Item - 2015.PW7.5

Tracking Status

PW7.5 - Ten Year Cycling Network Plan: Project Update and 2016 Implementation Program

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

Committee Decision

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee requested the General Manager, Transportation Services to:

 

a. consider the entire Woodbine Avenue corridor in the scope of work for the 2016 Implementation Program for the Ten Year Cycling Network Plan.

 

b. consider University Avenue for inclusion in the Ten Year Cycling Network Plan.

Origin

(September 8, 2015) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

Transportation Services is currently developing a ten year plan for expanding and improving the City's cycling network. Once completed, in 2016, the Ten Year Cycling Network Plan will serve as a comprehensive roadmap and workplan, outlining the City's planned investments in cycling infrastructure over 2016-2025. This report provides an overview of the Ten Year Cycling Network Plan process undertaken to-date and identifies the proposed 2016 implementation of this plan, for consideration in the 2016 Capital Budget process. A final report will be submitted to Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in 2016 with options for Ten Year Cycling Network Plan implementation for the remainder of the ten year program.

 

The Ten Year Cycling Network Plan will build on the City's existing network of cycling routes by identifying potential cycling network projects to fulfill the project mandate:

 

1.  Connect the gaps in our existing Cycling Network;

2.  Grow the Cycling Network into new parts of the City; and

3.  Renew the existing Cycling Network routes, to improve their quality.

 

Since November 2014, a significant amount of cycling impact analysis as well as public and stakeholder consultation has been underway for this project. Feasibility assessment and implementation planning is currently underway. Where possible, projects are being identified for coordination with planned capital work.

 

The 2016 implementation program recommends approximately 41 lane-km of on-street cycling network routes to grow, connect and renew the existing cycling network, as well as the initiation of three major corridor studies. The deliverables recommended in this report represent the outcome of cycling impact analysis, feasibility analysis, capital works coordination and consultation. Transportation Services is continuing to conduct feasibility analysis and consultations regarding these 2016 recommendations. 

Background Information

(September 8, 2015) Report and Appendices 1 and 2 from the General Manager, Transportation Services, on Ten Year Cycling Network Plan: Project Update and 2016 Implementation Program
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-83532.pdf

Communications

(September 17, 2015) E-mail from Michael Polanyi (PW.New.PW7.5.1)
(September 17, 2015) E-mail from Dennis DaCosta (PW.New.PW7.5.2)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Robert Zaichkowski (PW.New.PW7.5.3)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Alex Korobchevsky (PW.New.PW7.5.4)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Adam Clare (PW.New.PW7.5.5)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Brian Berry (PW.New.PW7.5.6)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Colman Jones (PW.New.PW7.5.7)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Laura Smales (PW.New.PW7.5.8)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Sergiy Cherevko (PW.New.PW7.5.9)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Gordon Yanchyshyn (PW.New.PW7.5.10)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Taylor Martin (PW.New.PW7.5.11)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Kathlene Willing (PW.New.PW7.5.12)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Asa Weinstein, Vice President, Meredith Heron Design (PW.New.PW7.5.13)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Allison MacKellar (PW.New.PW7.5.14)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Matt Worona (PW.New.PW7.5.15)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Brendan Morrissey (PW.New.PW7.5.16)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Bill Barber (PW.New.PW7.5.17)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Matt Hilder, M.Sc. Candidate, Planning, University of Toronto (PW.New.PW7.5.18)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Sondra vander Vaart (PW.New.PW7.5.19)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Laura Adams (PW.New.PW7.5.20)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Peter Bird (PW.New.PW7.5.21)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Dave Colangelo (PW.New.PW7.5.22)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Trevor Smith (PW.New.PW7.5.23)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Drew Woods (PW.New.PW7.5.24)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Cara Chellew (PW.New.PW7.5.25)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Diane Jansen (PW.New.PW7.5.26)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Robert Reinhard (PW.New.PW7.5.27)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Georgina Wilcock (PW.New.PW7.5.28)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Ted Parkinson (PW.New.PW7.5.29)
(September 18, 2015) E-mail from Francisco Rivas (PW.New.PW7.5.30)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Leslie O'Reilly (PW.New.PW7.5.31)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Barbara Leiterman (PW.New.PW7.5.32)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Cliff and Debra Mewdell (PW.New.PW7.5.33)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Lisa Schokking (PW.New.PW7.5.34)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Michael D. Arkin (PW.New.PW7.5.35)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Tod Levi, Katie Kilroy-Marc, Odin Levi and Fiona Levi (PW.New.PW7.5.36)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Matthew Kerry (PW.New.PW7.5.37)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Felix Whitton (PW.New.PW7.5.38)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Robert Wallis (PW.New.PW7.5.39)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from David Simmons (PW.New.PW7.5.40)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Marco Lo, MD, CCFP, Ryerson Medical Centre (PW.New.PW7.5.41)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Katrusia Balan (PW.New.PW7.5.42)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Kathleen Mackey (PW.New.PW7.5.43)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (PW.New.PW7.5.44)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Dave Steinberg (PW.New.PW7.5.45)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Aliza Shupac (PW.New.PW7.5.46)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Tim Kraan (PW.New.PW7.5.47)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from MOVED TO PW7.2 - Phylis Coles, President, GWNA (PW.New.PW7.5.48)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Adriano Agiuar (PW.New.PW7.5.49)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Trevor McLeod (PW.New.PW7.5.50)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Sheila Miller (PW.New.PW7.5.51)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Burns Wattie (PW.New.PW7.5.52)
(September 20, 2015) Letter from Geoff Kettell and Louis Fliss, Co-Captains Cycle 26 (PW.New.PW7.5.53)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Daffyd Roderick (PW.New.PW7.5.54)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Jonah Brotman (PW.New.PW7.5.55)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Doug Pritchard (PW.New.PW7.5.56)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Alison Stewart (PW.New.PW7.5.57)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Katie Wittmann (PW.New.PW7.5.58)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Jesse Edwards (PW.New.PW7.5.59)
(September 20, 2015) E-mail from Michael Holloway, Member, Cycle Toronto Ward Advocacy Group (PW.New.PW7.5.60)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Jamie Thiers (PW.New.PW7.5.61)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Sam Bootsma (PW.New.PW7.5.62)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Barbi Lynn Lazarus (PW.New.PW7.5.63)
(September 19, 2015) E-mail from Nalin Sahni (PW.New.PW7.5.64)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Richard Ellen (PW.New.PW7.5.65)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Sophie Tremblay (PW.New.PW7.5.66)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Martine Holmsen (PW.New.PW7.5.67)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Jeffrey Levitt (PW.New.PW7.5.68)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Graham Lavender (PW.New.PW7.5.69)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Juliet Palmer (PW.New.PW7.5.70)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Michael Bolton (PW.New.PW7.5.71)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Nancy van Keerbergen and Ian Rogers plus Henry and Benjamin Rogers (PW.New.PW7.5.72)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Richard Vaughan (PW.New.PW7.5.73)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Dr. Peter Sakuls (PW.New.PW7.5.74)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Arthur Klimowicz (PW.New.PW7.5.75)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Peter Low (PW.New.PW7.5.76)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Donna Patterson (PW.New.PW7.5.77)
(September 22, 2015) E-mail from Sylvia Slaughter, Cycle Toronto Board Director, Co-chair of Ward30bikes Advocacy Group (PW.New.PW7.5.78)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Phil Pothen, Barrister and Solicitor, Master of Landscape Architecture, Juris Doctor (PW.New.PW7.5.79)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Doug Kuntz, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network (PW.New.PW7.5.80)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Derek MacNeil (PW.New.PW7.5.81)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Michael Black, Walk Toronto (PW.New.PW7.5.82)
(September 21, 2015) E-mail from Jared Kolb, Cycle Toronto (PW.New.PW.7.5.83)
(September 22, 2015) E-mail from Consuelo Castillo (PW.New.PW7.5.84)
(September 23, 2015) E-mail from Carol Knibbe (PW.New.PW7.5.85)
(September 22, 2015) Submission from Hamish Wilson (PW.New.PW7.5.86)

Speakers

Hamish Wilson
Jared Kolb, Executive Director, Cycle Toronto
Sylvia Slaughter, Board of Directors, Cycle Toronto
Councillor Mike Layton
Councillor Joe Cressy

Motions

1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon (Carried)

That the General Manager, Transportation Services be requested to consider the entire Woodbine Avenue corridor in the scope of work for the 2016 Implementation Program for the Ten Year Cycling Network Plan.

Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Sep-22-2015

Result: Carried Majority Required
Total members that voted Yes: 4 Members that voted Yes are Chin Lee, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson (Chair)
Total members that voted No: 2 Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday, Ron Moeser
Total members that were Absent: 0 Members that were absent are

2 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon (Carried)

That the General Manager, Transportation Services be requested to consider University Avenue for inclusion in the Ten Year Cycling Network Plan.

Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Sep-22-2015

Result: Carried Majority Required
Total members that voted Yes: 4 Members that voted Yes are Chin Lee, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Ron Moeser, Jaye Robinson (Chair)
Total members that voted No: 2 Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday, Anthony Perruzza
Total members that were Absent: 0 Members that were absent are
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council