Programme d’amélioration de la sécurité des routes à Ottawa

safer roads ottawa program

ACS2011-COS-PWS-0021 CITY WIDE / À l’Échelle de la ville

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS:

That the Community and Protective Services Committee recommend that Council:

1. Approve the City’s road safety program, as outlined in the Safer Roads Ottawa Program report and Ottawa’s Strategic Road Safety Action Plan attached as Document 1;

2. Approve the planned initiatives for 2012 as described in the 2012 Safer Roads Ottawa workplan attached as Document 2;

3. Direct staff to work with the Province to develop a new strategic Road Safety Plan for provincial highways; and,

4. Direct staff to work with the Federal Government to require vehicle manufactures to include safety features, such as external vehicle detection and anti-roll technology, in all new vehicles sold in Canada.

Members of the Committee asked questions of staff on consultation for the report to ensure that the respective Advisory Committees had been approached and this was confirmed by staff. Members inquired on the amount budgeted for this project. Councillor El-Chantiry stated that this report would be going to the Police Services Board as well.

The report recommendation was then put to Committee and CARRIED as presented.