Item - 2021.SC27.11
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Scarborough Community Council on October 15, 2021 and was adopted without amendment.
SC27.11 - The Scarborough Opportunity: A Comprehensive Walking and Cycling Network
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 25 - Scarborough - Rouge Park
Community Council Decision
Scarborough Community Council:
1. Invited Professor André Sorensen, University of Toronto Scarborough, to give a 20-minute presentation at the November 26th, 2021 meeting on "The Scarborough Opportunity".
Origin
Summary
On October 12, 2021, researchers from the University of Toronto Scarborough released their report "The Scarborough Opportunity: A Comprehensive Walking and Cycling Network" by Professor André Sorensen, Isaac Bortolussi, Ivan Chong, Jamila Gowie, Nadhiena Shankar and Kelly Anne Vigayan. The report is the product of a faculty-student collaboration in City Studies, sponsored by the Suburban Mobilities Research Cluster.
The researchers' present recommendations that could help the City of Toronto development an active transportation network in Scarborough and "achieve its policy goals for sustainability, inclusion, and safer, more vibrant streets.
This motion is to invite the lead researcher Professor André Sorensen to give a 20-minute presentation on their findings at the November 26th, 2021 Scarborough Community Council meeting so that Scarborough Councillors and relevant City of Toronto Staff can learn more about their report.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-171937.pdf