Installation of Speed Humps - McRoberts Avenue

from St. Clair Avenue West to Rogers Road

(Davenport and York-Eglinton)

The Toronto Community Council recommends that a by-law in the form of the draft by-law be enacted, and that the necessary Bills be introduced in Council to give effect thereto.

The Toronto Community Council reports, for the information of Council, that pursuant to Clause 24 of Report No. 8 of the Toronto Community Council, headed "Realignment of Northeast and Southwest Corners of the Intersection - Massey Street at Adelaide Street West (Trinity-Niagara)" which was adopted by City Council on June 9, 10 and 11, 1999, notice with respect to the proposed enactment of the draft by-law was advertised in a daily newspaper on August 24, August 30, September 7 and September 13, 1999, and no one addressed the Toronto Community Council.

The Toronto Community Council submits the following Draft By-law from the City Solicitor:

Authority:Toronto Community Council Report No. 7, Clause No. 58, as adopted by Council on May 11 and 12, 1999 and York Community Council Report No. 5, Clause 7, as adopted by Council on May 11 and 12, 1999.

Enacted by Council:

CITY OF TORONTO

Bill No.

BY-LAW No.

To further amend former City of Toronto By-law No. 602-89, being "A By-law To authorize the construction, widening, narrowing, alteration and repair of sidewalks, pavements and curbs at various locations", respecting the alteration of McRoberts Avenue by the installation of speed humps from St. Clair Avenue West to Rogers Road.

WHEREAS notice of a proposed By-law regarding the proposed alteration was published in a daily newspaper on August 23, 30, September 7 and September 13, 1999 and interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard at a public meeting held on September 14, 1999 and it is appropriate to amend the by-law to permit the alteration.

The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:

1.Former City of Toronto By-law No. 602-89, being "A By-law To authorize the construction, widening, narrowing, alteration and repair of sidewalks, pavements and curbs at various locations", is amended:

(1)by inserting in Columns 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, respectively, of Schedule "B-4" (Pavement Alteration/Repair) the following:

(Column 1 Street)	(Column 2 Side/Corner)	(Column 3 Alteration/ Repair)	(Column 4 From)	(Column 5 To)	(Column 6 Drawing No./Date)
McRoberts Avenue		Alteration consisting of the installation of speed humps	St. Clair Avenue West	Rogers Road	421F-5354 dated Mar. 1999

ENACTED AND PASSED this day of , A.D. 1999.

MayorCity Clerk

The Toronto Community Council also submits the following Clause 58 of Toronto Community Council Report No. 7, titled "Installation of Speed Humps - McRoberts Avenue from St. Clair Avenue West to Rogers Road (Davenport and York-Eglinton), which was adopted by City Council at its meeting held on May 11 and 12, 1999:

(City Council on May 11 and 12, 1999, adopted this Clause, without amendment.)

The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (April 22, 1999) from Director, Transportation Services, District 1:

Purpose:

To reduce the speed of traffic on McRoberts Avenue between St. Clair Avenue West and Rogers Road by the introduction of speed humps.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Funds to cover the cost of this work and associated signage in the estimated amount of $18,000. are available in Works and Emergency Services 1999 Capital Fund Code No. 296702.

Recommendations:

(1)That approval be given to alter sections of the roadway on McRoberts Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rogers Road, for traffic calming purposes as described below, with implementation subject to the favourable results of polling of affected residents pursuant to the policy related to speed hump installation as described in the text of this report:

"The construction of speed humps on McRoberts Avenue from St. Clair Avenue West to Rogers Road, generally as shown on the attached print of Drawing No. 421F-5354, dated March, 1999";

(2)That Works staff be authorized to conduct the required poll on both portions of McRoberts Avenue, that being the portion in the Toronto Community Council area and the portion in the York Community Council area;

(3)That the speed limit be reduced from 40 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour on McRoberts Avenue from St. Clair Avenue West to Rogers Road coincident with the implementation of speed humps; and

(4)That the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action is necessary to implement the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that are required.

Comments:

At the request of Councillor Betty Disero and residents of McRoberts Avenue, Works staff investigated the feasibility of installing speed humps on McRoberts Avenue from St. Clair Avenue West to the north limit of Davenport Ward. Upon investigating this request Works staff determined that the remaining portion of McRoberts Avenue between the north limit of Davenport Ward and Rogers Road (approximately 80 metres), which is part of the York Community Council area (York-Eglinton Ward), should be included in the speed hump evaluation.

Mc Roberts Avenue from St. Clair Avenue West to Rogers Road, operates two-way with a pavement width which varies from 7.3 to 7.9 metres and a speed limit of 40 kilometres per hour. The following parking regulations are in effect on Mc Roberts Avenue.

East side

-Parking is prohibited at anytime.

West side

-Parking is prohibited from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, from Innes Avenue to a point 106.7 metres south.

-Parking is permitted for a maximum period of three hours except during the hours of permit parking operation from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily between St. Clair Avenue West and the north limit of Davenport Ward.

-Parking is permitted for a maximum period of three hours except during the hours of permit parking operation from 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m., daily between the north limit of Davenport Ward and Rogers Road.

Works staff conducted 24-hour speed and volume counts on Mc Roberts Avenue and found that on average the street carried 1800 vehicles per day. On a daily basis, approximately 26% of vehicular traffic travelled in excess of 55 kilometres per hour.

Mc Roberts Avenue has been evaluated against the primary criteria for speed hump installation contained in the Speed Hump Policy adopted by the former City of Toronto Council at its meeting on August 21, 1997 (Clause 28 in City Services Committee Report No. 10) and it has been determined that the installation of speed humps is warranted.

Under the Policy there are five primary criteria that must be met when a street is being evaluated for speed hump installation.

Primary Criteria:

1.The posted speed limit is 40 kilometres per hour or less.

2.The number of travel lanes (excluding bicycle lanes) is less than or equal to two.

3.There are no public transit routes operating on the street or that the street is not a primary emergency response route, unless a design acceptable to the respective emergency service is developed.

4.The number of vehicles per day on the street is between 1,000 and 8,000; and

5.The gradient on a particular section of a street being considered for speed hump installation does not exceed 5%.

In accordance with the Policy, once the primary criteria has been satisfied, a formal poll must be conducted of residents, 18 years of age and older, of households directly abutting Mc Roberts Avenue and also residents on side streets whose sole access is from Mc Roberts Avenue. Further, at least 60% of returned ballots must be in favour of the installation of speed humps in order to proceed with the proposal. Works staff will conduct this poll and report on the results at a deputation meeting for the project.

It should be noted that the City Clerk for the York Community Council area has been requested, subject to support from York Community Council, to permit Works staff to conduct the required poll for all of McRoberts Avenue to maintain consistency in polling procedures.

The speed hump proposal, as illustrated on the attached copy of Drawing No. 421F-5354 dated March, 1999, consists of 12 speed humps at spacings of 45 to 90 metres apart. A speed limit reduction from the present 40 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour on Mc Roberts Avenue concurrent with the installation of the speed humps would be appropriate. No alterations to the parking regulations are required nor will the number of on-street parking spaces be affected.

One of these speed humps will be located in the York Community Council area and until a uniform speed hump policy is developed for the City of Toronto it is recommended that the speed hump design and height recommended in the above noted Speed Hump Policy be utilized on the entire section of McRoberts Avenue from St. Clair Avenue West to Rogers Road.

The recommended speed hump design is 7.5 to 10 centimetres in height and approximately four metres in length in the direction of travel. This design encourages vehicular crossing speeds of 20 to 30 kilometres per hour and there are no negative impacts to the number of parking spaces.

The intent of Council to enact a by-law to install speed humps on Mc Roberts Avenue constitutes an alteration to a public highway pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act. Consequently, the proposed changes to the roadway must be advertised and be subject to a public hearing. In the interim, consultations with emergency service agencies will be undertaken to ensure that the design and layout of speed humps does not adversely affect their operations.

This project is pre-approved in accordance with Schedule A of Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Roads Projects.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Erin Holl, 392-7771

Co-ordinator, Traffic Operations

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McRoberts Avenue - Speed Humps

The Toronto Community Council also submits the following report (September 8, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 1, Works and Emergency Services:

Purpose:

To report on the results of a speed hump poll of McRoberts Avenue residents and to advise that conditions for the installation of speed humps on the subject section of McRoberts Avenue have been satisfied.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendation:

That this report be received for information.

Background:

City Council at its meeting of May 11, 12 and 13, 1999, in adopting Clause No. 58 of Report No. 7 of the Toronto Community Council and Clause No. 7 of Report No. 5 of the York Community Council, approved the installation of speed humps on the subject section of McRoberts Avenue, subject to the favourable results of polling of affected residents. The proposed enactment of the draft by-law to give effect to the above was advertised in a daily newspaper on four consecutive weeks in August and September 1999, and will be considered by Toronto Community Council and York Community Council at their meetings on September 14, 1999.

Comments:

The former City of Toronto's Speed Hump Policy requires that a poll of adult residents (18 years of age or older) be conducted on streets being considered for speed hump installations and that at least 60 percent of the valid responses to the poll endorse the speed hump proposal.

The results of the poll undertaken on McRoberts Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rogers Road in August 1999, showed that 265 of the 659 eligible voters responded to the poll (40 percent). Of these, 214 (81 percent) supported the installation of speed humps and 51 (19 percent) did not.

Accordingly, the criteria for the installation of speed humps as set out in the Speed Hump Policy, have been satisfied on the subject section of McRoberts Avenue.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Brian Holditch, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771