Item - 2019.TE4.86

The Toronto and East York Community Council: 

1.  Waived the petition and polling requirement under the City's Traffic Calming Policy and approved the installation of traffic calming on Rankin Crescent, between Wallace Avenue and the east-west leg of Rankin Crescent.

2.  Directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway to install five speed humps on Rankin Crescent, between Wallace Avenue and the east-west leg of Rankin Crescent, generally as shown on the attached Drawing No. 421G-2600, dated August 2017 attached to the Letter (March 18, 2019) from Councillor Ana Bailão, Ward 9 Davenport.

 In 2017, in response to a resident petition, Traffic Operations staff undertook a speed hump feasibility study on Rankin Crescent, between Wallace Avenue and the east-west leg of Rankin Crescent.  Due to the fact that the installation criteria was not met, a City poll was undertaken to determine resident support for speed humps on the section of Rankin Crescent; however, the minimum response rate of (50% + 1) was not reached.  Of the residents that responded, over 70% supported the idea of having speed humps installed on Rankin Crescent.  Given the negative poll results, the speed humps could not be installed at the time.

Residents continue to contact my office to this day with concerns over speeding on Rankin Crescent and are asking that speed humps be installed on their street.  Given the previous petition and poll results, through this motion I am asking that speed humps be installed on Rankin Crescent.  In early March 2018, I sent a letter to Rankin Crescent residents informing them of my intention to proceed with having speed humps installed on their street.  To date, feedback has been positive and in full support of having speed humps installed on Rankin Crescent, between Wallace Avenue and the east-west leg of Rankin Crescent.