15 April 1999

To:Chairman and Members of the North York Community Council

From:Roberto Stopnicki,

Director, Transportation Services - District 3

Subject:School Bus Loading Zone: Lamberton Boulevard

North York Black Creek

Purpose:To extend and relocate the existing school bus loading zone on Lamberton Boulevard, adjacent to the Lamberton Public School.

Source of funds:

All costs associated with the extension and relocation of the school bus loading zone are included within the 1999 operating budget.

Recommendations:

That By-law #32759, of the former City of North York, be amended as follows:

• That the existing loading zone on the south side of Lamberton Boulevard, from a point 85 metres west of the westerly list of Clayhall Crescent to a point 40 metres westerly thereof, be deleted; and

• That a loading zone on the south side of Lamberton Boulevard, from a point 115 metres west of the westerly limit of Clayhall Crescent to a point 55 metres westerly thereof, be added.

Background:

In December of 1998, Council for the City of Toronto adopted a report from the Director, Transportation Services, District 3, to install a School Bus Loading Zone on the south side of Lamberton Boulevard, adjacent to Lamberton Public School.

Discussion:

Since the installation of the school bus loading zone on Lamberton Boulevard, staff of the Transportation Services Division of the Works and Emergency Services Department have received a request from Mrs. Sue Young, Principal of Lamberton Public School, to extend the existing school bus loading zone, to accommodate one additional large school bus. In addition, Mrs. Young has indicated that the existing loading zone is located at the front entrance to the school, which causes congestion on the sidewalk and boulevard area. In this regard, Mrs. Young has requested that the loading zone be relocated closer to the west entrance of Lamberton Public School.

Conclusions:

In order to accommodate an extra school bus and to reduce congestion at the front entrance of Lamberton Public School, the Transportation Services Division would have no objections to Mrs. Young's request to extend and relocate the existing school bus loading zone on the south side of Lamberton Boulevard, adjacent to the Lamberton Public School.

Contact Name:

Allen Pinkerton, Manager, Traffic Operations - District 3

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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