Agenda
Brampton Transit Advisory Committee
The Corporation of the City of Brampton

Meeting #:
Date:	Monday, November 02, 2020
Time:	7:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chambers - 4th Floor, City Hall - Webex Electronic Meeting

Members:

• Regional Councillor M. Palleschi (Co-Chair)
• Regional Councillor P. Vicente (Co-Chair)
• Rafiqul Islam
• Sarbjeet Sani
• Sylvia Menezes Roberts
• Akinade Oduntan
• Ameek Singh
• Myrna Adams, Representative, Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee
• Todd Letts, Representative, Brampton Board of Trade
• Alina Grzejszczak, Representative, Cycling Advisory Committee
• Franco Spadafora, Representative, Accessibility Advisory Committee

 

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Approval of Agenda

3.

Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

4.

Previous Minutes

The minutes were considered by Committee of Council on February 19 , 2020, and were approved by Council on February 26, 2020.  The minutes are provided for Committee’s information.

5.

Presentations\Delegations

5.1

Presentation by Alex Milojevic, General Manager, Transit, re: Transit Advisory Committee Presentation

6.

Reports/Updates

7.

Other/New Business/Information Items

7.1

Brampton Transit Advisory Committee 2021 Schedule of Meetings

7.2

Discussion at the request of Sylvia Menezes-Roberts, Member, re: Frequency of Brampton Transit Advisory Committee Meetings

7.3

Discussion at the request of Sylvia Menezes-Roberts, Member, re: Collecting Transit Rider Information via a Rider Survey

7.4

Discussion at the request of Sylvia Menezes-Roberts, Member, re: Improving Communication with Transit Riders - Adopting Transit App

7.5

Discussion at the request of Sylvia Menezes-Roberts, Member, re: Transit User Comfort and Usability, i.e. longer and more straps on busses, and information for travelers with kids in strollers

7.6

Discussion at the request of Sylvia Menezes-Roberts, Member, re: Carshare/Bikeshare Programs

Whereas residents of Brampton pay among the highest car insurance rates in Canada

Whereas the Term of Council Priorities include “Equalize all forms of transportation”

Whereas the TOCP seeks to plan for sustainable growth

Whereas the TOCP seek to lower Brampton’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and the 59% of Brampton’s emissions come from transportation

Therefore be it resolved that the Brampton Transit Advisory Committee recommends

1. That City Council considers implementing a bikesharing program in Brampton, with recommendations from the Brampton Cycle Advisory Committee as to location and implementation
2. That City Council considers implementing a carsharing program in Brampton, at locations including, but not limited to, by transit stations, community centres, other community centres, with a plan towards an electric fleet.
3. That carsharing and bikesharing in Brampton should be accessible through a shared platform with transit, as implemented in other cities like Montreal
4. That this motion be forwarded to the Brampton Cycle Advisory Committee

7.7

Discussion at the request of Sylvia Menezes-Roberts, Member, re: Bus Stop Statistics

Brampton Transit Advisory Committee requests:

1. The number of bus stops in Brampton
2. The number of bus stops in Brampton that are Accessible
3. How many bus stops Brampton is making Accessible per year
4. Brampton Transit to estimate the year that 95% of bus stops will be Accessible
5. This motion, and subsequent information, be forwarded to the Brampton Accessibility Advisory Committee

8.

Correspondence

8.1

Correspondence from Tammi Jackson, Legislative Coordinator, City Clerk's Office, dated October 28, 2020, re: Cycling Advisory Committee Representative on Brampton Transit Advisory Committee

9.

Question Period

10.

Public Question Period

15 Minute Limit (regarding any decision made at this meeting)

During the meeting, the public may submit questions regarding decisions made at the meeting via email to the City Clerk at [email protected], to be introduced during the Public Question Period section of the meeting.

11.

Closed Session

12.

Adjournment

Next Meeting: Monday, March 1, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.