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Bill 185, Vision Zero Strategy Act, 2020

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The

Bill enacts the Vision Zero Strategy Act, 2020 . It

requires the Lieutenant Governor in Council to establish the Ontario Vision

Zero Strategy. The goal of the Strategy shall be to reduce the number of road

deaths and serious injuries on Ontario roadways to zero. The Bill establishes

requirements for the Strategy’s contents and publication, as well as for

consultation during the development of the Strategy. The Bill also requires the

Minister of Transportation to prepare annual reports setting out Ontario’s

progress towards meeting the goal of the Strategy.

Bill 185 2020

Act to require the establishment of a strategy to reduce the number of road

deaths and serious injuries on Ontario roadways to zero

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

this Act,

“Minister”

means the Minister of Transportation; (“ministre”)

“regulations”

means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”)

“Strategy”

means the Ontario Vision Zero Strategy established under subsection 2 (1).

(“stratégie”)

Strategy

(1) The

Lieutenant Governor in Council shall, on or before the first anniversary of the

day this Act receives Royal Assent, establish the Ontario Vision Zero Strategy.

Goal

(2) The

goal of the Strategy shall be to reduce the number of road deaths and serious

injuries on Ontario roadways to zero.

Effective

date

(3) The

Strategy takes effect on the date specified in the Strategy, which shall be no

later than one year after the day this Act receives Royal Assent.

Evidence-based,

best practices

(4) The

Strategy shall be evidence-based and draw from best practices in jurisdictions

where Vision Zero strategies have been successfully implemented.

Contents

(5) The

Strategy shall include, at minimum, measures to reduce injuries and deaths

through,

(

a) improved

road design and engineering;

(

b) the

setting and enforcement of safe speed limits;

(

c) the

use and enhancement of technology;

(

d) improved

education respecting the rules of the road;

(

e) improved

enforcement of the rules of the road; and

(

f) a

focus on vulnerable road users, including cyclists, youth, road workers,

seniors and persons with disabilities.

Publicly

available

(6) The

Minister shall make the Strategy available to the public, including by publishing

it on a website of the Government of Ontario.

Consultation

developing the Strategy, the Minister shall consult with,

(

a) representatives

of municipalities;

(

b) representatives

of municipal transit providers; and

(

c) representatives

of vulnerable road users, including cyclists, youth, road workers, seniors and

persons with disabilities.

Reporting

least once each calendar year after the Strategy is established, the Minister

shall table a report in the Assembly setting out Ontario’s progress towards

meeting the goal of the Strategy.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Vision Zero Strategy

Act, 2020 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

March 12, 2020

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 12, 2020

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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