Provision of a "Daycare Pick-Up and Drop-Off Area"

With a Fifteen Minute Maximum Parking Limit -

Bay Street, West Side, South of Hagerman Street

(Downtown)

The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (January29, 1999) from the Director of Transportation Services, District 1, Works and Emergency Services:

Purpose:

To provide short term parking for parents picking-up and dropping-off children attending the Hester Howe Daycare Centre located in the northeast corner of City Hall at street level.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Funds to undertake the necessary signage adjustments in the estimated amount of $800.00 are contained in the Transportation Services Division 1999 Current Budget request.

Recommendations:

(1)That the parking prohibition at anytime on the west side of Bay Street, from a point 16.0 metres south of Hagerman Street to a point 12.0 metres further south, be rescinded;

(2)That the parking prohibition at anytime on the west side of Bay Street, from a point 53.0 metres south of Hagerman Street to a point 21.5 metres further south, be rescinded;

(3)That parking be allowed for a maximum period of fifteen minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the west side of Bay Street, from a point 16.0 metres south of Hagerman Street to a point 12.0 metres further south;

(4)That parking be allowed for a maximum period of fifteen minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the west side of Bay Street, from a point 53.0 metres south of Hagerman Street to a point 21.5 metres further south;

(5)That parking be prohibited from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. of the next following day, Monday to Friday and at anytime Saturday and Sunday, on the west side of Bay Street, from a point 16.0 metres south of Hagerman Street to a point 12.0 metres further south;

(6)That parking be prohibited from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. of the next following day, Monday to Friday and at anytime Saturday and Sunday, on the west side of Bay Street, from a point 53.0 metres south of Hagerman Street to a point 21.5 metres further south; and

(7)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 are required.

Comments:

At the request of a representative of the Hester Howe Daycare Centre and in consultation with Downtown Councillor Olivia Chow, staff have investigated adjusting the existing parking regulations on the west side of Bay Street, from Hagerman Street to the entrance ramp for the City Hall Underground Parking Garage, to provide for short term parking for parents picking-up and dropping-off children attending the daycare.

Bay Street is a four lane arterial road operating two-way on a variable pavement width. The Bay Street Urban Clearway utilizes both curb lanes of Bay Street, from Wellington Street West to Cumberland Street (reserved for use by transit vehicles and taxicabs from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday).

The Hester Howe Daycare Centre is situated in the northeast corner of City Hall at street level. A lay-by is located on the west side of Bay Street, from Hagerman Street to a point approximately 74.5 metres south (the entrance ramp to the City Hall Underground Parking Garage). A "Wheeltrans Stop" is located within the lay-by where standing is prohibited at anytime from a point 28.0 metres south of Hagerman Street to a point 25.0 metres further south. Parking is prohibited at anytime from Hagerman Street to a point 28.0 metres south and from a point 53.0 metres south of Hagerman Street to a point 21.5 metres further south.

A "Daycare Pick-up and Drop-off Area" could be delineated in the lay-by from a point 16.0 metres south of Hagerman Street to a point 12.0 metres further south and from a point 53.0 metres south of Hagerman Street to a point 21.5 metres further south which would function separately and in harmony with the existing "Wheeltrans Stop".

As the proposed "Daycare Pick-up and Drop-off Area" is a short distance from the Hester Howe Daycare Centre, parents may require more than ten minutes to accompany the infant/toddler to/from the daycare. In this instance, a fifteen minute maximum parking limit should be implemented from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday (those times when there is the greatest demand for this provision), to ensure equitable use of the pickup/dropoff area and provide sufficient time for parents or guardians to accompany the infant/toddler directly to/from the daycare. The parking prohibition within the defined area of the "Daycare Pick-up and Drop-off Area" would be maintained at other times.

Since the pick-up/drop-off area would be limited to the lay-by, implementation of this suggestion would not adversely affect the safe and efficient operation of traffic on the travelled portion of Bay Street but would provide about 6 short term parking/loading spaces.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Curt Russell, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771