Outside of the two BIAs, the review to date suggests that there are issues that will need time to develop and analyze solutions for Wyandotte Street East, or that significant physical changes to the roadway will be required in order to provide bicycle infrastructure.
Risk Analysis:
Risks for temporary lane closures were identified in report C 85/2020.
There are moderate timing risks associated with the installation of temporary parking pick-up zones. Some of the factors that affect how quickly a zone is installed after a request is received are outside of Administration`s control (e.g. utility locates, if a new stanchion is required for signage). These timing risks are inherent to the type of work required; it is recommended that they be tolerated.
Financial Matters:
Costs to implement a pedestrian curb lane zone were provided in report C 85/2020. These costs are given in Table 1. These costs are for a zone 200 m in length; a zone of this length would serve several businesses. Shorter pedestrian curb lane zones would have lower cost overall, but higher cost per metre.
Table 1: Pedestrian Curb Lane Costs
| Item | Cost for 200 m lane closure | |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase Barrels |
Rent Barrels |
|
| Total (Approximate) Initial Set Up & First Month Cost | $5,786 | $4,883 |
| Ongoing Monthly Cost (Approximate) | $1,800 | $2,335 |
The cost to implement a temporary parking pick-up zone is $500 per space. Costs per space may be lower for a zone that is several spaces long, since multiple spaces could be served by the same set of signs.
This expenditure is not included in any approved capital project or operating budget item. If approved, the one–time implementation costs for this initiative would increase the unbudgeted COVID related financial impacts to the City that will need to be mitigated.
In BIAs with metered parking, the replacement of metered spaces with a temporary parking pick-up zone would cause a decrease in revenue from parking fees. The impact of this decrease in revenue would depend on the number and location of the metered parking spaces that were impacted. The Pillette Village and Riverside BIAs do not have on-street metered parking spaces.