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The Regional Municipality of Durham Information Report
From: Report: Date:
Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development #2020-INFO-84 September 11, 2020
Subject:
COVID-19 Travel Behaviour Survey Summary
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Report:
1. Purpose and Background
1.1 On May 19, 2020, Transportation Planning staff launched an online public surveyto better understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel behaviourin Durham Region. The purpose of this report is to inform Council on the findingsof the COVID-19 Travel Behaviour Survey and some next steps.
2. Key Findings
2.1 472 respondents completed the survey. The survey generated input from peoplewho live and work across the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA).
2.2 Not surprisingly, the survey revealed that the travel behaviour of 84% ofrespondents changed as a result of the pandemic. There was a decline in thenumber of trips by all modes except for cycling. Transit trips decreased by 51%,followed by ridesharing (35% decline), carpooling (32% decline), single occupantvehicles (12% decline), and walking (3% decline).
2.3 In terms of active transportation, there has been a 4% increase in cycling tripswhile walking trips saw a 3% decrease during the pandemic.
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2.4 Nearly half (49%) of respondents who indicated their travel behaviour changed believe that their travel behaviour changes will continue, a view almost equally shared (48%) by those who think they will return to their previous travel patterns once the pandemic is over. Half of those who feel their travel behaviour will continue to be different after the pandemic believe it will be due to a continuation of work-from-home arrangements.
2.5 Of the respondents that indicated their travel behaviour would continue to be different after the pandemic, the survey found that:
a. 50% would likely continue to work from home some or all of the time;b. 10% will travel less because of concerns related to safety;c. 8% plan to avoid using transit;d. 3% noted that they will be biking or walking more often; ande. 3% indicated that the break in their usual routine had caused them to
reassess their habits (e.g. shopping less frequently, being more efficient intheir activities).
2.6 Respondents indicated the top three factors influencing how they will travel post-pandemic are: safety, the ability to socially distance, and time.
3. Follow-Up Action Items
3.1 Two follow-up actions have been identified, focusing on outreach andinfrastructure. These actions can be implemented in a timely manner between Q42020 and Q4 2021 to respond to the unique transportation challenges thatCOVID-19 is presenting for travel behaviour in Durham Region.
A. Communication
Implement robust communication tactics to promote safe, sustainable travel in the Region.
• Develop an education and awareness campaign to:
(a) inform the public on efforts the Region is taking to support safe socialdistancing and how these efforts are helping to reduce the spread ofCOVID-19.
(b) promote and generate awareness of the benefits of engaging in activetransportation during and after the pandemic.
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B. Interim Active Transportation Project
Initiate interim infrastructure projects to support active transportation and the local economy.
• Identify potential interim or short-term projects that can berecommended and implemented through the Regional Cycling Planupdate (RCPU) that is anticipated to be completed by December 2020.
(a) Pop-up active transportation infrastructure such as temporarily installedinterim bike lanes on streets to help encourage people to get aroundDurham in a sustainable and active way while practicing safe socialdistancing.
(b) Other options to help alleviate crowded trails and encourage safe socialdistancing include designating streets (in coordination with Regional andArea Municipal staff) as active streets to promote walking and cyclingand limit vehicular traffic temporarily.
3.2 This Information Report has been prepared in cooperation with Works, Durham Region Transit (DRT), Corporate Communications, Public Health, and Economic Development and Tourism. Staff from each of these Departments/Sections are in support of the identified follow-up actions.
Please refer to Attachment #1 for additional details and suggested partners to help implement the identified follow-up actions.
4. Conclusions
4.1 The survey has demonstrated that travel behaviour has changed during COVID-19 with a decline in the number of trips across all modes of transportation except for cycling and an increase in working from home and teleworking. This reduction in the number of trips is encouraging for Transportation Demand Management (TDM) as it can help lower carbon dioxide emissions and congestion and assist the Region in achieving its sustainable mode share target of 44% in Urban Growth Centres by 2031.1
1 Region of Durham Transportation Master Plan (2017). https://durhamtmp.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/durhamtmp_finalreport_2018-07-09-web-accessible.pdf
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4.2 It will be important to adapt quickly to encourage continued sustainable mode share uptake and shifts across the Region to help achieve TDM and mode share goals and targets.
4.3 For additional information, contact: Greg Pereira, Manager of Transportation Planning, at 905-668-7711, extension 2555.
5. Attachments
Attachment #1: COVID-19 Travel Behaviour Survey Summary Report
Respectfully submitted,
Original signed by
Brian Bridgeman, MCIP, RPP Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development
COVI
D-19
Tra
vel B
ehav
iour
Su
rvey
Sum
mar
y Ju
ly 2
020
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e of
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tent
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& O
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iew
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n #1
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plem
entin
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bust
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mun
icat
ion
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ics t
o pr
omot
e sa
fe su
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gion
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n #2
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uctu
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tatio
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1.In
trod
uctio
n &
Ove
rvie
w:
On
Mar
ch 2
4th, 2
020,
the
Regi
on o
f Dur
ham
dec
lare
d a
stat
e of
em
erge
ncy
in th
e w
ake
of C
OVI
D-19
whi
ch in
clud
ed im
plem
entin
g tr
avel
rest
rictio
ns a
nd so
cial
dist
anci
ng m
easu
res t
o he
lp c
urb
the
spre
ad o
f the
viru
s. T
hese
pre
caut
iona
ry m
easu
res l
ed to
resid
ents
ac
ross
Dur
ham
swift
ly a
dapt
ing
to n
ew h
abits
and
life
styl
es, w
ith m
any
peop
le sh
iftin
g th
eir d
aily
rout
ine
from
phy
sical
ly g
oing
to
the
offic
e, sh
ops,
and
atte
ndin
g in
-per
son
even
ts to
tele
com
mut
ing,
onl
ine
shop
ping
, and
virt
ual e
vent
s and
relig
ious
serv
ices
etc
. Th
is sh
ift in
dai
ly ro
utin
es a
nd u
sual
trav
el b
ehav
iour
has
left
man
y tr
ansp
orta
tion
plan
ners
won
derin
g w
hat t
he fu
ture
of
com
mut
ing
and
trav
el b
ehav
iour
will
look
like
pos
t-pa
ndem
ic a
nd w
heth
er e
xist
ing
mod
els a
nd tr
ansp
orta
tion
dem
and
proj
ectio
ns
will
be
accu
rate
. In
resp
onse
to th
is qu
estio
n, th
e Re
gion
’s P
lann
ing
Divi
sion,
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Plan
ning
Sec
tion
has u
nder
take
n tim
ely
rese
arch
thro
ugh
an o
nlin
e pu
blic
surv
ey to
hel
p do
cum
ent a
nd b
ette
r und
erst
and
the
impa
cts t
he c
urre
nt C
OVI
D-19
pan
dem
ic is
ha
ving
on
the
Regi
on o
f Dur
ham
to re
veal
insig
hts i
nto
poss
ible
trav
el b
ehav
iour
and
con
sider
atio
ns p
ost-
pand
emic
. The
subs
eque
nt
sect
ions
pro
vide
insig
hts i
nto
how
the
surv
ey w
as d
evel
oped
, key
find
ings
rela
ted
to tr
avel
beh
avio
ur c
hang
es a
nd fa
ctor
s in
fluen
cing
mod
e ch
oice
dur
ing
the
pand
emic
as w
ell a
s les
sons
lear
ned
and
next
step
s.
1.1
Abou
t the
surv
ey
Tran
spor
tatio
n Pl
anni
ng st
aff d
evel
oped
and
laun
ched
an
onlin
e pu
blic
surv
ey u
sing
the
Surv
ey M
onke
y pl
atfo
rm to
bet
ter
unde
rsta
nd th
e im
pact
s tha
t the
CO
VID-
19 p
ande
mic
is h
avin
g on
trav
el b
ehav
iour
of t
hose
who
live
and
wor
k in
Dur
ham
Reg
ion.
Va
rious
Reg
iona
l sta
ff w
ere
cons
ulte
d an
d in
vite
d to
pro
vide
feed
back
and
que
stio
ns d
urin
g th
e in
itial
surv
ey d
evel
opm
ent p
hase
to
help
ens
ure
the
surv
ey re
pres
ente
d a
varie
ty o
f int
eres
ts a
nd sy
nerg
ies b
etw
een
diffe
rent
dep
artm
ents
. Thi
s inc
lude
d co
llabo
ratio
n w
ith st
aff f
rom
Dur
ham
Reg
ion
Tran
sit (D
RT);
the
CAO
’s o
ffice
, and
Eco
nom
ic D
evel
opm
ent a
nd T
ouris
m. T
he su
rvey
con
siste
d of
14
open
and
clo
sed-
ende
d qu
estio
ns th
at a
sked
abo
ut p
eopl
e’s t
rave
l beh
avio
ur b
efor
e an
d du
ring
the
pand
emic
to h
elp
the
Regi
on
bett
er u
nder
stan
d th
e sh
ifts i
n tr
avel
beh
avio
ur a
s a re
sult
of C
OVI
D-19
. The
surv
ey w
as la
unch
ed o
n M
ay 1
9, 2
020
and
clos
ed Ju
ne
18, 2
020.
The
surv
ey w
as p
rimar
ily p
rom
oted
by
the
Regi
on’s
soci
al m
edia
pla
tfor
ms.
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Plan
ning
staf
f also
circ
ulat
ed
the
surv
ey li
nk a
nd m
essa
ging
to th
e Re
gion
of D
urha
m’s
Smar
t Com
mut
e ch
ampi
ons a
nd st
aff a
cros
s dep
artm
ents
in th
e Re
gion
in
clud
ing,
but
not
lim
ited
to P
lann
ing
and
Econ
omic
Dev
elop
men
t, To
urism
and
Tra
nsit.
1.2
How
was
ana
lysis
com
plet
ed
The
raw
surv
ey d
ata
was
exp
orte
d fr
om S
urve
y M
onke
y in
an
exce
l spr
eads
heet
form
at. A
ny re
cord
s tha
t con
tain
ed n
o tr
avel
in
form
atio
n an
d ot
her e
rror
s or i
ncon
siste
ncie
s, w
ere
rem
oved
prio
r to
the
data
bei
ng a
naly
zed.
Whe
re re
spon
dent
s had
sele
cted
3
recl
assif
ied.
Trip
freq
uenc
y op
tions
con
siste
d of
rang
es (e
.g. 1
-3 tr
ips,
4-6
trip
s). E
ach
freq
uenc
y op
tion
was
ass
igne
d a
num
ber s
o th
at in
crea
ses a
nd d
ecre
ases
in tr
ip fr
eque
ncy
by p
artic
ular
mod
es c
ould
be
calc
ulat
ed.
1.3
Hig
h le
vel r
espo
nse
resu
lts a
nd d
emog
raph
ic o
verv
iew
A
snap
shot
of t
he k
ey su
rvey
com
pone
nts a
nd re
sults
are
cap
ture
d be
low
.
472
resp
onse
s36
-50
year
s42
% o
f res
pond
ents
ar
e be
twee
n 36
-50
year
s old
44%
of
resp
onde
nts
are
esse
ntia
l w
orke
rs
84%
in
dica
ted
thei
r tra
vel
beha
viou
r cha
nged
as
a re
sult
of C
OVI
D-19
31%
of r
espo
nden
ts a
re e
mpl
oyed
in
Pub
lic A
dmin
istra
tion
and
Prof
essio
nal,
Scie
ntifi
c an
d Te
chni
cal S
ervi
ces
Whi
le th
e in
tend
ed a
udie
nce
of th
e su
rvey
was
Dur
ham
Reg
ion
resid
ents
and
em
ploy
ees,
the
surv
ey g
ener
ated
inpu
t fro
m p
eopl
e w
ho li
ve a
nd w
ork
acro
ss th
e Gr
eate
r Tor
onto
Ham
ilton
Are
a (G
THA)
. 18%
of s
urve
y re
spon
dent
s liv
e in
Whi
tby
and
Osh
awa
and
20
% w
ork
in A
jax
with
42%
of r
espo
nden
ts a
re b
etw
een
the
ages
of 3
6 an
d 50
yea
rs o
ld.
Live
in D
urha
m
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k
2%U
xbrid
ge
6%Sc
ugog
Pick
erin
g
17 %
13%
Ajax
18%
Whi
tby
18%
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awa 15
%
Clar
ingt
on 11
%Do
not
live
in
Dur
ham
This
incl
udes
: •
Cobo
urg
•Pe
terb
orou
gh•
Oak
ville
•Bu
rling
ton
•An
d m
ore
Figu
re 1
- W
here
resp
onde
nts l
ive
in D
urha
m
Wor
k in
Dur
ham
0% Broc
k
3%
York
0.4%
Uxb
ridge
1%
Scug
og
Pick
erin
g
6%
24%
Ajax
20%
Whi
tby
11%
Osh
awa 10
%
Clar
ingt
on
12%
Do n
ot w
ork
in
Durh
am Th
is in
clud
es:
•M
ississ
auga
•Ha
milt
on•
Peel
Reg
ion
•Pe
terb
orou
gh•
Do n
ot w
ork
Figu
re 2
- Whe
re re
spon
dent
s wor
k in
4
The
surv
ey re
spon
ses r
efle
ct a
larg
e ag
e co
hort
, ran
ging
from
18
year
s of a
ge to
ove
r 66
year
s of a
ge, a
s dem
onst
rate
d in
Fig
ure
4.
Appr
oxim
atel
y 42
% o
f the
resp
onse
s wer
e be
twee
n 36
to 5
0 ye
ars o
f age
. The
Nor
th A
mer
ican
Indu
stry
Cla
ssifi
catio
n Sy
stem
(N
AICS
), w
hich
is th
e st
anda
rd u
sed
by F
eder
al st
atist
ical
age
ncie
s in
clas
sifyi
ng b
usin
ess i
ndus
trie
s, w
as u
sed
to id
entif
y w
hich
in
dust
ry re
spon
dent
s wor
ked.
Fig
ure
5 ill
ustr
ates
that
the
31%
of r
espo
nden
ts w
ork
in p
ublic
adm
inist
ratio
n an
d pr
ofes
siona
l, sc
ient
ific
and
tech
nica
l ser
vice
s.
Figu
re 3
Res
pond
ents
that
are
ess
entia
l wor
kers
Are
you
an e
ssen
tial w
orke
r?
56%
44%
Yes
No
Whi
ch in
dust
ry d
o yo
u w
ork
in?
Figu
re 4
Age
of r
espo
nden
ts
Age
of re
spon
dent
s
1.63
%
23.1
7%
41.4
6%
28.2
5%
5.28
%
17 a
nd u
nder
18 to
23
24 to
35
36 to
50
51 to
65
66 a
nd o
ver
18.2
8%
13.1
4%13
.14% 10
.47%
6.37
%6.
16%
5.95
%4.
93%
3.08
%2.
67%
2.46
%2.
05%
1.85
%1.
85%
1.85
%1.
44%
1.03
%0.
82%
0.82
%0.
82%
0.41
%0.
21%
0.21
%
5
2.Tr
avel
Beh
avio
ur &
Pat
tern
s:Th
e su
rvey
reve
aled
that
84%
of r
espo
nden
ts’ t
rave
l beh
avio
ur c
hang
ed d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic c
ompa
red
to b
efor
e th
e pa
ndem
ic.
The
surv
ey il
lust
rate
s tha
t peo
ple
wer
e ch
oosin
g to
use
few
er m
odes
of t
rans
port
atio
n, w
hich
resu
lted
in re
duct
ions
in sh
ared
m
odes
of t
rans
port
atio
n lik
e tr
ansit
, rid
esha
ring
and
carp
oolin
g, in
clud
ing
few
er p
eopl
e ch
oosin
g to
driv
e al
one
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic. T
here
was
an
abso
lute
dec
reas
e in
all
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rtat
ion
exce
pt fo
r tra
nsit,
whi
ch sa
w a
4%
incr
ease
in c
yclin
g tr
ips.
Wal
king
trip
s saw
the
low
est d
eclin
e in
num
ber o
f trip
s (3%
) and
cyc
ling
was
the
only
mod
e ch
oice
that
saw
an
incr
ease
in th
e nu
mbe
r of t
rips (
4%) a
s illu
stra
ted
in F
igur
e 6.
We
also
saw
an
incr
ease
in th
e nu
mbe
r of p
eopl
e w
ho st
arte
d w
alki
ng a
nd c
yclin
g du
ring
the
pand
emic
who
wer
e no
t wal
king
or c
yclin
g be
fore
the
pand
emic
. Tra
nsit
saw
the
bigg
est d
ecre
ase
(51%
) in
the
num
ber o
f tr
ansit
trip
s. R
ides
harin
g, c
arpo
olin
g an
d pa
ssen
ger t
rips a
ll sa
w si
mila
r lev
els o
f dec
line
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic. T
he su
rvey
find
ings
ar
e en
cour
agin
g as
they
dem
onst
rate
the
tele
wor
king
has
for r
educ
ing
vehi
cle
use
and
the
pote
ntia
l for
mor
e em
ploy
ers t
o ad
opt
mor
e fle
xibl
e ho
urs,
wor
king
from
hom
e an
d ot
her t
elew
orki
ng p
olic
ies t
o en
cour
age
shift
s to
mor
e su
stai
nabl
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
choi
ces.
Mod
e Ch
oice
and
Trip
Fre
quen
cy B
efor
e an
d Du
ring
the
Pand
emic
3%
47.2
5%45
.97%
Wal
king
4%
16.7
4%17
.37%
Cycl
ing
51%
19
.07%
9.32
%
Tran
sit
32%
16.1
0%11
.02%
Carp
ool
37%
11.4
4%7.
20%
Paid
Rid
esha
re /
Taxi
12%
92.3
7%81
.36%
Driv
ing
Alon
e
36%
21.1
9%13
.56%
Pass
enge
r
Befo
reDu
ring
Figu
re 6
Mod
e ch
oice
bef
ore
and
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic
*Not
e: P
erce
ntag
e di
ffere
nces
hav
e be
en ro
unde
d up
by
one
deci
mal
pla
ce.
6
2.1
Wal
king
Th
ere
was
onl
y a
rela
tivel
y m
inor
cha
nge
in th
e nu
mbe
r of t
rips m
ade
by fo
ot d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic. T
here
was
a fa
irly
even
t spl
it be
twee
n th
e nu
mbe
r of p
eopl
e w
ho w
alke
d m
ore
(28%
) dur
ing
the
pand
emic
than
bef
ore
the
pand
emic
and
thos
e w
ho w
alke
d le
ss
(26%
) dur
ing
the
pand
emic
. Ove
rall,
ther
e w
as a
3%
dec
line
in w
alki
ng a
cros
s all
resp
onde
nts.
Of r
espo
nden
ts w
ho in
dica
ted
they
w
ere
wal
king
as a
mod
e of
tran
spor
tatio
n be
fore
the
pand
emic
, 13%
stop
ped
wal
king
dur
ing
the
pand
emic
. How
ever
, of t
hose
who
w
eren
’t w
alki
ng b
efor
e th
e pa
ndem
ic (9
%) i
ndic
ated
that
they
star
ted
wal
king
dur
ing
the
pand
emic
. It i
s im
port
ant f
or th
e Re
gion
to
expl
ore
diffe
rent
opp
ortu
nitie
s suc
h as
the
utili
zatio
n an
d ta
ilorin
g of
tran
spor
tatio
n de
man
d m
anag
emen
t (TD
M) t
ools
to h
elp
enco
urag
e m
ore
peop
le to
star
t wal
king
whi
ch c
an h
elp
the
Regi
on a
chie
ve it
s 203
1 cy
clin
g an
d w
alki
ng m
ode
shar
e ta
rget
of 1
2%
(see
App
endi
x A)
.
3%
decl
ine
in w
alki
ng tr
ips
durin
g CO
VID-
19
13%
st
oppe
d w
alki
ng d
urin
g CO
VID-
19
9%
of re
spon
dent
s be
gan
wal
king
for
the
first
tim
e du
ring
COVI
D-19
7
2.2
Cycl
ing
Cy
clin
g tr
ips w
ere
the
only
mod
e of
tran
spor
tatio
n th
at in
crea
sed
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic, w
ith a
n in
crea
se o
f 4%
in c
yclin
g tr
ips.
The
su
rvey
reve
aled
that
the
abili
ty to
soci
al d
istan
ce w
as th
e m
ost i
nflu
entia
l fac
tor i
n de
term
inin
g w
hy re
spon
dent
s sel
ecte
d a
part
icul
ar m
ode
of tr
ansp
orta
tion
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic. W
hile
19%
of p
eopl
e w
ho c
ycle
d be
fore
the
pand
emic
stop
ped
cycl
ing
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic, t
he su
rvey
reve
aled
that
5%
of r
espo
nden
ts w
ho d
id n
ot c
ycle
bef
ore
the
pand
emic
star
ted
cycl
ing
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic. T
he in
crea
se in
peo
ple
cycl
ing
over
all a
s wel
l as a
n ad
optio
n of
cyc
ling
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic c
ompa
red
to th
ose
that
did
no
t pre
viou
sly c
ycle
bef
ore
the
pand
emic
is e
ncou
ragi
ng a
nd im
plie
s tha
t thr
ough
effe
ctiv
e pr
omot
ion
and
enco
urag
emen
t, th
at w
e m
ay c
ontin
ue to
see
an in
crea
se in
cyc
ling
freq
uenc
y af
ter t
he p
ande
mic
.
4%
incr
ease
in c
yclin
g tr
ips
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic
19%
st
oppe
d cy
clin
g du
ring
COVI
D-19
5%
of re
spon
dent
s beg
an
cycl
ing
for t
he fi
rst
time
durin
g CO
VID-
19
8
2.3
Tran
sit
Tran
sit m
ode
shar
e re
duce
d sig
nific
antly
dur
ing
the
pand
emic
with
a 5
1% d
ecre
ase
in tr
ansit
trip
s dur
ing
the
pand
emic
. The
surv
ey
reve
aled
that
67%
of t
rans
it us
ers m
ade
few
er tr
ansit
trip
s dur
ing
the
pand
emic
. Thi
s is l
ikel
y du
e to
a c
ombi
natio
n of
mor
e pe
ople
w
orki
ng fr
om h
ome
and
the
abili
ty to
soci
al d
istan
ce, a
s res
pond
ents
indi
cate
d th
is as
the
mai
n fa
ctor
in w
hy th
ey se
lect
ed to
use
a
part
icul
ar m
ode
of tr
ansp
orta
tion
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic (s
ee F
igur
e 7)
. Dur
ham
Reg
ion
Tran
sit (D
RT) r
ecen
tly c
ondu
cted
a tr
ansit
su
rvey
of e
xist
ing
rider
s to
unde
rsta
nd ri
ders
’ att
itude
s, b
ehav
iour
s, an
d ne
eds,
as w
ell a
s pos
sible
mea
sure
s to
impr
ove
thei
r tru
st
on th
e tr
ansit
syst
em. D
RTs s
urve
y fo
und
that
75%
of e
xist
ing
rider
s red
uced
thei
r tra
nsit
usag
e du
ring
the
pand
emic
. Thi
s de
mon
stra
tes a
con
siste
nt tr
end
in th
e ov
eral
l dec
line
of tr
ansit
ride
rshi
p be
twee
n th
e ge
nera
l pop
ulat
ion
and
exist
ing
tran
sit ri
ders
.
51%
decr
ease
in n
umbe
r of p
eopl
e th
at
used
tran
sit d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic
67%
m
ade
few
er tr
ips d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic
9
2.4
Carp
ool
Sim
ilaril
y to
oth
er m
odes
, the
re w
as a
32%
dec
line
in th
e nu
mbe
r of p
eopl
e ca
rpoo
ling
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic c
ompa
red
to b
efor
e th
e pa
ndem
ic, w
ith (s
ee F
igur
e 6)
. The
surv
ey in
dica
ted
that
40%
of r
espo
nden
ts w
ho c
arpo
oled
bef
ore
the
pand
emic
stop
ped
carp
oolin
g du
ring
the
pand
emic
and
1.5
% w
ho d
id n
ot c
arpo
ol b
efor
e th
e pa
ndem
ic st
arte
d ca
rpoo
ling
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic. 5
2% o
f pe
ople
that
car
pool
ed b
efor
e th
e pa
ndem
ic m
ade
few
er tr
ips v
ia c
arpo
olin
g du
ring
the
pand
emic
. Sim
ilarly
, to
why
peo
ple
redu
ced
othe
r mod
e ch
oice
s and
trip
freq
uenc
ies,
few
er p
eopl
e co
mm
utin
g to
wor
k / s
choo
l and
the
abili
ty to
soci
ally
dist
ance
are
key
co
ntrib
utin
g fa
ctor
s as t
o w
hy fe
wer
peo
ple
carp
oole
d du
ring
the
pand
emic
.
52%
M
ade
few
er c
arpo
ol
trip
s dur
ing
the
pand
emic
40%
St
oppe
d ca
rpoo
ling
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic
32%
de
clin
e in
the
num
ber o
f pe
ople
that
car
pool
ed d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic
10
2.5
Paid
Rid
esha
re /
Taxi
M
ajor
ity o
f res
pond
ents
who
pre
viou
sly u
sed
rides
harin
g or
taxi
serv
ices
stop
ped
usin
g th
em d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic (3
9%) a
nd a
37%
de
clin
e in
ride
shar
e du
ring
the
pand
emic
was
evi
dent
from
the
surv
ey fi
ndin
gs. 4
6% o
f mad
e fe
wer
ride
shar
ing
/ tax
i trip
s dur
ing
than
pan
dem
ic th
an b
efor
e th
e pa
ndem
ic. T
his w
as li
kely
due
to m
ajor
ity o
f peo
ple
wor
king
from
hom
e an
d no
t nee
ding
to m
ake
as
man
y tr
ips a
s wel
l as c
once
rns a
bout
bei
ng a
ble
to k
eep
a sa
fe d
istan
ce fr
om o
ther
s whi
le ri
desh
arin
g or
taki
ng a
taxi
.
46%
M
ade
few
er tr
ips b
y rid
esha
re
/tax
i dur
ing
the
pand
emic
be
fore
the
pand
emic
39%
st
oppe
d rid
esha
ring
/tax
i du
ring
the
pand
emic
37%
de
crea
se in
ride
shar
e/ta
xi
trip
s dur
ing
the
pand
emic
11
2.6
Driv
ing
Alon
e Th
e su
rvey
reve
aled
a d
eclin
e (1
2%) i
n th
e nu
mbe
r of p
eopl
e dr
ivin
g al
one
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic. 7
2% o
f res
pond
ents
indi
cate
d th
at
they
mad
e fe
wer
sing
le o
ccup
ancy
veh
icle
trip
s dur
ing
the
pand
emic
. Bef
ore
the
pand
emic
, maj
ority
of r
espo
nden
ts m
ade
betw
een
7 to
9 si
ngle
occ
upan
cy v
ehic
le tr
ips c
ompa
red
to 4
to 6
trip
s dur
ing
the
pand
emic
. Thi
s dec
line
in th
e fr
eque
ncy
of tr
ips m
ade
by
singl
e oc
cupa
ncy
vehi
cles
is la
rgel
y du
e to
maj
ority
of r
espo
nden
ts te
leco
mm
utin
g as
wel
l as d
ue to
bus
ines
ses b
eing
tem
pora
rily
or
perm
anen
tly sh
ut d
own.
Whi
le th
ere
was
a d
ecre
ase
over
all i
n th
e nu
mbe
r of r
espo
nden
ts th
at w
ere
driv
ing
alon
e be
fore
the
pand
emic
that
stop
ped
driv
ing
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic (1
3%),
the
surv
ey re
veal
ed th
at 1
1% o
f res
pond
ents
that
did
not
driv
e al
one
befo
re th
e pa
ndem
ic, s
tart
ed d
rivin
g al
one
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic. T
his i
s lik
ely
due
to th
e de
sire
for r
espo
nden
ts to
be
able
to
prac
tice
phys
ical
dist
anci
ng.
72%
m
ade
few
er tr
ips d
rivin
g al
one
than
bef
ore
the
pand
emic
13%
st
oppe
d dr
ivin
g al
one
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic
12%
de
crea
se in
sing
le
occu
panc
y ve
hicl
e tr
ips
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic
12
2.7
Pass
enge
r Th
e su
rvey
reve
aled
that
with
a d
ecre
ase
of 3
6% in
pas
seng
er tr
ips d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic. 6
0% o
f res
pond
ents
mad
e fe
wer
trip
s as
pass
enge
rs d
urin
g CO
VID-
19 th
an b
efor
e th
e pa
ndem
ic. I
nter
estin
gly,
13%
of p
eopl
e w
ho w
ere
not p
asse
nger
s bef
ore
COVI
D-19
st
arte
d be
ing
pass
enge
rs d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic a
nd 4
9% o
f peo
ple
who
wer
e pa
ssen
gers
bef
ore
the
pand
emic
stop
ped
bein
g pa
ssen
gers
.
60%
of
peo
ple
mad
e fe
wer
pa
ssen
ger t
rips d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic
36%
de
clin
e in
pas
seng
er
trip
s dur
ing
the
pand
emic
49%
st
oppe
d be
ing
pass
enge
rs d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic
13
2.8
Why
trip
freq
uenc
y an
d m
ode
choi
ce ch
ange
d Eq
ually
as i
mpo
rtan
t as u
nder
stan
ding
how
trip
freq
uenc
y an
d m
ode
choi
ce is
affe
cted
by
the
pand
emic
is u
nder
stan
ding
how
the
pand
emic
is in
fluen
cing
peo
ple’
s dec
ision
s on
whi
ch m
odes
they
pre
fer t
o us
e an
d ho
w o
ften
they
trav
el. T
his s
ectio
n di
scus
ses t
he
findi
ngs o
f why
trav
el b
ehav
iour
cha
nged
dur
ing
the
pand
emic
and
wha
t fac
tors
will
affe
ct h
ow p
eopl
e tr
avel
aft
er th
e pa
ndem
ic.
The
mos
t co m
mon
fact
ors t
hat i
nflu
ence
d w
hy p
eopl
e’s t
rave
l beh
avio
ur c
hang
ed in
clud
e th
e ab
ility
to u
se th
e in
tern
et fo
r thi
ngs
such
as t
elec
omm
utin
g, w
orki
ng fr
om h
ome,
and
onl
ine
shop
ping
as w
ell a
s the
abi
lity
to p
ract
ice
phys
ical
dist
anci
ng (s
ee F
igur
e 7)
. N
o re
spon
dent
s ind
icat
ed th
at th
eir h
ours
or s
hift
s inc
reas
ed d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic. S
choo
l clo
sure
s and
cla
ss c
ance
llatio
ns w
as th
e t h
ird m
ost c
omm
on re
ason
for w
hy re
spon
dent
s tra
vel b
ehav
iour
cha
nged
dur
ing
COVI
D-19
. Oth
er re
spon
ses i
nclu
ded
wor
king
from
ho
me,
clo
sure
of g
yms,
shop
s and
can
cella
tion
of o
ther
serv
ices
/act
iviti
es, a
s wel
l as r
educ
ed tr
ansit
ope
ratin
g sc
hedu
les a
nd o
nly
com
plet
ing
nece
ssar
y sh
oppi
ng tr
ips a
s nee
ded.
14
Rea
sons
Pro
vide
d fo
r Tra
vel B
ehav
iour
Cha
nge
Abilit
y to
use
the
inte
rnet
(e.g
.w
orki
ng fr
omho
me,
abl
e to
shop
onl
ine
etc.
)
To p
hysi
cally
dist
ance
/ av
oid
bein
g ne
ar p
eopl
e
Scho
ol c
lose
d /
clas
s ca
ncel
edTo
take
car
e of
child
(ren)
/de
pend
ent(s
)
Une
mpl
oyed
/te
mpo
raril
y la
id o
ffLe
ss tr
affic
on
stre
ets
Red
uced
hou
rs /
shift
sO
ther
Figu
re 7
- Re
ason
s why
trav
el b
ehav
iour
cha
nged
dur
ing
COVI
D-19
2.9
Antic
ipat
ed tr
avel
beh
avio
ur c
hang
es
The
surv
ey a
lso a
sked
resp
onde
nts t
o in
dica
te if
they
thin
k th
eir t
rave
l beh
avio
ur w
ill c
hang
e af
ter t
he p
ande
mic
as w
ell a
s key
fa
ctor
s tha
t will
influ
ence
thei
r mod
e ch
oice
and
trip
freq
uenc
y af
ter t
he p
ande
mic
. Res
pond
ents
who
had
indi
cate
d th
at th
eir
tran
spor
tatio
n be
havi
our h
ad c
hang
ed w
ere
even
ly sp
lit (4
9% to
48%
) bet
wee
n th
ose
who
bel
ieve
the
chan
ges w
ould
be
perm
anen
t an
d th
ose
who
thin
k th
at th
ey w
ill re
turn
to th
eir p
revi
ous p
atte
rns o
nce
the
pand
emic
is o
ver.
A sm
all p
erce
ntag
e of
resp
onde
nts
indi
cate
d th
at th
eir f
utur
e tr
avel
beh
avio
ur w
ould
be
influ
ence
d th
eir e
mpl
oyer
s, o
r by
the
open
ing
of sc
hool
s and
chi
ldca
re
prog
ram
s, a
nd th
at a
t the
tim
e of
the
surv
ey th
ey c
ould
not
pre
dict
wha
t the
ir fu
ture
trav
el b
ehav
iour
mig
ht b
e lik
e.
15
A ‘k
ey te
rms’
sear
ch w
as u
sed
to c
lass
ify th
e co
mm
ents
rece
ived
by
thos
e th
at in
dica
ted
thei
r tra
vel b
ehav
iour
wou
ld c
ontin
ue to
be
diffe
rent
aft
er th
e pa
ndem
ic. O
f the
resp
onde
nts t
hat i
ndic
ated
thei
r tra
vel b
ehav
iour
wou
ld c
ontin
ue to
be
diffe
rent
aft
er th
e pa
ndem
ic:
• 50
% w
ould
like
ly c
ontin
ue to
wor
k fr
om h
ome
som
e or
all
of th
e tim
e •
10%
will
trav
el le
ss b
ecau
se o
f con
cern
s rel
ated
to sa
fety
•
8% p
lan
to a
void
usin
g tr
ansit
•
3% n
oted
that
they
will
be
biki
ng o
r wal
king
mor
e of
ten
• 3%
indi
cate
d th
at th
e br
eak
in th
eir u
sual
rout
ine
had
caus
ed th
em to
reas
sess
thei
r hab
its (e
.g. s
hopp
ing
less
freq
uent
ly,
bein
g m
ore
effic
ient
in th
eir a
ctiv
ities
). •
Oth
er re
ason
s inc
lude
d re
turn
ing
to c
arpo
olin
g, c
hoos
ing
to d
rive
mor
e of
ten,
com
pres
sed
wor
k w
eek,
the
trav
el n
eeds
of
depe
nden
ts a
nd c
hang
es to
em
ploy
men
t.
Resp
onde
nts w
ere
aske
d to
indi
cate
the
top
thre
e fa
ctor
s inf
luen
cing
how
they
will
trav
el p
ost-
pand
emic
. The
top
thre
e fa
ctor
s id
entif
ied
are:
safe
ty, t
he a
bilit
y to
soci
ally
dist
ance
, and
tim
e. W
e ca
n se
e th
e im
pact
s of s
afet
y an
d so
cial
dist
anci
ng re
late
d to
tr
avel
beh
avio
ur d
urin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic a
s evi
dent
in th
e de
clin
e in
num
ber o
f trip
s by
all m
odes
exc
ept f
or c
yclin
g. G
iven
that
thes
e co
ncer
ns w
ere
rank
ed a
s the
top
two
fact
ors i
nflu
enci
ng m
ode
choi
ce p
ost-
pand
emic
, we
can
infe
r tha
t we
may
see
simila
r tre
nds i
n te
rms o
f the
num
ber o
f trip
s and
mod
e ch
oice
.
16
3. L
esso
ns L
earn
ed:
A va
riety
of l
esso
ns le
arne
d em
erge
d fr
om c
ondu
ctin
g th
e su
rvey
. The
se le
sson
s lea
rned
prim
arily
cen
tre
arou
nd su
rvey
des
ign
incl
udin
g th
e ty
pes o
f que
stio
ns a
sked
and
how
they
wer
e as
ked.
The
surv
ey d
id n
ot a
sk a
bout
trip
leng
ths o
r trip
pur
pose
. By
aski
ng
abou
t trip
leng
ths i
t can
pro
vide
gre
ater
insig
ht in
to w
hy p
eopl
e ar
e us
ing
part
icul
ar m
odes
for d
iffer
ent d
istan
ces a
nd h
elp
deve
lop
and
iden
tify
solu
tions
to h
elp
peop
le c
ompl
ete
long
er tr
ips b
y m
ore
sust
aina
ble
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rtat
ion.
Ask
ing
abou
t trip
pur
pose
s su
ch a
s com
mut
ing,
shop
ping
and
exe
rcisi
ng c
an a
lso h
elp
to b
ette
r und
erst
and
pref
erre
d m
ode
choi
ce fo
r cer
tain
trip
s and
allo
w u
s to
tailo
r app
roac
hes t
o en
cour
age
mor
e pe
ople
to u
se m
ulti-
mod
al tr
ansp
orta
tion
and
activ
e m
odes
for d
iffer
ent t
rip p
urpo
ses.
It
shou
ld a
lso b
e no
ted
that
we
have
ass
umed
that
pas
seng
er tr
ips a
re m
ore
one-
off r
ides
from
fam
ily o
r frie
nds a
nd c
arpo
olin
g tr
ips
are
mor
e co
nsist
ent a
nd ty
pica
lly se
lect
ed fo
r com
mut
ing
purp
oses
, how
ever
, it s
houl
d be
not
ed th
at w
e di
d no
t cle
arly
def
ine
pass
enge
r trip
s and
car
pool
trip
s in
the
surv
ey q
uest
ions
and
resp
onde
nts w
ere
able
to se
lf-id
entif
y as
car
pool
ers a
nd p
asse
nger
s ba
sed
on th
eir o
wn
defin
ition
s. F
utur
e su
rvey
s sho
uld
mor
e cl
early
des
crib
e an
d de
fine
each
mod
e.
We
hear
d th
roug
h co
mm
ents
and
que
stio
ns a
bout
wha
t inf
luen
ces t
heir
deci
sion
to u
se p
artic
ular
mod
es, h
owev
er, w
e di
d no
t ask
ho
w m
any
peop
le w
ere
wor
king
from
hom
e. B
y cl
early
cap
turin
g ho
w m
any
peop
le a
re w
orki
ng fr
om h
ome
durin
g th
e pa
ndem
ic w
e ca
n be
tter
und
erst
and
and
fore
cast
the
num
ber o
f veh
icle
s tak
en o
ff th
e ro
ads a
nd ta
ilor r
ecom
men
datio
ns a
nd id
entif
y TD
M to
ols
and
mea
sure
s to
enco
urag
e sh
ifts t
o m
ore
sust
aina
ble
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rtat
ion
over
the
long
er te
rm. F
utur
e su
rvey
s and
rese
arch
on
this
topi
c sh
ould
con
sider
the
less
ons l
earn
ed th
roug
h th
is su
rvey
and
exp
lore
oth
er q
ualit
ativ
e an
d qu
antit
ativ
e m
etho
ds to
pr
ovid
e m
ore
insig
ht in
to a
dditi
onal
con
sider
atio
ns a
nd im
pact
s tha
t the
pan
dem
ic h
as h
ad o
f tra
vel b
ehav
iour
.
4. C
oncl
usio
ns &
Nex
t Ste
ps:
The
surv
ey h
as d
emon
stra
ted
that
trav
el b
ehav
iour
cha
nged
dur
ing
COVI
D-19
with
a d
eclin
e in
the
num
ber o
f trip
s acr
oss a
ll m
odes
of
tran
spor
tatio
n ex
cept
for c
yclin
g an
d an
incr
ease
in w
orki
ng fr
om h
ome
and
tele
wor
king
. Thi
s red
uctio
n in
the
num
ber o
f trip
s is
enco
urag
ing
for T
rans
port
atio
n De
man
d M
anag
emen
t (TD
M) a
s it c
an h
elp
low
er c
arbo
n di
oxid
e em
issio
ns a
nd c
onge
stio
n an
d as
sist t
he R
egio
n in
ach
ievi
ng it
s sus
tain
able
mod
e sh
are
targ
et o
f 44%
in U
rban
Gro
wth
Cen
tres
by
2031
(see
App
endi
x A)
.
It al
so re
veal
ed th
at th
ere
wer
e a
num
ber o
f peo
ple
who
star
ted
usin
g ne
w m
odes
of t
rans
port
atio
n du
ring
the
pand
emic
with
9%
of
resp
onde
nts n
otin
g th
at th
ey st
arte
d w
alki
ng a
nd 5
% st
arte
d cy
clin
g du
ring
the
pand
emic
. Thi
s inc
reas
e in
act
ive
tran
spor
tatio
n is
enco
urag
ing
as it
indi
cate
s tha
t peo
ple
have
ada
pted
thei
r mod
e ch
oice
to m
ore
sust
aina
ble
trav
el m
odes
. With
maj
ority
of
resp
onde
nts i
ndic
atin
g th
at sa
fety
, the
abi
lity
to so
cial
dist
ance
and
tim
e ar
e th
e m
ost i
mpo
rtan
t fac
tors
exp
ecte
d to
influ
ence
thei
r
17
trav
el b
ehav
iour
pos
t-pa
ndem
ic, i
t is i
mpo
rtan
t to
adap
t qui
ckly
to e
ncou
rage
con
tinue
d su
stai
nabl
e m
ode
shar
e up
take
and
shift
s ac
ross
the
Regi
on to
hel
p ac
hiev
e TD
M a
nd m
ode
shar
e go
als a
nd ta
rget
s (se
e Ap
pend
ix A
).
Thre
e ke
y ta
sks s
houl
d be
und
erta
ken
to c
ontin
ue to
adv
ance
and
resp
ond
to th
is w
ork
and
the
findi
ngs i
t pre
sent
s. T
hese
incl
ude:
Actio
ns
Impl
emen
tatio
n Pl
an
Follo
w-u
p Su
rvey
4.1
Actio
nsId
entif
ying
cle
ar in
terim
act
ions
and
par
tner
s to
achi
eve
and
impl
emen
t the
reco
mm
ende
d ac
tions
will
be
criti
cal t
o re
spon
ding
to
trav
el b
ehav
iour
shift
s as a
resu
lt of
the
pand
emic
. Int
erna
l and
ext
erna
l par
tner
s will
be
esse
ntia
l in
help
ing
to fa
cilit
ate
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
diff
eren
t act
ions
in a
col
labo
rativ
e an
d co
ordi
nate
d m
anne
r. Th
e su
cces
sful
app
licat
ion
of th
e fin
ding
s in
prac
tice
will
requ
ire c
oord
inat
ion
and
colla
bora
tion
betw
een
diffe
rent
dep
artm
ents
and
staf
f at t
he R
egio
n. P
oten
tial p
artn
ers h
ave
been
id
entif
ied
belo
w, i
nclu
ding
: Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Plan
ning
(Sm
art C
omm
ute)
, Dur
ham
Reg
ion
Tran
sit (D
RT),
Com
mun
icat
ions
, City
Stud
io
Durh
am, P
ublic
Hea
lth, a
nd P
lann
ing,
Eco
nom
ic D
evel
opm
ent a
nd T
ouris
m.
Give
n th
at in
form
atio
n an
d im
pact
s of t
he p
ande
mic
is c
hang
ing
on a
n on
goin
g ba
sis, i
t is i
mpo
rtan
t to
act s
wift
ly. T
hree
key
act
ions
ha
ve b
een
iden
tifie
d w
hich
focu
s on
infr
astr
uctu
re a
s wel
l as o
utre
ach.
The
se a
ctio
ns a
re in
terim
in n
atur
e an
d de
signe
d to
be
quic
k-w
ins t
hat c
an b
e im
plem
ente
d in
a re
lativ
ely
shor
t tim
efra
me
to re
spon
d to
the
uniq
ue tr
ansp
orta
tion
chal
leng
es th
at C
OVI
D-19
is
pres
entin
g fo
r tra
vel b
ehav
iour
in D
urha
m re
gion
. The
impl
emen
tatio
n tim
elin
e fo
r the
se a
ctio
ns is
targ
eted
for Q
4 20
20to
Q4
2021
.
The
thre
e ac
tions
are
:
Impl
emen
ting
robu
st
com
mun
icat
ion
tact
ics t
o pr
omot
e sa
fe, s
usta
inab
le
trav
el in
the
Regi
on
Enco
urag
ing
empl
oyer
s ac
ross
Dur
ham
to
deve
lop
thei
r ow
n te
lew
orki
ng p
olic
ies
Initi
atin
g in
terim
in
fras
truc
ture
pro
ject
s to
supp
ort a
ctiv
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
and
the
loca
l eco
nom
y
18
Actio
n #1
: Im
plem
entin
g ro
bust
com
mun
icat
ion
tact
ics t
o pr
omot
e sa
fe su
stai
nabl
e tr
avel
in th
e Re
gion
Ke
y Co
mpo
nent
sAd
ditio
nal D
etai
ls
Desc
riptio
n W
ith th
e de
clin
e in
tran
sit tr
ips a
cros
s the
Reg
ion
and
maj
ority
of r
espo
nden
ts in
dica
ting
that
they
are
wor
ried
abou
t bei
ng a
ble
to p
hysic
ally
dist
ance
on
tran
sit, i
t is i
mpe
rativ
e th
at th
e Re
gion
impl
emen
t rob
ust m
essa
ging
of
safe
way
s to
enga
ge in
sust
aina
ble
tran
spor
tatio
n op
tions
like
wal
king
, cyc
ling
and
tran
sit d
urin
g an
d af
ter t
he
pand
emic
. An
educ
atio
n an
d aw
aren
ess c
ampa
ign
can
be d
evel
oped
to in
form
the
publ
ic o
n ef
fort
s the
Reg
ion
is ta
king
to su
ppor
t saf
e so
cial
dist
anci
ng a
nd h
ow th
ese
effo
rts a
re h
elpi
ng to
redu
ce th
e sp
read
of C
OVI
D -1
9 w
hile
al
so g
ener
atin
g aw
aren
ess a
nd p
rom
otin
g th
e be
nefit
s of e
ngag
ing
in a
ctiv
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
durin
g an
d af
ter t
he
pand
emic
. The
Reg
iona
l Cyc
ling
Plan
upd
ate
can
also
be
used
to id
entif
y an
d re
com
men
d th
is ac
tion
spec
ifica
lly a
s it
rela
tes t
o en
cour
agin
g m
ore
peop
le to
cyc
le in
the
Regi
on.
Exam
ples
of
Initi
ativ
es
• Du
rham
Reg
ion
Publ
ic H
ealth
: Has
est
ablis
hed
info
grap
hics
and
soci
al m
edia
mes
sagi
ng o
n
prac
ticin
g ph
ysic
al d
istan
cing
whi
le o
utdo
ors.
•
Toro
nto
Publ
ic H
ealth
: Dev
elop
ed in
fogr
aphi
cs o
n ho
w to
pra
ctic
e ph
ysic
al d
istan
cing
and
safe
cyc
ling
and
usin
g pu
blic
tran
sit d
urin
g CO
VID
-19
Sugg
este
d Pa
rtne
rs
Smar
t Com
mut
e Du
rham
: The
Reg
ion’
s Sm
art C
omm
ute
Prog
ram
will
be
impe
rativ
e to
hel
ping
dev
elop
edu
catio
n an
d aw
aren
ess m
essa
ging
to p
rom
ote
sust
aina
ble
tran
spor
tatio
n op
tions
in th
e Re
gion
. Du
rham
Reg
ion
Tran
sit (
DRT)
: Wor
king
col
labo
rativ
ely
with
tran
sit w
ill b
e cr
itica
l to
resp
ondi
ng to
hel
p en
cour
age
sust
aina
ble
mul
ti-m
odal
tran
spor
tatio
n su
ch a
s wal
king
, cyc
ling
and
tran
sit. D
RT w
ill b
e ke
y in
pro
vidi
ng in
sight
s in
to tr
ansit
-spe
cific
tran
spor
tatio
n tr
ends
dur
ing
and
post
CO
VID
-19
and
can
offe
r key
insig
hts i
nto
key
mes
sagi
ng
and
step
s bei
ng ta
ken
by D
RT to
ens
ure
publ
ic sa
fety
dur
ing
and
post
-pan
dem
ic.
City
Stud
io D
urha
m: F
acul
ty fr
om M
edia
Art
s and
Des
ign
at D
urha
m C
olle
ge h
ave
alre
ady
expr
esse
d in
tere
st in
co
llabo
ratin
g on
a c
ity-s
tudi
o pr
ojec
t thr
ough
dev
elop
ing
com
mun
icat
ions
to p
rom
ote
safe
tran
spor
tatio
n op
tions
in
resp
onse
to C
OVI
D-19
. Thi
s pre
sent
s a u
niqu
e op
port
unity
to d
evel
op a
mad
e-in
-Dur
ham
com
mun
icat
ions
ca
mpa
ign
and
stre
ngth
en re
latio
nshi
ps b
etw
een
Tran
spor
tatio
n Pl
anni
ng st
aff,
Tran
sit a
nd D
urha
m C
olle
ge.
Com
mun
icat
ions
: Wor
king
with
the
Regi
on o
f Dur
ham
’s C
omm
unic
atio
ns st
aff i
s im
pera
tive
to d
evel
opin
g ef
fect
ive
mes
sagi
ng a
nd c
ampa
igns
and
aid
ing
in p
rom
otio
n of
the
cam
paig
n.
Durh
am R
egio
n Pu
blic
Hea
lth: W
orki
ng w
ith st
aff f
rom
pub
lic h
ealth
will
be
criti
cal t
o en
surin
g th
at th
e pr
omot
iona
l mes
sagi
ng su
ppor
ts a
nd a
ligns
with
pub
lic h
ealth
gui
delin
es re
latin
g to
CO
VID-
19 a
nd sa
fe so
cial
di
stan
cing
pra
ctic
es.
19
Actio
n #2
: Enc
oura
ging
em
ploy
ers a
cros
s Dur
ham
to d
evel
op th
eir o
wn
tele
wor
king
pol
icie
s Ke
y Co
mpo
nent
sAd
ditio
nal D
etai
ls
Desc
riptio
n Th
e su
rvey
reve
aled
that
man
y re
spon
dent
s are
cur
rent
ly w
orki
ng fr
om h
ome
and
expe
ct to
con
tinue
to d
o so
aft
er
the
pand
emic
. Res
pond
ents
also
indi
cate
d th
at th
ey w
ould
like
thei
r em
ploy
ers t
o es
tabl
ish c
lear
pol
icie
s for
te
lew
orki
ng, w
orki
ng fr
om h
ome
and
othe
r fle
xibl
e w
orki
ng a
rran
gem
ents
to a
ddre
ss d
iffer
ent t
rave
l and
co
mm
utin
g op
tions
that
bet
ter s
uppo
rt th
eir e
mpl
oyee
’s n
eeds
. Giv
en th
at th
e Re
gion
of D
urha
m h
as a
lread
y de
velo
ped
its o
wn
tele
wor
king
agr
eem
ent a
nd g
uide
lines
for R
egio
n of
Dur
ham
staf
f, Th
e Re
gion
has
an
oppo
rtun
ity to
dem
onst
rate
its l
eade
rshi
p to
oth
er b
usin
esse
s in
the
com
mun
ity b
y en
cour
agin
g em
ploy
ers w
ithin
Du
rham
Reg
ion
to d
evel
op th
eir o
wn
tele
wor
king
pol
icie
s. T
he R
egio
n ca
n su
ppor
t bus
ines
ses i
n es
tabl
ishin
g th
ese
polic
ies b
y sh
arin
g co
pies
of i
ts p
olic
y al
ong
with
oth
er h
elpf
ul re
sour
ces s
uch
as h
ow-t
o gu
ides
and
ele
men
ts o
f su
cces
sful
pol
icie
s. Ex
ampl
es o
f In
itiat
ives
•
Hum
an R
esou
rces
Pro
fess
iona
ls A
ssoc
iatio
n (H
RPA)
in re
spon
se to
CO
VID-
19 tr
avel
rest
rictio
ns a
nd w
orki
ng
arra
ngem
ents
, dev
elop
ed a
gui
de fo
r how
to w
rite
and
deve
lop
a te
lew
orki
ng p
olic
y •
Regi
on o
f Dur
ham
Tel
ewor
king
Agr
eem
ent
• Re
gion
of D
urha
m T
elew
orki
ng fr
om h
ome
durin
g CO
VID-
19:
A gu
ide
for D
urha
m R
egio
n em
ploy
ees a
nd m
anag
ers
Sugg
este
d Pa
rtne
rsRe
gion
of D
urha
m H
uman
Res
ourc
es: W
orki
ng c
olla
bora
tivel
y w
ith H
R st
aff t
o he
lp sh
are
reso
urce
s and
pol
icy
guid
ance
mat
eria
ls w
ill b
e ke
y to
tran
spar
ently
shar
ing
Regi
onal
info
rmat
ion
with
bus
ines
ses t
o he
lp th
em n
avig
ate
esta
blish
ing
polic
ies o
f the
ir ow
n.
Com
mun
icat
ions
: Wor
king
with
the
Regi
on o
f Dur
ham
’s C
omm
unic
atio
ns st
aff i
s im
pera
tive
to d
evel
opin
g ef
fect
ive
mes
sagi
ng a
nd d
irect
ing
busin
esse
s to
the
info
rmat
ion/
reso
urce
s sha
red.
Ec
onom
ic D
evel
opm
ent &
Tou
rism
: Sta
ff in
the
Econ
omic
Dev
elop
men
t dep
artm
ent h
ave
stro
ng c
onne
ctio
ns w
ith
and
know
ledg
e of
bus
ines
ses a
nd e
mpl
oyer
s in
the
Regi
on. L
ever
agin
g th
ese
rela
tions
hips
and
loca
l kno
wle
dge
can
help
in o
utre
ach
with
bus
ines
ses t
o en
sure
we
are
able
to c
onne
ct a
nd su
ppor
t as m
any
busin
esse
s as p
ossib
le in
es
tabl
ishin
g te
lew
orki
ng p
olic
ies a
nd re
sour
ces.
20
Actio
n #3
: Ini
tiatin
g in
terim
infr
astr
uctu
re p
roje
cts t
o su
ppor
t act
ive
tran
spor
tatio
n an
d th
e lo
cal e
cono
my
Key
Com
pone
nts
Addi
tiona
l Det
ails
De
scrip
tion
The
surv
ey re
veal
ed th
at c
yclin
g w
as th
e on
ly m
ode
of tr
ansp
orta
tion
that
incr
ease
d du
ring
the
pand
emic
. Thi
s pr
esen
ts a
uni
que
oppo
rtun
ity fo
r the
Reg
ion
to e
ncou
rage
con
tinue
d us
e of
act
ive
tran
spor
tatio
n du
ring
and
post
pa
ndem
ic. P
op-u
p in
fras
truc
ture
such
as t
empo
raril
y in
stal
ling
inte
rim b
ike
lane
s on
stre
ets t
hat r
esid
ents
alre
ady
have
indi
cate
d a
desir
e fo
r act
ive
tran
spor
tatio
n in
fras
truc
ture
can
hel
p en
cour
age
peop
le to
get
aro
und
Durh
am in
a
sust
aina
ble
and
activ
e w
ay w
hile
pra
ctic
ing
safe
soci
al d
istan
cing
. Oth
er o
ptio
ns to
hel
p al
levi
ate
crow
ded
trai
ls an
d en
cour
age
safe
soci
al d
istan
cing
incl
ude
desig
natin
g lo
cal s
tree
ts a
s act
ive
stre
ets t
o pr
omot
e w
alki
ng a
nd
cycl
ing
and
limit
vehi
cula
r tra
ffic
tem
pora
rily.
The
se o
ptio
ns a
re q
uick
to im
plem
ent a
nd e
ffect
ive
mea
sure
s tha
t ca
n he
lp e
nhan
ce c
yclin
g sa
fety
, red
uce
cong
estio
n an
d em
issio
ns a
nd p
rovi
de lo
ng te
rm im
prov
emen
ts to
cyc
ling
cultu
re in
citi
es.
The
Mun
icip
ality
of C
larin
gton
has
impl
emen
ted
tem
pora
ry b
ike
lane
s on
Pres
tonv
ale
Road
in C
ourt
ice
to h
elp
peop
le c
ycle
and
pra
ctic
e ph
ysic
al d
istan
cing
. The
re a
re a
dditi
onal
opp
ortu
nitie
s for
The
Reg
ion
to le
vera
ge e
xist
ing
part
ners
hips
, pro
gram
s and
pro
ject
s inc
ludi
ng B
ike
Mon
th e
vent
s org
anize
d th
roug
h th
e Re
gion
’s S
mar
t Com
mut
e pr
ogra
m a
nd w
ork
bein
g co
mpl
eted
for t
he R
egio
nal C
yclin
g Pl
an U
pdat
e (R
CPU
) to
iden
tify
pote
ntia
l add
ition
al
stre
ets w
ithin
the
Regi
on’s
cyc
ling
netw
ork
to im
plem
ent i
nter
im a
ctiv
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
infr
astr
uctu
re. T
hrou
gh th
e in
stal
latio
n of
inte
rim c
yclin
g in
fras
truc
ture
, it c
an fu
rthe
r sup
port
loca
l bus
ines
ses b
y en
cour
agin
g pe
ople
to
com
plet
e er
rand
s by
bike
and
can
also
enh
ance
tour
ism sa
fely
by
offe
ring
new
way
s to
get a
roun
d an
d co
nnec
t to
key
dest
inat
ions
thro
ugh
the
Regi
on. T
he R
CPU
can
also
iden
tify
thes
e pr
ojec
ts a
s int
erim
or s
hort
-term
pro
ject
s th
at c
an b
e re
com
men
ded
and
impl
emen
ted
thro
ugh
the
upda
ted
Plan
whi
ch is
ant
icip
ated
to b
e co
mpl
eted
by
Dece
mbe
r 202
0.Ex
ampl
es o
f In
itiat
ives
•
Mun
icip
ality
of C
larin
gton
Tem
pora
ry B
ike
Lane
s on
Pres
tonv
ale
Road
, Cou
rtic
e:Im
plem
ente
d te
mpo
rary
bik
e la
nes o
n Pr
esto
nval
e Ro
ad fr
om R
ober
t Ada
ms D
rive
to G
lena
bbey
Driv
e in
Co
urtic
e .
to h
elp
peop
le c
ycle
out
door
s and
mai
ntai
n ph
ysic
al d
istan
cing
• Ci
ty o
f Tor
onto
’s A
ctiv
eTO
: Im
plem
ente
d re
curr
ing
shor
t-te
rm c
losu
res o
n w
eeke
nds o
n m
ajor
stre
ets a
djac
ent
to th
e M
artin
Goo
dman
Tra
il an
d Lo
wer
Don
Tra
il to
pro
vide
mor
e sp
ace
for w
alki
ng a
nd c
yclin
g an
d re
duce
cr
owdi
ng o
n tr
ails.
•
City
of B
ram
pton
’s V
odde
n St
reet
& H
owde
n Bo
ulev
ard
Pop-
Up
Bike
Lan
e: Id
entif
ied
in th
e AT
MP
as st
reet
s w
here
per
man
ent b
ike
lane
s are
to b
e im
plem
ente
d, C
OVI
D-19
pre
sent
ed a
uni
que
oppo
rtun
ity to
tem
pora
rily
inst
all i
nter
im b
ike
lane
s to
prov
ide
resid
ents
a sa
fe o
ptio
n to
trav
el su
stai
nabl
y w
ithin
the
City
and
relie
ve
pres
sure
on
crow
ded
recr
eatio
nal t
rails
.
21
Key
Com
pone
nts
Addi
tiona
l Det
ails
Sugg
este
d Pa
rtne
rsRe
gion
of D
urha
m P
ublic
Wor
ks D
epar
tmen
t: Co
llabo
ratin
g w
ith th
e W
orks
dep
artm
ent w
ill b
e im
port
ant t
o he
lp
with
iden
tifyi
ng a
ppro
pria
te a
nd fe
asib
le lo
catio
ns fo
r ins
talla
tion
that
com
plem
ent e
xist
ing
sche
dule
s and
pro
ject
s.
Econ
omic
Dev
elop
men
t and
Tou
rism
: Eng
agin
g st
aff f
rom
Eco
nom
ic D
evel
opm
ent a
nd T
ouris
m c
an h
elp
us id
entif
y op
port
uniti
es to
sele
ct lo
catio
ns fo
r pop
-up
cycl
ing
infr
astr
uctu
re th
at c
onne
ct to
loca
l res
taur
ants
and
shop
s and
de
stin
atio
ns to
hel
p su
ppor
t loc
al b
usin
esse
s.
4.2
Impl
emen
tatio
n Pl
an
An im
plem
enta
tion
plan
shou
ld b
e de
velo
ped
to m
ore
clea
rly id
entif
y to
ols a
nd st
rate
gies
to h
elp
stre
amlin
e an
d im
plem
ent t
he
iden
tifie
d ac
tions
. Key
com
pone
nts t
hat s
houl
d be
incl
uded
in th
e im
plem
enta
tion
plan
incl
ude
the
iden
tify
task
s nee
ded
to
impl
emen
t and
ach
ieve
the
reco
mm
ende
d ac
tions
and
role
s and
resp
onsib
ilitie
s of d
iffer
ent p
artn
ers i
nvol
ved.
In a
dditi
on to
refin
ing
the
role
s and
resp
onsib
ilitie
s, th
e im
plem
enta
tion
plan
shou
ld a
lso id
entif
y an
y po
ssib
le c
osts
ass
ocia
ted
with
eac
h ac
tion
to
impl
emen
t and
ope
rate
as w
ell a
s sou
rces
for f
undi
ng, i
f req
uire
d.
4.3
Follo
w U
p Su
rvey
A
follo
w u
p su
rvey
shou
ld b
e de
velo
ped
and
laun
ched
aft
er th
e pa
ndem
ic is
ove
r to
bett
er u
nder
stan
d if
and
how
trav
el b
ehav
iour
ch
ange
s. C
ondu
ctin
g a
follo
w u
p su
rvey
will
hel
p pr
ovid
e a
holis
tic sn
apsh
ot fo
r the
Reg
ion
of tr
avel
beh
avio
ur b
efor
e, d
urin
g an
d af
ter t
he p
ande
mic
. The
se re
sults
will
be
criti
cal i
n he
lpin
g th
e Re
gion
est
ablis
h a
mor
e ro
bust
and
long
-ter
m a
ctio
n pl
an fo
r how
to
enco
urag
e su
stai
nabl
e sh
ifts i
n tr
avel
beh
avio
ur p
ost-
pand
emic
to su
ppor
t the
regi
on in
ach
ievi
ng it
s sus
tain
able
mod
e sh
are
targ
ets
of 1
2% –
wal
king
and
cyc
ling;
20%
– tr
ansit
; 12%
– p
asse
nger
trip
s in
urba
n gr
owth
cen
tres
(see
App
endi
x A)
. It s
houl
d al
so b
e no
ted
that
Dur
ham
Reg
ion
Tran
sit (D
RT) a
lso c
ondu
cted
a su
rvey
on
post
-pan
dem
ic c
usto
mer
exp
ecta
tions
to le
arn
mor
e ab
out l
earn
ab
out t
rans
it rid
ers c
urre
nt a
nd fu
ture
use
of t
rans
it an
d ho
w D
RT c
an m
ake
rider
s fee
l com
fort
able
and
safe
onb
oard
thei
r bus
es.
We
plan
to w
ork
colla
bora
tivel
y w
ith D
RT th
roug
h sh
arin
g ou
r res
ults
, rev
iew
ing
the
outc
omes
of t
heir
surv
ey a
nd id
entif
ying
po
ssib
le so
lutio
ns to
enc
oura
ge p
eopl
e to
use
mul
ti-m
odal
, sus
tain
able
trav
el o
ptio
ns d
urin
g an
d af
ter t
he p
ande
mic
in o
rder
to
cont
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RE: Town of Gore Bay - COVID-19 Funding Support Resolution Please be advised that Township of Puslinch Council, at its meeting held on September 2, 2020 considered the aforementioned topic and subsequent to discussion, the following was resolved:
Resolution No. 2020-242: Moved by Councillor Bulmer and
Seconded by Councillor Sepulis
That the Consent Agenda item 6.15 Town of Gore Bay - COVID-19 Funding Support Resolution be received; and That Council direct staff to send support of the City of Oshawa resolution to Hon. Ted Arnott, Prime Minister Trudeau, Premier Ford, and all Ontario Municipalities.
CARRIED
As per the above resolution, please accept a copy of this correspondence for your information and consideration. Sincerely, Courtenay Hoytfox Deputy Clerk
Corporate Services Department City Clerk Services
The Corporation of the City of Oshawa, 50 Centre Street South, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 3Z7 Phone 905∙436∙3311 1∙800∙667∙4292 Fax 905∙436∙5697 www.oshawa.ca
File: A-2100 June 26, 2020
DELIVERED BY EMAIL The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Email: [email protected]
The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario Email: [email protected]
Re: COVID-19 Funding
Oshawa City Council considered the above matter at its meeting of June 22, 2020 and adopted the following recommendation:
“Whereas on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization and the Canadian Government declared COVID-19 a global pandemic; and,
Whereas on March 12, Ontario ordered schools closed and by March 17, began a more extensive shut down; and,
Whereas the pandemic has led to the closure of public spaces and the cancellation of events around the world throughout the country our province and right here within our own community, causing great stress on the arts sector; and,
Whereas local cultural organizations such as the Oshawa Folk Arts Council representing over 13 member clubs and organizations, as well as the many local service groups such as the Oshawa Rotary Club, have all been forced to cancel major events (i.e. Fiesta Week; Rib Fest; etc.) which historically contribute in large part to the fundraising and operational financing efforts of these sociocultural entities; and,
Whereas the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario have committed they through the Canada Council for the Arts will continue to work with the Government of Canada, as well as provincial, territorial, and municipal partners, to ensure the strength of the sector; and,
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Whereas at present, the Canada Council’s for the arts priorities as are our collective governing priorities are to ensure the health and safety of people across Canada and around the world and to work towards the sustainability and recoverability of the arts sector; and,
Whereas a significant period has past without further indication as to what tools, funding measures, or financial support our local social cultural, service clubs, and children/youth minor sporting originations can readily access to help support their operating costs and programming,
Therefore be it resolved:
1. That the Federal, Provincial, and Regional Government help local municipalities assist their local social cultural, service clubs, and children/youth minor sporting originations with clear and definitive relief funding programs directed to help sustain the afore mention groups through these trying times inflected on them by the affects of COVID-19; and,
2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Premier of Ontario, all Ontario Municipalities, all Members of Provincial Parliament, all Members of Parliament and Association of Municipalities of Ontario and Federation of Canadian Municipalities.”
Oshawa City Council respectfully requests your consideration of the above noted matters.
If you need further assistance concerning this matter, please contact Ron Diskey, Commissioner, Community Services Department at the address listed on Page 1 or by telephone at 905-436-3311.
Mary Medeiros City Clerk /fb
c. Association of Municipalities of Ontario Federation of Canadian Municipalities Members of Parliament and Members of Provincial Parliament Ontario Municipalities
From: ClerksTo: Lydia GerritsenCc: Cheryl Bandel; Ralph WaltonSubject: FW: Beaverton Supportive Housing ProjectDate: September 8, 2020 8:04:22 AM
Hi Lydia, another CIP…thanks,afreen
From: Michael Jubb Sent: September 7, 2020 3:10 PMTo: Clerks <[email protected]>; Brock Clerks <[email protected]>Subject: Fwd: Beaverton Supportive Housing Project Get Outlook for Android
From: Brett Bloxam Sent: Monday, September 7, 2020 2:50:14 PMTo: [email protected] <[email protected]>; Council <[email protected]>Subject: Beaverton Supportive Housing Project Include in Council agenda and minutes I am a resident of Beaverton and have a few questions and concerns on how theproposed Beaverton Supportive Housing project has been handled to date by BrockTownship. My concerns relate to,
1. Why did the Brock Mayor and Regional Councillor approve this project at DurhamRegional Council without prior knowledge of Brock Councillors and the Beavertoncommunity?
2. Why did the Brock Mayor and Regional Councillor not ask Durham Region staff toprepare a report and presentation to Brock Council and the Brock community prior toapproving this project?
3. Why was there no prior consultation with the Beaverton residents and businessowners. It is the responsibility of our elected officials to ensure residents andbusinesses are engaged and consulted with, especially on projects that may have asignificant impact on our community.
4. There were no studies provided to Brock Council and the community, that I amaware of, for review and comment to indicate that this site, located between a longterm care facility and a retirement home is the most suitable location for this housingproject.
5. There was no consultation with residents and businesses on community services,understanding that Beaverton has limited (if any) social, medical, support,transportation, recreation and commercial services. There has been no information
provided related to the resources and budget required to provide the required police,EMS and fire response to support this project. There has been no informationprovided related to the resources and budget required to operate this facility.
6. I understand there is a homelessness issue in the GTA. There is also an emergingcrisis with an aging population and access to long term care facilities. Did Durhamstaff consult with Brock staff and Council and contemplate the long term needs of ouraging population and the ability to expand Lakeview Manor in the future in their hasteto get funding and approval for the Beaverton Supportive Housing project. Is there areport or business case that determined the most appropriate short and long termplan for this site?
It is very unfortunate we are in this situation. Residents and businesses in Beavertonwere blind sided by this proposed housing development, with no prior consultationand public engagement. I know from projects like the Energy from Waste (EFW)facility and projects at Duffin Creek WPCP, Durham engages the public prior andupfront in a transparent manner. Why was a different approach taken with theresidents of Beaverton? As you may be aware, the residents and businesses ofBeaverton have spoken loudly to our elected officials and government agencies. Wewant answers to our questions. This could have been accomplished through acomprehensive consultation process that did not happen. I am disappointed in whathas transpired here, and I know Brock Township is better than this. I know you valueyour residents and businesses and take their comments seriously. What happenedhere and why didn't the residents and businesses of Beaverton have the opportunityto be part of this project? Based on what's been voted on at Regional Council and what hasn't happened atBrock council and within the Beaverton and Brock communities, I would like thisproject to be ceased immediately and Durham staff be asked to follow normalprocesses of public engagement and consultation prior to any approval beinggranted. The residents and businesses of Beaverton should be provided the sameopportunities as other Durham residents to review and comment on projects assignificant as this one to our small community.I await your responseThanks
Brett
Brett Bloxam19 Parklawn Blvd.Beaverton, ON705-504-019
From: ClerksTo: Lydia GerritsenCc: Cheryl Bandel; Ralph WaltonSubject: FW: Durham Affordable Supportive Housing ProjectDate: September 8, 2020 12:51:59 PM
Hi Lydia, CIP please.Thanks,Afreen
From: Michael Jubb <[email protected]> Sent: September 8, 2020 12:25 PMTo: Brock Clerks <[email protected]>; Clerks <[email protected]>; chair<[email protected]>Subject: Fwd: Durham Affordable Supportive Housing Project As requested by the resident, pls see email to be included in the next agenda. Cheers. Mike. Get Outlook for Android
From: Jane Pattillo Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 11:41:04 AMTo: Council <[email protected]>Subject: Durham Affordable Supportive Housing Project To whomever receives this email, I tried to cc the following 3 email addresses and they did not work.Can you pls forward this email to [email protected] and [email protected] [email protected]. I spoke with Katie at the Brock township office and she verified these werecorrect addresses, but sending my note and cc them did not work for me. Thank you Jane.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------->> Please add this email to the next agenda.>> >> My name is Jane Pattillo and my husband Chuck and I have lived in Beaverton since 1993. Wenormally do not speak out about community projects but with Beaverton being the chosen site forthe Durham Supportive Housing Project, even though Beaverton was not one of the 5 original sitesbeing considered, Beaverton has unknowingly emerged as the best site for the project. I thinksomeone has over sold Beaverton as a good location. This makes no sense to us. The 5 original siteswere 2 in Clarrington, 2 in Oshawa, 1 in Pickering. I am certain one of these 5 sites in Durham, if notall 5 sites have more to offer to make the project a success and not waste the Ontario Governmentmoney that is helping fund the project. There was no public communication to involve thecommunity for their input and feedback. No details on why Beaverton should be the site of choicethat would offer more to the project then the original 5 sites to be considered. The only thing I heardthat Beaverton had to offer is surplus cheap land that is already zoned for a project like this. What acrazy reason. Beaverton has no hospital, no walk in clinics, not enough doctors for the currentpopulation, no in town grocery store, no public transportation ( no in town bus service, no in towntaxi service, pls explain how the folks will get around ), no jobs for the folks and there is no place for
50 jobless people to pan handle in Beaverton. Where in a larger community like Oshawa they couldpan handle. I am certain the other 5 sites can offer some if not all the services that Beaverton hasnone to offer. Was there research or a study created to show why the Beaveton location wouldmake the project a success? Not only was the Beaverton community kept in the dark about thisproject, also our MPP Laurie Scott's office just recently heard about what is going on and are lookinginto it. Would also like to know what Beaverton offers over the other 5 sites to be considered. >> Debbie Bath-Hadden and Ted Smith, you should be ashamed of yourself for not >> supporting the community and standing with the other 4 Brock councillors >> to tell the Durham Regional Council why the Beaverton site would make the project a failure andbe a waste of the Ontario Government funding for this project. >> Debbie and Ted, send a letter to the editor of the Brock Citizen to explain all the >> reasons why you think Beaverton is the best choice. Come out of hiding and comunicate with thecommunity and give your reasons why Beaverton. Be honest and do not waste the OntarioGovernment money by putting the project in the wrong location.>> This topic would be a great topic on am640 John Oakley talk show. Exactly the topic that he canget teeth into and expose the silliness of the plan.>> Thank you for reading my email. Jane.>> Sent from my iPad>>
From: ClerksTo: Lydia GerritsenCc: Cheryl Bandel; Ralph WaltonSubject: FW: Modular housing Proposal in BeavertonDate: September 8, 2020 8:04:09 AM
Hi Lydia, CIP please. Thanks, Afreen
From: Michael Jubb <[email protected]> Sent: September 7, 2020 1:34 PMTo: Clerks <[email protected]>; Brock Clerks <[email protected]>Subject: Fwd: Modular housing Proposal in Beaverton Get Outlook for Android
From: beaudoinmartynSent: Monday, September 7, 2020 12:48:19 PMTo: Council <[email protected]>Subject: Modular housing Proposal in Beaverton Good MorningThe purpose of my email is to ask you to put this subject on yourAgenda for the next meeting.I don't have to tell you how deeplyconcerned we all are.Regards, Liz Martyn Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
Please include this email in your minutes. After careful thought, as a taxpayer and resident, I wish to share my response to your planned housing unit for the homeless in the town of Beaverton. I am thankful to Mike Jubb and other councillors who through their careful stewardship opposed the project and further support an intense investigation into the feasibility of this location. Knowing this town well, I oppose your project anywhere in Beaverton. Beaverton is completely under serviced to respond to the needs of this incoming proposed population. Regardless of who owns the land adjacent to Gillespie Gardens, it is utterly foolhardy to put such a vulnerable population adjacent to an existing vulnerable seniors residence in a town with a fragile economy. In short, putting this facility anywhere in Beaverton is a big mistake and those who voted to do so also know it is a mistake. In fact, those who made the decision have demonstrated that they are unworthy of holding public office. It is also my belief that there are viable and impactful solutions that must be explored before such a detrimental decision is made. For consideration, I offer two such alternatives:
1. Homelessness is a systemic problem on a national scale and needs to be addressed seriously. I suggest that the funds allocated for this project be used in a federal/provincial/municipal collaborative program on base within the Canadian Armed Forces. All the services required are present. This would provide a home/ shelter, existing mental, physical and dental health services, counselling along with physical exercise, discipline, camaraderie, routine, employment and more. Further, a mentoring program one to one would help realign values, defeat isolation and despair.…the Canadian Armed Forces can assist and turn this around and assist these folks to becoming contributing members of society. Homelessness is a huge crisis and requires multi-level government intervention and support.
2. A more immediate but weaker alternative option is to relocate this project to an environment that has the support system and infrastructure with minimal disruption to the community. Regardless of the ownership of the land adjacent to Gillespie Gardens, you must be aware, this project will never succeed in Beaverton. There is, however, significant land and services in Goodwood/Uxbridge area; to a lesser extent Sunderland, although far greater than in Beaverton.
As elected officials you are compelled to explore all options and protect the community of taxpayers that already have built lives and homes in Beaverton. Consider a structure that would actually rebuild the lives of the homeless and not disturb the wellbeing of the entire community. The liability of your decision rests with each of you and the members of the Beaverton Community hold you accountable. Sincerely, Mary Ellen Empringham
From: ClerksTo: Lydia GerritsenCc: Cheryl Bandel; Ralph WaltonSubject: FW: Supportive Housing Project in Beaverton OntarioDate: September 8, 2020 8:05:51 AMAttachments: Letter from PB to Govt.docx
Hi Lydia, CIP please.Thanks,Afreen From: Peter Bornemisa Sent: September 5, 2020 11:12 AMTo: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Clerks<[email protected]>; chair <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected];[email protected]: Peter Bornemisa Subject: Supportive Housing Project in Beaverton Ontario To: Premier Ford
MP Jamie Schmale
MPP Laurie Scott
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark
Region of Durham Council
Township of Brock Council
From: Peter Bornemisa
27 Lakeshore Road
Beaverton, ON L0K 1A0
Date: September 5, 2020
Subject: Supportive Housing Project in Beaverton
Please add this email and attachment to the next council meeting.
On July 29, 2020 the Regional Council of Durham approved the development of a modularsupportive housing project of approximately 50 units and the construction of an approximate 5,000square foot ancillary structure to provide a combination of support services and congregate living,on Regional land located at 133 Main St., Beaverton at an estimated cost of $13,552,990 to befunded from the reallocation of the proposed $5,620,900 in Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative and$7,932,090 from the Social Housing Reserve Fund.
As a resident of Beaverton (population 2,800) I have numerous concerns with this project notablyhow the Region of Durham will attract and retain the social services to assist the residents of thisproject.
The residents of Beaverton have come together to voice our concern and at the latest count 1,614residents have signed a petition which follows as page 2. The petition and cover letter will follow as aseparate communication to all of the recipients listed above and also CBC News, Toronto Star,Toronto Sun and various other media outlets to be determined.
As a taxpayer I am concerned that $13.6 Million of taxpayer’s money is being spent on a project thatI feel will not meet its objective as the rural Town of Beaverton will not be able to attract, retain andprovide social services to this housing project. I feel that this project should be built on land theRegion of Durham owns in the GTA where existing services, transit and infrastructure will enable theresidents to recover and prosper.
I appreciate your support to ask the Region of Durham to provide evidence that they have a plan toensure the success of this $13.6 Million project.
Please send your thoughts to me at
Regards,Peter Bornemisa27 Lakeshore RoadBeaverton, ON L0K 1A0
Petition to Further Study Supportive Housing Project in BeavertonThe Region of Durham has approved an expedited Supportive Housing Project for unshelteredpeople with addictions and/or mental health concerns to be built at 133 Main Street Beaverton onthe lands adjacent to Lakeview Manor and Gillespie Gardens. The project proposes 50 ModularUnits plus a 5000 square foot common building.
At this time, the project should be put on hold until the following concerns are addressed:
• Lack of public consultation prior to Regional approval• Lack of research for the proposed location (Beaverton was not on the list of sitesrecommended for this type of facility by Durham Region’s Housing Task Force)• Lack of studies demonstrating the need in this area• Lack of tender for the design, delivery and installation of the 50 housing units • Lack of priority for North Durham residents• Lack of access to necessary community services (as outlined in the Ontario SupportiveHousing Best Practices Guide, March 2017 http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=15988) such as:Ø Addiction/treatment facilitiesØ Emergency ServicesØ Medical ServicesØ TransportationØ ShoppingØ RecreationØ EmploymentØ Social Networks
Please sign this petition to show your support for the following motion passed at Brock Council andto request that our Regional representation, Mayor Debbie Bath-Hadden and Regional CouncillorTed Smith, take our concerns, as outlined above, to the Region of Durham.
“That the Township of Brock oppose the location at 133 Main Street for Modular housing untilthe Region of Durham seeks formal public consultation, input and feedback. Further, that formalstudies and research be completed to support this location as being the optimal location for
supportive housing. Further that this resolution be sent to the Region of Durham, MunicipalAffairs and Housing and MPP Laurie Scott.”
Motion supported by: Motion opposed by:Ward 1 Councillor Mike Jubb Major Debbie Bath-HaddenWard 2 Councillor Claire Doble Regional Councillor Ted SmithWard 3 Councillor Walter Schummer Ward 5 Councillor Lynn CampbellWard 4 Councillor Cria Pettingill
To have your voice heard, please sign the online petition at: www.tinyurl.com/BeavertonPetitionor scan this QR code:
