Infrastructure and Environment Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 9 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
IE3.1amended
Status Update of Biodiesel Strategy for the City of Toronto
This report responds to the City Council direction (April 24, 2018), that the General Manager of Fleet Services Division (FSD) report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee (formerly Parks and Environment Committee) with recommendations on the plan for the City to move forward with a comprehensive biodiesel strategy. http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2018.PE26.5 The purpose of this report is to provide an update to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the steps being taken to assess the feasibility of expanded bio-based diesel use in the City's Fleet operations.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. Requested the General Manager, Fleet Services to provide a report to the appropriate Standing Committee on the life cycle costs and environmental impacts of gas, electric and diesel vehicles needed by city divisions.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Fleet Services Division recommends that: 1. Infrastructure and Environment Committee receive this report for information.
IE3.2adopted
The purpose of this report is to advise of the results of Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 9155-18-7147 issued for Professional Services for Local and Trunk Sewer Asset Condition Assessment, and to request the authority to enter into an agreement with M.E. Andrews & Associates Ltd., for a two (2)-year period in the amount of $23,985,703.00 net of all applicable taxes and charges, with the option to renew for an additional three (3) one (1)-year periods, for a total potential cost of $62,166,468.84 net of all applicable taxes and charges.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. In accordance with Section 195-8.4A of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), granted authority to the General Manager, Toronto Water to negotiate and enter into an agreement with M.E. Andrews & Associates Ltd., being highest overall scoring proponent meeting the requirements of Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 9155-18-7147, for Professional Services for Local and Trunk Sewer Asset Condition Assessment in the amount of $23,985,703 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($24,407,851.37 net of HST recoveries) from the date of award for a two (2)-year period, with the option to renew, at the discretion of the General Manager, for an additional three (3) one (1)-year periods for a total potential cost of $62,166,468.84 net of all taxes and charges ($63,260,598.69 net of HST recoveries). All in accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in the Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 9155-18-7147 and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Water, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Purchasing Officer recommend that: 1. The Infrastructure and Environment Committee, in accordance with Section 195-8.4A of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), grant authority to the General Manager, Toronto Water to negotiate and enter into an agreement with M.E. Andrews & Associates Ltd., being highest overall scoring proponent meeting the requirements of Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 9155-18-7147, for Professional Services for Local and Trunk Sewer Asset Condition Assessment in the amount of $23,985,703 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($24,407,851.37 net of HST recoveries) from the date of award for a two (2)-year period, with the option to renew, at the discretion of the General Manager, for an additional three (3) one (1)-year periods for a total potential cost of $62,166,468.84 net of all taxes and charges ($63,260,598.69 net of HST recoveries). All in accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in the Request for Proposal (RFP) and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Water, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
IE3.3amended
The purpose of this report is to: (1) advise of the results of Tender Call No. 321-2018, Contract No. 19ECS-TI-13LR, for local road resurfacing in wards 1 through 12, 14 and 15 and request authority to award the contract to Sanscon Construction Ltd., in the amount of $24,520,877 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($24,952,444 net of HST recoveries); and, (2) advise of the results of Tender Call No. 322-2018, Contract No. 19ECS-TI-14LR, for local road resurfacing in wards 16, 17 and 19 through 25 and request authority to award the contract to D. Crupi and Sons Limited, in the amount of $24,854,645 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($25,292,087 net of HST recoveries).
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. In accordance with Section 195-8.4A of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), granted authority to award Contract No. 19ECS-TI-13LR, Tender Call No. 321-2018, for local road resurfacing in wards 1 through 12, 14 and 15, in the amount of $24,520,877 net of all taxes ($24,952,444 net of HST recoveries) to Sanscon Construction Ltd., having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with the Tender requirements. 2. In accordance with Section 195-8.4A of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), granted authority to award Contract No. 19ECS-TI-14LR, Tender Call 322-2018, for local road resurfacing in wards 16, 17 and 19 through 25, in the amount of $24,854,645 net of all taxes ($25,292,087 net of HST recoveries) to D. Crupi and Sons Limited, having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with the Tender requirements. 3. Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the end of the third quarter of 2019 on a plan to reduce the road resurfacing backlog on local, collector and arterial roads. 4. Requested the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the Chief Purchasing Officer to review the two year road work guarantee with the potential for lengthening the guarantee and report back by the fourth quarter of 2019.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services and the Chief Purchasing Officer recommend that: 1. The Infrastructure and Environmental Committee, in accordance with Section 195-8.4A of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), grant authority to award Contract No. 19ECS-TI-13LR, Tender Call No. 321-2018, for local road resurfacing in wards 1 through 12, 14 and 15, in the amount of $24,520,877 net of all taxes ($24,952,444 net of HST recoveries) to Sanscon Construction Ltd., having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with the Tender requirements. 2. The Infrastructure and Environmental Committee, in accordance with Section 195-8.4A of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), grant authority to award Contract No. 19ECS-TI-14LR, Tender Call 322-2018, for local road resurfacing in wards 16, 17 and 19 through 25, in the amount of $24,854,645 net of all taxes ($25,292,087 net of HST recoveries) to D. Crupi and Sons Limited, having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with the Tender requirements.
IE3.4adopted
The purpose of this report is to request authority to enter into a non-competitive contract with IBI Group Inc. (IBI), for the continued post-warranty support and maintenance of the Transmission Operations Optimizer ("TOO") proprietary system software for a period of up to a three years (two-year base term with a City option to renew for an additional one-year period). The software generates pumping schedules for the City's water filtration plants and pumping stations and saves on hydro costs while maintaining standards for emergency storage levels, system pressure and water quality. TOO is a unique and successful customized computer software linked to data channels and the Toronto Water Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) network. City Council approval is required in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 195-1 Purchasing, and Chapter 71-11 Financial Control where the cumulative five-year commitment and $500,000 threshold exceeds staff authority. The original five-year contract with IBI was awarded through a competitive process by the Bid Committee #34 September 5, 2007, and work began in 2008. The initial work took longer than expected as it is highly complicated and the first of its kind in Canada and was completed in 2015. IBI extended the warranty period, which expired on December 31, 2018.
Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water to negotiate and, subject to the terms and conditions being acceptable to the General Manager, enter into and execute on behalf of the City a non-competitive agreement with IBI Group Inc. to provide TOO system support and maintenance services, including GUI upgrades, at a cost not to exceed $651,264 net of HST recoveries, for a period of up to three years (a base two-year term plus a City option to renew for an additional one year period) and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Purchasing Officer recommend that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water to negotiate and, subject to the terms and conditions being acceptable to the General Manager, enter into and execute on behalf of the City a non-competitive agreement with IBI Group Inc. to provide TOO system support and maintenance services, including GUI upgrades, at a cost not to exceed $651,264 net of HST recoveries, for a period of up to three years (a base two-year term plus a City option to renew for an additional one year period) and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.
IE3.5adopted
Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant Landform Project
The purpose of this report is to report back to Council on the detailed design, construction plan, and costs associated with building the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant ("ABTP") Landform (the "Landform" or "Landform Project") and to obtain Council approval to enter into one or more agreements with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority ("TRCA") for the permitting, construction, and property transfers associated with construction of the Project. The Landform Project is intended to provide erosion and sediment control in Ashbridges Bay and new ABTP property for the construction of a future combined sewer overflow ("CSO") High Rate Treatment ("HRT") Facility. Commencing in 2019, an estimated five to six year phased construction approach is required to construct the Landform. The estimated project cost for construction of the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant Landform Project is $96.0 million net of all applicable taxes ($97.7 million net of HST recoveries).
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water to proceed with the construction of the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant Landform in accordance with the detailed design completed by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority in 2018. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, to negotiate, enter into and execute one or more agreements as may be necessary to give effect to Recommendation 1, above, with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for the construction of the Landform on an actual direct construction cost recovery basis plus a reasonable administrative fee not to exceed five percent of the project cost, satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Water, and on such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the General Manager, Toronto Water, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City's Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water, to issue on behalf of the City and to sign all documentation related thereto, security in a form acceptable to the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) including a Letter of Credit if so required, in the amount required by DFO to cover the Aquatic Habitat Compensation Work up to a maximum of $3,000,000, on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to them, as may be necessary to obtain the permit approvals required by the Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the Landform Project. 4. City Council authorize the City to receive the conveyance of a portion of the water lot owned by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority upon which the Landform is to be built, subject to the reservation of an easement in favour of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority in, under, over or through those portions of the Landform necessary for access to and maintenance of those erosion control structures retained by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, on such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Director of Real Estate Services in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 5. City Council authorize the City to transfer an easement to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority in, under, over, or through City owned lands in vicinity of Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant only if, upon completion of the Landform, the General Manager, Toronto Water, determines it necessary to facilitate access to the erosion control structures that will be retained by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, provided said easement shall be on such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Director of Real Estate Services in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 6. City Council determine, in accordance with Chapter 213 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, that the requirements to give notice to the public of the proposed disposition and to obtain an appraisal of the fair market value do not apply to any City transfer of an easement to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority granted in accordance with Recommendation 5, above. 7. City Council authorize the City to negotiate and enter into any agreements, amendments, consents or permissions required by Toronto Port Authority (c.o.b. Ports Toronto) as the owner of the lands upon which Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant is located and upon which a small portion of the Landform will be built, on such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Director of Real Estate Services in consultation with the General Manager of Toronto Water and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Toronto Water, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water to proceed with the construction of the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant Landform in accordance with the detailed design completed by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority in 2018. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, to negotiate, enter into and execute one or more agreements as may be necessary to give effect to Recommendation 1, with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for the construction of the Landform on an actual direct construction cost recovery basis plus a reasonable administrative fee not to exceed five percent of the project cost, satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Water, and on such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the General Manager, Toronto Water, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City's Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Toronto Water, to issue on behalf of the City and to sign all documentation related thereto, security in a form acceptable to the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) including a Letter of Credit if so required, in the amount required by DFO to cover the Aquatic Habitat Compensation Work up to a maximum of $3,000,000, on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to them, as may be necessary to obtain the permit approvals required by the Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the Landform Project. 4. City Council authorize the City to receive the conveyance of a portion of the water lot owned by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority upon which the Landform is to be built, subject to the reservation of an easement in favour of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority in, under, over or through those portions of the Landform necessary for access to and maintenance of those erosion control structures retained by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, on such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Director of Real Estate Services in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 5. City Council authorize the City to transfer an easement to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority in, under, over, or through City owned lands in vicinity of Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant only if, upon completion of the Landform, the General Manager, Toronto Water, determines it necessary to facilitate access to the erosion control structures that will be retained by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, provided said easement shall be on such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Director of Real Estate Services in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 6. City Council determine, in accordance with Chapter 213 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, that the requirements to give notice to the public of the proposed disposition and to obtain an appraisal of the fair market value do not apply to any City transfer of an easement to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority granted in accordance with Recommendation 5 above. 7. City Council authorize the City to negotiate and enter into any agreements, amendments, consents or permissions required by Toronto Port Authority (c.o.b. Ports Toronto) as the owner of the lands upon which Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant is located and upon which a small portion of the Landform will be built, on such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Director of Real Estate Services in consultation with the General Manager of Toronto Water and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
IE3.6adopted
Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit: Traffic Regulation Amendments
The purpose of this report is to seek Council approval for traffic amendments adjacent to the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (ECLRT) Cedarvale Station. The report seeks Council authority to temporarily restrict northbound left-turn movements, during the morning and afternoon peak period, at the intersection of Westover Hill Road and Eglinton Avenue West. The proposed temporary turn restriction addresses concerns from area residents with respect to arterial traffic infiltration on Westover Hill Road. Additionally, the report seeks Council authority to temporarily restrict eastbound U-turn movements on Eglinton Avenue West between Flanders Road and Westover Hill Road. The proposed restriction will help deter unsafe driver behaviour and enhance traffic safety for all road users.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council prohibit northbound left-turns from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, Bicycles Excepted, at the intersection of Westover Hill Road and Eglinton Avenue West, from April 18, 2019 to September 30, 2021. 2. City Council prohibit eastbound U-turn movements on Eglinton Avenue West, between Flanders Road and Westover Hill Road, from April 18, 2019 to September 30, 2021.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council prohibit northbound left-turns from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, Bicycles Excepted, at the intersection of Westover Hill Road and Eglinton Avenue West, from April 18, 2019 to September 30, 2021. 2. City Council prohibit eastbound U-turn movements on Eglinton Avenue West, between Flanders Road and Westover Hill Road, from April 18, 2019 to September 30, 2021.
IE3.7adopted
Coordinated Street Furniture Program Agreement Update
The purpose of this report is to receive Council authority to enter into and execute an additional amending agreement to the Street Furniture Agreement to make changes to the specific allocations of street furniture elements, maintenance and inspection of elements, timeframe for non-powered elements to be re-installed and to implement an improved customer service procedure. The Coordinated Street Furniture Program is a public-private partnership with Astral Media to install, operate, and maintain approximately 24,500 pieces of street furniture over a 20-year period (currently in Year 12). The Agreement with Astral began in 2007, and follows a fiscal year of September 1 to August 31. As of September 1, 2018, the Program has resulted in the installation of more than 20,800 elements with a current asset value of approximately $197 million, or 79.9 percent of the total required investment, and has provided the City with $194.7 million in advertising revenue. The ten-year mark of the Agreement provided an opportunity to modernize, retrofit, or upgrade the street furniture designs delivered through the program, as well as an informal opportunity to identify systemic challenges and gaps. Following the mid-term review, this report recommends upgrading select transit shelters with user-activated heaters during the winter months, as well as upgrading postering boards affixed to transit shelters by integrating the TO360 Wayfinding program. Modifications to the Agreement are also recommended to allow for the removal and disposal of obsolete furniture, an extended postering period, increased cleaning of litter receptacles, a specific timeframe for returning non-powered elements (e.g., benches, litter bins, postering columns, etc.) removed for construction, a mechanism in which the public can follow-up with Astral Media on their requests, and administrative updates to reflect design modifications to litter receptacles, transit shelters, information pillars and smaller format benches. These changes are proposed without impacting Astral Media's total capital expenditure for the Coordinated Street Furniture Program, nor the advertising revenue to be received by the City.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to enter into and execute an additional amending agreement to the Street Furniture Agreement dated July 20, 2007 with Astral Media Outdoor (Toronto) G. P. to implement the following objectives with no financial impact to the City or to Astral Media's capital program expenditure for the Coordinated Street Furniture Program, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor: a. Allow for the implementation of a transit shelter heating kit to be installed at select transit shelters from within the existing envelope for Astral Media's capital program expenditure. b. Allow for the implementation of a new combination postering and wayfinding board to be installed at select transit shelters from within the existing envelope for Astral Media's capital program expenditure. c. Allow for the retirement and disposal of obsolete street furniture elements at the discretion of the General Manager, Transportation Services. d. Extend the amount of time for posters placed by the public to remain on postering boards and postering columns by reducing the inspection and cleaning frequency from once per week to once every two weeks; additionally, decrease the frequency of inspections and cleaning for publication box structures and benches from once per week to once every two weeks, and commensurately increase the frequency of litter receptacle inspections and cleaning in high-demand areas from once per week to twice per week. e. Set a specific timeframe of within seven calendar days for the reinstallation of non-powered elements that have been removed due to construction coordination. f. Increase the accountability of Astral Media to the public who contact their Commitment to Quality contact centre by requiring Astral Media to provide the public with a means of tracking their reported issues. g. Allow for Schedule A (Street Furniture Elements and Specifications) of the Street Furniture Agreement to be updated as necessary and under the authority of the General Manager, Transportation Services to reflect design modifications and improvements to elements such as those referenced in the report and shown in Attachment 1 to the report (March 19, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to enter into and execute an additional amending agreement to the Street Furniture Agreement dated July 20, 2007 with Astral Media Outdoor (Toronto) G. P. to implement the following objectives with no financial impact to the City or to Astral Media's capital program expenditure for the Coordinated Street Furniture Program, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor: a. Allow for the implementation of a transit shelter heating kit to be installed at select transit shelters from within the existing envelope for Astral Media's capital program expenditure. b. Allow for the implementation of a new combination postering and wayfinding board to be installed at select transit shelters from within the existing envelope for Astral Media's capital program expenditure. c. Allow for the retirement and disposal of obsolete street furniture elements at the discretion of the General Manager, Transportation Services. d. Extend the amount of time for posters placed by the public to remain on postering boards and postering columns by reducing the inspection and cleaning frequency from once per week to once every two weeks; additionally, decrease the frequency of inspections and cleaning for publication box structures and benches from once per week to once every two weeks, and commensurately increase the frequency of litter receptacle inspections and cleaning in high-demand areas from once per week to twice per week. e. Set a specific timeframe of within seven calendar days for the reinstallation of non-powered elements that have been removed due to construction coordination. f. Increase the accountability of Astral Media to the public who contact their Commitment to Quality contact centre by requiring Astral Media to provide the public with a means of tracking their reported issues. g. Allow for Schedule A (Street Furniture Elements and Specifications) of the Street Furniture Agreement to be updated as necessary and under the authority of the General Manager, Transportation Services to reflect design modifications and improvements to elements such as those referenced in the report and shown in Attachment 1.
IE3.8adopted
City of Toronto’s Stormwater Management Program
As you know, Toronto is a beautiful city with a beautiful waterfront. Lake Ontario is the 13th largest body of fresh water in the world and we have to do all we can to ensure that it, and our entire waterfront, are protected. Right now, when a major storm hits our city, our wastewater system goes into overdrive to prevent major flooding. As the water rushes in, our current system pushes wastewater overflow, basically raw sewage, into the lake when it reaches a certain threshold - preventing it from rushing back up sewers and into basements. Poor water quality especially in the Don River, Inner Harbour and Taylor-Massey Creek, are as a result of combined sewer overflow (CSO) and stormwater runoff. It is an unacceptable choice - sewage-tainted water in basements or in Lake Ontario. City Staff are hard at work to implement a plan to correct this problem. It will ensure that the wastewater dumped into the lake will be as close to zero as we can get. Currently, this plan is scheduled to be completed some twenty years from now. Just as governments took action in the past to address acid rain, smog days and other pollution, I believe now is the time for us to be bold and make changes so our lake remains clean and safe. This is why I support our staff bringing forward a plan to cut this time in half, cleaning our water in ten years rather than twenty years. Our staff have the expertise to do this, but they can't do it alone. I believe it is appropriate for your committee to lead this charge and usher through the changes necessary to put this plan into action. I have also begun discussions with the other governments about partnering with us to get this done much faster. I know you share in my determination to make Toronto as clean as possible for this and future generations. Thank you for adding this letter to the committee agenda and for your ongoing work on this important file.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. Directed the General Manager, Toronto Water to report in the second quarter of 2019 on a plan to accelerate the City's Wet Weather Flow Master Plan to eliminate wastewater from Toronto's clean water ways, including Lake Ontario. 2. Directed the General Manager, Toronto Water in the same report to outline the range of federal and provincial infrastructure programs which would upon application, assist Toronto with the funding of the accelerated Wet Weather Flow Master Plan.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor John Tory requests that the Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. Direct the General Manager of Toronto Water to report in the second quarter of 2019 on a plan to accelerate the City's Wet Weather Flow Master Plan to eliminate wastewater from Toronto's clean water ways, including Lake Ontario. 2. Direct the General Manager in the same report to outline the range of federal and provincial infrastructure programs which would upon application, assist Toronto with the funding of the accelerated Wet Weather Flow Master Plan.
IE3.9amended
I know you share my determination to make our streets safer. The number of pedestrian and cyclist deaths in our city is absolutely unacceptable, especially when so many of them are preventable. In 2018, there were 41 pedestrian fatalities in Toronto. And of those, 16 were in Scarborough - meaning that nearly 40 per cent of all pedestrian fatalities occurred in Scarborough alone. Following my request for a detailed analysis of the Scarborough fatalities, City staff reported that Scarborough has the most arterial roads in the city - roads with four or more lanes of traffic and a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour or higher. Scarborough also has the longest walking distances between protected, safe crossings compared to the rest of the city; pedestrians have to walk up to six additional minutes to use a safe crossing compared to residents of Toronto and East York. Many of these collisions happened either in the middle of these roads or at intersections where vehicles were speeding through red lights. We know that the wider the road, the longer the distances between signals and crosswalks, the more likely a driver is to speed. While the numbers were higher in Scarborough last year, similar conditions exist in other areas of the City, and we have seen an unacceptable number of pedestrian and cyclist deaths across Toronto. This is why I support bringing forward a Vision Zero 2.0 plan with recommendations including but not limited to:  Lower speed limits on strategic arterial roads across the city.  Introduce more mid-block crossings.  Recommend appropriate, safer road design.  Significantly increase the number of red light cameras.  Expedite automated speed enforcement implementation. I believe it is appropriate for your committee to lead this charge to update and improve our City's Vision Zero approach. I look forward to supporting you in those efforts to make our streets safer and, ultimately, save lives. I hope that you will also join me in continuing to fight for automated speed enforcement on our roads. I will be pushing Provincial regulators and our own staff to ensure that speed cameras are deployed in school and community safety zones across the city as soon as possible. Consideration of this initiative has been going on for an undue period of time and I hope we can bring it to an end and get on with implementing a tool which will significantly contribute to safety on our streets. We can, and must, do more to keep people safe on our roads, and I believe the majority of Torontonians understand these are some of the changes we must make at this juncture to place safety first in our growing city. Thank you for adding this letter to the committee agenda and for your ongoing work on this important file.
That the Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. Directed the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back in the second quarter 2019 with a Vision Zero 2.0 Road Safety Plan with recommendations, including but not limited to: a. Lower speed limits on strategic arterial, collector and local roads across the city. b. Introduce more mid-block and upgrade intersection crossings. c. Recommend appropriate, safer road design, including protected intersections. d. Significantly increase the number of red light cameras. e. Expedite automated speed enforcement implementation.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor John Tory requests that the Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. Direct the General Manager of Transportation Services to report back in Q2 2019 with a Vision Zero 2.0 Road Safety Plan with recommendations, including but not limited to: a. Lower speed limits on strategic arterial roads across the city. b. Introduce more mid-block crossings. c. Recommend appropriate, safer road design. d. Significantly increase the number of red light cameras. e. Expedite automated speed enforcement implementation.