(Report dated June 9, 1998, addressed to Toronto Community Council, from the Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation, City Works Services.)

Subject:East side of Ossington Avenue, from Hallam Street to Davenport Road - Rescindment of the ANo Parking, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday@ prohibition. (Davenport)

Purpose:

To consider a request to rescind the morning Aopposite side@ (off-peak) rush hour parking prohibition, noted above, to create additional parking opportunities for area residents.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendations:

1. That the ANo Parking, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday@ parking prohibition on the east side of Ossington Avenue be adjusted to operate from Queen Street West to Hallam Street; and

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

Comments:

At the request of Councillor Betty Disero, on behalf of area residents, City Works Services has investigated the feasibility of rescinding the Aopposite side@ (off-peak) parking prohibition on the east side of Ossington Avenue, from Hallam Street to Davenport Road, to allow area residents to park their vehicles on this section of roadway during weekday mornings.

Ossington Avenue is a two-way four lane arterial roadway with a pavement width of 12.8 metres and a posted speed limit of 40 kilometres per hour. Daily traffic volumes average 12,000 vehicles and the Toronto Transit Commission provides regularly scheduled bus service.

Parking and Stopping are prohibited on the east side of the street from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, respectively. Parking where otherwise permitted is allowed for a maximum period of three hours.

Parking on the west side of this section of roadway is prohibited at anytime and Stopping is prohibited from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday.

Rescindment of the northbound Aopposite side@ (off-peak) prohibition, as noted in Recommendation No. 1 above, would result in reduced roadway capacity for northbound traffic on this section of street. However, average northbound Aopposite side@ off-peak volumes (roughly 330 vehicles per hour) are well within capacity levels (approximately 700 vehicles/hour/lane of traffic).

Accordingly, the impact on northbound traffic operations and levels of service associated with Toronto Transit Commission buses should be minor. A total of three T.T.C. bus stops operate on the east side of Ossington Avenue, from Hallam Street to Davenport Road. All statutory parking regulations such as those associated with T.T.C. stop locations, corner parking prohibitions, fire hydrants and traffic control signals, as well as the ANo Stopping, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday prohibition, noted above, would remain in effect.

Implementation of east-side off-peak parking within the above block parameters would not negatively impact on studies to consider the feasibility of implementing bicycle lanes on both sides of Ossington Avenue.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Colin Booth

Senior Traffic Investigator, 392-7771

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