Item - 2020.IE12.15
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 29 and 30, 2020 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on March 11, 2020 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on June 29 and 30, 2020.
IE12.15 - Updating School Pick-Up and Drop-Off Zones
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on June 29 and 30, 2020, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to confirm with the Toronto District School Board the list of 131 schools and which ones require changes to the pick-up and drop-off times.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the appropriate Community Councils with a list of the schools with proposed new operating hours, broken down by Ward, and a workplan and timeline to ensure that all traffic and parking regulations and signage for student pick-up / drop-off areas are updated to reflect the new operating hours by the start of the new school year in September.
3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to advise the Toronto Police Service of the changes to pick-up and drop-off zones for each of the affected schools.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-146817.pdf
IE12.15 - Updating School Pick-Up and Drop-Off Zones
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to confirm with the Toronto District School Board the list of 131 schools and which ones require changes to the pick-up and drop off times.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the appropriate Community Councils at their meetings of May 12, 2020 with a list of the schools with proposed new operating hours, broken down by Ward, and a workplan and timeline to ensure that all traffic and parking regulations and signage for student pick-up / drop-off areas are updated to reflect the new operating hours by the start of the new school year in September.
3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to advise the Toronto Police Service of the changes to pick up and drop off zones for each of the affected schools.
Origin
Summary
In response to budget cuts by the provincial government the TDSB has decided to change the start and end times for 131 schools across the City.
I have been informed by Trustee Jennifer Story that four of the five schools in our shared geography would have pick-up and drop-off zones out of sync with the proposed school operating times and consequently out of sync with the by-laws for signed drop off times.
No doubt there will be schools zones across the City that will need the drop off zones updated before the new hours start in September.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-146817.pdf