Area bounded by Lawrence Avenue West, Yonge Street,

Glengrove Avenue West and Chatsworth Drive -

Reduction of the speed limit from fifty kilometres

per hour to Forty kilometres per hour (North Toronto)

The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (June 5, 1998) from the Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation, City Works Services:

Purpose:

To reduce the maximum speed limit on various streets in order to maintain a standardized limit in the area.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendations:

(1)That the speed limit be reduced from fifty kilometres per hour to forty kilometres per hour on the following streets:

a) Ansley Street from Glengrove Avenue West to Glenview Avenue;

b) Chatsworth Drive from Duplex Avenue to Yonge Street;

c) Cheritan Avenue from Duplex Avenue to Greer Road;

d) Chudleigh Avenue from Cortland Avenue to Chatsworth Drive;

e) Cortland Avenue from Cheritan Avenue to north limit; and

f) Glen Castle Street from Glengrove Avenue West to Glenview Avenue.

(2)That 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 may be required.

Comments:

At the request of Councillor Michael Walker on behalf of area residents, Works staff investigated a complaint regarding excessive speeding on Chudleigh Avenue from Duplex Avenue to Greer Road.

The speed limit is 50 kilometres per hour on the subject section of Chudleigh Avenue as well as on a number of surrounding streets bounded by Lawrence Avenue West, Yonge Street, Glengrove Avenue West and Chatsworth Drive. However, it was also noted that other streets in the area have a maximum speed limit of 40 kilometres per hour.

In order to maintain a standardized speed limit on streets in the subject area the speed limit should be reduced from 50 kilometres per hour to 40 kilometres per hour on the streets listed in Recommendation No. 1, above.

This proposal is in accordance with the former City of Toronto's Council policy to lower speed limits on local residential streets to 40 kilometres per hour (Clause 28 in City Services Committee Report No. 3, adopted by the former Toronto City Council at its meeting of February 25 and 26, 1991).

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Teresa Carmichael, Traffic Investigator

392-7771