September 22, 1999

To:Chairman and Members of the Scarborough Community Council

From:Gary H. Welsh, Director, Transportation Services, Works and Emergency Services, District 4

Subject:Traffic Concerns on Amiens Road, Beath Street and Fairwood Crescent, Scarborough Highland Creek

Purpose:

To report on the results of studies conducted on Amiens Road, Beath Street and Fairwood Crescent.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

The $1000.00 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of the speed limit signs is available in the Transportation Services 1999 budget, Cost Centre No.TP0226.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)the 40 kilometre per hour speed limits identified in Appendix 1 of this report be adopted; and

(2)the appropriate by-law be amended accordingly.

Council Reference/Background/History:

As a result of a request from Councillor Moeser, on behalf of a resident of Fairwood Crescent, Transportation Services investigated a concern regarding speeding on Amiens Road, Beath Street and Fairwood Crescent.

Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

Amiens Road, Beath Street and Fairwood Crescent are local roads located to the northeast of the intersection of Kingston Road and Morningside Avenue. The speed limits within this community are currently 50 kilometres per hour. West Hill Public School is located at the corner of Amiens Road and Tefft Road. Appropriate School Area warning signs are posted in advance of this school.

Speed Studies:

Speed studies were conducted on Amiens Road, Beath Street and Fairwood Crescent on Tuesday, July 13, 1999. The results are as follows:

These study results reveal that all three streets appear to be characteristic of many other local roads, where a few motorists elect to travel at excessive speeds. Although incidents of excessive speeding are occurring on these roads, the vast majority of motorists are travelling below the 50 km/h speed limit.

Application of these study results to our 40 km/h Speed Limit Warrant also revealed that minimum requirements are close to being achieved on all of these roads. On Amiens Road the 24-hour traffic volume does not exceed the required 1,000 vehicles and the distance between controls is 320 metres, less than the required 457.5 metres. On Beath Street and Fairwood Crescent, while the vehicle volume exceeds 1,000 vehicles, the distance between controls is 230 metres and 380 metres respectively.

The 24-hour vehicle volumes recorded also reveals that all three roads are functioning within the vehicle volume range of a local residential road, i.e. less than 2,500 vehicles per day.

While the warrants are close to being achieved on the three streets studied, staff also feel it is important to remind motorists to reduce their speed in the vicinity of West Hill Public School, namely on Amiens Road and also on Tefft Road, which was not studied. The speed reductions being recommended provide a uniform operation on the through streets in this residential area. Staff do not recommend reducing the speed limit on Amiens Road or Fairwood Crescent, north of Beath Street, or on Beath Street east of Fairwood Crescent, because these roads do not exit from the community, and are used exclusively by local traffic.

Collisions:

A review of the collision history for the three-year period, January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1998 reveals no collisions have been reported that are related to speeding in this community. Our information is based on the police collision reports that are available.

 Conclusions:

In summary, we are recommending the installation of a 40 kilometre per hour speed limits at the following locations:

(a)Amiens Road, between Kingston Road and Beath Street;

(b)Beath Street, between Morningside Avenue and Fairwood Crescent;

(c)Fairwood Crescent, between Kingston Road and Beath Street; and

(d)Tefft Road, between Morningside Road and Amiens Road.

Contact Name:

Bruce Clayton

Supervisor, Traffic Engineering, Works and Emergency Services

Tel: 396-7844

Fax: 396-5681

E-mail: clayton@city.scarborough.on.ca

   Gary H. Welsh

Director

Transportation Services

Works and Emergency Services

District 4

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Appendix 1

"40 Kilometre Per Hour Speed Limit"

Regulation to be Enacted

HighwayFromTo

AmiensKingston Beath

RoadRoadStreet

BeathMorningsideFairwood

StreetAvenueCrescent

FairwoodKingstonBeath

CrescentRoadStreet

TefftMorningsideAmiens

RoadAvenueRoad