April 29, 2021 Transportation Standing Committee (Special)

Date:

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Meeting

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 15, 2021

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS 

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
8.1
Herring Cove Road Functional Plan [PDF] – March 25, 2021
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:
1. Endorse the Herring Cove Road functional plan and further integrate with the recommendations of the recently approved Rapid Transit Strategy (2020).
2. Initiate efforts to acquire property to widen various sections of Herring Cove Road to accommodate dedicated active transportation and transit infrastructure.

Staff Presentation [PDF]

9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence 
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations 
10.3.1
- Safety Issues Relating to Signalized Intersection Crosswalks [PDF] – Martyn Williams and Milena Khazanavicius

Presentation [PDF]

10.3.2 - Bayers Road Widening, Closure of George Dauphinee Avenue and Westmount Subdivision [PDF]- Eric Thomson and Ted Vaughan

Presentation [PDF]

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE 

12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1
Halifax Transit 2020/21 Q3 KPI Report [PDF]

Staff Presentation [PDF]

12.2 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE
12.3 MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE

13. MOTIONS 
13.1
Councillor Mason - Establishing Protected Turn Movements for Pedestrian Safety [PDF]
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee request a staff report, to be completed prior to the start of 2022/23 budget discussion, that outlines options for a program for establishing protected left-turn movements and protected right-turn movements at signal controlled intersections. The program should prioritize high traffic and pedestrian volume intersections and high conflict intersections.

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

15. ADDED ITEMS
15.1 
Councillor Kent - Proposed Amendments to HRM Bylaw T1000 [PDF]
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee request a staff report to amend HRM Bylaw T1000 to ensure fairness in the process to become either a Taxi Driver or a Transportation Network Company (TNC) Driver.

16. NOTICES OF MOTION – NONE

17. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – May 27, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

18. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated April 23, 2021 re: Presentation Requests [PDF]