March 6, 1998
To: Toronto Community Council
From: Andrew Koropeski, Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation,
City Works Services
Subject: Whitehall Road between Highland Crescent and Maclennan Avenue - Installation of Island Parking (Midtown)
Purpose:
This report recommends the establishment of Aisland parking@ on Whitehall Road between Highland Crescent and Maclennan Avenue in response to residents= requests.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
N/A
Recommendations:
1. That the ANo Parking Anytime@ regulation on the north side of Whitehall Road from Mount Pleasant Road to Maclennan Avenue be rescinded;
2. That parking be prohibited at anytime on the north side of Whitehall Road from:
- Maclennan Avenue to a point 27 metres west thereof;
- a point 38 metres west of Maclennan Avenue to Gregory Avenue;
- Gregory Avenue to a point 88 metres west thereof; and
- a point 99 metres west of Gregory Avenue to Mount Pleasant Road;
3. That parking be prohibited from December 1 of one year to March 31 of the next following year, inclusive, on the north side of Whitehall Road between Maclennan Avenue and Highland Crescent from:
- a point 27 metres west of Maclennan Avenue to a point 11 metres west thereof;
- a point 88 metres west of Gregory Avenue to a point 11 metres west thereof; and
4. 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.
Comments:
At the request of the Chair of the North Rosedale Ratepayers= Association=s traffic committee, City Works Services staff have investigated the feasibility of establishing island parking on Whitehall Road between Maclennan Avenue and Highland Crescent. Subsequent discussions established that only one parking island was to be considered in each of the two blocks.
Existing Conditions
Whitehall Road from Maclennan Avenue to Mt. Pleasant Road operates two-way, has a pavement width of 8.3 metres, a maximum speed limit of 40 kilometres per hour and carries about 1,700 vehicles per day. Parking is prohibited at anytime on the north side of Whitehall Road and allowed for a maximum period of three hours on the south side. The permit parking system is not in effect in the area.
Island parking is the establishment of double sided parking in restricted zones or islands for the non-winter months to provide extra on-street parking spaces and some measure of traffic calming. This Department and the Fire Department after carrying out field studies arrived at the following criteria for the installation of parking islands:
1) The islands are to be restricted to a maximum of two cars in length (11 metres); and
2) there must be at least 36 metres between islands.
A field investigation and consultations with the residents' traffic committee have identified the preferred locations as about 30 metres west of Maclennan Avenue (Premises No. 98 Whitehall Road) and about 90 metres west of Gregory Avenue (Premises No. 38 Whitehall Road). Extra islands could be considered subsequently if that is the wish of residents. It should be noted that the establishment of the parking islands will result in increased signage requirements on the street, which may be of concern to some residents.
Conclusions:
The establishment of a parking island on the north side of Whitehall Road in the vicinity of Premises No. 98 and in the vicinity of Premises No. 38 will increase the number of on-street parking spaces by four during the non-winter months and will also provide a certain measure of traffic calming. A review of the situation after a six month trial period should then be carried out, in consultation with the residents= traffic committee, to affirm that these islands are satisfactory. A further report will be prepared for your Council if changes are required.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Mike Harris, Transportation Planner
392-7711
Director
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