April 30, 1999
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Transportation Services District 1
Subject:Roehampton Avenue from Mt. Pleasant Road to Cardiff Road - Speed hump poll results (North Toronto)
Purpose:
To report on the results of a speed hump poll of residents and to advise that conditions for the installation of speed humps
on the subject section of Roehampton Avenue have been satisfied.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendation:
That this report be received for information.
Background:
City Council at its meeting of October 28, 29, and 30, 1998, in adopting Clause 4 of Report No. 12 of the Toronto
Community Council, approved the alterations of the pavement on the above-noted street, subject to the favourable results of
polling the affected residents, pursuant to the former City of Toronto policy relating to speed hump installation. The
proposed enactment of the draft by-law to give effect to the above will be advertised in a daily newspaper on four
consecutive weeks in May 1999.
Comments:
The former City of Toronto's Speed Hump Policy (adopted by Council at its meeting of August 21, 1997) requires that a
poll of adult residents (18 years of age or older) be conducted on streets being considered for speed hump installations and
that at least 60 percent of the valid responses to the poll support the speed hump proposal.
The results of the poll undertaken in March 1999 on Roehampton Avenue between Mt. Pleasant Road and Cardiff Road
showed that 23 percent of the eligible voters responded to the poll, of which, 112 (67 percent) supported the installation of
the speed humps and 54 (33 percent) were opposed to the plan.
As indicated above, the criteria for the installation of speed humps as set out in the Speed Hump Policy, has been satisfied
on the subject section of Roehampton Avenue.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Teresa Carmichael, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771
Director
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