Friends,
This week at City Council, I was pleased to vote in favour of the Mayor's successful motion to accelerate the implementation of the Surface Transit Network Plan (STNP).
The SNTP aims to improve the speed and reliability of buses and streetcars by implementing a range of transit priority solutions along 20 major roads. Transit priority solutions can include dedicated bus lanes, high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, transit priority signals, queue jump lanes, bus bays and other solutions.
With up to 70 per cent of all transit journeys requiring the use of a bus or streetcar, increasing surface transit reliability will improve the lives of thousands of transit users that depend on transit each day.
Council also voted unanimously to expand the City's Administrative Penalty System (APS) to include Red Light Camera and Automated Speed Enforcement violations, effective November 1, 2024.
The new process for Red Light Camera and Automated Speed Enforcement disputes will function similarly to the process already in place for parking violations, which is handled by the City instead of provincial courts.
Establishing the expanded APS moves forward the Vision Zero Road Safety plan, supports speedier dispute resolution, and enables more efficient use of limited court time in provincial courts.
I'm hopeful that together these two key items will improve service on our public transit network and will increase public safety on our roadways.
Sincerely,
Gord
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