Imag: MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouvr Island by GoToVan is licnsd undr CC BY 2.0 Thank you for participating in this ngagmnt for th Cathdral Grov. Th Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructur is sking your input on how to addrss safty concrns at th xisting Cathdral Grov park accss whil continuing to protct inhrnt nvironmntal, social, and cultural valus. W undrstand this is a vry spcial plac. W d lik your hlp to carfully considr an approach.
What is on your mind? It is hlpful for us to undrstand what is at th top of participants minds as w start this procss. Shar your thoughts by writing a rspons to th following qustion on your stickr and post it in th forst blow: Thinking about pdstrian and traffic safty at Cathdral Grov, what do you bliv is th MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT for us to considr whn planning improvmnts? at s a f ty tr a ff ic d O ST n a M n is th d s tr ia v p li t u b n g abo o you r wh T h in k in what d c o n s id, to v s o r u fo r ral G SPECT n ts? C a th d TA NT A p r ov m im g IM P O R in p la n n r u o y t i r...w! r h s t h thoug c r conn o f R A.. p FE itis is My to ting C
MT MT HORNE HORN ORNE ORNE MACMILLAN CATHEDRAL GROVE LITTLE QUALICUM FALLS BEAUFORT PICNIC AREA CAMERON LAKES PICNIC AREA NORTH ALBERNI HWY About th Study WHY ARE WE DOING THIS STUDY? WHERE ARE WE GOING? WHAT IS THE PROCESS? Each yar roughly 500,000 visitors from around th world com to xprinc th old growth giants and unparallld bauty of Cathdral Grov in MacMillan Provincial Park. Most visitors arriv by vhicl, parking along Hwy and crossing th highway to visit both sids of th park. Th objctiv of this Study is to mak rcommndations for pdstrian and traffic safty improvmnts that could b compltd in a short-trm tim fram. HOW CAN YOU HELP? WESLEY RIDGE Port Albrni LITTLE QUALICUM RIVER RAILWAY C A M E R O N L A K E RAILWAY CHALET RD ALBERNI HWY TO QUALICUM BEACH M C B E Y C R E E K C A M E R O N R I V E R 19 19A Qualicum Bach 19A 19 Gorgia Strait Shar your xprincs as a visitor to th Park Horn Lak Camron Lak Parking dmand oftn xcds capacity which lads to unsaf manuvrs, compromising safty for pdstrians and motorists. Cathdral Grov Parking Ara Albrni Inlt A safty issu has xistd for many yars and continus to grow as traffic through th park incrass. Th Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructur aims to build and maintain a saf and rliabl multimodal transportation systm for British Columbians. Shar your xprincs using Highway and travling through th Park Discuss your viws on pdstrian and traffic safty issus and on Park valus Considr potntial improvmnts that could improv safty whil protcting important park valus During this first ngagmnt, our focus is on larning about th issus and th ara. Th input w rciv will b usd to guid dvlopmnt of pdstrian and traffic safty improvmnt options. In Spring 2019 w ll b ngaging furthr on ths options. STUDY AREA TO PORT ALBERNI
Undrstanding Park Valus Bfor dvloping pdstrian and safty improvmnt options, w d lik to bttr undrstand th various aspcts that nd to b considrd. This procss will bgin with listning and undrstanding bfor improvmnt options ar brought forward for considration. LEARNING FROM THE PAST This is not th first tim that changs in MacMillan Provincial Park hav bn considrd. Looking back at ths prvious projcts w ar larning about th cological and spiritual valus of th park and th concrns popl hav about potntial impacts. For this Study, w would lik to undrtak a thoughtful and thorough ngagmnt procss, in which w listn carfully to opinions, valus, and idas bfor options ar dvlopd. Our goal is to work with participants to find solutions that addrss both safty concrns AND protction of th park s inhrnt valus. NOTED VALUES & CONCERNS As w compil valus to b takn into this procss, w can look back at thos that hav bn prviously idntifid, including: Safty of park visitors and road usrs Opportunitis to continu visiting Cathdral Grov Potntial ffcts on an important old growth forst ara Potntial ffcts on th Camron Rivr Potntial ffcts on First Nations valus Potntial habitat impacts, notably to Roosvlt Elk, a blu-listd spcis Potntial fish habitat impacts Potntial impacts to rd-listd plant spcis in th ara Windthrow (tr blow-down) issus rlatd to tr rmoval Concrns about too much us or dvlopmnt in a natural ara Imag: P5173929 by Pavl Kromr is licnsd undr CC BY-SA 2.0 PLEASE SHARE YOUR INPUT To hlp build a mor spcific list of valus and concrns, w ask you to participat in on of th tabl discussions at this public vnt. Looking at a map of th ara, hlp us documnt important aspcts of th park, concrns you hav, or idas you would lik to suggst.
Currnt Roadway Conditions A lot happns at Cathdral Grov. To bttr undrstand how popl and vhicls intract, th Ministry has analyzd xisting roadway conditions, pdstrian movmnts, parking capacity, and vhicl movmnts. SPEED LIMITS Highway : 80 km/hr Cathdral Grov: Rducd spd to 50 km/hr with transitional 60 km/hr zons ING AREAS On primary parking lot Thr parking pull-outs Total parking capacity: 50-5 vhicls HIGHWAY SHOULDERS Narrow width <2.0m Matur trs in clos proximity to shouldr NORTH RAILWAY MACMILLAN LOT: 0 VEHICLES TRAIL PULL-OUT: 2-3 VEHICLES C A M E R O N L A K E PULL-OUT: 6-8 VEHICLES LITTLE QUALICUM FALLS LEGEND Park Boundary Cathdral Grov Trail Spd Limits 50 KM/HR 60 KM/HR 80 KM/HR Parking TO PORT ALBERNI TRAIL PULL-OUT: 2-3 VEHICLES C A M E R O N I V E R R TO QUALICUM BEACH Parking Ara Dsignatd No Parking Zon Narrow Shouldr (<2 m pavd width)
Safty Improvmnts to Dat Ovr th yars, svral safty improvmnts hav bn implmntd at Cathdral Grov. Ths hav improvd conditions by incrasing motorist awarnss and slowing vhicls. Howvr, safty concrns still xist. YOUR SPEED 50 km Spd Limit & Ovrhad Flashing SLOW Warning Signs No Lft Turn Signs km/h Spd Radr Boards Advis motorists if thy r within th postd spd limit PREPARE TO STOP Pdstrian Sign Emphasiz th nd for xtrm caution in th ara Rmind motorists to mind thir spd as thy ntr th park Advis motorists thy cannot turn lft into th parking ara RAILWAY MACMILLAN YOUR SPEED PREPARE TO STOP TRAIL PREPARE TO STOP YOUR SPEED km/h LITTLE QUALICUM FALLS I V E R NORTH km/h TO PORT ALBERNI TRAIL R C A M E R O N TO QUALICUM BEACH
About th Issu: Pdstrian Movmnts Thousands of popl travl through Cathdral Grov daily. Most park-gors cross th highway to visit trails on both sids Pdstrians on th highway and uncontrolld crossings incras th potntial for an accidnt that could hav srious consquncs. Pdstrians walk along highway shouldrs from parkd vhicls to park dstinations, at tims walking in vhicl travl lans NORTH RAILWAY MACMILLAN TRAIL C A M E R O N L A K E LITTLE QUALICUM FALLS Groups of 1-20 popl cross th highway at a tim, oftn including childrn, infants in strollrs, and th ldrly TO PORT ALBERNI On avrag, during a twohour priod on a summr day 530 TRAIL LEGEND Pdstrians Park Boundary Pdstrian Movmnt C A M E R O N Parking R I V E R Parking Ara TO QUALICUM BEACH Thr is no dsignatd crossing point or tim pdstrians cross whn traffic stops or slows, at tims waiting svral minuts or running to bat vhicls pdstrians cross th highway in at Cathdral Grov Highway Cathdral Grov Trail Dsignatd No Parking Zon Narrow Shouldr (<2 m pavd width)
About th Issu: Parking Th location of th park mans most visitors arriv by prsonal vhicl, with som arriving by tour bus. Parking dmand oftn xcds capacity at mid-day Popl travl many kilomtrs to visit Cathdral Grov. Bcaus th park is a dstination, popl want to complt thir visit vn if th parking lot is full. This can lad to visitors parking in unsaf ways. Vhicls parkd on narrow shouldrs affct roadway widths, impacting pdstrian and motorist safty ING DEMAND OFTEN EXCEEDS CAPACITY Typically in summr, th parking aras ar ovr capacity btwn 10 am to pm. Counts show parking dmand oftn rachs twic th capacity at this tim. Blow ar numbrs from parking counts compltd in th past thr summrs. Capacity = 50-5 Vhicls oftn park in no-parking zons whn dsignatd lots ar full Thursday, August 25, 2016 2:30 pm 85 cars 5 RVs Friday, August 18, 2017 11:30 am 8 cars 6 RVs 1 bus 3 motorcycls Thursday, August 23, 2018 11:30 am 111 cars Largr vhicls lik buss and RVs oftn doubl park, impacting sight-lins for pdstrians and drivrs
About th Issu: Vhicl Movmnts Daily volums ar havist in midday (11 am to pm). Wkly volums ar havist Friday aftrnoon and Saturday mid-day Ovr 10,000 vhicls pass through Cathdral Grov on Hwy daily. Many stop to visit th park. During sit analysis, vhicls at Cathdral Grov wr obsrvd using th highway as a loading zon, conducting U-turns and thr-point turns in th travl lans, rvrsing into oncoming traffic, and backing up About 90% of th traffic is passngr vhicls. Th rmaining 10% ar havy vhicls and rcrational vhicls across both highway lans. TRAFFIC IS INCREASING Priodic traffic counts show a stady incras in th numbr of vhicls passing through Cathdral Grov. 5,800 9,200 10,900 vhicls/day in 1987 vhicls/day in 2005 vhicls/day in 2017 Long platoons of motorists following slow-moving vhicls ar frquntly obsrvd on th highway Eastbound (towards Qualicum Bach) Hourly Traffic Volums Vhicl Volum / Hr 600 500 00 300 200 100 Wstbound (towards Port Albrni) Hourly Traffic Volums Vhicl Volum / Hr 600 500 00 300 200 100 Park visitors us a rang of manuvrs to accss th park, many illgal 0 0-1 1-2 2-3 3 - - 5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-1 1-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 22-23 23-2 Hour of Day 0 0-1 1-2 2-3 3 - - 5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-1 1-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 22-23 23-2 Hour of Day Wkday Wknd-day Wkday Wknd-day
Looking Ahad Aftr rviwing input and gathring idas, options to addrss safty concrns will b considrd. Th focus will b on idntifying projcts that could b implmntd in a short-trm tim fram. WHAT TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE CONSIDERED? Ovr th yars, a rang of idas hav bn suggstd for improving pdstrian safty, parking capacity, and traffic safty around Cathdral Grov. This Study could look at idas such as: Improvd pdstrian movmnts Upgrads to xisting parking aras Additional parking WHAT S NEXT? For th rmaindr of 2018 w will continu to rciv input and idas. Plas provid your initial input by January, 2019. In Spring 2019, watch for: An input summary postd on th Projct wbsit at: www.ngag.gov.bc.ca/cathdralgrov Announcmnts about nxt stps in th procss and opportunitis to b involvd Nw trail connctions Saf U-turn locations Improvd safty along th highway shouldrs Improvd signag and markings Othr idas? What issus or concrns do you think nd to b addrssd if ths typs of improvmnts ar considrd? What othr idas should b considrd? Plas fill out a qustionnair to shar your thoughts. STAY CONNECTED www.ngag.gov.bc.ca/cathdralgrov BC Transportation and Infrastructur @TranBC BC Transportation @TranBC
How to Shar your Input Cathdral Grov is a valud plac. W would lik to har your input, concrns, or suggstions. This input will b usd to dvlop and valuat safty improvmnt options that ar carfully alignd with th valus of th ara. Plas tak a fw minuts to rcord your thoughts. Hr s how: TALK WITH US MOTI staff and projct tam mmbrs ar hr today to discuss your concrns, larn nw information, and to listn to your idas. Plas say hllo! FILL OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE Fill in a papr qustionnair today or onlin at www.ngag.gov.bc.ca/cathdralgrov Imag: MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouvr Island by GoToVan is licnsd undr CC BY 2.0 PARTICIPATE IN A DISCUSSION Join a discussion tabl to talk with th projct tam and othr participants about your valus and concrns QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Plas contact th Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructur Phon: 250-751-3126 Email: cathdralgrov@gov.bc.ca Imag: Cathdral Grov 2 by Sang Trihn is licnsd undr CC BY 2.0
MacMillan Provincial Park Cathdral Grov, locatd in MacMillan Provincial Park, is on of th most accssibl stands of giant Douglas fir trs on Vancouvr Island. Hr visitors can stroll through a ntwork of trails undr th shadow of towring ancint Douglas-fir trs, majstic pillars untouchd by th modrn world som mor than 800 yars old. Old Grow t h Trail Old Gro w th Trail To Qualicum Bach Imag: Cathdral Grov #2 by Rum Bucolic Ap is licnsd undr CC BY 2.0 Imag: MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouvr Island by GoToVan is licnsd undr CC BY 2.0 Imag: Cathdral Grov - Old Growth Forst - Vancouvr Island BC - Canada - 0 by Adam Jons, Ph.D. is licnsd undr CC BY-SA 3.0 To Port Albrni Big Tr Trail Establishd in 197, MacMillan Provincial Park protcts and prsrvs an intrnationally significant rprsntativ xampl of Douglas fir old-growth forst within th Coastal Wstrn Hmlock Biogoclimatic Zon. Th park is 301 hctars in siz. Visitors com from across Canada and throughout th world to xprinc th coastal old growth trs, wildlif, cultur, and history of this spcial ara. Imag: MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouvr Island by GoToVan is licnsd undr CC BY 2.0 LEGEND Parking Toilts Point of Intrst Slf-guidd Trail Park Boundary To Port Albrni MacMillan Provincial Park SEE TRAIL DETAIL Scal in mtrs To Qualicum Bach Littl Qualicum Falls Provincial Park 0 100 200 300 00 500 Living Forst Trail