October 1, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Transportation Services District 1, Works and
Emergency Services.
Subject:College Street, south side (fronting Premises No. 931) - Implementation of a fifteen
minute maximum parking limit in conjunction with the existing "Day-Care Pick-up and
Drop-off Area". (Trinity-Niagara)
Purpose:
This proposal is intended to provide short term parking for parents/guardians when picking-up
or dropping-off children at the Westend YMCA child care centre (Premises No. 108 Harrison
Street).
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
- That parking be prohibited from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., Monday to Friday and at anytime,
Saturday & Sunday, on the south side of College Street from a point 32.0 metres east of
Dovercourt Road to a point 11.0 metres further east;
- That parking be allowed for a maximum period of fifteen minutes from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m., Monday to Friday on the south side of College Street from a point 32.0 metres east of
Dovercourt Road to a point 11.0 metres further east; and
- That the appropriate City Officials be requested to take whatever action is necessary to
give effect thereto, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that are required.
Comments:
At the request of Mr. Ted Kin, Facilities Director, Westend YMCA, 931 College Street,
Transportation Services has investigated implementing a 15 minute maximum parking
regulation from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday in the delineated Day-Care Pick-up
and Drop-off Area in front of this premises to provide parents/guardians with 2 short term
parking spaces which may be used when dropping off or picking up children at the child care
facility and enhance equitable use of the pick-up/drop-off area.
Stopping is currently prohibited from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday and parking is
prohibited at other times within the pick-up/drop-off area. Aside from the period when
stopping is prohibited, motorists may legally stop momentarily in front of the child care
facility to pick-up/drop-off a passenger. However, parents or guardians frequently must leave
their vehicles unattended to accompany children into the building and they occasionally
receive a parking tag while they are away from the vehicle.
In similar circumstances elsewhere in the City we have adjusted the parking regulations to
allow short term parking which will provide sufficient time for parents or guardians to
accompany their childern into the child care facility. At this specific location, the parking
prohibition in the Daycare Pick-up and Drop-off Area could be adjusted to allow parking for
a maximum period of fifteen minutes from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. The
parking prohibition would be retained at other times.
Implementation of this proposal will assist parents in picking up or dropping off children, will
have no impact on the operation of nearby metered parking spaces or adversely impact safe
and efficient traffic operation on College Street.
Staff have been advised by Trinity-Niagara Councillors Joe Pantalone and Mario Silva that
they support this proposal.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Bob Runnings, 392-7771
Director
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