March 8, 1999
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Transportation Services District 1
Subject:Logan Avenue, west side, between Eastern Avenue and Queen Street East -Restriction of parking to a maximum
period of one hour and extension of the permit parking hours. (Don River)
Purpose:
To report on measures to discourage long term non-resident parking on Logan Avenue, between Eastern Avenue and Queen
Street East during the daytime.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Funds to undertake the necessary signage adjustments in the estimated amount of $600.00 are contained in the
Transportation Services Division 1999 Current Budget request.
Recommendations:
(1)That the permit parking hours of operation on the west side of Logan Avenue, between Eastern Avenue and Queen
Street East, 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 west side of Logan Avenue from a point 30.5 metres south of Queen Street East to a point 67
metres north of Eastern Avenue, be restricted to a maximum period of one hour from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to
Friday; and
(3)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 Councillor Jack Layton, Councillor Pam McConnell and area residents, Transportation Services has
investigated measures to deter long term non-resident parking on Logan Avenue from Queen Street East to Eastern Avenue
and make parking spaces more readily available during daytime hours for resident permit holders .
Logan Avenue, between Eastern Avenue and Queen Street East operates two-way and has a pavement width of 9.75
metres. Parking is prohibited at anytime on the east side and on the west side of Logan Avenue between Eastern Avenue
and a point 67 metres north. The permit parking system is in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily on the west side and
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 from 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 of 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 Logan 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:
Peter Ip, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771
Director
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