Street Event Planning – Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
Dave Twaddle, Director, Permits & Enforcement, City of Toronto 1 Date: September 10, 2019 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
2 MISSION, VISION AND PRINCIPLES
Mission Vision Principles Build and maintain a resilient To keep people moving safely in our diverse Safe, healthy communities transportation network so that people and changing city. Quality service connect with the places, activities and Access for everyone communities they value. Resilient solutions
3 PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
1. Who am I? 2. Events Calendar 3. History of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) measures in Toronto 4. Current Practice 5. Toronto Raptors experience 6. Long Term Planning
4 Who am I?
• Director, Permits & Enforcement – Transportation Services Division • Responsible for street event permits for City of Toronto • Roughly 500 events per year • Full Schedule with most events from May until of October
5 Events Calendar
6 History of HVM measures in Toronto
• April 2018 – permanent closures around the Scotiabank Arena (Maple Leafs and Raptors) • Jurassic Park • Temporary measures around Scotiabank Arena and Rogers Centre (Blue Jays) • Blocker truck support during overlap events at major venues • Blocker truck support during events and parades • Concrete blocks during events
7 The April 2018 Attack Current Practices
• Blocker truck support • Transportation Services staff • Support for major events • Santa Claus parade • New Years Eve celebration • Marathons • Events on Expressways • Nuit Blanche
9 HVM – Sporting Events
• Blocker truck support during overlap events at sporting venues
10 Toronto Is Responding Protecting Events
Page 12 HVM – Raptors Playoffs
13 Raptors Parade
14 Raptors Parade
15 Raptors Parade
16 HVM – Raptors Playoffs
• Blocker truck support
17 HVM – Raptors Playoffs
• Where’s Waldo?
18 Nathan Phillips Square Rally
19 Long Term Solutions
• Greater Police involvement • Police support at events
20 Long term solutions – Bremner Gate
21 Long term solutions – Bremner Gate
22 Policy Principles For HVM In ROW
Key Principles
. Proportionate to threat . Traffic Exclusion . Control Speed . Stand off Distance . Pedestrian permeability . Integrated with the public realm Thanks!
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