Introduction of Parking Prohibition: Victoria Street

The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (May 6, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District:

Purpose:

To amend the parking restrictions currently on Victoria Street to provide a designated, short-term pick up/drop off area for the parents/guardians of students attending David Hornell Public School.

Funding Sources:

The funds associated with the installation of the appropriate regulatory signage are allocated in the Works Department=s Operating Budget.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)the ANo Parking, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday@ prohibition on the south side of Victoria Street between Alexander Street and Louisa Street be changed to a ANo Stopping, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday@ prohibition; and

(2)the appropriate by-laws (Attachments Nos. 1 and 2 ) be amended accordingly.

Background:

The Transportation Department has been contacted by the Toronto District School Board (Etobicoke) on behalf of the Principal and the Parents Association of David Hornell Public School, 32 Victoria Street, regarding the excessive on-street parking on Victoria Street by parents dropping off and picking up their children from David Hornell Public School. A map of the area is Attachment No. 3.

Discussion:

Victoria Street is a two-lane local roadway, parking is prohibited on the north side of the street at all times and on the south side between the hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday between Alexander Street and Louisa Street. Land use in the immediate vicinity is predominantly residential.

It has been proposed that the existing ANo Parking 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday@ prohibition on the south side of Victoria Street be changed to a ANo Stopping, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. This change will allow for short-term parental/guardian stopping in a designated Kiss and Ride Zone on the north side of Victoria Street.

Conclusion:

By providing a designated area for parents to stop and drop off and pick up their children from school and by eliminating the use of one side of the street with the proposed by-law amendments, the need for children to cross the street is eliminated. This will measurably reduce vehicular/pedestrian conflicts, and improve pedestrian safety in this school zone.

Contact Name:

Karen Kirk, CET, Parking Co-Ordinator, Transportation and Engineering Planning.

(416) 394-8419; Fax 394-8942.

(Copies of Attachment Nos. 1-3, referred to the in the foregoing report were forwarded to all Members of Council with the agenda of the Etobicoke Community Council meeting of May 6, 1998,  and copies thereof are on file in the office of the City Clerk.)