That, on the recommendation of the Managing
Director, Environmental and Engineering Services and City Engineer, with the
concurrence of the City Manager, the following actions be taken with respect
to the rapid transit initiative:
a) the
King Street/Queens Avenue couplet system BE APPROVED as the preferred
downtown east-west corridors;
b) the
Richmond Street corridor BE APPROVED as the preferred northern corridor
through the downtown;
c) an
at-grade level crossing at the CP Railway with dedicated bus lanes BE
APPROVED as the preferred cross section on the Richmond Street corridor at
this time;
d) alternative
methods to separate both automobile and transit vehicles from the railway in
the downtown (for example, a tunnel or grade separation, etc.) BE EVALUATED
for long term implementation; it being noted that this evaluation would be
subject to a separate assessment and future business case for implementation;
e) staff
BE AUTHORIZED to contact the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) to request
they facilitate discussion between CP and CN Rail in order to negotiate an
agreement for CP operations to relocate and merge onto the CN operational
tracks within the City of London limits;
f) the
Bus Rapid Transit Network, with the above-noted modifications BE APPROVED as
the preferred alternative for the completion of the Rapid Transit Master
Plan, as the basis for the updated Business Case and the undertaking of a
Transit Project Assessment Process (as per Regulation 231/08);
g) subject
to the approval of c), the implementation of the Adelaide Street / CP railway
grade separation BE CONSIDERED a necessary element of the rapid transit
system and a request for funding under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund
Phase II program BE ADVANCED;
h) options
to support Back to the River and service to Via and the Airport BE EXPLORED
further during the Transit Project Assessment Process;
i)
the
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report back with a communications plan
for bus rapid transit; and
j) the
attached presentation from the Managing Director, Environmental and
Engineering Services and City Engineer, the staff report dated May 15, 2017
and the added communications from Councillor J. Zaifman, B. Meehan, Executive
Director, Museum London, C. Richards, D. Sylvester, Principal, King’s
University College and B. Brock BE RECEIVED.
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