The availability of electric drive vehicles in the models we require for City Operations continues to be very limited, and the allocation of new vehicles for the Canadian market is restricted mostly to Quebec and British Columbia where the provincial governments offer financial incentives to purchasers.  While the progress on this KPI did not advance in 2021, staff worked throughout the year to plan and prepare tenders for the purchase of four electric buses and four electric passenger cars which are now anticipated to arrive in 2022 and will further advance the progress of this KPI. The electric bus pilot at Guelph Transit will indicate if we should continue to order new electric buses beyond 2022.

The Transportation Master Plan, once approved by council, will set new non-auto mode share targets for the City to measure against.

Data for this KPI are not available in 2021 because the data set is sourced from provincial Transportation Tomorrow Survey (TTS).

The analysis presented includes severe or fatal collisions that occurred on municipal roads (city streets and expressways) within the city limits. There were a total of 10,639 collisions in the City of Guelph. Reported collisions on private property are not included in this report. For the 5 year period (2016-2020), the percentage of collisions on Guelph municipal roads that resulted in a severe or fatal injury outcome was 1.4%.

The City has commenced implementation of the Community Road Safety Strategy and will be initiating our Vision Zero approach to improving road safety moving forward. It is expected that as these strategies are implemented, we will begin to see an improvement to this KPI.

The Connectivity Index (CI) will be difficult to measure, monitor, and report against until the emerging transportation technology office is established and until staff have had time to meaningfully implement the Transportation Master Plan. Expect to report on CI beginning in 2024.