Item - 2021.EY25.41

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 Pine Street, between Church Street and Lawrence 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 Pine Street, between Church Street and Lawrence Avenue West

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

3. Reduced the speed limit from 40 km/h to 30 km/h on Pine Street, between Lawrence Avenue West and Woodward Avenue

Pine Street is classified in the City's Road Classification System as a "Collector" road. The posted speed limit on Pine Street is 40 km/h. Weston Collegiate Institute is located at 100 Pine Street and Weston Memorial Jr. Public School is located at 200 John Street (at the intersection of Pine Street and John Street).

For a number of years, my office has been working closely with Weston Village residents and Transportation Services staff to address concerns surrounding traffic safety and speeding on Pine Street, between Church Street and Lawrence Avenue West. In 2018, a traffic study was completed and it was determined that the warrant criteria for traffic calming was not met. Despite police enforcement and the use of mobile radar feedback signs, the concerns from area residents in regards to speeding persist.

My office has received a petition from residents of Pine Street requesting the implementation of traffic calming on their street.

This motion seeks to poll eligible households on Pine Street, between Church Street and Lawrence Avenue West, for traffic calming and, subject to favourable results, approve their installation.