifying each street where the trail crosses it. This would help orientate the trail user. Strategically placed maps of the
trail and the local area would also be of benefit to orientate trail users
Love the Iron Horse Trail for its accessibility and flat terrain that allows one to get from Kitchener to Waterloo in minutes without the often direct impact of exhaust from
vehicles that come with riding on the city streets.
Would like to have increased lighting for more night time use.
The trail should be upgraded to piece of actual commuter infrastructure. Right now, the trail seems to be built with the philosophy that biking or walking is just a leisure activity
some people enjoy on weekends, not a legitimate form of transportation. Such an upgrade would require: -Giving the trail right of way at most to all of its road crossings.
Commuters in general don\'t like having to stop constantly (this is why cars get things like freeways, and roads with timed lights), and bikers are no exception. The situation is
especially bad close to uptown, where there are crossings requiring a stop just about every block. -Painting the trail. In places where it\'s wide enough, two directions of bike
lanes and one lane for walkers in either direction would be ideal. -Plowing and lighting the trail. This would make it accessible all day long and all year round, and not just a
thing for sunny summer weekends.
We use the Iron Horse trail every Saturday to go from Uptown Waterloo to the Kitchener Markets. We have used it at night to - so my comment is to add lights along the trail particularly from City Bakery to the Park (as this is the darkest!) but along the entire way would be great too. It would also be good if there was an emergency phone/alarm at
various points of the trail. I know they have these on campus but would be great if you could do this on the trail in case people get into trouble. Trail conditions are generally
good - albeit in the spring when it floods a lot - perhaps some kind of drainage would assist? I found this happened most in the second part of the trail between Glasgow and
Gauge. I\'d also encourage a sign for cyclists to use their bell. We do this all the time as I think its a courtesy to walkers to know that you are coming but a lot of cyclists don\'t
and they go past pretty fast. Otherwise FANTASTIC infrastructure, we love it so much! Thanks! Katie
This area has great potential. It would be lovely to transform the shed into some sort of community/meeting space. Signage is needed here, especially since it has two main
trails connecting here. There\'s a lot of blank walls (or graffiti) along the waterway - perhaps a chance for public artwork here. Public seating would be helpful. Signage in the
Iron Horse \'stand\' that is currently empty would be nice. Lights are needed for night time visibility.
I think Kitchener should have similar signs to the ones Waterloo added recently that list distance to close by destinations.
The crossing at Victoria is very difficult to navigate. It forces cyclists to ride on the sidewalk, which is very dangerous and not permitted. This needs to be redesigned.
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Use trail for walking before 6 am when it's still dark
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Victoria St. Crossing difficult. Pavement mark crossing
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Winter maintenance is very inclusive…it is a jewel
Waste bins are not accessible in the winter
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People not picking up after their dogs
Why is there a $185 fine for using trail to commute at night? I work shifts and use the trail for my night commute.
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Light whole trail…scary in Victoria park area
Lights will just be smashed
Victoria Park unsafe area at night, lighting might help
Rail track area dangerous. Clear underbrush so there are fewer places for bad people to hhide
Parts of the trail feel dangerous
In Boulder Colorado, the roads cross the trails not vice versa.
Like new smooth trail cutouts (curb cuts)
There is some wash-out near Glasgow
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Cyclists are respectful they ring their bells
Need bikes to ring bells…its not safe
Bicycle etiquette…not using bells
Use it daily—please ring bell
Need a centre line
Separate bike/walk sides
Pedestrians don’t let bikes pass
Could benefit from separated lanes for walkers and bikers
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Use it 3-4 times per week
Crossings are difficult. Ped. Crossing needed
Puddles in low areas
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Trail is a gift
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I love it
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Like it because its woodsey
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Wish trail connected to other trails
Crossing at Glasgow difficult
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Trail doesn’t go far enough
Make the trail safer and more will use it
Like locked bike cages…saves money on parking
Need smoother surface
Replace whole trail vs patchwork surfacing
Use trail everyday and love it. Have lost 40 lbs
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Need amenties—portable johnny
As we grow older will need more of this
Need to trim trees regularly and more benches
Crossing at Victoria needs to be better
Difficult to cross roads…use it for exercise
Need connections across Ottawa to next rail under expressway
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Peds don’t wear reflective material
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Treat as main thoroughfare---better signage
Connect IHT to other trails
South end of the trail —nothing to see. Could be more attractive.
Low area on trail that collects water
Commute to work—love it
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Bike fix-it station very much appreciated
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Love the trail—use it as a family every day
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contrasting colours used (signs)
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informational billboards at larger intersections with maps
Formalize the informal entryways off the trail
Provide signage information on local businesses.
Provide direct access to Belmont without going to intersection
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Improve pedestrian crossing at Glasgow
Install signage on roads about upcoming trail crossing
Provide information about history of the trail
Provide benches on trail in Glasgow / Belmont sections
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Reinforce common practices / trail etiquette in signage (eg bike bells)
separation of trail material to indicate use (texture)
Consider concrete surface, lasts longer than asphault (cost benefit)
general trail maintnenace…overhanging branches
Provide community events to be held along the trail
Consider sponsorship shown on signage but do not go overblown on advertising
Create a festival square/staging area-- consider the Gildner Green/Victoria Park area
railway overpass just north of Gage, consider adding public art
Raddatz park--provide connection to Cherry park with a trail from the IHT
focused trail lighting (LEDS)--motion activated, fall shorter daylight time
Reinforce the mixed uses of the trail
more communication between the city and the region for integrated planning
Provide a stop light for trail users at the Victoria crossing
Henry sturm greenspace ideas: vendors, music groups, murals to reduce garffiti, terraced garden, chalk drawings, playgroun--adventure park, workout stations,bike repair
poles with signage instructions, food edible plants along the trail,
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add a playground--adventure park
install workout equipm,ent with instructions
have more bike repair stations accompanied by a help pole
plant edibles along the trail with information and signage
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Access to cherry park should be marked
Bring in more people to use the trail.
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Event idea: lantern procession promoting trail rejuvenation
Install art pieces, signs with info about the trail
Add more plants and natural features
Enhance and protect wildlife
Maintenance on trail is important
Provide flat rocks to sit on
Consider minimal city involvement in a Friends of the IHT initiative..maybe 1 representative.
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Encourage more school involvement in the trail
Have contests to see who can display their art
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Love it---glad it's paved
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Painting arrows on the trail
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Never seen a bylaw officer---need better enforcement
Make it wider and have searate lanes
Some places could be better lit. I use it instead of the road
Would like the trail to be longer. Should be lit but this can attact the “wrong people”
A lot of garbage particularly in the south part.
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Animate the Trail event could be delivered as a subcommittee of the trails committee
Look into other best practices of trail stewardship
Provide more natural seating--flagstone
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Provide waste bins and recycling bins
Maintain wildflowers
Provide a boardwalk in some natural sections of trail
There are some standing water issues that attract a lot of mosquitos
Provide community gardens along trail
Maintain wildlife habitat along trail
Keep the central section of the trail wild--put gardens near buildings
Concerns about lighting--might hurt wildlife habitat
Need emergency call stations / help poles near Henry Sturm and other high-risk areas
Lighting may facilitate night use, promote active transportation
Make sure trail connections to nearby communities are also lit
Provide motion-sensor lights--winter malfunctions
Lighting could increase night use
Lighting could decrease crime
Potential to have employers in area pay for lighting for their employees
Lighting could lead to a decrease in trail user / motorist conflicts at intersections
Create an adventure park along the trail and let youth shape the park
Ditches adjacent to trail can be scary for cyclists. If go off trail could fall in ditch.
This would be a good place to provide public art at the train bridge (near Henry Sturm Greenway)
Provide better signage at Glasgow and improve access to Belmont Village
Create a performance stage at Gildner Green
Designate off-leash areas on trail
South end of the trail needs more life
Better wayfining and signage needed
Linkages to community and other trails needed
Provide human scale lighting
Need more amenities and public features on the (south end)
Need pavillions for placemaking
end of trail underdeveloped..lots of room for improvement. It's overgrown.
section leads to nothing. Develop it as a south terminus, it’s a flagship trail
as you go along it gets less and less human. No connectivity
one destination is grand river rocks
there is a lot of human habitation along the trail. This impacts the community
- space for lots of opportunities
promote use of trail as path to bus system. It is an uninspired terminus. Need wayfinding
need for public art and tying it to structural aspects of the trail. There are issues with bikeing in this area
inconsistencies with width of trail
there are depressions and lack of trail maintenance
crossing at stirling…great place for a traffic scrmble
lack of ‘destination’ at Ottawa tterminus, wayfinding connecting to following trail
lack of understandable signage particularly on Mill St.
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at major junctions need more kiosks with maps to contexualize where we are
sponsorship form nearby businesses such as bike stores and amenities
stickers on storefronts to entice people to use their amenities and indicate they can fill up their water bottles
better ways to figure out how to connect with other trails
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Rejuvination of different areas that make the space have more of an identity
Exercise machines – France – “the path to the heart”
benches and public equipment
urban farming around the big opportunity area
split the trail into different stations with different identities
socail inclusion--cycling events, walking events, lrge scale events
social inclusion events
formalize paths of desire
signage: if getting on at Ottawa it would be nice to see signs telling time it would take to get somewhere
utilize challenging sites to showcase local heritage such as at Stirling Green
Participants also find lack of lights pleasurable
different options for lighting: lower, more focused on the trail to address light pollution, infuse with trail lighting, change scale of street lighting, could increase safety.
people are apprehensive to walk after dark
encourage this space as a transportation corridor
public furniture for sitting every .5km
corporate LOCAL sponsorship with nearby amenities
More trees, more foliage would make it more attractive
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Queen destination--Nougat
Ottawa terminus: definitely needs more community linkages and a sense of place
incorporating individuals that are generally seen as undesirable to adopt sections of trail
community gardens as community service opportunity
introducing community art--grassroots style
relocate public art to this section of the trail
community garden around the larger space of opportunity
Lack of signage for road crossings
The crossing at Victoria St. is inconvenient for cyclists
The trail becomes a discontinued path at the Stirling/Courtland intersection
Install pedestrian refuge islands at trail-road crossings
Provide a change in road colour/texture at trail-road crossings
Provide underpass for trail users--potential safety issues because it good provide a space for illegal activity
Provide speed humps/traffic calming at trail-road crossings for roads that cross trails
Install pedestrian refuge islands at trail-road crossings that can fit bicycles
Install a traffic light at the bowling alley near Victoria to improve the crossing experience
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Provide maps throughout the trail and highlight the nearby shops and amenities
Display distance to destination on the signs
Prefer sponsors from local organizations rather than big corporations.
When considering sponsorship, provide company logo smaller than the message on signs.
Could provide a plaque near a large structure to indicate donor/sponsor
Potential sponsors should not have control of sign content
Sponsorship should be tasteful
What is the value of the trail to the user. Should tails be funded to the same extent as other modes of transportation…ie roads
The trail should not need sponsors as the city should fund improvements
Allow for residents and individuals to sponsor the trail
The ideal would be little or no sponsorship on the trail.
Prefer to have more local based organizations sponsor trail improvements
width of trail effects safety---could be wider
Provide distance markers on trail
Provide safety education on trail with regard as to how to use it
The good problem with the trail is that it has lots of users
Strategically place bollards at trail-road crossings
Connections to transit hub from the IHT are needed
There are conflicts with the homeless population but there people have no other place to go
Lack of spirit along the trail
The IHT needs an annual celebration
Provide imagery on trail: steampunk (this is a style of art)
connect with art groups to have help with a vision
Give the trail more of an identity
Provide various events throughout the year, including a walking/moving procession
Create a city wide festival committee with group representatives from depts. Ie CAFKA
Provide animated art/interactive installations along the trail
Keep the natural areas natural and enhance them
Don't light certain areas--could disturb night dwelling animals
Consider possibility for motion sensored lighting
Provide low lighting (ground) vs lamp post
Consider the trail as a 'vehicle' for encouraging active transportation
The Victoria St. crossing is a concern
Provide signage and wayfinding on IHT
How does trail fit with broader road network? Consider connectivity
this person has a vision of connecting schneider creek to trail with interpretive signage of aligning waterways
Improve accessibility for pedestrian use
High representation from municpal staff esp. those who use the trails for commuting at this workshop
Need for decreased conflict btwn different types of users
Need to examine resource allocation to trails vs to roads, and examine risky crossings
Very few trail-road intersections are safe for ALL users
At trail crossings the Preference is to have motor vehicles on the road stop for pedestrians/cyclists crossing from trail
At rush hour at Queen Street, cars won't stop and there is no break in traffic
Queen St pedestrian refuge island is not sufficient especially for safety of children or those with mobility issues
At very least the pedestrian refuge islands need to be bigger and more visible
Consider adding gateway features to increase visibility eg painted pavement at trail-road crossings
in general the region does not look at traffic calming on regional roads
Emphasize safety of all ages 8-80. If something is safe for 8 yr olds and 80 yr olds then it will be safe for everyone
Drivers at rush hour will not respond to softer appraoches at trail-road crossings. Need to inforce traffic safety with motorists
need better signage both on the trail and on the roads to better signal transition areas…where all paths converge
Actual right-of-way needs to be readdressed at trail-road crossings
Consider narrowing certain roads to encourage need for greater caution
Could bicycle lanes become more prominent esp @ intersections or busy arteries?
Consider physically separated / different colours for trail-road crossings
Need for broader education to change overall culture of drivers and their attitudes
Need to widen trail and have seperate lanes for bikes and peds
Need better education on trail etiquette
Could incorporate educational messages on trail wayfinding signs
On less busy streets, the stop signs should be on the road, not the trail
Better bike lane infrastructure on roads will also make roads more attractive, may alleviate congestion. and conflict btwn different users on the trail itself
Need for winter maintenance
Areas of isolation along the trail raises concern about getting help if needed
Trails must be manitained to same standars as roads
Graffiti is taken care of quickly when reported
Prefer not to have billboards along trail…sponsorship is OK to help fund trail improvements such as widening
Consider discrete stamped pavement or strageically placed signs that show all sponsors
Community clubs might be more palatable sponsors for the trail
Sponsorship raises some equity concerns
Concern that trail needs to rely on sponsors while roads continue to be funded by city.
Parkettes or break-out spaces on trails could be enabled if sponsored
Trails should come out of transportation budgets, not rely entirely on sponsorship
Consider other sources of funding for trail improvmenets, eg city devlopment charges
The Iron Horse Trail should be the cities man-in Active Transporation Artery--the 1st of several. First step..double funding from $3-$6 per yr per cyclist
…be the strong spine of a city region and province wide system enabling us to easily move through the urban fabric actively, socially and with big smiles on our faces. Start
small but dream big…fill in local connections to other trails and then out from there
..loved. Celebrate in festivities, finacially supported, made enticing to citizens
..carry 20,000 users per day. Start counting them
..inform people about all the opportunities and things to do in KW aroiund it. More clearer signage, possible collaboration with businesses
..should be an animated, festive corridor for folks to enjoy from spring to fall. Have neighbourhood associations hold events along their entrances to the trail. Create a fund for
artists
..provide a fast efficient route through the city. Widen the trail
connect all the neighbourhoods along the trail. Make formal connections with signage to each neighbourhood
..be a major route for alternative travel. Prioritize trail crossings and roadways with ROW to trail users
..safe for everyone to use. Install adequate lighting and emergency poles
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….have a river along it where I could go canoing. Adapt schneiders creek to support canoing
…respected as a place for all to enjoy. Have community commitment
..be 5 M wide. Survey and acquire land
..be a major artery for AT helping us shift away from cars while serving as a primary recreation destination. Think about transportation differently
..opportunities for public works of art/murals to provide an aspect of ownership of the trail
…be a top priority to the city. Allocate significant funds
…just the oldest and smallest part of the cycle network that will make KW the bike friendliest community in NA
..used by all
a magical nature wonderland. More diversity of plantings, artwork, and meander opportunities
..rise up in the imagination. Invite kids to draw, sing dance on their trail
…have a consitent width. Brign it up to standard
…more complete signage.
..preserve as much wildness as possible in appropriate areas. Educate on respecting nature
…be reconstructed ie give it a face lift like a new layer of asphault
..built according to canadian standards code re\; width. Needs assessment of failures along the trail. Make annual cycling event. Make annual walking event
..extend from conestoga mall to fairveiw mall. Find best location for trail extension
..connect users to water in a naturalized spill way with interactive public art and places to sit and enjoy
…help form a continuous network of non-auto travel throughout the city. Better crossings at roads
..consistent width and surface. Resurface trail
..should be more interesting. Humourous signs
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It would be great to open the trail up more to the parks along the trail - several visual openings in the trees and a few bridges or even just packed ground paths to invite people
in the parks to use the trails and for people on the trail to use the parks.
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Interactive Survey This is another area where we have an issue with garbage. There are garbage bins at Queen St. but maybe some enforcement is needed.
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Crossing the trail at Courtland/Stirling is a disaster, this intersection was rebuilt recently and it seems no one bothered to remember the trail crossing. Even if one dismounts
(who actually does that though) there is still a bus stop that is pretty busy and narrow sidewalks without room to push a bike without forcing people on to the road or the grass.
The city should have worked with the region when this road was paved to include wider sidewalks or something like what was done at Fischer-Hallman and Highland to at
least acknowledge that bikes exist and use the crossing.
Quality of the pavement here is terrible, the Waterloo portion is being repaved, but not the Kitchener section. It appears that neither city has been maintaining this section
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hasn't been achieved here, as there is a wayfinding sign half way up the trail presumably roughly at the Waterloo border. This is a silly thing to do.
Just rode this section yesterday and it seems to be closed. Signage posted in one direction stating this but not in the other direction. Users need to be forewarned about
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Asphalt lane markings on north side of railway crossing is wrong. Dashed lines must remain on center of trail only, and the complete removal of the right-hand (eastbound
turned northbound) dashed lines that lead into Victoria Park. Iron Horse Trail does not lead into Victoria Park's southern parking lot. That is a city engineered collision zone
that I've prevented on more than one occasion and witnessed close calls. Eastbound and Westbound traffic have the right of way, not those turning off the trail into Victoria
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The points at which the Trail crosses city streets are dangerous to both cyclists and drivers. These crossings should be better controlled, particularly crossing busier city
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I\'ve had multiple trucks over the years park on this part of Glasglow, blocking the trail as the driver goes into Tim Hortons. No stopping signage is needed. I also find during the
morning rush hour cars turning left into the Tim Hortons from Glasgow and Belmont block the view of cars speeding up behind them and passing on the right, often sending
cars directly into crossing pedestrians and cyclists they can\'t see because of the Tim Horton\'s lineup on Glasgow. It\'s a very dangerous and frustrating crossing for all and
motorists rarely yield to trail users. Refuge island and crossing markings with lights are needed.
This section of the trail has many amenities on both sides, but isn't integrated with any of them. This is an area of great opportunity, to connect with Belmont village and the
green/park to the right.
This section of the trail has a fair bit of right of way. It would be good to build a sidewalk beside the trail to naturally separate pedestrians from cyclists. This would improve the
comfort of all trail users, especially given the number of people using the trail in this section.
There is a seating area here on the trail. This provides a good example of how to do a seating area well. Don't put them at the trail entrance, but part way up the trail in an
area with high traffic, and good visibility. Back the seating onto trees so as to increase the comfort of people sitting. This makes more sense then having seating at the
entrance where it faces onto a very busy road like Victoria, this is not a pleasant place to sit.
This section of the trail is quite natural, and it seems like there is some value in keeping it this way, as opposed to making it a park (given that there is nearby cherry park).
However, the new building to the west is being developed. It would be good if the developer was incentivised to build something facing the trail. A shop of some sort would be
great, but something more than a concrete wall would be an improvement.
These connection trails are important, but poorly paved (or unpaved) with very steep gradients. If possible they should be improved, with additional signage welcoming users
onto the trail. Also, this should be a marked access to Cherry Park from the trail I think.
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This crossing of West and Victoria Street is hazardous. Can something be done to accommodate bicycles rather than going down to someone's driveway, then through a
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real hazard as they don't take care around people, children and animals as they are a heavier vehicle going too fast.
his section of trail needs a lot of work as the heaving pavement continues to worsen every year. Can something be done to keep motorized bikes off the trail as they are not
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There are several trails coming to a point at this railway crossing. It is probably safe enough as an uncontrolled crossing but the approach trails must be regraded to meet the
tracks safely, as well as a proper crossing built. It is impossible for a wheeled vehicle to cross the ballast and raised tracks in this location.
This trail entrance is confusing at best. There is no indication of where to go, and you end up on a sidewalk once you go around the median in the parking lot. It shouldn't be
hard to fix, it just needs a bit of rejigging
Sadly the park is not an ideal connection to downtown, but it is the best one available. However, the bridges that one would cross to get across the park are very narrow. It
makes it difficult for cyclists to cross when a pedestrian is coming the other way. When the park is busy, its quite a wait, or dangerous. Standards for bridge widths should
meet or exceed trail widths when measured at the narrowest part (usually the railing). Obviously I don't expect these to get fixed, but updating the standards is essentially.
The park has seen two new bridges in the past few years both of which are unacceptably narrow.
Garbage, so much garbage here. Abandoned litter, stuff blowing in from the above complexes. This cannot be fixed by telling people not to litter, in my opinion, the only way
to fix it is to have it cleaned up regularly. There may be some redesign elements, more trash bins (with recycling) that could improve the situation, but when it comes down to
it, it needs to be cleaned up.
This crossing is one of the better crossings. Cars aren't supposed to yield, but the crossing island makes it fairly safe for cyclists and pedestrians to get across. The biggest
comment is the island should have been larger. Anyone with a bike trailer, or tandem bike cannot make it safely onto the island as the back end will stick over. Plus its just
cramped when there is more than one person. The roadway lanes should have been squeezed further to reduce speeds as well.
For some reason there are a lot of bugs here. It is also a fairly open, but undeveloped area. There might be an opportunity for developing this into a more natural, or green
area, connected to the trail, while also reducing the bugs through different types of plantings.
I also find this section of the trail very busy, people like to stop on the bridge. If possible to develop the other bridge, one could be used for pedestrians who might wish to stop
and look, while the other could be used for through cyclists, while maintaining as wide a trail as possible through the rest of the ROW. Additionally, the corner between the
westward trail and the Iron Horse trail is really sharp, it would be better to re-align it with easier angles, to avoid collisions.
Paint a solid stripe down the centre line of the paved trail to direct traffic & reduce accidents.
Vegetation at the intersection of the trail and Gage makes it difficult for cyclists to see and be seen by traffic. Perhaps it could be cut back or removed. There may be other
intersections where this applies.
Could a new signalized crossing at the point the trail is currently shown to cross Victoria be synchronized with the light at Strange/West so as to minimize disruption to car
traffic, i.e. they'd both be red at the same time? This would avoid bike traffic on the sidewalk, a long walk with a bike to cross Victoria at the Strange intersection, and left turns
onto Victoria for cyclists heading towards Waterloo.
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IT's a shame we lost the tree canopy on the south side of the trail here. I appreciate the new development going in and am hopeful that it will be nicely landscaped and
address the trail; however, there was no need to uproot ~50 mature trees along this stretch. The development could have been pushed back 2 metres.
Pavement quality is pretty poor throughout the Kitchener stretch of the trail. There are so many potholes and cracks, that even though many of them have been filled in, it's all
a rough patchwork. The time has come to rebuilt this trail entirely. The current asphalt is reaching the end of its life cycle.
Gravel has washed out around some of the sewer drains in this area. As a result the pavement is cracking and falling in creating holes that are growing with each rainfall.
I have used the trail in the past to reach destinations in both waterloo and kitchener. I use the trail for recreation and exercise with my wife and grandchildren. Currently I both
walk and cycle and hope to do so for many years. I was very pleased when the trail was first developed but am less than 100% happy with its upkeep and continuing
development. I feel a very basic piece of infrastructure was put in place by .waterloo and kitchener, but that it has failed to develop properly given the extensive use it has
recieved by both commuters and recreational users of all ages. I am very pleased that the City of \kit. is moving to enahnce the experience for all of us. I hope Waterloo
follows suit. Widening the trail anddoing the engineering necessary to ensure the trail can remain open all year would be in my high list of priorities. Appropriate drainage
would go along way I appreciate the suggestions for improving the points where the IHT connects with other transporation routes--more signage, enhanced landscaping and
information for those driving can make the trail better for all. I like the crossing at Queen
I have been dismayed at the number of times a portion of the trail has been closed with very little signage to alert users in advance. It deserves the same treatment as other
routes ie roads
There needs to be an improved crossing at Victoria on the Iron Horse trail. It is unreasonable to expect people to go down and wait at Strange-Victoria, which is in-and-ofiteself a bicycle-unfriendly intersection dues to the angles/sight-lines involved.
Throughout the Iron Horse, and other trails, it would be quite helpful to have large maps that show the trail linkages throughout the City/Region. When I get to the end of the
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With Caroline closed and now this section of the trail closed, it\'s pretty unfriendly to get from the Laurel trail to the working part of the Iron Horse. There are no indications of
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IHT Crossing at Union is very unsafe. This crossing needs to be better marked. A clear \"yield to pedestrians/cyclists\" for vehicles, or a hangover light activated by IHT users
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I use the trail throughout the year a few times a week for running/exercise and love it very much. It would be great to see the trail better marked for newer users at Victoria
since its not that obvious where to jump the segments.
This should link up to king street.
When pavement requires repair my preference is to have a length of the trails asphalt removed and replaced, patches make the trail worse than the original problem. The
"bump" in this area is a good example where the money spent on fixes are the same as the original problem.
I am so glad this trail is now paved. I live on Brock and use this route on my bike to get to any store on Highland. Its amazing how many of my neighbors I see in their cars
drive to Sobeys or whatever when its so close for a ride on your bike.
sign and more sign use the waterloo city signs. The trail ends at ottawa…no signs after that
This would be a nice connection to the transit hub. It would also make a good loop once the new spur line is complete. I\'m not sure where this would go though? Is it supposed
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This is the most \'need for improvement\' part of the Iron Horse Trail, in my opinion: crossing Victoria. The signs instruct people to cross at the lights, yet ramps were set in the
sidewalk by the parking lot of Lai Lai Restaurant, encouraging people to cross in the middle of a very busy road. Danger!
The crossing of major streets, eg Queen, Victoria, is not a good experience, espcially during busy times. This makes it unpleasant to use this trail for transportation to and
from work.
There needs to be some engineering work done in the way of drainage. The connection between the park and the trail is often under water. Also it would be nice to have a sign
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I always cross at the lights at the intersection and I know there are several signs that ask people to use the signalized intersection, however most trail users prefer to make a
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Interactive Survey This is a good proposal. It would be even better if we could get a trail closer to Central Meat Market. Currently, cycling on King is hell.
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Interactive Survey Twice in the last couple of days, I encountered electric bikes. They move too quickly and silently. I\'m not sure how we can keep them off the Iron Horse Trail.
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Members of my household have used the Kitchener section of the Iron Horse Trail extensively for the past fifteen years. We access the trail from Cherry St and use it for
Interactive Survey exercise, walking our dog and to get to-and-from public transportation and work locations. We love the trail but need to find a solution to the competing interests of those on
foot and those who are mobile on wheels be that bikes, roller blades or skateboards etc.
Interactive Survey A safe and direct walking/biking path to Fairview mall is needed from the point where the Iron Horse Trail ends at Ottawa.
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The entrance to the trail just east of Belmont on Gage is very narrow, making a right turn onto the trail from Glasgow dangerous. Glasgow has a slight slope at that point so
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making those dangerous also as alternatives to exit the street. The trail entrance should be widened here.
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Interactive Survey Dangerous crossing [at Gage]! The bushes should be cut back to make traffic more visible. Coming from the North is slightly more dangerous due to poor visibility.
I love this trail and use it all the time; however, this section [Victoria/West] is by far, the most problematic. I usually end up waiting for quite a while before it is safe to cross, or
end up walking up to the intersection. I think it would be really fantastic to build a pedestrian bridge over this section of road. I am picturing something that is uniquely and
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artistically designed (similar to what you might see in NYC or London, England). Perhaps a partnership with UW School of Architecture or Engineering could yield some
interesting ideas?
ron Horse trail between Union and Victoria Park (and to Stirling) is very busy, shared by pedestrians, baby strollers, motorized wheel chairs, cyclists. Adding a centre line to
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divide cycling traffic from pedestrian traffic, as has been done in city of Ottawa would make it safer
discontinuous trail crossing at Victoria St. When riding with a group, we end up walking down to the light at Strange St to cross. Many cyclists prefer to ride on sidewalk, rather
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I like the many industrial artifacts along the trail, but find they would be much more interesting if there were something that said what the object was, where it came from and
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There is a large area here that becomes a deep wading pool with heavy rain or during snow melt. I believe the splash pad is located at Victoria Park and not in the middle of
the Iron Horse! There doesn't seem to be proper drainage. The narrow path through the bush here is an indication of how long people have been avoiding this wading pool.
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The fixing station has been vandalized several times, yet it should be par of the strategy to consider to maintain it frequently, or change the locations if a better locations is
proposed. I think the intersection with Victoria Park close to the tracks lot could be a good option.
The trail crossing at Courtland and Stirling is horrendous. There are no markers and cyclists wishing to partake in proper road cycling to abide by laws and bylaws are unable
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With the new condo development facing the trail, there is a HUGE opportunity to have some awesome retail space along the trail. It would be lovely to have a number of
coffee shops and other foodie retail spots lining the trail; passersby would most definitely grab a coffee for their walk, or take a break on a patio and watch others walk by.With
the new condo development facing the trail, there is a HUGE opportunity to have some awesome retail space along the trail. It would be lovely to have a number of coffee
shops and other foodie retail spots lining the trail; passersby would most definitely grab a coffee for their walk, or take a break on a patio and watch others walk by.
More than anything else, please find a way to clean up the junk yards and poor quality "fencing/screening" adjacent to the trail, or find a way to screen the view.
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This applies north-west of Queen Street and east of West Ave.
This area, at the north end of Belmont at Union is a field. There are many trees. It could be re-landscaped and redesigned, so that trees hide the backs of the buildings, and it
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There is an opportunity to build a trail connection here, which can connect to Waverly Rd. and provide direct access to Cherry Park, which is a popular neighbourhood park
with festivals.
This railway overpass is often graffitied. I have seen in other parts of the city, where graffiti is a problem, they have painted white canvases on the surface, and had artists
come in and paint murals. That could work here as well.
Better connections between the trails and parks would be great--so strollers or bikes could easily exit from the trail to a safe area. The benches along the trail are lovely but at
this location there is poison ivy right underneath so someone could accidentally get into it
There used to be a small section of open stream here (on the Waterloo side of Gage St.). Then the business beside covered it over with rubble. Why? It was a beautiful
place to see birds and water plants.
There is a dirt path beside the open stream here that provides a shortcut from this side of Victoria Park to Victoria and West Av. It is a lovely section, and the highlight of my
bike commute. Don\'t destroy this!
If the trail is expected to be under construction for an extended period of time (even just days), advance notice and detour routes should be provided. In this case, Belmont
seems ideal for a detour route, since it parallels the busiest sections of the trail in this area, and sections which are under construction can be detoured to Belmont.
Connections at Glasgow, Gage, Victoria, as well as the East West trail can be provided with signage. I would recommend that a lane on Belmont is closed with construction
pylons providing access for trail users to have a safe, comfortable route up Belmont. Belmont Rd. is very overbuilt for the traffic it sees. I don't think it would be an issue to
remove a northbound lane of traffic during construction, anywhere from Highland up to Glasgow (and north of Glasgow there are service roads, and bike lanes although
providing some facility for crossing to the protected section would be ideal). In fact, Belmont is a good candidate for a road diet, this can even serve as a trial run. Generally,
providing this route serves two purposes. First, regular trail users expect and need a safe commuting route, and if they suddenly find their route closed with no alternative,
they're likely to go back to driving. It is also symbolic, in that it shows people that the IHT is a major transportation link and will be treated as such. Any other road which
carried that volume of traffic would have similar provisions made for it.
In the past I have seen tents erected off to the side of the trail in the bushes. Kinda creepy
AGREED! The trails to "Downtown" in some of these areas are very lazily done and cyclists run the risk of entering heavy and dangerous traffic. Alternatively, as you suggest,
passing through Vic Park. I don't like doing this on nice days while commuting because it is so busy and I feel that I am a hazard to pedestrians and/or their badly behaved
dogs. In resppnse to comment loc id 1563
I strongly agree [with the need for improvements at Courtland/Stirling' (in response to comment on row 411 made by Charles)
Totally agree, this is actually a safety hazard, been cutoff by cars turning right (in response to comment on row 411 made by Charles re: Courtland / Stirling)
Agreed, this crossing [Courtland/Stirling] is a mess. Most of the time I opt to take a rather long detour via Mill street. When I do use this crossing I usually ride through the
crosswalk (also dangerous). (in response to comment on row 411 made by Charles)
I agree the crossing at Courtland/Stirling in bad. I would suggest that and additional traffic step be added where all traffic stops, both Courtland and Stirling have red lights, no
turning right and pedestrian only has a green and pedestrians can cross to any corner. This works in other cities. (in response to comment on row 411 made by Charles)
I find the IHT crossing at Union to be incredibly unsafe. Personally I approach this intersection with extreme caution but I've found that it's configuration is not conducive to a
healthy relationship between those using the road (cars) and those using the trail. Due to the width of the right-of-way it is a significant distance for trail users to cross while
trying to time their crossing with the traffic signal. In addition to the right-of-way itself, the lanes on Union are very wide and on a number of occasions I've seen people driving
attempt to use this excess lane width to pass a stopped vehicle (waiting for someone to cross the trail) that was turning left from Union onto Esson. This scenario nearly
resulted in the person crossing being hit by the vehicle skirting around the paused vehicle. Something needs to be done in terms of signage or pavement markings to improve
this crossing before someone is severely injured here.
I concur [RE: Union trial-road crossing improvements]. I would suggest extending/completing the median and making a pedestrian/cyclist refuge in the middle (and cutting off
left hand turns to from Esson) and allow u-turns at Belmont if necessary (in response to comment on row 540 made by Warren D.)
Josh should open up a cool coffee shop near here along the side of the trail near the park. or just add some public art and some interpretive panel about the history of belmont
village area
It would be nice if some of those Belmont businesses re-oriented themselves towards the trail rather than just having more parking!
Second this very much. This is a great opportunity on the trail. Unfortunately it is a bit unclear how this should be integrated with Belmont village. I almost feel that the trail is
stealing foot traffic that would otherwise enhance the walkable nature of Belmont village.
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DO SOMETHING ABOUT MAJOR ROAD CROSSINGS BEFORE SOMEBOODY IS KILLED ON ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is
current and potential conflict between those out for a stroll or gentle ride and those who commute/travel at speed (Mark centre line and indicate traffic direction with arrows, as
in Ottawa trails DON\'T manicure everything and scrap all the semi natural vegetation Fix curbs - locations and styles of curb cuts. Some are very dangerous. Add side trails e.g. to the new transport hub. NB Your drag and drop specific location comments app is not working - It freezes This is a wonderful initiative and long overdue - Well done!
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Would love to see priority given to trail users in most instances. Even when crossing rarely used roads, trails are considered the lowest priority and we are forced to stop. It
makes sense to see the drives have to stop in these locations. Even a press-button crosswalk would be helpful. (in response to comment on row 545 made by Roger Suffling)
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With good negotiation, there is an opportunity here. Of course the restaurants will not wish to lose parking, but with careful design there may be an option to slightly expand
the parking lot, while providing a trail behind the building on which either restaurant could build (or extend) their patio on. I know city cafe already sees a reasonable number of
cycling customers, and facing onto the trail would be far more pleasant than facing onto Victoria St. This would be a decent opportunity for a great trail amenity if the
restaurants were interested. I should point out, if spun right, this may also help to soften the blow of redesigning this crossing for cyclists. They should be included in the design
early.
Palmer essentially ends here, there is virtually no traffic. The trail should be regraded to be level, and add a stop sign on Palmer to give priority to trail users. There's no
reason to have all trail users slow down, and stop, navigate difficult grades, just for the almost zero traffic using Palmer here.
I agree with Dan's comments about Palmer. I have never seen traffic at this point but feel I still need to slow down 'just in case'. And the grade is odd here. (in response to
comment on row 548 made by Daniel).
Those empty parking lots are begging for food trucks or some mobile refreshments on weekends.
Last year I used the iron horse trail to roller blade - loved it!.. I think that pet owners who use the trail must ensure they use a short lead and a muzzle on their pet, for I have
been intimidated by some. The trail groomers should keep up on clearing away the debris from the trail, for I cannot use the trail to blade for risk of injury. Water taps would be
useful to hydrate. Garbage/recycle bins.
I am a regular user of the Iron Horse Trail and greatly appreciate it for making for a pleasant commute. These are my suggestions: 1) Improve overall lighting. 2) Install an
emergency call post. 3) Discourage e-bikes, scooters, and motorcycles from using IHT. 4) Consistent winter maintenance. 5) Start a "bike-buddy" program between the
Waterloo campuses and downtown Kitchener for late night / off-season commuters
As a runner, I love the Iron Horse and wish to cross at lights for safety. The length of the light for Victoria traffic (after pressing the cross the button) is too long and encourages
me to chance the street (in response to comment on row 433 made by Christine)
Agree with idea of planting to make area more inviting (in response to comment made by Lori on row 421)
This is by far, the most difficult trail crossing in the network, and possibly one of the least well implemented. Suggesting to dismount and go to the lights is a complete nonstarter for cyclists. Also, given there are curb cuts for the "illegitimate" route through the parking lot, its ridiculous. Improving this crossing should be a top priority. I think trail
users will need some priority here. A crossover would be preferred, however, the usual choice of lights would be a pain as all trail users would have to stop and wait. The
crossing should continue onto West as well, where the primary difficulty is the lack of curb cuts onto West as well as the oblique angle of crossing. The angle should be fixed
by re-aligning the trail as best as possible, and providing a safe way to cross.
This is the top priority for the Iron Horse trail [RE: Victoria/West crossing]. The current half-baked "solution" is dangerous for all modes of transportation. (in response to
comment made by Daniel on row 554)
I agree with the comments above. The crossing [Vic/West] is very dangerous and asking us to move up to the light is not practical. It's also a very long light. There are no signs
here, it's heavy with traffic and cars are rarely willing to stop.
I cross this intersection [Vic/West] twice a day on my bike (at the lights). One dangerous issue is that cars regularly go through the red lights.
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I think the paved trail running from the Iron Horse up to Lawrence Avenue needs to be plowed in the winter. Instead of putting up a no-winter maintenance sign the non-driving
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incredibly smooth and should be standard at every trail crossing in the city.
Totally agreed on this - not only is this a major bike commuter trail, this is also the main route to school for many children in the Homewood/West/Victoria Park
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Ironically, now that this trail is paved, I believe it is being plowed. At least sometimes, it was plowed when I went past. It still has the "no winter maintenance" signs though. I'd
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aggressive gestures (honking, aggressive speeding) which results in me often using the pedestrian crosswalk.
Agree, would love to see a crossing over the train tracks built at this point. Cutting through the park on a bike can be tricky on a busy day (negotiating the bridges with many
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pedestrians) and this pathway allows you to skirt around the park and onto Jubilee quickly.
Agreed. Last year this was one of my favorite parts of the trail, now it's pretty unpleasant. (in response to comment made by Sam re: 460 development tree removal, see row
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I agree generally. I'm hoping that the company doing the development here, faces something like a patio or businesses onto the trail here which would improve it, otherwise its
a big loss with no benefit. But other places, just north of the railway tracks for example, substantial numbers of trees have been cut as well (with nothing to gain as far as I can
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tell) which reduces the enjoyment of the trail, as well reducing shade. Adding tree cover would help some parts of the trail, especially the southern sections where there is
almost none. (in response to comment made by Sam re: 460 development tree removal, see row 458)
I agree whole heartedly! I am saddened by the loss of these trees, as well as many of the dogwoods and others further towards Waterloo that appear to also be cut back with
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little obvious reason. (in response to comment made by Sam re: 460 development tree removal, see row 458)
A pedestrian-activated crosswalk here (IHT @ Gage) would be great, and will become more and more necessary as population increases. Especially in rush hours, many
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people use the trail to commute and need better signage/crossing options than just darting between road traffic.
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Agreed. However, also keep these areas well trimmed/clear as sometimes people can just pop up from these areas and as a cyclist, it can be surprising to see them all of a
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sudden. (in response to comment made by Dan re: nice seating area, see row 437)
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as well, I use my bell when on my bike, can all other cyclists please use theirs as well. (in response to comment made by Jon on row 455)
This is a great option and one I mentioned during the Jane's Walk Iron Horse Trial ride. There definitely needs to be a bike crossing created here and synchronizing the lights
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would cause no disruption to Victoria traffic. (in response to comment made by Bruce on row 449)
I agree with this comment, and with the general comments about crossing safety at key intersections: Glasgow, Union, Victoria, etc. I know that many of my cycling colleagues
will not use the trail because of the difficult crossings. An added benefit at crossing such as Union will be to slow traffic. Too much commuter traffic now on Union, which is
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ruining the old Westmount neighbourhood, leading to excessive traffic infiltration, excessive speeds with danger to children, residents, etc. (in response to comment made by
Bruce on row 449)
I agree with adding a signal for bikes and pedestrians and have it synced with the existing one so cars would not be slowed down. Unfortunately, this is a Regional Road so
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making any changes will requires Real Political Will on the part of our politicians. (in response to comment made by Bruce on row 449)
This is the safest solution [re: Victoria/West crossing] I can think of that doesn't require moving any roads. The status-quo is dreadfully unsafe. (in response to comment made
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I concur (re: unsafe crossing at Union). I would suggest extending/completing the median and making a pedestrian/cyclist refuge in the middle (and cutting off left hand turns to
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I agree with the comments above. The area generally is poorly marked, has poor visibility and cars speed in this area. Crossing here [IHT/Union] is very difficult. I often have to
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cross halfway and then wait in the middle of the street to finish.
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one side be paved as a sidewalk and one side asphalt) would work? (in response to comment made by Maggie, see row 492)
This section is in the city of Waterloo, which doesn't make it better of course. This section of the trail was also approved for a private developer to move it to beside the parking
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garage, so that trail will change anyway, although, the whole thing seems in limbo now. (in response to comment made by Jennifer, see row 489)
Agreed. I cross here everyday on the way to work. It is unfortunately the safest crossing on my whole commute!!! (Uptown waterloo to Borden St.). Widening the road (if that's
even possible) to allow a safer Island to cross. It would also be beneficial to have the Island shaped like an "L". So you enter, turn right, go a 10ft, turn left and exit the Island. A
railing would shape this cross-walk. More people could then fit at once, and longer trailers/trail-a-bike's could fit. This way, motorists may not freak out because you have to
come to an abrupt stop in the Island, a few feet from their bumper as their car passes. (in response to Queen St. crossing, comment made by Daniel B., see row 578)
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and McGarry is not repeated. Too bad the City's don't have warranties on the contracted work. (in response to comment made by Dan, see row 417)
I agree with Scott and Daniel, I cannot fit on the island when pushing a Chariot, and cannot turn 90 degrees on the island when other users are present, which is most of the
time. I just wait for a gap both ways which doesn't take very long. (in response to Queen St. crossing, comment made by Daniel B., see row 578)
AGREED re: safety at Union crossing. [And hopefully will slow/limit Union traffic, which is becoming excessive. Shouldn't be a commuter route]. (in response to comment
made by Michael, see row 469)
I think something that would be beneficial to all trail users would be to have a by-law that bans them from the trail. The weight of the e-bikes alone are enough to seriously
harm a person, and it makes me incredibly uneasy each time I encounter one. (in response to comment made by Colleen, see row 491)
it's the vines on the chain link fence that are the visual barrier (at Gage Avenue). (in response to comment made by Scott W, see row 498)
I use the trails all the time to get to various destinations. I think simple street signs would be a big help for those who have to get off the trail at key points to get to their
destination. If someone is unfamiliar with the area, the street sign is invaluable. The Fairview Mall signs currently on the trail don't help me at all!
I got completely lost trying to follow the Fairview Park Mall signs. I lose the way somewhere around the golf course. I have tried going around it on both sides, but still am not
sure where I went wrong!
As a bike commuter half the year, I am completely in agreement. Also, if it's a route for commuting [re: classifying trail as transportation], there should be a clearly marked
route between Park Street and Waterloo Park. This needs to be solved now, before LRT starts, or instead of "trail ends, here's uptown traffic" there will be "trail ends, here is
traffic plus trains plus more pedestrian traffic" - all of these are great, except for the trail ends part. (in response to comment made by Terry, see row 16)
At the Courtland street entrance it would be nice if the curb was gone so you could go directly on the road and better signage to find the link on stirling. Now people ride on the
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Greetings, Mr. Joseph:
I am quite new to the Kitchener-Waterloo area, and am blind. I have not yet, due to health and unawareness reasons, been able to use any of the trails thus far, but I do enjoy
hiking, and my health has improved to the point where I can do that again.
The website for the White Horse invites folks who "walk, jog, rollerblade and cycle", but there is no mention of folks who use wheelchairs and scooters, or other mobility aids.
How accessible is the White Horse, and other trails, too, for folks with mobility impairments? More than that, accessibility starts with welcoming. If trails are accessible, please
include folks with mobility impairments in invitations on web pages; if not, then working to have them be as accessible as absolutely possible must become a priority.
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I would be pleased to discuss and consult on this matter, as there are many and inexpensive ways of making hiking trails community places, accessible, sense-pleasing and
informative and educational for all.
You are welcome to get back to me, if you like, using the contact info at the foot of this email.
With appreciation,
and wishing you Wellness,
Phone conversation on 6/22/2015: OPTIMAL CONDITIONS: If they are paved, it's better for people using wheelchairs, scooters. Using a white cane, to follow the trail, for
people who are blind. Some sort of border on either side of the trail (bricks along the side) person using a cane can distinguish the sides of the trail and the main walking part.
The ground along the trail is not necessarily smooth. Benches along the trail for seniors, or folks using a walker, give them a heads up that it's ahead. Look for a way to
indicate that a person using a cane / visiually impaired person can know how they can access the bench, and provide signs with raised / high constrast lettering so people
know where it is and how far ahead it is. Have the braille off the one side on the trail kiosk, Trail Accessibility, include accessible content off to the side. Adding scented
gardens of what's in the garden for people who are visually impaired. How can we get people who have impairments as much benefit and welcoming to all trail users? Make it
more welcoming. We would use mobility plus service so need to book ahead.
Dear Mr. Joseph
I am concerned about the Iron Horse Trail between Gage St. and Victoria St. The condos that are going up on Belmont have cut back all the trees and plants rite up to the trail.
I do not understand why a buffer between the construction and the trail could not have remained.
I am told that when the condo is complete they will replant. However I doubt mature trees will be planted.
It no longer feels like a walk in the woods.
Hi Josh, who knows the most about the history of the Iron Horse trail? And are there good archives on the trail, say, in the library or city hall?
Thanks,
Dear Joshua,
Thank you for providing such open, public accessibility to the twin cities' potential improvements for the Iron Horse Trail.
I couldn't stay for your roundtable discussions in Victoria Park on the 8th of June, but I snapped photos of your proposals for the improvement strategy, and I would like to
address those, in a general way.
First of all, the Iron Horse Trail is really important to me! I live in the Belmont Village area of Kitchener, and both bike it and walk it for both work and leisure (used to run it as
well). It leads to City Cafe Bakery (at Strange & West), and it led to my part-time job downtown Kitchener at THEMUSEUM, meandering through Victoria Park. It now leads me
southward to my part-time job in manufacturing on Ottawa Street, and northward to my other part-time job at Seeds of Diversity Canada (and Vincenzo's!), where we keep an
office above King Street Trio restaurant in uptown Waterloo.
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I have used the trail to travel to Huron Natural Park, to the Doon campus of Conestoga College, and even to rare Charitable Reserve in Cambridge, as well as the Pollinator
Preserve maintained by the Ancient Mariners Canoe Club, also down in Cambridge. Of course the trail per se doesn't run all the way down there, and while it's fun to see a
few existing signs that point to destinations, it might be interesting and helpful if there were waystations along the trail -- a community board of sorts, made in the most
unobtrusive way with as many natural materials as possible -- where one could gaze at maps and routes already laid out. For example, it might behoove each of the places I
mentioned above to publish and map out bike routes to them, and thus they could become a partner with you in providing that info/map/deliverable. Perhaps wayfinding off the
trail could also be marked, again with a simple system of signs spaced regularly, delineated with a shape and colour specific to a route, and again perhaps (partially) financed
by these organizations. Obviously, it is understandable that the Iron Horse Trail would not be interested in funding anything not in their jurisdiction.
I also noted in your proposals the mention of Belmont Village and how the trail might better connect users and its businesses. Again, what about community boards? I'm
envisioning those built standing upright, of wood, with a glass/plexiglass window (or such a window fastened to a wall where applicable, such as the little building on the trail at
John Street in Waterloo). And/or how about a pole with wooden arrow markers and the business name (here's where you get any interested business to help finance them) at
key points, such as the trail heads at Gage Street and the walkway up to the parking lot between Rexall and The Old Kitchen Cupboard ... again, keeping all signage low-key
and natural and "classy" so we aren't assaulted by gaudy eye pollution. Also, I don't want to see the trail become a retail trail (reTrail of sorts, LOL).
Part of the fun are those businesses who back onto the trail and engage/invite trail users to discover them -- I'm thinking of the church along Belmont (where I think Walter
Fedy used to be). They put a simple sandwich board sign that faces the trail and informs users of events, etc.
"The Iron Horse Trail has become the prefered route from downtown Kitchener to uptown Waterloo in several modes of transportation: bicycles, blades, electric chairs,
walking, running. But, let's keep the noiseless, speeding scooters off the trail. People might as well be walking along the roadway on Park Street when those things whiz by."
"Signage requesting bicyclists to be more considerate of others by keeping below a certain speed. It is a trail, not a racing path."
"Directional arrows reminding people to walk and ride on the right side only would greatly benefit safety on the trail. Dog walkers especially seem to favor going against the
flow." (I don't think a line down the middle of the entire trail is necessary...reminder arrows work in many communities"
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"I still think it is a big mistake to leave the barriers wide open at intersections with roads. It is only a matter of time until someone is killed zooming across without looking. The
barriers were a necessary feature to protect careless people from their own stupidity. It takes about 5 seconds to slow down, maneuver thru the barrier gates before entering
the roadway."
"Bicyclists should ride single file. Pedestrians should only walk double if they can remain on the right half of the pathway. Parents: teach kids to stay on the right and not scoot
back and forth on the pavement"
"Identify locations where water pools after rainstorms (e.g. near end of Cherry Street) and when remediation is done to the surface, ensure there is a flow away from the trail.
In winter it becomes a real danger with ice here"
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Hi, Josh:
Great hike and discussions yesterday.
Great work in getting out members of GRAAC.
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Here is a thought: Regarding where the trail crosses Union - might the curb cuts on both sides of Union there be redone so that they are angled to direct the trail user to the
curb-cut on the opposite side? This would go along with the other suggestions for providing direction to Blind and Low Vision hikers.
What do you think?;
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- levelling the path and giving the whole trail a fresh coat of pavement. It is very difficult and dangerous to rollerblade or run on due to the old pavement (pot holes, cracks,
rough etc).
- gradual, smooth ramps to street crossings
- removing any cut off pole stubs
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Thank you.
Josh
I attended one of your feedback sessions. I looked at trail survey site but found it awkward for me to use so I trust email is ok.
I hope the Iron Horse Trail can evolve with the community to be an ever more used recreational and commuting route.
Here are my comments:
- Develop as urban trail such as belt line in Toronto or High Line in New York City rather than nature trail.
- Have wide open space with very good sightlines for personal safety. Some areas such beside Victoria Park discourage solitary walker/cyclists particularly women.
- Have display boards/signs at intersections for businesses of potential interest to trail users such as restaurants.
- Make more toilets available at all hours of the trail use. Some portables would be just fine. No need for anything fancy like in Victoria Park
- Interconnect Trail more with parks along route such as Gildner Green and Raddatz Park
- Do not install lighting - trail should be just for dawn to dusk
- Keep removing snow with snow plows rather than snow blowers (as done in Waterloo) as much better in clearing down to surface.
- Improve drainage or raise trail surface near Cherry/Kern St area as always floods in heavy rains and in Spring often making trail unusable safely.
- Widen trail width to reduce conflicts between cyclists and walkers. - perhaps extra could be a sand type surface.
- In the Mill St to Ottawa St section reduce industrial feel by improving existing and by adding to parkland. Also improve Schneider Creek such as being done in Filsinger Park.
Borden Ave ION station could be nice drop off for start of hikes to Fairview Mall or Uptown Waterloo.
- Improve connection of trail to Rockway Gardens.
Thank you for your consideration of these comments and I hope to attend your meeting on June 23rd
See letter from R.S.
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Some of the pavement is quite aged an in need of refresh. A yellow stripe might encourage slower speeds, friendlier use. Winter maintnenance should be treated like an
arterial road.
I think the trail should be widened with seoarate sections for peds and cyclists. Lane markings a surface can be taken care of at the same time. The railway bridge just north of
Gage is a frequest target for graffiti. Somehting should be done to discourage graffiti.
I am very happy with how well the trail is plowed during the winter. I am not happy with the litter—is cleaning it up the resp. of the city or volunteers?
All of these upgrades need to be implemented as soon as possible and all the inspected and maintained on a regular basis.
Putting a “crown” on the trail might prevent the many puddles that plague the surface following rain or snow melt. Widening the trail would make it easier to pass other users or
ride/walk beside my kids when using the trail
Centre line would be good
Pave section North of Union. Post up warning signs with planned detours during trail work (eg paving)
Those holes with broken plastic pipes are dangerous. Otherwise I’m mostly satisfied with the maintenance. During any construction there should be signage at least 2 wks
prior to closing
Usage data indicate a requirement for widening and perhaps separating cycling from ped traffic
Centre line with direction arrows. Safer crossing at Victoria and courtlend. Some areas require resurfacing. Keep underbrush away from theedges of the trail
Neighbourhood assoc. to help keep trail clean like they do with sections of the highway ramsp. Widening the trail to accommodate! Runners , walkers & cyclists. More trees
for shade.
Surface from Union to city border is broken—repair immediately
The trail should be top notch in all the above respects. Its heavy use warranted priority in keeping up its conditions
Needs to be resurfaced
I agree with all comments I have seen in regard to widening the trail, improving drainage and grading and offering maintenance in all seasons. The trail is a good start. It has
proven itself. Now needs INVESTMENT.
Proper paved surface, winter maintenenace etc. are all needed as the trail is a major transportation corridor.
I think winter maintenance needs to be improved
Victoria to Gage has drainage problems. Courtland to Ottawa rough trail in places. I almost got into a crash being passed by a faster cyclist---widening. Very unsafe at Gage
going south because of bush. Bikers need to use bells
Great clearance of the Kit. Portions in winter. But Wat. Was not good. Better maintenance.
GRAC member suggested signage that includes braille and/or high constrast lettering for people with visual impairment
GRAC member suggested that certain signage be placed at wheel chair height so it can be read by people in wheelchairs or mobility devices
GRAC member suggested adding tactile warning strips as the trail approaches each road crossing, and also on the trail where it meets with other trail junctions (i.e. at the
accessibility ramp behind Belmont Village, where 4 trail paths meet).
GRAC member suggested trail-road crossing improvements at Union, as the crossing is wide and diffficult to cross safely.
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GRAC member suggested having raised cross-walks at trail-road crossings to slow traffic and prevent users from having to go up and down a curb cut slope, as the bumps
can cause muscle spasms for some people with mobility concerns. A raised crosswalk would provide a smooth transition from the trail to the road to the trail again (member
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Lane markings are essential and arrows to keep right. Fill the potholes—they ice up
The trail edges are too severe in places, eroded, cracked in others. Flooding occurs in certain areas esp. btwn Victoria and Union.
Winter maintenance is good—keep doing it.\isolated drainage issues should be addressed. Widen to at least 4 metres or more and sep. peds and cyclists. Grading for some
crossings and access points.
The width of the trail shoud be standard (at least 3 M) or according to the Canadain code. Lane markings important. Surface condition not that great---too many failures along
the trail
Not always plowed in a timely manner in the winter
Wider with lanbe separation/bike/walk. Fill depressions that fill after rain
Wider, esp in busier sections. Personal exp suggests the trail is even busier btwn Union & Galsgow. Lane markings would help. Tighter SLA specs for winter maintnenace,
predictable conditions are very important
Wider with a centre line. Addition of benches. Public art. Maintnenance
Needs better surface—urgently. Widening would be nice. . Road crossing should be improved . Need to be safer and easier for all abilities to cross.
Better drainage systems, wider lanes, clearer lane markers
Could be wider to accommodate lots of users
The design treatmt of the IHT deserves the same scale of investment as any other public space in Kit. A transformation of the IHT has potential to catalyze the transformation
of Kit’s neighbourhoods more broadly. The scale of IHT investment should acknowledge this.
Lane markings & lighting are a must. Get more street art along trail—this deters “tagging”
Better accessibility for people in wheelchairs, make sure incline down to the road are not too steep—widen—plow/snow removal/ salting
Area Madison-Ottawa is what could only be called bleak. Needs more trees and vegetation. Its like walking though a parking lot at this point.
Better maintenance of surface condition, widen lane, improve grass and tree trimming and clean up after storms
Perhaps match the rebuilt Wat. Section
Winter maintenance would be welcome
More programming and activities on the trail to make it feel like a safe and inviting space. Crossing need more identification to road users
Overall |I think the users of the trail feel safe during the day and evening on the section north of Stirling. The trail can be busy after dusk esp. in the fall after the clocks change.
Its easy for cyclists to run into peds if they don’t have a light. Lighting along the trail would help.
Trail etiquette is a big issue—dogs off leash, people not cleaning up after their dogs, cyclists not indicating they are passing, people smoking, drugs on the trail & in bushes, escooters. Can we get better reminder signage?
Most are courteous, few are not and they abuse the trail and make it unsafe for others. Regular patrols by law enforcement would be good.
Better signage at access points when major maintenance is being done
Ban the use of e-bikes on the trail—it is not wide enough and they travel too quickly and pose danger
I run early morning—no security issue. Trail etiquette-education for dog walkers…share with cyclists
Trail crossings—book 18 treatment with bollards, elephants feet and textured panels
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Bike lanes—no e-bikes. Signs explaining—bell use for cyclists, keeping to left & right of trail, police bike patrols etc.
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Light the trail, first through Victoria park and eventually the entire length. Signs for bell use. Keep current width for bikes and add “sidewalks for peds
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Suggest signage promoting bell use which many do not use
The crossing at Victoria is busy and difficult even the time lapse in video doesn’t cross at the lights
Markings for vehicular traffic at street crossings. I find etiquette generally good
Emergency poles would be great addition. Lighting is needed so commuters can be safe on way home.
Night lighting and emergency poles
Lighting! Safer crossings esp. the major ones like Vic. Lane markings
1. Promote good user etiquette with signage
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3. Widen
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Exclude motor bikes and e-bikes. Peds wearing headphones pay no heed to bikes ringing bells
Widen and separate. Improve sight-lines at intersections
Most are friendly. Accessibility should be for everyone
Ebikes are hazardous to peds—need enforcement to keep them off the trail
Ban e-bikes. Light at night. Separate trails for peds & cyclists
Lighting of the trail would enhance safety, widening would increase accessibility, improving crossings would make it safer.
Lighting. Intersection at Vic. & Palmer are just unacceptable
Ligting at dark would be nice. Police bicycle patrols (unarmed please) .widening would alleviate most etiquette concerns
I’ve never had any problems ridng IHT people are respectful for the most part. A bell makes the difference
Enhanced safety structures around railway X-ing (auditory, visual)
Etiquette guidelines needed and ebikes can be scary
Lighting has chance to produce the largest impact. Decision about safety should be based on evidence, not perception
Nothing with a motor should be allowed except for accessibility
Lights for the whole trail. sharps containers in wooded area. Leave encampments alone
Better lighting. Presence of region police. Better trail etiquette. No motorized vehicles allowed ie scooters
Community poster/event boards would be great. Mileposts would be helpful to locate
Separated bike lanes would be more beneficial than amenities
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Natural area enhancements. Healthy environments will go a lomng way to get people out of cars and trying a better lifestyle
I appreciate the idea of lighting but alos like the aspect of a natural feel
Pretty good as it is…lighting!
Evening lighting will extend trail use
I’d like to see the trail kept natural
At nexus pts opportunities for eating, drinking and restroom facilities
More benches…not in favour of events on the trail…leads to congestion
Garbage bins
Winter maintnenace foremost. Solar renewable lighting. Garbage bins
LED lights along the entire trail
Hope to see revegetation along the trail beside the new condo btwn Gage & Vic. Worried about the proliferation of invasive species.
A lot can be done in this area—amenities well away from the trail itself. Traffic doesn’t need impedments.
Lighting is a requirement and not an amenity..any more than lighting on King /st. More park space—off-leash area and an adventure playground for children
We need more lighting
Lighting would be wonderful. 500M markers
More industrial areas enhanced
Make feature of the back of Belmont St.-retail, gardens, play areas, seating. Make a corridor of restored habitatsAdditonal seating and rubbish bins
Lighting is the biggest ask. Water fountains
Need for permanent art work on huge commercial signs along the trail. Replace every 2 yrs and sell at auction
More benches, garbage bins. Lighting to make safer
More trash bins, benches, lights (solar) cafes
Lighting Lighting
Less important art to me but keep it clean and well-maintained
More garbage bins, public art, improve asthetics. Much more lighting
More lighting at night and more trash bins..bonus recycling
Biggest priority is to link trail to neighbourhood amenities. Build on exisitn success
Lights!
More murals along the trail to increase interest. Partner with local artists
Improve garbage pick-up, improve asthetics, more benches
Some lighting
Lighting would be nice as riding at night is dangerous
Should name rds at crossings, make trail more visible to cars. Wayfinding to ION stops
The trail ends abruptly at Ottawa…better signage connecting users to other marked rtes
Enforce crossing at Vic.
Connectivity absolutely important. The option to stay off roads is crucial to enhance safety of cyclists and to get more people on bikes and out of cars
Improved signage and maps
Road crossings that are visible to cars…paint on the street
Paint cross walks where trail crosses rd
Worst crossing—Vic.
Need signage and wayfinding—share region wide
More wayfinding signage. Extend trail beyond Ottawa
Signage! Trail ends at Ottawa—no signage or connection. Use waterloo design
Signage important at trail crossings
Signs to where businesses are. Bathrooms!
Work with Waterloo to emphasize connectivity btwn the 2
Make smaller rds that cross the trail with raised crosswalks. Provide a real crossing at Vic.
The Fairveiw park bicycle sign are not sufficient. I would like to know the name of the street I am crossing
Need signs for wayfinding at all cross points. Maps at start and end & major pts
Connecting physically by enhanced entrances and nice planting could do lots to make the trail more integrated with the communities through which it passes
Active Transportation should be given priority at crossings. Cyclists should not have to dismount
I’d love to see it longer or to connect ot other trails
Do something about Vic. West St. A scramble crossing. Connect to transport hub. Put a trail up Brandon Ave. to the west side.
Trail –road crossings need to be made safer. Clearer signage to warn motorists of trail crossing including road markings
Crossings at Vic. Terrible please fix it. Also Stirling Courtland. Improve conections
Signs indicate upcoming cross streets. Signage for Belmont village shops
Grade where the trail meets the road…often floods in winter
Every intersecting road must have full real bike lanes. Sharrows are not enough. Add small directional signs pointing to areas/landmarks
My greatest passion is to ride all over KW via trails. Connectivity mapping or marking eg trail continues with an arrow.
Better signage, connectivity
Instead of signs that say ‘downtown Kit.” It would be helpful for street names to be signed at crossings
Vehicles must be made aware of IHT crossings. Prioritize other users not cars
Signs are too high up
Larger signs, advertising what is nearby and how to get there
Area Madison to Ottawa not well marked with signs
Simple wayfinding, history displays, nothing beyond. Needs to be made of material that avoids graffiti
Victoria /st crossing should be improved with perhaps road crossing for pedestraisn
Connect better with Belmont village. Turn stop signs 90 degrees at Gage to give trail priority
Any chance of police or bylaw patrols
Signs & maps
Add refuge at Union crossing. Immediately repair Union to Waterloo
Crossing at Glasgow is confusing. Clarification needed through signage.
Be properly paved and lit
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Recut the curb at Union, make a connection to Brandon , leave the brush alone
Make vegetation more appealing eg natural plantings and maintenance
Busy—widen, connect with Belmont village. Improve connections (Cherry). Flooding btwn Vic. & Cherry.
The need for permanent arts. The need for annual cycling event and walking event
Enforce bans on ebikes! Improve street signage. Improve pavement and winter maintenance.
Wider centre lines…this is the busiest section
Makes crossings easier for cyclist. Make motorists more aware of crossings
Prioritize ped crossings at Vic. I’m talking to you ROW
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Improve maintenance, better lighting, children have been making bike ramps & race across the trail to use them---eroding area along the trail
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Have redevelopment interact with the trail. Connect edn with bike rte on Brodon or Ottawa
Courtland/Stirling crossing is unsafe and requires revision
Pave Charles St. courtland section. Extend beyond Ottawa if psiible. Some entry ramps are quite steep (Palmer). Put stop signs for cars on entry to parking let across from
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Complete preferred right sizing of Sirling, Courtland island sizing
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Too much concrete, not enough life/nature. Very hot ride in the summer
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believe this will enhance conditions for road users.
Quality…add asthetics like bolders
Get rid of the box culvert or make art on the walls, improve Stirling crossing (scramble), extend the trail across Ottawa
Opportunity to improve less industrial more parks and landscaping
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Beautification through industrial areas would really enhance the trail
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Better connection and signage to trans Canada trail
Madison to Ottawa..bleak. needs some shrubs and trees (fruit?) also more markings to indicate nearby streets
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Quality of the asphault trail itself is quite good
Our biggest concern is the spped and lack of courtesy shown to walkers by those on bikes
I love the trail and am very happy that improving it is a priority for council
My wife still has a burn scar from hot tar used to repair trail…NO NOTICE
A signalized ped crossing cycle crossing on Jubilee Dr. at the boathouse crossing
Would like to see bird boxes mounted on high poles along the trail
Great job. Love that you are doing this. The interactive survey is brilliant
A fantastic way to raise funds is to approach businesses to advertise along the trail
It would be so fantastic to have good connections to other trails. How can I get across downtown Kit. Easily?. The abrupt ending at Ottawa is unacceptable.
Great job getting public input
Love the rail trail for recreation and for essential commuter transportation
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Plant wild flower meadows all along where feasible…pollinators. Promote asthetics of the trail.
Displayed information indicates encouraging progress towards improvements of the trail. We look forward to implementation.
The crossings are the #1 safety issue. Widening and lighting are the next 2. If trail under construction provide detour.
I di some arts in the south section and hundreds of people appreciated it. It was just a try to see how the trail looks like with arts and it was a success.
Cyclist traffic signals could be implemented at trail crossings to improve flow and safety.
I recently retired but would use the trail to commute to work and really enjoyed it.Now I like to use it to get to uptown Waterloo. It is a wonderful asset. Patrolling the trail for
bylaw enforcement would be a good addition. Separate bikes and peds.
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Sure would especially ice cream. In response to the question on social media that asked 'Would you visit a local business if it was located along the Iron Horse Trail?'
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That would go out of business fast. In response to the question on social media that asked 'Would you visit a local business if it was located along the Iron Horse Trail?'
Matthew_Morris @CityKitchener City Cafe Bakery....and @Ambrosia_Pastry on Roger Street. In response to the question on social media that asked 'Would you visit a@
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asked 'Would you visit a local business if it was located along the Iron Horse Trail?'
Trail would have to be busy to keep cafe afloat. I want my trails peaceful not busy so I wouldn't go on that one. In response to the question on social media that asked 'Would
you visit a local business if it was located along the Iron Horse Trail?'
Yes. Maybe it would make that trail feel safer. In response to the question on social media that asked 'Would you visit a local business if it was located along the Iron Horse
Trail?'
The @Berlinbikecafe is opening August in Belmont Village, just off the trail so easy access for bikers and walkers. In response to the question on social media that asked
'Would you visit a local business if it was located along the Iron Horse Trail?'
The City Cafe is at the foot of the Iron Horse/West Ave & is always hopping. In response to the question on social media that asked 'Would you visit a local business if it was
located along the Iron Horse Trail?'
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Iron Horse could use more of them. I watched someone toss a soft drink cup right off the trail in front of me. Obviously some people don't care what they do or who sees them
do it
Make a safe crossing on Victoria Street. People cross n mid street. Cars don't respect pedestrians and cyclers
The trail is used by thousands of people, many as a commuting route. Virtually no one uses the two cross walks. By the time you walked there and waited through two light
changes it would take an extra 10 minutes. The city and region need to make this a safe commuting corridor and put a pedestrian\bike crossing there with a light synced to the
other one. Traffic would not be delayed and the trail would be safe and effective.
More garbage cans with recycle containers and 2 stations to pump your tires.
How about lighting it at night so it is safe to walk at all hours
How about a water station for refilable water bottles.
Signalled crossing at Victoria.
Crosswalks at the busy street crossings such as Queen, Victoria, Park... The trek from Park St. down Caroline St. to where Waterloo park begins isn't the greatest because
the path ends and there is a lot of traffic.
Chevrons indicating traffic flow with a dedicated line or symbol to follow for faster moving bike traffic.
porta potty
Maybe use reflective bollards with solar-powered lights?
Don't think any barriers are necessary but some kind of glow in the dark paint or lighting would be nice for the evening and would make safer
Kilometre markers
Perhaps surveylence cameras
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At the very least the pedestrian signals should be activated by default and not just when the button is pushed. This is a long light to wait at and it is frustrating to get to the
intersection a fraction too late to activate the signal (because crossing without the signal is even more dangerous) and then have to wait two light cycles to cross.
This section along the Schneider Creek would be so much nicer if the rusted chain link overgrown fencing along the creek was replaced with something more inviting. I
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compare this section to the Rideau Canal in Ottawa for how nice it could be with some cosmetic improvements.
I use the Iron Horse Trail every day bike/run commuting. However I find, especially with the current LRT contruction getting to the trail is very dangerous. I have to bike along
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Franklin it would make accessibility from that side of Kitchener much much safer.
Connect the IHT with the trail from BRandon Avenue. Brandon connects to Westmount via an informal path. From there one can get to Victoria Hills and the Country Hills.
Numerous people already use this route on an informal basis. It can be a commuter route to the centre of Kitchener and the King/Victoria transport hub.
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Alternatively run a trail along gage street to Westmount.
Purchase a strip of land from Ottawa to Sudney St. S. to extend the trail. When that is done it will be simple to extend the trail all the way to the South end of Rockway
Gardens, using city land.
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The island in the middle of Queen Street does not work. It's dangerous: Too small to accommodate bikes, strollers or motorized wheelchairs. I know it's only recently
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then proceeding after that?)
Interactive Survey THis is another difficult, diagonal crossing. It's slow, dangerous - like the Victoria crossing. It's another place where a scramble crossing will work well.
How about a scramble crossing here? Extend the trail along weber street to the light. Build trail from the light to where the IHT veers off Strange Street.
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Also, build in a route along Strange Street towards Cherry Street because this will increasingly attract Go train commuters heading to the transport hub (King/Victoria) from the
south - (Victoria street is not easy for cycling).
How about a kids slide at grade on the slope where the two trails meet? Could it be made to work in winter too? Or could it be an adults' slide too? (Some of us are not too old
to play!)
Beware of spreading the incredibly invasive alien plant, dog-strangling vine -It's here at this point and has now spread North of Victoria Street on the IHT. Be specially careful
during and after construction activities as these spread seeds.
Don't manicure all of this area. Leave some bird habitat. Leave areas where kids can play in the woods.
Build small shops/stalls at the back of Belmont shops, facing the trail ? A cafe, a bike shop etc.
YOu have a route to the Victoria-King transport hub. There is a cheaper, simpler way to build it via IHT at Gage, Cherry Street (sharrows?), and the Go train car park.
Side trail to transport hub. This is not the best place for this side trail. 1) Too much land has to be acquired. 2) If the trail were to go SOUTH of the CN rail line then it could
also serve the bus terminal. 3) There is a simpler solution: a) Lay a path from the IHT at Gage to the end of the existing trail through Raddatz Park, thence to Cherry Street, b.
Sharrows on Cherry Street to Park. c About 50m of separated bike lane under the bridge at Park St. PLus a pedestrian crossing (Might have to be shared with pedestrians as
the space is tight). d. Build a trail through the GO car park to King Street (With Sharrows down Joseph St. to the bus terminal). Would this not be quicker to implement, more
useful and cheaper, than the proposed future route?
Curb cut on the North side of Union Blvd is dangerous for Southbound cyclists. Redesign it.
My husband & I are pedestrians & occasional cyclists who use the trail all year round. We frequently travel from Glasgow St. to downtown Kitchener or Waterloo. About 9 out
of 10 cyclists do not use a bell when passing pedestrians. Perhaps some signs regarding this courtesy would be helpful. Also, twice I have been almost hit by an electric
bicycle that I did not hear approaching me. These motorized vehicles travel at a speed that is not safe on a trail shared by pedestrians & cyclists. For the safety of all , they
should not be permitted to use this trail.
Iron Horse Trail is a great asset. We use it a lot.
I have 3 suggestions:
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2. Enforce the ban on electric bicycles.
3. Install a crossing on Victoria St (I haven't seen anyone follow the instructions to cross at the stoplights).
We love this trail, but some of the bicycles are a menace. We suggest to widen the trail
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Interactive Survey I would like the curb removed to make access from West Ave. to the Iron Horse Trail smoother and less likely to cause a collision with another cyclist or pedestrian.
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Interactive Survey Litter and dog poo everywhere. Especially in the Spring. There is also a man living in the woods here. He camps there all summer and throws garbage all over the woods.
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Interactive Survey An extremely dangerous crossing - frustrating both for motorists and cyclists/walkers who are often impatient and take dangerous risks.
Interactive Survey There is sometimes a bad sewage smell at this point on the trail. [ between Glasgow and Gage]
Interactive Survey It seems silly not to have the Waterloo Trails marked for this survey. As a newcomer to the region I'd love to see an integrated approach to this...
I worry about my daughter's safety along sections of the IH trail when she bikes from Waterloo to Kitchener in the evening. I worry about my own safety too frankly. More
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lighting, or police bike patrols perhaps?
Signage anywhere on adjacent roads along IH Trail would be great. As I cycle more I am forever trying to find the optimal way to access the Trail. There needs to be more
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signage directing folk to the trail on adjacent roads. And also maps of the trail and how it links to other bike routes please.
Completing the blvd/pedestrian refuge would make this much safer because it would restrict movements from Esson to Union and vice versa. Allowing u-turns at York and
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Belmont would then restore the connectivity between Esson and Union for motorists.
The Iron Horse Trail is a great part of Kitchener and Waterloo. When I lived in uptown Waterloo I used to use it to bike to downtown Kitchener and to go to the Kitchener
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Farmer\'s Market. Now that I live in Kitchener and have a car I don\'t use it as often (I still use it some) but I love that it is there.
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and segregate the cyclists from the walkers.
occasional sewage smell around here. It is better since it was covered up, but still sometimes a bit smelly.
Cars should not be stopping here to let people cross. It is very dangerous. They stop in the middle of the road, disrupting traffic and shaming people to walk out in front of
cars. DO NOT STOP YOUR CAR IF THERE IS NO STOP SIGN OR CROSSWALK. The cyclists and the walkers are willing to wait.
I use the trail often to get to and from work on my bicycle in the warm months. It is a great way to get to work while staying \\\"in the woods\\\" and away from traffic, and to
wind down at the end of the day. The number of people using the trail at all times of day is wonderful. Many years ago when my children were small, we tried to cycle the full
length of the trail to its south end in Kitchener, and found some of the connections difficult - I\\\'m not sure if the signage has improved in the ensuing years, but I understand
that there is a connection with the rail trail to Paris. This is a great resource! What about a community \\\"ride\\\" or \\\"wheel\\\" that runs the full length to celebrate it?
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Is it possible to post better signage to remind people to keep their dogs on a leash at all times and clean up after them? The area between Glasgow and Union is particularly
bad for dogs on the loose. Twice I have had dogs run after me in that area, and although I have been lucky and not bitten I worry about children or older folks who could get
startled or hurt. Plus, reminders about using a bike bell or calling out to let people know you are passing on the left when on your bike? It\'s very frustrating. Any chance we
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could have a police patrol on bike or foot go through a few times a day? I hate to \'police\' the area, but common sense isn\'t always so common, and, I\'ve seen people
smoking drugs and dumping card readers (certainly stolen) in the bushes. I LOVE this trail and have used it for years, I appreciate the efforts you are making to make it better
for everyone :-)
In many places, the trail is not wide enough for a bike to pass 2 people walking. It would help if all the bikers had bells and used them when approaching walkers from behind.
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puddle of water and very wet mud after each rain. Some crushed stone to fill in these areas would solve the problem at very little cost.
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It would be great if our trail system was more connected. Currently, our trails frequently end abruptly, forcing bike riders to ride on the street.
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It would be great if there was a continuous off-road trail connecting the Iron Horse Trail to the trails along Grand River (e.g., the Cambridge-Paris rail trail).
Interactive Survey all road crossings need improvement....need to be standardized....right now they are an accidnet waiting to happen.
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There are many invasive species taking over on the trail. Japanese Knotweed, German Mustard,Strangling Dog vine & Buckthorn. If removed, it will improve sight lines and
allow the native species to flourish.
A permanent sign could installed on the green space ( The Henry Sturm Green West Ave). This is step in positive placemaking and also would be helpful if there is an
Interactive Survey emergency. A mural on the shed would cut down on vandalism. The shed could be used as a community meeting space as well as for local arts groups. A community food
forest would be perfect for this space. perhaps even an outdoor ampitheater.
Interactive Survey Can the path down from the apartments be paved? The gravel and dirt there always washes down across the trail.
I'm glad the bump got smoothed out, finally. I knew the old bump was coming but still wiped out on (literally onto) my bike. My ribs and shoulder were not happy. Much better
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when the trail is smooth.
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Improvements needed to places where the Iron Horse Trail crosses streets, usually in the middle of a block. Union Blvd is so wide that, even though the way looks clear to
cross, traffic appears when half way across, leaving pedestrians stranded in the middle of the street-very dangerous. There are no markers or indications to drivers that
people will be crossing Union Blvd using the trail. Similarly at Park Street there are no markers on the street that pedestrians will be crossing. The paving on the trail should be
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crowned so that water runs off, otherwise puddles develop and, in the winter, freeze. The ice is then often lightly covered by snow: a hazardous situation. Suggest widening
the trail where possible to separate cyclists and walkers. Many cyclists riding very quickly do not signal they are passing: another hazardous situation. Really appreciate the
trail. Keep up the good work improving and maintaining it.
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Interactive Survey Crossing the tracks is dangerous for cyclists. They are on an angle. [AT Erb/Caroline] [City of Waterloo boundary]
On the southwest side of Caroline between William and Erb streets, the sidewalk at the next opportunity should be discarded in favour of a paved trail. I think there is sufficient
easement most of the way to make a trail at least six feet wide; the wider, the better. That stretch is part of the connection between the top of the Iron Horse trail and the
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Laurel Trail, and continuing the paved trail from south of William would provide a more seamless and identifiable segment of the Kitchener-Waterloo trail corridor. [City of
Waterloo boundary]
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Given that data is important, there should be more counters. Right now, I think there is only 2-3 on the whole trail, but I don't think there's one on what I would guess is the
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several other cities like Copenhagen, Portland, I think even Montreal might have one now.
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Schedule
Maintenance Tasks
x
As a minimum, mark, barricade and sign the subject area to warn pathway users, or close the
pathway completely until the problem can be corrected.
x
Immediate
(within 24
hours of
becoming
aware of the
situation
through a
“hotline”,
email, other
notification
or observation)
Remove vegetation and/or windfalls, downed branches etc., where traffic flow on the pathway is
being impaired or the obstruction is resulting in a sight line issue. Remove hazard trees that
have been identified.
x
Repair or replace items that have been vandalized or stolen/removed. This is especially
important for regulatory signs that provide important information about hazards such as road
crossings, steep grades, and sharp curves.
x
x
Removal of trash in overflowing containers or material that has been illegally dumped.
Repair of obstructed drainage systems causing flooding that poses a hazard to pathway users
or that is resulting in deterioration that poses an immediate safety hazard.
x
Monitor pathway areas and structures that are prone to erosion after severe summer storms and
repair as required.
x
x
Repairs to structural elements on bridges such as beams, railings, access barriers and signs.
Pathway patrols/inspections should review the pathway conditions (as often as weekly in highuse areas), to assess conditions and prioritize maintenance tasks and monitor known problem
areas.
x
Mow grass along edges of multi-use pathways (in open settings only). Depending on pathway
location this will be done a minimum of 2 times during the growing season, and in some
locations this may be done biweekly or monthly. The width of the verge will vary according to the
location (typically 0.5 to 1.0m wide verge). This helps to keep the clear zone open and can slow
Regularly
(weekly
/ biweekly /
monthly)
the invasion of weeds into granular pathways surfaces. Not all pathways will have mown edges.
In woodland and wetland areas, occasional pruning and brushing is typically the only vegetation
maintenance to be undertaken.
x
Regular garbage pickup (10 day cycle or more frequent for heavily used areas). Note that
receptacles will be located at trail heads and trail intersections with major roadways and that
litter removal along pathways and trails is not an operations program, however this can be
addressed in a coordinated manner through community based programs such as ‘Adopt-a-Trail’,
EarthDay, etc..
x
Repair within 30 days or less, partially obstructed drainage systems causing intermittent water
backups that do not pose an immediate safety hazard, but that if left unchecked over time will
adversely affect the integrity of the pathway and/or any other pathway related infrastructure or
the surrounding area.
x
Patching/minor regarding of multi-use pathway surfaces and removal of loose rocks from the
pathway bed.
Seasonally
Annually
x
Culvert cleanout where required.
x
Top up approaches to bridges.
x
Planting, landscape rehabilitation, pruning/beautification.
x
Installation/removal of seasonal signage.
x
Conduct an annual safety audit. This task is not necessarily specific to multi-use pathways and
may be included with general annual safety audits for parks, playgrounds and recreation
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facilities.
x
Evaluate support facilities / pathway amenities to determine repair and/or replacement needs.
x
Examine pathway surface to determine the need for patching and grading.
x
Grading/grooming/ “topping up” and crowning the surface of granular pathways.
x
Pruning / vegetation management along multi-use pathways and areas where branches may be
encroaching into the clear zone a minimum of 1 time per year as a preventative measure
(currently this is done on a complaint basis). Cuttings may be chipped on site and placed
appropriately or used as mulch for new plantings. Remove branches from the site unless they
can be used for habitat (i.e. brush piles in a woodland setting), or used as part of the
rehabilitation of closed pathways. Where invasive species are being pruned and/or removed,
branches and cuttings should be disposed of in an appropriate manner.
x
Inspect and secure all loose side rails, bridge supports, decking (ensure any structural repairs
meet the original structural design criteria).
Every 3 to 5
x
Aerate soils in severely compacted areas.
x
Cleaning and refurbishment of signs, benches and other pathway amenities.
x
Resurface asphalt pathways (assume approximately every 15 years).
x
Replace or reconstruct granular pathways (assume approximately every 15 years, but this may
x
Major renovation or replacement of large items such as bridges, kiosks, gates, parking lots,
years
Every 10 to 20
not be necessary if adjustments/repairs are made on an annual basis).
years
benches etc.
The Maintenance Best Practices are included in the City of Kitchener Multi-use Pathways and Trails Master Plan in
Table 6-1.
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CPTED – Iron Horse Trail
May 13, 2015
Iron Horse Trail – Kitchener/Waterloo
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Audit
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is based on the proven notion that
proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to reduction in the fear and
incidence of crime as well as an improvement in the quality of life.
Cst J. Mitchell, Cst A. Sharen
Waterloo Regional Police Service
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Disclaimer:
The following pages are enclosed to help you better understand the security
issues in this area. The recommendations are not intended to make the area
crime-free. They will, however, reduce the probability of losses occurring if
they are properly applied and maintained. Loss prevention and reduction of
other crime, like all management responsibilities, will require constant
upgrading and attention to further keep abreast of the changing operational
need of security. Human error or complacency is also often responsible for
the losses which sometimes occur. The suggestions outlined in this report
should only be considered after consulting with building codes, fire codes,
and other relevant legislation.
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Central Division (Kitchener) – Zones Central 2, Central 4, Central 6
North Division (Waterloo) - Zones North 3, North 4
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Long Open Vistas
Graffiti Issues
Signage Incorrect
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Wall painting
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Pedestrian Bridge –
Undetermined
Pathway
Unknown Pathway
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Graffiti on Private Business
Direction/Information Damaged
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Derelict Property
Landscaping Issues
Signage Covered
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Long Open Vistas
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Access Point to River
Unknown Pathways
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Landscaping
Overgrown
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Minimal Lighting / Direction
No Signs / Direction / Lighting
No Signs / Direction
Blind Corner to Oncoming Users
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Red dot
denotes
location,
direction and
nearby points
of interest.
Each crossing
of a roadway
is also
marked.
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Pathway to Shelter Area
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Access Point to Pathway
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Area Being Used As Shelter
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Crossing Restricted
by Sign –
Curbs Cut to
Allow Crossing
No Trail Markings / Direction
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Long Open Vista
Unknown Pathway
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Unknown Access Point
No Signs / Identification Point
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No Signs / Identification Point
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Graffiti & Lighting Issues
Unauthorized Access Point
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Users of the IHT
Legitimate – Persons who use IHT to cycle, walk and commuters
to business and residence.
Non-Legitimate – Persons who use the space for illegal purposes or
as an escape from regular pedestrian and vehicular view or
detection.
Observers – These are persons who reside on or near the IHT and
regularly observe day to day activities both during the day and night.
Non Users –Residents or visitors who may not use the IHT or realize
it exists. This group may also have concerns for safety on the IHT
and chose not to use it.
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Background and Overview
The IHT runs from Caroline Street South in Waterloo 5.5
km to Ottawa Street South in Kitchener.
Use of the IHT includes parks, recreation, physical fitness,
residential access , business access and commuting. With
the IHT being multi-purpose, there is a large variation of
users.
There are multiple entrances and exit points throughout
the IHT, some identified by signage and others are not.
Various pathways have been created that are not
maintained and are hazardous. These pathways also allow
for non-designated use of the areas in and around the IHT
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Crime Statistics
WRPS has responded to 187 calls to service related to the IHT from May
2014 until April 2015.
IRON HORSE TRAIL
DESCRIPTION
2014
2014 Total 2015
2015 Total Grand Total
MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
JAN FEB MAR APR
979 - THEFT UNDER $5000
1
4 0
4 3
4
7
2
25
1 0
1
6
8
33
973 - BYLAW COMPLAINT
4
4 1
3 3
0
1
1
17
1 0
4
2
7
24
936 - UNWANTED PERSON
0
3 1
4 1
1
2
2
14
1 2
2
4
9
23
984 - PROACTIVE INITIATIVE/PROJECT
2
6 2
1 0
2
0
2
15
2 0
3
1
6
21
947 - SUSPICIOUS PERSON
1
1 3
3 2
1
1
1
13
1 0
1
1
3
16
918 - PROPERTY DAMAGE
1
5 0
3 1
0
1
1
12
0 0
0
1
1
13
911 - BREAK & ENTER
2
0 1
1 1
0
1
1
7
1 0
3
1
5
12
930 - DISTURBANCE
1
1 0
2 1
0
1
1
7
0 0
1
1
2
9
907 - ASSAULT
0
1 0
0 2
0
2
0
5
0 0
1
2
3
8
921 - DRUGS
1
1 0
0 1
0
0
0
3
1 1
2
0
4
7
924 - FIRE
0
0 1
0 0
0
1
0
2
1 0
2
0
3
5
913 - THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE
0
0 0
2 0
0
0
1
3
1 0
0
0
1
4
948 - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE
1
0 0
0 0
1
0
1
3
0 0
1
0
1
4
906 - THREATENING
0
0 1
0 0
0
0
0
1
0 2
0
0
2
3
961 - LIQUOR OFFENCE
0
1 0
0 0
1
0
0
2
0 0
0
0
0
2
904 - SEX OFFENCE
0
0 0
0 0
0
0
1
1
0 0
0
0
0
1
919 - PROSTITUION
0
0 0
1 0
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
0
1
958 - SUSPECT APPREHENSION PURSUIT
0
0 0
0 1
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
0
1
Grand Total
14 27 10 24 16 10 17 14
132
10 5 21 19
55
187
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Recommendations
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Consistent LED lighting
throughout the length
of IHT. This would
allow users to be
aware of their
surroundings and be
able to see the
numeric/alphabetical
identifiers in an
emergency. Directional
shrouds and the use of
varying heights for
specific locations will
limit light pollution
onto neighboring
properties which is a
potential concern. A
dimmable system is
also available allowing
it to increase wattage
if police require more
light during an
investigation.
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Recommendations
2. Installing emergency call boxes at specific
locations and adding proper signage to
direct users to the boxes. This includes
additional lighting and road markings
around the call box. High priority to the
Victoria Park Section (2 recommended
here-1 at Park/Trail entrance and 1 at the
Green).
3. Install numeric or alphabetical location
identifiers along entire IHT to be linked
with WRPS, EMS, Kitchener Fire and both
the City of Kitchener and Waterloo. This
would clearly identify the location of any
user of the IHT for safety and security
purposes.
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Recommendations
4. Demonstrate Territoriality, Natural Access Control by closing
unwanted desire pathways and make upgrades to trails that will
serve as connections to legitimate users. This would prevent any
unauthorized use of the areas where unwanted behaviour is
occurring (Victoria Park) and provide a secure feeling to legitimate
users.
5. Repair or replace current barrier/fences along Schneider Creek to
prevent further graffiti and liability issues.
6. Implement a system for identifying items that need repair or
maintenance on an ongoing basis such as trimming of shrubs and
brush so the trail does not become overgrown. Also include
nighttime audits of lighting.
7. Similarly to item 6, implement a system to review the property
standards of neighboring properties to the trail on a periodic basis
to ensure a consistent expectation of standards
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8. Address the two forgotten spaces identified along the trail at
Schneider’s Creek and at Kent St (photo Page 7) and use CPTED
strategies to make the space meaningful with a clear purpose and
sense of ownership.
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Any recommendations and suggestions enclosed in this CPTED document
are for information purposes only. The Waterloo Regional Police Service
are providing these suggestions to assist in reducing criminal behaviour
and increasing safety through environmental design.
Report completed Aug 5, 2015
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APPENDIX G | G-15
City of Kitchener
Concept Lighting Design
Iron Horse Trail
Final Report
Submitted to:
The City of Kitchener
Submitted by:
Parsons Inc.
1069 Wellington Road South, Suite 214
London, Ontario N6E 2H6
Primary Contact: Henry Huotari, P. Eng.
[email protected]
Phone:
Fax:
519-681-8771
519-681-4995
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Iron Horse Trail, Concept Lighting Design
1.0
Final Report
July 2015
Introduction
1.1
Background
The Iron Horse Trail is a 5.5 km primary multi-use pathway in the City of Kitchener that
forms part of the Trans Canada Trail and travels from Ottawa Street in Downtown Kitchener
to Erb Street West in the City of Waterloo. The 2012 Multi-Use Pathways and Trails Master
Plan identified the potential implementation of pathway lighting along this route.
Based on these recommendations, the City of Kitchener is currently assessing the feasibility
of implementing a pilot pathway lighting program along the Iron Horse Trail between Union
Street and Ottawa Street. In support of this assessment, Parsons has been retained to
provide justification for lighting trails, complete conceptual lighting design and cost
estimates and assess potential barriers along the route.
1.2
Existing Conditions
The Iron Horse Trail is a paved multi-use pathway approximately 3.0 metres wide within the
City of Kitchener. Along its 5.5 km route, the trail provides connections to commercial,
residential and recreational land uses and serves as a significant commuter route for active
transportation users.
A level crossing is currently in place with the Goderich-Exeter Railway to the south of
Victoria Park. Based on previous staff reports, it is estimated that one freight train crosses
this location twice daily at a speed of 15-20 km/h. Times of the crossings are variable.
There are currently multiple roadway crossings along the length of the Trail including at five
Regional Roads (Victoria, Courtland, Borden, Ottawa and Queen). The City is currently
reviewing potential roadway crossing treatments. Figure 1 illustrates the location of the
Iron Horse Trail within the study area.
Figure 1 – Study Area
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Final Report
July 2015
Pathway Lighting
2.1
General
Within the Province of Ontario, there are no standardized warrants for pathway lighting and
the decision to install such infrastructure is generally left up to the governing municipality.
To determine the requirement for pathway lighting, some or all of the following factors can
be considered:
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Existing use after-hours;
Potential for increased use with lighting installed;
Surrounding neighbourhoods and land uses (urban/rural,
commercial/residential/park);
Number of obstacles along path (road/rail crossings, stairs, etc.);
Modal split of users (walk, cycle, skate, etc.);
Trail maintenance schedule (seasonal or year-round)
Rate of graffiti/vandalism along path; and
Number of reported crimes on pathway.
Although justification for pathway lighting is not limited to these factors, many of them are
linked to the benefits of lighting installations as outlined in the following section.
2.2
Benefits and Impacts
Table 1 outlines the potential benefits and impacts of installing lighting along a pathway.
Table 1 – Benefits and Impacts of Pathway Lighting
x
x
x
x
x
x
Benefits
Increase usability of pathway;
Higher perception of safety;
Make potential hazards visible;
Potential to reduce vandalism and other
crime;
Increased awareness of other users;
Increased flexibility of lighting
equipment and dimmable (time of day or
adaptive control & monitoring system:
integration with asset management
software) (Applies to LED lighting only)
2.3
x
x
x
x
Impacts
Increased maintenance costs;
Increased hydro costs;
Potential for spill lighting on nearby
properties; and
Potential for increased light pollution.
LED Lighting
LED lighting has been shown to have a longer working life over traditional street lighting
lamps, providing a cost savings over time. HID lamps are subject to much higher
maintenance costs such as regular lamp and ballast replacement. Table 2 summarizes the
expected working life of LED fixtures compared to other street lighting technologies.
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Table 2 – Working Life
Street Light Technology
LED Lights
Incandescent Lights
Mercury Vapor Lights
Metal Halide Lights
High Pressure Sodium (HPS)
Low Pressure Sodium (LPS)
Flourescent Light
Compact Flourescent Light
2.3.1
Life Time (Hours)
50,000 – 100,000
1,000 – 5,000
12,000 – 24,000
10,000 – 15,000
12,000 – 24,000
10,000 – 18,000
10,000 – 20,000
12,000 – 20,000
Quality of Light
The quality of light is a significant factor in determining how effective a light fixture will be
at illuminating a specific area. The two primary factors used to determine light quality are
the Correlated Colour Temperature (CCT), and the Colour Rendering Index (CRI). The CCT
is an indication of the visible colour emitted from a white light source, as measured on the
Kelvin absolute temperature scale (K). Lighting products are commonly available from
2000K (warm white) to 6000K (cool white). The CRI is a measure of how a light source
renders colours of objects when compared to a reference light (daylight). CRI is measured
on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being identical to the reference light. HID Lamps such as
High Pressure Sodium have a typical CRI of approximately 20, whereas LED fixtures will be
much higher (70-80). Due to the higher CRI, LED lamps display the natural colours of
illuminated objects much more effectively, making it easier to distinguish objects from their
surroundings. In turn, this improves safety within the illuminated areas.
2.3.2
Light Pollution (Uniformity and Directionality)
HID luminaires contain a single lamp and utilize internal reflectors (and often external
refractor housings) to direct the light to the desired location. This can lead to “hot spots” of
light intensity directly underneath the luminaire which will adversely affect lighting
uniformity and can cause issues with visual acuity as the eye attempts to adjust to the
changes in luminance. LED fixtures have much better uniformity in their photometric
patterns and distribute the light evenly across the target area without creating hot spots.
Compared to HID, LED lights have better uniformity ratios (Max/Min and Avg/Min) and will
typically be able to achieve equivalent illuminance levels with lower lumen output.
Due to the manner in which LED fixtures direct light (focused down on the pathway), very
few issues exist with backlight (light directed behind the fixture i.e. at homes along the
roadway) and light pollution (uplight). Due to the even distribution of LED light fixtures,
glare is lessened when compared to the equivalent HPS fixture and the directionality leads
to a more efficient usage of the light produced. The reflectors used in HID lamps causes
some light to become “trapped”, lowering the overall efficiency of the fixture. LED lights do
not require reflectors, increasing the output of each fixture.
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Final Report
July 2015
Operating Characteristics
LED lights have several characteristics which make them a superior choice to traditional HID
lamps:
x
x
Lower working temperatures;
Insensitivity to cold environmental
temperatures;
x
x
Rapid start-up time; and
Resistant to damage, shock and
vibration.
In addition to the above characteristics, LED fixtures do not require a ballast to control the
current in the lighting system and HID lamps do. This ballast causes a drop in efficiency of
approximately 35% leading to a consistent energy savings of similar magnitude prior to
factoring in the benefits stated above. An additional benefit of LED fixtures over HID lamps
is the ease of programming time of day and dimming functions. While HID fixtures can be
dimmed, the light is actually tinted during this process (moving towards the yellow end of
the spectrum), which changes the quality of the light output. LED lamps do not change the
tint of the light during dimming, and therefore retain proper CCT and CRI indexes, which is
favourable for both aesthetics and safety.
2.3.4
Flexible Lighting Control
LED lighting provides flexible lighting opportunities through the use of dimmable drivers.
Fixtures can be dimmed based on a time of day plan or through the use of an active
monitoring system which would allow integration with asset management software. This
software would allow fixtures to be dimmed in response to inputs from the management
centre, pedestrians, bicycles and other field mounted sensors. The active monitoring
system also provides the GPS location of each fixture and operational characteristics such as
light output and power usage per unit.
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2.4
Final Report
July 2015
Pathway Lighting Devices
Numerous devices are available to provide illumination along a pathway. These devices and
their associated pros and cons are summarized below in Figure 2.
Figure 2 – Potential Lighting Devices
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3.0
Final Report
July 2015
Conceptual Design
3.1
Lighting Standards
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) publishes a manual for
Recommended Lighting for Walkways and Class 1 Bikeways. The recommended lighting
levels shown in Table 3 will provide illumination similar to that of a sidewalk in a downtown
environment (i.e. other users and pathway features will be easily visible).
Table 3 – Recommended Illumination for Park Walkways and Class I Bikeways
Walkway Class
Min. Maintained
Avg. Vertical
Levels (E Avg.)
Avg. to Min.
Ratio
Park Walkways &
Class I Bikeways
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A conceptual layout of poles and lamps has been prepared and is attached to this report as
Appendix A. The proposed layout of fixtures follows a similar methodology to that used on
the Spur Line Trail within the Region of Waterloo.
It is expected that a total of
approximately 238 fixtures will be required.
The conceptual design was based on the use of 18 to 20 foot high pedestrian poles (as
illustrated in Figure 2) to provide illumination. Shorter 12 and 15 foot poles are also
available, which would require the installation of vandal guards; however, it has been found
that the vandal guards and fixtures are likely to be damaged by trail users. The use of
shorter poles would also require additional poles in order to meet the required lighting
levels.
3.2
Power Source
Power for new lighting fixtures can be provided through the existing streetlight network (if
sufficient capacity exists), or through new dedicated power supply locations. Due to the
length of the Iron Horse Trail, and number of new fixtures required, it is unlikely that
sufficient capacity can be found in the surrounding streetlight network to adequately supply
power. From a maintenance perspective, it is undesirable to have on and off-street lighting
operating from the same power supply as issues with lights on a roadway can potentially
affect the lights along the pathway and vice-versa. Additionally, the mixture of new and
aging infrastructure can create reliability concerns within the system.
Operating the Iron Horse Trail as a standalone system would require an estimated 9 power
supply locations, effectively breaking the trail into individual blocks. During maintenance,
power shut offs would be located conveniently on the trail itself and each block could be
shut down individually without affecting the remaining fixtures.
3.3
Implementation
Implementation of pathway lighting along the Iron Horse Trail could be completed in blocks
based on the required power supply locations. Each power supply is able to support a
maximum of 36 fixtures (two runs of 18 fixtures each) based on voltage drop calculations.
This method of installation provides flexibility as blocks can be installed as funding becomes
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available, allowing an annual budget program to be developed. An additional benefit to this
approach is that maintenance needs along the trail will be staggered.
Figure 3 illustrates a potential layout of block implementation. It should be noted that the
blocks and power supplies shown are preliminary and final locations will be determined in
detailed design.
Figure 3 – Implementation Blocks
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Final Report
July 2015
Potential Barriers
There are a number of barriers along the Iron Horse Trail which impede the path of users
along the route. These include a level crossing with the Goderich-Exeter Railway on the
path just south of Victoria Park, intersections with five regional roads, and two future light
rail transit crossings.
4.1
Goderich-Exeter Railway Crossing
There is a level crossing with the Goderich-Exeter Railway on the Iron Horse Trail located to
the south of Victoria Park. As discussed previously, it is estimated that one freight train
crosses this location twice daily at a speed of 15-20 km/h. In recent years, the trail was
realigned to cross the railway at 90 degrees due to safety concerns with the previous
alignment that crossed the tracks at an oblique angle, allowing the tires of bicycles to
become stuck in the tracks.
In order to enhance visibility and safety at the railway crossing during the night-time hours,
illumination will be provided at the crossing.
4.2
Regional Road Crossings
Travelling west to east, the Iron Horse Trail crosses the following Regional Roads:
x
x
x
x
x
Victoria Street;
Queen Street;
Courtland Avenue;
Borden Avenue; and
Ottawa Street.
Presently, no active crossing protection is provided at the Regional Roads along the Iron
Horse Trail. Pedestrian and Cyclist warning signs are posted on Ottawa Street and Borden
Avenue, while Queen Street has a median refuge island for trail users. As all of these
roadways have one lane in each direction, pedestrians are able to utilise gaps in traffic to
cross. Lighting will be provided at these junctions to allow both motorists and trail users to
identify each other at night.
At Courtland Avenue, users must cross the intersection of Courtland Avenue and Stirling
Avenue diagonally to continue on. Since the intersection is in close proximity to the
pathway and features existing lighting, additional lighting will only be provided where the
pathway meets the roadway.
Where the Iron Horse Trail meets Victoria Street, users must travel to the traffic signals at
West Avenue in order to cross. These signals are located approximately 75 metres to the
north of the trail. During hours with low traffic volumes, it is likely that trail users will
simply cross the roadway rather than go out of the way to use the signals. To maximise the
visibility of trail users who may attempt this crossing, lighting will be provided on both sides
of Victoria Avenue where it meets the Iron Horse Trail.
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July 2015
Beyond the installation of pathway lighting, a study should be commenced to review traffic
and pedestrian volumes at all roadway crossing locations along the Iron Horse Trail to
determine appropriate treatments. These can range from signs and markings at lowervolume roadways to mid-block pedestrian signals at the higher volume Regional roadways.
At locations where trail users must cross at a signalized intersection upstream or
downstream of the pathway, proper multi-use facilities can be explored to accommodate
both pedestrians and cyclists.
4.3
Future Light Rail Crossings
The Region of Waterloo is currently in the planning stages for construction of a light rail
transit (LRT) line that will eventually travel along both Borden Avenue and Ottawa Street.
Once built, path users will face an additional hazard from light rail trains. These crossings
will require review to ensure adequate visibility for both trail and road users.
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5.0
Final Report
July 2015
Preliminary Costing
A high level preliminary cost analysis was completed by Parsons to estimate the total cost of
installing pathway lighting on the Iron Horse Trail from Union Street to Ottawa Street.
Table 4 presents a summary of the expected savings while a breakdown of each element
follows.
Table 4 – Projected Cost
Item
Consultant Design / Tender
Construction
Block 1 (8 Fixtures)
Total Capital Costs
Operating Hydro / Maintenance Costs
(Initial 10 Years)
Life-Cycle Costs
5.1
Projected Cost
$50,000
$38,400
$86,400
$105,600
$144,000
$144,000
$172,800
$168,000
$134,400
$100,800
$48,000
$1,192,400
$10,425 / year
Variable
Capital Costs
It is expected that the cost of a tender-ready detailed design and specification package
would be approximately $50,000 for the Iron Horse Trail. The remaining capital investment
would be put towards the purchase and installation of the lighting equipment along the trail
including power supplies, luminaires, poles, wiring and other associated works. For the
purpose of this report it was estimated that this cost would be approximately $4,800 per
fixture. When added to the design and tender fees, the total capital investment for this
project will total $1,192,400. In order to mitigate the impact of these costs, lighting
fixtures can be installed in blocks as discussed previously.
Table 4 illustrates the
preliminary cost per block for the potential layout shown in Figure 3.
5.2
Operating Costs
For the purpose of this report, it was assumed that lighting along the Trail would be
installed along the entire length at once and not phased; therefore, the operating hydro and
maintenance costs shown reflect the average cost for the first 10 years of use (10-year
warranty on new fixtures).
Hydro usage-based operating costs were determined using the parameters outlined in
Table 5 below.
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Final Report
July 2015
Table 5 – Hydro Costs (Usage-Based)
Item
Number of Fixtures
Watts Per Fixture
Operating Time (Hours/Day)
Hydro Cost
Days Operational/Year
Total
Value
238
100
12
$0.10/KwH
365
$10,425
Initial maintenance costs for the new pathway lighting will be minimal as all new fixtures are
provided with a 10-year replacement warranty. A 3% failure rate is typically expected for
new fixtures; however, for the purpose of this report a rate of one fixture per year was
assumed. As there will only be labour costs to replace failed units within the first 10 years,
a typical labour rate of $200 per fixture was applied.
5.3
Life-Cycle Costs
Following the conclusion of the 10-year warranty period for the new fixtures, the pathway
lighting system will follow a typical maintenance and replacement program. A typical
system will follow the approximate milestones set out in Table 6.
Table 6 – Life-Cycle and Replacement Schedule
Year
1-10
10-20
20+
x
x
x
x
x
Description of Works
Fixture warranty period
Routine maintenance and replacement of failed fixtures
No fixture warranty
Routine maintenance and replacement of failed fixtures
Phased replacement program
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