City of Toronto Act,
2006 Public Notice
Large
Multi-Passenger Pedalled Vehicles (Quadricycles)
Pilot
Toronto City
Council will be considering recommendations to adopt amendments to City of Toronto
Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing and Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking.
It
is proposed that the amendments be adopted at the City Council meeting to be
held on April 17, 18 and 19, 2024, or at a subsequent meeting. If recommendations
are adopted by City Council, the amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code
Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, Article II, General Operation of Vehicles will:
1.
Add a
section which prohibits the operation of a large quadricycle or similar vehicle
on a roadway unless operating licensed as a pedicab owner or driver under
Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 545, Licensing, and prohibits any person from
operating, parking, storing, or leaving a large quadricycle on a sidewalk.
If
adopted, amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing,
Article III, Licensing
of Pedicabs
section 545-27, 545-29.3 and 545-33 will:
1. Require that where a pedicab is a large
quadricycle, the number of passengers shall not exceed the number of passenger
seats available.
2.
Add a section that will authorize the
General Manager, Transportation Services, or their designate to create
and amend a list of roadways on which large quadricycles are prohibited from
operating, based on the General Manager's opinion of whether the operation of
large quadricycles might cause or contribute to traffic management problems,
and to post such list publicly.
3. Add a section which requires the operators of large quadricycles to submit proposed route maps as part of applying for a licence or its renewal and at least 10 business days prior to modifying or adding a route, to the General Manager, Transportation Services, or their designate, for verification that the route complies with the list of prohibited roadways for large quadricycles and that, in the opinion of the General Manager, the proposed routes will not cause or contribute to potential traffic management problems, and must notify Municipal Licensing and Standards no less than five business days upon verification of any changes or additions to their operating routes.
4. Add a section which authorizes the General Manager, Transportation Services or their designate to verify proposed routes for large quadricycles that comply with the following restrictions:
a) Any road with a designated speed limit greater than 40km/h per
Chapter 950 Schedule XXXV;
b) No more than one consecutive block of
travel on Yonge Street;
c) No more than one consecutive
block of travel on Bloor Street or Danforth Avenue;
d) No lefthand turns at unsignalized intersections where at least one of
the roads is an arterial road; and
e) No straight-through movements at unsignalized intersections where the
road that the large quadricycle is crossing is an arterial road.
5. Add a new section which
authorizes the General Manager, Transportation Services or their designate to
immediately revoke verification of an existing route on the
basis of a change in the list of prohibited roadways for large
quadricycles or traffic management conditions.
6. Exempt pedicabs that are large quadricycles from the requirement that
no owner and no driver shall calculate fares on any basis other than time, and
the number of passengers shall not be used in any way to calculate any rates, fares or payments.
The
proposed amendments are outlined in the report titled "Large
Multi-Passenger Pedalled Vehicles (Quadricycles)
Pilot". To view or obtain a copy of the report, visit the City's website
at:
https://secure.toronto.ca/council/#/committees/2563/24439
At
its meeting to be held on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at
9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, the Economic and Community Development
Committee of Toronto City Council will hear from any person or by his or her
counsel, agent, or solicitor, who wishes to speak to the matter.
The
proposed amendment is subject to the decisions of the Economic and Community Development
Committee and City Council. Consequently, the proposed amendment may be modified.
Additional or other amendments to the above-noted By-law, including amendments
not contemplated or considered in the proposal by Transportation Services and Municipal
Licensing and Standards staff, may occur as a result of
the decisions of the Committee and City Council.
To
submit comments or register to speak to the Economic and Community Development Committee
on March 28, 2024, please contact the Committee no later than 4:30 pm on March
27, 2024:
Economic and Community
Development Committee
Toronto City Hall, 100
Queen Street West
10th Floor,
West Tower, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Telephone: 416-397-4579; Fax: 416-392-2980
Email: ecdc@toronto.ca
To
ask questions regarding the content of the report, please contact:
Elyse Parker, Director,
Policy, Data and Strategic Initiatives
Transportation Services
100 Queen St. West, 22nd
Floor East,
City Hall. Toronto, ON
M5H 2N2
Telephone: 416-338-2432
Email: Elyse.Parker@toronto.ca
Or
Fiona Chapman, Director, Business Licensing and Regulatory Services
Municipal Licensing and Standards
East York Civic Centre,
850 Coxwell Avenue
3rd Floor,
West Tower, Toronto, ON, 54C 5R1
Telephone: 416-392-3070
Email: Fiona.Chapman@toronto.ca
Any comments received
after the Committee meeting will be forwarded to City Council.
While
the staff report sets out proposed changes, the Committee and/or City Council
may change these proposals and adopt additional or other amendments that differ
from the recommendations set out in the report. The proposed amendments are
subject to the decision of the Committee and the decision of City Council.
If this matter is
postponed at the Committee meeting or City Council meeting or considered at a
subsequent Committee or City Council meeting, no additional notice will be
provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or City Council
agenda. Please contact the above City officials if you require notice in these
cases.
The Economic and
Community Development Committee will make its final recommendations on March 28,
2024 which will be forwarded to City Council for its
meeting April 17, 18 and 19, 2024.
Notice to people writing or
making presentations to the Economic and Community Development Committee: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code
authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your
communication or presentation to City Council or its Committees.
The City collects this
information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s).
If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations, or other
communications to the City, you should be aware that
your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of
the public record and will appear on the City’s website. The City
will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as
your postal address, telephone number, or e-mail address - available to the
public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.
Many Committee, Board, and
Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to
view. If you speak at the meeting you will appear in
the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly
available.
If you want to learn more about
why and how the City collects your information, write
to the
City Clerk’s Office, Toronto City
Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON, M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-392-4666.
Dated,
March 21, 2024
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk