(Report dated June 3, 1998, addressed to the Chairman and Members of the Scarborough Community Council, from the Director, Road and Traffic Services, Works & Environment, Scarborough District.)

Subject:Removal of the Parking Restrictions on Dorset Road and Neilson Avenue, Scarborough Bluffs

Purpose:

To investigate the feasibility of removing the 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday parking restrictions on Dorset Road and Neilson Avenue.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

The $100.00 (approximate) funds associated with the removal of these parking restriction signs are available in the Road & Traffic Services 1998 Budget, Account No. 20000-70200-72260.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)the parking regulations identified in Appendix 1 of this report be rescinded; and

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

Council Reference/Background/History:

The existing No Parking, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday parking restrictions were originally installed in 1996 at the request of the Home and School Association for Fairmount Junior Public School, and the principal of the school. Adult students attending English As A Second Language classes were regularly parking on both sides of Dorset Road, Harewood Avenue, and Neilson Avenue. Our observations revealed that most of this on-street parking occurred on Dorset Road and Neilson Avenue near Sloley Road. As a result, a questionnaire was sent out to residents which revealed support for following recommendations:

Dorset Road-No Parking, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on both sides between Sloley Road and Earl Road

Neilson Avenue-No Parking, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on the west side from 120 metres south of Sloley Road to Earl Road

Harewood Avenue-No restrictions.

These restrictions were ultimately supported by Scarborough Council and installed.

Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

Fairmount Junior Public School is on Sloley Road that is found south of Kingston Road between Brimley Road and Cathedral Bluffs Drive. Dorset Road and Neilson Avenue are residential roads that run north/south near the school.

We have recently been informed that English As A Second Language classes are no longer offered at this school and, therefore, the same on-street parking situation no longer exists. We have also been advised by Councillor Ashton=s office that the majority of residents of both streets support the removal of these parking restriction signs.

Conclusions:

We recommend that the No Parking, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday restrictions be removed from both Dorset Road and Neilson Avenue.

Contact Name:

Bruce Clayton

Supervisor, Traffic Investigations, Works and Environment, Scarborough District

Telephone: 396-7844

Fax: 396-5681

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

(Copies of map and Appendix 1, referred to in the foregoing report, are on file in the office of the City Clerk.)

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