Vancouver City Council |
MOTION ON NOTICE
Submitted by Councillors Cadman and Roberts for the Regular Council meeting of January 18, 2005.
6. Pedestrian Safety Task Force
MOVER: Councillor Cadman
SECONDER: Councillor Roberts
WHEREAS pedestrian advocates and other concerned residents asked the City of Vancouver in 2001 to establish a Pedestrian Safety Task Force;
WHEREAS the City of Vancouver's Transportation Plan adopted in 1997 promises to put pedestrians first in all transportation planning and to improve pedestrian facilities and traffic calming to make Vancouver safer and more comfortable for pedestrians;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT Councillor Anne Roberts lead a team of engineering and planning staff to consult neighbourhoods across the city to identify local pedestrian safety issues and to solicit suggestions for local and city-wide solutions;
AND THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT the City of Vancouver establish a Pedestrian Safety Task Force to be chaired by Councillor Roberts to bring together city engineers and planners, police, ICBC, transportation experts, pedestrian advocates, and representatives from the neighbourhoods to develop and recommend a comprehensive plan to promote pedestrian safety, to formulate city policies that improve the pedestrian environment, and to establish priorities for implementation. The Task Force recommendations are to be presented to council by September, 2005.
Staff are to report back with a detailed work plan to be approved by Council. In the meantime, Council approves $25,000 to begin the neighbourhood consultation, which is to be funded from the 2005 Contingency Reserve.
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