April 30, 1999
To:Toronto Community Council
From:A. Koropeski, Director, Transportation Services District 1
Subject:Portugal Village, Area bounded by Crawford Street, College Street, Grace
Street/Bellwoods Avenue and Dundas Street West - Rescindment of Traffic Calming
Proposal. (Trinity-Niagara - Ward 20)
Purpose:
To rescind the Portugal Village Traffic Calming Plan (area bounded by Crawford Street,
College Street, Grace Street/Bellwoods Avenue and Dundas Street West).
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
No funds required.
Recommendations:
(1)That By-law No. 1996-0202 (to further amend By-law No. 602-89), enacted by the
former City of Toronto Council on April 29, 1996, to authorize the narrowing of sections of
the pavement for traffic calming purposes on the streets in the Portugal Village Area bounded
by Crawford Street, College Street, Grace Street/Bellwoods Avenue and Dundas Street West,
and associated Drawing Nos. 421F-4588, 421F-4589 and 421F-4591, dated January 1996, be
rescinded;
(2)That By-law No. 1996-0391 (to further amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter
400) enacted by the former City of Toronto Council on August 12, 1996, respecting traffic and
parking regulations associated with the narrowing of sections of the pavement for traffic
calming purposes on certain streets in the Portugal Village Area, be rescinded; and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.
Background:
Toronto City Council, at its meeting of February 12 and 13, 1996, adopted the
recommendations contained in Clause No. 9 of Report No. 2 of the City Services Committee
entitled " Traffic Calming - Portugal Village - Area bounded by Crawford Street, College
Street, Grace Street/Bellwoods Avenue and Dundas Street West". Furthermore, Toronto City
Council, at its meeting of April 29 and 30, 1996, adopted the recommendations contained in
Clause No. 3 of Report No. 5 of the City Services Committee entitled "Portugal Village
Traffic Calming Plan - Adjustments to parking regulations and relocation of two traffic
calming locations". Subsequent requests from former City of Toronto Councillor Martin Silva
and current Trinity-Niagara Councillors Joe Pantalone and Mario Silva have resulted in the
traffic calming measures approved by the former City of Toronto Council not being installed
in the field. These measures consisted of the placement of precast concrete traffic calming
islands at a number of locations on various streets within the subject community.
Comments:
In November 1997, at the request of former City of Toronto Councillor Martin Silva (Ward
4), the implementation of the traffic calming plan was postponed until the new Ward
Councillors had an opportunity to re-evaluate the measures.
Recent discussions with Trinity-Niagara Councillor Joe Pantalone indicated this approach is
no longer being considered and requested the Portugal Village Traffic Calming Plan and
associated traffic and parking regulations be rescinded and the previous traffic regulations
(still signed in the field) be reinstated in the City of Toronto Municipal Code.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Bob Runnings, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771,
Director.
RJR/br
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