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City of Toronto City Clerk's Office
Attention: Merle MacDonald,
Administrator, Planning and Growth Management Committee
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
10th Floor, West Tower
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Fax: 416-392-1879
e-mail: pgmc@toronto.ca

Dear Planning and Growth Management Committee

Kudos on your efforts in bringing our City Zoning By-law up to date. Specifically with regards to your inclusion of bicycle parking spaces at many commercial etc buildings. In these days with concerns about global climate change and pollution and energy waste and traffic congestion and obesity these little vehicles can help address all these concerns and more.

I am only writing you to ask that you consider one aspect of the bicycle parking that perhaps has been overlooked.

We are in the early days of a transportation revolution in Toronto. Our medias are full of positive words about the adoption of battery electric cars, but they are overlooking the real success story for electric vehicles and this is the success of electric bicycles.

Sales of these tiny vehicles in Toronto and around the world have been skyrocketing! One in every eight new bicycles sold today in Holland has power-assist. There are dozens of retailers in Toronto now selling power-assist bikes, and thousands of these vehicles already on Toronto roads. For many people and for many reasons power-assist makes two wheels a more practical vehicle than the pedal-only bike, and every trip made by ebike instead of in four wheels is a “win” for Toronto's congested roads etc.

I speak from some experience as I have been riding power-assisted bikes around Toronto for ten years now, well over 20,000kms of urban commutes, summers and winters.

One thing that ebike riders appreciate is the chance to “opportunity charge” in their travels. At their workplace but also at any restaurants and retail establishments etc. An electrical outlet adjacent to any bicycle parking area is a major attraction for ebikers!

Toronto was very forward looking a few years ago when it revised it's Parking By-laws to permit free parking for motorcyclists. It had another opportunity today to encourage ebikes in the same way.

I draw your attention to recent moves at the City of Vancouver, where they are to implement parking and infrastructure rules that promote both motorcycling AND electric bikes... a recent Memorandum here:

http://ftp.vancouver....

That's all! Thank you for your time

Regards

Ulli S. Watkiss
City Clerk
City Clerk's Office
Web: www.toronto.ca

NOTICE OF AN OPEN HOUSE AND STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING THE PROPOSED CITY-WIDE
ZONING BY-LAW

The City of Toronto is proposing to adopt a City-wide Zoning By-law in the summer of 2010 for
the amalgamated City of Toronto which regulates the use of the land, the size and location of
buildings and structures, parking and loading. It may affect approval of the building permits,
zoning certificates or other applications for a minor variance, a consent to sever, an amendment to a
zoning by-law, an Official Plan amendment, a Minister's zoning order or for approval of a plan of
subdivision and any appeals of these applications submitted to the City prior to approval of the
proposed City-Wide Zoning By-law. All land owners and applicants should review the proposed
City-Wide Zoning By-law carefully and consult with your professional advisors about the proposed
changes and how they may impact your lands or development applications.

The City will be holding a statutory open house and a statutory public meeting prescribed by section
34(12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 as amended and O. Reg 545/06 to ensure that
sufficient information and material is made available to enable the public to understand generally
the proposed City-wide Zoning By-law, to give the public an opportunity to review and ask
questions about the information and material, as well as, make representations in respect of the
proposed City-Wide Zoning By-law.

Information on the proposed City-wide Zoning By-law is available on the City's website at
http://www.toronto.ca....

1. The statutory open house meeting will be held on August 11, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
in Room 310, Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto. Further information on the Open House,
including requests for special assistance, can be obtained by calling (416)392-0194.

2. The statutory public meeting will be held on August 19, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. or as soon as
possible thereafter, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 100 Queen St. West, Toronto. Further
information on the proposed City-Wide Zoning By-law can be obtained by calling (416) 392-
0194.

3. The proposed City-Wide Zoning By-law will regulate the use of land, the size and location of
the buildings and structures, parking and loading in the City of Toronto;

4. Given that the proposed City-Wide Zoning By-law will regulate the use of all land within the
geographic boundaries of the amalgamated City of Toronto, a key map has not been provided
with this Notice.

5. Additional information and material about the proposed City-Wide Zoning By-law will be
available for inspection Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at:

Toronto and East York Community Council Etobicoke Community Council
2nd Floor West City Clerk's Office
Toronto City Hall 399 The West Mall,
100 Queen Street West Toronto, ON, M9C 2Y2
Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2 Attention: Rosemary Mackenzie or
Attention: Rosalind Dyers Brad Bartlett

North York Community Council Scarborough Community Council
City Clerk's Office City Clerk's Office
5100 Yonge Street 150 Borough Drive
Toronto, ON, M2N 5V7 Toronto, ON, M1P 4N7
Attention: Francine Adamo or Attention: Yvonne Davies or
Frank Baldassini Betty Bushe

6. i. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make
written submissions to the Clerk, City of Toronto before the by-law is passed, the person or
public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of council of the City of Toronto to the
Ontario Municipal Board.

ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make
written submissions to the Clerk, City of Toronto before the By-law is passed, the person or
public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario
Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Formal submissions by letter may be forwarded to:
City Clerk
Attention: Merle MacDonald,
Administrator, Planning and Growth Management Committee
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
10th Floor, West Tower
Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Fax: 416-392-1879
E-mail: pgmc@toronto.ca

You are also invited to attend the public meeting to make your views known regarding the
proposal. To assist in scheduling, if you wish to address the Planning and Growth Management
Committee, please notify the City Clerk, Planning and Growth Management Committee, by
calling 416-397-7768 or 416-392-1032 e-mail pgmc@toronto.ca by no later than 12:00 p.m. on
August 18, 2010.

7. The proposed City-Wide Zoning By-law may affect land which is the subject of an application
under the Planning Act for a minor variance or a consent, for a zoning by-law amendment, for
an official plan amendment or a Minister's zoning order, or for approval of a plan of
subdivision.

If you wish to be notified of the passing of the City-Wide Zoning By-law, you must make a written
request to Merle MacDonald at the above noted address.

People writing or making presentations at the public meeting: The City of Toronto Act, 2006, and
the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal
information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s).
If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you
should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part
of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your
communication and any personal information in it – such as your postal address, telephone number
or e-mail address – available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

The City videotapes committee and community council meetings. If you make a presentation to a
committee or community council, the City will be videotaping you and City staff may make the
video tapes available to the public. Questions about the collection of this information may be
directed to the City Clerk's Office at 416-392-5227.

DATED at the City of Toronto this 29th day of July, 2010
Ulli S. Watkiss
City Clerk
*Attendant Care Services can be made available with some advance notice*

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eBikers! Please WRITE, and plan to attend and SPEAK UP at City Hall Thursday, August 19th!
Tks
Lock

*BUMP*

2. The statutory public meeting will be held on August 19, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 100 Queen St. West, Toronto. Further information on the proposed City-Wide Zoning By-law can be obtained by calling (416) 392-
0194.