Item - 2022.SC33.31

Scarborough Community Council:

1. Requested the City Clerk to poll eligible householders on Invergordon Avenue, between McCowan Road and Glenstroke Drive, to determine whether residents support the installation of traffic calming (speed humps), in accordance with the City of Toronto Traffic Calming Policy.

2. Subject to favourable results of the poll:

a. authorized the installation of speed humps on Invergordon Avenue, between McCowan Road and Glenstroke Drive; and

b. directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway for the installation of four speed humps on Invergordon Avenue, between McCowan Road and Glenstroke Drive, generally as shown on Drawing 421G-4202, dated June 2022, attached as Attachment 3 to the report (June 14, 2022) entitled "Traffic Calming - Invergordon Avenue" from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.  

3. Subject to approval of Parts 1 and 2 above, Scarborough Community Council reduce the speed limit from 40 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour on Invergordon Avenue, between McCowan Road and Glenstroke Drive, in conjunction with the installation of speed humps.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

Transportation Services has reviewed the need for traffic calming (speed humps) on Invergordon Avenue, between McCowan Road and Plum Brook Crescent. The assessment indicates that warrant criteria as set out in the City of Toronto's Traffic Calming Policy has been satisfied between McCowan Road and Glenstroke Drive, and not satisfied between Glenstroke Drive and Plum Brook Crescent. Therefore, speed humps should be installed on Invergordon Avenue between McCowan Road and Glenstroke Drive subject to positive results of the traffic calming poll.