TAMRMS#: B06
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Directional Signage for Bike Riders
Presented by: Dean Schick, Manager of Transportation
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That Administration proceed with installation of cyclist dismount signs at marked pedestrian crossings, as outlined in the Agenda Report entitled “Directional Signage for Bike Riders.”
2. That $65,000 be funded from the Speed on Green Reserve account for the installation of cyclist dismount signs at marked pedestrian crossings.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
This report provides background and a proposed implementation plan to install signage throughout the City directing cyclists to dismount at pedestrian crossings.
COUNCIL DIRECTION
On August 28, 2017 Council passed the following motions:
(CM-17-075)
That Administration propose appropriate signage and education directing bike riders on sidewalks and trails to dismount at crosswalks at collector and arterial roads and rely on the provincial Highway Traffic Safety Act for enforcement, and report back to Council by Q2 2018.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
From 2012 to 2017 (inclusive), there have been forty-six (46) cyclist related motor vehicle collisions on St Albert roadways. As is common with incidents involving an active mode road user (such as pedestrian, cyclist, skate boarder), most incidents have resulted in severe outcomes. Of the collisions that occurred in St. Albert, there were a total of forty (40) resulting injuries and one (1) fatality. This represents 89% of the incidents resulting in severe outcomes.
In review of incidents that have occurred in the City, a summary may be provided that identifies:
1) Rising trend: Twenty-seven (27) of the incidents have occurred in the past three years (from 2015 to 2017 inclusive). The following figure identifies annual cyclist motor vehicle collision occurrence per year:
2) Majority of incidents, thirty-one (31), have occurred at arterial roadway intersections. Fifteen (15) occurred on collector roadway...
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