Infrastructure and Environment Committee · meeting 7
Updates on Vision Zero Road Safety Initiatives - New Traffic Calming Policy, Community Safety Zone Criteria, Zebra Marking Policy, Approach to Area-Based Speed Limit Reductions and Related Council Requests
- Outcome
- Carried, 22-1
- 22 yes · 1 no · 25 October 2023
Motions and results
Amend Item (Additional) 25 October 2023
Carried, 4-2Majority required - Motion a Part 3 to Amend Item (Additional) by Councillor Saxe
Amend Item (Additional) 25 October 2023
Carried, 4-2Majority required - Motion a Parts 1 and 2 to Amend Item (Additional) by Councillor Saxe
Amend Item 9 November 2023
Lost, 3-20Majority required - IE7.4 - Holyday - motion 1
Amend Item (Additional) 9 November 2023
Carried, 21-2Majority required - IE7.4 - Bradford - motion 2
Adopt Item as Amended 9 November 2023
Carried, 22-1Majority required - IE7.4 - Adopt the Item as amended - Parts 1 and 2 only
Data table· 5 rows
| Date | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 October 2023 | Amend Item (Additional) Majority required - Motion a Part 3 to Amend Item (Additional) by Councillor Saxe | Carried, 4-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 October 2023 | Amend Item (Additional) Majority required - Motion a Parts 1 and 2 to Amend Item (Additional) by Councillor Saxe | Carried, 4-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 November 2023 | Amend Item Majority required - IE7.4 - Holyday - motion 1 | Lost, 3-20 | 3 | 20 | 2 |
| 9 November 2023 | Amend Item (Additional) Majority required - IE7.4 - Bradford - motion 2 | Carried, 21-2 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 November 2023 | Adopt Item as Amended Majority required - IE7.4 - Adopt the Item as amended - Parts 1 and 2 only | Carried, 22-1 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
Source: Members of Council voting record.
How members voted, and who was contacted
Voted Yes
2 of 22 had their office contacted
Voted No
0 of 1 had their office contacted
Contacted share by vote: 2 of 22 (9%) of Yes votes, 0 of 1 (0%) of No votes. 90-day window. Ward councillors and committee members are flagged below because they are contacted on local and committee matters by default.
- Yes No Absent
- ● Member contacted
- ◐ Staff contacted
- ○ Not contacted
- W Ward councillor
- C Committee member
- B Voted differently from bloc
- $ Funded by a linked contributor of an organisation lobbying on this item
- Olivia ChowMayorYes○ Not contacted
- John ToryMayorNo vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Vincent CrisantiWard 1Yes○ Not contacted
- Stephen HolydayWard 2No○ Not contacted
- Amber MorleyWard 3Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Gord PerksWard 4Yes○ Not contacted
- Frances NunziataWard 5Yes○ Not contacted
- James PasternakWard 6Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Anthony PerruzzaWard 7Yes○ Not contactedC Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
- Mike ColleWard 8Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Alejandra BravoWard 9Yes○ Not contacted
- Ausma MalikWard 10Yes○ Not contacted
- Dianne SaxeWard 11Yes● Member contacted3 contactsC Committee member
- Josh MatlowWard 12Yes● Member contacted2 contacts
- Chris MoiseWard 13Yes○ Not contacted
- Paula FletcherWard 14Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Rachel Chernos LinWard 15No vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Jaye RobinsonWard 15Absent○ Not contacted
- Jon BurnsideWard 16Yes○ Not contactedC Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
- Shelley CarrollWard 17Yes○ Not contacted
- Lily ChengWard 18Yes○ Not contacted
- Brad BradfordWard 19Yes○ Not contacted
- Gary CrawfordWard 20No vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Parthi KandavelWard 20No vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Michael ThompsonWard 21Absent○ Not contacted
- Nick MantasWard 22Yes○ Not contactedB Voted differently from bloc
- Jamaal MyersWard 23Yes○ Not contacted
- Paul AinslieWard 24Yes○ Not contacted
- Jennifer McKelvieWard 25Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Neethan ShanWard 25No vote recorded○ Not contacted
Data table· 30 rows
| Name | Ward | Vote | Contact | Contacts | Meetings | Emails | Calls | Last contact | Days before vote | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Chow | Mayor | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| John Tory | Mayor | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Vincent Crisanti | 1 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Stephen Holyday | 2 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Amber Morley | 3 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Gord Perks | 4 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Frances Nunziata | 5 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| James Pasternak | 6 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Anthony Perruzza | 7 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member; Voted differently from bloc |
| Mike Colle | 8 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Alejandra Bravo | 9 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Ausma Malik | 10 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Dianne Saxe | 11 | Yes | Member contacted | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 October 2023 | 1 | Committee member |
| Josh Matlow | 12 | Yes | Member contacted | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 October 2023 | 5 | |
| Chris Moise | 13 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Paula Fletcher | 14 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Rachel Chernos Lin | 15 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jaye Robinson | 15 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jon Burnside | 16 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member; Voted differently from bloc |
| Shelley Carroll | 17 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Lily Cheng | 18 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Brad Bradford | 19 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Gary Crawford | 20 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Parthi Kandavel | 20 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Michael Thompson | 21 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Nick Mantas | 22 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Voted differently from bloc |
| Jamaal Myers | 23 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Paul Ainslie | 24 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jennifer McKelvie | 25 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Neethan Shan | 25 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Contact status uses the 90-day window. Vote shown is the vote on the deciding motion.
Lobbyists choose whom to contact (persuadable members, ward councillors, committee members), so a difference does not show a change of mind.
Linked lobbying registrations
This link is inferred by lobbyTO; the registry does not record which agenda item a registration concerns.
Links between records are inferred by a model and are not reviewed by a person. Each link shows its score out of 1; moderate-confidence links (0.7 to 0.9) are wrong more often than high-confidence links. How links are scored
CAA South Central Ontario · registration SM27331 · 11 January 2019 to 31 December 2023
- Transportation - Cycling / Bicycle Lanes
- Transportation - Roads / Bridges
Evidence High confidence · score 0.96
A model scored this link 0.9 or higher out of 1. Links are not checked by a person; links scored this high are usually right but can be wrong.
Source records
- Registration SM27331: The City of Toronto's Vision Zero Road Safety Efforts and Vulnerable Road Users (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.IE7.4: Updates on Vision Zero Road Safety Initiatives - New Traffic Calming Policy, Community Safety Zone Criteria, Zebra Marking Policy, Approach to Area-Based Speed Limit Reductions and Related Council Requests (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
SafeRd · registration SM34343 · 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2025
- Signs
- Technology
- Transportation - Roads / Bridges
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.82
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM34343: INTRODUCE SAFERD GOODS TO THE CITY of TORONTO. Manufactures of Road SAFETY MARKINGS suitable FOR STREET ISLANDS. Efficient road signs which reflects RAYS . Reduces the High Rate of Accidents and Fatalities. ALSO SPEED BUMPS AND PARKING DIVIDERS. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.IE7.4: Updates on Vision Zero Road Safety Initiatives - New Traffic Calming Policy, Community Safety Zone Criteria, Zebra Marking Policy, Approach to Area-Based Speed Limit Reductions and Related Council Requests (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Stinson ITS Inc. · registration SM34661 · 24 July 2023 to 31 December 2024
- Transportation
- Transportation - Cycling / Bicycle Lanes
- Transportation - Roads / Bridges
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.81
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM34661: We are an established provider of Transportation related technology (intelligent transportation systems) focused on road safety and congestion mitigation. We plan to lobby the city to adopt these technologies. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.IE7.4: Updates on Vision Zero Road Safety Initiatives - New Traffic Calming Policy, Community Safety Zone Criteria, Zebra Marking Policy, Approach to Area-Based Speed Limit Reductions and Related Council Requests (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Ontario Road Builders' Association · registration SM30006 · 23 April 2020 to 31 December 2023
- Health & Safety
- Transportation - Roads / Bridges
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.79
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM30006: ORBA is a member of the City's Construction Hub Coordination Group (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.IE7.4: Updates on Vision Zero Road Safety Initiatives - New Traffic Calming Policy, Community Safety Zone Criteria, Zebra Marking Policy, Approach to Area-Based Speed Limit Reductions and Related Council Requests (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
KS AOB Toronto Inc. · registration SM30314 · 13 July 2020 to 21 December 2023
- Economic Development
- Transportation
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.76
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM30314: Policy discussions related to transportation and public realm initiatives on Yonge Street and adjacent streets within the downtown core (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.IE7.4: Updates on Vision Zero Road Safety Initiatives - New Traffic Calming Policy, Community Safety Zone Criteria, Zebra Marking Policy, Approach to Area-Based Speed Limit Reductions and Related Council Requests (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
CAA South Central Ontario · registration SM27333 · 11 January 2019 to 31 December 2023
- Transportation - Roads / Bridges
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.74
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM27333: Road infrastructure, maintenance, state of good repair and capital project delivery. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.IE7.4: Updates on Vision Zero Road Safety Initiatives - New Traffic Calming Policy, Community Safety Zone Criteria, Zebra Marking Policy, Approach to Area-Based Speed Limit Reductions and Related Council Requests (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Almon Equipment Inc · registration SM33069 · 9 March 2022 to 31 December 2026
- City infrastructure - Emergency planning and/or restoration
- Signs
- Transportation - Roads / Bridges
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.74
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM33069: Introducing innovations for community and mobility safety with a focus on Pedestrian, Cyclist and Motorist and Transportation infrastructure. Seeking approval of pilot projects for a review of our technologies (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.IE7.4: Updates on Vision Zero Road Safety Initiatives - New Traffic Calming Policy, Community Safety Zone Criteria, Zebra Marking Policy, Approach to Area-Based Speed Limit Reductions and Related Council Requests (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Tenblock · registration SM34931 · 19 October 2023 to 31 December 2024
- Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
- Transportation - Cycling / Bicycle Lanes
- Transportation - Roads / Bridges
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.73
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM34931: Policy matters, studies, and improvements to city-wide road network and active transportation infrastructure to improve safety, mobility, and streetscapes to better serve all road users e.g. Bike Lanes, Road Studies, Safety Reviews, etc. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.IE7.4: Updates on Vision Zero Road Safety Initiatives - New Traffic Calming Policy, Community Safety Zone Criteria, Zebra Marking Policy, Approach to Area-Based Speed Limit Reductions and Related Council Requests (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Branded Cities Canada · registration SM30657 · 4 October 2020 to 20 December 2023
- Economic Development
- Transportation
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.72
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM30657: Policy discussions related to transportation and public realm initiatives on Yonge Street and adjacent streets within the downtown core (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.IE7.4: Updates on Vision Zero Road Safety Initiatives - New Traffic Calming Policy, Community Safety Zone Criteria, Zebra Marking Policy, Approach to Area-Based Speed Limit Reductions and Related Council Requests (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (27 July 2023 to 25 October 2023). 9 communications on 1 linked registration.
Data table
| Date | Registration | Office holder (as recorded) | Member's office | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2023 | SM34931 (Tenblock) | Dianne Saxe Member of council | Dianne Saxe | |
| 20 October 2023 | SM34931 (Tenblock) | — City staff | Transportation Services | |
| 20 October 2023 | SM34931 (Tenblock) | — City staff | Transportation Services | |
| 20 October 2023 | SM34931 (Tenblock) | — City staff | Transportation Services | |
| 20 October 2023 | SM34931 (Tenblock) | — City staff | Transportation Services | |
| 20 October 2023 | SM34931 (Tenblock) | Josh Matlow Member of council | Josh Matlow | |
| 20 October 2023 | SM34931 (Tenblock) | Dianne Saxe Member of council | Dianne Saxe | |
| 20 October 2023 | SM34931 (Tenblock) | Josh Matlow Member of council | Josh Matlow | |
| 24 October 2023 | SM34931 (Tenblock) | Dianne Saxe Member of council | Dianne Saxe | Call |
Declared interests
No declared interests are recorded for this item.
Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.