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Council Report: Skateboards in Protected Bike Lanes and Street & Traffic By-law Amendments Winston Chou Traffic & Data Management Branch 1 S kateboards in Protected Bike Lanes December 2015 Council approved that skates,

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Council Report: Skateboards in Protected Bike Lanes and Street & Traffic By-law Amendments

Winston Chou Traffic & Data Management Branch

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S kateboards in Protected Bike Lanes

  • December 2015 Council

approved that skates, skateboards, and push-scooters be permitted in protected bike lanes for a trial period

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kateboard volumes have been low and no concerns received from the public, VPD or ICBC

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taff recommend making the trial permanent

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Amendments to the S treet & Traffic By-law

  • Definition of Jaywalk currently restricts crossing minor streets within a

block of a signal

  • Review of collision data indicates no concerns with this common behavior
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taff propose to exempt minor streets from Jaywalking

  • Pedestrians not in crosswalk will give right-of-way to motorists
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  • Bike Crossing markings are a

National standard but are not defined in the MVA or City By- Law

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  • Bike Crossing markings are a

National standard but are not defined in the MVA or City By- Law

  • New designs have shown the

need to create separate crossings for cyclists using “ Elephants Feet” markings

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  • Bike Crossing markings are a

National standard but are not defined in the MVA or City By- Law

  • New designs have shown the

need to create separate crossings for cyclists using “ Elephants Feet” markings

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taff recommend their inclusion in the S &T By-Law

Amendments to the S treet & Traffic By-law

S hared S eparated (preferred)

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  • Current crosswalk definition

includes space from curb to property line even when there is a marked crosswalk

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  • Current crosswalk definition

includes space from curb to property line even when there is a marked crosswalk

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taff recommend updating definition of Crosswalk to be consistent with the MVA

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  • Current crosswalk definition

includes space from curb to property line even when there is a marked crosswalk

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taff recommend updating definition of Crosswalk to be consistent with the MVA

  • Proposed change will define

both scenarios for a crosswalk

Amendments to the S treet & Traffic By-law

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Proposed Change