Brimley Road at Heather Road
Proposed Bus Passenger Shelter
Ward 17 - Scarborough Agincourt
The Scarborough Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (October 29, 1998) from
the Director of Transportation Services, District 4:
Purpose:
To revise the 1998 Bus Shelter Installation Program approved list, by deleting the location of Steeles Avenue at Redlea
Avenue, and substituting it with the location of Brimley Road at Heather Road.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
No financial implications, since under the 1997 terms of the bus shelter advertising agreement between the former City of
Scarborough and bus shelter advertising contractor, Mediacom Inc., new bus shelters are to be supplied and maintained by
the contractor at no cost to the City.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that the location of Brimley Road at Heather Road, southwest corner, be substituted for the Council
approved location of Steeles Avenue at Redlea Avenue, in the 1998 Bus Shelter Installation Program.
Council Reference/Background/History:
The purpose of this report is to revise the 1998 Bus Passenger Shelter Installation Program approved list as per City
Council direction. Specifically, on October 1, 1998, City Council adopted Scarborough Community Council
recommendation being:
(2)that the Director, Transportation Services, District 4, be requested:
(b)to defer installation of No. 15, "Steeles Avenue at Redlea Avenue" pending further consultation with the Ward
Councillors".
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Staff consulted with the Ward Councillor Doug Mahood and determined that due to proposed construction on Steeles
Avenue, east of Kennedy Road, it will be necessary to reschedule the installation of a bus passenger shelter on Steeles
Avenue at Redlea Avenue. At the request of Councillor Doug Mahood, the location of Brimley Road and Heather Road is
offered as an alternative replacement.
The daily on-passenger usage at the southbound bus stop on Brimley Road at Heather Road does not meet the minimum
required warrant of the bus shelter criteria, of 50 on-passenger boardings per day. The latest count undertaken by TTC for
the date of Tuesday, February 10, 1998, shows a daily on-passenger usage of only 38 people. However, the request for a
bus shelter at this location is being submitted due to public demand.
Conclusions:
It would be practical to replace the previously approved location of Steeles Avenue and Redlea Avenue, and to review this
location at the completion of the necessary road work. At the request of Councillor Doug Mahood, staff will recommend
Brimley Road and Heather Road as an alternative replacement.
Contact Name:
Steven T. Kodama
Assistant Director Transportation, Works and Emergency Services
Telephone: 396-7148
Fax: 396-5681
E-mail: kodama@city.scarborough.on.ca