March 16, 1999
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Transportation Services District 1
Subject:Woodycrest Avenue from Gertrude Place to Selkirk Street - Introduction of a one hour maximum parking
restriction and extension of the permit parking hours (Don River)
Purpose:
This proposal is intended to discourage long term non-resident parking by restricting parking and extending the permit
parking hours of operation on Woodycrest Avenue from Gertrude Place to Selkirk Street.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Funds to undertake the necessary signage adjustments in the estimated amount of $1,500.00 are contained in the
Transportation Services Division 1999 Current Budget request.
Recommendations:
(1)That the permit parking hours of operation where applicable under the alternate side parking system on the east and
west sides of Woodycrest Avenue, between Gertrude Place and Selkirk Street, be extended from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.,
daily, to apply from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., daily.
(2)That parking on the east side of Woodycrest Avenue from Gertrude Place to Selkirk Street be restricted to a maximum
period of one hour from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday from December 1st of one year to March 31st of the next
following year, inclusive, and from the 1st day to the 15th day of each month, from April 1st to November 30th, inclusive;
(3)That parking on the west side of Woodycrest Avenue from Gertrude Place to Selkirk Street be restricted to a
maximum period of one hour from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday from the 16th day to the last day of each
month, from April 1st to November 30th inclusive; and
(4)That the appropriate City Officials be requested to take whatever action is necessary to give effect to the foregoing,
including the introduction in Council of any Bills that are required.
Comments:
At the request of Don River Councillor Jack Layton on behalf of area residents and in consultation with Councillor Pam
McConnell, Transportation Services has investigated the feasibility of implementing a one hour maximum parking limit
from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, and extending the current permit parking hours of operation, from 12:01
a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily to operate from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., daily on Woodycrest Avenue from Gertrude Place to
Selkirk Street, in order to reduce long term non-resident parking.
Woodycrest Avenue between Gertrude Place and Selkirk Street operates one way southbound and has a pavement width of
7.3 metres. Alternate side parking and permit parking regulations are in effect on Woodycrest Avenue, between Gertrude
Place and Selkirk Street. Parking is otherwise allowed for a maximum period of three hours.
A site investigation has confirmed that long term non-resident parking is occurring on the subject section of this street.
Adjusting the permit parking hours of operation from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. to operate 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. daily, in
combination with implementing a one hour maximum parking restriction from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday,
would establish the regulations needed to deter long-term parking on this street by commuters and non-residents, and would
enable more frequent enforcement by members of the Parking Enforcement Unit.
Visitors, trades persons and residents without parking permits will be able to park on the subject section of Woodycrest
Avenue but will be subject to the one hour regulation. Vehicles displaying valid on-street parking permits would be exempt
from this temporal parking restriction.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
John Crocco, Senior Traffic Investigator, 392-7771
Director
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