Traffic Coordinating Committee

By-law No. 97-2016

Purpose:

Infrastructure Services provides technical expertise to various Committees appointed by Town Council. This is to address the Town of Fort Erie's residents' and businesses' concerns about:

• Streetlighting;
• Traffic Calming Processes;
• Street Signs;
• Parking Concerns.

Committee Members:

Listed below are the appointed members of these Committees and a contact person to help with your requests.

This Committee will consist of the Town of Fort Erie representation as follows:

• One member of Council (Council liaison)
• Director, Infrastructure Services, Chair of Meetings
• Manager, Engineering
• Manager, Roads and Fleet
• EA to the Director, IS & Division Coordinator (Crossing Guards)

And one representative from:

• Planning & Development Services
• Municipal By-law Enforcement
• Niagara Regional Police
• Regional Municipality of Niagara - Public Works/Transportation Division

Duties and Responsibilities:

Assess, advise and act on traffic issues according to legislation, municipal by-laws, policies and standards.

The Committee makes technically supported recommendations, where necessary, on traffic management issues, including but not limited to:

• parking control;
• speed limits;
• crosswalks and crossing guards;
• load restrictions;
• school safety zones;
• streetlights;
• requests with regards to street lighting and traffic signs.

Meeting Schedule:

Generally, the Committee will meet quarterly or as required to conduct business (special meetings may be held at the Call of the Chair). To contact the Secretariat for this Committee, please call 905-871-1600 x2401.