REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: September 27, 2017 Report No. EPW-17-050
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
Title
Proposed Modifications to Funding Sources for Council Policy E&PW-01 - The Township Guide to Traffic CalmingEnd
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approve revised Council Policy E&PW-01 - The Township Guide to Traffic Calming, as attached to Staff Report EPW-17-050.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Council Policy E&PW-01 - The 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 2014, Council Policy E&PW-01 - The Township Guide to Traffic Calming was approved by Council. 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 Guide defines road classifications based on road designation as per the Official Community Plan. Also, within the Guide were two funding methods for each of the road classifications.
Due to a request from the public and a re-evaluation of traffic concerns, a third classification of roads was determined to be warranted (see Attachment 2 - Staff Report EPW-17-036). At the August 21, 2017 Council meeting, Council directed staff to prepare a revision to the Policy to include a funding mechanism for cut through routes. This classification deals with residential roads that function as residential collector roads during specific times (i.e. morning and afternoon rush hours). When this happens the road becomes a cut through road.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
The revised Guide (see Attachment 1) is recommended to Council...
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