April 27, 2023 Transportation Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 1:00 p.m.

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

Agenda

REVISED - April 24, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 30, 2023

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
10.3.1 Joint Regional Transportation Agency: Overview (JRTA) [PDF]

-Presentation [PDF]
10.3.2 CNIB Halifax [PDF]

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 Traffic Diversion -Short-Term and Long-Term Road Closures [PDF]
Motion: 

That Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to draft amendments to S-300, the Streets By-law, to provide a clear process for requests for short or long-term road closures on municipally owned roads within business improvement districts, as outlined in the staff report dated April 24, 2023.

12.1.2 Extension Options for Almon St. Bikeway [PDF]
Motion: 

That the Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1.Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to monitor and evaluate use of the approved all ages and abilities east-west cycling corridor across the north end of the Halifax peninsula for a minimum of two years post-implementation and provide an update to the Transportation Standing Committee by 2026.

2.Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to initiate a functional planning process to evaluate options to provide an all ages abilities cycling connection from Almon Street at Agricola Street to Gottingen Street as described in Table 1 of the Discussion section of the staff report dated April 19, 2023.

12.2 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
12.2.1 Free Transit During Car Free Day [PDF]
Motion:

That the Transportation Standing Committee direct the Chief Administrative Officer to prepare a staff report on providing free transit during Car Free Day

12.3 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE - NONE 

13. MOTIONS

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – May 18, 2023

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS 

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated April 19, 2023 re: Request to Present to Transportation Standing Committee [PDF]