Parking Prohibitions - Beecroft Road, Bogert Avenue,
Elmhurst Avenue, Doris Avenue and Greenfield Avenue -
North York Centre
The North York Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report
(March12, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 3:
Purpose:
To amend the current parking restrictions on Beecroft Road, Bogert Avenue, Elmhurst
Avenue, Doris Avenue and Greenfield Avenue, to accommodate for an increase in traffic
volumes due to detours associated with construction of the Yonge Street Sheppard Subway
Station.
Source of funds:
All costs associated with the installation of the restrictions is the responsibility of the Toronto
Transit Commission, as part of the Sheppard Subway construction.
Recommendations:
That Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to:
(1)prohibit parking at anytime on the west side of Beecroft Road, from the southerly limit of
Elmhurst Avenue to the northerly limit of Sheppard Avenue West;
(2)prohibit parking at anytime on the east side of Beecroft Road, from the southerly limit of
Sheppard Avenue West to the northerly limit of Poyntz Avenue;
(3)prohibit parking at anytime on both sides of Bogert Avenue, from the westerly limit of
Yonge Street to the easterly limit of Beecroft Road;
(4)prohibit parking at anytime on both sides of Doris Avenue, from the northerly limit of
Sheppard Avenue West to the southerly limit of Greenfield Avenue;
(5)prohibit parking at anytime on the north side of Elmhurst Avenue, from a point 34 metres
west of the westerly limit of Yonge Street to the easterly limit of Beecroft Road;
(6)prohibit parking at anytime on the south side of Elmhurst Avenue, from a point 59 metres
west of the westerly limit of Yonge Street to the easterly limit of Beecroft Road; and
(7)prohibit parking at anytime on the south side of Greenfield Avenue, from the easterly
limit of Yonge Street to the westerly limit of Doris Avenue.
Council Reference/Background/History:
The Transportation Services Division of the Works and Emergency Services Department has
reviewed a request from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to amend the parking
restrictions on various roadway surrounding the Yonge Street/Sheppard Avenue intersection.
In order to accommodate construction of various components of the Sheppard Subway, which
include the Yonge/Sheppard Subway Station, the TTC will be instituting various detours for
traffic on Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
With the implementation of the roadway detours, traffic will be reassigned to the roadways
surrounding the Yonge Street/Sheppard Avenue intersection. To accommodate this increase in
traffic, the maximum roadway capacities must be maintained. To sustain the needed capacity,
parking must be prohibited.
The proposed parking restrictions were arrived at through extensive discussion with the local
Councillors, the TTC, the Toronto Parking Authority and staff of the Works and Emergency
Services Department.
Conclusions:
The parking prohibitions recommended in this report would improve traffic flow on Yonge
Street, Sheppard Avenue, Beecroft Road, Bogert Avenue, Elmhurst Avenue, Doris Avenue
and Greenfield Avenue, during the duration of the various roadway detours.
Contact Name:
Allen Pinkerton, Manager, Traffic Operations
395-7463 (telephone)
395-7482 (facsimile)
ajpinker@city.north-york.on.ca (e-mail)