September 16, 1998

To:Etobicoke Community Council

From:D. Gulli, Director, Transportation and Engineering Planning Division

Subject:Parking Occupancy Study -

The Queensway from Royal York Road to Grand Avenue

(Lakeshore-Queensway)

Purpose:

To report on the results of a Parking Occupancy Study conducted along The Queensway between RoyalYork Road and Grand Avenue.

Funding Sources:

There are no funding implications.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)this report be received; and

(2)the enclosed study entitled "Parking Occupancy Study - The Queensway between RoyalYorkRoad and Grand Avenue" dated September 1998, be received.

Council Reference:

At a community meeting held on March 28, 1998, residents of McIntosh Avenue and Burma Drive expressed their concern over the use of local streets for parking purposes by patrons of the retail establishments located along The Queensway. They also indicated that on-street parking was the result of inadequate municipal parking facilities along The Queensway between Royal York Road and GrandAvenue.

The area Councillors requested that this department conduct a formal review of parking conditions in the area, and at its meeting of June 24, 1998, Etobicoke Community Council directed that this report be brought forward for a public meeting.

Discussion:

In response to the requests from the area Councillors and Etobicoke Community Council, this department conducted a detailed review of parking conditions along this section of The Queensway (AttachmentNo.1). The study, conducted Wednesday, April 1, 1998 and Friday, April 3, 1998, focused on the municipal parking supply, with a review of the vehicle parking conditions on Moynes Avenue, BerlAvenue, McIntosh Avenue and Burma Drive (Attachment No. 2).

Conclusions:

The study found that the existing municipal parking supply in the area is under utilized, even during peak demand periods. Compliance with existing parking restrictions on the local roads that abut TheQueensway's commercial strip is high. While there was evidence of 'spillover' parking on the side streets by patrons attending at the retail establishments along The Queensway, it is a situation that can be remedied by enforcement and/or introduction of parking restrictions during peak periods, should the need arise.

Contact Name:

Allan Smithies - Manager, Transportation Planning.

(416) 394-8412; Fax (416)394-8942.

D. Gulli

Director, Transportation and Engineering Planning Division

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