All Way Stop Control -
Maniza Road and Plewes Road -
School Bus Loading Zone - Plewes Road -
North York Spadina
The North York Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (November 23, 1998) from
the Director, Transportation Services, District 3:
Purpose:
To install an all way stop control at the Maniza Road/Plewes Road intersection, prohibit parking on the north side of
Plewes Road and to relocate the existing school bus loading zone on Plewes Road, to improve the level of safety for
pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area of the St. Norbert Separate School.
Source of funds:
All costs associated with the installation of an all way stop control, parking prohibitions and relocation of the loading zone
are included within the 1998 operating budget.
Recommendations:
(1)that Schedules XVIII and XIX of By-Law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to require traffic
to stop on all approaches to the Maniza Road/Plewes Road intersection;
(2)that Schedule VIII of By-Law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit parking on the
north side of Plewes Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, from Maniza Road to a point
30 metres west; and
(3)that By-Law No. 32759, of the former City of North York, be amended to relocate the existing school bus loading
zone on the south side of Plewes Road, westerly.
Council Reference/Background/History:
Northbound and southbound traffic on Maniza Road is required to stop at Plewes Road. There are school bus loading
zones on the west side of Maniza Road and south side of Plewes Road. The loading zone on Plewes Road begins at a
point less than nine metres west of Maniza Road.
In addition to the loading zones, parking is permitted for up to a maximum of three hours on the north side of Plewes
Road, west of Maniza Road.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
At the request of Ms. Joanne Fi Vito and Ms. Gail Rosetti, Principal, St. Norbert Separate School, staff of the
Transportation Services Division of the Works and Emergency Services Department reviewed traffic operations in the
vicinity of the Plewes Road/Maniza Road intersection.
The results of our investigation concluded the following:
(1)school buses, when stopped legally within the loading zone on Plewes Road, create an obstruction for eastbound and
northbound motorists;
(2)vehicles parked on the north side of Plewes Road, within 30 metres of Maniza Road, restrict the flow of westbound
traffic on Plewes Road, which in terms affects traffic traveling through the intersection of Maniza and Plewes Roads; and
(3)the installation of an all way stop control at the Maniza Road/Plewes Road intersection, would significantly improve
the level of safety for pedestrian traffic.
Conclusions:
In order to improve safety, this department supports the relocation of the existing School Bus Loading Zone on Plewes
Road, the installation of parking restrictions on Plewes Road and the installation of an all way stop control at the Maniza
Road/Plewes Road intersection.
Contact Name:
Mr. Allen Pinkerton, Supervisor of Traffic Investigations
395-7463 (telephone)
395-7482 (facsimile)
ajpinker@city.north-york.on.ca (e-mail)
