Parking Prohibition - Dalesford Road, West of Winslow Street

 The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (September 16, 1998) from the Director, Transportation and Engineering Planning:

 Purpose:

To propose a No Parking Anytime prohibition on Dalesford Road, from a point 42.0 metres west of Winslow Street to a point 9.0 metres west thereof.

Funding Sources:

The funds associated with the installation of regulatory signs are contained in the Transportation Service Division's Operating Budget.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)a No Parking Anytime prohibition be introduced on Dalesford Road, from a point 42.0 metres west of Winslow Street to a point 9.0 metres west thereof; and

(2)the attached by-law (Attachment No. 1) receive Council approval.

Background:

The Parks and Recreation Department are currently proposing a parkette plan (Attachment No. 2) for the new Winslow/Dalesford Parkette located on the north side of Dalesford Road, west of Winslow Street. The Transportation and Engineering Planning Division has been requested to review an on-street parking proposal from area residents and the Parks and Recreation Department. A map of the area is AttachmentNo. 3.

Comments:

The side of the roadway that a park/parkette fronts onto is typically signed a No Parking Anytime area. This prohibition addresses the issue of children running out from parked vehicles into the travel portion of the roadway.

Concerns regarding on-street parking demand have been raised by the residents of the new townhouse development on the south side of Dalesford Road opposite the parkette. A parking prohibition on the north side, along the frontage of the parkette, would create a shortage of on-street parking for visitors to the townhouse development. The driveways to the units of these townhome complexes are relatively small in size and can only accommodate one vehicle. Furthermore, a No Parking Anytime restriction exists on the south side of Dalesford Road between Wesley Street and GrandAvenue. An amendment to this prohibition would not be feasible given the proximity of the driveways to each other.

In order to allow parking on the north side of Dalesford Road, along the majority of the frontage of the parkette, the Parks and Recreation Department are proposing a chain link fence to be erected on the municipal road allowance in front of the parkette. The fence will provide a physical barrier between the park and the roadway, preventing children from running onto the roadway. However, parking will have to be prohibited on Dalesford Road in a 9 metre section in front of the entrance to the parkette at its west limit. Parking prohibitions (corner restrictions) exist on the north side of Dalesford Road, west of Winslow Street, and on the west side of Winslow Street, north of DalesfordRoad in front of the east limit of the parkette.

Conclusions:

Although parking along a frontage of a park/parkette is typically prohibited, the proposed chain link fence on the municipal road allowance in front of the Winslow/Dalesford Parkette addresses the issue of children running from the parkette and onto the roadway. Therefore, a parking prohibition on the north side of Dalesford is only required on the 9 metre section in front of the park entrance at its west limit. This parking proposal addresses the concerns of the area residents in terms of parking demand and pedestrian safety.

Contact Name:

Mark Hargot, Traffic Co-ordinator

Transportation and Engineering Planning.

(416)394-8453; Fax (416)394-8942

(Copies of Attachment Nos. 1-3, referred to in the foregoing report were forwarded to all Members of Council with the agenda of the Etobicoke Community Council meeting of September 16, 1998, and copies thereof are on file in the office of the City Clerk.)