December 23, 1999

To: Toronto Community Council

From: Director, Transportation Services, District 1

Subject: Gore Vale Avenue, from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West - Speed hump polling results.

(Trinity-Niagara)

Purpose:

To report the results of a poll of residents regarding the installation of speed humps on Gore Vale Avenue, from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West .

Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

There are no financial implications resulting from the adoption of this report.

Recommendation:

That this report be received for information.

Background:

City Council, at its meeting of July 6, 1999, adopted Clause No. 43 of Report No. 9 of the Toronto Community Council, and in doing so, approved the alterations of the pavement on Gore Vale Avenue, from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West, subject to the favourable results of polling of the affected residents, pursuant to the former City of Toronto policy relating to speed hump installation.

Accordingly, Transportation Services undertook a poll on Gore Vale Avenue, from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West, in October 1999, to determine the degree of community support for the installation of speed humps on this street.

Comments:

The Speed Hump Policy (adopted by the Council of the former City of Toronto at its meeting of August 21, 1997) 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 Gore Vale Avenue, from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West, showed that 43 percent of the eligible voters responded to the poll and of these, 71 (65 percent) supported speed humps, 37 (34 percent) opposed the plan. A total of 2 (1 percent) ballots were invalid.

As indicated above, the criteria for the installation of speed humps as set out in the Speed Hump Policy has been satisfied on Gore Vale Avenue, from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West.

Contact:

Bob Runnings, Traffic Investigator

Telephone: (416) 392-7771

Fax: (416) 392-0816

E-mail: rrunning@toronto.ca

__________________

Director.

RJR/br

(p:\1999\ug\cws\ipt\to990326.ipt) - sdb