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This site was last updated October 29, 2004

New! View the project plan and presentation slides from the Final Public Information meeting of October 26 .

The City of Toronto has been conducting a study to identify and examine options to improve traffic operations in the Deer Park area, generally described as the area bounded by Avenue Road, St. Michael’s Cemetery, Rosehill Avenue and Vale of Avoca and Mount Pleasant Cemetery, and Frobisher Avenue (see map). Two meetings have been held to date, in March and April of this year, to identify traffic issues and discuss potential improvement options. A final meeting will be held to present and receive feedback on the preferred plan.

Options being considered for some streets include:

• Raised intersections and crosswalk treatments to improve pedestrian safety
• Curb extensions and bump-outs
• Improved pedestrian crossings
• Minor changes to some turn restrictions
• A potential restriction of through traffic on Heath Street during peak hours.

Study process
The study is being planned under the planning and design process for Schedule “B” projects as defined in the Municipal Engineer’s Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (June 2002).

Next Steps
Upon completion of the study, a Project File Report will be available for public review and comment. Advertisements indicating where and how the public can have access to this information will be published in the local newspaper.

Final Public Information Centre
Details of the Public Information Centre are as follows:

If you are unable to attend this meeting, but would like to provide us with your comments, or if you would like to be put on our study mailing list, please contact either of the individuals below.

New! The project plan and presentation slides from the Final Public Information meeting:

• Diagram of the Preferred Plan (PDF) - Note: to see the details of the plan, use the magnify funciton.
• Public Information Centre Presentation - October 26, 2004 (PDF)
• Comment Sheet (PDF)
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First Public Information Centre
The first Public Information Centre was held on March 11th, 2004. The purpose of this meeting was to introduce the project and receive public input regarding neighbourhood traffic issues.

The project displays and presentation slides from the first meeting:

• Public Information Centre presentation (PDF)
• Public Information Centre boards (PDF)

Second Public Information Centre
The second Public Information Centre was held on Tuesday May 11, 2004. The purpose of this meeting was to present and discuss potential solutions to address identified problems along with proposed criteria for evaluating these solutions. A third meeting is planned for September 2004 to present the preferred plan.

Comments from the May 11, 2004 Open House and Public Meeting are due by May 25, 2004. Download a copy of the comment form (PDF).

• Public Information Centre presentation (PDF)
• Public Information Centre boards (PDF)
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Study objectives
The objectives of this study are to recommend an overall traffic management plan to be evaluated by the Steering Committee and the community at large, including:

• A functional design for managing traffic access to and from the area

• Decreasing the amount of non-local traffic using neighbourhood streets but still allowing residents, as much as possible, freedom for access

• Review the operational efficiency of the surrounding arterial road system with the view to increasing the capacity and/or decreasing the travel time through the areas to make these roadways more attractive for some the traffic currently using the neighbourhood streets.

• Where non-local traffic flow cannot be avoided, to decrease the back-up of vehicles within the neighbourhood (with their extended idling times) by improving the access flow out of the area in such a manner, if possible, so as not to attract additional traffic;

• Increasing the safety of all road users, in particular, pedestrians and cyclists and to encourage these activities within the community, by reducing the operational speed of vehicles.

Need more information?
Please provide your comments or for more information contact:

Danny Budimirovic
City of Toronto
Works and Emergency Services Department
Metro Hall, 55 John Street, 17th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3C6
tel: (416) 392-5209
fax: (416) 392-1920
email: dbudimi@toronto.ca

Brian Hollingworth, P. Eng.
Senior Associate
IBI Group
tel: (416) 596-1930 ext 414
fax: (416) 596-0644
email: bhollingworth@ibigroup.com