March 18, 1998
To: Toronto Community Council
From: Andrew Koropeski, Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation, City Works Services
Subject: Garden Avenue, south side, from Parkside Drive to Sunnyside Avenue and Indian Road, west side, from Merrick Street to Garden Avenue - Introduction of a one hour maximum parking limit from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily (High Park)
Purpose:
To implement a one hour maximum parking limit from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily on the south side of Garden Avenue from Parkside Drive to Sunnyside Avenue and on the west side of Indian Road from Merrick Street to Garden Avenue.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable
Recommendations:
(1) That parking be permitted for a maximum period of one hour from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily on the south side of Garden Avenue from Parkside Drive to Sunnyside Avenue and on the west side of Indian Road from Merrick Street to Garden Avenue; and
(2) 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 may be required.
Background:
At a public meeting (convened by Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski) held on June 10, 1997 at Garden Avenue Public School, residents requested that stricter parking regulations be implemented to curtail on-street parking by visitors and staff of the St. Joseph Health Centre.
The former City of Toronto Council, at its meeting of June 23, 1997, approved By-law No. 1997-0286 which adjusted the permit parking hours of operation to operate from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., daily on Parkdale Road (both sides) from Glendale Avenue to Indian Road, Garden Avenue (south side) from Parkside Drive to Sunnyside Avenue and on Indian Road (west side) from Merrick Street to Garden Avenue. Residents have also requested that consideration be given to implementing a one hour maximum parking limit from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily.
Comments:
City Works Services staff have investigated introducing a one hour maximum parking regulation from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily on the south side of Garden Avenue from Parkside Drive to Sunnyside Avenue and on the west side of Indian Road from Merrick Street to Garden Avenue.
Garden Avenue from Parkside Drive to Indian Road operates one-way eastbound with a pavement width of 6.1 metres and a maximum speed limit of forty kilometres per hour. Garden Avenue from Sunnyside Avenue to Indian Road operates one-way westbound with a pavement width of 6.1 metres and a maximum speed limit of forty kilometres per hour. The following parking regulations apply on Garden Avenue from Parkside Drive to Sunnyside Avenue:
North side
- Parking is prohibited at anytime.
South side
- The permit parking system operates from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., daily and parking, where allowed, is otherwise permitted for a maximum period of three hours.
Indian Road from Merrick Street to Garden Avenue operates two-way with a pavement width of 7.4 metres and a maximum speed limit of forty kilometres per hour. The following parking regulations apply on Indian Road from Merrick Street to Garden Avenue:
East side
- Parking is prohibited at anytime.
West side
- The permit parking system operates from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., daily and parking, where allowed, is otherwise permitted for a maximum period of three hours.
A site inspection has revealed that most of the long term parking occurring on Garden Avenue and Indian Road is generated by staff and visitors of the St. Joseph Health Centre.
In view of the foregoing, to promote parking turnover and encourage more equitable use of the parking spaces provided on these sections of Garden Avenue and Indian Road, parking should be restricted to a maximum period of one hour as outlined in Recommendation 1 above.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Spiros Stamopoulos, 392-7771
Director
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