September 24, 1999
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Transportation Services District 1
Subject:Sultan Street, north side, from St. Thomas Street to the east end (in vicinity to the main entrance/exit doors to
Premises No. 8) - Provision of an on-street loading zone for disabled persons (Downtown)
Purpose:
To keep the curb area fronting Premises No. 8 Sultan Street clear of vehicles and to enhance pick-up/drop-off opportunity
for disabled persons.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
The implementation cost of this proposal is approximately $500.00, funds for which are available in the Transportation
Services 1999 Operating Budget.
Recommendations:
(1)That the "No Parking Anytime" prohibition, on the north side of Sultan Street, from St. Thomas Street to the east end,
be rescinded;
(2)That a disabled persons loading zone be established on the north side of Sultan Street, from St. Thomas Street to a
point 31.7 metres further east;
(3)That parking be prohibited at anytime on the north side of Sultan Street, from a point 31.7 metres east of St. Thomas
Street to the east end; and
(4)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 a representative of Premises No. 8 Sultan Street and in consultation with Downtown Councillors Olivia
Chow and Kyle Rae, staff of Transportation Services have investigated the provision of an on-street disabled loading zone
on the north side of Sultan Street, from St. Thomas Street to the east end (in vicinity to the main entrance/exit doors to
Premises No. 8) to facilitate Wheel-Trans pick-up/drop-off of disabled passengers.
Sultan Street, from St. Thomas Street to the east end, operates two-way on a pavement width of 7.4 metres. Parking is
prohibited at anytime on the north side of the street and standing is prohibited at anytime on the south side of the subject
section of Sultan Street.
Under the authority of the Highway Traffic Act, a vehicle, while actually engaged in loading/unloading passengers, may
legally do so in an area where standing or parking is prohibited. Accordingly, vehicles (buses, delivery trucks, taxis and
passenger vehicles) may legally stop on the north side of Sultan Street, from St. Thomas Street to the east end, to
load/unload passengers or merchandise. However, if a vehicle is left unattended, it could be deemed unlawfully parked and
subject to appropriate enforcement.
A site inspection by Transportation Services' staff has revealed that vehicles displaying a disabled persons parking permit
park for extended periods of time on the north side of Sultan Street, just east of St. Thomas Street, in vicinity to the main
entrance/exit doors of Premises No. 8, under exemptions afforded them within "No Parking" areas. Wheel-Trans buses and
vehicles loading/unloading residents/guests to Premises No. 8 Sultan Street, must often stop to pick- up/drop-off disabled
persons in this area but frequently cannot gain access to the curb. As a result, they must double-park, at times creating
potentially hazardous conditions for moving traffic and embarking/disembarking Wheel-Trans passengers.
This situation could be resolved by designating an on-street loading zone for disabled persons on the north side of Sultan
Street, from St. Thomas Street to a point 31.7 metres further east. Implementation of this suggestion would keep the curb
area fronting Premises No. 8 clear of vehicles, specifically those vehicles displaying a valid disabled persons parking
permit that currently park for extended periods of time, resulting in enhanced disabled passenger pick- up/drop-off
operations and improved manoeuvrability by motorists travelling on this portion of Sultan Street, while having a negligible
impact on on-street parking by disabled persons.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Curt Russell, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771,
Director.
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