Date:October 27, 1998
To:Chairman and Members of the Scarborough Community Council
From:Gary H. Welsh, Director, Transportation Services, Works and Emergency Services,
District 4
Subject:Brimley Road at Heather Road Proposed Bus Passenger Shelter, Scarborough
Agincourt
Purpose:
To revise the 1998 Bus Shelter Installation Program approved list, by deleting the location
of Steeles Avenue at Redlea Avenue, and substituting it with the location of Brimley Road
at Heather Road.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
No financial implications, since under the 1997 terms of the bus shelter advertising
agreement between the former City of Scarborough and bus shelter advertising contractor,
Mediacom Inc., new bus shelters are to be supplied and maintained by the contractor at no
cost to the City.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that the location of Brimley Road at Heather Road, southwest corner, be
substituted for the Council approved location of Steeles Avenue at Redlea Avenue, in the
1998 Bus Shelter Installation Program.
Council Reference/Background/History:
The purpose of this report is to revise the 1998 Bus Passenger Shelter Installation Program
approved list as per City Council direction. Specifically, on October 1, 1998, City Council
adopted Scarborough Community Council recommendation being:
(2)that the Director, Transportation Services, District 4, be requested:
(b) to defer installation of No. 15, "Steeles Avenue at Redlea Avenue" pending further
consultation with the Ward Councillors".
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Staff consulted with the Ward Councillor Doug Mahood and determined that due to
proposed construction on Steeles Avenue, east of Kennedy Road, it will be necessary to
reschedule the installation of a bus passenger shelter on Steeles Avenue at Redlea Avenue.
At the request of Councillor Doug Mahood, the location of Brimley Road and Heather Road
is offered as an alternative replacement.
The daily on-passenger usage at the southbound bus stop on Brimley Road at Heather Road
does not meet the minimum required warrant of the bus shelter criteria, of 50 on-passenger
boardings per day. The latest count undertaken by TTC for the date of Tuesday, February
10, 1998, shows a daily on-passenger usage of only 38 people. However, the request for a
bus shelter at this location is being submitted due to public demand.
Conclusions:
It would be practical to replace the previously approved location of Steeles Avenue and
Redlea Avenue, and to review this location at the completion of the necessary road work. At
the request of Councillor Doug Mahood, staff will recommend Brimley Road and Heather
Road as an alternative replacement.
Contact Name:
Steven T. Kodama
Assistant Director Transportation, Works and Emergency Services
Telephone: 396-7148
Fax: 396-5681
E-mail: kodama@city.scarborough.on.ca
Gary H. Welsh
Director
Transportation Services
Works and Emergency Services
District 4
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