Implementation of a "No Standing Anytime' Prohibition -
Alpine Avenue, North Side (Davenport)
The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report
(September 2, 1998) from the Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation
Division, City Works Services:
Purpose:
To implement a "No Standing Anytime" prohibition on the north side of Alpine Avenue, for
its entire length, to discourage the incidence of tractor-trailers obstructing the roadway.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
(1) That the "No Parking Anytime" prohibition on the north side of Alpine Avenue, for its
entire length, be changed to "No Standing Anytime"; and
(2) 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, staff have investigated
the feasibility of changing the existing "No Parking Anytime" prohibition on the north side
of Alpine Avenue, for its entire length to "No Standing Anytime". Alpine Avenue is a
two-way roadway with a pavement width of 8.5 metres, extending 38 metres west of Edwin
Avenue to its termination point. At that point the public highway becomes a private
driveway that services a factory, Premises No. 1655 Dupont Street. Parking on the south
side of the roadway 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.
Residents have raised concerns that on many occasions, tractor-trailer drivers park their
vehicles two-abreast on Alpine Avenue, while waiting to pick-up/drop-off materials at the
factory. This situation renders the roadway impassable for other vehicles and necessitates
that vehicles parked on the south side of the street be "shuffled" onto Edwin Avenue, should
residents require their use.
The introduction of a "No Standing Anytime" prohibition on the north side of the street
would prohibit tractor-trailer drivers from occupying the north side of the roadway while
waiting to pick-up/discharge materials from the factory (which they are permitted to do in a
"No Parking Anytime" zone) and subject violators to enforcement measures by Parking
Enforcement Unit staff.
It should be noted that area residents would also be subject to similar enforcement measures
for standing their vehicles in a "No Standing Anytime" zone (to load/unload goods or
merchandise), however they would still be permitted to pick-/drop-off passengers on the
north side of the street.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
C. Booth,
Senior Traffic Investigator, 392-7771