Item - 2020.DI7.3
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee on February 3, 2020 and was adopted with amendments.
- See also IE14.10
DI7.3 - E-scooter Oversight and Management - Accessibility Feedback
- Decision Type:
- Presentation
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee recommends to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee that:
1. City Council prohibit e-scooters for use in public spaces including sidewalks and roads, and direct that any City permission granted to e-scooter companies be guided by public safety, in robust consultation with people living with disabilities, and related organizations serving this population.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Senior Project Manager, Transportation Services provided a presentation on the development of an oversight and management program for e-scooters.
Summary
Janet Lo, Senior Project Manager, Transportation Services will provide a presentation on the development of an oversight and management program for e-scooters, which are electric kick-scooters. The presentation will include information on recent provincial and city regulations, the status of the process to date, and will seek the Committee's feedback on accessibility considerations for the oversight of e-scooters.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/di/bgrd/backgroundfile-145137.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/di/comm/communicationfile-100633.pdf
(January 28, 2020) Letter from Kat Clarke, CNIB Foundation Ontario South (Greater Toronto) (DI.Supp.DI7.3.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/di/comm/communicationfile-100926.pdf
(January 22, 2020) Letter from David Lepofsky, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance, on behalf of 11 organizations (DI.Supp.DI7.3.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/di/comm/communicationfile-100927.pdf
(January 31, 2020) Letter from Stewart Lyons, BIRD Canada (DI.Supp.DI7.3.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/di/comm/communicationfile-100959.pdf
Speakers
Peter Athanasopoulos, Spinal Cord Injury Ontario
Motions
That Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee recommend to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee that:
1. City Council prohibit e-scooters for use in public spaces including sidewalks and roads, and direct that any City permission granted to e-scooter companies be guided by public safety, in robust consultation with people living with disabilities, and related organizations serving this population.
Vote (Amend Item) Feb-03-2020
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 7 | Members that voted Yes are Karima Ewig, Liv Mendelsohn, Michelle Petrides, Wendy Porch, Buvani Sivagnanasunderam, Howard Wax, Kristyn Wong-Tam (Chair) |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 6 | Members that were absent are Miranda Fray, Glen Hart, Stefanie Marinich-Lee, Michael McNeely, Michael Miceli, Jason Mitschele |