Bristol Avenue, from Geary Avenue to the north limit of
Bristol Avenue Parkette - Implementation of Alternate Side Parking
(Davenport)
The Toronto Community Council recommends that:
(1) the parking prohibition at anytime on the east side of Bristol Avenue from
Geary Avenue to a point 130.5 metres north of Geary Avenue be rescinded;
(2) parking on the east side of Bristol Avenue from Geary Avenue to a point 130.5
metres north of Geary Avenue be prohibited from the 1st day to the 15th day of each
month, from April 1st to November 30th and at anytime from December 1st of one
year to March 31st of the next following year inclusive;
(3) parking on the west side of Bristol Avenue from Geary Avenue to a point 133 metres
north of Geary Avenue, be prohibited from the 16th day to the last day of each
month from April 1st to November 30th inclusive;
(4) the permit parking system operate on an alternate side basis on Bristol Avenue,
from Geary Avenue to a point 133 metres north of Geary Avenue, from 12:01 a.m.
to 7:00 a.m., daily; and
(5) 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.
The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (March 19, 1998) from the
Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation, City Works Services:
Purpose:
To consider a request to implement alternate side parking on the section of Bristol Avenue from
Geary Avenue to the north limit of Bristol Avenue Parkette (west side of Bristol Avenue).
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
Should Council decide to approve the implementation of alternate side parking on Bristol
Avenue, from Geary Avenue to the north limit of Bristol Avenue Parkette, then the following
recommendations should be adopted:
1. That the parking prohibition at anytime on the east side of Bristol Avenue from Geary
Avenue to a point 130.5 metres north of Geary Avenue be rescinded;
2. That parking on the east side of Bristol Avenue from Geary Avenue to a point 130.5
metres north of Geary Avenue be prohibited from the 1st day to the 15th day of each
month, from April 1st to November 30th and at anytime from December 1st of one year to
March 31st of the next following year inclusive;
3. That parking on the west side of Bristol Avenue from Geary Avenue to a point 133
metres north of Geary Avenue, be prohibited from the 16th day to the last day of each
month from April 1st to November 30th inclusive;
4. That the permit parking system operate on an alternate side basis on Bristol Avenue, from
Geary Avenue to a point 133 metres north of Geary Avenue, from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00
a.m., daily; and
5. 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 Councillor Betty Disero, on behalf of area residents, City Works Services has
investigated implementing alternate side parking on the section of Bristol Avenue, from
Geary Avenue to the north limit of Bristol Avenue Parkette (west side of Bristol Avenue).
Bristol Avenue, from Geary Avenue to Davenport Road, operates one-way southbound with a
pavement width of 7.3 metres and a speed limit of 40 kilometres per hour. Parking is prohibited
at anytime on the east side of the street and on the west side of the street from Davenport Road to
the north limit of St. Mary of The Angels Separate School. Fronting the school, parking is
prohibited from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Parking is otherwise permitted on the west side of the street for a maximum period of three
hours outside of the hours of permit parking operation from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily.
Implementing alternate side parking on the subject section of Bristol Avenue, while retaining
parking on the west side of the remainder of the street north of the parkette is feasible. However,
confusion might be created for motorists when they attempt to determine the appropriate side of
the street to park on, given the two different parking regulations in effect on the same block.
Further, the subject proposal would result in a staggered parking arrangement during those
periods when parking is permitted on the east side of Bristol Avenue south of the parkette,
narrowing the travelled portion of the road at the point where parking switches back over to the
west side at the north limit of the parkette.
Notwithstanding the above, should Council wish to proceed with implementing alternate side
parking on the subject section of Bristol Avenue, I advise that there are currently 18 parking
spaces on the west side of Bristol Avenue, between Geary Avenue and the north limit of Bristol
Avenue Parkette and a potential of 19 spaces on the east side of this section of the street.
As you are aware, for practical purposes, the inventory of available on-street permit parking
spaces on streets where alternate side parking is in effect must reflect the side with the least
number of spaces (i.e. 18 spaces on the west side). Accordingly, the implementation of alternate
side parking on the subject section of Bristol Avenue would not result in any additional parking
permits being made available for area residents.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Brian Holditch,
Traffic Investigator, 392-7771