Street Event Planning – Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
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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! [email protected] 416-392-7714 24.