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CYCLING WORKING GROUP

• MEETING 1-

03/12/2013

Agenda

1. Call to order 2. Agreement on appointment of a Chair 3. Appointment of a recording secretary 4. Discuss and agree on mandate of working group 5. Roles and responsibilities of group members 6. Initial discussion of consultation & transparency 7. Determine the frequency / timing of Working Group meetings 8. Determine the date by which the Working Group’s initial report will be made 9. Distribute

• Report on the Bike Gates pilot project
• Campus Master Plan
• 10. Varia

Brief history of how we got to where we are.

• 2005-2007: McGill petitions City for University Street bike path.
• 2006-2008: Milton, de Maisonneuve, du Parc paths opened
• 2007-2009: Discussions with City on need for a connecting path
• 2009-2010: Presentations of 5-Year Master Plan across McGill
• 2009:
• University Street bike path announced by City in

August, established in Fall.

• McGill publicizes move toward a “pedestrian-

friendly campus”

• 2010 (May)
• Bylaw declaring McTavish as a pedestrian zone

passed by City

• James Square completed, restrictions begin on

traffic on McTavish and Lower campus

May 28, 2010 (convocation week): McTavish Street declared a pedestrian zone Summer 2010: Installation of new bike racks, benches, greenery Lower campus declared a “Pedestrian priority” zone, with limited vehicle circulation and vehicle parking .

Mandate of working group

The working group is to make recommendations with respect to the following questions:

• Should McGill allow cycling on its campus?
• If so, what risk mitigation measures

should be taken?

Questions that will be pursued

• What pros and cons will be considered

important by the working group in weighing the merit of different options?

• What are the options available to McGill to

accommodate, or not, the presence of mounted cyclists on its campus?

• What measures could be taken to mitigate the

safety risks of pedestrian cyclist co-existence on campus?

• What are the recommendations of the working

group?

Questions on the mandate?

Roles and responsibilities of members

• f the working group
• Roles:
• Representatives of different

constituencies

• Expertise on best practice, and the McGill

context

• Responsibilities:
• Attend meetings
• Consult with constituencies on key

questions

• Read the background material circulated
• Contribute to developing solutions

Questions on the role and responsibility

• f committee members?

On consultation and transparency

Agenda

1. Call to order 2. Agreement on appointment of a Chair 3. Appointment of a recording secretary 4. Discuss and agree on mandate of working group 5. Roles and responsibilities of group members 6. Initial discussion of consultation & transparency 7. Determine the frequency / timing of Working Group meetings 8. Determine the date by which the Working Group’s initial report will be made 9. Distribute

• Report on the Bike Gates pilot project
• Campus Master Plan
• 10. Varia

Varia

• Homework assignment
• Other?

Homework assignment

• Homework assignment:

Develop a prioritized list of the pros and cons that you (and those you represent) consider important in weighing the merit of different

• ptions?

Homework assignment

Examples of pros and cons:

• Extent to which pedestrian safety is

ensured

• Extent to which the option contributes

to the perception of McGill as an open community

• Extent to which the option contributes

to the perception of cycling as a positive contribution to sustainable development

Varia

• Homework assignment
• Other?