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REPORT T0: Development & Technical Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: August 10, 2009
SUBMITTED BY: John McBride, Director Transportation Planning
PREPARED BY: John McBride (741-2374)
WARD(S) INVOLVED: ALL
DATE OF REPORT: July 10, 2009
REPORT NO.: DTS-09-111
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT RE: DECORATIVE LIGHTS ON REGIONAL
ROADS IN KITCHENER
RECOMMENDATION:
"That the City enter into the Agreement with the Regional Municipality of Waterloo with
respect to the installation, maintenance and operation of decorative street lights on
Regional roads, and that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign such agreement
subject to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor."
BACKGROUND:
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo adopted a "Regional Illumination Policy" in October 2006
as an outcome of a working group of Region staff, local municipal staff and local hydro
authorities. The policy sets out the respective responsibilities of the Region for the capital,
maintenance and operating costs related to installation of decorative street lights on Regional
roads.
The agreement is to be entered into between the Region and each of the local municipalities.
The other six local municipalities have now entered into the agreement.
REPORT:
The policy, which became effective January 2007, defines the Regional contribution towards the
cost of installing, maintaining and operating decorative lighting on Regional roads. Previously
the local municipalities were responsible for both the capital construction cost and the
maintenancelrepaircosu. The rationale for the new policy and assignment of responsibilities is
set out in Region staff report E-05-130.1 attached.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
At this time, there are no financial implications. As decorative lighting is considered on Regional
roads, typically as part of a road reconstruction project, a business case will be brought to
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Council for their consideration outlining the capital, maintenance and operating costs related to
the inclusion of decorative street lights.
COMMUNICATIONS:
None required.
CONCLUSION:
It is recommended that the City enter into an agreement with the Regional Municipality of
UVaterloo with respect to the installation, maintenance and operation of decorative street lights
on Regional roads, and that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign such agreement subject
to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.
REVIEWED BY:
Sian Williams, Assistant City Solicitor (741-2264)
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Jeff Willmer, Interim General Manager
Development and Technical Services
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Regional Report E-05-130.1
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TO: Chair Jim Wideman and Members of the Planning and Works Committee
DATE: October 3, 2006
FILE CODE: C04-30, T12-00/IP
SUBJECT: REGIONAL ILLUMINATION POLICY
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT the Regional Municipality of Waterloo approve the Regional Illumination Policy as per
Appendix A of report E-05-130.1 dated October 3, 2006 to become effective January 1, 2007, and
authorize the Commissioner of Transportation and Environmental Services to enter into agreements
with the local municipalities regarding the installation and operation of decorative lighting on
Regional roads.
SUMMARY:
A working group comprised of staff from the Region, the three local hydro authorities and the
local municipalities have met on several occasions to develop a Draft Regional Illumination Policy. A
draft illumination policy approved in principle by Regional Council was forwarded to the
local municipalities and hydro commissions for comment in January 2006. Comments have been
received from all the municipalities and based on these comments staff is recommending the
approval of the Regional Illumination Policy as perAppendixA of this report and to become effective
January 1, 2007.
REPORT:
A working group consisting of staff from the Region, the three local hydro authorities and the
local municipalities have met on several occasions to develop a draft Regional Illumination Policy
which includes warrants, design standards, decorative lighting guidelines and development
requirements. A draft illumination policy was approved in principle by Regional Council and
circulated to the local municipalities and hydro commissions in January of 2006. Comments have
been received back from the municipalities and hydro commissions and based on these comments
staff is recommending several changes to the draft illumination policy that was sent out in January.
AppendixA to this report contains the recommended Regional Illumination Policy.
The major components of the illumination policy are as follows:
Warrants
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) recently adopted warrants for the installation of
illumination at intersections and at midblock locations. These warrants incorporatesuch factors as
roadway geometrics (number of lanes, width, percent grade, intersection spacing, driveways,
presence of a median, etc.), operating speed, pedestrian activity level, adjacent roadside
development, the presence of ambient lighting, the night-to-day collision ratio and the volume of
vehicular traffic. The TAC warrants also recommend that all signalized intersections and
roundabouts be illuminated.
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When the TAC warrants were applied to the Regional urban road system there were very few
Regional roads that met these warrants. The working group felt that a number of midblock locations
with transit and pedestrian activities should be illuminated that did not meet the TAC warrants. As a
result the working group developed warrants as follows:
Consider roadway illumination on Regional roads, subject to funding for capital, maintenance
and operating costs, if any of the following criteria are satisfied:
a) At an urban midblock location that meets Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
warrants for illumination as well as at a signalized intersection and a roundabout;
b) Along a transit route with bus stops and where there is a sidewalk or multi-use trail;
c) Where a Regional road intersects with another Regional road;
d) At an intersection where the side street is illuminated within 30 metres of the Regional road;
e) At an intersection or a midblock location within the core area or within a commercial node of
a local municipality, as defined by that municipality's Official Plan;
fl Within a midblock location at the start of a raised median; and
g) At an intersection or an urban midblock location where for the past 5 years the night/day
collision ratio is greater than 1.5 and there have been 5 or more collisions over the 5 year
period in the dark, excluding deer collisions.
The working group is recommending that these warrants be adopted by the Region for the
installation of illumination on Regional roads.
Design Standards
The working group also discussed design standards to be applied on Regional roads and reviewed
various guidelines available (TAC and Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)).
Appendix A contains the design standards for Regional roads recommended by staff.
In general, Regional staff is recommending that the current standard of illumination on Regional
roads be continued. The current standard consists of placing on 4-lane roads 150 watt (V~
High Pressure Sodium (HPS) luminaires on existing utility poles on only 1 side of the road at a
minimum spacing of approximately 35 metres between poles. If the road is 5 or more lanes wide
and illumination is warranted it is recommended that luminaires be placed on both sides of the road.
The design standards also address pole types and designs for roundabouts, signalized and
non-signalized intersections.
In addition, it is recommended that where overhead utilities are not present for the installation of
roadway illumination within a midblock on either side of the road, either metal, wood, or concrete
poles should be installed at a minimum spacing of approximately 35 metres to carry illumination
and that overhead wiring be installed to feed the illumination.
It should be noted that the Regional design standards proposed by Regional staff may differ from
the standards used by the local municipalities on some of their road systems. The local
municipalities have indicated that where feasible they use lighting standards developed by IESNA
and have expressed concern that the Region is not recommending IESNA guidelines.
Document Name: E-05-130.1
Document Number: 312576
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The proposed Regional design standards generally meet IESNA roadway guidelines based on field
measurements at sample locations with 100 pedestrians per hour after dark but do not meet the
IESNA pedestrian lighting standards for sidewalks on the far side of the road (i.e. on the side
opposite where the luminaires are installed). Regional staff is proposing to not use IESNA guidelines
for the following reasons:
1. The proposed standards have been used on Regional roads for the past 25 plus years and
Regional studies have shown that there is only a marginal reduction in the night-to-day
collision ratio where higher standards have been installed on Regional roads (i.e. 0.22 where
higher standards have been used vs. 0.24 where proposed standards have been used); and
2. In order to upgrade all locations with existing illumination to meet IESNA standards it would
be necessary to either install higher wattage luminaires, install illumination on both sides of
the road, move poles closer to the road, or reduce the spacing between poles. There would
be a significant increase in costs to install illumination to IESNA standards on
Regional roads.
Decorative Lighting
There are currently various locations on Regional roads where the local municipality has installed
decorative street lighting. When the Region assumed street lighting responsibilities on
Regional roads in 1999 it was agreed by all of the local municipalities that they would continue to
have the responsibility for installation, replacement and maintenance of all decorative or custom
luminaires or a higher level of illumination (such as closer spacing or higher wattage) than typically
installed by the Region. The Region is responsible for energy costs only.
The local municipalities have recently raised issues regarding new and replacement decorative
lighting related to installation, maintenance and operating costs. The following options are being
considered to deal with these issues:
1. Maintain the current practice;
2. The Region is responsible for all costs associated with decorative lighting (i.e.
installation, maintenance and operating);
3. a) No Conventional or Decorative Illumination Exists
• The local municipality is responsible for all installation, maintenance and
operating costs related to new decorative lighting that are over and above the
cost to install, maintain and operate conventional illumination as outlined in the
Regional Illumination Policy. The Region would provide funding towards the
installation, maintenance and operating costs equivalent to
conventional illumination;
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b) Conventional or Decorative Illumination in Place
• The local municipality is responsible for all costs related to the removal of the
existing lighting. The local municipality is responsible for all maintenance and
operating costs that are over and above the cost to maintain and operate
conventional illumination as outlined in the Regional Illumination Policy. The
Region would provide funding towards the maintenance and operating costs
equivalent to conventional illumination. The local municipality is responsible for
all installation costs that are over and above the cost to install conventional
lighting based on the remaining proportional service life of the existing
conventional illumination in place. In the case where Decorative illumination is
in place the local municipality is responsible for all installation costs that are
over and abovethe costto install conventional lighting based on thetheoretical
remaining proportional service life of conventional illumination assuming that it
was placed at the same time the decorative lighting was installed. The Region
would provide funding towards installation equivalent to the proportional service
life cost for conventional illumination;
Examples of Funding contribution for installation in situation 3 b):
1. The service lifeforconventionallighting is 30 years and decorative lighting is
replacing conventional lighting after the conventional lighting has been in
place for 20 years. The Region would only provide equivalent funding for
installation of conventional illumination at 67% (20 yearsl30 years) of the cost
to install new; and
2. The service life for conventional lighting is 30 years and new decorative
lighting is replacing existing decorative lighting that has been in place for 10
years. The Region would provide equivalent funding for installation of
conventional illumination at 33% (10/30) of the cost to install new.
The approximatecostforinstallation, maintenanceand energyof newconventionaland decorative
lighting is noted is the following table.
Costs er Linear Metre of Roadwa 2006 rates
System Type Installation Annual Ener Annual Maintenance
Single
sided Two
sided Single
sided Two sided Single
sided Two sided
Conventional on
existin poles $47.10 $94.20 $2.37 $4.74 $0.59 $1.18
Conventional on
own poles $77.50 $155.00 $2.37 $4.74 $0.59 $1.18
Decorative Li htin $309.00 $618.00 $7.33 $14.66 $5.44 $10.88
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There are issues associated with each of these options that need to be considered as noted below:
1) Maintain Current Practice
• Provides the local municipalityflexibilityto install decorative lighting atlocations
they prefer;
• Hydro authorities required to maintain 2 separate accounts for maintenance and
operating costs (i.e. the Region and the local municipality);
• Confusion as to who is responsible for decorative lighting on
Regional roads; and
• Different standards for decorative lighting in various municipalities.
2) The Region is Responsible for All Costs
• There would be a need to develop decorative lighting standards as well as
guidelines/warrants related to where the lighting would be installed;
• Installation or replacement would be subject to Regional budget constraints
and priorities;
• Increased costs to the Region and reduced costs to the local municipalities or
possible transfer of funding to the Region; and
• Eliminate confusion regarding responsibility for decorative lighting on
Regional roads.
3) Joint Responsibility
• Increased costs to the Region and reduced costs to the local municipalities;
• Installation or replacement would be subject to Regional budget constraints
and priorities;
• Confusion as to who is responsible for decorative lighting on
Regional roads; and
• Hydro authorities required to maintain 2 separate accounts for maintenance and
operating costs (the Region and the local municipality).
The working group did not reach consensus on this issue and Regional staff initially recommended
that the Region maintain the current practice for the following reasons:
• It allows the local municipality control as to what type and where decorative lighting
is installed;
• The local municipality can seek third party funding for lighting
(e.g. Business Improvement Associations, developers);
• No transfer of funding is required between the local municipality and the Region;
• No need to develop Regional standards or guidelines; and
• Under the proposed new warrants the Region would have the ability to install lighting on
Regional roads with pedestrian activity.
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The local municipalities have provided additional comments on this part of the policy and are
unanimous in their position that the Region should pay towards decorative lighting. Regional staff
has reviewed the comments received and are recommending that the Region adopt option 3, as
noted above, for decorative lighting for the following reasons:
1. The local municipalities are all supportive of this option;
2. The policy for decorative street lighting would follow the same principles the Region has with
the local municipalities for decorative crosswalks and other landscaping features on
Regional roads (i.e. Region pays for the standard crosswalk, boulevard treatments, etc and
the local municipality pays for any additional upgrades); and
3. Regional staff, in conjunction with the local municipalities, are currently in the process of
developing "urban design guidelines"for Regional roads and illuminationwill beconsidered
as one of the components. These guidelines may further offline the responsibilities for
"decorative lighting" on Regional roads.
Obtrusive Light
Concern has been expressed by members of the public regarding obtrusive light. Obtrusive light is
defined by 3 major interrelated elements: sky glow, spill light and glare. Regional staff is
recommending that only full-cutoff luminaires be installed in order to mitigate the concerns for
obtrusive light. This has been the Region's practice for the past 2 years and the local hydro
authorities utilize these types of fixtures. In addition Regional staff will consult with affected adjacent
properties prior to installing any new illumination
Development
Currently any development application received by the Region that has frontage on a Regional road
is reviewed for the need for illumination along its Regional frontage. Frontage on a Regional road is
defined as any part of a property that is adjacent to a Regional road, regardless of whether the
property isfront-lotted, back-lotted orside-lotted. If the proposed development has no frontage on a
Regional road then no funds for illumination are required.
As a condition of approval of the development application, if illumination is deemed to be required
the illumination is installed at the developer's cost. The Region requires a letter of credit from the
developer for the illumination.
As well, if illumination is deemed to be required and the distance between the proposed illumination
and any existing illumination on the Regional road is less than 500 metres, the developer will be
responsible for all costs to install in-fill illumination.
Pedestrian Level Illumination
The Region's current practice is that if a local municipality wishes to install pedestrian level
illumination, where there is no existing illumination or enhance the illumination where the Region has
provided roadway illumination, the local municipality is responsible for the capital, maintenance and
operating costs for the illumination. Pedestrian level illumination is illumination that is installed
specifically to illuminate asidewalk ormulti-use trail.
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This illumination can be provided either by installing luminaires on the sidewalk or trail side of
existing poles or by the installation of separate poles and fixtures where the sidewalk ormulti-use
trail is located too far from the existing pole to be effective.
The working group did not reach consensus on this issue. Regional staff is recommending that the
existing practice remain as there are few, if any, locations on Regional roads where pedestrian-only
illumination is required.
CORPORATE STRATEGIC PLAN:
The adoption of the policy addresses the Region's goal to provide a high quality
transportation system.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Based on the current street lighting cost-sharing practise, funding in the amount of $250,000 has
been included in the 2006 Transportation Capital Base Budget for the installation of new and
replacement of existing illumination in 2006. For the remaining years in the
2006 Transportation Capital Base Program $300,000 annual funding has been provided. The
funding for installation of new illumination for new or widened Regional roads is funded from the
Development Charge and Roads Capital Levy reserve funds.
If Council approves the policy as presented the additional responsibility for cost sharing in the
maintenanceof decorativestreetlightingwill requireadditionalfunding ofapproximately $40,000 in
the Transportation Operating Budget starting in 2007. The additional one time capital funding
needed for installation and replacement of decorative lights will be dependent on the schedule of the
local municipalities. It is expected that this funding requirement can be accommodated overall
within the Transportation Capital Program however the timing of any specific projects proposed by
the local municipalities may need to be changed in order to be coordinated with the
Regional funding available. At this time the City of Waterloo has indicated that they will be replacing
decorative lighting on King Street in 2006 and 2007. It is expected that Kitchener and Cambridge
will also be replacing decorative lighting on Regional roads in the near future.
OTHER DEPARTMENT CONSULTATIONSICONCURRENCE:
The Legal Services Division and Risk Management Section were consulted in the preparation of
this report.
ATTACHMENTS:
AppendixA-Proposed Regional Illumination Policy
Appendix B - TAC illumination warrants
Appendix C -Summary of comments on draft Illumination Policy
PREPARED BY: John F. Hammer, Director, Transportation
APPROVED BY: Thomas Schmidt, Commissioner, Transportation and Environmental Services
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REGIONAL ILLUMINATION POLICY
Warrants
Consider roadway illumination on Regional roads, subjecttofunding for capital, maintenance and
energy costs, if any of the following criteria are satisfied:
a) At an an urban midblock location that meets Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
warrants for illumination as well as at a signalized intersection and a roundabout;
b) Along a transit route with bus stops and where there is a sidewalk or multi-use trail;
c) Where a Regional road intersects with another Regional road;
d) At an intersection where the side street is illuminated within 30 metres of the Regional road;
e) At an intersection or a midblock location within the core area or within a commercial node of
a local municipality, as defined by that municipality's Official Plan;
fl Within a midblock location at the start of a raised median; and
g) At an intersection or an urban midblock location where for the past 5 years the night/day
collision ratio is greater than 1.5 and there have been 5 or more collisions over the 5 year
period in the dark, excluding deer collisions.
The Region does not provide isolated illumination at private driveways at the Region's cost. If
approved, the illumination would be provided at the cost of the driveway owner.
The Region does not generally provide illumination on rural midblock locations.
Design Standards
The following design standardswill generally applywhere illumination is to be installed. However,
based on engineering judgment the Manager, Transportation Engineering may alter these
standards.
Luminaires
• Install full-cutoff luminaires that are typical for the local hydro commission to facilitate
maintenance by the local hydro commission;
• Install 150 Watt (W) High Pressure Sodium (HPS) luminaires;
• Install luminaires greater than 150 Wwhere required to be consistent with adjacent illumination,
u p to 400 W;
• Place luminaires over the roadway, not over the boulevard. Typical arm length is 3.05 to
3.66 metres (i.e. 10-12 feet);
• Place luminaires at a right-angle to the roadway; and
• Design lighting to Ontario Electrical Safety Code Standards and Electrical Safety Authority (ESA)
requirements and utilize Canadian Safety Association (CSA) approved equipment.
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Poles
• Place a new luminaire on an existing pole where possible;
• Where no suitable existing pole is available, install a new pole compatible with existing poles;
• For ajoint-use pole for both traffic control signals and illumination, install a metal pole;
• Where overhead utilities are not present within a midblock on either side of the road, install
metal, wood, or concrete poles at a minimum spacing of approximately 35 metres to carry
illumination and install overhead wiring to feed the illumination;
• Design a metal pole with a frangible base; and
• Place a new pole 3.0 metres from the back of the curb where possible, and no less than
1.0 metre from the back of a barrier curb to maintain the clear zone. Place sidewalk between the
pole and the nearest property line of the Regional road.
Roundabouts
• Install 3 luminaires per leg with 2 luminaires in the roundabout and 1 on the approach;
• Install additional luminaires for longer splitter islands; and
• Install 250 W HPS luminaires in the roundabout and 150 W HPS luminaires on the approaches
to the roundabout.
Signalized Intersections
• Place 1 luminaire in conjunction with the primary signal head over each curb-side receiving lane;
• If the length of a crosswalk is 30 metres or more provide additional illumination to light
the crosswalk; and
• At an intersection that has raised channelization, place 1 additional luminaire over each gore
point on the approach to each channelized area.
Unsignalized Intersections that Meet TAC Warrants for Full Illumination
• Place 1 luminaire over each curb-side receiving lane; and
• At an intersection that has raised channelization, place 1 additional luminaire over each gore
point on the approach to each channelized area.
Unsignalized Intersections that Do Not Meet TAC Warrants for Full Illumination
• At a 4-legged intersection, place 1 luminaire over each curb-side receiving lane on the major
legs of the intersection (i.e. non-stop controlled);
• At a 3-legged (T) intersection, place 1 luminaire at the top of the T; and
• At an intersection that has raised channelization, place luminaires overthegore points on the
major legs.
Midblock Locations
• On road sections with up to 4-lanes intended for motorized vehicular traffic, place illumination on
only 1 side of the road; and
• On road sections with 5 or more lanes intended for motorized vehicular traffic, place illumination
on both sides of the road.
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Decorative Lighting
1) No Conventional or Decorative Illumination Exists
The local municipality is responsibleforallinstallation, maintenanceand operating costs
related to new decorative lighting that are over and above the cost to install, maintain and
operate conventional illumination as outlined in the Regional Illumination Policy. The
Regionwould providefunding towardsthe installation, maintenanceand operating costs
equivalent to conventional illumination.
2) Conventional or Decorative Illumination in Place
The local municipality is responsible for all costs related to the removal of the existing
lighting. The local municipality is responsible for all maintenance and operating costs that
are over and above the cost to maintain and operate conventional illumination as outlined
in the Regional Illumination Policy. The Region would provide funding towards the
maintenance and operating costs equivalent to conventional illumination. The local
municipality is responsible for all installation costs that are over and above the cost to
install conventional lighting based on the remaining proportional service life of theexisting
conventional illumination in place. In the casewhere Decorative illumination is in place
the local municipality is responsible for all installation costs that are over and above the
cost to install conventional lighting based on the theoretical remaining proportional
service life of conventional illumination assuming that itwas placed atthe sametimethe
decorative lighting was installed. The Region would provide funding towards installation
equivalent to the proportional service life cost for conventional illumination.
Examples of Funding contribution for installation of Decorative Lighting:
1. The service of life for conventional lighting is 30 years and decorative lighting is
replacing conventional lighting after the conventional lighting has been in place for
20 years. The Region would only provide equivalent funding for installation of
conventional illumination at 67% (20 yearsl30 years) of the cost to install new; and
2. The service life for conventional lighting is 30 years and new decorative lighting is
replacing existing decorative lighting that has been in place for 10 years. The Region
would provide equivalent funding for installation of conventional illumination at 33%
(10/30) of the cost to install new.
Development
Regional staffwill reviewany development application that hasfrontage on a Regional road forthe
need for illumination along its Regional frontage. Frontage on a Regional road is defined as any
part of a property that is adjacent to a Regional road, regardless of whether the property is
front-lotted, back-lotted orside-lotted. If the proposed development has no frontage on a Regional
road then no funds for illumination are required.
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As a condition of approval of the development application, if illumination is deemed to be required,
the illumination will be installed at the developer's cost. As well, if illumination is deemed to be
required, and the distance between the proposed illumination and any existing illumination on the
Regional road is less than 500 metres, the developer will be responsible for all costs toinstall in-fill
illumination. The developer must provide a letter of credit to the Region for the illumination.
Transportation Engineering staff will provide an estimate of the cost of the future illumination. Costs
will includeall hardware requiredto meet Regional standardsandwill beestimatedwithconsultation
from the local hydro commission.
Pedestrian Level Illumination
If the local municipality wishes to install pedestrian level illumination over and above any roadway
illumination that the Region may provide to illuminate either asidewalk or amulti-use trail then the
local municipality is responsible for the capital, maintenance, and operating costs for the
illumination.
This illumination will be provided either by installing luminaires on the sidewalk or trail side of
existing poles or by the installation of separate poles and fixtures where the sidewalk ormulti-use
trail is located too far from the existing pole to be effective.
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8 Parking Prohibited Loadin Off Peak One Side Bath Sides 0.10
Subtotal Geometric Factors
9 Si nalized Intersections % 80 to 100 70 to 80 60 to 70 50 to 60 0 to 50 0.15
All Major Substantial Infrequent
10 Left Turn Lane Intersections Number of Most Major Half of Major Number or 0
70
or 1-Way Major Intersections Intersections TWTL (See .
Intersections Notes 1 & 3
11 Median Width m >10 6 to 10 3 to 6 1.2 to 3 0 to 1.2 0.35
12 Operating or Posted Speed s
kmlh See Note 5 40
- 50 60 70 ~ 80
- 0.60
13 Pedestrian Activity Level
See Note 2 Low Medium High 3.15
Subtotal Operational Factors
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Percentage of Development
14 Adjacent to Road (%) (See No#e nil nil to 30 30 to 60 60 to 90 >90 0.15
4
15 Area Classification Rural Industrial 'Residential Commercial Downtown 0.15
16 Distance from Development to
Roadwa m See Note 4 >60 45 to 60 30 to 45 15 to 30 <15 0.15
17 Ambient off Roadwa Li htin Nil 5 arse Moderate Distractin Intense 1.38
18 Raised Curb Median None Continuous At All At Most At Few 0
35
Intersections Intersections Intersections= .
(100%) (51% to (~ 50%)
99%) (See Note 7)
Subtotal Environmental Factors
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19 Night-to-Day Collision Ratio <1.0 1.0 to 1.2 1.2 to 1.5 1.5 to 2.0 >2.0 (See 5.55
Note1
Subtotal Collision Factors
G + O + E + A =Total Warranting Points
Warranting Condition 60.00
Difference -
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Horizontal Curvature (Radius) at
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90 or 100 klltr : Tan nt
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gp Degree Angle 75 m
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_ 190 to 320 m
70 or 110 Degree
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or Offset Intersection
5
Downhill Approach Grades at or 3.1 to 3.9°~° and Meet 4.0 to 4.9°I° and Meet 5.0 to 7.0% and Mee >7.0°/° OR Exceeds
5
6 Immediatey Before Intersection
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If the Entersedion is singalaed.Illumination is Warranted
If the Interseelian is NOT Si nalized, Points should be Calculated on .
the Basis of EITHER the AADT Factor or the Si natization Warrant Factor.
Either
AADT (2-Way) (See Note 1)
On Major Road
and
<1000
1000 to 2000
2000 to 3000
3000 to 5D00
>5000
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7
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Volume-Based Signal
Intersection Not
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Volume-Based
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0
) Warrant is Less than
20°h Satisfied Warrant is 20% to
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5
10
Operating Speed or Posted
Speed Limit on Major Road
See Note 3
50 kmlh or Less ommun
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60 kmlh
70 kmlh
80 kmlh
90 kmllt or Over
5
11 Operating Speed or Posted
Speed Limit on Minor Road
See Note 3
50 km/h or Lass
60 kmlh
70 kmm
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Subtotal Operational Factors
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per Million Enterin 1 or 2 Collisions per Year 15
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( N y 0 Collisions per Year 1 Collision Per Year - g
Vehicles per Year and Entered
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G + 0 + E + A =Total Warranting Points
Warranting Condition
Difference D
Notes:
1 Ii the inlersecllon is not signal'¢ed the user should choose EIT}1ER the AADT factor OR the signallzation factor. The points from either Factor. but not both (actors.. may be used
for the warrant point calculations
2 The number of certain types of vulnerable pedestrians should be factored to reflect their increased need for visibility
The number of child pedestrians (ayes 12 and under) shou ld he multiplied by two and the number of senior pedestrians (aye 65 and over) should be multiplied by 1-5.
3 85th percentile nighttime speed should be used, it availabl
4 Reported collisions rounded to the nearest whole number e. Otherwise the posted speed may be used
Figure 1 D-2 - TAC Wnrrnnt, for Intersection Lighting
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Summary of Comments on Draft Illumination Policy
City of Cambridge
• The Region should continue to be responsible for illumination on Regional roads;
• The Region should adopt the warrants summarized in Appendix A of the draft
Regional Illumination Policy;
• The Region should adopt the design standards developed by the IESNA;
• The Region should adopt option 3, joint responsibility, forexpensesassociated with decorative
lighting, and any associated pedestrian level illumination that is installed within the Downtown
Core areas should be treated similarly;
• The Region should continue their practice in using only full-cutoff luminaires in order to mitigate
the concerns for obtrusive light;
• The Region should continue their practice in respect to illumination for
development applications; and
• The Region should incurall related costsfor pedestrian level illumination located outsideofthe
Downtown Core Areas, in areas within the Regional road right of way, for sidewalks or
multi-use trails.
City of Kitchener
• The Region should continue to be responsible for illumination on Regional roads;
• The Region should consider providing illumination on all Regional roads within the developed
urban boundary;
• The Region should reconsiderthe use of the IESNA illumination design guidelines instead of the
TAC guidelines when new roadway lighting has been justified by the proposed warrants with
respect to the illumination of the adjacent sidewalks;
• Where decorative lights are proposed on Regional roads within the defined Downtown core of
the City of Kitchener, or other City Council approved areas, where lights currently exist, the
Region should contribute the proportional life cycle cost of standard street lights with the City
funding the remaining cost;
• Where pedestrian scale lights are proposed on Regional roads within the defined Downtown
core of the City of Kitchener, or other City Council approved areas, that the Region contribute
50% of the cost of the pedestrian scale lights with the City funding the remaining cost; and
• The Region should continue to fund all energy costs of lighting, regardless of the style, on
Regional roads.
City of Waterloo
• The Region should adopt the criteria as set out in the Draft Illumination Policy for the installation
of illumination atintersectionsand midblocks. The Region should modifythecriteriaconsidering
street lighting on Regional roads to include transit routes or sidewalks and multi-use trails;
• The Region should continue to use the design standards developed by IESNA within the
City of Waterloo, consistent with the standards used the by the adjacent area municipalities. The
Region should implement the IESNA standards on a go forward approach to minimize the
financial impact of upgrading existing street lighting;
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• The Region should adopt option 3, where the Region should assist the local municipalities with
the expenses associated with upgrading lighting, whereby the local municipality would be
responsible for the maintenance and operating costs related to new or replacement decorative
lighting that is over and above the conventional cost to install, maintain and operate standard
lighting. The Region should provide funding towards the installation, maintenance and operating
costs equivalent to conventional illumination; and
• The City of Waterloo sees no compelling reason to download street lighting responsibility to the
area municipality, however strongly recommends that the Region modify their illumination
warrant policy to be more reflective of pedestrian and cyclist needs.
Township of North Dumfries
• No comments.
Township of Wellesley
• The Region should continue to be responsible for illumination on Regional roads;
• IESNA standards should be considered in the design of all street lighting;
• The Region should continue funding energy costs of lighting, regardless of style on
Regional roads;
• The Region should adopt Option 3a and 3b in regards to decorative lighting on Regional roads;
• The Region should assist the local municipalities with the expenses associated with upgrading
lighting on Regional roads; and
• The Township's expectation is that the Township will not be subject to any new costs for
illumination on Regional roads.
Township of Wilmot
• IESNA standards should be considered in the design of all street lighting;
Consideration should be given to providing street lighting on all Regional roads within the
settlement areas to maintain consistency while providing a safer and more secure
environment; and
• The Region should continue to be responsible for illumination on Regional roads.
Township of Woolwich
The Township of Woolwich Council:
Supports the Regional staff recommendation to endorse the Regional Illumination Policy
regarding streetlight warrants, obtrusive light and development requirements;
Supports the recommendation for streetlight design standards, with the exception of pedestrian
lighting for sidewalks on the far side of the road;
• Requests the Region to adopt IESNAguidelinesfor pedestrian lighting forsidewalks on thefar
side of the road;
Supports the Regional position regarding pedestrian level illumination for multi-use trails and
sidewalks where they are located too far from existing streetlights and require additional lighting
to be effective, that this is a local responsibility;
Supports Options 3 a) and b) respecting decorative lighting; and
• Does NOT support Regional Council's request for the area municipalities to assume all
responsibility for illumination on Regional roads.
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Warrants: It is anticipated thatthe Region will provide detail asto the number of locationswhich
satisfy the criteria and will prioritize the order of street light installation, to coincide with the
annual budget forthe program. Has a timeframe been identified to complete this survey?;
• Design Standards: Pole spacing may varyfrom approximately 30 to 55 metresdepending on the
distribution line requirements. Interspacing of poles may be required to provide the desired level
of illumination which will raise concerns from the public regarding aesthetics;
• Design Standards: In general new poles should match existing poles in an area in the event that
a line is to be extended. Where overhead distribution does not exist, WNH recommends that the
area residents be notified prior to the installation of overhead streetlight wiring. Overhead wiring
may require anchoring, which in turn may require easements on private property. Alternatively,
underground street light wiring may be advantageous in such areas;
• Decorative Lighting: In general, decorative lighting carries with it higher capital and
operating costs;
Obtrusive Lighting: WNH initiated full cutoff luminiares for municipal agencies in its service area
in approximately 1995;
• Development: Is it the Region's intent to collect the Letter of Credit to secure the funds only and
then have the local utilities collect the funds from the Developer as part of the utilities'
Subdivision Agreements, or alternatively, will the Region issue the Purchase Order and
instructions to the utilities to install this street lighting. WNH currently collects the funds for street
lighting on behalf of the municipalities; and
• Pedestrian Level Illumination: WNH is not in favourof installing pedestrian lighting on the back
side of electrical distribution poles. This is not a common practice in the industry due to
congestion and electrical clearance problems on the pole. WNH does not have the equipment to
suitably install and maintain sidewalk or walkway lighting. It would be best installed and
maintained by others.
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