August 31, 1999

To:Toronto Community Council

From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Transportation Services District 1

Subject:Castlefield Avenue, between Chaplin Crescent and Caldow 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 Castlefield Avenue have not been satisfied.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendation:

That the draft by-law to alter the section of Castlefield Avenue between Chaplin Crescent and Caldow Road, by means of the installation of speed humps, not be enacted in light of the negative poll results noted below.

Background:

City Council, at its meeting of June 9, 10 and 11, 1999, in adopting Clause 29 in Report No. 8 of the Toronto Community Council, approved the alterations of the pavement on the above-noted section of Castlefield Avenue, subject to the favourable results of polling of the affected residents, pursuant to the policy governing speed hump installation.

Comments:

The speed hump policy requires that a poll of adults 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 endorse the speed hump proposal.

A total of 91 ballots were mailed out to eligible voters on Castlefield Avenue, between Caldow Road and Chaplin Crescent. The results of this poll, undertaken in July and August 1999, demonstrated that a total of 52 (57 percent) of the eligible voters responded to the poll, and of these, 23 (44 percent) supported the plan and 29 (56 percent) opposed the installation of speed humps.

As indicated above, the criteria for the installation of speed humps requires that 60 percent of the valid responses to the poll endorse the speed hump proposal. As only 44 percent of the respondents were in favour of the speed hump proposal, in accordance with Council policy, no further action should be taken in this regard.

I note for your Council's information that the policy further stipulates that a two-year moratorium on further polling be imposed following an unsuccessful poll.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Teresa Carmichael, Senior Traffic Investigator, (416) 392-7771

Director

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