Item - 2019.NY2.23
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by North York Community Council on January 15, 2019 and was adopted without amendment.
NY2.23 - Request to Implement Drive-through Restrictions at Swift Drive and Eglinton Avenue
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 16 - Don Valley East
Community Council Decision
North York Community Council directed that:
1. Transportation Services staff prepare a report for the North York Community Council meeting on April 24, 2019, identifying ways to limit transient traffic from cutting through Elvaston Drive, including limiting access to Swift Drive during peak morning periods.
2. As part of this study, Transportation Services staff be requested to conduct a speed study and volume count on Elvaston Drive, west of Sloane Avenue.
Origin
Summary
Concerns have been brought to my office regarding a significant increase in traffic at the intersection of Elvaston Drive and Eccleston Drive.
Vehicles that need to travel west on Eglinton Avenue are using Elvaston Drive/Swift Drive as a shortcut to Eglinton to avoid larger, busier intersections such as Sloane Avenue and Eglinton Avenue.
Traffic is solid from 7:30 a.m. onwards, making it nearly impossible during peak times for Eccleston residents to enter the roadway from their driveways
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-122783.pdf