4 January 1999

To:Chairman and Members of the North York Community Council

From:Roberto Stopnicki,

Director, Transportation Services - District 3

Subject:Stopping Prohibitions: Woodward Avenue

North York Humber

Purpose:To install stopping prohibitions on the north side of Woodward Avenue, from Uphill Avenue to the easterly limit of Woodward Avenue.

Source of funds:

All costs associated with the installation of the parking restrictions are included within the 1999 operating budget.

Recommendations:

That Schedule IX of By-Law No. 31001, of the former City of the North York, be amended to prohibit stopping at any time on the north side of Woodward Avenue, from Uphill Avenue to the easterly limit of Woodward Avenue.

Council Reference/Background/History:

Currently, parking is prohibited at any time on the north side of Woodward Avenue. On the south side of the roadway, which was previously within the City of York, metered parking spaces have been installed.

Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

Councillors Judy Sgro and Francis Nunziata have contacted staff of the Transportation Division of the Works and Emergency Services Department advising that numerous vehicles are parked on the north side of Woodward Avenue.

When vehicles are parked on both sides of the roadway, access to the residential properties on the south side of Woodward Avenue is restricted and two way traffic cannot be maintained.

Our investigation concluded that although parking is prohibited on the north side of Woodward Avenue, numerous vehicles were parked. Of those on the north side of the roadway, several displayed disabled parking permits, which exempted them from enforcement of the parking restrictions. Given the proximity to the Humber River Regional Hospital, this type of parking is not unexpected, particularly those with the disabled parking permits.

Conclusions:

With the installation of the stopping restrictions, parking enforcement would be much more effective as vehicles with displayed disabled parking permits are not exempt from the stopping prohibitions. In the interest of traffic safety, this division supports the proposed stopping prohibitions.

Contact Name :

Allen Pinkerton, Manager, Traffic Operations

395-7463 (telephone)

395-7482 (facsimile)

ajpinker@city.north-york.on.ca (e-mail)

Roberto Stopnicki,

Director, Transportation Services - District 3

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