Item - 2025.EY26.25
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Etobicoke York Community Council on October 21, 2025 and was not adopted. City Council has delegated authority for this matter to the Etobicoke York Community Council and therefore, the decision is final.
EY26.25 - Strathdee Drive - Traffic Calming (Speed Humps)
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Not Adopted
- Schedule Type:
- Delegated
- Ward:
- 2 - Etobicoke Centre
Community Council Decision
The Etobicoke York Community Council took no action on this item.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The motion to adopt the item lost.
Origin
Summary
On September 23, 2024, the Etobicoke York Community Council adopted item 2024.EY16.14 - Strathdee Drive - Traffic Calming (Speed Humps), without amendment.
The staff report recommending installation of traffic calming speed humps on Strathdee Drive originated from a neighbourhood request for investigation which was supported by a petition. The first petition, dated May 30, 2023, was signed by 21 households and demonstrated clear positive support.
The staff report found that conditions on Strathdee Drive met the required warrants, including the 85th percentile operating speed of 17 km/h over the warranted speed of 30 km/h and the 95th percentile of 22 km/h over the warranted speed of 30 km/h. Increased volume was detected following the recent installation of speed humps on nearby Waterford Drive.
The initiation of the petition and the final outcome of the investigation spanned the timing of City Council’s November 2023 decision on 2023.IE7.4, which changed the Traffic Calming Policy, and significantly lowered the required warrants for operating speed.
On October 14, 2025, I received a new petition from the residents of Strathdee Drive which calls for an immediate pause on the installation of the speed humps. A number of residents who signed the original petition have withdrawn their support for traffic calming. The results of the new household petition are: 21 of residents are in support of a pause, 4 opposed, and 3 are unknown or had no response.
The timing of this petition is urgent, since the installation process has already commenced with signage, and the new speed humps are anticipated to be installed in the coming weeks.
Considering the new petition from residents which indicates a withdrawal of support, I am making the following recommendations to the Etobicoke York Community Council.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-259451.pdf
(October 21, 2025) Memorandum from Councillor Stephen Holyday on Strathdee Drive -Traffic Calming (Speed Humps)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-259560.pdf
Communications
(October 17, 2025) E-mail from Petra Funakova and John Velicevic (EY.New)
(October 20, 2025) E-mail from Dragana Dikic (EY.New)
(October 20, 2025) E-mail from Dianna Cacace (EY.New)
(October 20, 2025) E-mail from Paul De Gasperis (EY.New)
(October 20, 2025) E-mail from Michelle Desand (EY.New)
(October 20, 2025) E-mail from Brittany and Mark Skinner (EY.New)
(October 20, 2025) E-mail from Sophia Rozanec and Giovanni Vasiento (EY.New)
Speakers
Ross Gray
John Seca
Motions
Vote (Adopt Item) Oct-21-2025
| Result: Lost | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 0 | Members that voted Yes are |
| Total members that voted No: 4 | Members that voted No are Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday (Chair), Amber Morley, Frances Nunziata |
| Total members that were Absent: 1 | Members that were absent are Anthony Perruzza |