Transportation Committee

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this item be amended such that staff will bring forward a report for consideration as part of the 2021 budget.

That the recommendation be amended to replace “as part of the 2022 budget” with “in 2021.”

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Transportation Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to subsection 89(3) of the procedure by-law, to expedite the process for reviewing winter operations.

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa continues to experience growth in the number of roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, and other public infrastructure it maintains; and, WHEREAS Roads Services must ensure it consistently applies an approach to meet the expectations and needs of residents across the city; and, WHEREAS the 2018/2019 winter season presented extreme conditions with 287cm of snow, over 85 hours of freezing rain, and 45 rapid freeze thaw cycles; and, WHEREAS this was further compounded by back to back snowfalls of over 25cm leading to unprecedented build-up of ice on sidewalks and residential roads which caused severe rutting of roads and ice coated sidewalks; and, WHEREAS residents and councillors have highlighted concerns with current operational approaches and identified a need for more consistent service delivery across the city; WHEREAS staff recognize the need to improve service delivery in advance of refreshing the current Maintenance Quality Standards; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Transportation Committee direct staff to conduct a service delivery review of Winter Operations, including consistency of service across the city, and report back to Committee with their findings ahead of the 2019-2020 winter season.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Transportation Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to subsection 89(3) of the procedure by-law, to allow the Manager of Right of Way, Heritage and Urban Design enough time to enter into agreement to allow third party(s) to install their bike sharing infrastructure prior to Summer 2019 cycling season.

WHEREAS the General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development does not have within the Delegation of Authority By-law (2016-369) the ability of to enter into agreements to permit bike sharing services, where a cyclist pays for the rental of a bike from a station often located in the right of way (ROW); and WHEREAS bike sharing promotes the goals of the City of Ottawa’s Cycling Strategy; and WHEREAS City staff have been monitoring the regulation of bike sharing internationally to gain a better understanding of both the business model and how other cities are adapting to an evolving industry; and WHEREAS in 2018 the City of Ottawa successfully piloted an agreement to locate dockless bike sharing stations on City ROW and City property to ensure compliance with the maintenance and liability provisions of the Encroachment By-Law and subject to concurrence with Legal Services; and WHEREAS a holistic review of bike sharing and bike parking will begin in 2019 as part of the development of a Bike Parking Strategy for the City of Ottawa; and WHEREAS the National Capital Commission (NCC) and the City of Gatineau are also reviewing bike sharing agreements and have expressed an interest in developing a consistent approach for the region; and WHEREAS the vendors will be responsible for installing/maintaining and removing bikes and dockless stations; and WHEREAS the potential locations of the sites shall be reviewed by City staff to ensure all operational and technical ap

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Transportation Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to subsection 89(3) of the procedure by-law, to expedite the process to install more bike racks in 2019.

WHEREAS one of the objectives of the City’s Municipal Parking Management Strategy (MPMS) is to “promote, establish, and maintain programs and facilities that encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation including… cycling”; and WHEREAS the MPMS directs that all parking revenues generated are sufficient to cover all related operating and life cycle maintenance expenditures and contributions to the Parking Reserve Fund (PRF) for capital projects; and WHEREAS ring and post bicycle parking funded through the PRF has only been installed within paid parking areas in accordance with MPMS objective of financial self-sustainability; and WHEREAS the installation of sufficient, high quality bicycle parking at OC Transpo bus stops throughout the City, both within and outside of paid parking areas, will encourage transit ridership and cycling by facilitating multi-modal trips; and WHEREAS staff began a pilot project in 2018 by starting the installation of ring and post bicycle parking at 50 OC Transpo bus stops within the existing budgets; and WHEREAS staff believes that ring and post bicycle parking could be installed at an additional 50 OC Transpo bus stops in 2019 within existing budgets and without having a negative impact on the annual program on the understanding that any additional funds that may be required would be provided from the Parking Reserve Fund, to an upset limit of $30,000; and WHEREAS, if approved, staff will prioritize the locations for the installation ba