Item - 2023.NY4.26

North York Community Council:

1. Prohibited parking from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the north side of Caribou Road, between a point 44 metres east of Bathurst Street and Glen Rush Boulevard.

2. Amended the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the south side of Caribou Road, between a point 36 metres east of Bathurst Street and Chicoutimi Avenue, to be in effect between Glen Rush Boulevard and Chicoutimi Avenue.  

3. Prohibited stopping at all times, on the south side of Caribou Road, between a point 19 metres east of Bathurst Street and Glen Rush Boulevard.

4. Amended the existing stopping prohibition in effect at all times on the south side of Caribou Road, between Glen Rush Boulevard and a point 71 metres west of Chicoutimi Avenue, to be in effect from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, between Glen Rush Boulevard and a point 104 metres west of Chicoutimi Avenue.

5. Amended the existing parking meter regulation on both sides of Caribou Road, between a point 8 metres east of Bathurst Street and a point 36 metres east of Bathurst Street, in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, for a maximum period of two hours at a rate of $1.00 per hour, to be in effect on the south side of Caribou Road, between a point 8 metres east of Bathurst Street and a point 11 metres further east.

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

Transportation Services is recommending that parking be prohibited from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the north side of Caribou Road, between a point 44 metres east of Bathurst Street and Glen Rush Boulevard. Currently parking is allowed for up to three hours at all times in this area. It is also recommended that the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the south side of Caribou Road, between a point 19 metres east of Bathurst Street and Glen Rush Boulevard, be amended to a stopping prohibition in effect at all times.  

The proposed changes will alleviate traffic congestion caused by a combination of the parking activity of customers of businesses on Bathurst Street and student drop-off and pick-up activity of a private school on the south east corner of Caribou Road and Glen Rush Boulevard.  

During the course of the investigation, it was noted that there is a discrepancy between the on-street signage and the posted signs. Recommendation 4 will correct this inconsistency. There is also a discrepancy between the existing parking meters and the parking meter schedule. Recommendation 5 will correct this inconsistency.