Establishment of a AStudent Pick-up/Drop-off Zone@
- West Side of Markham Street
(Midtown)
The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (June29,1998) from the
Director, Infrastructure and Transportation, City Works Services:
Purpose:
To consider the implementation of a AStudent Pick-up/Drop-off Zone@ on the above noted section of Markham Street.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
(1) That the ANo Parking Anytime@ prohibition on the west side of Markham Street, from London Street to Barton
Avenue be rescinded;
(2) That parking be permitted for a maximum period of ten minutes from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:00
p.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the west side of Markham Street, from a point 95 metres north
of London Street to Barton Avenue;
(3) That parking be prohibited from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. of one day until
8:30 a.m. of the next following day, Monday to Friday, on the west side of Markham Street, from a point 95 metres
north of London Street to Barton Avenue;
(4) That parking be prohibited on Saturday and Sunday on the west side of Markham Street from a point 95 metres
north of London Street to Barton Avenue;
(5) That parking be prohibited at anytime on the west side of Markham Street, from London Street to a point 95
metres north; and
(6) 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 John Adams, Works staff met with the Principal of St. Peter=s Catholic School to discuss
the feasibility of implementing a AStudent Pick-up/Drop-off Zone@ on the west side of Markham Street, to assist
parents in the pick-up/discharge of their children and to improve traffic operations in general, during the morning and
afternoon pick-up/drop-off periods.
Markham Street, from London Street to Barton Avenue operates one-way southbound with a roadway width of 7.3
metres. Parking on the east side of the street is allowed for a maximum period of three hours outside of the 12:01 a.m.
to 7:00 a.m. daily permit parking hours of operation and the ANo Parking, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday@
prohibition. A ASchool Bus Loading Zone@ has been established on the west side of the street, commencing at a point
52 metres north of London Street to a point 43 metres further north. Parking on the west side of the street is prohibited
at anytime.
As noted above, parking is currently prohibited between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, on
the east side of the street and at anytime on the west side. In spite of the existing parking prohibitions, increased levels
of traffic congestion often occur on the subject section of roadway during pick-up/drop-off periods, as parents engaged
in this practice park their vehicles on both sides of the street, even though they are subject to tagging by Parking
Enforcement Unit staff.
Implementation of a AStudent Pick-up/Drop-off Zone@ on the west side of the street would allow parents to temporarily
park their vehicles for a period of up to ten minutes within the designated pick-up/drop-off area (during the designated
time periods), for the purpose of accompanying their children into the school. In this instance, the ten minute parking
provision should also assist in reducing the incidence of illegal parking on the east side of the street, thereby improving
the operational efficiency and safety of the roadway in general.
Should parents consistently arrive at the school prior to the commencement of the 8:30 a.m. drop-off period,
consideration could be given to adjusting the hours of operation of the AStudent Pick-up/Drop-off Zone@ to commence
at 8:00 a.m. or 8:15 a.m. However, it should be noted that this course of action would negatively impact on residents
on the east side of the street, as a corresponding change to the existing east side temporal prohibition would also have
to be implemented.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Colin Booth
Senior Traffic Investigator, 392-7771