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PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES DESIGNATION
Councillor Aylwin discussed the possibility of a subcommittee to look at the possibility of the City applying to be designated as a Pedestrian and Bicycle Friendly Community.
The Committee suggested going through the application checklist and pick out items that can be achieved by next year, as well as ideas to assist in attaining the designation such as communication and interaction and educating residents.
Brett Gratrix, Infrastructure Planning Engineer advised of the Cycle Barrie Infrastructure Program that contains that could assist in putting the City in a better position within a year or two and that the education outreach could be a component within the Cycle Barrie Program as it had a consultant develop an education outreach program to market as a bridging gap. Mr. Gratrix provided other suggestions such as the consideration of the safety concerns and participation with the Ontario Traffic Council on the Vision Zero Guideline Development.
The Committee agreed that they are not ready to make an application currently and may possibly apply next year. Councillor Kungl suggested adding this to the Committee’s workplan and choosing where to focus attention.
Brett Gratrix advised that staff are currently working on the Request for Proposal (RFP) to retain a consultant with the program timeframe of 12 to 16 months. He noted that public engagement session will be held throughout the process, as well as a potential Stakeholders Advisory Group to provide input, and that members of the Active Transportation and Sustainability Committee could take part in.