Committee of Adjustment

That the minutes of February 20, 2020 Cycling & Pedestrian Advisory Committee be approved as presented.

Whereas cycling and walking has greatly increased in Markham, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and reduction in transit services. Whereas City of Markham has implemented several new programs and pilots to encourage cycling and walking and to support local businesses (i.e. temporary road closures on Unionville Main Street and Enterprise Blvd., Markham Cycles More campaign with TCAT). Cycling & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Page 4 of 4 July 16, 2020 Whereas automobile speeding has increased with the reduction in vehicular traffic. Whereas there has been a spate of highly publicized collisions involving cyclists. Whereas a road safety audit is expected in Fall 2020 and testing of early actions will be beneficial. Whereas vulnerable user road safety is closely related to traffic calming, which is a persistent issue in Markham (e.g. discussion at DSC Feb 24, 2020). Whereas discussion at DSC June 22, 2020 included inquiries as to potential opportunities to expedite public safety. Therefore be it resolved that CPAC recommends to Council that staff be asked, within existing budgets, to expedite the study and implementation of low cost initiatives to improve vulnerable user road safety including potential actions such as speed limit reduction and other ideas and quick pilots as appended (see “Appendix A”).