The Toronto Community Council recommends that:

(1) the existing "No Parking, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" prohibition on the east side of Lansdowne Avenue, from Davenport Road to St. Clair Avenue West be rescinded;

(2) parking be prohibited on the east side of Lansdowne Avenue from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, from a point 251 metres north of Davenport Road to a point 70 metres south of St. Clair Avenue West; and

(3) parking on the east side of Lansdowne Avenue be allowed for a maximum period of three hours outside of the 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily permit parking hours of operation, from Davenport Road to a point 140 metres north.

The Toronto Community Council submits the following communication (March 26, 1998) from the Director, Transportation, City Works Services, addressed to Councillor Disero:

Reference is made to your memo of March 9, telephone conversations of March 19 between yourself and Colin Booth of City Works Services and a meeting in your office on March 20, 1998, attended by Mr. Booth, concerning your intention to table a communication at the April 1 meeting of Toronto Community Council, respecting the above.

As you are aware, the former Toronto City Council at its meeting of January 16 and 17, 1995, adopted Clause 53 in City Services Committee Report No. 2 entitled "Rescindment and adjustment of parking regulations - Lansdowne Avenue from Davenport Road to St. Clair Avenue West (Ward 12)." This report provided for the removal of the "No Parking, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday" and "No Parking, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" prohibitions on the west and east sides of the subject section of street.

However, at its meeting of July 16, 1997, the former Toronto City Council reversed its original decision in approving, as amended, Clause 36 in City Services Committee Report No. 10 entitled "Lansdowne Avenue, from Davenport Road to St. Clair Avenue West - Reinstatement of rush hour parking prohibitions (Ward 12)", wherein the above noted parking regulations were reinstated.

It is my understanding that since that time, a number of individuals residing on the east side of the street have expressed concerns to you regarding the limited number of west side parking opportunities between the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, the hours during which parking is prohibited on the east side of the street. The lack of parking opportunities has been primarily attributed to transient parkers who frequent the shops and businesses on St. Clair Avenue West. Parking on the west side of the street is prohibited from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday and otherwise allowed for a maximum period of three hours outside of the 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily permit parking hours of operation.

Accordingly, to increase the number of parking opportunities for east side residents between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., you have requested that the following be undertaken:

1. That the existing "No Parking, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" prohibition on the east side of Lansdowne Avenue, from Davenport Road to St. Clair Avenue West be rescinded;

2. That parking be prohibited on the east side of Lansdowne Avenue from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, from a point 251 metres north of Davenport Road to a point 70 metres south of St. Clair Avenue West; and

3. That parking on the east side of Lansdowne Avenue be allowed for a maximum period of three hours outside of the 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily permit parking hours of operation, from Davenport Road to a point 140 metres north.

In many cases, the adjustment/removal of a peak period prohibition for the purpose of allowing curbside parking, may adversely impact on the safety and efficiency of day to day traffic operations. However, as noted above, parking on the subject section of Lansdowne Avenue had previously been permitted on both sides of the street during the morning and afternoon rush hour peak periods from January 1995 to July 1997. A review of Departmental records has confirmed that no formal complaints respecting traffic operations were received by City Works Services during this time period.

Operations Branch staff have advised that adjusting the temporal parking regulation, as noted in Item No. 2 above, would not impact on existing scheduling to mechanically sweep this section of roadway to remove litter and debris. However, rescinding the temporal parking regulation, as noted in Item No. 3 above, would require that this section of street be manually swept every two to three weeks between Premises Nos. 1247 - 1275 Lansdowne Avenue. I will await receipt of your written comments prior to taking any further action respecting this matter.