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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

 

 

 

REPORT NO. 1

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 11, 2012

 

 

 

For Consideration by

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York

on January 26, 2012

 

 

 

Chair:               Mayor W. Emmerson

 

Members:          Regional Councillor G. Landon, Vice Chair

Mayor R. Grossi

Regional Councillor J. Jones

Regional Councillor V. Spatafora

Mayor T. Van Bynen

Regional Chair B. Fisch (ex officio) 

 

Also Present:     Mayor G. Dawe, Mayor V. Hackson, Regional Councillor D. Schulte,

                        Regional Councillor J. Taylor

 

Staff Present:    D. Basso, L. Bigioni, P. Casey, L. Cheah, C. Clark, B. Hughes, S. Kemp,

H. Konefat, R. Leary, K. Llewellyn-Thomas, B. Macgregor, E. Wilson

 

 

The Transportation Services Committee began its meeting at 9:02 a.m. on January 11, 2012.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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1  YORK REGION TRANSIT/VIVA 2012-2016 FIVE-YEAR SERVICE PLAN AND YORK REGION TRANSIT/VIVA 2012 ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN

[Because of the large size of the Attachments to this Report, they are presented here separately. Click here to view the Attachments]

2  DOANE ROAD ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY UPDATE, YONGE STREET TO WOODBINE AVENUE, TOWN OF EAST GWILLIMBURY [4MB]

 

3  INITIATIVES TO MANAGE TRAFFIC CONGESTION

 

4  PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS, YONGE STREET AND 16TH AVENUE/CARRVILLE ROAD, TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL

 

5  SOUTH YONGE STREET CORRIDOR STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN STUDY, DRAFT FINAL REPORT [4MB]

 

6  MID-YORK EAST-WEST TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS STUDY PROGRESS UPDATE

 

7  UPDATE – COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS

           

The Transportation Services Committee advises Council of the following matters having been considered by the Transportation Services Committee with the following action:

 

 

ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

 

1. The Transportation Services Committee elected Mayor Wayne Emmerson as Chair and Regional Councillor Gordon Landon as Vice Chair of the Transportation Services Committee for 2012. 

 

 

DEPUTATION

 

2. Antony Niro, Vaughan resident, regarding construction of a Highway 400/404 link

(Also see Clause 7.7)  Received.

 

 

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COMMUNICATIONS

 

3. Petition to York Region Council by Ward 5 Vaughan Residents regarding 'Bus Only Rapid Transit Lanes along Centre Street between Dufferin Street and Bathurst Street'  Received and referred to staff.

 

4. Anita Moore, Director of Legislative Services, Town of Newmarket, dated November 29, 2011, regarding 'Community Services Report - ES 2011-96, Second Concession Road Environmental Assessment – Update #2'

Received and referred to staff.

 

5. Kathryn Smyth, Clerk, Township of King, dated November 30, 2011, regarding Township of King's resolution regarding 'On Street Parking during Off-Peak Hours'  Received and referred to staff.

 

6. Kathryn Smyth, Clerk, Township of King, dated November 30, 2011, regarding Township of King's resolution regarding 'King Road Class Environmental Assessment Study'  Received and referred to staff.

 

7. Fernando Lamanna, Deputy Clerk, Town of East Gwillimbury, dated December 21, 2011, seeking endorsement of the Town of East Gwillimbury's resolution regarding the construction of a Highway 400/404 link  Received and endorsed the resolution and supported the Town of East Gwillimbury arranging a meeting among the Mayors, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Economic Development and Innovation.

 

8. Fernando Lamanna, Deputy Clerk, Town of East Gwillimbury, dated December 21, 2011, regarding Town of East Gwillimbury's resolution regarding traffic lights at the intersection of Green Lane and the GO station  Received and referred to staff.

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

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VIVA Bus Garage – Richmond Hill – Headford Business Park

 

9. Paul May, Chief Engineer, York Region Rapid Transit, provided a progress update on the garage for Viva bus storage, scheduled to begin operations in summer of 2015  Received.

 

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Monthly Transit Ridership Statistics

 

10. Memo from Commissioner Llewellyn-Thomas and attached November 2011 Monthly Ridership Statistics  Received.

 

 

8  PRIVATE SESSION   

 

The Committee resolved into private session at 11:44 a.m. to consider the following:

 

1. Transit Strike -- Solicitor-Client Privilege

 

The Committee resumed in public session at 12:45 p.m. with no report out. 

 

 

The Transportation Services Committee adjourned at 12:45 p.m. 

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

January 11, 2012                                                                                W. Emmerson

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                            Chair

 

(Report No. 1 of the Transportation Services Committee was adopted without amendment, by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting on January 26, 2012.)

 

 Carol Clark

Tel. (905) 830-4444 x 1305