NEIGHBOURHOOD TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES

This paper was presented at the 'Community traffic solutions for future' session. While several traffic calming guidelines have b developed, there are few guidelines available that describe a pro to implement the improvements. The objective of this paper is to describe a process to implement traffic calming in the Town of Markham. The objective is to develop a community-based process t also ensures that the proposed solutions are technically supporta As a result, the Town of markham has developed Neighborhood Transportation Committees (NTC's). These Committees are intended provide alink between the community and City Hall. The NTC is composed of elected officials and area residents. This paper provides further details on the roles and responsibilities of eac group. In addition, a flowchart and process is described which identifies the interaction of the various groups, their roles and responsibilities and the process for funding approval. For the covering abstract of this conference see IRRD number E200820. (A