22 July 1999
To:Chairman and Members of the North York Community Council
From:Roberto Stopnicki,
Director, Transportation Services - District 3
Subject:All way stop control: Ledbury Street at Woburn Avenue
Purpose:
To install an all way stop control at the intersection of Ledbury Street and Woburn Avenue.
Source of funds:
All costs associated with the installation of an all way stop control are included within the 1999 operating budget.
Recommendations:
That Schedules XVIII and XIX of By-Law # 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to require traffic to stop
at all approaches to the intersection of Ledbury Street and Woburn Avenue.
Background:
As a result of concerns from local residents, Councillor Joanne Flint requested that staff of the Transportation Services
Division of the Works and Emergency Services Department, investigate the feasibility of installing an all way stop control
at the intersection of Ledbury Street and Woburn Avenue.
Currently, eastbound and westbound traffic on Woburn Avenue is required to stop at Ledbury Street.
Discussion:
On numerous previous occasions, all way stop studies have been undertaken to determine whether an all way stop control
should be installed at the Ledbury Street/Woburn Avenue intersection. In all way instances the technical warrants were not
satisfied, however, a preventable collision history existed.
The results of the most recent study once again confirmed that the warrants are not satisfied, but that an increasing number
of collisions occurred.
Observations by staff have indicated that a high volume of pedestrians crossed the roadway without the protection of a stop
control. The installation of the all way stop control would improve pedestrian safety.
Conclusions:
The installation of an all way stop control, at the intersection of Ledbury Street and Woburn Avenue, would provide
additional protection for both vehicle and pedestrian traffic and would not adversely impact traffic operations within the
greater community.
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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