September 1, 1998

To:Toronto Community Council

From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation, City Works Services

Subject:Hope Street - Implementation of alternate side parking (Ward 21 - Davenport)

Purpose:

To implement alternate side parking on Hope Street in order to enhance street cleaning opportunity on both sides of the street.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendations:

(1)That the no parking at anytime prohibition on the north side of Hope Street, from Dufferin Street to Harvie Avenue, be rescinded;

(2)That parking on the south side of Hope Street, from Dufferin Street to Harvie Avenue, be prohibited from the 1^st day to the 15^th day of each month, from April 1^st to November 30^th and at anytime from December 1^st of one year to March 31^st of the next year inclusive;

(3)That parking be prohibited on the north side of Hope Street, from Dufferin Street to Harvie Avenue, from the 16^th day to the last day of each month, from April 1^st to November 30^th inclusive; 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 are required.

Comments:

At the request of Councillor Betty Disero, on behalf of area residents, Works staff investigated the feasibility of implementing alternate side parking on Hope Street.

Hope Street, from Dufferin Street to Harvie Avenue operates two-way on a pavement width of 7.3 metres. Parking is prohibited at anytime on the north side of Hope Street and parking is permitted on the south side of the street for a maximum period of three hours outside the hours of permit parking operation from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily.

There are presently 56 parking spaces available on the south side of Hope Street and a potential of 57 spaces on the north side of the street. For practical purposes, the inventory of available on-street permit parking spaces on streets where alternate side parking is in effect, must reflect the side with the least number of spaces (i.e. 56 spaces on the south side). Accordingly, the implementation of alternate side parking on Hope Street would not result in any additional parking permits being made available for area residents.

Alternate side parking would, however, allow for regular mechanical street sweeping on both sides of Hope Street from spring to fall.

I note that implementation of alternate side parking on a street that operates two-way on a pavement width of less than 8.5 metres is not normally advisable. When parking simultaneously occurs on both sides of the street during the changeover period, the travelled portion of the roadway can be reduced to the extent that traffic flow can be impeded. However, in this instance the volumes are quite low and only minor inconvenience would be expected. If obstructions become problematic, the plan can be revisited.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Brian Holditch, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771

Director

BH/bh

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