Item - 2022.EY33.56
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Etobicoke York Community Council on June 27, 2022 and was adopted without amendment. City Council has delegated authority for this matter to the Etobicoke York Community Council and therefore, the decision is final.
EY33.56 - Traffic Calming - Government Road
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Schedule Type:
- Delegated
- Ward:
- 3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore
Community Council Decision
The Etobicoke York Community Council:
1. Requested the City Clerk to poll eligible householders on Government Road, between The Kingsway to Thorndale Crescent / Mill Cove, to determine whether residents support the installation of traffic calming (speed humps), in accordance with the City of Toronto Traffic Calming Policy, and report to Etobicoke York Community Council in the first quarter of 2023 on the findings of the poll.
Origin
Summary
In 2019, I organized a focus group meeting with the Lambton/Kingsway School Principal, Traffic Operations, Parking Enforcement, and parents on the school's traffic safety committee at the time, to discuss traffic safety concerns in the area around the school. Following this meeting I received a petition for physical traffic calming, speed humps.
Government Road is situated just south of Dundas Street West, a major arterial road, and intersects with Prince Edward Drive North, a collector road. Traffic calming is an important tool which forces vehicles to slow down and enhances the safety of vulnerable road users, especially around a school.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-228090.pdf