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That the Transit Commission receive
this report for information per Transportation Committee Motion 19/3 of 6
June 2012:
Moved by Councillor D. Deans:
WHEREAS the “Statement of
Work to Review and Update the Transportation Master Plan, Ottawa Pedestrian
Plan and Ottawa Cycling Plan” includes a number of transit-specific policies
and projects, including the following:
• Determining
the cost of travel for all modes of transportation and their differential
impacts on the tax rate (ACS2011-CCS-TRC-0005);
• Assessing
the feasibility and priority of a rapid transit rail solution to Orleans at
the earliest opportunity (MOTION NO. 16/7);
• Developing
a rapid transit strategy between Barrhaven and Bayview via Riverside South,
including a potential extension of the existing O-Train
(ACS2012-ICS-TRA-0003).
• Prioritizing
the major transit projects across the city to support growth, ridership
demand and the affordability model;
• Reviewing
and updating the overall strategic direction and associated policies as
required, including targets for transit, walking and cycling;
• Reviewing
rapid transit infrastructure and service requirements including transit
intensive and transit priority corridors and fleet requirements, including a
strategy for the development of the rapid transit corridor from Bayview to
Riverside South to Barrhaven, including a potential extension of the O-Train
further south, including an assessment of the feasibility and relative
priority for a rapid transit rail solution to Orleans at the earliest
opportunity, and including an assessment and prioritization of rapid transit
needs for Kanata and Barrhaven;
• Identifying
the funding gap between “what is required” and “what is affordable”,
including a review of the capital and operating costs of various
transportation modes and their impacts on the tax rate for the provision of
these services; and
• Developing,
in conjunction with Transit Services, effective multi-modal trip options that
include bike-to-transit and rack-and-roll programs; and
WHEREAS the Transit
Commission’s Terms of Reference, Sections 11 and 12, states that the Transit
Commission shall, as follows:
Review and make recommendations
to Council on City policies and plans that have a public transit component.
In collaboration with the
Transportation Committee, review and make recommendations to Council on
transit infrastructure matters, such as transitways and traffic management,
so as to achieve the transit goals of the City’s Official Plan and the
Transportation Master Plan; and
WHEREAS the
Transportation Committee’s Terms of Reference, Section 10 (Specific
Responsibilities) states that the Transportation Committee shall, “In
collaboration with the Transit Commission, review and make recommendations to
Council on transit infrastructure matters, such as transitways and traffic
management, so as to achieve the transit goals of the City’s Official Plan
and the Transportation Master Plan”; and
WHEREAS the “Statement of
Work to Review and Update the Transportation Master Plan, Ottawa Pedestrian
Plan and Ottawa Cycling Plan” does not provide a clear indication of how the
Transit Commission is to be involved on Transportation Master Plan
initiatives that fall within its mandate to recommend to Transportation
Committee;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that the “Statement of Work to Review and Update the Transportation Master
Plan, Ottawa Pedestrian Plan and Ottawa Cycling Plan” be provided to the
Transit Commission at its June 20, 2012 meeting for its information; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that staff, working with the Chairs of the Transportation Committee and the
Transit Commission, be directed to develop a roadmap for the consideration of
the Transportation Master Plan, the Ottawa Pedestrian Plan, and Ottawa
Cycling Plan elements that are within the Transit Commission’s mandate.
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