Item - 2023.SC9.11

The Scarborough Community Council:  

1. In recognition of the updated 2023 Traffic Calming Policy, authorized the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) on Port Union Road, between Lawrence Avenue East and Bridgend Street.

2. Directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter sections of the roadway to install six speed humps on Port Union Road, between Lawrence Avenue East and Bridgend Street, for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachment 4, File No. TC 120, dated December 2022 and attached to the report (October 31, 2023) titled "Road Safety Review Update - Port Union Road", from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

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

At its meeting of October 18, 2023, Scarborough Community Council referred Item SC8.11 regarding a request for Transportation Services to assess vehicle speeds on Port Union Road, between Lawrence Avenue East and Bridgend Street, for staff to report back on potential traffic calming measures and other findings.

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Further investigation was requested regarding the following:

a. Transportation Services to update the report with respect to revised warrant criteria for traffic calming and report back to the Scarborough Community Council at it's November 16, 2023 meeting.

This report provides an interim update on the requested item.  As the revised traffic calming criteria was not approved by City Council at the time of this report's submission, no further evaluation has been undertaken and this will need to be addressed in a subsequent report to Scarborough Community Council.