April 1, 1999
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Transportation Services District 1
Subject:Carlaw Avenue from Danforth Avenue to McConnell Avenue - Provision of a "Student Pick-up/Drop-off Area"
with short term parking (Don River)
Purpose:
To enhance equitable use of a pick-up/drop-off area and provide short term parking to enable parents or guardians to
accompany an infant/toddler directly to/from the school and daycare centre located at Premises No. 690 Carlaw Avenue
(Holy Name Catholic School).
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Funds to undertake the necessary signage adjustments in the estimated amount of $800.00 are contained in the
Transportation Services Division 1999 Current Budget request.
Recommendations:
(1)That the parking prohibition at anytime on the west side of Carlaw Avenue between Danforth Avenue and McConnell
Avenue, be rescinded;
(2)That parking be allowed for a maximum period of ten minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on the west side of Carlaw Avenue from a point 86.3 metres south
of Danforth Avenue to a point 40.7 metres further south;
(3)That parking be prohibited from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.,
Monday to Friday and at anytime Saturday and Sunday, on the west side of Carlaw Avenue from a point 86.3 metres south
of Danforth Avenue to a point 40.7 metres further south;
(4)That parking be prohibited at anytime on the west side of Carlaw Avenue, from Danforth Avenue to a point 86.3
metres south;
(5)That parking be prohibited at anytime on the west side of Carlaw Avenue, from a point 127.0 metres south of
Danforth Avenue to McConnell Avenue; and
(6)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 Councillors Jack Layton and Pam McConnell on behalf of representatives of Holy Name Catholic School
(Premises No. 690 Carlaw Avenue), staff have investigated the feasibility of delineating a "Student Pick-up/Drop-off Area"
and allowing short term parking on the west side of Carlaw Avenue between Danforth Avenue and McConnell Avenue to
enable parents/guardians to park while accompanying children to/from the school or daycare centre at Holy Name Catholic
School.
Carlaw Avenue from Danforth Avenue to McConnell Avenue operates one way southbound on a pavement width of 7.3
metres. Parking is regulated as follows:
West Side
-Parking is prohibited at anytime.
East Side
- Parking is allowed by permit only from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily; and
-Parking is otherwise permitted for a maximum period of three hours.
A "Student Pick- up/Drop-off Area" identifies by means of information signs a specific area on a street in front of a school
where parents should stop to pick-up or drop-off students. No amendment to Chapter 400 of the (former) City of Toronto
Municipal Code is required to enable the installation of these signs. Several years ago, the Catholic School Board paid for
the construction of a lay-by on the west side of Carlaw Avenue in front of the school to provide an area where
parents/guardians may stop momentarily to drop-off or pick-up children. However, the present parking prohibition prevents
vehicles from legally being left unattended in the lay-by while the driver accompanies a child into the school.
Implementation of a 10 minute maximum parking regulation in the lay-by would resolve this problem.
In this instance, a ten minute maximum parking regulation could be implemented from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday (those times when there is the greatest demand for this
provision), to enhance equitable use of the pick-up/drop-off area and provide parents/guardians with sufficient time to
accompany a child directly to/from the daycare centre or school. The parking prohibition within the defined area of the
"Student Pick-up and Drop-off Area" would be maintained at other times.
Since the pick-up/drop-off area would be limited to the lay-by, implementation of this suggestion would not adversely
affect the safe and efficient operation of traffic on the travelled portion of Carlaw Avenue but would provide about 5 short
term parking/loading spaces..
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Peter Ip, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771
Director
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