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REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES

AND OTHER COMMITTEES

As Considered by

The Council of the City of Toronto

on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998

EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

REPORT No. 14

1Traffic Concerns at Hanna Road and Millwood Road

2Other Item Considered by the Community Council

City of Toronto

REPORT No. 14

OF THE EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

(from its meeting on September 14 and 16, 1998,

submitted by Councillor Michael Prue, Chair)

As Considered by

The Council of the City of Toronto

on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998

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Traffic Concerns at Hanna Road

and Millwood Road

(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, adopted this Clause, without amendment.)

(City Council on October 1 and 2, 1998, deferred consideration of this Clause to the next regular meeting of Council to be held on Wednesday, October 28, 1998.)

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(Clause No. 6 of Report No. 13 of the East York Community Council)

The East York Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (September 2, 1998) from the Director, District One, Transportation Services:

Purpose:

To report to the September 16, 1998, meeting of the East York Community Council on the proposed installation of all-way stop control at Hanna Road and Millwood Road

Financial Implications:

The proposed work can be accommodated in the Current Operating Budget.

Recommendations:

"It is recommended that:

(1)Schedule XIX of By-law No. 92-93, entitled "To regulate traffic on roads in the Borough of East York" be amended to implement all-way stop control at the intersection of Hanna Road and Millwood Road; and

(2)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto."

Background:

The Works and Emergency Services Department received a letter from an East York resident dated September 9, 1997, requesting the installation of some form of traffic control device at the intersection of Hanna Road and Millwood Road. A second letter was received from another EastYork resident dated July 7, 1998, concerning safety at this intersection and requesting that the south leg of the intersection be closed and traffic redirected to adjacent streets.

Discussion:

This intersection was studied in 1996 as a result of safety concerns from East York residents. As a result of our study, this Department implemented the following measures in August 1996 to ensure the sightlines for northbound and southbound motorists were not obstructed:

1. Installed a "No Parking Anytime" zone on the south side of Millwood Road, from a point 40metres west of Hanna Road to a point 40 metres east of Hanna Road, to eliminate sight obstructions for northbound motorists;

2. Relocated the stop bar for northbound traffic on Hanna Road to a point 2.3 metres closer to the intersection;

3. Requested the Toronto Police Service to conduct speed enforcement measures on Hanna Road in the vicinity of Millwood Road;

4. Investigated a hedge height concern on the northwest corner of the intersection. After being issued a notice of violation, the property owner complied and reduced the height of the hedge;

5. Requested the Parks and Recreation Department to trim the foliage obstructing a "School Crossing" sign for westbound traffic on Millwood Road.

The Commissioner of Development Services was requested to report back to the former East York Council in April 1997 on the effectiveness of the above measures and options for signage to indicate that the intersection of Hanna Road and Millwood Road is a two-way stop only.

A report to the former East York Council dated March 3, 1997, advised that an analysis of reported collisions during the period from September to December 1996 revealed one collision involving a southbound motorist failing to yield the right-of-way to an eastbound motorist. It was also reported that there are no standard signs that would be readily understandable by motorists to indicate that an intersection is not controlled by all-way stop. The former East York Council received and noted the report at its meeting of March 17, 1997.

As a result of the concern received from an East York resident on September 9, 1998, staff conducted a traffic count at the subject intersection on November 26, 1997. Furthermore, collision data was compiled for the period from January to December 1997. Difficulties in obtaining up-to-date collision data caused a delay in completing this investigation. An all-way stop warrant was compiled and is attached in Appendix A. Although the traffic volume at this intersection does not meet the minimum requirements for all-way stop control, collision records indicate that five collisions of a type susceptible to correction by all-way stop control have occurred in the previous 12-month period. Therefore, all-way stop control is warranted based upon collision experience at this intersection.

The request to close off the south leg of the intersection is not considered prudent at this time since, as the resident noted, traffic will be redirected to other adjacent streets. The volume of traffic utilizing Hanna Road is typical for a local urban residential street. Since the collision experience at Hanna Road and Millwood Road is the main concern, and since all-way stop control is warranted based on this collision experience, we expect that the implementation of all-way stop control will increase safety at this intersection. The location of the proposed all-way stop control is illustrated in Appendix 'B'.

Conclusions:

Efforts by this Department to increase safety at this intersection, including the installation of "No Parking Anytime" zones, reducing hedge heights, and relocating the stop bar for northbound traffic on Hanna Road at Millwood Road, have not been effective in reducing collision experience. Studies conducted as a result of recent concerns raised by residents have revealed that all-way stop control is warranted based on the number of collisions that have occurred at this intersection in the 12 month period from January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997. Therefore, it is recommended that all-way stop control be implemented at the intersection of Hanna Road and Millwood Road.

Contact Name:

Bryan Muir, Transportation Technologist; 778-2227.

bmuir@borough.eastyork.on.ca

Appendix 'A'

All-way Stop Warrant - Hanna Road at Millwood Road

(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, had before it, during consideration of the foregoing Clause, the following transmittal letter (October 20, 1998) from the City Clerk:

The East York Community Council at its meeting on October 14, 1998, had before it the following communications in respect of traffic concerns on Hanna Road and Millwood Road:

(a)(September 25, 1998) from Councillor Case Ootes, Ward One, East York; and

(b)(September 22, 1998) from Ms. Vesna Harvey, East York.

Mr. Doug Raddford, East York, appeared before the East York Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter.

The East York Community Council:

(1)referred the communication (September 25, 1998) from Councillor Case Ootes, Ward One, together with the petition from Ms. Vesna Harvey, East York, to City Council for consideration with Clause No. 1 of Report No. 14 of The East York Community Council which will be before City Council on October 28, 1998;

(2)reconfirmed its previous recommendation as contained in Clause No. 1 of Report No. 14 of The East York Community Council to City Council in this regard; and

(3)referred the following motion to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services for a report thereon to the next meeting of The East York Community Council to be held on November 12, 1998, on the cost implications thereof:

Moved by Councillor Prue:

"It is recommended that, in future, when the installation of traffic control devices are being considered, the staff report in this regard be circulated to all residents within a 60 metre radius of the proposed location advising that deputations will be heard by the Community Council.")

(A copy of each of the communications, referred to in the foregoing transmittal letter, is on file in the office of the City Clerk.)

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Other Item Considered by the Community Council

(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, deferred consideration of this Clause to the next regular meeting of City Council to be held on November 25, 1998.)

(City Council on October 1 and 2, 1998, deferred consideration of this Clause to the next regular meeting of Council to be held on Wednesday, October 28, 1998.)

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(Clause 1(a) of Report No. 12 of the East York Community Council)

(a)2008 Toronto Olympic Bid.

The East York Community Council reports having:

(1)requested the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, to submit a consolidated report to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee scheduled for November 17, 1998, which shall incorporate recommendations from all Community Councils, including the following:

(a)that City Council be requested to consider the holding of a referendum on the issue of the bid for the 2008 Olympics during the November 2000 Municipal Election;

(b)that City Council be requested to develop their own focus group which would be inclusive in nature and would be held in January, 1999;

(c)that City Council be requested to hold more than two open houses which are geographically located to allow the greatest number of people to attend rather than host them only at the Metro Reference Library and that these open houses be held for more than two days;

(d)that City Council be requested to consider, as a priority, a master plan to develop a vehicular and public transportation system which can accommodate the Olympics;

(e)that a questionnaire be prepared which shall gather public input and identify issues and areas of concern in their order of importance with respect to the Olympic bid;

(2)requested the City Clerk to submit the notes taken at this meeting of the East York Community Council to the focus groups for their consideration;

(3)received the presentation by Mr. David Crombie regarding Toronto's bid for the 2008Olympics; and

(4)received the report (September 1, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism:

(September 1, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, inviting consultation on the public's ideas and suggestions about what to include in the "OlympicPrinciples" which will guide Toronto's Olympic Bid as well as providing comments on the key issues such as transportation, financial impact, environment, culture, venues and social equity.

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The following persons appeared before the East York Community Council in connection with the foregoing:

-Ms. Anna Pace, Co-ordinator, Public Consultation, Toronto Olympic Office;

-Mr. David Crombie, Chairman, Toronto Olympic Bid Committee;

-Mr. Stuart Weinstein, East York;

-Ms. Jane Pitfield, East York;

-Mr. Tom Shevilin, East York;

-Mr. Bruce Bryer, Toronto;

-Mr. Gordon Crann, East York;

-Ms. Audrey Fernie, East York;

-Mr. Robert Moenck, East York;

-Mr. Trevor David, Toronto;

-Ms. Helga Barbier, East York;

-Mr. Andrew McCammon, East York;

-Ms. Kerri Mousseau, Toronto;

-Ms. Margaret Simpson, East York; and

-Mr. Sheldon Bergson, Thornhill.

Respectfully submitted,

MICHAEL PRUE,

Chair

Toronto, September 14 and 16, 1998

(Report No. 14 of The East York Community Council, including an addition thereto, was adopted, as amended, by City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998.)