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9.REQUEST FOR ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AT ARLINGTON AVENUE AND HUMEWOOD
GARDENS, WARD 28, YORK-EGLINTON
Commissioner Operations Services
(April 3, 1998)
Purpose:
Councillor Joe Mihevc, by memo dated October 20, 1997 (Appendix I), is requesting reconsideration of the installation of
an all-way stop control at Arlington Avenue and Humewood Gardens, to resolve motorists speeding on Arlington Avenue.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
None required.
Recommendations:
(1)That an all-way stop control is not warranted at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Humewood Gardens, and
therefore not recommended for installation; and
(2)Further, the Metropolitan Toronto Police be requested to provide strict enforcement of the existing by-lawed and
signed 40 km/h speed limit on Arlington Avenue between Vaughan Road and St. Clair Avenue West to deter motorists
from exceeding the legal speed limit.
Council Reference/Background History:
Councillor Joe Mihevc is requesting reconsideration of the installation of an all-way stop control at the intersection of
Arlington Avenue and Humewood Gardens.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
The present geometric layout of the intersection is a AT@ type design.
Arlington Avenue is classified as a local roadway under the City of York Official Plan, providing one-way vehicular traffic
flow in a southbound direction between Vaughan Road and St. Clair Avenue West.
Humewood Gardens is classified as a local roadway under the City of York Official Plan, providing two-way vehicular
traffic flow in an east/west direction between Arlington Avenue and Humewood Drive.
Presently, the intersection is under stop control for westbound traffic on Humewood Gardens. There is presently a
by-lawed and signed reduced speed limit of 40 km/h on Arlington Avenue between Vaughan Road and St.Clair Avenue
West.
To ensure the overall effectiveness and safety of all-way stop conditions, established warrant criteria are utilized in
analyzing the eight (8) hour count data to determine if the warrants are justified.
In order for an intersection to be warranted for an all-way stop control, at least one of the five warrant criteria must be
fulfilled one hundred percent . A recent study at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Humewood Gardens yielded the
following results:
| Intersection Safety Stop Sign Criteria
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Study
Results |
Warrant
Fulfilment |
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| (a) |
a total vehicle volume on all intersection
approaches exceeding 350 vehicles for the
highest one hour
recorded; |
212 |
No |
| (b) |
a volume split of 70/25 or greater than 25% for
the minor street; |
92/8 |
No |
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| (c) |
a combined vehicular and pedestrian volume on
the minor street exceeding 200 per hour with an
average pedestrian delay of 30 seconds or more; |
0 |
No |
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| (d) |
average of 4 or more collisions per year for a
three year period subject to relief through
multi-way stop control; and |
0 |
No |
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| (e) |
minimum traffic control signal warrants are
satisfied but cannot be implemented immediately |
0 |
No |
Conclusions:
Based on the study results, an all-way stop control is not warranted at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Humewood
Gardens and is therefore not recommended.
Contact Name:
Stephen C. Brown
Manager, Traffic/Parking
394-2655
394-2888 (fax)
Councillor Joe Mihevc, Ward 28, York-Eglinton
(February 27, 1998)
My office has already sent this memo to the Works and Parks Committee in October of 1997. For some reason it cannot be
located from last year=s Agenda.
Can you please put this on the next York Community Council Agenda.
Councillor Joe Mihevc, Ward 28, York-Eglinton
(October 20, 1997)
Residents of Arlington Avenue have contacted my office regarding their concern that there presently is not a stop sign on
Arlington Avenue at Humewood Gardens.
The residents have raised concern with the speed of the cars as they travel south on Arlington and try to >beat the light= at
St. Clair Avenue West. The residents have been informed by radar police that officers have been overwhelmed with the
speed of the cars travelling through this residential area.
I understand that this corner has been studied previously for a stop sign, however, under the present situation, I would ask
that the Committee reopen this request.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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