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Report Number: ENG 14-20
Date: December 7, 2020
From: Richard Holborn
Director, Engineering Services
Subject: Proposed All-way Stop Control, Pickering Parkway and Glenanna Road
-File: A-1440
Recommendation:
1.That the attached draft by-law be enacted to amend Schedule "7" to By-law 6604/05 to
provide for the regulation of stop signs on highways or parts of highways under the
jurisdiction of The Corporation of the City of Pickering, specifically to address the proposed
installation of an all-way stop control at the intersection of Pickering Parkway and Glenanna
Road; and,
2.That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take the necessary
actions as indicated in this report.
Executive Summary: Numerous residents have expressed concerns with the reduced
sightlines at the intersection of Pickering Parkway and Glenanna Road due to the construction of
a retirement residence on the northeast corner of the intersection. In particular, the sightline
concerns are contributing to potential conflicts at the intersection when turning onto Pickering
Parkway from Glenanna Road. City staff investigated the intersection of Pickering Parkway and
Glenanna Road and, based on the review, the following information is presented:
the intersection has met the requirements, based on provincial warrants, for a traffic signal;
a traffic signal is not recommended by staff at this time due to ongoing construction of the
retirement residence at the intersection of Pickering Parkway and Glenanna Road, and
potential future disruption of the intersection and Glenanna Road as part of the City Centre
development;
to improve safety at the intersection until a traffic signal can be installed , an all-way stop was
analyzed, which would alleviate the sightline issues; and
the traffic analysis at the intersection indicated that queuing at the intersection would be
minimal and that the intersection would operate well, if an all-way stop was installed.
Therefore, based on the review, it is recommended that an all-way stop be installed at the
intersection of Pickering Parkway and Glenanna Road to improve safety at the intersection and
alleviate sightline concerns.
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Subject: Proposed All-way Stop Control
Pickering Parkway and Glenanna Road Page 2
Financial Implications: The installation of stop signs, advance warning signs, and stop bar and
pavement markings at the intersection of Pickering Parkway and Glenanna Road can be
accommodated within the 2020 Roads Current Budget.
Discussion: City of Pickering staff have received complaints from numerous area
residents with respect to increased difficulty turning from Glenanna Road onto Pickering Parkway.
The main concern that has been raised is the reduced sight of traffic on Pickering Parkway when
stopped on Glenanna Road. The reduced sightline is caused from the construction of a retirement
residence on the northeast corner of the intersection.
City staff have investigated the intersection of Pickering Parkway and Glenanna Road previously
and determined that the intersection has met the requirements for the insta llation of a traffic signal
based on provincial warrants. The intersection has met these warrants based on existing traffic
volumes, without the addition of traffic from the proposed City Centre or from the retirement
residence which is currently under construction.
However, due to ongoing construction of the retirement residence at the intersection, and impacts
to both the intersection and Glenanna Road due to the proposed City Centre project , it is
recommended that a traffic signal not be installed at the intersection until all roadway construction
is completed.
An all-way stop is recommended at the intersection to improve safety until a traffic signal
is installed
To improve safety at the intersection until a traffic signal can be installed, staff investigated the
possibility of making the intersection an all-way stop. The City’s All-way Stop warrant permits an
intersection, that has been warranted for a traffic signal, to have an all-way stop installed in the
interim until a traffic signal can be installed.
Traffic volumes were then analyzed to ensure that there would be no significant queuing or traffic
volume concerns with the installation of an all-way stop. The traffic analysis was completed using
Synchro, a traffic analytical program that can m easure the capacity, queuing and operation of an
intersection. The analysis was completed, using traffic volumes from 2017, and indicated that
queuing at the intersection, if an all-way stop was installed, would be minimal and that the
intersection would operate well.
Therefore, based on the review, it is recommended that an all-way stop be installed at the
intersection of Glenanna Road and Pickering Parkway to improve safety at the intersection,
particularly sightline concerns, which are contributing to potential conflicts as motorists attempt to
predict acceptable gaps in traffic when turning from Glenanna Road.
The proposed all-way stop control at the intersection of Pickering Parkway and Glenanna Road is
shown graphically in Attachment 1. The draft by-law amendment to Schedule “7”, Stop Signs of
By-law 6604/05 is presented in Attachment 2.
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Attachment #1 to Report #ENG 14-20
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 traffic and
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 Schedule 7, Stop Signs, to By-law 6604/05
to provide for the regulation of parking restrictions and stop signs on highways or parts
of highways under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Pickering.
Specifically, this by-law is to provide for the installation of an all-way stop at the
intersection of Pickering Parkway and Glenanna Road.
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as
follows:
1.Schedule 7 to By-law 6604/05, as amended, is hereby further amended thereto
by the following:
Schedule 7
Stop Signs
Column 1 Column 2
Highway Compulsory Stop Facing Traffic
Add
Glenanna Road @
Pickering Parkway
Pickering Parkway @
Glenanna Road
Glenanna Road, southbound
Pickering Parkway, eastbound and westbound
Attachment #2 to Report #ENG 14-20
By-law No. Page 2
By-law passed this 14th day of December, 2020.
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David Ryan, Mayor
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Susan Cassel, City Clerk