June 29, 1998
To:Chairman and Members of the Scarborough Community Council
From:Gary Welsh, Director, Road and Traffic Services, Works and Emergency Services,
Scarborough District
Subject:Removal of Traffic Calming -
Alternating Parking on Courcelette Road, Scarborough Bluffs
Purpose:
To investigate the need to remove the alternating parking on Courcelette Road and replace it
with the previous erected parking restrictions.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
The $ 1000.00 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of the parking restriction
signs is available in the Road and Traffic Services 1998 Budget, Account No.
20000-70200-72260.
The $ 1000.00 (approximate) funds associated with the removal of the pavement markings
is available in the Road and Traffic Services 1998 Budget, Account No.
20000-70200-72440.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)the parking restriction signs identified in Appendix 1 of this report be rescinded;
(2)the parking restriction signs identified in Appendix 2 of this report be adopted; and
(3)the appropriate by-laws be amended accordingly.
Council Reference/Background/History:
Road and Traffic Services received a petition representing 110 of the 150 residences (73%)
on Courcelette Road requesting that the alternating side parking restrictions installed in 1997
be removed, and the signed restrictions that were in place prior to these restrictions be
reinstalled. Associated with this change is the removal of the pavement markings (i.e., pinch
points and sections of centre line) on Courcelette Road that were installed as part of a phased
traffic calming plan in the "East Beaches" community.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Courcelette Road is located in the "East Beaches" community which is in the extreme
southwest corner of the former City of Scarborough. During the past several years, Road and
Traffic Services staff and former Councillor Harvey Barron have been working with area
residents to address concerns with regard to speeding and traffic volumes in the community.
As a result of numerous public meetings with the community, a consensus was established
to proceed with the first phase of a traffic calming plan. Alternating parking and pavement
marking plans (i.e., pinch points) were installed on Fallingbrook Road, Courcelette Road,
Blantyre Avenue, Victoria Park Avenue and Queen Street in 1997. These measures were
recently removed on Blantyre Avenue at the request of the residents of that street.
Specifically, on Courcelette Road, on-street parking areas would alternate between the east
and the west side of the street. This arrangement prevented all of the parking from being
lined up on one side of the road. Approximately 20 on-street parking spaces in total were
removed at the pinch point locations in order to provide a safe transition zone between the
staggered parking areas.
After experiencing the modest on-street parking reduction, however, the majority of
residents on Courcelette Road now prefer that the parking restrictions return to those that
were in place prior to the traffic calming plan. The previous restrictions were as follows:
(i)No Parking Anytime on the east side of Courcelette Road.
(ii)No Stopping, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on the east side abutting
Courcelette Public School.
Conclusions:
As it is the desire of the majority of residents of Courcelette Road, and as it will not impact
safety, we can support reverting the parking restrictions back to the same restrictions posted
prior to 1997 and removing the pinch point pavement markings.
Contact Name:
Steven T. Kodama
Assistant Director, Transportation
Works and Emergency Services
Scarborough District
Telephone: 396-7148
Fax: 396-5681
E-mail: kodama@city.scarborough.on.ca
Gary H. Welsh
Director
Road and Traffic Services
Works and Emergency Services
Scarborough District
Appendix 1
"No Parking"
Prohibition to be Rescinded
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
HighwaySideFromToTimes or Days
Courcelette BothQueenKingston Anytime
RoadStreetRoad
Appendix 2
"No Parking"
Prohibition to be Enacted
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
HighwaySideFromToTimes or Days
CourceletteEastQueenKingstonAnytime
RoadStreetRoad
