Works and

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City Hall

23rd Floor, East Tower

100 Queen Street West

Toronto, Ontario

Canada M5H 2N2

August 31, 1999

To respond to a request from North Toronto Councillors Michael Walker and Anne Johnston to report on a plan to reduce the speed of motor vehicles on Castle Knock Road, from Eglinton Avenue West to Roselawn Avenue, by the introduction of speed humps.

The estimated cost to implement this plan is $3,000.00, funds for which are available in the Transportation Services Division 1999 Capital Budget.

Transportation Services’ staff, at the request of the Ward Councillors Michael Walker and Anne Johnston, on behalf of residents of Castle Knock Road, have investigated the feasibility of installing speed humps on Castle Knock Road, from Eglinton Avenue West and Roselawn Avenue, to reduce the speed of motor vehicles.

Castle Knock Road, between Eglinton Avenue West and Roselawn Avenue, operates two-way on a pavement width of 8.5 m with a speed limit of 40 km/h. Parking is prohibited at any time on both sides of the roadway from Eglinton Avenue West to Burnaby Boulevard and on the west side, between Burnaby Boulevard and Crestview Road. Parking is prohibited between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, but permitted to a maximum period of one hour at other times, on the east side, between Burnaby Boulevard and Willowbank Avenue. Parking is permitted but restricted to a maximum period of one hour anytime on the east side of Castle Knock Road, between Burnaby Boulevard and Crestview Road. Parking is prohibited between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., from Crestview Road to a point 36.5 m south of Roselawn Avenue, on the west side and from Elwood Boulevard to a point 41 m south of Roselawn Avenue, on the east side. Otherwise, parking is permitted to a maximum period of three hours.

A speed and volume survey conducted on weekdays by Transportation Services’ staff in June 1998, recorded an average two-way traffic volume of about 1,800 vehicles daily with an average operating speed (speed at which 85% or less of the traffic travels) of 58 km/h in the southbound direction and 52 km/h in the northbound direction. The average speed of vehicles on the street is 43 km/h and about 16% of the vehicles travel in excess of 55 km/h.

The grade of the roadway on Castle Knock Road, between Burnaby Boulevard and Crestview Road, is in excess of the maximum allowable grade (for speed humps) of 5% and the short block between Eglinton Avenue West and Burnaby Boulevard does not have a speeding problem. As a result of meetings and correspondence with representatives of the residents of Castle Knock Road, they were not satisfied with the original speed hump plan proposed by staff earlier this year and accordingly, at a meeting of July 22, 1999, it was agreed to provide two speed humps as illustrated on the attached print of Drawing No. 421F-5446, dated August 1999. A speed limit reduction to 30 kilometres per hour would be appropriate. If this proposal were to be implemented, no impacts on parking would be anticipated, no changes to parking regulations would be required, and the effect on snow removal, street cleaning and garbage collection would be minimal.

As stipulated in the Policy, once it has been determined that speed hump installation is technically warranted, a formal poll should be conducted of adults (18 years and older) of households directly abutting the affected section of the street, and also of households on side streets whose only access is from the street under consideration for speed hump installation. Under this policy, at least 60 percent of those responding should be in favour of the proposal to authorize implementation. Accordingly, subject to approval by your Council of the above recommendations, Transportation Services’ staff will conduct a poll of residents and report on the results at the deputation meeting for the project.

The changes proposed to Castle Knock Road as set out above constitute alterations to public highway pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act. Accordingly, the intent of Council to enact a by-law to authorize physical changes resulting in the alteration of the pavement configuration must be advertised and subsequently be subject to public hearing. It is noted that emergency services are being advised of the proposal to ensure the proposal does not unduly hamper their operations. However, the introduction of speed humps would result in slower operating speeds for all vehicles, including emergency vehicles, resulting in increased response times.

This project would be pre-approved in accordance with Schedule A of the Class Environmental Assessment for the Municipal Roads Project.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Michael J. Harris,

Supervisor of Traffic Engineering,

District 1, Central Area.

(416) 392-7711

Director

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