Item - 2021.EY25.40

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 Guestville Avenue, between Lambton Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West, 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 (speed humps) on Guestville Avenue, between Lambton Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West

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

Guestville Avenue, between Lambton Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West, is classified in the City's Road Classification System as a "Local" road with a posted speed limit of 30 km/h. The street is home to Our Lady of Victory Catholic Elementary School, and is often used as a shortcut get from Eglinton Avenue West to Weston Road.

My office has worked closely with area residents and the school community to enhance traffic safety around the school. To date, measures that have been implemented include parking prohibitions and the use of mobile radar feedback signs through the City's Watch Your Speed Program. However, problems with speeding persist and local residents have requested that my office implement additional measures to reduce speeding on Guestville Avenue.

My office has received a petition from residents of Guestville Avenue, between Lambton Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West, requesting the implementation of traffic calming on their street. This motion seeks to poll eligible households for traffic calming and, subject to favourable results, approve their installation.