Item - 2023.MM6.7

City Council on May 10, 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with Toronto Police Service, to report back to City Council in the fourth quarter of 2023 with an update on City Council's 2022 direction for a report on impaired driving in Toronto, including:

a. statistics on traffic collisions involving impaired drivers from 2018-2023, including the observed impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic recovery on impaired driving trends; 

b. an update on efforts underway to address this issue as well as additional measures that can be taken, including a jurisdictional scan for best practices in other municipalities; and

c. details on actions taken to-date following City Council's 2019 direction to develop a campaign to stop impaired driving in collaboration with Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada, Arrive Alive and other relevant stakeholders with the funding allocated for Vision Zero education and engagement programming.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Police Service, to review and enhance public education and prevention strategies pertaining to impaired driving.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada, Arrive Alive, and other stakeholders, to develop a new public education campaign on the dangers of impaired driving as part of ongoing Vision Zero education and engagement programming, and report back on progress as part of the report cited in Part 1 above.