January 23, 1998

To: Chairman and Members of the Scarborough Community Council

From: Gary H. Welsh, P.Eng., Director, Road & Traffic Services, Works and Environment Department

Subject: Request for 40 Kilometre Per Hour Speed Limit on Ranstone Gardens and Yorkshire Road, Ward 15

Purpose:

To address the need for a 40 kilometre per hour speed limit on Ranstone Gardens and Yorkshire Road.

Funding Sources:

The $800 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of the speed limit signs are available in the Road & Traffic Services 1998 Budget, Account No. 20000-70200-72240.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1) the 40 kilometre per hour speed limit identified in Appendix 1 of this report be adopted; and

(2) the appropriate by-law be amended accordingly.

Road & Traffic Services was requested by Councillor Berardinetti, to investigate Ranstone Gardens for a 40 kilometre per hour speed limit due to speeding on this roadway.

Discussion:

Ranstone Gardens provides access to both Kennedy Road and Birchmount Road, south of Lawrence Avenue, and functions as a residential collector roadway. An all-way stop control exists at the intersection of Ranstone Gardens and Yorkshire Road and traffic control signals were recently installed at Kennedy Road and Ranstone Gardens.

40 Kilometre Per Hour Speed Limit Warrant:

The justification for the introduction of a 40 kilometre per hour speed limit on a roadway in the former City of Scarborough is based on a technical warrant established by Road & Traffic Services, and adopted by the former Scarborough Council. Ranstone Gardens meets the necessary requirements for a 40 kilometre per hour speed limit on this roadway based on the following criteria:

Speed Study:

Automatic 24-hour speed studies conducted on Thursday, October 2, 1997 on Ranstone Gardens are summarized as follows:

Collision History:

A review of the collision history on Ranstone Gardens reveals six reported collisions over the past three years, January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1996. Three collisions occurred in 1996 and three in 1994. None of these collisions were the result of speeding.

Conclusions:

Based on the fulfilment of the 40 Kilometre Per Hour Speed Limit Warrant, a reduced speed limit is recommended on Ranstone Gardens. As Yorkshire Road acts as a logical extension of this 40 kilometre per hour speed limit, it is also recommended on this road.

Contact Name:

Gary H. Welsh, P.Eng., Director,

Road and Traffic Services, Works & Environment Department,

Telephone: 396-5061,

Fax No: 396-5681,

E-mail: welsh@city.scarborough.on.ca

Gary H. Welsh, P. Eng.,

Director, Road & Traffic Services, Works & Environment

Michael A. Price, P.Eng., FICE,

Commissioner, Works & Environment

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Appendix 1

A40 Kilometre Per Hour Speed Limit@

Regulation to be Enacted

Column 1 Column 2

Highway From To

Ranstone Kennedy Birchmount

Gardens Road Road

Yorkshire Kingsdown Ranstone

Road Drive Gardens