May 13, 1998

 To:Chairman and Members of the Scarborough Community Council

From:Gary Welsh, Director, Road and Traffic Services, Works and Environment, Scarborough District

Subject:Request for a Restriction of Northbound Traffic from the Milner Properties Site to Murison Boulevard, Scarborough Malvern

 Purpose:

 To address the need to restrict Astraight through@ traffic from the Milner Properties (Cineplex-Odeon) site on the south side of Milner Avenue to Murison Boulevard.

 Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

 The $300.00 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of the through restriction signs are available in the Road and Traffic Services 1998 Budget, Account No. 20000-70200-72240.

 Recommendations:

 It is recommended that:

(1)the northbound through movement prohibition from the Milner Properties site identified in Appendix 1 of this report be adopted; and

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

Council Reference/Background/History:

 Road and Traffic Services received a petition, representing 34 properties located north of Milner Avenue on and near Murison Boulevard, requesting amendments at the intersection of Milner Avenue and Murison Boulevard. Among these amendments are traffic control signals at the intersection, the installation of a barrier and left turn lanes on Milner Avenue. Subsequent to this petition, we were also requested by Councillor Balkissoon to install a channelized island for traffic exiting the Milner Properties driveway and restrict northbound through traffic from the driveway to Murison Boulevard.

 Discussion:

 Milner Avenue is a four lane collector road extending between Conlins Road and McCowan Road to the north of Highway 401 in the Scarborough district. Murison Boulevard is a residential collector road providing access between Milner Avenue and Sheppard Avenue. A Cineplex-Odeon theatre complex was opened on the Milner Properties site in December of 1997. There are plans to provide additional commercial development on this site.

Traffic Movement Studies

Turning movement studies were conducted on Tuesday, March 24, 1998 between 6:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. This time period was chosen to represent a typical busy evening when people would be going to the theatres. Movements were recorded at both driveways to determine what impact the turn restriction would have on traffic movements. The following table reveals our study results:

 This table reveals that most of the traffic generated by the theatres uses the west driveway. Of the east driveway exiting volume, only 16 proceeded straight through from the driveway to Murison Boulevard during the 3 hour plus study period. Therefore, at this time, only 2 percent of the total traffic generated by the theatres will be influenced by the installation of a northbound straight through restriction.

 Automatic Traffic Recorder (ATR) 24-hour volume counts were conducted on both Milner Avenue and Murison Boulevard. The following table compares the most recent traffic counts with previous study results.

 As shown in the above tables, the theatre generated traffic has not had a significant impact on the total volume on either Milner Avenue or Murison Boulevard in the context of regular annual growth in traffic for t-his area.

 Collision History:

 A review of the collision history at the intersection of Milner Avenue and Murison Boulevard over the past three years that we have complete study results, January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1996, reveals the following

 No specific pattern was observed in these collisions. As such, further analysis is not warranted at this time.

 Conclusions:

 Based on the petition of the residents and the request of Councillor Balkissoon, we can support the restriction of northbound traffic from the Milner Properties site to Murison Boulevard. Although current observations indicate that northbound through movements from the Milner Properties site onto Murison Boulevard are relatively minor, the expectation of further near-term development on the eastern portion of the site would have the potential to increase this activity. Physical modifications to the northbound approach are also being investigated as part of the site plan requirements for the next stage of development and are intended to complement the Astraight through@ restriction. The installation of traffic control signals along Milner Avenue at the site driveway has been identified by the residents and will be the responsibility of the developer as secured through a previous development agreement with the City. Signals will be considered if and when the traffic volumes warrant signal installation and will be paid for by the developer.

  Contact Name:

 Bruce Clayton

Supervisor, Traffic Investigations

Road and Traffic Services, Works and Environment, Scarborough District

Telephone: 396-7844

Fax: 396-5681

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

    Gary H. Welsh Michael A. Price

Director Commissioner

Road and Traffic ServicesWorks and Environment

Works and EnvironmentScarborough District

Scarborough District

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   Appendix 1

 AEntry Prohibited@

 Regulation to Be Enacted

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3

 Highway or Times or

 Roadway From Days

 Murison Boulevard East Driveway from Anytime

North of Milner Milner Properties Site

Avenue