City of Windsor – Transport Terminal Land Use Study – 2020 November 16

Rules for LCVs include that they:

• Can only operate on designated divided highways (primarily 400-series highways).

• Can only access destination terminals within two kilometres of highway interchanges, and only if routes have been carefully assessed and approved by a municipality.

• Must have special safety equipment, including enhanced braking requirements and an electronic stability control system.

• May not drive in or through the GTA or the City of Ottawa during rush hours.

• May not carry more weight than existing multi-axle tractor-trailers.

• May not operate at the start and end of long weekends.

• May not carry dangerous goods that would require a warning on the vehicle's exterior.

• May not carry livestock.

• Must avoid driving in bad weather or slippery conditions.

• May not exceed 90km/hr.

There are two approved LCV routes in the City of Windsor. One route begins from the EC Row Expressway and Huron Church Road interchanges, continues north on Huron Church and then westerly on Malden Road, terminating at Brunet Drive. The second route begins at the Highway 401 and Provincial Road/County Road 46 interchange, continues northwest on Provincial Road and terminates at 1790 Provincial (former Loading Compound used for the marshalling, sorting, loading and unloading of automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles for shipment to other destinations).

Municipal Policy & Regulatory Environment

Municipalities adopt policies that provide direction on matters such as traffic calming, complete streets, and transportation master plans. Pursuant to various Provincial Acts, municipalities have the authority to designate truck routes, regulate heavy and oversized loads, the idling of vehicles, and on-street parking, permit, prohibit and regulate land uses including parking on private property, maintain property standards, and licence businesses. Relevant adopted and pending policies, studies, and by-laws include:

Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP) – The purpose of the Active Transportation Master Plan is to make walking, cycling, and transit safe, affordable, convenient, normal, and fun ways to travel for residents and visitors. The plan addresses all aspects of active transportation, including strategy, planning policies, procedures and best practices, infrastructure, initiatives, and programs, and includes an implementation plan. Developing a safe and integrated active transportation network for Windsor is a key objective of ATMP.

Bike Parking Policy (Pending) – Transportation Planning is in the initial stages of developing a Bike Parking Policy that will address bike parking in the right-of-way, bike parking at municipal facilities, and encouraging bike parking on private property outside the development application framework. Transportation Planning will engage with the Planning Division to update the bicycle parking requirements in the Zoning By-laws, with the aim of basing bicycle parking on land use and geographic location (e.g. Central Business District, Business Improvement Areas) instead of the number of motor vehicle parking spaces provided.