OTC TRAFFIC ENGINEERING WORKSHOP

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1 OTC TRAFFIC ENGINEERING WORKSHOP October 18, 2018 Nottawasaga Resort 6015 Highway 89 Alliston, ON Register online at: Ontario Traffic Council Colborne St., Toronto, ON M5E 1P8 T: E:

2 OTC TRAFFIC ENGINEERING WORKSHOP Nottawasaga Resort, Alliston, ON Thursday, October 18, 2018 Thursday, October 18, :45 am to 9:15 am Registration and continental breakfast 9:15 am to 9:30 am Welcome/Opening Remarks 9:30 am to 10:00 am Update from MTO 10:00 am to 11:00 am Panel Discussion: Vision Zero Adam Bell, WSP Canada Group Ltd. Deanna Green, City of Kingston Mike Barnet, City of Toronto Vision Zero is a radical rethinking of traffic safety born from Sweden. In recent years, it has grown an international presence with several Ontario municipalities joining. Vision Zero is an expression of the belief that loss of life and severe injuries are unacceptable consequences of mobility. As such, the Vision Zero approach focuses on fatal and severe injury road collisions, with a goal of eliminating all instances. This panel discussion will give participants a peek into two Ontario municipalities that have adopted Vision Zero and will encourage dialog about what Vision Zero may look like over the next decade in Ontario. 11:00 am to 11:15 am Break 11:15 am to 12:00 pm ASE Update Mike Barnet, City of Toronto While Ontario s new Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) legislation is now approved, there is considerable work to do before the first ASE deployment is active in School zones and Community Safety Zones. The presentation will highlight some of the work done to date, and will also provide an update on current work activities. These items include: drafting ASE regulations, municipal council reporting, the ASE request for proposals process, site selection criteria, mobile and fixed ASE installations, processing of ASE evidence and charges, information signage, impact on municipal court services operations, and creation of an ASE Steering Committee. Finally, there will be a short summary of the work related to the City of Toronto's ASE Pilot Project.

3 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm 1:45 pm to 2:30 pm Meeting AODA Requirements at Signalized Intersections: The York Region Experience Doug Mackay, Region of York The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) has been in place for several years and all municipalities have been applying various standards to implement the AODA requirements into their intersection designs. York Region has learned from numerous contracts what works and what to look out for. We are now at a stage that we are confident that our approach to AODA meets the needs of all users. This presentation provides a summary of York Region s approach to implementing AODA elements at intersections. OTM Book 18 Update Jason Neudorf, WSP Canada Group Ltd. And Russell Brownlee, True North Safety Group The OTM Book 18 Update study team have completed Phase 1 of the assignment which has focused on engaging stakeholders and the public on cycling facility design, involved a comprehensive best practices review and resulted in the development of a series of Design Topic Summary Documents, or DTSDs that that include among other things Facility Selection and Separation Options, Protected Intersections as well as AODA Informed Design. In addition the team has identified other areas where further research should be encouraged in the future by the OTC and researchers. WSP and TNS will present a summary of the public and stakeholder input received, deliver an overview of the best practices research completed to date and outline next steps for the update to OTM Book 18. The project is scheduled to be completed by late summer :30 pm to 2:45 pm Break 2:45 pm to 3:30 pm Start Thinking BIG Data Jon Kostyniuk, City of London Whatever the size or type of organization, Big Data has permeated our transportation industry. It is no longer a question of IF Big Data will be useful, but instead WHY is it useful and HOW can we best apply it. This presentation aims to address how we can leverage existing services and available partnerships in transportation, consider new and emerging technologies, and determine strategy for what s to come in transportation, including connected and autonomous vehicles. While it may be a huge challenge to solve transportation problems with Big Data, it can help us make better travel decisions today and plan for better infrastructure tomorrow. 3:30 pm Closing Remarks

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