As presented by Councillor Landry-Altmann:
WHEREAS Council passed Resolution CC2015-346 which read, in part, "THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to incorporate a meandering design of Montrose Avenue to the Maley Drive Extension, such as is illustrated in Appendix "A", into the Transportation Master Plan;
AND WHEREAS on December 13th, 2016, Council passed a further resolution which read "THAT the main motion be further amended and that City Staff be directed to prepare a traffic impact study which will: drill down to inform the detailed design and to include new policies in the Official Plan (during the second phase of the Official Plan Review program) to guide the design and construction of Montrose Avenue North as a complete street, and which maintains and protects the residential character of the neighbourhood including appropriate lane widths, identifies traffic calming measures including meandering, sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, street trees and street lighting, and which will encourage local traffic use.”
AND WHEREAS in its December 13th, 2021 report to Planning Committee entitled "Phase Two of the Official Plan Review" staff recommended the addition of section 11.2.2.3 Montrose Avenue North which they indicate responds to Council's 2016 resolution, and which read:
“11.2.2.3 Montrose Avenue North
1. Schedule 7, Transportation Network illustrates the approximate alignment of Montrose Avenue North.
Montrose Avenue North shall be designed and constructed as a complete street which:
a. includes sidewalks and bike lanes on both sides;
b. includes street trees and lighting;
c. includes no on-street parking;
d. would have one lane of traffic in each direction with a lane width of approximately 3.5m; and,
e. includes slight bends that would be 50m in length compared to a direct connection.
2. The City shall ensure public consultation on the detailed design of Montrose Avenue North.”
AND WHEREAS a well-attended public consultation dedicated to the Montrose Avenue North design was held on May 4th, 2022, during which participants expressed that "slight bends" were not sufficient and would not fulfill the direction provided by Council in 2015 and 2016;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to amend section 11.2.2.3 e. to remove the words "slight bends that would be 50m in length" and include language to enhance the meandering design with more pronounced bends to achieve greater reductions in traffic volumes and speeding, non-local traffic (cut through traffic), and potential heavy truck traffic, to be more in line with the direction provided by Council;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that section 11.2.2.3 be further amended to include an item "f" which would consider the eventual Woodbine to Montrose to Mayley connection to include appropriate traffic calming measures, traffic signals and pedestrian crosswalk or cross-over.