Item - 2020.TE14.66

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Prohibited parking from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the north side of Waterloo Avenue, between a point 59 metres east of Dufferin Street and Gladstone Avenue.

 
2. Authorized parking for a maximum period of 10 minutes from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the north side of Waterloo Avenue, between a point 59 metres east of Dufferin Street and Gladstone Avenue.

 
3. Rescinded the existing accessible parking space in effect at all times on the north side of Waterloo Avenue, between a point 59 metres east of Dufferin Street and a point 5.5 metres further east.

4. Designated an accessible parking space in effect at all times on the north side of Waterloo Avenue, between a point 9 metres east of Dufferin Street and a point 5.5 metres further east..

Parents, teachers, and community members from Alexander Muir/ Gladstone Avenue Junior and Senior Public Schools contacted my office with safety concerns regarding the schools' pick-up and drop-off zone. This safety issue is a result of congestion on Gladstone Avenue and Waterloo Avenue, due to the high volume of cars, cyclists, pedestrians and students in this area. It was therefore suggested that the pick-up and drop-off zone on Waterloo Avenue be extended to create more safe space for parents to pick-up and drop-off children who attend the schools. By way of this letter, I am hereby requesting that the school pick-up and drop-off zone on Waterloo Avenue be extended.