25 June 1999
To:Chairman and Members of the North York Community Council
From:Roberto Stopnicki,
Director of Transportation Services - District 3
Subject:Parking Prohibitions and Reduced Speed:
Wendell Avenue, Gary Drive and Yelland Street
North York Humber
Purpose:
To install parking prohibitions adjacent to the traffic calming measures and to introduce a 40 km/h speed zones on Wendell
Avenue and Gary Drive.
Source of funds:
All costs associated with the installation of the parking restrictions and reduced speed zones are included within the 1999
operating budget.
Recommendations:
1.that Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit parking at any time
on the east side of Wendell Avenue, from a point 173 metres north of Gary Drive to a point 40 metres northerly thereof;
2.that Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit parking at any time
on the east side of Wendell Avenue, from a point 250 metres north of Gary Drive to a point 37 metres northerly thereof;
3.that Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit parking at any time
on the east side of Wendell Avenue, from Pellatt Avenue to a point 27 metres southerly thereof;
4.that Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit parking at any time
on both sides of Gary Drive, from Yelland Street to a point 22 metres easterly thereof;
5.that Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit parking at any time
on both sides of Yelland Street, from Gary Drive to a point 20 metres southerly thereof;
6.that By-Law No. 31878, of the former City of North York, be amended to introduce a 40 km/h speed limit on Wendell
Avenue, from Gary Drive to Pellatt Avenue; and
7.that By-Law No. 31878, of the former City of North York, be amended to introduce a 40 km/h speed limit on Gary
Drive, from Yelland Street to Wendell Avenue.
Background:
Council for the City of Toronto, at its meeting of April 15, 1998, approved the installation of temporary traffic calming
measures on Wendell Avenue, Gary Drive and Yelland Street. On December 16/17, 1998, Council subsequently approved
the permanent installation of the traffic calming measures.
With the design of the permanent measures, members of the original Traffic Work Group identified a concern that vehicles
parked within a relatively short distance of the measures would impede the safe flow of two way traffic.
In addition, the Traffic Calming Policy for the former City of North York required the implementation of a 40 km/h speed
limit on Wendell Avenue and Gary Drive.
Discussion:
Currently, parking is prohibited at any time on the west side of Wendell Avenue. Parking is permitted for up to a maximum
of three hours on the east side of Wendell Avenue and both sides of Gary Drive and Yelland Street, in the vicinity of the
traffic calming measures.
As a result of an investigation by staff of the Transportation Services Division of the Works and Emergency Services
Department, the residents' concern has been confirmed as on several occasions vehicles were observed parked in the
immediate vicinity of the traffic calming measures. This parking activity interferes with the safe flow of two way traffic.
Conclusions:
The implementation of the parking restrictions and reduced speed zones will further accentuate the benefits which will be
achieved with the permanent installation of traffic calming measures on Gary Drive, Wendell Avenue and Yelland Street.
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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