Traffic Concerns Along Edgevalley Drive (Kingsway-Humber)
The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (December 9, 1998) from the
Director, Transportation Services, District 2.
Purpose:
To address the concerns of area residents with respect to the speed and volume of vehicular traffic on Edenbridge Drive,
Edgehill Road, and Edgevalley Drive.
Funding Sources:
There are no funding implications associated with this report.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)no additional traffic control measures be implemented on Edenbridge Drive, Edgehill Road, and Edgevalley Drive;
and
(2)the Toronto Police Service be requested to enforce the 50 km/h speed limit on Edenbridge Drive near North Drive.
Council Reference:
Etobicoke Community Council, at its meeting held on Wednesday, July 22, 1998, referred a report dated May 27, 1998
from the Commissioner of Works, back to the Director of Transportation and Engineering Planning, with a request that a
comprehensive review be undertaken with respect to the speed and volume of vehicular traffic in the area of Edenbridge
Drive, Edgehill Road and Edgevalley Drive, to be the subject of a future report to the Etobicoke Community Council
(Attachment No. 1). A map of the area is Attachment No.2.
To assess traffic conditions of Edenbridge Drive, Edgehill Road, and Edgevalley Drive, the following information was
obtained:
(1)manual approach counts conducted at the intersections of Edenbridge Drive and North Drive, Edgehill Road and
Colwood Road, and Edgevalley Drive and Colwood Road;
(2)a historical count analysis;
(3)radar speed studies conducted on Edenbridge Drive, Edgehill Road, and Edgevalley Drive; and,
(4)an accident review on Edenbridge Drive, Edgehill Road, and Edgevalley Drive.
Comments and Discussion:
The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario has provided the following warrants for the installation of all-way stop controls
on roads and streets considered to be neither arterial nor major collector streets:
(a)total vehicle volume on all intersection approaches must exceed 350 for the highest hour recorded; and,
(b)a volume split should not exceed 65/35 for a four-way control and 75/25 for a three-way control.
(1)Manual Approach Counts
The following table summarizes the results of the all-way stop studies conducted at the intersections of Edenbridge Drive
and North Drive, Edgehill Road and Colwood Road, and Edgevalley Drive and Colwood Road, between the hours of 7:00
a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Intersection |
# of Approaches |
Date of
Survey |
Peak Hour |
Peak Hour
Volume |
Balance of Flow |
Edenbridge Dr. and
North Dr. |
3 |
10/27/98 |
5-6 p.m. |
316 |
94/6 |
Edgehill Rd.
and
Colwood Rd. |
3 |
04/23/98 |
5-6 p.m. |
73 |
90/10 |
Edgevalley Dr.
and
Colwood Rd. |
4 |
10/01/98 |
5-6 p.m. |
43 |
70/30 |
It is evident that the peak hour volumes and the balance of flow at all three intersections do not meet the minimal warrant
requirements.
(2)Historical Count Analysis
The following table compares recent automatic traffic counts to historical counts.
Location |
Road
Classification |
Historical
24 hr. Volumes
(month/year) |
Recent
24 hr. Volumes
(month/year) |
Volume
Increase
|
Edenbridge Dr. e/o
Royal York Rd. |
Collector |
3860 (Oct/96) |
3294 (Oct./98) |
- 566 |
Edgehill Rd.
e/o
Royal York Rd. |
Local |
1228 (Aug/91) |
1084 (Oct./98) |
- 144 |
Edgevalley Dr. n/o
Westridge Rd. |
Local |
343 (Nov/93) |
366 (Oct./98) |
23 |
Traffic volumes on Edenbridge Drive have decreased since the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of
Royal York Road and Edenbridge Drive in 1997. A decrease in traffic volume has also been experienced on Edgehill Road
in the last seven years. In the last five years there has been a marginal increase in the volume of traffic on Edgevalley Drive.
Existing traffic volumes on all three roadways are well within road classification parameters.
(3)Radar Speed Studies
The following table summarizes the results of the speed studies conducted on Edenbridge Drive, Edgehill Road, and
Edgevalley Drive between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The legal speed limit on all three
roadways is 50 km/h.
Location |
Date |
85th Percentile |
Average Speed |
Edenbridge Dr. near
North Dr. |
Oct. 27/98 |
54.1 km/h |
49.5 km/h |
Edgehill Rd near
Colwood Rd. |
April. 24/98 |
48.8 km/h |
43.7 km/h |
Edgevalley Dr. near
Colwood Rd. |
Oct. 1/98 |
47.5 km/h |
43.6 km/h |
The 85th percentile and the average speeds on Edgehill Road and Edgevalley Drive are well within acceptable levels.
(4)Accident Review
A review of the accident history for the period January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1997, revealed fourteen reportable
accidents on Edenbridge Drive between Royal York Road and Scarlett Road, two reportable accidents on Edgehill Road
between Royal York Road and Edenbridge Drive, and two reportable accidents on Edgevalley Drive between Edgehill
Road and Edenbridge Drive.
Ten of the fourteen reportable accidents on Edenbridge Drive can be contributed to poor weather and/or road surface
conditions with the majority of these occurring at the curve and hill located east of Edgehill Road. It should be noted that
curve warning signs and "30 km/h" speed advisory tabs are located in advance of the curve sections on Edenbridge Drive.
One of the two accidents that occurred on Edgehill Road involved a driver falling asleep at the wheel and striking a tree.
The other collision involved a driver side-swiping a parked vehicle.
Both collisions on Edgevalley Drive were of angle type. One accident occurred when a motorist struck a vehicle that was
reversing out of a driveway and the other collision occurred at the intersection of Edgevalley Drive and Westridge Road.
Conclusions:
Traffic conditions at the intersections of Edenbridge Drive and North Drive, Edgehill Road and Colwood Road, and
Edgevalley Drive and Colwood Road do not meet the minimum requirements of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
warrants for the installation of all-way stop controls.
Traffic volumes on Edenbridge Drive and Edgehill Road have decreased over the years while a minimal increase has been
experienced on Edgevalley Drive. All three roadways are reflective of their road type classification in terms of traffic
volumes.
The results of the radar speed studies reveals a speeding problem on Edenbridge Drive in the area of North Drive.
The accident analysis for the study area indicated a relatively high number of collisions occurring on Edenbridge Drive near
the hill and curve east of Edgehill Road during poor weather and/or road surface conditions. Although curve warning signs
and speed advisory tabs are located well in advance of the horizontal alignment changes on Edenbridge Drive, motorists are
not adjusting to these changes in these adverse conditions.
Contact Name:
Mark Hargot, Traffic Coordinator, Transportation Services - District 2
Tel: (416) 394-8453; Fax: (416) 394-8942
The Etobicoke Community Council also submits the following communication (March12,1999) from Councillor
Gloria Lindsay Luby and Councillor Mario Giansante:
Please be advised that Councillors Lindsay Luby and Giansante hosted a community meeting on February 24,1999, and the
consensus was that a stop sign be placed at the intersection of Edgevalley Drive and Colwood Road. It was also decided by
the group present that staff examine placing signage on Edgevalley Drive to indicate a curve in the road and to study the
feasibility of reducing the speed along Edgevalley Drive to 40 km/h.
We respectfully request that Community Council approve the following motion as it would relieve the concerns of
speeding and short-cutting through the neighbourhood:
"That a four-way stop be approved at the intersection of Edgevalley Drive and Colwood Road; that staff place signage to
indicate the curve in the road; and that staff study the feasibility of reducing the speed to 40 km/h".
A recorded vote on the Recommendation contained in the foregoing communication (March12,1999) from Councillor
Lindsay Luby and Councillor Giansante was as follows:
Yeas:G. Lindsay Luby, M. Giansante - 2
Nays:I. Jones, D. Holyday, B. Kinahan, D. O'Brien, B. Sinclair - 5
Not Present:E. Brown
(Copies of Attachments Nos. 1-2, referred to in the foregoing report from the Director, Transportation Services, District 2,
were forwarded to all Members of Council with the agenda of the Etobicoke Community Council meeting of March 30,
1999, and copies thereof are on file in the office of the City Clerk.)