REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: August 21, 2017 Report No. EPW-17-036
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Proposed Modifications to Funding Sources for Council Policy E&PW-01 The Township Guide to Traffic Calming
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council directs Staff to undertake a revision of Council Policy E&PW-01 The Township Guide to Traffic Calming to include a funding mechanism for cut through routes.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Council Policy E&PW-01The Township Guide to Traffic Calming
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Well Managed and Maintained Infrastructure - Identify infrastructure repair and proactively plan for replacement needs.
Healthy and Liveable Community - Ensure multi modal strategies consider and reflect business and residential growth and development.
BACKGROUND:
In October of 2014, Council Policy E&PW-01 The Township Guide to Traffic Calming was adopted (see Attachment 1). This document was created to provide a framework for the application, evaluation, design, funding and implementation of traffic calming structures/strategies for roads in the Township. The two current methods for funding are described on pages 7-8 of the Guide.
The first funding mechanism is through the Capital Projects Reserve Fund (CPRF). Roads that are eligible for funding through this source are major roads or residential collector roads (as defined by the Official Community Plan). A copy of this plan can be found on page 10, Appendix A of the Guide.
Roads that are not classified as major roads or residential collector roads are defined as residential roads or lanes. These roads generally only provide service to a specific group of residents. The funding mechanism for these roads is Local Area Service Funding (LAS).
Due to traffic congestion and drivers attempting to avoid these areas, residential roads function as residential collector roads during specific times (i.e. ...
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