June 8, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation, City Works Services
Subject:Burnside Drive - Introduction of sixty minute maximum parking regulation from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday
to Friday. (Midtown)
Purpose:
To reduce the frequency of long term non-resident parking on Burnside Drive.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
(1)That parking be restricted to a maximum period of sixty minutes from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on the
south, east, north and west sides (the inner crescent) of Burnside Drive from Bathurst Street (north intersection) to Bathurst
Street (south intersection); 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 are required.
Comments:
Councillor Ila Bossons has requested that Works staff review and take appropriate action to implement parking regulations
on Burnside Drive which would reduce the occurrence of all-day long term non-resident parking.
Burnside Drive is a two-way local street which essentially forms a crescent extending west from Bathurst Street at a point
100 metres south of Alcina Avenue and re-intersecting with Bathurst Street at a point 50 metres further south. Parking is
prohibited at anytime on north, west, south and east sides of Burnside Drive (outer sides of the crescent). Parking is
allowed to a maximum period of three hours at anytime on the south, east, north and west sides of Burnside Drive (inner
sides of the crescent). The permit parking system is not in effect on this street.
Site inspection conducted by Works staff has confirmed that long term non-resident parking is occurring on Burnside
Drive, allegedly to a certain degree by T.T.C. employees working at the Hillcrest Yard, located one block south at Bathurst
Street and Davenport Road.
Accordingly, in order to discourage long term parking on Burnside Drive, parking should be restricted to a maximum
period of sixty minutes, as contained in the above Recommendation No.1.
This regulation would be consistent with the regulations in effect on the majority of residential streets in the area.
However, I note that residents and their guests will not be exempt from this parking restriction and would be subject to
enforcement if parked for longer than one hour during the effective time period.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Thomas L. McCulloch, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771.
Director
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