March 2, 1999
To:Chairman and Members of the North York Community Council
From:Roberto Stopnicki
Director, Transportation Services - District 3
Subject:School Bus Loading Zone: Muirhead Road
Seneca Heights
Purpose:To relocate the existing school bus loading zone on Muirhead Road, adjacent to
Muirhead Public School.
Source of funds:
All costs associated with the relocation of the school bus loading zone are included within the
1999 operating budget.
Recommendations:
That By-law No. 32759, of the former City of North York, be amended to relocate the school
bus loading zone from its existing location to the east side of Muirhead Road, between a point
107 metres north of Old Sheppard Avenue and a point 27 metres northerly thereof.
Council Reference/Background/History:
The North York Community Council on January 20, had before it a report, dated January 6,
from the Director, Transportation Services - District 3, recommending that By-law #32759 of
the former City of North York, be amended to relocate the existing school bus loading zone
on the east side of Muirhead Road.
The report was deferred and the Director was requested to further report on what impact the
relocated loading zone would have on the driveway access to the Muirhead Public School.
Staff of the Transportation Services Division of the Works and Emergency Services
Department were requested by Mr. Bill Nicholson, Principal, Muirhead Public School, to
consider the relocation of the school bus loading zone adjacent to the school, north of its
existing location. Mr. Micholson had advised that, due to the location of the loading zone and
the walkway from the school to Muirhead Road, students were crossing the roadway from
between parked buses.
Transportation Services Division staff confirmed the concerns of Mr. Nicholson and
supported the relocation of the loading zone.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
The relocated school bus loading zone would be located 16 metres south of the driveway to
the Muirhead Public school. This distance is appropriate to ensure that while exiting from the
school driveway drivers would have sufficient lines to observe northbound and southbound
vehicles approaching the driveway.
Conclusions:
This division would support the relocation of the school bus loading zone on the east side of
Muirhead Road. As it would not create an impediment to motorists exiting from the driveway
to the Muirhead Public School and it would increase the visibility of students crossing
Muirhead Road.
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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CITY CLERK
Clause embodied in Report No. 1 of the North York Community Council, as
deferred by the North York Community Council at its meeting held on January
20, 1999.
24(b)School Bus Loading Zone - Muirhead Road - Seneca Heights.
The North York Community Council reports having deferred the following report to its
next meeting scheduled for February 18, 1999, and having requested the Director,
Transportation Services, District 3, to provide a further report on the review of the
impacts on the school driveway:
(January 6, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 3, recommending that
By-Law No. 32759, of the former City of North York, be amended to relocate the school bus
loading zone from its existing location to the east side of Muirhead Road, between a point 107
metres north of Old Sheppard Avenue and a point 27 metres northerly thereof.
6 January 1999
To:Chairman and Members of the North York Community Council
From:Roberto Stopnicki
Director, Transportation Services - District 3
Subject:School Bus Loading Zone: Muirhead Road
North York Seneca Heights
Purpose:To relocate the existing school bus loading zone on Muirhead Road, adjacent to the
Muirhead Public School.
Source of funds:
All costs associated with the relocation of the school bus loading zone are included within the
1999 operating budget.
Recommendation:
That By-Law No. 32759, of the former City of North York, be amended to relocate the school
bus loading zone from its existing location to the east side of Muirhead Road, between a point
107 metres north of Old Sheppard Avenue and a point 27 metres northerly thereof.
Council Reference/Background/History:
Currently, the school bus loading zone on the east side of Muirhead Road, adjacent to
Muirhead Public School, extends between a point 47.5 metres north of Old Sheppard Avenue
to a point 61 metres northerly thereof.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Staff of the Transportation Division of the Works and Emergency Services Department were
contacted by Mr. Bill Nicholson, Principal, Muirhead Public School, regarding the safety of
the students when crossing Muirhead Road. Mr. Nicholson advised that due to the present
location of the school bus loading zone and the walkway from the school to Muirhead Road,
students are crossing the roadway from between parked buses. It is Mr. Nicholson's opinion
that should the school bus loading zone be relocated that the safety of students would be
increased.
Observations by staff have confirmed that the established student crossing area is within the
existing limits of the school bus loading zone.
Conclusions:
As student crossing patterns have been well established, to improve the level of safety this
division would support the relocation of the school bus loading zone on the east side of
Muirhead Road.
Contact Name:
Allen Pinkerton, Manager of 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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