March 19, 1998

To: Toronto Community Council

From: Andrew Koropeski, Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation, City Works Services.

Subject: Bristol Avenue, from Geary Avenue to the north limit of Bristol Avenue Parkette (west side of Bristol Avenue) - Implementation of alternate side parking. (Davenport)

Purpose:

To consider a request to implement alternate side parking on the section of Bristol Avenue from Geary Avenue to the north limit of Bristol Avenue Parkette (west side of Bristol Avenue).

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Should Council decide to approve the implementation of alternate side parking on Bristol Avenue, from Geary Avenue to the north limit of Bristol Avenue Parkette, then the following recommendations should be adopted:

1. That the parking prohibition at anytime on the east side of Bristol Avenue from Geary Avenue to a point 130.5 metres north of Geary Avenue be rescinded;

2. That parking on the east side of Bristol Avenue from Geary Avenue to a point 130.5 metres north of Geary Avenue be prohibited from the 1^st day to the 15^th day of each month, from April 1^st to November 30^th and at anytime from December 1^st of one year to March 31^st of the next following year inclusive;

3. That parking on the west side of Bristol Avenue from Geary Avenue to a point 133 metres north of Geary Avenue, be prohibited from the 16^th day to the last day of each month from April 1^st to November 30^th inclusive;

4. That the permit parking system operate on an alternate side basis on Bristol Avenue, from Geary Avenue to a point 133 metres north of Geary Avenue, from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily; and

5. That the appropriate City Officials be requested to take whatever action is necessary to give effect to the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that are required.

At the request of Councillor Betty Disero, on behalf of area residents, City Works Services has investigated implementing alternate side parking on the section of Bristol Avenue, from Geary Avenue to the north limit of Bristol Avenue Parkette (west side of Bristol Avenue).

Bristol Avenue, from Geary Avenue to Davenport Road, operates one-way southbound with a pavement width of 7.3 metres and a speed limit of 40 kilometres per hour. Parking is prohibited at anytime on the east side of the street and on the west side of the street from Davenport Road to the north limit of St. Mary of The Angels Separate School. Fronting the school, parking is prohibited from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. Parking is otherwise permitted on the west side of the street for a maximum period of three hours outside of the hours of permit parking operation from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily.

Implementing alternate side parking on the subject section of Bristol Avenue, while retaining parking on the west side of the remainder of the street north of the parkette is feasible. However, confusion might be created for motorists when they attempt to determine the appropriate side of the street to park on, given the two different parking regulations in effect on the same block. Further, the subject proposal would result in a staggered parking arrangement during those periods when parking is permitted on the east side of Bristol Avenue south of the parkette, narrowing the travelled portion of the road at the point where parking switches back over to the west side at the north limit of the parkette.

Notwithstanding the above, should Council wish to proceed with implementing alternate side parking on the subject section of Bristol Avenue, I advise that there are currently 18 parking spaces on the west side of Bristol Avenue, between Geary Avenue and the north limit of Bristol Avenue Parkette and a potential of 19 spaces on the east side of this section of the street.

As you are aware, for practical purposes, the inventory of available on-street permit parking spaces on streets where alternate side parking is in effect must reflect the side with the least number of spaces (i.e. 18 spaces on the west side). Accordingly, the implementation of alternate side parking on the subject section of Bristol Avenue would not result in any additional parking permits being made available for area residents.

Brian Holditch,

Traffic Investigator, 392-7771

Director.

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