Prepared for: Ontario Inc. CHICKADEE GROVE COMMUNITY PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TOWN OF CALEDON TRANSPORTATION OPINION LETTER

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1 Prepared for: Ontario Inc. CHICKADEE GROVE COMMUNITY PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TOWN OF CALEDON TRANSPORTATION OPINION LETTER T01 October 2016

2 October 06, Mr. Domenic Porretta President Ontario Inc. 129 Rowntree Dairy Rd, Unit # 16 Woodbridge, ON L4L 6E1 Dear Mr. Porretta: Subject: Transportation Opinion Letter Chickadee Grove Community Proposed Residential Development Glasgow Road and Chickadee Lane, Town of Caledon 1.0 Introduction MMM Group Limited (MMM) was retained by Ontario Inc. to prepare a Transportation Opinion Letter in support of Chickadee Grove Community, the proposed residential expansion area located generally at the intersection of Glasgow Road and Chickadee Lane in the Town of Caledon. The site location is shown in Figure 1 and covers Rounding Out Area B, as identified within the Bolton Residential Expansion Study. This site can accommodate approximately a population of 630 people, and the proposed development area is shown in Figure 2. This letter is to provide a high-level review on the available gateways for site traffic, and the potential impact of this development on the road network in this area. Our findings are documented herein. 2.0 Gateways Based on the road network in this area, the expected primary gateways for the site-generated traffic to enter and exit this area are summarized in Table 1. TABLE 1. GATEWAYS FOR THE SITE-GENERATED TRAFFIC Direction Gateways North Emil Kolb Parkway to access Regional Road 50 East Coleraine Drive to access King Street West South Coleraine Drive West King Street

3 Not to Scale LEGEND Site J:\01 PROJECTS\2016 Jobs\ DBR (Glasgow and Chickadee)\Figures, Fig1-Prop.Loc FIGURE 1 Proposed Site Location 06/10/2016

4 Not to Scale FIGURE 2 Proposed Development Area J:\01 PROJECTS\2016 Jobs\ DBR (Glasgow and Chickadee)\Figures, Fig2-Prop.Site 06/10/2016

5 Transportation Opinion Letter Chickadee Grove Community Proposed Residential Development Glasgow Road and Chickadee Lane, Town of Caledon Given the type and location of this development, it is expected that the majority of this residential traffic would use the East and South gateways. To have a preliminary understanding of the existing traffic conditions from a quantitative perspective at these gateways, the peak hour traffic volumes were estimated based on the most recent Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) data obtained from the Region of Peel, together with the characteristics of these roadways. The relevant information is summarized in Table 2. The AADT data is also appended to this letter. TABLE 2. ESTIMATED PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC VOLUMES LOCATION ROAD CHARACTERISTICS 2015 AADT King Street West (0.3 km west of Station Road) Coleraine Drive (0.15 km south of Harvest Moon Drive) Regional road; Two-lane cross-section. Regional Road; Four-lane cross-section with a centre Two-way Leftturn lane. * AADT divided by (10 x 2 x the number of lanes per direction). ESTIMATED PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC PER LANE* 9, , Based on the above results and our experience on similar projects, it is our professional opinion that the primary gateways for the site traffic will likely have considerable capacity to accommodate future traffic growth. It is also noteworthy that other options for route choice are available, and the site traffic is not limited to the above-noted gateways. 3.0 Trip Generation The trip generation associated with the proposed land use was based on the rates contained in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual, 9 th Edition. TABLE 3. TRIP GENERATION SITE-GENERATED PEAK HOUR TRIPS PROPOSED USE (ITE LAND USE CODE) Single Family Detached Housing (210) PERSONS WEEKDAY A.M. PEAK HOUR Inbound Outbound WEEKDAY P.M. PEAK HOUR Inbound Outbound It can be seen that the highest hourly volume of site traffic for one direction is a modest 116 vehicles. Given the fact that the majority of these trips would be distributed to the gateways where reserve capacity is available, it is expected that the site traffic would have very minor impacts on the road network in this area. 2

6 Transportation Opinion Letter Chickadee Grove Community Proposed Residential Development Glasgow Road and Chickadee Lane, Town of Caledon 4.0 Conclusions Since the area road network has significant reserve capacity and the magnitude of site traffic is moderate, it is our opinion that the trips generated by this development are not expected to have any adverse impacts on the road network in this vicinity. We trust that the above adequately addresses the transportation-related needs for the Region of Peel s approval with respect to including the site in the Regional Official Plan Amendment (ROPA) for the expansion of the Bolton settlement boundary. However, should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience. Yours very truly, MMM GROUP LIMITED David B. Richardson, P.Eng., PTOE Senior Project Manager Transportation Planning Fei Yang, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Project Engineer Transportation Planning J:\01 PROJECTS\2016 Jobs\ DBR (Glasgow and Chickadee)\MMM - Glasgow and Chickadee - Transportation Opinion Letter_ docx 3

7 STATION_ID ROAD_NAME LOCATION DIR NUM_LANES Y_2015_NE Y_2015_SW KING STREET 0.3 KM WEST OF STATION ROAD/DEER VALLEY DR. EW COLERAINE DRIVE 0.15 KM SOUTH OF HARVEST MOON DR. NS