Date: December 7, 1998

To: Toronto Cycling Committee

From: Co-Chairs, Education and Safety Sub-Committee

Subject: No Sidewalk Riding Sticker Program

At its meeting of July 27, 1998, the Toronto Cycling Committee requested the Education and Safety Sub-Committee to review the issues regarding the "No Sidewalk Riding" sticker program and to report back on other options to address cycling/pedestrian safety.

At this time, the Education and Safety Sub-Committee decided to develop an alternative sticker for consideration, as one part of a program to address the concerns of pedestrians about sidewalk cycling. For easy reference, Attachment "A" is a copy of the original sticker. Attachment "B" contains Design Options Nos. 1 and 2 for a sticker to go on bicycle post and ring parking racks and in other problem locations. These stickers were developed after the Education and Safety Sub-Committee met with ARC and CBN on this matter and other issues. It incorporates a positive representation, and if approved, would be printed for installation next spring. The sticker would be blue and white in keeping with other bicycle signs used in Toronto. In addition, the stickers would also be printed in as many languages as the budget will allow. These non-English stickers would be affixed in designated retail locations recommended through the City's Public Information Translation Services.

The Education and Safety Sub-Committee recognizes the importance of working cooperatively with the Toronto Pedestrian Committee and other community groups in the development and implementation of cycling/pedestrian safety programs, including this initiative.

The Education and Safety Sub-Committee recommends that the Toronto Cycling Committee adopt Design Option No. 1 as the new sticker for the "No Sidewalk Riding" program, and that the graphic be amended by replacing the standing figure with a representation of a person walking.

Marleen Van Laethem

Phil Piltch

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