October 9, 1998
To:The Urban Environment and Development Committee
From:General Manager, Transportation Services
Subject:Installation of Approved Traffic Control Signals; Status Report
Purpose:
To respond to a request from the Urban Environment and Development Committee for a status report regarding the
installation of traffic control signals which have been approved in 1998.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that this report be received and forwarded to City Council for information.
Background:
At its meeting of October 5, 1998, the Urban Environment and Development Committee requested the General Manager,
Transportation Services, to submit a report to the November 2, 1998, meeting listing the 21 traffic control signals that
have been approved to date for which funding is available in 1998, as well as the signals which have been approved for
which funding is not available in 1998.
Discussion:
In 1995 the former Metropolitan Toronto Council discussed the issue of an imbalance between the number of proposed
traffic control signals and the approved budget: funding was only available to install signals at approximately 50 per cent
of the locations where signalization was justified. In response to this problem, staff developed a "Safety First" rating
system in order to prioritize the installation of justified new traffic control signals.
As reported in 1995, the basic aims of the rating system are to give safety issues top priority; to give high priority to the
conversion of pedestrian crossovers which are no longer operating in a satisfactory manner; to give high priority to the
needs of pedestrians, particularly children and senior citizens; and to minimize liability on the City.
The priority rating system which was adopted in 1995, and which has been in use since then, is as follows:
Priority 1:locations at which the accident warrant is met, whether on a major arterial or a local road. The accident warrant
includes motor vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists;
Priority 2:pedestrian crossovers which are not operating in a satisfactory manner, whether on a major arterial or a local
road; and
Priority 3:all other locations, ranked in order of safety and pedestrian needs criteria.
Attached as appendices to this report are lists of traffic control signals approved and either installed or committed in 1998
(publicly and privately funded), and lists of traffic control signals either approved or under study in order of priority.
Appendix 1:1998 Approved Traffic Control Signals and Committed For 1998 Installation
Appendix 2:1998 Approved Traffic Control Signals On Waiting List
Appendix 3:Candidate Traffic Control Signal Locations Presently Under Study
The approved capital budget for new traffic control signal installation in 1998 is $1.6 million. The same sum is proposed
in the 1999 capital budget.
Conclusions:
The "Safety First" priority rating system, which was adopted in 1995, should be retained to establish priorities for
installing approved traffic control signals.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Les Kelman, Director
Transportation Systems
(416) 392-5372
David C. Kaufman
General Manager, Transportation Services
Barry H. Gutteridge
Commissioner, Works and Emergency Services
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Attach.
APPENDIX 1
1998 Approved Traffic Control Signals and Committed For 1998 Installation
1(A)PUBLICLY FUNDED TRAFFIC SIGNALS
1.Keele Street at Humberside Avenue
2.Wilson Avenue at Ridge Road
3.Kipling Avenue at Genthorn Avenue
4.2450-2500 Birchmount Road
5.Doris Avenue at Empress Avenue
6.Overlea Boulevard at William Morgan Drive
7.Sheppard Avenue East at Gateforth Drive
8.Dufferin Street at Samor Road
9.1775 Weston Road
10.Morningside Avenue at Finch Avenue East/Old Finch Avenue
11.McCowan Road at Kenhatch Boulevard
12.Dundas Street West at Montrose Avenue
13.Parkside Drive at Indian Valley Crescent
14.Parkside Drive at Spring Road
15.Islington Avenue at Winnipeg Road
16.1201 Wilson Avenue
17.Sewells Road at Brenyon Way
18.Broadview Avenue at Hillside Drive
19.Tapscott Road at Newgale Gate
20.Bathurst Street at Carr Street/Robinson Street
21.Adelaide Street West at Brant Street
1(B)TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS FUNDED BY OTHERS
1.Dundas Street West, west of Humbercrest Boulevard
2.1333 Sheppard Avenue East
3.Meadowvale Road at Highway 401 eastbound ramp
4.Meadowvale Road at the Toronto Zoo
5.Lawrence Avenue East at Cedarbrae Mall
6.Sheppard Avenue East at Grand Marshall Drive
7.Eglinton Avenue East at Lebovic Avenue
8.800 Warden Avenue
9.Kennedy Road at Antrim Crescent
10.Lake Shore Boulevard East at Northern Dancer Boulevard
11.Progress Avenue at William Kitchen Road
12.Weston Road north of St. Clair Avenue West
APPENDIX 2
1998 Approved Traffic Control Signals On Waiting List
2(A)PUBLICLY FUNDED TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS
Priority 1 - Nil
Priority 2 - Nil
Priority 3:
1.45 Overlea Boulevard
2.Lawerence Avenue East at Charlottetown Boulevard
3.Ellesmere Road at Dolly Varden Boulevard
4.Royal York Road at Newcastle Street
5.McNicoll Avenue at Harold Evans Road/Placer Court
6.Bayview Avenue at Tudor Gate
2(B)TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS FUNDED BY OTHERS
Priority 1 - Nil
Priority 2 - Nil
Priority 3:
1.McNicoll Avenue at Silver Springs Boulevard (funding to be finalized)
2.Finch Avenue East at Baylawn Drive (developer has not committed funds)
3.Lake Shore Boulevard East at Woodbine Avenue/Kew Beach Avenue (deferred until March 1999)
4.Midland Avenue at Lockie Avenue (funding to be finalized)
APPENDIX 3
Candidate Traffic Control Signal Locations Presently Under Study
3(A)PUBLICLY FUNDED TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS
Priority 1:
1.St. Clair Avenue West at Poplar Plains Road
2.Kipling Avenue at Stevenson Road
Priority 2:
3.Ossington Avenue at Dewson Street
4.Warden Avenue at Mack Avenue
Priority 3:
5.Yonge Street north of Shuter Street
6.Bloor Street West at Robert Street/Walmer Road
7.Dixon Road at McArthur Street
8.Laird Drive at Vanderhoof Avenue
9.McNicoll Avenue at Eagle Point Road
10.Brimley Road at Golden Gate Court/Omni Drive
11.Dundas Street West at Humber Hill Avenue
12.Bathurst Street north of Rockford Road
13.O'Connor Drive at Glenwood Crescent
14.Kingston Road at St. Augustines Rest Home
15.Sheppard Avenue East at Agincourt GO Station
3(B)TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS FUNDED BY OTHERS
Priority 3:
1.Jane Street at York Gate Mall
2.4300 Steeles Avenue East
3.Finch Avenue West, west of Kipling Avenue
4.Steeles Avenue East at Call-Net
5.King Street West at Sudbury Street
6.Milner Avenue at Grand Marshall Drive
7.The Queensway, west of The West Mall
8.Eglinton Avenue East at Torrance Road
9.Victoria Park Avenue at Call-Net
10.Gerrard Street East at Dengate Road
11.The East Mall south of Burnhamthorpe Road
12.Steeles Avenue West at Murray Ross Parkway
