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Bylaw 18/2005 Traffic Bylaw Amendments
Presented by: Dean Schick, Manager, Transportation
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That Community Growth & Infrastructure Standing Committee recommend to Council that
1) The “Public Consultation Report: City of St. Albert Traffic Network Speed Review” report, provided as an attachment to the January 18, 2021 agenda report entitled “Bylaw 18/2005 Traffic Bylaw Amendments”, be received as information.
2) That “Bylaw 4/2021”, being amendment 16 to Traffic Bylaw 18/2005, be read a first time.
3) That a Non-Statutory Public Hearing to allow residents / stakeholders to be heard by Council on concerns with the Bylaw 18/2005 amendments, be scheduled for February 16, 2021.
4) That subject to a third and final reading of the Traffic Bylaw “4/2021”, $230,000 be approved to implement pedestrian crossing improvements, field signage installation, and perform public messaging for the Traffic Bylaw amendments, and be funded from the Traffic Safety Reserve.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
Administration, in 2019, completed a detailed engineering and internal stakeholder review of current posted speed limits throughout the City which resulted in recommendations for changes. As per Council direction, in 2020, Administration completed public engagement on the proposed speed changes to inform on final recommendations of amendments to the Traffic Bylaw as presented in this report.
In addition to the amendments surrounding city wide speed limits, Alberta Transportation (AT) requires municipal Dangerous Goods Route Bylaws (for St. Albert the Dangerous Goods routing regulations are within the City’s Traffic Bylaw) to be updated to AT Guidelines. The proposed Bylaw amendments have captured requested changes from AT to the City’s Dangerous Goods sections, with further minor amendments aligned to “clean up” of the existing Bylaw regulations.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITY
1. Strategic Priority #3: Buildin...
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