Caledon set to implement traffic safety advisory committee

January 23, 2025 · 0 Comments

By ZACHARY ROMAN

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Caledon is in the process of getting a traffic safety advisory committee up and running.

At Caledon Council’s January 14 planning and development committee meeting, Town staff brought forward a report on the establishment of such a committee. Town staff developed terms of reference for the committee, and Councillors unanimously voted in support of it.

The bylaw to officially implement the committee is coming to Council’s January 28 meeting for final approval.

The proposed committee will have a mandate to provide a community perspective on road safety issues involving all vehicle types, on Town of Caledon roads.

“The goal of the Committee is to enhance road safety and promote responsible driver behaviour through education, public engagement, and advocacy,” reads the bylaw coming forward on January 28.

The proposed committee will consist of two members of Caledon Council and between four and eight community representatives. The committee is set to collaborate with Caledon’s Illegal Land Use Task Force and Active Transportation Task Force on common goals.

The Traffic Safety Advisory Committee will also be supported by Caledon’s Transportation Engineering and Municipal Law Enforcement divisions; Caledon OPP; the Region of Peel’s Traffic Engineering division; and the Ministry of Transportation, all on an as-needed basis.

Council first directed Town staff to develop the terms of reference for a Traffic Safety Advisory Committee in October last year.

If the bylaw passes on January 28, Council appointments to the committee will be scheduled for February 4. Recruitment for community representatives for the committee would take place in February.