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Installation of Approved Traffic

Control Signals: Status Report.

The Urban Environment and Development Committee recommends the adoption of the following report (October 9, 1998) from the General Manager, Transportation Services:

Purpose:

To respond to a request from the Urban Environment and Development Committee for a status report regarding the installation of traffic control signals which have been approved in 1998.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that this report be received and forwarded to City Council for information.

Background:

At its meeting of October 5, 1998, the Urban Environment and Development Committee requested the General Manager, Transportation Services, to submit a report to the November 2, 1998 meeting listing the 21 traffic control signals that have been approved to date for which funding is available in 1998, as well as the signals which have been approved for which funding is not available in 1998.

Discussion:

In 1995 the former Metropolitan Toronto Council discussed the issue of an imbalance between the number of proposed traffic control signals and the approved budget: funding was only available to install signals at approximately 50 percent of the locations where signalization was justified. In response to this problem, staff developed a "Safety First" rating system in order to prioritize the installation of justified new traffic control signals.

As reported in 1995, the basic aims of the rating system are to give safety issues top priority; to give high priority to the conversion of pedestrian crossovers which are no longer operating in a satisfactory manner; to give high priority to the needs of pedestrians, particularly children and senior citizens; and to minimize liability on the City.

The priority rating system which was adopted in 1995, and which has been in use since then, is as follows:

Priority 1:locations at which the accident warrant is met, whether on a major arterial or a local road. The accident warrant includes motor vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists;

Priority 2:pedestrian crossovers which are not operating in a satisfactory manner, whether on a major arterial or a local road; and

Priority 3:all other locations, ranked in order of safety and pedestrian needs criteria.

Attached as appendices to this report are lists of traffic control signals approved and either installed or committed in 1998 (publicly and privately funded), and lists of traffic control signals either approved or under study in order of priority.

Appendix 1:1998 Approved Traffic Control Signals and Committed for 1998 Installation

Appendix 2:1998 Approved Traffic Control Signals on Waiting List

Appendix 3:Candidate Traffic Control Signal Locations Presently Under Study

The approved Capital Budget for new traffic control signal installation in 1998 is $1.6 million. The same sum is proposed in the 1999 Capital Budget.

Conclusions:

The "Safety First" priority rating system, which was adopted in 1995, should be retained to establish priorities for installing approved traffic control signals.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Mr. Les Kelman, Director, Transportation Systems, 392-5372.

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Appendix 1

1998 Approved Traffic Control Signals and Committed for 1998 Installation

1(a)Publicly Funded Traffic Control Signals:

(1)Keele Street at Humberside Avenue

(2)Wilson Avenue at Ridge Road

(3)Kipling Avenue at Genthorn Avenue

(4)2450-2500 Birchmount Road

(5)Doris Avenue at Empress Avenue

(6)Overlea Boulevard at William Morgan Drive

(7)Sheppard Avenue East at Gateforth Drive

(8)Dufferin Street at Samor Road

(9)1775 Weston Road

(10)Morningside Avenue at Finch Avenue East/Old Finch Avenue

(11)McCowan Road at Kenhatch Boulevard

(12)Dundas Street West at Montrose Avenue

(13)Parkside Drive at Indian Valley Crescent

(14)Parkside Drive at Spring Road

(15)Islington Avenue at Winnipeg Road

(16)1201 Wilson Avenue

(17)Sewells Road at Brenyon Way

(18)Broadview Avenue at Hillside Drive

(19)Tapscott Road at Newgale Gate

(20)Bathurst Street at Carr Street/Robinson Street

(21)Adelaide Street West at Brant Street

1(b)Traffic Control Signals Funded by Others:

(1)Dundas Street West, west of Humbercrest Boulevard

(2)1333 Sheppard Avenue East

(3)Meadowvale Road at Highway 401 eastbound ramp

(4)Meadowvale Road at the Toronto Zoo

(5)Lawrence Avenue East at Cedarbrae Mall

(6)Sheppard Avenue East at Grand Marshall Drive

(7)Eglinton Avenue East at Lebovic Avenue

(8)800 Warden Avenue

(9)Kennedy Road at Antrim Crescent

(10)Lake Shore Boulevard East at Northern Dancer Boulevard

(11)Progress Avenue at William Kitchen Road

(12)Weston Road north of St. Clair Avenue West

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Appendix 2

1998 Approved Traffic Control Signals on Waiting List

2(a)Publicly Funded Traffic Control Signals:

Priority 1 - Nil

Priority 2 - Nil

Priority 3:

(1)45 Overlea Boulevard

(2)Lawrence Avenue East at Charlottetown Boulevard

(3)Ellesmere Road at Dolly Varden Boulevard

(4)Royal York Road at Newcastle Street

(5)McNicoll Avenue at Harold Evans Road/Placer Court

(6)Bayview Avenue at Tudor Gate

2(b)Traffic Control Signals Funded by Others:

Priority 1 - Nil

Priority 2 - Nil

Priority 3:

(1)McNicoll Avenue at Silver Springs Boulevard (funding to be finalized)

(2)Finch Avenue East at Baylawn Drive (developer has not committed funds)

(3)Lake Shore Boulevard East at Woodbine Avenue/Kew Beach Avenue (deferred until March 1999)

(4)Midland Avenue at Lockie Avenue (funding to be finalized)

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Appendix 3

Candidate Traffic Control Signal Locations Presently Under Study

3(a)Publicly Funded Traffic Control Signals:

Priority 1:

(1)St. Clair Avenue West at Poplar Plains Road

(2)Kipling Avenue at Stevenson Road

Priority 2:

(3)Ossington Avenue at Dewson Street

(4)Warden Avenue at Mack Avenue

Priority 3:

(5)Yonge Street north of Shuter Street

(6)Bloor Street West at Robert Street/Walmer Road

(7)Dixon Road at McArthur Street

(8)Laird Drive at Vanderhoof Avenue

(9)McNicoll Avenue at Eagle Point Road

(10)Brimley Road at Golden Gate Court/Omni Drive

(11)Dundas Street West at Humber Hill Avenue

(12)Bathurst Street north of Rockford Road

(13)O'Connor Drive at Glenwood Crescent

(14)Kingston Road at St. Augustines Rest Home

(15)Sheppard Avenue East at Agincourt GO Station

(16)Lawrence Avenue at East Avenue

3(b)Traffic Control Signals Funded by Others:

Priority 3:

(1)Jane Street at York Gate Mall

(2)4300 Steeles Avenue East

(3)Finch Avenue West, west of Kipling Avenue

(4)Steeles Avenue East at Call-Net

(5)King Street West at Sudbury Street

(6)Milner Avenue at Grand Marshall Drive

(7)The Queensway, west of The West Mall

(8)Eglinton Avenue East at Torrance Road

(9)Victoria Park Avenue at Call-Net

(10)Gerrard Street East at Dengate Road

(11)The East Mall south of Burnhamthorpe Road

(12)Steeles Avenue West at Murray Ross Parkway

 

   
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