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Transportation and Works aims to provide safe, effective
and efficient transportation services, both contracted and directly
delivered, to the residents and businesses of York Region. The committee’s
decisions impact us through the roads we drive on, the water we
drink and use, and how we manage waste.
Goal: Carry out short and long term planning
of the roads system to ensure the Region’s growth demands are
met.
Actions:
- Regional Council completed and adopted
the York Region Transportation Master Plan to identify transportation
improvements required to manage the anticipated growth in
the Region to the year 2031.
- Completed the York/Peel Boundary Area Transportation
Study to determine the short and long term transportation
improvements needed in the boundary area between York and
Peel Regions.
- Created Save-A-Life Traffic Safety Program
which resulted in a reduction in collision severity.
- Reduced the use of salt for winter maintenance
through an anti-icing program, using a brine solution in
advance of winter storms.
- Planted 55,000 trees as part of the Greening
Program.
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Goal: Provide reliable and sustainable water
sources and infrastructure.
Actions:
- Completed the York Durham Sanitary Sewer
Master Plan Update. Initiated the Long Term Water Supply
Master Plan.
- Commenced construction required for long-term
water supply from the Peel System.
- Commenced construction of new Lake Simcoe
Water Filtration Plant (Georgina).
- Commenced construction to optimize Duffin
Creek Water Pollution Control Plant to increase capacity.
- Completed construction of $37 million 9th
Line trunk sewer in Markham.
- Registered the York Water System (south
urban area) under ISO 9000
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Goal: Increase diversion from landfill.
Actions:
- Transferred costs for waste transfer and
disposal from the local municipalities to the Region.
- Awarded contracts for long term disposal
of residual waste starting in 2003.
- Accessed land on Bales Drive in East Gwillimbury
for new Materials Recovery Facility and Transfer Station.
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Goal: Reduce waste generation.
Actions:
- Completed pilot for recycling of computers
and electronic equipment.
- Completed a six-month pilot to test acceptance
of all plastic, gable top, and Tetra Pak containers in Blue
Box.
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(from
left to right)
Mayor William F. Bell, Regional Chair and CEO
Bill Fisch, Mayor Tim Jones, Mayor Michael
Di Biase, Regional Councillor Bill O'Donnell, Regional
Councillor Danny Wheeler, Commissioner of Transportation
and Works Kees Schipper, Regional Councillor
Diane Humeniuk.
Absent:
Regional Councillor Gordon Landon.
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Managed
water supply and infrastructure for:
- 14 water pumping stations
- 36 storage facilities (elevated tanks and reservoirs)
- 39 production wells
- 150 km of transmission mains |
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Maintained
- 1,000 km of roads
- 15,000 traffic signs
- 500 traffic signals |
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