BCAC Agenda – September 15, 2016

The Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee agenda for September 15, 2016 is available. Take a look!

 

Delegations/Presentations

No delegations or presentations are planned for this meeting.

 

Reports/Updates

Committee will receive Public Works Information, dated August 19, 2016, regarding the Implementation of Bicycle Lanes on Balmoral Drive. A report is included. The name of the report itself is a bit misleading. The report indicates the installation of “urban shoulders” — a space that is legal to cycle in, but also to park in. The idea is that they can be upgraded later to bicycle lanes if residents support it. In the meantime, this installation could be useful in connecting the new Dixie Rd. multi-use pathway to the recreation trail leading to Clark Park, toward Bramalea City Centre.

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Other/New Business/Information Items

 

Kevin Montgomery, Co-Chair, is providing a verbal update regarding Motion for Committee Consideration regarding Dedication of Bicycle Parking at Peel Memorial Health Centre.

Lisa Stokes, Member, is proposing correspondence regarding Community Rides – Draft Thank-you Letters to Peel Regional Police Participants.

Kevin Montgomery, Co-Chair, is requesting discussion on Cycling Infrastructure in the vicinity of Turner Fenton Secondary School. Turner Fenton recently installed a new entranceway from First Golf Blvd. Kevin has noted in an email that First Golf Blvd. is listed as a candidate for cycling facilities, and wants to know if building that facility, or improving the pedestrian experience, was considered to reduce automobile use.

There will be a verbal update from Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, Planning and Development Services, regarding the 2016 Bicycle Friendly Community Application

 

Correspondence

No correspondence has been received for this meeting.

 

Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Please come out to see the presentations, and to ask questions!

BCAC Agenda – July 21, 2016

The Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee agenda for July 21, 2016 is available. Take a look!

 

Delegations/Presentations

There will be a verbal presentation by Peter Fay, City Clerk, RE: Committee Meetings and
Conduct

Lisa Stokes, Committee Member, will be giving a presentation RE: Cycling Advisory
Committee Accomplishments – 2016.

 

Reports/Updates

The Program Sub-Committee will present a report RE: Program Sub-Committee HalfYear
Report – 2016. A presentation is attached to this agenda.

 

Other/New Business/Information Items

Kevin Montgomery, Co-Chair, has requested discussion on the following items:

  • Draft 2016/2017 Work Plan – Version 3
  • Application for Bicycle Friendly Community Status with Share The Road
  • Cycling Advisory Committee Presentations at Local Secondary Schools
    • Peel Alternative School North
    • Turner Fenton Secondary School (proposed)
    • Central Peel Secondary School (proposed)
    • Brampton Centennial Secondary School (proposed)
  • Traffic By-law 93-93, as amended – Bike Lanes
  • Requests for Information from Staff:
    • Status Update – Franceschini Bridge (email attached)
    • Presentation – Traffic Computer System
    • Response to Questions re: Cycling Facility Paint and Signage
    • Status Update – Etobicoke Creek Signage Audit
    • Status Update – Active Transportation Master Plan
  • Draft Letter to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change regarding Funding for Cycling Infrastructure

There are two reports provided to the BCAC for information only from R. Moryc, Traffic Operations Technologist, Public Works, Planning and Infrastructure Services:

Traffic Calming Plan – Edenbrook Hill Drive (Sandalwood Parkway West to Bovaird Drive West) and Fernforest Drive (Sandalwood Parkway East to Bovaird Drive East) – Wards 6 and 9, dated April 19, 2016. This report was considered by the Planning and Infrastructure Services Committee on June 20, 2016 and approved by Council on June 22, 2016.

Traffic Calming Program – City Wide (File I.AC). Note: This report was considered by the Planning and Infrastructure Services Committee on June 20, 2016 and approved by Council on June 22, 2016.

 

Correspondence

An email from Leanne Ryan, Marketing Specialist, The Family Enhancement Center
(TFEC)/The Career Doctors (CD) and Butterfly Kids (BK), to BikeBrampton,
dated June 29, 2016, RE: Request to Participate in Cycling Advisory
Committee Events to Promote Counselling Services.

Correspondence from Finu Lype, Director, Bramalea Cyclefest, dated June 6,
2016, RE: Expression of Thanks to the Cycling Advisory Committee for Bike
Rodeo Training at Bramalea Cyclefest.

 

Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Please come out to see the presentations, and to ask questions!

BCAC Agenda – June 16, 2016

Happy Bike Month!

The Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee agenda for June 16, 2016 is available. Take a look!

Delegations/Presentations

There will be a presentation by Lisa Stokes, Committee Member, about an Advocacy Success Story using social media. There is a presentation included in the agenda, and it’s a cool story — definitely worth a look.

Other/New Business/Information Items

Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, has requested discussions about:

  • Status Update – Community Rides
  • Status Update – Committee Work Plan

Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Please come out to see the presentations, and to ask questions!

BCAC Agenda – May 19, 2016

The Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee agenda for May 19, 2016 is available. Take a look!

Delegations/Presentations

There will be a presentation by Dayle Laing, Committee Member, about learnings from the Ontario Bike Summit. Dayle has included an impressive slide deck, which has many photos taken from her exploratory ride of Toronto cycling infrastructure.

After that, there will be a presentation from J. Spencer, Manager, Parks and Facility Planning, Engineering and Development Services, Planning and Infrastructure Services, about updates to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. There is a slide deck included in the agenda for this presentation. The City of Brampton wants to spread the word about updates to the PRMP through its various Advisory Committees.

Other/New Business/Information Items

The Minutes from the Infrastructure Subcommittee – April 13, 2016 meeting will be considered, and are also included in the agenda. Included with the minutes are 2 recommendations to be brought forward to the committee for consideration:

  1. Expressing opposition to a motion passed on March 7, 2016 to consider the Etobicoke Creek Valley for an LRT.
  2. That the email address “cycling@brampton.ca” be added to the Metrolinx HLRT Stakeholders Mailing List for project updates.
    (The HLRT route has an Active Transportation component within the Complete Streets design)

Kevin Montgomery, Co-Chair, has requested a discussion about Provincial Cap and Trade – Cycling Infrastructure Funding*. The discussion is about whether or not to pass a motion to support Share The Road’s recommendation that “the provincial cap and trade program be leveraged to provide $200 million for cycling infrastructure across Ontario over the next 4 years.” Included is the original letter from Share The Road that was sent to Honourable Glen Murray, M.P.P.

*As of May 16, 2016, it seems this will soon be approved with “$200-million to build more cycling infrastructure, including curb-separated bike lanes and bike parking at GO stations.”

Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Please come out to see the presentations, and to ask questions!

BCAC Agenda – April 21, 2016

The Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee agenda for April 21, 2016 is available, and it’s an exciting one!

 

Delegations/Presentations

There will be a presentation by Dayle Laing, Committee Member, about Bike the Creek.

Dayle has included a slide deck, which has many amazing photos from earlier events. Definitely worth a look.

 

Reports/Updates

Committee will be hearing a verbal update from J. Mete, Landscape Architect, Planning and Infrastructure Services, on the Franceschini Bridge Project Status – Update for Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee.

This project is now in the detailed design stage. Minor repair/restoration work will be needed, as well as safety and aesthetic improvements including railings to cyclists’ height, lighting, and fencing/gates to improve access. More details are included in the agenda, including these amazing renderings.

 

Committee will hear an update from Dayle Laing, about Safe Biking Event – Brampton County Court SNAP (Sustainable Neighbourhood Retrofit Action Plan), followed by an update Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, re: Motion to the Ontario Ministry of Education Regarding Cycling Education.

 

Other/New Business/Information Items

The Programs Subcommittee has submitted their minutes from their meeting on March 21, 2016. The Minutes are attached to the Committee Agenda. It details some of the planning behind some great events coming up:

There will also be an update about Council Announcement – Community Rides, which Committee member Lisa Stokes recently delegated on to Council.

 

Correspondence

Two items of correspondence are included in the agenda. The first being correspondence from Pauline Thornham, Member, on the Joint Committee of Western Lake Ontario Cycling Advisory Committee. The second being correspondence from Pauline Thornham about a Ministry of Education Motion. Both correspondence email items are included in the agenda.

Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Please come out to see the presentations, and to ask questions!

 

BCAC Agenda – March 17, 2016

The Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee agenda for March 17, 2016 is available.

Delegations/Presentations

There will be a delegation from Ranjana Mitra and Sarah Verma from the Community Environment Alliance, about Community Bike Centre Programs and Initiatives.

There is an attached slide deck for their presentation (4.1-2).

Other/New Business/Information Items

Alina Grzejszczak, Committee Member, will be presenting a CANBIKE Instructor Course Update. There is a report attached to the agenda as item 7.1.

There will be a discussion at the request of Gaspard Ndayishimiye, Member, about Transformation of Maintenance Strips into Cycling Lanes.

Kevin Montgomery, Co-Chair, has requested a discussion on Proclamation Request Forms, and a Motion for Co-Chair(s) to send a Proclamation Request. An email has been attached with more information. So far, the list of Proclaimations being considered are:

  • Community Ward Rides
  • Bike To Work Day and Bike Month
  • Bike The Creek

Additionally, Kevin has requested a discussion on Bike Month. The Bike Month website is missing Brampton’s logo. Kevin is proposing a motion for the City of Brampton to supply an appropriate logo to Bike Month website organizers, and for the Programs Subcommittee to work with Brampton staff and Walk and Roll Peel to organize a Bike To Work Day event.

The Policy Subcommittee has submitted the minutes from their meeting on February 14, 2016 (7.3). This Subcommittee will be working to find systemic problems that inhibit cycling in Brampton.

Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Please come out to see the presentations, and to ask questions!

BCAC Agenda – December 17, 2015

Happy Holidays everyone! The Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee agenda for December 17, 2015 is available.

 

Delegations

There will be a delegation from Michael Merrall, Web Administrator of Bike Challenge Website about Establishing a Brampton Specific Bike Challenge Website.

Per Michael Merrall’s presentation to BikeBrampton in May 2015: The Community Bike Challenge seeks to  “promote healthy-active living by getting local residents on their bikes“. An excellent example of this is the Halton Hills Community Bike Challenge. The main goals of the challenge can be aligned with local community interests. In the case of Halton Hills, money was raised for the Georgetown Hospital.

Can you think of any local initiatives to fundraise for? Come out in person to ask questions during Public Question Period. Or, send your ideas to the Cycling Advisory committee via the City Clerk’s Office:

Phone: 905-874-2101
TTY: (905) 874-2130
Email: cityclerksoffice@brampton.ca

 

Updates

There will be an update from Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, Long Range Transportation Planning, Planning and Infrastructure Services about a Motion to the Ontario Ministry of Education Regarding Cycling Education. This is an item being worked on as part of the

It looks like this item is just about ready to be moved ahead as a recommendation to Council. It’s part of a consensus effort among municipalities around the Golden Horseshoe. The goal is to bring cycling education into the provincial education curriculum. Currently it reads:

Whereas approximately twenty per cent of morning car traffic is comprised of children being driven to school, causing increased congestion, collisions and insurance rates;

Whereas congestion and accidents consume excessive amounts of police, municipal staff, and school administration resources;

Whereas vehicular emissions generate about thirty-four percent of Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions;

Whereas reduced congestion would decrease costs associated with road construction, maintenance and repair, ease parking lot congestion, and improve the safety of students in school zones;

Whereas reduced congestion would reduce air pollution in school zones, thereby mitigating negative health impacts on students and staff, and thus improving healthcare and reducing employee benefit costs;

Whereas only four to seven per cent of Canadian school-age children and youth receive the requisite minimum one hour per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity, (compared to the eighty-four percent of preschool-age children who meet the requirement);

Whereas studies have shown that active transportation to school increases brain activity for up to four hours, and increases academic performance and decision-making abilities and,

Whereas cycling safety training will provide students with the skill set to safely cycle to and from school and instill confidence in their cycling ability, resulting in an increase in ridership and making cycling the default option for student transportation,

Therefore be it resolved that the City of Brampton request the Ministry of Education to adopt mandatory cycling education in the Ontario Elementary and Secondary School curricula, on a graduated basis, integrated with existing curriculum, from grade one to grade ten, including both safety and skills training.

This could be an exciting item to move ahead just before the close of the year!

The meeting schedule for 2016 is also included with the agenda. Cycling Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. We encourage everyone to attend!

BCAC Agenda – November 19, 2015

The weather is getting cooler. Even if you plan on putting your bike away for winter, there is still much happening to encourage cycling in Brampton. The Cycling Advisory Committee Agenda for November 19 is online.

 

Delegations

There will be a delegation from Margie Chung, who is Principle Planner, Sustainable Transportation with the Region of Peel about the Region of Peel Active Transportation Plan – Implementation Plan and Update. There will be material distributed before the meeting, so we encourage anyone who’s interested to attend and look into getting a copy.

 

Presentations

A presentation will be made by Alina Grzejszczak, Committee Member, about Preventing Theft and Vandalism of Bicycles. The slide deck is with the agenda, and gives good examples of the challenges people face when locking up their bike.

 

Reports

Kevin Montgomery, Committee Co-Chair, has included a report for the Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee Draft 2015/2016 Work Plan. It outlines the key goals for 2015/2016 under a “Go For Bronze” strategy.

 

Information Items

The committee will discuss an update about the Ministry of Transportation Cycling Training Fund.

Cycling Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. We encourage everyone to attend!