September 30, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Transportation Services District 1
Subject:West Toronto Street and Ethel Avenue at their intersection with Dods Avenue-
"Stop" sign installation. (Ward 21 - Davenport)
Purpose:
To install "Stop" signs for westbound traffic on West Toronto Street and eastbound traffic on
Ethel Avenue at Dods Avenue.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
(1)That "Stop" signs be installed for westbound traffic on West Toronto Street and eastbound
traffic on Ethel Avenue at their intersections with Dods Avenue; 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:
At the request of a representative of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Works staff have
investigated installing a "Stop" sign for westbound traffic on West Toronto Street at its
intersection with Dods Avenue and a "Stop" sign for eastbound traffic on Ethel Avenue at its
intersection with Dods Avenue in order to establish right-of-way, especially for large trucks,
which negotiate these streets.
West Toronto Street operates two-way with a pavement width of 8.5 metres and a speed limit
of 50 kilometres per hour. Ethel Avenue operates two-way with a pavement width of 9.75
metres and a speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour and Dods Avenue operates two-way with a
pavement width of 6 metres. West Toronto Street and Ethel Avenue connect with Dods
Avenue to form two "L" shaped intersections approximately 40 metres apart and are part of a
connective link between Keele Street and Runnymede Road, south of St. Clair Avenue West.
A private driveway to a Canadian Pacific Railway facility accesses the intersection of West
Toronto Street and Dods Avenue from the south side.
A check of Toronto Police Service accident records from January 1, 1994 to March 31, 1997
(the most recent data available) revealed six reported collisions at the intersection of West
Toronto Avenue and Dods Avenue and two collisions at the intersection of Ethel Avenue and
Dods Avenue. Six of these collisions involved a single motor vehicle with the driver losing
control of the vehicle at the turn at Dods Avenue.
Works staff have evaluated these intersections against the technical criteria governing the
installation of "Stop" signs which encompass such factors as right-of-way conflicts, vehicular
and pedestrian usage of the intersection, physical and geometric configuration, surrounding
area traffic control and safety experience, and have concluded that the warrants for "Stop"
signs for westbound traffic on West Toronto Street at Dods Avenue and eastbound traffic on
Ethel Avenue at Dods Avenue are satisfied.
To establish right-of-way for motorists especially large trucks while negotiating the
right-angled turns, "Stop" signs should be installed for westbound vehicles on West Toronto
Street and eastbound vehicles on Ethel Avenue at Dods Avenue.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Brian Holditch, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771
Director.
BH/bh
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