September 25, 1998
To:Chairman and Members of the Scarborough Community Council
From:Gary Welsh, Director, Transportation Services, Works and Emergency Services,
District 4
Subject:Parking In Front of Golf Road Junior Public School and Tecumseh Senior Public
School on Scarborough Golf Club Road, Scarborough Highland Creek
Purpose:
To address the need to amend the parking/stopping restrictions in the area of Golf Road Junior
Public School (P.S.) and Tecumseh Senior P.S. on Scarborough Golf Club Road.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
The $500.00 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of the stopping restriction
signs is available in the Transportation 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(1)the parking regulations identified in Appendix 1 of this report be rescinded;
(2)the stopping regulations identified in Appendix 2 of this report be adopted; and
(3)the appropriate by-law be amended accordingly.
Council Reference/Background/History:
At the request of the Board of Education and the Densgrove Park Community Association,
staff investigated parking and pedestrians crossing in the vicinity of Golf Road Junior P.S. and
Tecumseh Senior P.S. on Scarborough Golf Club Road.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Golf Road Junior P.S. and Tecumseh Senior P.S. have a continuous frontage along a portion
of the west side of Scarborough Golf Club Road, just north of Lawrence Avenue. A pedestrian
crossover is located at the north end of the school property at Par Avenue. Scarborough Golf
Club Road in this area has a signed 50 kilometre per hour speed limit and appropriate signs
exist advising motorists of the schools and the pedestrian crossover.
The west side of the road, along the frontage of the schools, is signed as "No Parking, 7:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" along with a school bus loading zone. On the opposite
side of the road, a "No Parking Anytime" prohibition is posted
Traffic Operations - On-Street Parking Observations
Many motorists choose to obey the existing parking restrictions and/or the school bus loading
zone along the front of the schools. The following table shows the results of these
observations:
Study Period 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Study Period 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Parking By Golf Club Rd. Jr. (W.Side)
Parking By Golf Club Rd. Jr. (E.Side)
Parking By Tecumseh Sr. (W.Side)
Parking By Tecumseh Sr. (E.Side) |
3
0
0
0 |
Parking By Golf Club Rd. Jr. (W.Side)
Parking By Golf Club Rd. Jr. (E.Side)
Parking By Tecumseh Sr. (W.Side)
Parking By Tecumseh Sr. (E.Side) |
3
0
0
0 |
School Large Buses/Mini Buses
- buses parking on street, w/in zone
- into the lot at Golf Club Rd. Jr.
- into the lot at Tecumseh Sr. |
0
5
0 |
School Large Buses/Mini Buses
- buses parking on street, w/in zone
- into the lot at Golf Club Rd. Jr.
- into the lot at Tecumseh Sr. |
0
4
0 |
Parking Lot Use
- N.Drive inbound at Golf Club Rd. Jr.
- N.Drive outbound at Golf Club Rd. Jr.
- S.Drive inbound at Golf Club Rd. Jr.
- S.Drive outbound at Golf Club Rd. Jr.
- inbound at Tecumseh Sr.
- outbound at Tecumseh Sr. |
69
0
1
57
17
7 |
Parking Lot Use
- N.Drive inbound at Golf Club Rd. Jr. -
N.Drive outbound at Golf Club Rd. Jr.
- S.Drive inbound at Golf Club Rd. Jr.
- S.Drive outbound at Golf Club Rd. Jr.
- inbound at Tecumseh Sr. P.S.
- outbound at Tecumseh Sr. P.S. |
28
0
0
33
5
9 |
This table shows that most of the parking is occurring within the Golf Road Junior P.S.
parking lot/loop. Although three motorists in the morning and in the afternoon are indicated as
parking on the school side of the road, they did avoid parking within the school bus loading
zone. It is encouraging to note all but one motorist obeyed the one-way signs installed on
Board property and properly used the loop design of the parking lot as intended.
Pedestrian Crossing Observations
Staff also recorded the volume and location of pedestrians crossing by the schools on
Scarborough Golf Club Road. The following tables show these observations:
Study Period 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Pedestrian Crossings by Golf Club Road Jr. |
Pedestrians Crossing to the West Side
of Scarborough Golf Club Rd. (to school) |
Pedestrians Crossing to the East Side
of Scarborough Golf Club Rd. (from
school) |
Children |
6 |
Children |
2 |
Assisted Children |
5 |
Assisted Children |
0 |
Adults |
13 |
Adults |
5 |
Study Period 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Pedestrian Crossings at the PXO |
Pedestrians Crossing to the West Side
of Scarborough Golf Club Rd. (to school) |
Pedestrians Crossing to the East Side
of Scarborough Golf Club Rd. (from
school) |
Pedestrians |
80 |
Pedestrians |
20 |
Study Period 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pedestrian Crossings by Golf Club Road Jr. |
Pedestrians Crossing to the West Side
of Scarborough Golf Club Rd. (to school) |
Pedestrians Crossing to the East Side
of Scarborough Golf Club Rd. (from
school) |
Children |
3 |
Children |
9 |
Assisted Children |
0 |
Assisted Children |
1 |
Adults |
3 |
Adults |
5 |
Study Period 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pedestrian Crossings at the PXO |
Pedestrians Crossing to the West Side
of Scarborough Golf Club Rd. (to school) |
Pedestrians Crossing to the East Side
of Scarborough Golf Club Rd. (from
school) |
Pedestrians |
26 |
Pedestrians |
76 |
These tables show that, fortunately, most pedestrian crossings are taking place at the
pedestrian crossover (PXO). It should be noted that, during the busiest times of school
generated pedestrian activity, an adult crossing guard is on site to augment the safety of this
PXO. Although the tables above do show several mid-block crossings, that occurred through
adequate gaps in traffic, pedestrians should always be encouraged to make use of the existing
traffic controls. Nonetheless, it should also be stressed that, no conflicts were recorded
between any pedestrian and motorist during our studies.
Collision History
In addition to the studies outlined above, a thorough four-year collision review of this area
(from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1996) revealed that only two collisions have been
reported within the immediate area of the schools.
Of these two collisions, one occurred in 1994 at a private drive just south of Par Avenue. In
this collision, that occurred on a Saturday afternoon, one of the drivers was reported as "had
been drinking". Fortunately, only minimal injuries resulted from this collision and charges
were laid against driver at fault. The remaining collision occurred in 1996 and involved
packed snow road conditions. No injuries or charges came about as the result of this collision.
Conclusions:
Replacing the existing "No Parking, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" signs with
"No Stopping, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" signs along the front of the schools
will prevent all cars from loading and unloading along this section of road. Motorists will then
use the off-street loop/parking lots or proceed to other lower volume area roads. This
restriction is appropriate on a four lane road such as Scarborough Golf Club Road due to the
traffic volumes on this street. Furthermore, very few motorists are currently stopping in front
of the school, so the impact of these restrictions will not be severe. No additional on-street
parking amendments are required as motorists are obeying the posted restrictions.
Contact Name:
Bruce Clayton
Supervisor, Traffic Investigations, Works and Emergency Services
Telephone: 396-7844
Fax: 396-5681
E-mail: clayton@city.scarborough.on.ca
Gary H. Welsh
Director
Transportation Services
Works and Environment
District 4
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Appendix 1
"No Parking"
Prohibition to Be Rescinded
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
HighwaySideFromToTimes or Days
Scarborough WestLawrenceChandler7:00 a.m to
Golf ClubAvenueDrive6:00 p.m.
RoadMonday to
Friday
Appendix 2
"No Stopping"
Prohibition to Be Enacted
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
HighwaySideFromToTimes or Days
Scarborough WestLawrenceChandler7:00 a.m to
Golf ClubAvenueDrive6:00 p.m.
RoadMonday to
Friday