March 24, 1998

   To:Chairman and Members of the Scarborough Community Council

 From:Gary Welsh, Director, Road and Traffic Services,

Works and Environment, Scarborough District

 Subject:Stop Signs on Roads Intersecting Chillery Avenue

Ward 15 - Scarborough City Centre

Purpose:

To investigate the need to install stop signs on the roads intersecting Chillery Avenue.

Funding Sources:

The $750.00 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of these stop signs are available in the Road and Traffic Services 1998 Budget, Account No. 20000-70200-72240.

 Recommendations:

 It is recommended that:

 (1)the stop signs identified in Appendix 1 of this report be adopted; and

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

Background:

 At the request of Councillor Berardinetti, on behalf of a resident of Chillery Avenue, staff investigated speeding on Chillery Avenue and the need for all-way stop controls at Southampton Drive. Although all-way stop controls are not warranted, we did investigate installing stop signs on the minor streets intersecting Chillery Avenue.

Discussion:

Chillery Avenue is located west of Brimley Road and north of Eglinton Avenue. At present, there are no stop signs posted on the roads intersecting Chillery Avenue. A 50 kilometres per hour speed limit exists on this road.

Staff conducted traffic investigations and determined that all-way stop controls were not warranted on Chillery Avenue at either Southampton Drive, east or west intersection, or at Dallyn Crescent. To address the issue of speeding, as the incidents of excessive speeding were quite low, we suggested to residents to pursue this further by contacting the police with the license plates of speeding vehicles.

As a result of our investigations, it was felt that stop signs on the streets intersecting Chillery Avenue would be beneficial to clearly define the right-of-way as well as stop motorists behind the sidewalks that exist on both sides of Chillery Avenue. The installation of these stop signs may require minor trimming of tree branches, however, this can be better determined upon completion of the sign installation.

Conclusions:

The installation of stop signs on the streets intersecting Chillery Avenue are recommended to improve traffic operation at the intersections by defining the right-of-way.

Contact Name:

Gary H. Welsh

Director, Road and Traffic Services, Works and Environment, Scarborough District

Telephone: 396-5061,

Fax: 396-5681,

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

Michael A. Price

Commissioner

Works & Environment, Scarborough District

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Appendix 1

AThrough Streets@

Regulation to Be Enacted

  Column 1Column 2

 HighwayFromTo

 ChilleryWest Limit ofEast Limit of

AvenueBrimley RoadBimbrok Road

 ChilleryWest Limit ofSouth Limit of

AvenueBimbrok RoadCitadel Drive