Parking Prohibitions - Northover Street -
St. Martha Separate School - Black Creek
The North York Community Council recommends the adoption of the
following report (January 4, 2000) from the Director, Transportation
Services, District 3, Works and Emergency Services:
Purpose:
To prohibit parking from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on
the east side of Northover Street, between Sheppard Avenue West
and Pecan Court.
Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
All costs associated with the installation of the parking restrictions are
included within the Division's operating budget.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former
City of North York, be amended to install "No Parking, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m., Monday to Friday," prohibitions on the east side of Northover
Street, between Sheppard Avenue West and Pecan Court.
Background:
At the request of Mr. Nat Calasati, Principal, St. Martha Separate School,
staff of this Division have reviewed traffic operations and pedestrian
safety on Northover Street, adjacent to the school.
Currently, parking is prohibited at any time on the west side of
Northover Street, between Sheppard Avenue West and Giltspur Drive,
and permitted for up to a maximum of three hours on the east side of the
street.
On the west side of Northover Street, adjacent to the school, there is a
School Bus Loading Zone and a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus
stop. A second transit stop exists at Slater Court which is
approximately 75 metres to the south.
Staff of the TTC have advised that on a typical weekday seven (7) transit
riders board the Calvington 120 bus service at the transit stop adjacent
to the school. As this is a transfer stop, the TTC is unable to remove the
stop. They will, however, undertake a review to relocate the stop.
Comments:
Observations by staff have confirmed that, during the school dismissal
period, there are two small school buses, a TTC bus and up to four
vehicles stopped/parked on the west side of the roadway. The majority
of the parents parked/stopped on the east side of Northover Street,
opposite the school.
When vehicles, including school and TTC buses, were parked on both sides of the roadway,
two way traffic could not be maintained and students crossed the roadway from between
parked cars.
Councillors Peter Li Preti and Maria Augimeri support the amendments
to the on street parking prohibitions.
Conclusions:
The implementation of parking prohibitions on the east side of
Northover Street would greatly improve traffic operations and increase
pedestrian safety on the roadway, adjacent to St. Martha Separate
School.
Contact:
Allen Pinkerton
Manager, Traffic Operations, District 3
Telephone: 395-7463
Facsimile: 395-7482
E-mail: ajpinker@toronto.ca