29 July 1999
To:Chairman and Members of the North York Community Council
From:Roberto Stopnicki, Director
Transportation Services - District 3
Subject:Parking/Stopping Prohibitions: Sharpecroft Boulevard
North York Black Creek
Purpose:
To amend the current parking/stopping regulations on Sharpecroft Boulevard, adjacent to St. Jerome Separate School.
Source of funds:
All costs associated with the installation of the parking/stopping restrictions are included within the 1999 operating budget.
Recommendations:
That Schedules VIII and IX of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended as follows:
(1)that stopping be prohibited from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the west side of Sharpecroft Boulevard,
from Dovehouse Avenue to a point 130 metres south; and
(2)that parking be prohibited between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Sharpecroft
Boulevard, from Dovehouse Avenue to a point 130 metres south.
Background:
Currently, stopping is prohibited on the east side of Sharpecroft Boulevard and parking on the west side of the roadway,
between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, from Dovehouse Avenue to a point 228 metres south. Parking is also
prohibited at anytime on the west side of Sharpecroft Boulevard from a point 228 metres south of the southerly limit of
Dovehouse Avenue to Sentinel Road. Parking is permitted for periods of up to a maximum of three hours on the east side
of the roadway, from Sentinel Road to the southerly limit of St. Jerome Separate School.
Discussion:
As a result of the current parking/stopping habits of the parents of children attending the St. Jerome Separate School, staff
of the Transportation Services Division of the Works and Emergency Services Department were requested by Mrs. Sheila
Ryan, Principal, to amend the existing parking/stopping prohibitions on Sharpecroft Boulevard, adjacent to St. Jerome
Separate School.
Justification:
As with other school reviews, consideration is often given to prohibiting parking on the side of the roadway adjacent to the
school while stopping is prohibited on the side opposite the school. This parking/stopping orientation generally reduces the
need for students to cross the roadway from between parked cars and maintains the flow of two way traffic.
Conclusions:
Although there may be some inconvenience experienced by residents immediately opposite the school, the amendments to
the parking/stopping restrictions will maintain two way traffic flow and increase the level of pedestrian/motorist safety
during pick-up and drop-off activities associated with the 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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