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12.REQUEST FOR ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AT GILBERT AVENUE

AND KEITH AVENUE, Ward 28, York-Eglinton.

Commissioner, Operations Services, York Civic Service Centre

(July 8, 1998)

Purpose:

Councillor Rob Davis by memo dated June 8, 1998 (Appendix I), is requesting the feasibility of installing an all-way stop control at Gilbert Avenue and Keith Avenue, to resolve motorists speeding on Gilbert Avenue.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Traffic budget.

Recommendations:

That an all-way stop control is warranted at the intersection of Gilbert Avenue and Keith Avenue and therefore recommended for installation;

Further, the Uniform Traffic By-law 2958-94 be amended to introduce an all-way stop control, within the intersection of Gilbert Avenue and Keith Avenue.

Council Reference/Background History:

Councillor Rob Davis is requesting the feasibility of installing an all-way stop control at the intersection of Gilbert Avenue and Keith Avenue.

Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

The present geometric layout of the intersection is a "T" type design, currently controlled with a stop sign for westbound vehicular traffic on Keith Avenue.

Gilbert Avenue is classified as a local roadway under the City of York Official Plan, providing two-way vehicular traffic flow in a north/southbound direction between Eglinton Avenue West and Kitchener Avenue.

Keith Avenue between Gilbert Avenue and Caledonia Road is classified as a local roadway under the City of York Official Plan, providing two-way vehicular traffic flow in an east/west direction.

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 Gilbert Avenue and Keith Avenue yielded the following results:

Intersection Safety Stop Sign Criteria

Study Results

Warrant Fulfillment

(a)

a total vehicle volume on all intersection approaches exceeding 350 vehicles for the highest one hour

recorded;

(b)	a volume split of 75/25 or greater than 25% for the minor street;	72/28	Yes

(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

(d)	average of 4 or more collisions per year for a three year period subject to relief through multi-way stop control	0	No

(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 warranted at the intersection of Gilbert Avenue and Keith Avenue and is therefore recommended.

Contact Name:

Stephen C. Brown

Manager, Traffic/Parking

394-2655

394-2888 (fax)

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