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CYCLING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
APRIL 14, 2009 CITY OF KITCHENER
The Cycling Advisory Committee met this date commencing at 4:04 p.m.
Present: Messrs. T. Kenyon, Chair, and B. Forwell, Vice-Chair
Messrs. S. Burek, D. Class, D. Hilker, N. Meheš and T. Müller
Staff: Mr. R. Schirm, Committee Administrator, Mr. P. Wetherup, Parks Planning,
Ms. K. Reinert, Recorder
Regrets: Councillor J. Gazzola, Mr. J. Alexander, Mr. B. Laube and Ms. P. Ji-Taylor
Mr. R. Schirm, as a follow-up to the last meeting, advised that Mr. J. Alexander will be able to
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continue as a member on this committee but is unable to attend today’s meeting and the June 9
meeting. Decision will need to be made at a later date whether to replace Ms. S. Anderson.
Mr. Brian Scott, event co-ordinator with the City of Kitchener, will attend a future meeting to inform the
committee of what is happening in the downtown and he would be the conduit for whatever events
this committee would like to hold.
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The critical mass event held last year had an excellent turn out and will be held this year on April 24
starting at 4:00 p.m. from the band shell in Waterloo Park and will end in Victoria Park. This type of
cycling event occurs globally and to obtain more information please visit
http://criticalmass.wikia.com/wiki/Critical_Mass. A list of rides globally is available at
http://criticalmass.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_rides
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
1.
That the minutes of the March 10, 2009 meeting be approved with the following change:
1 d) be changed to Maintenance with Winter Maintenance becoming a
sub-heading under the Maintenance heading.
Motioned by Mr. D Müller
Seconded by Mr. D. Class
WORK PLAN
2.
Mr. John Hill was on hand to continue where the committee left off from the last meeting.
2. Education and Promotion
a) Evaluate:
2% cycling modal split by 2015
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Facility development (length)
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Number of events/success of turnout
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WORK PLAN
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2. Education and Promotion – cont’d
b) Safety
Drivers – share the road Can Bike (Public Health)
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Pedestrians
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Cyclists
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Can Bike Training
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c) Cycling events
Support bicycle events and solicit support from Council
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Promote bicycle events with municipal and other partners
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Support bicycle through volunteer action
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Conduct official bicycle events for the City of Kitchener
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d) Education
Change culture
Presentations to Council Increase profile of cycling
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Frequent
How does modal shift occur? $ are first, then shift
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Best type of facilities and programming to promote shift
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Benefits to City and citizens
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Clear strategy and funding needs
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3. Advocacy
a) Financing – establish annual cycling infrastructure budget – Council
b) Develop internal alliances
Co-ordinate trails and cycling – departments/committees/shareholders
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WORK PLAN
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3. Advocacy – cont’d
c) Develop external partnerships
Public Health, Region, Waterloo, Cambridge, province, federal government
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d) NGO’s
Cycling group conference/gathering -- Commuter Challenge
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4. Policy – Develop Cycling Master Plan
a) Work with the City of Kitchener and consultants to develop cycling master plan
b) Integrate existing and future trails into easy to use network
c) Direct and safe cycling network through city
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Investigate options other than bike lanes and trails
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Cycling boulevards, sharing the road makings, etc.
d) Specific connections identified
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Add Waterloo spur line to list of specific trail and road objectives
OTHER BUSINESS
3.
i) Discussion took place on setting up an informal cycling event that would not only
include the municipalities and the region but also invite participants from RIM, the
universities, and the public and private sectors. The event would be held to promote
networking and synergy amongst cycling enthusiasts and would commence with a ‘meet
and greet’ from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with pizza scheduled for 7:00 p.m., followed by five or
six key contact people introducing themselves mostly for information purposes. It was
also suggested to have three or four different areas where displays and/or
demonstrations could be set-up.
Mr. D. Class suggested that a 10 question (multiple choice and open-ended) survey be
given to attendees to encourage their participation and it could also provide useful
information for the committee for a presentation to Council in the future. The survey
could be handed out during the ‘meet and greet’ along with obtaining email information
from the attendees.
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OTHER BUSINESS – cont’d
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i) The cycling event will be scheduled for the evening of June 4 which coincides with the
week of the Commuter Challenge.
ACTION:
Mr. R. Schirm will check into a location that will house 100 to 200 people;
preference would be the Victoria Park Pavilion, or other venues such as the City Hall
rotunda, university or the auditorium.
ACTION: .
The cycling event will beadded to the agenda for the next meetingPlease
Email ideas for topics and suggestions prior to the next meeting.
ii) Mr. R. Schirm indicated that the request for proposal for the Cycling Master Plan is
almost complete and that Mr. T. Kenyon and Mr. B. Forwell will sit on the working group
along with Mr. P. Wetherup, himself and representatives from the Planning and
Engineering divisions.
The consultant should be in place by the beginning of June and the Cycling Master Plan
should be complete by this time next year.
Discussion took place and if there are any specific, minor trails or bicycle repair areas
identified by committee members that should be done this year, please send the
information to Mr. R. Schirm who will direct the information to the applicable staff
member; if there is a true safety concern, Mr. P. Wetherup stated that it will be
addressed immediately.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Mr. D. Hilker and seconded by Mr. S. Burek, the meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Ronald Schirm
Committee Administrator