JOINT MEETING
METROPOLITAN CYCLING AND PEDESTRIAN COMMITTEE
TORONTO CITY CYCLING COMMITTEE
NORTH YORK CYCLING AND PEDESTRIAN COMMITTEE
A G E N D A
Date of Meeting:Monday, June 22, 1998Enquiry:Mary Casini
Time: 7:00 p.m.Interim Contact
Location:Room No. 314(416) 392-9152
3rd Floor, Metro Hall mcasini@metrodesk.metrotor.on.ca
55 John Street
Toronto, Ontario
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO
THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.
PRESENTATIONS-
Respecting Item No. 2 -
Enhanced Safety for Cyclists, In-Line Skaters
and Pedestrians on the Cherry Street Bridge:
-Mr. Daniel Egan, Urban Planning and Development Services, Toronto Planning
Respecting Items Nos. 4 (i), (v) and (vi) -
Bike Trail Opportunity - Lake Shore Boulevard/Gardiner
Expressway Corridor from the Greenwood Development to Downtown:
-Mr. John Kelly, Project Manager for the F. G. Gardiner Expressway Demolition Project, Toronto Transportation and the
Project Consultants.
COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.
1.REPORTS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEES.
(i)Pedestrians Issues Sub-Committee - Ms. Joan Doiron, Chair;
(ii)Network/Bicycle Planning Sub-Committee - Mr. Jack Becker and Ms. Antonia Guidotti, Co-Chairs:
(iii)Transit Integration Sub-Committee - Mr. Alan Burke, Chair;
(iv)Bicycle Commuter Program Sub-Committee: Ms. Joanna Beyersbergen and Ms. Trisha Kaplan, Co-ordinators,
Toronto Bike Week will report on the 1998 Toronto Bike Week;
(v)Education Safety and Security Sub-Committee - Mr. Phil Piltch and Ms. Marleen Van Laethem, Co-Chairs:
(vi)Promotion/Liaison Sub-Committee - Councillor Jack Layton, Interim Chair.
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2.ENHANCED SAFETY FOR CYCLISTS, IN-LINE SKATERS
AND PEDESTRIANS ON THE CHERRY STREET BRIDGE.
(DEFERRED FROM LAST MEETING)
(PRESENTATION ITEM)
Commissioner, Urban Planning and Development Services
(May 11, 1998)
Submitting, as requested by the Committees on March 25, 1998, a report on the possible hazards that the new surface of
the Cherry Street Bridge over the Keating Channel may present to cyclists using the roadway; and recommending that this
report be received for information.
3.SUGGESTED RESPONSE TO THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT,
TORONTO POLICE SERVICE, REGARDING THE DEATH OF
MR. CLYDE BARNABY.
(DEFERRED FROM LAST MEETING)
Ms. Andrea Bowker, Co-Chair
(May 20, 1998)
Respecting the recent death of Mr. Clyde Barnaby as a result of a high-speed police chase through a residential area of the
City; and recommending that the Committees authorize her, in consultation with interested Members of the Committees
who make themselves available, to forward a communication on behalf of the Committees to the Special Investigation
Unit, Toronto Police Service, concerning this incident.
4.BIKE TRAIL OPPORTUNITY - LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD/GARDINER
EXPRESSWAY CORRIDOR FROM THE GREENWOOD DEVELOPMENT
TO DOWNTOWN.
(PRESENTATION ITEM)
Mr. Jack Becker, Co-Chair
Network/Bicycle Planning Sub-Committee
(June 6, 1998)
Respecting a review of the bike trail opportunity - Lake Shore Boulevard/Gardiner Expressway Corridor from the
Greenwood Development; and providing comments and background on the following issues:
(i)Lake Shore Boulevard and Cherry Street Intersection;
(ii)Enhanced Safety for Cyclists, In-line Skaters and Pedestrians on the Cherry Street Bridge (see Agenda Item No.2);
(iii)Don River Bridge Status;
(iv)Greenwood Development;
(v)Leslie Street to Coxwell Avenue and to Queen Street;
(vi)Proposed Bike Trail Design Adjacent to Lake Shore Boulevard from Leslie Street to the Don River; and
(vii)Parliament Street to Downtown.
5.HYDRO/RAIL CORRIDOR BIKE TRAIL PROJECT.
An information update on the Hydro/Rail Corridor Bike Trail Project will be provided by Mr. Randy McLean and Mr.
Daniel Egan, Toronto Planning.
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6.OFFICIAL PLAN WORK GROUP.
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7.MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVED SIGNAGE ON CITY OF TORONTO ROADS.
Report from the June 8, 1998 meeting of the Network/Bicycle Planning Sub-Committee.
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8.SEWER GRADE UPGRADE AND RING AND POST PROGRAMS UPDATE.
Report from the June 8, 1998 meeting of the Network/Bicycle Planning Sub-Committee.
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9.CONFERENCE ON AMOVING THE ECONOMY.@
Ms. Sue Zielinski, City Planning Division, Urban Planning and Development Services, will update the Committees on the
AMoving the Economy,@ Conference.
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ANY OTHER MATTERS.
