Item - 2022.SC33.37

Scarborough Community Council:

1. Requested the City Clerk to poll eligible householders on Euclid Avenue, between Meadowvale Road and Morrish Road, 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 Euclid Avenue, between Meadowvale Road and Morrish Road; and

b. directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway for the installation of eight speed humps on Euclid Avenue, between Meadowvale Road and Morrish Road, generally as shown on Attachment 2 to the report (June 14, 2022) entitled "Traffic Calming - Euclid 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 Euclid Avenue, between Meadowvale Road and Morrish Road, 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 Euclid Avenue, between Meadowvale Road and Morrish Road. The assessment indicates the warrant criteria as set out in the City of Toronto's Traffic Calming Policy has been satisfied. Therefore, speed humps should be installed subject to positive results of the traffic calming poll.