12 March 1999
To:Chairman and Members of the North York Community Council
From:Roberto Stopnicki,
Director, Transportation Services - District 3
Subject:Parking Prohibitions: Ellerslie Avenue
North York Centre
Purpose:To amend the current daytime stopping restrictions on the south side of Ellerslie Avenue, east of Senlac Road,
adjacent to the Willowdale Middle School.
Source of funds:
All costs associated with the amendments to the stopping restrictions are included within the 1999 operating budget.
Recommendations:
- That Schedule IX of By-Law #31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to delete the No Stopping, 8:00
a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, prohibitions on the north side of Ellerslie Avenue, from a point 52 metres east of the
easterly limit of Senlac Road to a point 114 metres east of the easterly limit of Senlac Road; and
- That Schedule IX of By-Law #31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to add No Stopping, 8:00 a.m. -
6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, prohibitions on the south side of Ellerslie Avenue, from Senlac Road to Diagonal Road.
Background:
At the request of local residents, staff of the Transportation Services Division of the Works and Emergency Services
Department, have reviewed traffic operations on Ellerslie Avenue, adjacent to the Willowdale Middle School. Local
residents have advised that during arrival/dismissal times, associated with the school, vehicles are being stopped/parked on
both sides of the roadway. During the times when this parking activity occurs, two way traffic cannot be maintained and
children are forced to cross Ellerslie from between parked cars.
Discussion:
Currently, parking is prohibited at any time on the north side of Ellerslie Avenue, from Senlac Road to Tamworth Road,
and between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the south side, from Diagonal Road to a point 15
metres west of Tamworth Road. Stopping is prohibited between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on
the north side of Ellerslie Avenue, from a point 52 metres east of Senlac Road to a point 114 metres east of Senlac Road.
To improve traffic operations on Ellerslie Avenue, east of Senlac Road, it is recommended that the stopping prohibitions
adjacent to the Willowdale Middle School to the opposite side of the respective roadway.
Justification:
During observations by staff of the Transportation Services Division, it was noted that motorists often stopped/parked their
vehicles on both sides of Ellerslie Avenue. With vehicles on both sides of the roadway, two way traffic cannot be
maintained. This parking situation created confusion and difficulties for motorists on Ellerslie Avenue as well as
pedestrians/students being forced to cross Ellerslie Avenue from between parked vehicles.
Conclusions:
The amendments to the stopping restrictions would allow parents to stop on the side of the roadway adjacent to the school,
thereby reducing on-street waiting time and the need for pedestrians to cross the roadway from between parked cars.
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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