Item - 2021.EY25.39

The Etobicoke York Community Council:

1. Authorized the Director, Transportation Services, to request the City Clerk to poll eligible householders in English or any other language specified by Community Council, on Grovedale Avenue, between Erie Street and Blue Springs Road, to determine if property owners/occupants support the installation of speed humps, according to the City of Toronto Traffic Calming Policy.
 
2.  Subject to favourable results of the poll:

a. Authorized the installation of traffic calming (i.e. speed humps) on Grovedale Avenue, between Erie Street and Blue Springs Road.

b. Directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter sections of the roadway on Grovedale Avenue, between Erie Street and Blue Springs Road, for traffic calming enhancement, generally as shown on a map to be provided by Transportation Services and circulated to residents during the polling process.

Speeding continues to be an issue on many local roads in Ward 5. My office is in receipt of numerous requests from residents for the installation of additional traffic calming measures (i.e. speed humps).

Grovedale Avenue, between Erie Street and Blue Springs Road, is classified in the City’s Road Classification System as a “Local” road. St. Fidelis Catholic Elementary School, located at 9 Bannerman Street and adjacent to Grovedale Avenue, has a School Safety Zone that includes a significant section of Grovedale Avenue, between Erie Street and Blue Springs Road.

My office has worked closely with local area residents who are concerned for the safety of their children and for those attending the St. Fidelis Catholic Elementary School. The installation of speed humps may mitigate issues of excessive speeding on local roads.

This motion seeks to poll residents of Grovedale Avenue, between Erie Street and Blue Springs Road for traffic calming and, subject to favourable results, approve their installation.