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PRESENTATION CONCERNING PEDESTRIAN CROSSOVERS (PXO’S)
Tom Hanrahan, Supervisor of Traffic and Parking Services and Jeff Sharp, Supervisor of Traffic and Community Safety provided a presentation concerning the changes to the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) associated to Pedestrian Crossovers (PXO’S).
Mr. Hanrahan and Mr. Sharp discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• The Ministry of Transportation updates to the Ontario Traffic Manual Book associated to Book 15, the new PXO options;
• The new three PXO options providing pedestrians additional safety when crossing streets;
• The new HTA regulations associated to pedestrian crossings and PXO signage;
• The existing options to the HTA;
• The new PXO options providing cost effective solutions to ensure pedestrian safety;
• The number of conditions to be met in order to implement a PXO;
• A diagram illustrating the Ontario Traffic Manual’s roadside signs and pavement markings;
• A picture illustrating the new PXO sign;
• Diagrams illustrating Types B, C and D options associated to the new PXO’s; and
• The next steps to implementation of the new PXO’s.
Members of the Committee asked a number of questions to the presenters and received responses.