April 23, 2019 Transportation Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 28, 2019

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence 
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations - None

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS 
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 2018/19 Third Quarter Halifax Transit Key Performance Indicator Report
(i) Staff information report dated February 14, 2019 [PDF] 
(ii) Staff presentation dated April 23, 2019 [PDF]

Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee receive the presentation from staff on the 2018/19 Third Quarter Halifax Transit Key Performance Indicators and forward to Halifax Regional Council as an information item. 

12.1.2 Implementation of IMP Downtown Bikeways (Regional Centre Bicycle Network Corridors on Hollis Street, Lower/Upper Water Street, George Street and Terminal Road) [PDF]

Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council approve the installation of 2.8 km of bicycle facilities and related changes to the right-of-way on the following street segments as described in the Discussion section of the staff report dated February 8, 2019:
• Hollis Street from the Cogswell interchange lands to Barrington Street;
• Upper Water Street and Lower Water Street from the Cogswell interchange lands to Terminal Road;
• Terminal Road from Hollis Street to Lower Water Street; and
• George Street from Barrington Street to Lower Water Street.

12.2 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE

12.3 MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE 

13. MOTIONS – NONE 

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE 

15. ADDED ITEMS 

15.1 Presentation: Application for Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative – Adel Zrein
i) Request to present [PDF]
ii) Presentation [PDF]

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – May 23, 2019, Halifax City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax – 1:00 p.m.

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated April 16, 2019 re: Presentation Requests - None [PDF]
2. Information report from the Director of Transportation and Public Works dated March 27, 2019 re: Status Update – Side Guard Protection Implementation [PDF] 
3. Information report from the Director of Halifax Transit dated February 13, 2019 re: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Study [PDF]