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IBI Group
Who we are
IBI Group is a multi-disciplinary firm providing a broad range of transportation consulting expertise and related planning, architectural and engineering services throughout North America and abroad. Formed in 1974, IBI Group is a partnership that employs some 600 persons in 17 offices across Canada, the United States, Europe and the Middle East. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.
IBI Group brings its extensive expertise in transportation planning and intelligent transportation systems services to York's rapid transit initiative. The company's transportation planning experience includes bus and rail rapid transit, transit operations, transit-oriented development and transportation demand/transit ridership forecasting. IBI has also become a world leader in the application of intelligent transportation systems technologies and advanced public transportation solutions to efficiently manage and operate transportation systems. The company's experience spans all modes of transportation for people and goods including urban and inter-urban road, transit, rail, air and marine.
The firm has carried out numerous planning studies, economic feasibility studies and design/implementation projects for many high capacity transit facilities throughout North America and abroad. IBI Group's particular strength is the tremendous knowledge base and experience of its staff with respect to transit planning, transit operations and associated issues including integrated planning and delivery of transit and related land use. In York Region, IBI Group has completed numerous land use and transportation related projects, including the recent development of a five-year service plan for York Region Transit.
Other transit related projects that have established IBI Group's credibility in the field of transport planning include:
- Planning and design of the Vancouver-Richmond Rapid Bus Project
- Development of the Ottawa-Carleton Diesel LRT Pilot Project
- Feasibility studies for a Toronto Airport Rail Link
- Continuing involvement (with Delcan) on the Toronto Union Station Improvement Program, on behalf of GO Transit
- Scoping, planning and concept design for the Northwest Corridor Bus-Rapid-Transit Project in Minneapolis
- Feasibility, conceptual design, preliminary engineering and detailed design for the Orange County Centerline LRT Project in Orange County, California
What we've done
The Molson Centre |
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The Molson Companies Limited |
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1992-1996 with construction 1994-1996 |
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$275 million |
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IBI Group, in joint venture with Daniel Arbour & Associates (DAA) provided site selection, negotiations with the owner of the site, the concept design, development of the functional program, program and project management, and plan and design of the |
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This project involved the design and construction of a hockey arena, new commuter rail station and renovation of the existing Windsor Station. This major urban project is a catalyst for strengthening the economy in Montreal, focusing the core around the historic Dominion Square and Windsor Station. The principal component of the project is the new home for the Montreal Canadiens. The requirements of modern hockey created the need for a new and modern arena to replace the Montreal Forum. The new arena can seat approximately 21,500 people for hockey games. It is integrated into an urban complex which uses as its main gate the historic concourse of Windsor Station. The comprehensive project comprises Windsor Station which includes several elements: the Molson Centre arena, three future office buildings, a new rail terminus for the suburban train network for greater Montreal, improvements to the access to the metro and a series of public spaces destined to respond to the needs of the new functions. The project involved a major reconstruction of Windsor Station and the CPR headquarters facilities. New platforms and a new concourse for the commuter rail network were constructed, taking into account possible future expansion of the network. Rail operations were continued throughout the construction phases.
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Urban Rail Detailed Conceptual Engineering and Environmental Study |
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Orange County Transportation Authority |
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1996 - 1999 |
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$5.8 million |
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IBI Group is the Prime Consultant on this three-year $5.8 million effort that represents OCTA's first step in the Preliminary Engineering phase of its urban rail project. The project has a very aggressive schedule, and a project of this scope is the first of its kind in the history of Orange County. The major objectives of the study include identifying a final route alignment, station planning, technology selection, conceptual engineering and the preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report/Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a 28-mile urban rail system by the end of 1999. In addition to the alignment and engineering details, a significant component of the study involves working closely with the affected Corridor Cities to develop complementary land use, urban design and station plans to enhance the urban appeal of the Corridor and maximize transit ridership and redevelopment around stations.
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Los Angeles to San Diego via Orange County High-Speed Rail Program EIR |
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California High-Speed Rail Authority |
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$25 billion |
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IBI Group is leading a team of ten subconsulting firms in undertaking the formal environmental clearance process of this effort for a 130-mile segment of the proposed 750-mile, $25 billion statewide high speed rail network. This program-level environmental process will analyze the impacts of high-speed train corridor alternatives, different operating systems and technologies, alternative station locations and their relationship to land use, and coordination with other modes of transportation, in order to assist the California High Speed Rail Authority in seeking the most appropriate alternatives for the system. Much of the effort focuses on incremental improvements within the LOSSAN corridor, the existing rail corridor linking Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Woodward Corridor Transit Alternatives Study |
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Detroit Transportation Corportation |
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IBI Group, recently completed this study. It examined alternative methods of providing rapid transit service in the Woodward Avenue Corridor, Detroit's main street. Technologies examined were bus rapid transit (BRT), commuter rail, automated guideway transit (AGT), and light rail transit (LRT). This study also included a major public consultation effort. City and state agencies are negotiating funding to proceed to the next stage of more detailed planning and design work.
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Ottawa-Carleton Diesel LRT Demonstration Project |
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Ottawa-Carleton |
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This demonstration project involves the implementation of diesel LRT technology in an existing railway right-of-way to serve the Central Area of Ottawa. The project was implemented through a negotiated process in which the private railway company constructed the stations, and made the necessary rail line improvements and a public agency leases the vehicles and operates the service. IBI Group carried out the preliminary feasibility study and planning analyses to establish priorities, recommend alignment, type of technology and staging, and developed pre-design concepts for the stations.
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Vancouver-Richmond Rapid Bus |
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Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (Translink |
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IBI Group was the prime consultant for the engineering and service design of a Rapid Bus system between downtown Vancouver and the City of Richmond. The project covers 20 kilometers and includes 37 stations/stops and 40 articulated buses. It incorporates a dedicated bus right-of-way for a portion of its length, and features passive signal priority, queue jump lanes and active signal pre-emption to facilitate mixed traffic operation. The project also includes curbside Rapid Bus stations, automated fare collection, a passenger information system and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL).
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Toronto Union Station Improvement Program |
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GO Transit |
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IBI Group is part of the project management team which is leading the upgrading of Union Station in Toronto for much increased GO Transit regional rail services. Union Station is by far the busiest passenger terminal in Canada and the main hub in Toronto's transportation system. The project management team is investigating future requirements and developing specific implementation measures to increase capacity and improve passenger and train movements to meet future needs, which involves a doubling in GO Transit ridership. To achieve this objective, the program plan includes numerous projects covering the station building, passenger handling facilities, corridor rail plant and passenger information systems.
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Feasibility Analysis of New GO Transit Routes |
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GO Transit |
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IBI Group was retained by GO Transit, the authority responsible for regional rail services in the Greater Toronto Area, to examine the feasibility of establishing three new commuter rail routes. Each possibility was examined in terms of potential level of service, feasibility of establishing the level of service, patronage and revenue, and capital and operating costs. For the route that appeared to be most feasible, consultations were held with governments and private agencies to determine if there were possibilities of cost sharing. Discussions on implementing the route are ongoing.
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Los Angeles Basin Commuter Rail Services |
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway |
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IBI Group was retained by the AT&SF Railway to conduct preliminary studies of the facilities for commuter rail services on the lines in the Los Angeles Basin. Potential station locations were defined and preliminary layouts for many of these stations were developed in order to determine property requirements. This property was subsequently transferred to Metrolink for new commuter rail services.
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Québec-Windsor High Speed Rail |
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Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) |
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IBI Group, jointly with another firm, served as project manager for a major project to assess the feasibility of high speed passenger rail service in the corridor linking Québec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Windsor, on behalf of the Government of Canada and the Provinces of Québec and Ontario. This was a comprehensive project which included physical and operational planning of the proposed services, detailed market, revenue and cost estimates, and an assessment of the financial feasibility of the proposed high speed rail service and its impact on other transportation modes in the corridor. The project also included technological and operational options, alternative routings, financial requirements and cost-benefit analysis.
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Toronto Airport Rail Link |
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Transport Canada |
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On behalf of Transport Canada, IBI Group carried out the pre-feasibility study for a rail link between downtown Toronto and the International airport. All forms of rail transit were investigated and one concept was elaborated, costed and recommended. Recently Expression of Interest from private concerns have been invited. | |
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