Proposed Installation of Traffic Control Signals:
Broadview Avenue and Hillside Drive.
The Urban Environment and Development Committee recommends the adoption of the following report
(May 19, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead, Transportation:
Purpose:
To obtain approval for the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Broadview Avenue and
Hillside Drive.
Funding Sources:
The funds associated with new traffic signal installations are contained in the Works and Emergency Services
Capital Program under Project No. C-TR031. The estimated cost of the installation of traffic control signals at
Broadview Avenue and Hillside Drive is $108,000.00.
Funding for this project has previously been approved by Metropolitan Council and the Treasurer has previously
certified that financing can be provided under the updated Debt and Financial Obligation limit and that it falls
within corporate debt guidelines.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that traffic control signals be approved on Broadview Avenue at Hillside Drive.
Background:
This location was investigated in response to a request from a member of the public for pedestrian crossing
protection on Broadview Avenue near the Massey Centre for Women and Daycare Centre at 1102 Broadview
Avenue.
Discussion:
Broadview Avenue in this vicinity is a four-lane arterial roadway with a posted speed limit of 50 kilometres per
hour and a two-way 24 hour traffic volume of approximately 21,500 vehicles. At Hillside Drive there is a
southbound near-side bus stop. The Massey Centre for Women and Daycare Centre is located immediately north of
Hillside Drive at No. 1102 Broadview Avenue. The driveway of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at
No. 1099 Broadview Avenue on the east side of Broadview Avenue is immediately opposite Hillside Drive.
A pedestrian crossover (PXO) warrant study revealed that 233 pedestrians crossed Broadview Avenue at this
location in an eight-hour study period. Of these 233 pedestrians, 174 were delayed more than ten seconds before
they could complete their crossing. Based on this information, both the pedestrian volume and delay warrants are
100 percent per cent satisfied and the installation of a PXO is justified.
We have evaluated the operational characteristics of a proposed PXO according to the guidelines that were
developed for the "Audit of Operational and Physical Suitability at Pedestrian Crossovers in Metropolitan
Toronto". The results are as follows:
|
Standards or Criteria to be met for Physical
Suitability of a PXO |
Met/Not Met |
Comments |
| Vehicle operating speed less than 60 kilometres
per hour |
Not met |
85th percentile speed is greater than 60
kilometres per hour |
| Not more than four lanes wide |
Met |
four lanes wide |
| Traffic volume less than 35,000 vehicles per day |
Met |
21,500 vehicles per day |
| No driveways or entrances nearby |
Not met |
driveway at 1099 Broadview |
| No significant volume of turning movements
which interfere with the PXO |
Not met |
turns to and from Hillside Drive and driveway at
1099 Broadview |
| No visibility problems exist for either
pedestrians or vehicles |
Met |
no visibility problems |
| No loading zones (including TTC) in the
immediate vicinity |
Not met |
southbound TTC stop |
| Not less than 215 metres to another PXO or
traffic control device |
Met |
traffic control signals are located 298 metres to
the north at Cosburn Avenue and 237 metre to
the south at Mortimer Avenue |
This location does not meet four of the criteria listed above, specifically the operating speed, presence of
driveways, high volume of turning vehicles and loading zone locations. In addition, we conducted a review of the
Toronto Police Service collision records for the five-year period ending December 31, 1996. During this period,
there were three collisions involving pedestrians. The Toronto Police Service has been advised of the operating
speeds on Broadview Avenue and asked to conduct radar enforcement in this area.
Given the foregoing prevailing conditions, a pedestrian crossover cannot be expected to perform in a satisfactory
fashion at this location. Accordingly, traffic control signals would provide the best form of crossing control and are
recommended for this location.
Due to the proximity of the driveway to No. 1099 Broadview Avenue to the intersection of Broadview Avenue and
Hillside Drive, access to and from this driveway would also be controlled by the proposed traffic control signals.
Because of the distance to adjacent control devices, the installation of traffic control signals would not have a
significant impact on the effectiveness of this arterial within the network of arterial roads. Furthermore, the traffic
control signals would provide benefits to all road users in the immediate area.
Conclusions:
The installation of a PXO is warranted on Broadview Avenue at Hillside Drive. However, because this location
fails to meet the "environmental standards" for the installation of a PXO, traffic control signals will potentially
provide for a safer crossing environment and should be installed at this location.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Mr. Martin Maguire, Acting Manager, East Traffic Region, 392-5243.
(Copy of map attached, is on file in the office of the City Clerk.)
