September 22, 1999

To: Administration Committee

From: City Clerk

Subject: Toronto Cycling Committee - Program and Staffing Requests.

Recommendation:

The Toronto Cycling Committee at its meeting held on September 21, 1999:

(1) recommended to the Administration Committee that the Acting Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services be requested to explore the immediate filling of the two functionally vacant, permanent, full-time positions within Urban Planning and Development Services, namely the Commuter Cycling Coordinator and the Policy Bicycle Planner, and to submit a report thereon to the Administration Committee; and

(2) requested that at such time as the aforementioned report is before the Administration Committee that the following persons be invited to the meeting to make a presentation/deputation:

- Councillor Jack Layton, Co-Chair, Toronto Cycling Committee;

- Mr. Stephen Fisher, Co-Chair, Toronto Cycling Committee; and

- Mr. Crawford Murphy, Member, Toronto Cycling Committee.

The Toronto Cycling Committee reports, for the information of the Administration Committee, having:

(1) requested the Co-Chairs of the Toronto Cycling Committee--Councillor Jack Layton, Ms. Marleen Van Laethem and Mr. Stephen Fisher--to meet with the Acting Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services regarding the possibility of funding a six-month contract position in order to plan and deliver the year 2000 spring programs of the Toronto Cycling Committee;

(2) recommended to the Economic Development and Parks Committee that:

(a) the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to report to the Economic Development and Parks Committee on the transfer of the operation of the CAN-BIKE program to the Parks and Recreation Division, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, noting that there are no budget implications associated with such transfer; and

(b) staff of the Parks and Recreation Division work with the appropriate staff of Urban Planning and Development Services who would provide interim support for a one or two-year period;

(3) established a Working Group to develop a strategy to encourage School Boards to make cycling education a part of their curriculum, comprised of CAN-BIKE instructors and the following Members of the Toronto Cycling Committee:

- Mr. Israel Chackowicz;

- Mr. Crawford Murphy;

- Mr. Phil Piltch; and

- Mr. John Sherk; and

(4) agreed that the following program areas' objectives and goals should be redefined/developed based on available resources: bike week; ambassador program; smog; road rage; supporting utilitarian uses of the bicycle; education associated with the introduction of cycling facilities; and yearly themes.

Background:

The Toronto Cycling Committee had before it a communication (September 13, 1999) from Mr. Israel Chackowicz, Co-Chair, Education and Safety Sub-Committee of the Toronto Cycling Committee, respecting existing programs to determine future directions for the year 2000.

City Clerk

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Item 3

Sent to: Administration Committee

Economic Development and Parks Committee

Councillor Jack Layton, Co-Chair, Toronto Cycling Committee

Mr. Stephen Fisher, Co-Chair, Toronto Cycling Committee

Ms. Marleen Van Laethem, Co-Chair, Toronto Cycling Committee

Mr. Israel Chackowicz, Member, Toronto Cycling Committee

Mr. Crawford Murphy, Member, Toronto Cycling Committee

Mr. Phil Piltch, Member, Toronto Cycling Committee

Mr. John Sherk, Member, Toronto Cycling Committee

c. Mr. Daniel Egan, Manager, Pedestrian and Cycling Infrastructure Unit

Ms. Barbara Wentworth, Bicycle Safety Coordinator,

Urban Planning and Development Services