Vancouver City Council

COUNCIL MEETING FOLLOWING
STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC MEETING
April 26, 2005

For information, please contact Pat Boomhower, Meeting Coordinator,
at 604-871-7015 or e-mail patricia.boomhower@vancouver.ca

At its meeting immediately following the Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic meeting on April 26, 2005, Vancouver City Council approved the following:

1. Air Quality Issues: Presentation

Council received for information a presentation by Dr. David Bates, Chair of the BC Medical Association’s Sub-Committee on Air Quality, regarding local air pollution issues.

2. Reclassification of Secondary Arterials to Neighbourhood Collectors

A. THAT Council confirm the establishment of the new road category “Neighbourhood Collector” as described in the Administrative Report dated April 11, 2005, entitled “Reclassification of Secondary Arterials to Neighbourhood Collectors”.

B. THAT Council approve the re-classification of seven Secondary Arterial roads listed in the aforementioned report to the category of Neighbourhood Collector.

C. THAT staff report back on a toolkit and priority system for traffic calming on Neighbourhood Collector streets.

D. THAT staff report back on the classification of the streets listed in Appendix B of the aforementioned report, and in the interim, no changes be made to increase the capacity of these streets.

E. THAT a funding proposal for the treatment of Neighbourhood Collector streets be brought forward for consideration as part of the review process for the 2006-2008 Capital Plan.

3. Parking Requirement Standards for Multiple Residential Use

A. THAT the Parking By-Law be amended to reduce motor vehicle parking requirements for multiple dwellings generally as contained in Appendix A of the Administrative Report dated April 13, 2005, entitled “Parking Requirement Standards for Multiple Residential Use”.

B. THAT staff review and revise bicycle parking requirements for multiple residential use (inside and outside the buildings) within one year.

C. THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to prepare and bring forward the necessary amending by-law for enactment generally in accordance with Appendix A of the aforementioned report.

4. Truck and Construction Safety

A. THAT the Street and Traffic By-law be revised to make companies and/or individuals loading a vehicle responsible for that load as shown in Appendix A of the Administrative Report dated April 11, 2005, entitled “Truck and Construction Safety”.

B. THAT the Street and Traffic By-law be revised to increase fines to better reflect public risk and road damage from overweight vehicles and insecure loads as shown in Appendix B of the aforementioned report.

C. THAT the Street and Traffic By-law be revised to allow broader application of lane use fees and to include specified fines for illegal or unsafe street and path closures as shown in Appendix C of the aforementioned report.

D. THAT the Street and Traffic By-law be revised to include a set of standards for marking waste containers, storage containers and construction trailers placed on city streets as shown in Appendix D of the aforementioned report.

E. THAT the Street and Traffic By-Law be revised to implement the Downtown Transportation Plan truck route changes as previously approved by Council as shown in Appendix E of the aforementioned report.

F. THAT the Director of Legal Services be requested to prepare the necessary amendments to the Street and Traffic By-Law substantially as set out in the aforementioned report and the appendices.

5. Burrard Street Bicycle Lane and Peak Period Bus-only Lanes

A. THAT the Burrard Street Bicycle Lane and peak period Bus-only Lanes be constructed as detailed in the Administrative Report dated April 6, 2005, entitled “Burrard Street Bicycle Lane and Peak Period Bus-only Lanes” at a cost of $170,000 to be funded as follows:

- $75,000 requested from TransLink’s Transit Road Related Infrastructure Program (TRIPP);
- $47,500 from TransLink’s 2005 Bicycle Program; and,
- $47,500 from the City’s 2005 Streets Basic Capital for Bicycle Network, subject to approval of the 2005 Basic Capital Budget.

B. THAT commencing in 2006, the annual Operating Budget for Signage be increased by $12,700, without offset and subject to 2006 Budget Review, for maintenance of the new signs and pavement markings.

C. THAT staff pursue and report back on options to form partnerships with interested transportation agencies and organizations to jointly fund a trial implementation and study of coloured bike lanes along Burrard Street.

6. Homer Street Bike Lanes

A. THAT a northbound bicycle lane be constructed as detailed in the Administrative Report dated April 6, 2005, entitled “Homer Street Bike Lanes” at a cost of $13,000 with $6,500 funded from the 2005 Streets Basic Capital for Bicycle Network, subject to approval of the 2005 Basic Capital Budget, and the remaining $6,500 from the 2005 Translink Bicycle Program.

B. THAT commencing in 2006, the annual Traffic Operating Budget for Signage be increased by $1700, without offset and subject to 2006 Budget Review for maintenance of the signs and pavement markings.

7. Richards Street Bike Lanes

A. THAT the Richards Street Bike Lane be constructed as detailed in the Administrative Report dated April 6, 2005, entitled “Richards Street Bike Lane” at a cost of $34,000 with funding from the following sources:

· $17,000 from the 2004 Streets Basic Capital Group CB2EA2E (Bicycle Network);
· The remaining $17,000 cost sharing from either the 2005 Translink Bicycle Program or the Province’s Cycling Infrastructure Partnership Program (CIPP).

B. THAT commencing in 2006, the annual Operating Budget for Signage be increased by $3,000 without offset and subject to the 2006 Budget Review for maintenance of the route.

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