WHEREAS the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure has the legislative authority to make and issue regulations under the Transportation Act; AND WHEREAS the Minister may make regulations respecting the use of provincial public highways by persons or vehicles: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM request that a municipal Council may, by a bylaw with the approval of the Minister, be granted the legislative authority to regulate the installation of signs, regulations of speed and pedestrian crossings on arterial highways within the municipal boundaries.
Ministry of Transportation Infrastructure The Province works to provide a consistent application of speed zones as drivers travel the BC highway system, based on factors including highway alignment, design, adjacent land use, pedestrian movements and aforementioned considerations. If municipalities were granted authority to regulate motor vehicle speeds and pedestrian crossings on arterial highways, it may be more difficult to maintain consistent driver expectation of speed limits across the highway system. Hence, the Province will retain the sole authority of setting speed limits and pedestrian crossings. The Province will continue to work co-operatively with municipalities to address speed and safety issues, bearing in mind provincial policies, local conditions and engineering treatments.