Transit Committee

Comité du transport en commun

 

Disposition 39 / Suite à donner 39

 

Wedensday, 18 November 2009

Le mercredi 18 novembre 2009

 

 

 

Note:      1.     Due to the urgency of Items 1, 3 and 4, Council will be requested to consider these items at its meeting of 25 November 2009 in Transit Committee Report 33

 

                2.      Other reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 9 December 2009 in Transit Committee Report 33-A.

 

Nota :     1.     Compte tenu qu’il est urgent de traiter les articles 1, 3 et 4, on demandera au Conseil d’étudier ces articles, contenu dans le rapport no 32 du Comité du transport en commun, lors de sa réunion du 25 novembre 2009.

 

            2.    Les rapports nécessitant l’examen du Conseil seraient normalement présentés au Conseil le 9 décembre 2009 dans le rapport no 33-A du Comité du transport en commun.

 

 

 

1.         CANADIAN URBAN TRANSIT ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION – TRANSIT VISION 2040 – A BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE

PRÉSENTATION DE L’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DU TRANSPORT URBAIN – VISION DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN 2040 – PLAN DÉTAILLÉ POUR L’AVENIR

                                                                                    CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Transit Committee receive a verbal presentation on the above-noted subject.

                                                                                                RECEIVED

 

That the Transit Committee recommend that Council endorse CUTA’s Vision 2040 for putting green transit at the centre of communities.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

2.         PRIORITY SEATING – MANAGING THE FRONT OF THE BUS

Sièges prioritaires – Gestion de l’avant de l’autobus

ACS2009-ICS-TRA-0019                                          CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Transit Committee receive this report for information as amended by the following:

 

1.         That the new stroller policy be amended so that:

 

a.           An open stroller carrying a child must be placed in a wheelchair position if available.

 

b.          Should a wheelchair position not be available, open strollers will be allowed in the aisle unless they interfere with other passengers or with the safe movement of passengers within the transit vehicle.

 

c.           Should an open stroller be in a wheelchair position and a person using a wheelchair boards and needs that position, the customer with the stroller will be required to move.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED, as amended

 

3.         EXPANSION OF URBAN TRANSIT AREA INTO NEW DEVELOPING AREAS

EXTENSION DU SECTEUR DE TRANSPORT URBAIN AUX ZONES EN VOIE D’AMÉNAGEMENT

ACS2009-ICS-TRA-0018                                          CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Transit Committee recommend Council approve the revisions to the boundary of the Urban Transit Area detailed in this report to be effective on January 1, 2010, to provide for the provision and funding of transit service in expanding areas of the city, and that Council enact an implementing By-law.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

4.         RAIL SYSTEM SELECTION REPORT

RAPPORT SUR LA SÉLECTION D’UN SYSTÈME FERROVIAIRE

ACS2009-ICS-TRA-0017                                          CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That Transit Committee recommend that Council approve that the Rail technology for the City’s Rapid Transit Plan be Light Rail Transit (LRT).

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

5.         Status update – Transit Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending 10 November 2009

RAPPORT DE SITUATION - DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS ET MOTIONS DU COMITE DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN POUR LA PÉRIODE SE TERMINANT LE 10 novembre 2009

ACS2009-CMR-CCB-0064                                       CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Transit Committee receive this report for information.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

6.         QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT TO COUNCIL, q2: APRIL - JUNE 2009

rapport TRIMESTRIEL SUR LE rendement présenté au conseil POUR LE 2iÉme TRIMESTRE, AVRIL-JUIN 2009

ACS2009-CCS-TTC-0018                                         CITY WIDE / À L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Transit Committee receive this report for further review and discussion of the service areas’ performance results, as outlined in Document 1.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

INFORMATION DISTRIBUÉE AUPARAVANT

 

A.        ELEVATORS AT TRANSIT STATIONS

ASCENSEURS AUX STATIONS DE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN

ACS2009-ICS-TRA-0016 IPD                      CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

                                                                                                             RECEIVED

 

B.        FOUR ADDITIONAL ARTICULATED BUSES FOR 2009 WITH NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING

            QUATRE AUTOBUS ARTICULÉS POUR 2009 AYANT AUCUN FINANCEMENT ADDITIONNEL

ACS2009-ICS-TRA-0020 IPD                      CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED