22 May 1998

 To:Chairman and Members of the Community Council

 From:Jim Kinrade

Commissioner of Transportation

North York Civic Centre

 Subject:School Bus loading Zone : Bannerman Street

North York Spadina

 Purpose:To create an on-street School Bus Loading Zone on the east side of Bannerman Street, adjacent to the St. Fedilis Separate School.

 Source of funds:

 All costs associated with the installation of the School Bus Loading Zone are included within the 1998 operating budget.

 Recommendations:

 It is recommended that By-law 30358, of the former City of North York, be amended to permit the installation of a School Bus Loading Zone on the east side of Bannerman Street, from a point 37 metres north of the northerly limit of Rustic Road to a point 20 metres northerly thereof.

 Council Reference/Background/History:

 Currently, stopping is prohibited from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, on the east side of Bannerman Street, and from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday top Friday on the west side of Bannerman Street. The school is presently utilizing an on site area for the loading and unloading of children attending the school.

 Discussions

 Staff of this department have been advised by the Parent Safety Program Steering Committee and Principal Victor Viggianni of St. Fidelis Separate School, that the existing on site loading zone is not operating efficiently. Principal Viggianni has advised that numerous conflicts arise between the bus operation and the vehicles driven by parents picking up their children. To improve traffic operations and to reduce these conflicts, a school bus loading zone should be provided on Bannerman Street.

  The St. Fidelis Separate School is one of two schools that participate in the Parent Safety Program, which was recently initiated by the Toronto Police Services, 31 Division.

 Conclusions:

 In view of the above, this department would support the request to install a school bus loading zone on the east side of Bannerman Street.

 Contact Name:

 Mr. Michael Frederick, Director of Traffic Operations, at 395-7484.

 Jim S. Kinrade

Commissioner of Transportation