Item - 2026.SC32.16

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Kingston Road and Blantyre Avenue.

2. City Council authorize the removal of the pedestrian refuge island on Kingston Road at a point approximately 120 metres east of Victoria Park Avenue, in conjunction with the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Kingston Road and Blantyre Avenue, as set out in Recommendation 1 above.

3. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Kingston Road, between a point 76 metres east of Victoria Park Avenue and a point 75 metres further east.

4. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition on the south side of Kingston Road, between a point 103 metres east of Victoria Park Avenue and a point 48 metres further east.

5. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, and from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday at a rate of $3.25 per hour and for a maximum period of three hours, on the north side of Kingston Road, between a point 151 metres east of Victoria Park Avenue and a point 77 metres east of Fallingbrook Road.

6. City Council amend the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, and from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday at a rate of $3.25 per hour and for a maximum period of three hours, on the north side of Kingston Road, between Victoria Park Avenue and a point 61 metres east of Victoria Park Avenue to be in effect from Victoria Park Avenue and a point 77 metres east of Fallingbrook Road.

7. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, and from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday at a rate of $3.25 per hour and for a maximum period of three hours, on the south side of Kingston Road, between a point 151 metres east of Victoria Park Avenue and a point 38.5 metres west of Blantyre Avenue.
 

8. City Council amend the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, and from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday at a rate of $3.25 per hour and for a maximum period of three hours, on the south side of Kingston Road, between Victoria Park Avenue and a point 103 metres west of Victoria Park Avenue to be in effect between Victoria Park Avenue and Blantyre Avenue.

9. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition on the south side of Kingston Road, between Blantyre Avenue and a point 38.5 metres west.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Kingston Road, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to install traffic control signals at the intersection of Kingston Road and Blantyre Avenue, and to remove the existing pedestrian refuge island (PRI) on Kingston Road, approximately 95 metres west of Blantyre Avenue.

While our analysis indicates that based on the current motor vehicle volumes, delays and collisions, the installation of traffic control signals is not technically warranted, we are recommending the installation at Kingston Road and Blantyre Avenue due to several factors:

- PRI's do not provide right-of-way for pedestrians and are not considered an enhanced form of pedestrian crossing protection.

- The heavy traffic on the four-lane cross section of Kingston Road poses potential safety concerns for pedestrians crossing at the PRI to access the businesses located on either side of Kingston Road in the vicinity of the PRI.

- Improve pedestrian access at the intersection of Kingston Road and Blantyre Avenue to TTC bus stops located on both sides of Kingston Road.

- The distance between the nearest protected pedestrian crossings (traffic control signals) on Kingston Road is approximately 440 metres.

The installation of traffic control signals and removal of the PRI will provide enhanced safety for all road users and is justified based on the assessment undertaken.

In addition, the PRI removal will also necessitate parking changes.  Previously, parking had been prohibited at all times on both sides of Kingston Road, adjacent to the PRI. With the PRI removal, parking can be re-instated in these areas, adding approximately seven spaces.