Transit Commission

T. Tierney: WHEREAS an error was discovered on pages 8 and 9 of the above-noted report after publication of the Commission Agenda ; AND WHEREAS amendments have been made to Table 2 (Policies on pets at other North American Transit Agencies) to reflect that the STO (Gatineau) now allows small pets in carriers on board their transit service, and a revised report has been issued ; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the report be amended by substituting the Revised Table 2 attached to this motion for Table 2 in the report and revising the discussion section to reflect that all 18 agencies allow pets onboard transit vehicles . Revised Table 2: Policies on pets at other North American Transit Agencies Agency Pets allowed Carrier/leash Pet size Time of day restrictions BART (San Francisco) Yes Carrier No No Calgary Transit Yes Leash or carrier No No CTA (Chicago) Yes Carrier Small pets only No DART (Dallas) Yes Carrier No No ETS (Edmonton) Yes Carrier No No MARTA (Atlanta) Yes Carrier No No MBTA (Boston) Yes Leash or carrier Small pets in containers during peaks, non-service dogs on leashes allowed during off-peak Metro (Los Angeles) Yes Carrier No No MetroTransit (Minneapolis) Yes Carrier No No MTA (New York) Yes Carrier No No San Diego Trolley Yes Carrier No No Sound Transit (Seattle) Yes Carrier No No STM (Montréal) Yes Carrier No No STO (Gatineau) Yes Carrier Small pets only No TransLink (Vancouver) Yes Carrier No No TriMet (Portland) Yes Carrier No No TTC (Toronto) Yes Leash or carr

T. Mattila-Hartman: That Recommendation 1 a) to provide that the General Manager to permit and regulate the carriage of bicycles onboard transit vehicles and in stations, be amended such that bicycles continue to be permitted at all times on the Trillium Line.

J. Leiper: Whereas staff have recommended to Council that bicycles not be allowed on light rail during peak periods; and, Whereas the utility of LRT will be increased when it is incorporated into the multi-modal trips made by residents, including to and from locations not in close proximity to an LRT station; and, Whereas it would be desirable to accommodate bicycles on the Confederation Line and Trillium Line to the maximum extent possible, including during peak times; Therefore be it resolved that OC Transpo permit bicycles on the Confederation and Trillium lines without time restrictions, subject to extraordinary demand management, and the proposed restrictions on designated door boarding and storing in the multiuse area only, and that the Transit By-law be amended accordingly. Be it further resolved that staff review the operations for one year, including the collection of data on usage and impacts, with a report to be submitted to the Transit Commission by Q3 2019 Q1 2020 being after one year of operations .

B. Crew: Be it resolved that report recommendation 1a. be amended to read as follows: a. Giving authority to the General Manager for a period of 15 months after operations commence on the O-Train Confederation Line to permit and regulate the carriage of bicycles onboard transit vehicles and in stations, and that the General Manager report back to the Transit Commission and Council on the implementation of regulations under this delegated authority before it expires ; And that that the timeframe for staff to report back per the Motion N O TTC 27/02 be amended accordingly to Q1, 2020 .*