Annex D - Glossary Area traffic management: Processes and techniques to preserve neighbourhood iveability by mitigating undesirable effects of vehicle travel including excessive volumes and speeds, aggressive driver behaviour and the creation of unfavourable conditions for walking and cycling Asset management: Measures to preserve the physical integrity of infrastructure by managing its condition and determining optimal reinvestment and renewal schedules Barrier-free: A design characteristic that maximizes accessibility for persons with disabilities Bus lane: A roadway lane dedicated for use by public transit vehicles that may be open to mixed traffic at some hours of the day or days of the week, and that may also be open to other vehicles such as carpools, taxis or bicycles Bus rapid transit (BRT): Fast, frequent, limited-stop bus service that operates within an exclusive rightof- way or with priority measures over mixed traffic in shared corridors Carpool: A vehicle with two or more occupants who are ridesharing Carpool lanes: A roadway lane dedicated for use by carpools (i.e. vehicles meeting minimum occupancy criteria, usually two or three persons) and buses, that may be open to mixed traffic at some hours of the day or days of the week, and that may also be open to other vehicles such as taxis or bicycles Carpool parking lot: A location for carpool participants to park their cars and consolidate into one vehicle, usually located at or beyond the edge of the urban area Cash-in-lieu of parking: A practice permitting developers to pay a charge in lieu of constructing the minimum parking spaces required by zoning regulations, thereby financially enabling the provision of Cityowned public parking facilities Central Area: The area defined in the City's Official Plan -- Schedule B that includes LeBreton Flats, Parliament Hill and the business district to its immediate south plus the areas around the Rideau Centre and the ByWard Market Cordon: An imaginary line composed of one or more screenlines, usually enclosing a geographic area Development charges: A charge levied by the City of Ottawa on new development to help pay for growthrelated infrastructure development Environmental assessment: A planning process that is mandated by provincial and federal legislation, and that requires the systematic identification and mitigation of the effects of transportation projects on all aspects of the environment Greenbelt: A band of green space 200 square kilometres in size, owned by the National Capital Commission and comprising the Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, farms, research institutes, forests and wetlands, that separates the older urban portions of Ottawa from its newer suburban communities and rural areas Growth management strategy: A comprehensive strategy identifying long-term objectives for Ottawa's physical, social and economic development, and actions to achieve them Inner Area: The section of the City bounded by the Ottawa River, the rail line, and the Rideau River Kanata West: The part of Urban Area between Kanata and Stittsville and north of Hazeldean Road. Level of service: An indicator of the quality of operating conditions that may be applied to cycling or walking facilities (to reflect connectivity, convenience and comfort), transit service (to reflect speed, reliability and frequency) or roadways (to reflect the ratio of vehicle demand to roadway capacity, and resultant delay) Light rail transit (LRT): Rail transit technology capable of operating in a variety of physical environments, ranging from exclusive right-of-way to mixed traffic environments on public streets, as single vehicles or multiple-vehicle consists Modal share: The percentage of person-trips made by one travel mode, relative to the total number of person-trips made by all modes Modal split: The percentage of person-trips made by either transit or automobile, relative to the total number of person-trips made by motorized modes (i.e. transit and automobile, combined) Multi-use pathways: Off-road facilities for travel by walking, cycling and other modes such as in-line skating, that serve both recreational and utilitarian travel needs OC Transpo: The identity of the City's public transit system O-Train: The identity of the rail component of the City's public transit system Para Transpo: Identity of the specialized door-to-door transit service provided for persons with disabilities Park & Ride lots: Parking lots, usually located at rapid transit stations, that allow automobile users to transfer to and from transit service in a convenient manner Peak hour: The hour of greatest person-trip demand within a given peak period Peak period: A period of high person-trip demand on weekday mornings and afternoons, generally measured as two hours long in the morning and two-and-a half hours in the afternoon Performance measurement: Monitoring of indicators that enable an understanding of conditions, actions and impacts that describe progress towards key objectives Person-trip: A trip made by one person using any mode of travel Rapid transit: Fast, frequent, high-capacity transit service provided using either bus or rail technology, operating in an exclusive right-of-way or otherwise undelayed by mixed traffic in shared corridors Ridesharing: Shared use of a motor vehicle by two or more persons to make a trip, when they would otherwise travel separately Screenline: An imaginary line that crosses all major transportation facilities in a corridor, typically drawn along a feature (such as a river or railway) having a limited number of crossing points Transit priority measures: Strategies to increase transit operating speeds and transit travel time reliability in mixed traffic, such as traffic signal priority or queue jumps Transitway: A rapid transit facility in the form of a roadway designed for the exclusive use of buses and other authorized vehicles Transportation demand management (TDM): A range of strategies that encourage individuals to reduce the number of trips they make, to travel more often by non-driving alternatives, to travel outside peak periods and to reduce the length of their trips. Transportation system management (TSM): A range of strategies that maximize the efficient operation of the road system through operational measures and localized infrastructure modifications, for the benefit of all modes of travel Transportation vision: An expression of what a desirable future transportation system might look like, and how it can benefit residents Truck route system: A network of designated roadways that have been designed and constructed to permit and withstand use by heavy trucks Urban Area: The area defined in the City Of Ottawa Official Plan as urban which includes all lands inside the Greenbelt, the Greenbelt itself, and the three urban communities outside it Urban Cycling Transportation Network: A network of existing and planned cycling facilities in the urban area, primarily located on arterial roads, that is intended to serve the needs of utilitarian cyclists |
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