THAT the recommendations of the Transportation Planning
Team, as contained in the May 13, 1997 Administrative Report and quoted
below, be approved:
A. THAT Council adopt the Transportation Plan (Appendix
A), as amended, including the mode split targets which emphasise the
need for increased provision and use of transit; limiting overall road
capacity to the present level; maintaining an efficient goods movement
network; traffic calming in neighbourhoods; and providing more comfortable
biking and walking environments.
B. THAT Council instruct the General Manager of Engineering
Services and the Director of City Plans to report back by September
on a joint Engineering/Planning implementation program based on action
items scheduled for completion Awithin 3 years@, as outlined in Chapter
3 of the Transportation Plan (Appendix A); and to include priorities,
resources, and timing.
C. THAT Council instruct the General Manager of Engineering
Services and the Director of City Plans to monitor implementation of
the Transportation Plan and report to Council, prior to the next Capital
Plan budget preparation, on initiatives to further the Transportation
Plan.
D. THAT Council instruct staff to reference the Transportation
Plan policies when reporting on transportation initiatives and the General
Manager of Engineering Services and the Director of City Plans to report
back, as required, with suggested amendments to the Transportation Plan
to address new issues or reflect new Council policies.
FURTHER THAT Item #4 of Page 30 of the Policy Report
dated May 13, 1997 be amended to clarify that the City supports three
new LRT lines, including a Broadway-Lougheed-Coquitlam line.
THAT Council commend the team on its achievements
in working on this challenging task in a short time period, crossing
departmental boundaries and involving the public in the discussion.
THAT the Administrative Report dated May 13, 1997,
from the Vancouver Economic Development Commission, be received for
information.
