June 29, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation, City
Works Services
Subject:West side of Markham Street, from a point 95 metres north of London Street to
Barton Avenue - Establishment of a "Student Pick-up/Drop-off Zone". (Midtown)
Purpose:
To consider the implementation of a "Student Pick-up/Drop-off Zone" on the above noted
section of Markham Street.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
1. That the "No Parking Anytime" prohibition on the west side of Markham Street, from
London Street to Barton Avenue be rescinded;
2. That parking be permitted for a maximum period of ten minutes from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30
a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the west
side of Markham Street, from a point 95 metres north of London Street to Barton Avenue;
3. That parking be prohibited from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 4:00
p.m. of one day until 8:30 a.m. of the next following day, Monday to Friday, on the west
side of Markham Street, from a point 95 metres north of London Street to Barton Avenue;
4. That parking be prohibited on Saturday and Sunday on the west side of Markham Street
from a point 95 metres north of London Street to Barton Avenue;
5. That parking be prohibited at anytime on the west side of Markham Street, from London
Street to a point 95 metres north; and
6. 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:
At the request of Councillor John Adams, Works staff met with the Principal of St. Peter's
Catholic School to discuss the feasibility of implementing a "Student Pick-up/Drop-off
Zone" on the west side of Markham Street, to assist parents in the pick-up/discharge of their
children and to improve traffic operations in general, during the morning and afternoon
pick-up/drop-off periods.
Markham Street, from London Street to Barton Avenue operates one-way southbound with
a roadway width of 7.3 metres. Parking on the east side of the street is allowed for a
maximum period of three hours outside of the 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily permit parking
hours of operation and the "No Parking, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday"
prohibition. A "School Bus Loading Zone" has been established on the west side of the
street, commencing at a point 52 metres north of London Street to a point 43 metres further
north. Parking on the west side of the street is prohibited at anytime.
As noted above, parking is currently prohibited between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of the street and at anytime on the west side. In
spite of the existing parking prohibitions, increased levels of traffic congestion often occur
on the subject section of roadway during pick-up/drop-off periods, as parents engaged in this
practice park their vehicles on both sides of the street, even though they are subject to
tagging by Parking Enforcement Unit staff.
Implementation of a "Student Pick-up/Drop-off Zone" on the west side of the street would
allow parents to temporarily park their vehicles for a period of up to ten minutes within the
designated pick-up/drop-off area (during the designated time periods), for the purpose of
accompanying their children into the school. In this instance, the ten minute parking
provision should also assist in reducing the incidence of illegal parking on the east side of
the street, thereby improving the operational efficiency and safety of the roadway in general.
Should parents consistently arrive at the school prior to the commencement of the 8:30 a.m.
drop-off period, consideration could be given to adjusting the hours of operation of the
"Student Pick-up/Drop-off Zone" to commence at 8:00 a.m. or 8:15 a.m. However, it should
be noted that this course of action would negatively impact on residents on the east side of
the street, as a corresponding change to the existing east side temporal prohibition would
also have to be implemented.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Colin Booth
Senior Traffic Investigator, 392-7771
Director.
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