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The mission of the Transportation and Works and Solid Waste committees
is to plan and provide cost-effective and quality-driven transit,
roads, water, wastewater, solid waste, forestry and other related
services to meet the growth needs of York Region and the expectations
of Regional residents and businesses.
roads
GOAL:
Perform
road improvements to manage traffic congestion.
achievements:
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York
Region continues to manage congestion through a number of complementary
measures. In 2005: |
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39
kilometres of road lanes were built |
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Major
intersection improvements |
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Transit
Signal Priority hardware to reduce delays for VIVA and YRT buses |
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New
bus-bays and integrated queue-jump lanes built along Yonge St.
and Hwy 7 to reduce delays for VIVA buses |
GOAL:
Maintain
the York Region road network in a state of good repair.
achievements:
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Repaved
57 kilometres of roads |
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Refreshed
surface treatments on over 150 kilometres of roads |
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Repaired
two bridges and 4 major culverts |
solid
waste management
GOAL:
Increase
waste diversion to minimize the amount of waste requiring landfill
and reduce the impact of our residential community on the environment.
achievements:
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Commissioned
new Waste Management Centre in the Town of East Gwillimbury
allowing for easier collection of blue box material and program
expansion to include over 25 new recyclable materials |
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Increased
waste diversion from 27 per cent to 35 per cent with the introduction
of the three-stream waste collection program in Markham and
the Region-wide expanded blue box program |
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Partnered
with Durham Region to undertake an Environmental Assessment
to find a long-term alternative to land filling waste with new
facilities to be operating by 2012 |
water
and wastewater
GOAL:
Deliver
water and wastewater capital programs in accordance with the 10-year
Capital Plan and to meet servicing requirements of the Region.
achievements:
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Completed
$270 million of water and wastewater infrastructure work |
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Completed
construction of the York Peel Feedermain and Forcemain initiating
water supply from the Peel water system and connecting the Woodbridge
community to the Peel Sewage System |
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Improvements
to the Markham Pressure District 6 water supply, Georgina water
supply and sewage works, Mount Albert sewage works and Stouffville
sewage servicing |
sustainability
GOAL:
Protect
our environment by working towards sustainability and water use efficiency
through the Water for Tomorrow program.
achievements:
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Created
approximately 40 acres of new forest on abandoned agricultural
fields through reforestation and tree planting |
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Supported
the transfer of 18 acres of environmentally significant lands
to the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust |
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Coordinated
the planting of over 70,000 trees and shrubs within York Region |
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Educated
over 1,400 York Region residents through the York Regional Forest
Nature’s Classroom program |
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The
Water for Tomorrow program was adopted. Program highlights include: |
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Increase of 22.5 million litres per day in water
savings through Water for Tomorrow’s leakage reduction
program |
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1,400 service calls as well as 245,000 water-saving
toilet flapper and 106,000 low-flow showerhead installations |
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Completed 60 industrial/institutional water usage
audits |
managing
growth
GOAL:
Continue
to service York Region’s economic development.
achievements:
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Processed
791 site plan-related submissions, 168 subdivision-related plans
and 247 engineering and technical submissions for new subdivision
and municipal servicing works affecting Regional roads |
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111
approvals for water and wastewater works under the Transfer
of Review program for the Ministry of Environmen |
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