Installation of AStop@ Sign - West Toronto Street and
Ethel Avenue at their Intersection with Dods Avenue
(Davenport)
The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (September 30, 1998) from the
Director, Transportation Services, District 1:
Purpose:
To install AStop@ signs for westbound traffic on West Toronto Street and eastbound traffic on Ethel Avenue at Dods
Avenue.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
(1)That AStop@ signs be installed for westbound traffic on West Toronto Street and eastbound traffic on Ethel Avenue at
their intersections with Dods Avenue; 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 a representative of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Works staff have investigated installing a AStop@ sign
for westbound traffic on West Toronto Street at its intersection with Dods Avenue and a AStop@ sign for eastbound traffic
on Ethel Avenue at its intersection with Dods Avenue in order to establish right-of-way, especially for large trucks, which
negotiate these streets.
West Toronto Street operates two-way with a pavement width of 8.5 metres and a speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour.
Ethel Avenue operates two-way with a pavement width of 9.75 metres and a speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour and
Dods Avenue operates two-way with a pavement width of 6 metres. West Toronto Street and Ethel Avenue connect with
Dods Avenue to form two AL@ shaped intersections approximately 40 metres apart and are part of a connective link
between Keele Street and Runnymede Road, south of St. Clair Avenue West. A private driveway to a Canadian Pacific
Railway facility accesses the intersection of West Toronto Street and Dods Avenue from the south side.
A check of Toronto Police Service accident records from January 1, 1994 to March 31, 1997 (the most recent data
available) revealed six reported collisions at the intersection of West Toronto Avenue and Dods Avenue and two
collisions at the intersection of Ethel Avenue and Dods Avenue. Six of these collisions involved a single motor vehicle
with the driver losing control of the vehicle at the turn at Dods Avenue.
Works staff have evaluated these intersections against the technical criteria governing the installation of "Stop" signs
which encompass such factors as right-of-way conflicts, vehicular and pedestrian usage of the intersection, physical and
geometric configuration, surrounding area traffic control and safety experience, and have concluded that the warrants for
"Stop" signs for westbound traffic on West Toronto Street at Dods Avenue and eastbound traffic on Ethel Avenue at Dods
Avenue are satisfied.
To establish right-of-way for motorists especially large trucks while negotiating the right-angled turns, AStop@ signs
should be installed for westbound vehicles on West Toronto Street and eastbound vehicles on Ethel Avenue at Dods
Avenue.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Brian Holditch, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771