Transportation Committee

WHEREAS the Council Expense Policy requires that funds transferred to City operations from a Member’s Constituency Services Budget be accomplished by a Council motion; and WHEREAS Council has approved such expenditures when asked; and WHEREAS Members recognize that the intent of the Expense Policy is to ensure that Members do not add ongoing operating budget pressures without Council consent; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Transportation Committee recommend that City Council approve an amendment to the Council Expense Policy that would permit Members to purchase those traffic control measures that staff agree will not add ongoing budget pressures without the need for a motion, to be effective only for the remainder of this term and to be reviewed as part of the next term's Governance Review.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Transportation Committee approve the addition of this Motion re speed reduction on Bank Street for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to subsection 84(3) of the procedure by-law (being by-law no. 2006-462).

WHEREAS there is currently a high volume of cyclists, pedestrians, cars and buses that travel along the Bank Street corridor; and WHEREAS the opening of Lansdowne is anticipated to intensify traffic by all modes, especially along the section of Bank Street from Riverdale Avenue to Chamberlain Street; and WHEREAS the safety and protection of residents, visitors and the local community is paramount to the City; and WHEREAS the Glebe Community Association has requested that the speed limit on Bank Street be reduced to enhance the safety of all users of the road and most specifically cyclists and pedestrians; and WHEREAS current traffic speeds are consistently operating below the current speed limit along the section of Bank from Riverdale Avenue to Chamberlain Street; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the speed limit on Bank Street between Riverdale Avenue and Chamberlain Street be set at 40 km/h.