Item - 2016.PW15.12

Tracking Status

PW15.12 - Request for Report on a Bicycle Licensing System

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Deferred Indefinitely
Wards:
All

Committee Decision

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee deferred consideration of the item indefinitely.

Origin

(July 25, 2016) Member Motion from Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Justin J. Di Ciano

Summary

City Council on July 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2016, referred Motion MM20.18 to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.

 

On June 24, 2016 Forum Research (www.forumresearch.com) released a poll indicating that a 56 percent majority of Torontonians surveyed agreed that bicyclists should be licensed.

 

Given the public interest, this Motion requests an information report be prepared for the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee which examines the potential for a registration, license or permit system for bicycles within the City of Toronto.

 

A new system may provide several benefits including new revenues which could enhance the existing bicycle network system, and new opportunities to gather data which will aid in planning for current and future expansion needs. The implementation of a system may also generate opportunities to promote cycling, increased safety awareness, improved safety equipment utilization, and support cycling oriented clubs and organizations.

 

While there have been some past initiatives to explore licensing cyclists over the previous decades with an emphasis on enforcement, this report would focus on registering the equipment itself, and include recent contextual changes and opportunities including technology, big data, collaboration with partners and revenue opportunities.

Background Information

(July 25, 2016) Member Motion from Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Justin J. Di Ciano on Request for Report on a Bicycle Licensing System
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-95183.pdf

Communications

(July 8, 2016) E-mail from Patti Gardner (PW.Main.PW15.12.1)
(July 9, 2016) E-mail from Colan Mitchell (PW.Main.PW15.12.2)
(July 12, 2016) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (PW.Main.PW15.12.3)
(September 21, 2016) E-mail from Brian Collinge (PW.New.PW15.12.4)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Gray Taylor (PW.New.PW15.12.5)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Graham Lavender (PW.New.PW15.12.6)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from John Park (PW.New.PW15.12.7)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Kira M. Bowen (PW.New.PW15.12.8)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Mark Hoel (PW.New.PW15.12.9)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Michael Wheeler (PW.New.PW15.12.10)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Ralph J. Cowell (PW.New.PW15.12.11)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from David Anderson (PW.New.PW15.12.12)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Sigrun Frey (PW.New.PW15.12.13)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Julian Higuerey Nunez (PW.New.PW15.12.14)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Deborah Buehler (PW.New.PW15.12.15)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Belinda Cole (PW.New.PW15.12.16)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Brendan Hendel-McCarthy (PW.New.PW15.12.17)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from John Gibson (PW.New.PW15.12.18)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Craig Saila (PW.New.PW15.12.19)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Barbi Lazarus (PW.New.PW15.12.20)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Ted Mann (PW.New.PW15.12.21)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Tanya Hostler (PW.New.PW15.12.22)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Martin Gagné (PW.New.PW15.12.23)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Cindy Trower (PW.New.PW15.12.24)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Jeff Lawrence (PW.New.PW15.12.25)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Deborah Mesher (PW.New.PW15.12.26)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Alastair Cheng (PW.New.PW15.12.27)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Deborah Lee (PW.New.PW15.12.28)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Shawn Freeman (PW.New.PW15.12.29)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from Damien Fox (PW.New.PW15.12.30)
(September 22, 2016) E-mail from John Bailey (PW.New.PW15.12.31)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Celina Carter (PW.New.PW15.12.32)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Sheila Miller (PW.New.PW15.12.33)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Jo Oppenheimer (PW.New.PW15.12.34)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Lynn Francis (PW.New.PW15.12.35)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Stephanie Town (PW.New.PW15.12.36)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Shannon Culver (PW.New.PW15.12.37)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Alan G (PW.New.PW15.12.38)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Alex Cheesman (PW.New.PW15.12.39)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Melissa Catalano (PW.New.PW15.12.40)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Sarah Elton (PW.New.PW15.12.41)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Carlos and Ana da Cunha (PW.New.PW15.12.42)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Elizabeth Goddard (PW.New.PW15.12.43)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Emma Brooks (PW.New.PW15.12.44)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Elissa Walczak (Dewey) (PW.New.PW15.12.45)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Kristina Kozubal-Manson (PW.New.PW15.12.46)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Stephane Levac (PW.New.PW15.12.47)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Julia Huys (PW.New.PW15.12.48)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Nicole Bennett (PW.New.PW15.12.49)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Bruce Cox (PW.New.PW15.12.50)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Solomon Amos (PW.New.PW15.12.51)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Robert Windrum (PW.New.PW15.12.52)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Dr. Rachel Harding (PW.New.PW15.12.53)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Rolf Seifert (PW.New.PW15.12.54)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Gianmarco Segato (PW.New.PW15.12.55)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Arthur Klimowicz (PW.New.PW15.12.56)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Alan Sheppard (PW.New.PW15.12.57)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Omar Khan (PW.New.PW15.12.58)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Susan Greer (PW.New.PW15.12.59)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from J. Bhasin (PW.New.PW15.12.60)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Cameron MacLeod (PW.New.PW15.12.61)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Bill Murtagh and Linda Argles (PW.New.PW15.12.62)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from James Hay (PW.New.PW15.12.63)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Christina Hoicka (PW.New.PW15.12.64)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Cliff Mewdell (PW.New.PW15.12.65)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Francesca Allodi-Ross (PW.New.PW15.12.66)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Louis George (PW.New.PW15.12.67)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Issie Lyon (PW.New.PW15.12.68)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Suzanne McNamee (PW.New.PW15.12.69)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Diane Miles (PW.New.PW15.12.70)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Patrick DeRochie (PW.New.PW15.12.71)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Diana Donohue (PW.New.PW15.12.72)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Asa Weinstein (PW.New.PW15.12.73)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Anastasia Mandziuk (PW.New.PW15.12.74)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Alexander Svetlitsky (PW.New.PW15.12.75)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Ruth Melady (PW.New.PW15.12.76)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Michael Gravelle (PW.New.PW15.12.77)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Joshua Malinsky (PW.New.PW15.12.78)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Cheryl Litwack (PW.New.PW15.12.79)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Ross Krekoski (PW.New.PW15.12.80)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Jenny Gilbert (PW.New.PW15.12.81)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Melissa Yu (PW.New.PW15.12.82)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Tara Marina Pearson (PW.New.PW15.12.83)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Beverly Dywan (PW.New.PW15.12.84)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Paul (PW.New.PW15.12.85)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Angela Bischoff (PW.New.PW15.12.86)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Bill Papadatos (PW.New.PW15.12.87)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Dinesh Christendat (PW.New.PW15.12.88)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from B. Ross Ashley (PW.New.PW15.12.89)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Peter Leiss (PW.New.PW15.12.90)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Tereza Coutinho (PW.New.PW15.12.91)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Brian Cort (PW.New.PW15.12.92)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Owen Rodwell (PW.New.PW15.12.93)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Nick Shaw (PW.New.PW15.12.94)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Kevin Hollett (PW.New.PW15.12.95)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Tony O’Donoghue (PW.New.PW15.12.96)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Catherine Oliver (PW.New.PW15.12.97)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Judith Allen (PW.New.PW15.12.98)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Micah Seth Dubinsky (PW.New.PW15.12.99)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Marcus Räder (PW.New.PW15.12.100)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Steve Bedernjak (PW.New.PW15.12.101)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Kelsey Pietrobon (PW.New.PW15.12.102)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Jan Eadie (PW.New.PW15.12.103)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Nicole McVan (PW.New.PW15.12.104)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Mallory Hilkewich (PW.New.PW15.12.105)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Christine McInnes (PW.New.PW15.12.106)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Alessio Fagorzi (PW.New.PW15.12.107)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Don Whittemore (PW.New.PW15.12.108)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Eric Adams (PW.New.PW15.12.109)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Eva Witkowska (PW.New.PW15.12.110)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Dan Skrobot (PW.New.PW15.12.111)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Trevor Holm (PW.New.PW15.12.112)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Hazel Anderson (PW.New.PW15.12.113)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Emily Montgomery (PW.New.PW15.12.114)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Roger Partington (PW.New.PW15.12.115)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from William Dos Santos (PW.New.PW15.12.116)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Cassandra Alves (PW.New.PW15.12.117)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Benjamin Bradly (PW.New.PW15.12.118)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Chris Moore (PW.New.PW15.12.119)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Ian Gordon (PW.New.PW15.12.120)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Yasaman Soudagar (PW.New.PW15.12.121)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Jehan Bâby (PW.New.PW15.12.122)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Prof. Alan Barthel (PW.New.PW15.12.123)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Katherine Kennedy (PW.New.PW15.12.124)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Edward Jong (PW.New.PW15.12.125)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Esther Lexchin (PW.New.PW15.12.126)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Karen Malcolm (PW.New.PW15.12.127)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from David Rasmusson (PW.New.PW15.12.128)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Catherine Armitage (PW.New.PW15.12.129)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Cynthia Clayton (PW.New.PW15.12.130)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Jayne Miles (PW.New.PW15.12.131)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Nicole Vissch (PW.New.PW15.12.132)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Michael Holloway (PW.New.PW15.12.133)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Matt Krivosudsky (PW.New.PW15.12.134)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Marcella Jenkins (PW.New.PW15.12.135)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Rabbi Sean Gorman (PW.New.PW15.12.136)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Simon Evans (PW.New.PW15.12.137)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Elsa Lam (PW.New.PW15.12.138)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Isabelle Tatiza (PW.New.PW15.12.139)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from A. L. Harris (PW.New.PW15.12.140)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Anton Lodder (PW.New.PW15.12.141)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Alexandra Petryga (PW.New.PW15.12.142)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Richard Lawson (PW.New.PW15.12.143)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Angela Sim (PW.New.PW15.12.144)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Den Ciul (PW.New.PW15.12.145)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Sam Bietenholz (PW.New.PW15.12.146)
(September 23, 2016) E-mail from Brian Band (PW.New.PW15.12.147)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Frederic Fellouse (PW.New.PW15.12.148)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Grace Kung (PW.New.PW15.12.149)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Maxine Chan (PW.New.PW15.12.150)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Cayley Burgess (PW.New.PW15.12.151)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Vilma Diaz (PW.New.PW15.12.152)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Mark A. Cheetham (PW.New.PW15.12.153)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Sasha Gollish, Safety and Advocacy Director, Morning Glory Cycling Club (PW.New.PW15.12.154)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/pw/comm/communicationfile-63265.pdf
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Andrea McCutcheon (PW.New.PW15.12.155)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Leslie Carlin (PW.New.PW15.12.156)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Deepit Bhatia (PW.New.PW15.12.157)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Andrew Kraan (PW.New.PW15.12.158)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Georges Gabereau (PW.New.PW15.12.159)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Kathy Porter (PW.New.PW15.12.160)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Esteban Diaz (PW.New.PW15.12.161)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Ian Worling (PW.New.PW15.12.162)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Michael Black (PW.New.PW15.12.163)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Douglas Yardley (PW.New.PW15.12.164)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Carolyn Wong (PW.New.PW15.12.165)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Elysia Leung (PW.New.PW15.12.166)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Michael Polanyi (PW.New.PW15.12.167)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Laure Sabatier (PW.New.PW15.12.168)
(September 24, 2016) E-mail from Ian Miller (PW.New.PW15.12.169)
(September 25, 2016) E-mail from Dr Ian M Randall (PW.New.PW15.12.170)
(September 25, 2016) E-mail from Liam Lacy (PW.New.PW15.12.171)
(September 25, 2016) E-mail from Glen Guerin (PW.New.PW15.12.172)
(September 25, 2016) E-mail from Steve Murphy (PW.New.PW15.12.173)
(September 25, 2016) E-mail from Dr Jennifer Stellar (PW.New.PW15.12.174)
(September 25, 2016) E-mail from Lily Chan (PW.New.PW15.12.175)
(September 25, 2016) Letter from Caitlin Smith (PW.New.PW15.12.176)
(September 25, 2016) E-mail from Armin Krauss (PW.New.PW15.12.177)
(September 25, 2016) E-mail from YT Otney (PW.New.PW15.12.178)
(September 25, 2016) E-mail from Robin Nobleman (PW.New.PW15.12.179)
(September 25, 2016) E-mail from Bradley Wentworth (PW.New.PW15.12.180)
(September 25, 2016) E-mail from Kevin Montgomery (PW.New.PW15.12.181)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Tayves Fiddis (PW.New.PW15.12.182)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Nicole Crellin (PW.New.PW15.12.183)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Véronique Ponce (PW.New.PW15.12.184)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Martin Lariviere (PW.New.PW15.12.185)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Ilan Lustgarten (PW.New.PW15.12.186)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Tania Szablowski (PW.New.PW15.12.187)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Tamara Brownstone (PW.New.PW15.12.188)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from K Yateh Larchie (PW.New.PW15.12.189)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from John Leeson (PW.New.PW15.12.190)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Naoko Hirota (PW.New.PW15.12.191)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from David R Mandel (PW.New.PW15.12.192)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Joey Schwartz, Advocacy Director, Toronto Bicycling Network (PW.New.PW15.12.193)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/pw/comm/communicationfile-63325.pdf
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Peggy Lucas (PW.New.PW15.12.194)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Marcus Jansen (PW.New.PW15.12.195)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Dave Strasser (PW.New.PW15.12.196)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Megan McCrossan (PW.New.PW15.12.197)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Aviv Bialy (PW.New.PW15.12.198)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Donna Patterson (PW.New.PW15.12.199)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Adrian Pye (PW.New.PW15.12.200)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Lucas Diaz Molaro (PW.New.PW15.12.201)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Jim MacDougall (PW.New.PW15.12.202)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Christopher Hoyle (PW.New.PW15.12.203)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Jacqueline Peeters (PW.New.PW15.12.204)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Jaclyn Obermeyer (PW.New.PW15.12.205)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Michal Merkur (PW.New.PW15.12.206)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Oliver MacLean (PW.New.PW15.12.207)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Francios Routhier (PW.New.PW15.12.208)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Andrew Trachsell (PW.New.PW15.12.209)
(September 26, 2016) E-mail from Tom Chapman (PW.New.PW15.12.210)
(September 26, 2016) Letter from Kirsten Dahl (PW.New.PW15.12.211)
(September 27, 2016) E-mail from Peter Jellard (PW.New.PW15.12.212)
(September 27, 2016) E-mail from John Spragge (PW.New.PW15.12.213)
(September 27, 2016) Submission from Jared Kolb, Cycle Toronto (PW.New.PW15.12.214)

Speakers

Jared Kolb, Executive Director, Cycle Toronto
Derek Moran
John Spragge
Councillor Frances Nunziata
Councillor Mike Layton

Motions

1 - Motion to Defer Item Indefinitely moved by Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon (Carried)

Vote (Defer Item Indefinitely) Sep-27-2016

Result: Carried Majority Required
Total members that voted Yes: 4 Members that voted Yes are Chin Lee, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson (Chair)
Total members that voted No: 1 Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday
Total members that were Absent: 1 Members that were absent are Ron Moeser

2 - Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Stephen Holyday (Redundant)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council