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:A 40 Kilometre Per Hour Speed Limit on Waldock Street, Scarborough Highland
Creek
Purpose:
To address the need for a 40 kilometre per hour speed limit on Waldock Street.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
The $600 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of the speed limit signs are
available in the Transportation Services 1998 Budget Account No. 20000-70200-72240.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)the 40 kilometre per hour speed limit identified in Appendix 1 of this report be adopted;
and
(2)the appropriate by-law be amended accordingly.
Council Reference/Background/History:
Transportation Services received a request from the area Councillor, on behalf of a resident of
Waldock Street, to investigate speeding and stop sign disobedience on this street.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Waldock Street is located between Galloway Road and Poplar Road. Eastview Junior Public
School, Eastview Park, and a school crossing exist on Waldock Street. Appropriate School
Area signs are posted in advance of this school.
40 Kilometre Per Hour Speed Limit Warrant:
The justification for the introduction of a 40 kilometre per hour speed limit on a roadway in
the former City of Scarborough is based on a technical warrant established by Road & Traffic
Services, and adopted by the former Scarborough Council. Waldock Street does not meet all
of the necessary requirements for a 40 kilometre per hour speed limit mainly due to the fact
that the 85th percentile speed exceeds 50 kilometres per hour and the minimum distance
between controls is slightly less than the requirement.
Despite the fact that the 40 kilometres per hour warrant is not achieved at this location, we do
have some serious concerns with some of the speeds which motorists are travelling on this 8.5
metre residential road in front of the school and a playground.
Traffic speeds and volumes along Waldock Street east and west of Havenway Gate were
recorded on Tuesday, July 14, 1998. The results are as follows:
|
STUDY LOCATION |
VEHICULAR VOLUME |
*85th PERCENTILE SPEED |
| West of Havenway Gate |
1216 Vehicles |
55 km/h |
| East of Havenway Gate |
942 Vehicles |
56 km/h |
The *85th percentile is the speed at or below which most motorists feel comfortable travelling
on a given section of roadway considering traffic volumes and surrounding conditions.
We should mention that Coronation Drive, located immediately north of Waldock Drive and
similar in nature currently contains a 40 kilometre per hour speed limit.
Collision History:
A review of the collision history on Waldock Street between Galloway Road and Poplar Road
reveals one reported collision over the past three years for which we have all collision reports,
January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1996. This collision occurred in 1995 and did not involve
speeding or pedestrians.
Conclusions:
Based on the nature of Waldock Street, we believe it would be appropriate to reduce the speed
limit to 40 km/h to signify the area as a school zone.
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 Emergency Services
District 4
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Appendix 1
"40 Kilometre Per Hour Speed Limit"
Regulation to Be Enacted
Column 1Column 2
HighwayFromTo
Waldock StreetGalloway RoadPoplar Road
