Draft By-law - Installation of Speed Humps - Dufferin Park Avenue

from Gladstone Avenue to Havelock Street (Trinity-Niagara)

The Toronto Community Council recommends that a by-law in the form of the draft by-law be enacted.

The Toronto Community Council reports, for the information of Council, that pursuant to the Municipal Act, notice with respect to the proposed enactment of the draft by-law was advertised in a daily newspaper on December 30, 1999, January 3, January 10 and January 17, 2000, 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. 34, as adopted by Council on May 11 and 12, 1999 and Toronto Community Council Report No. , Clause No. , as adopted by Council on , 2000.

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 Dufferin Park

Avenue by the installation of speed humps from Gladstone Avenue to Havelock Street.

WHEREAS notice of a proposed By-law regarding the proposed alteration was published in a daily newspaper on December , 1999 and January 3, 10 and 17, 2000 and interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard at a public meeting held on January 18, 2000 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:

ENACTED AND PASSED this day of , A.D. 2000.

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Mayor City Clerk

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The Toronto Community Council also submits the following Clause 34 of Report No. 7 of the Toronto Community Council, headed "Dufferin Park Avenue, between Gladstone Avenue and Havelock Street - Request for Speed Humps (Trinity-Niagara)", as adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto at tis 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 that:

(1) approval be given to alter sections of the roadway on Dufferin Park Avenue, from Gladstone Avenue to Havelock Street, for traffic calming purposes, by the installation of speed humps, with implementation subject to favourable results of the polling of residents pursuant to the policy related to speed hump installation as adopted by the Council of the former City of Toronto;

(2) the speed limit be reduced from 40 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour coincident with the implementation of speed humps; and

(3) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to implement the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that might be required.

The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (April 6, 1999) from the Director of Transportation Services, District 1, Works and Emergency Services:

Purpose:

To report on the feasibility and effectiveness of the installation of speed humps on Dufferin Park Avenue, between Gladstone Avenue and Havelock Street.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Should Council decide to pursue the installation of speed humps on the subject section of Dufferin Park Avenue, the estimated cost would be $4,400.00. Funds in this amount are accommodated in the Transportation Services Division=s 1999 Capital Budget.

Recommendation:

That this report be received for information.

Background:

Toronto Community Council, at its meeting of March 30, 1999, in considering a communication (March 5, 1999) from Trinity-Niagara Councillors Joe Pantalone and Mario Silva (Agenda Item No. 82), requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to report on the feasibility of installing speed humps on Dufferin Park Avenue, adjacent to St. Mary=s Secondary Catholic School to prevent illegal Adrag-racing@ on this street.

Comments:

Dufferin Park Avenue between Gladstone Avenue and Havelock Street operates two-way eastbound/westbound on a pavement width of 9.7 metres and a speed limit of 40 kilometres per hour. Twenty-four hour speed and volume surveys conducted by Works Services indicated the subject section of Dufferin Park Avenue carries an average weekday daily volume of approximately 750 vehicles. These volumes are significantly below the minimum requirement of 1,000 vehicles per day necessary for further consideration of the installation of speed humps.

In terms of vehicular speed, the above studies have revealed that the average daily speed on this section of Dufferin Park Avenue was 26 kilometres per hour for eastbound traffic and 29 kilometres per hour for westbound traffic. The average operating speed (the speed at which 85% of the traffic volume operates at or below) was 37 kilometres per hour for eastbound traffic and 41 kilometres per hour for westbound traffic. Incidents of excessive speeding (vehicles travelling in excess of 55 kilometres per hour) represented less than 2% of the average daily traffic volume.

A review of the Toronto Police Service=s collision data records for Dufferin Park Avenue between Gladstone Avenue and Havelock Street for the three year period beginning January 1, 1996 and ending December 31, 1998, revealed there were no collisions reported.

Conclusions:

In light of the above, the section of Dufferin Park Avenue between Gladstone Avenue and Havelock Street does not merit the installation of speed humps as it does not satisfy the initial criteria as established by council policy and speeding is not excessive. Although the installation of speed humps would certainly eliminate any illegal Adrag-racing@ on this section of Dufferin Park Avenue, the incidence of excessive speeding represents less than 2% of the daily traffic volume and is relatively minor when compared to a number of other locations where excessive speeding constitutes a much greater percentage of the total daily traffic volume. Accordingly, no further action is recommended.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Bob Runnings, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771

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The Toronto Community Council also submits the following report (December 23, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 1:

Purpose:

To report the results of a poll of residents regarding the installation of speed humps on Dufferin Park Avenue, from Gladstone Avenue to Havelock Street .

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 May 11 and 12, 1999, adopted Clause No. 34 of Report No. 7 of the Toronto Community Council, and in doing so, approved the alterations of the pavement on Dufferin Park Avenue, from Gladstone Avenue to Havelock Street, 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 Dufferin Park Avenue, from Gladstone Avenue to Havelock Street, 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 Dufferin Park Avenue, from Gladstone Avenue to Havelock Street, showed that 31 percent of the eligible voters responded to the poll and of these, 43 (90 percent) supported speed humps and 3 (6 percent) opposed the plan. A total of 2 (4 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 Dufferin Park Avenue, from Gladstone Avenue to Havelock Street.

Contact:

Bob Runnings, Traffic Investigator

Telephone: (416) 392-7771

Fax: (416) 392-0816

E-mail: rrunning@toronto.ca