Appendix: IFS required content
A comprehensive list of 29 items required for an Initial Feasibility Study (IFS) of the proposed cable car system.
Appendix: IFS required content.
Cable car component.
Cable car route alignments should avoid going directly over existing buildings, if possible, and avoid angle tower locations, if possible. The shortest route over ocean water, is preferred. The land owners will set sensitive areas to be avoided and preferred employee entrance locations for best terminal locations.
Identify parking lot "park and ride" space, locations near cable car stations with parking capacity. (On west side of harbour, there are two natural clear sloping open spaces, one in the National Historic Park and the other northward in DND property down an existing closed road). Current Historic Park parking lot has 100 car spaces, 3 bus spaces, 4 handicap spots and 4 EV charging spaces.
Block views from overhead cable car riders or avoid routes with secure sensitive views over adjacent houses, submarine berths, and First Nations reserve.
Discuss coordination and timing of cable car passenger egress and transit bus availability and scheduling or waiting times affecting ridership. Need for constant transit bus availability at cable car stations to load passengers for full transit performance of the corridor.
Research and evaluate induced static electrical or radiation effects from Navy ship radar or base radar on gondola cables and cable cars.
Investigate placing cable car towers in harbour ocean, in shallower areas or on rock outcroppings or rock islands in harbour to reduce span or height. (Depth range from 35-40 feet)
Minimum height clearance over Navy ships superstructure (to be confirmed with Navy), probably 40-50 meters.
At Fisgard light house, potential cable car tower must be behind lighthouse, not in front.
No gondola cables allowed over berthed navy ships, re dropping hazards.
Discuss emergency evacuation techniques of passengers from stalled transit cable cars stopped over harbour ocean and land.
10 Discuss risk of blocking harbour from sabotaged cable falling and cable cars falling into ocean. Discuss prevention.
Discuss service levels, hours/day and days/week of operation.
Outline operating speed of cable and detachable cable cars in station speed, while loading and unloading.
Outline staffing requirements to operate cable cars .
Estimate number of single occupant cars would be removed.
Are any angle stations proposed? Where, at what cost?
How many cable cars are proposed and outline capacity of cable cars, seated and standing room. (3s cable allows standing in more stable cablecars). Use transit style seating. Larger detachable cable cars could be proposed, if beneficial.
Outline the height of the various steel towers.
Outline handicap accessibility into/out of cable cars and cable car stations.
Outline detailed design timeline and time to order, construct cable, towers, stations then to deliver and install steel towers, stations, string cable and test system.
Outline BC Safety Authority role and inspections required.
Outline expected lifetime of cables, towers, cable cars , electrical controls.
Identify and evaluate potential of cable car extension westward 1.5 km to Colwood Transit Exchange to eliminate intermediate bus transfers. Include a referral to West Shore Parks and Recreation Society (Juan de Fuca Rec.)
Discuss peak loading demand in AM and PM from DND, Seaspan and Graving Dock workers impact and ability of cable car system to accommodate demand.
If cable car route connects to E&N corridor, discuss suitability of converting E&N rail corridor, in this section, to Bus transitway eastbound into Victoria from Admirals Road to Esquimalt Rd. ( time benefits, exclusive bus use, less congestion, cost , impact on neighbours, road crossings, signalization etc.
Outline remote cameras proposed and public address announcement systems.
Outline online information systems for public information on wait times, occupancy %full, etc.
Outline critical service elements that would make this cable car transit route more attractive to transit riders on other routes or car drivers to get out of their cars.
Discuss potential benefits of cable car over harbour to Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations Treaty Negotiations land claim on RRU land and other federal lands in Colwood. Are there any First Nations concerns or objections to this proposal?
Estimate the CO2 reduction resulting from the transition of commuters from compact or mid sized cars to this cable car/ transit route.
Bus transit components.
- Current BC Transit bus routes serving HMC Dockyard are #15 to Downtown Victoria, #46 West Shore via Admirals, OIH, Goldstream, Jacklin to West Hills, #26 Tillicum, Uptown to U.Vic.
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