Staff Report #2
April 27, 2022
To All Commissioners
Re: 2022 Shelter Program
Recommendation
That the Commission APPROVE the following list of warranted locations for installation of non-advertising shelters in 2022:
- Western south of Phillip Aziz northbound
- Hamilton at Highbury eastbound
- Cherryhill at Platts Lane westbound
- Dundas at Clarke eastbound
- Huron at Sanford eastbound
- Riverside at Wilson westbound
- Gore at Firestone eastbound
- Hamilton at Clarke westbound
- Hamilton at Crimson westbound
- Hamilton at Crimson eastbound
- Oxford west of 3M westbound
- Commissioners at Meadowlilly eastbound
- Commissioners at Meadowlilly westbound
- Commissioners at Highbury eastbound
- Pond Mills south of Bradley southbound
- Adelaide south east Osgoode nearside northbound
- Clarke at Charterhouse southbound
- Southdale east of Wharncliffe westbound
- Lighthouse at White Sands northbound
- Marie Currie School
- Capulet at Oxford southbound
- Wonderland at Village Green southbound
- Nixon at Southdale southbound
- Richmond at Windermere southbound
- 160 Cherryhill Place
- Fanshawe College Blvd at Fleming southbound
- Cherryhill at Cherryhill Blvd
- Sanford south of Huron southbound
- Proudfoot at Forest Hills westbound
- Wellington at Bradley southbound
Background
On March 14, 2018, the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario signed an Integrated Bilateral Agreement (the Agreement) to deliver up to $7.47 billion to Ontario for public transit infrastructure by March 31, 2028. The funds are distributed across Ontario based on transit ridership. London’s municipal transit ridership is the fifth largest in the province resulting in an allocation of $204.88 million. The Agreement identifies a provincial target of increasing the modal share of public transit and active transportation by at least 25%. To be eligible, individual projects must meet at least one of the following outcomes as stated in the Agreement:
- improved capacity of public transit infrastructure
- improved quality and/or safety of transit systems
- improved access to a public transit system
The Agreement also states that public transit projects and active transportation projects that connect citizens to a public transit system need to be consistent with a land-use or transportation plan or strategy.
At its meeting of March 25, 2019, the Strategic Priorities and Policy of Committee of Council determined the projects that would be submitted to the Provincial and Federal governments for consideration under the Investing in Canada – Public Transit Infrastructure Stream (PTIS). The outcomes were confirmed by Municipal Council at the March 26, 2019 meeting. The list of projects recommended by civic administration for consideration included $1.1 million for bus stop amenity improvements, including the installation of 60 additional shelters across the transit network.
The 2020 work plan was to have seen 30 of the additional shelters installed by fall of 2020 with the remaining 30 shelters installed in 2021. With the declaration of a global pandemic and resulting shutdowns, the program was deferred to 2021.
In 2021, 26 shelter locations were installed as part of the PTIS program, noting additional locations were to have been installed in 2021 however there were some constructability issues that have been carried over to be addressed as part of the 2022 program. The 2022 program will see the installation of the final 30 locations as set out in Table I. Shelter pad installation is anticipated to be completed by September 2022 with the shelter installations occurring between October and November.
Table I below, sets out the warranted shelters for the 2022 installation. All shelter locations have already been approved for installation by the City of London and should not require any private encroachment agreements.
Table I- 2022 Shelter Installation Locations
| Stop ID | Stop Name | Routes Served |
| 2290 | Western south of Phillip Aziz northbound | 2,9,33,102 |
| 860 | Hamilton at Highbury eastbound | 3,5 |
| 382 | Cherryhill at Platts Lane westbound | 20,33 |
| 550 | Dundas at Clarke eastbound | 2 |
| 1015 | Huron at Sanford eastbound | 15,25,27 |
| 1603 | Riverside at Wilson westbound | 2,9,12,19,20,102 |
| 2647 | Gore at Firestone eastbound | 5 |
| 2657 | Hamilton at Clarke westbound | 3 |
| 2654 | Hamilton at Crimson westbound | 3 |
| 2655 | Hamilton at Crimson eastbound | 3 |
| 1277 | Oxford west of 3M westbound | 36 |
| 2215 | Commissioners at Meadowlilly eastbound | 24 |
| 2216 | Commissioners at Meadowlilly westbound | 24 |
| 2453 | Commissioners at Highbury eastbound | 10,24 |
| 1402 | Pond Mills south of Bradley southbound | 30 |
| 64 | Adelaide SE Osgoode Near Side northbound | 10 |
| 396 | Clarke at Charterhouse southbound | 3,5 |
| 1706 | Southdale east of Wharncliffe westbound | 10 |
| 2478 | Lighthouse at White Sands northbound | 24 |
| 1340 | Marie Curie School | 17 |
| 2390 | Capulet at Oxford southbound | 20,27,91 |
| 2136 | Wonderland at Village Green southbound | 7,10,15,24 |
| 1236 | Nixon at Southdale southbound | 4 |
| 1521 | Richmond at Windermere southbound | 90 |
| 375 | 160 Cherryhill Place | 20,33 |
| 2231 | Fanshawe College Blvd at Fleming southbound | 25,27 |
| 371 | Cherryhill at Cherryhill Blvd | 20,33 |
| 2273 | Sanford south of Huron southbound | 15,25,27 |
| 2342 | Proudfoot at Forest Hills westbound | 20,33 |
| 1927 | Wellington at Bradley southbound | 10,13 |
Next Steps
To maintain consistency of shelters across the system, Avanti shelters manufactured by Daytech Ltd. will continue to be installed at all locations. The cost for 30 shelters, including installation is $218,250 and is consistent with the budget allocations in the PTIS project approval.
Each shelter location will also require the installation of a concrete pad. Subject to Commission approval, a Request for Quotation will be issued for installation of concrete pads at all 30 locations. A recommendation for award of the contract relating to the request for quotation will be presented at the Commission’s May 25, 2022 meeting.
Recommended by:
Katie Burns, Director of Planning
Concurred in by:
Kelly S. Paleczny, General Manager