Item - 2020.MM22.41
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 29 and 30, 2020 without amendments.
MM22.41 - 40KG Bike Exemptions - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Anthony Perruzza
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on June 29 and 30, 2020, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with relevant Divisions, to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on July 9, 2020 with proposed by-law amendments to support cargo cycles weighing over 40 kg to be used on bicycle lanes and cycle tracks under Chapter 886 of the Toronto Municipal Code.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report on progress in the freight strategy related to the Pilot Proposal report sought in Part 1 above, including potential for feasibility in pilot projects of requiring evidence of a driver training program, and evidence that each driver has been properly trained by each operator, on each make and model of cycle operators' use.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-148424.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/mm/comm/communicationfile-107608.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, need to be waived to permit introduction of Motion MM22.41. A two-thirds vote of Council Members present is required to waive notice.
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM22.41 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.