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PI KERIN Report Number: CS 21-11
Date: June 13, 2011 139
From. Everett Buntsma
Director, Community Services
Subject: Holy Redeemer Catholic School Traffic Concerns
No Stopping By-law, Liverpool Road
No Parking By-law, Liverpool Road
School Bus Loading Zone by-law, Liverpool Road
Amendment to By-law 6604/05
Holy Redeemer Catholic School Crosswalk Relocation, Liverpool Road
File: A-1440
Recommendation:
1. That Report CS 21-11 of the Director, Community Services regarding a
proposed amendment to the municipal traffic by-law 6604/05 be received;
2. That the attached draft by-law be enacted to amend Schedule "1" to By-law
6604/05 to provide for the regulation of stopping on highways or parts of
highways under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Pickering;
3. That the attached draft by-law be enacted to amend Schedule "2" to By-law
6604/05 to provide for the regulation of parking on highways or parts of
highways under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Pickering;
4. That the attached draft by-law be enacted to amend Schedule "3" to By-law
6604/05 to provide for the regulation of a school bus loading zone on highways
or parts of highways under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of
Pickering; and
5. That the crosswalk on Liverpool Road located at the Holy Redeemer Catholic
School north driveway be relocated to the south side of Ilona Park Road (north
intersection).
Executive Summary: In response to concerns with roadway safety at Holy
Redeemer Catholic School, Engineering Services staff at the City of Pickering was
asked to investigate traffic operations, specifically with respect to pedestrian safety, bus
operations and vehicular traffic flow on Liverpool. Road. Having completed the review
and after discussions with staff from the Durham District Catholic School Board, City
III staff recommends No Stopping restrictions on both sides of Liverpool Road and
designation of a bus loading zone directly in front of the school. Also, Engineering
Report CS 21-11 June 13, 2011
S eject: Holy Redeemer Catholic School Traffic Concerns
Traffic and Parking By-law, Liverpool Road
Crosswalk Relocation, Liverpool Road
Page 2
Services staff recommends that the crosswalk be relocated further north to Ilona Park
Road.
Financial Implications: The acquisition and installation of no stopping and school
bus loading zone signs and the relocation of the crosswalk through sign relocation;
minor boulevard works, line and. painting/removal can be accommodated within the
Roads current budget.
Sustainability Implications: The traffic concerns as presented and the
recommendations, as generated by staff, address traffic safety issues within the social
objectives of corporate sustainability.
Background: In October and November of 2010, concerns were received
through the Customer Care Centre regarding roadway safety and traffic operations at
Holy Redeemer Catholic School, 747 Liverpool Road, specifically with respect to
pedestrian safety, bus operations and vehicular traffic flow on Liverpool Road.
Engineering Services staff at the City of Pickering investigated these concerns and
identified and verified the following issues with the school's vice principal and school
bus drivers:
1. The on-site bus loading area cannot accommodate all of the school buses that
access and egress the school during the peak hours. As a result, the remaining
buses that cannot access the loading area are required to park in front of the school
on Liverpool Road to load and unload students. A portion of Liverpool Road in front
of the school is designated as a school bus loading area in the Traffic and Parking
by-law, however, this area is not long enough to accommodate the existing number
of buses and is not currently signed as a bus loading area.
Also, motorists who pick-up and drop-off students, stop on Liverpool Road in front of
the school where the buses need to park. Since school bus drivers have been
asked to approach the school from the south, off of Commerce Street, they cannot
see if stopped vehicles are already in front of the school until they arrive on
Liverpool Road. If there are stopped cars in front of the school then, at times, buses
are forced to park beside these cars and end up blocking through traffic on Liverpool
Road.
2. The school crosswalk on Liverpool Road is directly in front of the school's northern
parking lot driveway, and creates conflicts between vehicles accessing and
egressing the school's parking lot and pedestrians crossing the street.
Report CS 21-11 June 13, 2011
Subject: Holy Redeemer Catholic School Traffic Concerns 141
Traffic and Parking By-law, Liverpool Road
Crosswalk Relocation, Liverpool Road
Page 3
After the investigation, City staff had discussions with the Durham District Catholic
School Board and the Durham District Catholic School Board Trustee with respect to
countermeasures that would be effective in resolving the traffic issues around the
school on Liverpool Road. In addition, although signed, No Stopping restrictions on the
east side of Liverpool Road are currently not recognized in the Traffic and Parking By-
law. In recognition of the issues and after discussions with staff from the Durham
District Catholic School Board, Engineering Services staff recommends that the
municipal Traffic By-law 6604/05 be amended to reflect the following:
• Designation of No Stopping areas on the west side of Liverpool Road from Ilona
Park Road (north intersection) to 156 metres south thereof
• Designation of No Stopping areas on the east side of Liverpool Road from Ilona
Park Road (north intersection) to 65 metres south thereof
• Designation of a portion of the east side of Liverpool Road as a school bus loading
area only
• Relocation of the pedestrian crosswalk from its current location directly in front of
the school driveway to the north intersection of Ilona Park Road
Also, Engineering Services staff noticed that although there are signed parking
restrictions on the west side of Liverpool Road, from Bayly Street to Wharf Street, these
are not indicated in the Traffic and Parking By-law. In an ongoing effort to keep the by-
law current and accurate, Engineering Services staff also recommends that the
municipal Traffic By-law 6604/05 be amended to reflect the following:
• No parking anytime on the west side of Liverpool from Bayly Street to Ilona Park
Road (north intersection)
• No parking anytime on the west side of Liverpool from 75 metres south of Ilona Park
Road (south intersection) to Wharf Street
The proposed traffic control scheme on Liverpool Road in front of Holy Redeemer
Catholic School and the pedestrian crosswalk relocation is shown graphically in
Attachment 1.
Attachments
1. Traffic Control Improvements, Liverpool Road, Holy Redeemer Catholic School
2. Draft By-law Amendment - Schedule 1 No Stopping, Schedule 2 No Parking,
and Schedule 3 School Bus Loading Zones
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Subject: Holy Redeemer Catholic School Traffic Concerns
Traffic and Parking By-law, Liverpool Road
Crosswalk Relocation, Liverpool Road
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Prepared By: Approved / Endorsed By:
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ATTACHMEI\T#? T O REPORT#
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The Corporation of the City of Pickering
By-law No.
Being a By-law to amend By-law 6604/05
providing for the regulating of parking,
standing and stopping on highways or parts
of highways under the jurisdiction of the City
of Pickering and on private and municipal
property.
Whereas, By-law 6604/05, as amended, provides for the regulating of traffic and
parking on highways, private property and municipal property within the City of
Pickering; and;
Whereas, it is deemed expedient to amend By-law 6604/05 to establish "No Stopping",
"No Parking" and "School Bus Loading" zones on Liverpool Road.
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as
follows:
1. Schedule 1 " No Stopping" to By-law 6604/05, as amended, is hereby further
amended thereto by the following:
Schedule 1
No Stopping
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Highway Side Limits (From/To) Prohibited Times
or Days
Delete
Liverpool Road West 30 metres south of the 8:30 am. to 4:30 pm
north limit of the southerly Monday to Friday
intersection of Ilona Park
Road to 9 metres north of
the north limit of the
southerly intersection of
Ilona Park Road
Add
Liverpool Road West Ilona Park Road 7:30 am. to 4:30 pm
(north intersection) Monday to Friday
to 156 metres south
thereof
ATTACHMENT#_; _ C3 REPORT# 1-/ 1
By-law No. ot-3Page 3
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Liverpool Road East North limit of 7:30 am to 4:30 pm
Ilona Park Road Monday to Friday
(north intersection)
to 65 metres south
thereof
2. Schedule 2 "No Parking" to By-law 6604/05, as amended, is hereby further
amended thereto by the following:
Schedule 2
No Parking
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Highway Side Limits (From/To) Prohibited Times
or Days
Add
Liverpool Road West Bayly Street to Ilona Anytime
Park Road (north
intersection)
Liverpool Road West 75 metres south of Anytime
Ilona Park Road
(south intersection)
to Wharf Street
3. Schedule 3 "School Bus Loading Zone" to By-law 6604/05, as amended, is
hereby further amended thereto by the following:
Schedule 3
School Bus Loading Zone
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Highway Side Limits (From/To) Prohibited Times
or Days
Delete
Liverpool Road East 30 metres south of the 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
north limit of the southerly Monday to Friday
intersection of Ilona Park
Road'to 9 metres north of
the north limit of the
southerly intersection of
Ilona Park Road
ATTACHMENT# 9 TO REPORT# C S
By-law No. of Page 3
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Add
Liverpool Road East 5 metres north of the 7:30 am to 4:30 pm
North limit of Ilona Monday to Friday
Park Road (south
intersection) to 90
metres south thereof
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4. These By-laws shall come into force on the date that they are approved by the
Council of The City of Pickering and when signs to the effect are erected.
By-law read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 20th day of June
2011.
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David Ryan, Mayor
Debbie Shields, City Clerk