Comment – Provide a sleeve service for 181 Cambridge on the account of a very large Silver Maple Tree.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – This is currently the planned approach for this service.
Comment – Have City co-own Silver Maple Tree.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Determination of tree ownership is not part of the scope of works, however, this inquiry can be forwarded to the appropriate city department.
Comment – Drop off (2) Services, (1) for sanitary, (1) for sump pump.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – The scope of work is to replace existing active services to the property line. Only combined sewer service replacement for each property is included in this project. This request to provide a separate service to the property line for sump pump will be forwarded to City AMB for consideration.
Comment – Move the double CB’s located north of MH 07 to a point downstream (south) of MH 07. The pipe has a slightly steeper slope here.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Noted, since the Info Session the sewer profile has been adjusted to be essentially the same on both sides of the MH. In order to avoid conflicts with existing utilities and services the CB will remain north of the MH, but will be converted to a single surface inlet.
Comment – When estimating flows in the sewer, should account for infill/intensification. The new developments increase imperviousness and usually connect directly to the sewer. As it is now the section of Cambridge from Christie has no CB’s.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Noted, a population projection exercise has been undertaken by planning staff to account for intensification in the design. Impervious percentages are already quite high within this sewer reach (i.e. c-values of 0.7 to 0.8+), and future large developments will be required to control stormwater on site to pre-development conditions in accordance with current standards.
Comment – Make sure CB’s have ICD’s. I didn’t see them on the cross-sections.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – All catch basins within the projects will be fitted with inlet control devices complete with odour traps.
Comment – Please keep the dead-end south of Somerset.
Number of Respondents – 2
Response – This is currently the planned approach.
Comment – Is it possible to look at supporting documents, reports/other drawings?
Number of Respondents – 2
Response – Please contact the City Project Manager directly.
Comment – Requested the results of the traffic and road use survey.
Number of Respondents – 2
Response – Please contact the City Project Manager directly.
Comment – Had sewer service lateral replaced 10 years ago. Water is now draining into the basement through the asphalt and service trench. Hoping that a note is made of this and that the new asphalt will resolve the problem.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Noted, all roadway asphalt and sidewalks will be replaced, and road surface drainage improved. If this issue is as a result of conditions on private property, it will not be corrected as it is outside the limits of this project.
Comment – Welcome the wider sidewalks but concerned for snow removal (often limited to one lane after any significant snowfall).
Number of Respondents – 3
Response – The planned 8.5m road platform (with wider sidewalks) is as per the City standard for local roadways. With the exception of the “Woonerf” area, snowplowing and snow removal operations should therefore be in keeping with standard practice for local roadways.
Comment – The assertion that narrow streets result in slower traffic is absurd, as is the assessment that Cambridge North has “low traffic volume”.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Traffic Volumes from October 2018 showed 17 vehicles traveling north and 83 vehicles traveling south along Cambridge Street North over a 24-hour period. Roadway narrowings (including lane narrowings) are an identified traffic calming measure in the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Canadian Guide to Traffic Calming.
Comment – Traffic calming needs to be dealt with. Continues to be high traffic volumes with people looking for parking and speeding (especially after finding the dead end).
Number of Respondents – 3
Response – Traffic calming measures are being implemented as part of this project, including lane narrowings, and the addition of speed humps and a mid-block curb extension.
Comment – Parking issues need to be dealt with.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Appropriate signage will be placed along the project limits to clearly identify legal parking limits.
Comment – Pleased to hear the street is getting an infrastructure upgrade with a complete repave of the road.
Number of Respondents – 2
Response – Noted.
Comment – Additional traffic calming measures such as speed bumps and/or bump-out would be a useful addition. Measures beyond street narrowing should be considered as permanent solutions.
Number of Respondents – 5
Response – Additional traffic calming measures are being implemented as part of this project. Two speed humps will be installed within the Christie to Somerset block of Cambridge Street North, also with a mid-block curb extension (narrowing). Speed cushions will also be installed at the north (entrance) end of the woonerf (which will be reinstated with this project).
Comment – A traffic study, formal or informal would be helpful for the City to observe the extent of local traffic.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Noted, based on traffic counts and observations, the City is planning to reinstate existing traffic calming measured, and install additional traffic measures (in particular, between Christie and Somerset).
Comment – Welcome the wider sidewalk, however skeptical that the narrower road will reduce speeding on my block.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – The 8.5m recommended road width is as per the City standard for local roadways. Roadway narrowings (including lane narrowings) are an identified traffic calming measure in the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Canadian Guide to Traffic Calming.
Comment – Concerned that more water flowing south down the hill will cause flooding at the low point of the street in front of 275 Cambridge St. N.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Catch basins will be installed at appropriate spacing and locations within Cambridge Street North. It is however acknowledged that inlet control devices (ICDs) will be installed in the catch basins to limit inflows to the capacity of the receiving sewer system. Overland flow will however continue down Cambridge Street North (south of Christie) towards Gladstone.
Comment – If I need to redo my sewer line from basement, do I need to complete this work ahead of City’s work, or after, or doesn’t matter? If our sewer line needs to be laid down first, is there a depth range I need to follow? Who is responsible to connect our sewer line to City’s?
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – The City contractor will replace/rehabilitate all active sewer services up to the limit of the ROW. Timing of any works on private property are entirely up to the property owner, however based on past projects it is usually easier done after the City’s work is completed, in order to avoid conflicts, etc. In rare situations, the City’s awarded contractor may be open to doing the private work for the homeowner at the same time as the City’s works, however they often do not want to do this work. With regards to depth, the services drain by gravity, so they usually have to be installed at the same depth as existing. There are some cases where the City’s contractor will lower the service a bit, if they find it is not deep enough currently.
Comment – It does not make sense to put in concrete sidewalks (for the woonerf). Leave the entire surface as asphalt.
Number of Respondents – 5
Response – This is currently the planned approach. The surface will be asphalt.
Comment – Keep stamped asphalt pattern (in the woonerf).
Number of Respondents – 2
Response – A stamped asphalt will be reinstated within the woonerf section of Cambridge Street North.
Comment – Please keep the trees if possible.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Protection measures will be implemented during construction to ensure trees are impacted as little as possible. Please note that trees within the woonerf will need to be removed to construct the new sewer. New tree will be planted in their place.
Comment – Please provide a version of the design for the woonerf that includes 1) the existing as-built dimensions (esp. clear width for vehicles), and 2) proposed new dimensions with new planters.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – The proposed planters in the woonerf have been sized to maintain the required clear widths throughout. A 2.0m wide clearance along the outer edges of the roadway is being proposed at planter locations. This is currently 1.5m to 1.8m wide.
Comment – Please circulate landscape plans showing plant types for the woonerf planters (consider hosting a block meeting with the Councillor because residents are very interested in this).
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – An inventory of the existing plantings within the woonerf and curb extensions has been completed. Areas that will be impacted will be reinstated with plantings to match existing or better (as appropriate).
Comment – Please do not do removals for the planters until construction begins on our block (Woonerf).
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Provisions will be included in the contract to ensure the Contractor does not undertake woonerf removals until work is set to begin within the block.
Comment – Please be aware and consider accessibility for the residents of Bruyère Long-term care, who use various mobility devices. Please consider meeting with and consulting the residents of Bruyère directly.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Noted. The design adheres to the City of Ottawa Accessibility Design guidelines. Requirements for safe passage of pedestrians will be included in the construction contract as a requirement of the awarded Contract.
Comment – It strikes me as odd that the planter size is being diminished so as to widen the sidewalks when the entire woonerf is meant to be a place that is less friendly to car traffic and better for pedestrians and cyclists! We are being told that this is also so that the road way is kept as wide as to not impede traffic. We want traffic impeded!
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Clear space for vehicles to navigate the woonerf will be unchanged. The space on the back side of the planters will be increased to 2.0m, from the current 1.5m to 1.8m. Although we acknowledge the woonerf is a shared space, this small increase in space behind the planters is a requirement of City Transportation Planning, as the resulting space will comply with current standards.
Comment – I am concerned that landscaping that I have done in my front yard will inevitably be ripped up and up to this point no one has approached myself or neighbours. We have also planted perennials in the main planters.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Prior to construction, a site investigation will be completed which includes a photographic inventory to document the pre-construction condition of all landscaping items. Any private landscaping or gardens that are impacted by the work will be reinstated, however, the City encourages homeowners to temporarily relocate any special plants, flowers, etc. that are located in gardens on City property until construction is complete.
Comment – Proposed street narrowing and sidewalk widening. Great
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Noted.
Comment – Narrow pavement width at Bulb-outs at Primrose and Christie. The existing bulb-out at Primrose, designed by the City as part of the Woonerf and the 1994 Somerset Heights Traffic Calming Plan, restricts the pavement width to about 6m. This is to discourage traffic from even turning on to Christie. While perhaps not "best practice" it has been effective these many years. The new bulb-outs at both Christie and Primrose should maintain this asphalt width.
Number of Respondents – 2
Response – The narrowed pavement widths at Primrose and Christie will remain the same as existing.
Comment – Provide a bulb-out in front of 188-192, to provide visual obstruction. Arthur St which was reduced from 11 to 9m some years ago has two such bulb outs.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – A mid-block curb extension (bulb-out) is proposed in front of 184-186 Cambridge Street North.
Comment – Trees in all bulb-outs.
Number of Respondents – 2
Response – Trees will be planted in curb extensions where deemed appropriate, given space, location (site lines), maintenance, etc.
Comment – Road Closure Redesign – There are three important criteria behind the community's push to replace the present design. One is aesthetics. Another is to have a design of sufficient visual mass, so that it is apparent that it is closed, when seen from Christie. There is also a desire for a visual separation of the noise and bustle of Somerset St from the Cambridge St's residential character. And, of course, bicycle passage is necessary.
Number of Respondents – 2
Response – The proposed design is in keeping with City Standards for road closures where emergency vehicles may require passage. The design will provide improved aesthetics and safe passage for cyclists, while also improving visibility for vehicles approaching from the south. In consultation with Ottawa Fire Services, it has been confirmed that space for passage of emergency vehicles is a necessity at this location, and therefore a hard feature closure across the entire width of the street is not an option.
Comment – Representations were made at the public meeting that the closure had to be permeable for emergency vehicles. There are many, many dead-end streets throughout the city where this obviously doesn't apply. As well there are many closures of formerly through streets which are permeable only to pedestrians and bicycles. (e.g. Elm and Spruce between Preston St. and City Centre St.)
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Ottawa Fire Services does not support a permanent obstruction of this location. As per OBC 3.2.5.6., a dead-end more than 90m from a crossing street (this is approximately 150m from Christie) requires a turnaround to be provided. As a turnaround cannot be provided at this location, the closure must allow access for emergency vehicles.
Comment – Discreet bollards needed at very outside edges of sidewalk; similar to existing. The present ones had to be added due to drivers mounting the present 1.5m sidewalk to circumvent the closure. Even more necessary for a 2m sidewalk.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Bollards will be installed on both sides of the roadway and concrete planter boxes will be installed between the sidewalk and the bicycle ride over on both sides of the roadway to prevent motorists from maneuvering around the road closure.
Comment – Snow clearing operations usually leave a hill of snow across the present closure. This causes a large lake of water across the road and even sidewalks. Locating a catch basin just uphill of the closure might be wise.
Number of Respondents – 1
Response – Comment noted, and will be passed on to operations for their information.