Woodycrest Avenue from Gertrude Place to Selkirk Street
- Introduction of a one hour maximum parking restriction
and extension of the permit parking hours (Don River)
The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report
(March 16, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 1:
Purpose:
This proposal is intended to discourage long term non-resident parking by restricting parking
and extending the permit parking hours of operation on Woodycrest Avenue from Gertrude
Place to Selkirk Street.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Funds to undertake the necessary signage adjustments in the estimated amount of $1,500.00
are contained in the Transportation Services Division 1999 Current Budget request.
Recommendations:
(1)That the permit parking hours of operation where applicable under the alternate side
parking system on the east and west sides of Woodycrest Avenue, between Gertrude Place and
Selkirk Street, be extended from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily, to apply from 12:01 a.m. to
10:00 a.m., daily.
(2)That parking on the east side of Woodycrest Avenue from Gertrude Place to Selkirk
Street be restricted to a maximum period of one hour from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to
Friday from December 1st of one year to March 31st of the next following year, inclusive, and
from the 1st day to the 15th day of each month, from April 1st to November 30th, inclusive;
(3)That parking on the west side of Woodycrest Avenue from Gertrude Place to Selkirk
Street be restricted to a maximum period of one hour from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to
Friday from the 16th day to the last day of each month, from April 1st to November 30th
inclusive; 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 Don River Councillor Jack Layton on behalf of area residents and in
consultation with Councillor Pam McConnell, Transportation Services has investigated the
feasibility of implementing a one hour maximum parking limit from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
Monday to Friday, and extending the current permit parking hours of operation, from 12:01
a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily to operate from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., daily on Woodycrest Avenue
from Gertrude Place to Selkirk Street, in order to reduce long term non-resident parking.
Woodycrest Avenue between Gertrude Place and Selkirk Street operates one way southbound
and has a pavement width of 7.3 metres. Alternate side parking and permit parking regulations
are in effect on Woodycrest Avenue, between Gertrude Place and Selkirk Street. Parking is
otherwise allowed for a maximum period of three hours.
A site investigation has confirmed that long term non-resident parking is occurring on the
subject section of this street.
Adjusting the permit parking hours of operation from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. to operate 12:01
a.m. to 10:00 a.m. daily, in combination with implementing a one hour maximum parking
restriction from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, would establish the regulations
needed to deter long-term parking on this street by commuters and non-residents, and would
enable more frequent enforcement by members of the Parking Enforcement Unit.
Visitors, trades persons and residents without parking permits will be able to park on the
subject section of Woodycrest Avenue but will be subject to the one hour regulation. Vehicles
displaying valid on-street parking permits would be exempt from this temporal parking
restriction.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
John Crocco, Senior Traffic Investigator, 392-7771