CYCLING
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Attendance
|
Committee: David Rawcliffe, Vice-Chair Arup Mukherjee Gerald Corbett Carole Robertson, Accessibility Rep. Peter Miasek Christopher Sauer, MEAC Rep. Agency Members: Vi Bui, Region of Megan Johnson-Lui, York Catholic District School
Board Wincy Tsang, Smart Commute 404-7 |
Regrets: Councillor
E. Shapero Councillor
L. Kanapathi Winston
Stewart Andrew
Tronchin Nancy
Letman, Staff Consultants: Dave
McLaughlin, Jay
Cranstone, Staff: L. Mele,
TDM Coordinator J. Kee,
Committee Clerk |
The Cycling
and Pedestrian Advisory Committee convened at
1. WELCOME
Ms.
Mr. Christopher Sauer, representative of the
Markham Environmental Advisory Committee (MEAC), was also welcomed to the
meeting. It was noted that recent
meeting dates of both Committees have been held on the same evenings, and the
Chair noted that in future, CPAC would endeavour not to meet on the third
Thursday of each month to accommodate Mr. Sauer.
2. MINUTES
OF THE
COMMITTEE
MEETING HELD ON
Mr. Lorenzo
Mele, TDM Coordinator, advised that at the last meeting, Committee had
requested staff to report back on the reasons for use of concrete over asphalt
for multi-use pathways and the costs involved.
Copies of a memorandum dated
Moved by Mr. G. Walter
Seconded by Ms. R. Woodroffe
That the
minutes of the Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting held on
And that
the memorandum from staff, dated
CARRIED
3. RESIGNATION OF MEMBER
The Chair advised that a letter had been received from Ms. Jenika Wong, newly appointed Member to CPAC, advising of her resignation as she is unable to provide the necessary time and commitment to the Committee.
Moved by D. Rawcliffe
Seconded by P. Miasek
That the letter of resignation from Ms. Jenika Wong be received with
regret;
And that the position be declared vacant.
CARRIED
4. TRAILBLAZERS TANDEM
CYCLING CLUB - PRESENTATION
The representative of the Trailblazers group was not able to attend.
5. CPAC BUSINESS
Mr. Lorenzo Mele, TDM Coordinator, delivered
a presentation on the Draft 2010 CPAC Business Plan. It was noted that at the last meeting, there had been some discussion
regarding the length of the Member’s term of office, and copies of the current
Terms of Reference for the Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee were
distributed for information, in addition to a list of the current membership
and term of office.
Mr. Mele reviewed the following items relating
to the Business Plan:
- Overview and summary of 2010
Budget; $25,000 is for public education and outreach
- 5-Year Network Implementation
Program
- Pedestrian Network
Implementation
- Pilot Project – Bicycle Racks –
- Bicycle Route Map
- Kids CAN-
Pilot
Program Expansion
- Bike to Work Day/School/Smart
Commute 404-7
- Major Mackenzie/Don Cousens
Parkway Multi-Use Pathway Official Opening
The Chair noted that this was Committee’s opportunity to provide feedback
to Mr. Mele regarding the draft Business Plan, and the following matters were
raised:
- concern re obstacles
on sidewalks; continuous sidewalks should be included in Plan and there should
be no “interrupted” sections; encourage coordination with other municipalities
where current sidewalks stop; 5-year sidewalk plan should be reviewed in
conjunction with the Region of York Inter-municipal committee
- safety issues and rehabilitation of sidewalks - current
process involves an annual sidewalk inspection to identify cracks and other
trip hazards; Members were requested to bring specific concerns forward to
subsequent CPAC meetings;
- staff was requested to clarify the $1.8 Million relating to
the 2010 Sidewalk Program; is this for design only and/or construction
- clarification
requested regarding the role of CPAC with respect to the Sidewalk Program and
engineering studies; Mr. Mele noted that studies are carried out by consultants
Members discussed the third bullet on Slide 5
stating: “Study and research pedestrian and cyclist conflicts on sidewalks” and
asked staff to explain its intent. It
was suggested that the statement should include reference to “automobiles” and
“safety”. Mr. Mele advised that there
have been instances of cyclists riding on sidewalks because they may not feel
safe on the road and that there have also been a number of pedestrian-cyclist
collisions. The proposed study would
gauge the extent to which this is an issue affecting the implementation of the
pedestrian network. Staff will come back
with terms of reference and a study approach.
Mr. Mele provided some details of the pilot
project that is being proposed for bicycle racks at specific locations on
Committee was advised that the date for Bike
to Work Day has been changed to
The feasibility of holding an “Official
Opening” in the fall of 2010 for the Major Mackenzie/Don Cousens Parkway
Multi-Use Pathway was briefly discussed, and it was noted that there is still
no signage. Mr. Mele will provide more
information at the next meeting regarding the viability of a fall event.
Mr. Mele provided a listing of upcoming
outreach event opportunities for Committee’s involvement. Events include: Markham Home Show; Unionville
Festival; Markham Village Festival;
Due to time constraints this evening, the
Chair requested Members to forward any comments on the draft Business Plan to
Mr. Mele as soon as possible, so that the feedback can be incorporated into a
final draft Business Plan to be distributed to Members prior to the next
meeting. Members were advised that staff
would like to present the 2010 CPAC Business Plan to Council once it is
finalized by Committee.
6. 5 YEAR CYCLING, PATHWAYS
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM –
Mr. Dave
McLaughlin, Consultant,
Mr.
Cranstone advised that the
Copies of a
“key map” were distributed displaying the locations of the projects, and Mr.
Cranstone provided descriptions of each.
The detailed information sheets and photographs of the projects were
circulated around the table.
Mr. Mele advised that ranking of the projects
will be done later after more information is available with respect to
opportunities, constraints, property acquisitions, hydro corridor approvals use,
etc.
The Chair thanked Mr. McLaughlin and Mr. Cranstone for the presentation, and requested Members
to provide any comments or questions to Mr. Mele, who will forward the
information on to the Consultants. In
response to a request by Committee, a copy of the “project criteria document”
included in the presentation will be forwarded to all Members by email.
7. INTEGRATED LEISURE MASTER
Councillor Erin Shapero and Councillor Logan Kanapathi were in attendance
briefly at the beginning of the meeting to advise that they were unable to
attend the CPAC meeting this date as they would be attending the Public Meeting
scheduled this evening regarding
Members had before them copies of the four-page summary of the draft
Master Plan report and project and were advised that detailed information on
the full report is available on the Town’s website. Comments will be received up to
The Chair requested Members to review the information and follow-up on
line with any comments relating to cycling and pedestrian issues. If there were any questions, Members were
directed to contact Mr. Mele at the Town office.
8. DATE
OF
The next meeting of the Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee was confirmed to be:
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by G. Corbett
Seconded by D. Rawcliffe
That the Cycling and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee meeting adjourn. (
CARRIED