Draft By-law - Construction of Pedestrian Refuge Centre
Median Island - Eastern Avenue between Trinity Street and
Cherry Street (Don River)
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. 14, Clause No.13
as adopted by Council on November 23, 24 and 25, 1999
and Toronto Community Council Report No. ,
Clause 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 Eastern Avenue between Trinity Street
and Cherry Street by the construction of a pedestrian refuge centre
median island.
WHEREAS notice of a proposed By-law regarding the proposed
alteration was published in a daily newspaper on December ,
1999, 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:
(Column
1
Street) |
(Column
2
Side/Corner) |
(Column
3
Alteration/
Repair) |
(Column
4
From) |
(Column
5
To) |
(Column
6
Drawing
No./Date) |
Eastern
Avenue
|
|
Alteration:
installation of a
centre
median
narrowing
the
pavement
from 15.2
m to 13.4
m |
4 m east
of Trinity
Street
|
10 m east |
421F-5485
dated
|
ENACTED AND PASSED this day of , A.D. 2000.
________________________________
Mayor City Clerk
The Toronto Community Council also submits the following Clause 33
of Report No. 14 of the Toronto Community Council, headed "Installation
of a Pedestrian Refuge Island, Eastern Avenue at Trinity Street (Don
River)"" as adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting
held on November 23, 1999:
(City Council on November 23, 24 and 25, 1999, adopted this Clause, without
amendment.)
The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the
following report (October 26, 1999) from the Director, Transportation
Services, District 1:
Purpose:
To report on the installation of a median island on Eastern Avenue,
immediately east of Trinity Street to enhance safety for pedestrians
crossing the street at this uncontrolled location.
Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Funds to cover the cost of installing the median island on Eastern Avenue in the
estimated amount of $5,000.00 will be included in the Transportation Services
Division 2000 Capital Budget request and funds to undertake the necessary
signage and pavement marking adjustments in the estimated amount of
$1,000.00 will be included in the Transportation Services Division 2000
Operating Budget request.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) approval be given to narrow and alter a section of the pavement on
Eastern Avenue from Trinity Street to Cherry Street, through the
placement of a centre median island, as described in the body of
this report and generally as shown on Drawing No. 421F-5485, and
as follows:
(a) The narrowing of the pavement on Eastern Avenue from
approximately 4.0 metres east of Trinity Street to a point 10.0
metres further east, from a current width of about 15.2
metres to a width of about 13.4 metres; and
(2) 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 residents in the vicinity of the Eastern Avenue/Trinity
Street intersection and in consultation with Don River Councillors Jack
Layton and Pam McConnell, we have investigated the possibility of
implementing a safety enhancement for pedestrians crossing Eastern
Avenue at Trinity Street.
The environmental and prevailing traffic conditions suggest that neither
a pedestrian crossover or traffic control signals are justified at this
intersection. However, over 150 pedestrians were recorded crossing the
street during a recent 8-hour survey conducted by Transportation
Services and this volume is likely to increase over the next few years as
new residential developments spring up on lands south and east of the
subject intersection.
As an immediate safety enhancement we will be installing signs on
Eastern Avenue in advance of Trinity Street to advise motorists
approaching the intersection that they may expect to encounter
pedestrians crossing ahead. However, our assessment suggests that
an additional safety enhancement is required in the form of a pedestrian
refuge. Placing a centre median island, 1.8 metres in width and 10.0
metres in length (essentially as shown on Drawing No. 421F-5485,
attached) on Eastern Avenue from a point approximately 4.0 metres east
of Trinity Street to a point 14.0 metres east can provide such a refuge.
The median island would provide a measure of safety for pedestrians
choosing to cross the street at this location. Pedestrians would have to
wait for a gap in on-coming traffic and cross at their own discretion to
get safely from the curb to the island then from the island to the
opposite curb (a two-stage crossing of four lanes).
The installation of the median island on Eastern Avenue, as set out above,
constitutes an alteration to a public highway pursuant to the provisions of the
Municipal Act. This project is pre-approved in accordance with Schedule A of
the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Roads Projects.
Staff have been advised that Councillors Layton and McConnell, and community
representatives support the installation of the median/refuge island.
Contact:
Ron Hamilton, Supervisor of Traffic Engineering,
Telephone: 392-1806, Fax: 392-0816, E-mail: rhamilto@toronto.ca
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Intersection Plan
