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~ a~ Report to
Executive Committee
Report Number: OES 23-10
Date: September 7, 2010
From: Everett Buntsma
Director, Operations & Emergency Services
Subject: No Parking By-law, Glenanna Road,
- Amendment to By-law 6604/05 and By-law 7018/10
To Accommodate the Implementation of Bike Lanes
- File: A-1440
Recommendation:
1. That Report OES 23-10 of the Director, Operations & Emergency Services
regarding a proposed amendment to the municipal traffic by-law 6604/05 and
By-law 7018/10 be received; and
2. 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.
Executive Summary: Engineering Services staff is proposing to install bike lanes
on Glenanna Road, in conjunction with resurfacing, from Dixie Road to Kingston Road
and from The Esplanade South to Pickering Parkway. Although the most effective
implementation of bike lanes includes restricting all parking on Glenanna Road,
specifically between Liverpool Road and Dixie Road, staff are satisfied that both can be
accommodated safely. Engineering Services staff recommends the installation of bike
lanes on Glenanna Road and proposes to amend the existing municipal traffic by-law
as per the changes attached, which still accommodates on street parking for the
Glendale Tennis Club members, other park patrons and residents that front onto
Glenanna Road within this area.
Financial Implications: The amendments to the Traffic By-law recommended in this
report do not present any major financial implications and can be accommodated within
the current 2010 budget. The cost to implement the bike lanes has been accounted for
in the Glenanna Road tender (T-5-2010) and the corresponding capital budget for the
project 5320.0104.6250.
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Sustainability Implications: Bike lanes promote cycling, which has environmental
and sustainable advantages including reduction of vehicular volume, and reduced
green house gases, and reducing speed of other vehicles on the roadway.
Background: In conjunction with resurfacing of Glenanna Road, Engineering
Services staff is proposing to install bike lanes on Glenanna Road from Dixie Road to
Kingston Road and from The Esplanade Soutl° to Pickering Parkway.
Bike lanes have many benefits including greater safety for cyclists when travelling on
the roadway and they promote cycling, which has environmental and sustainable
advantages. Also, the addition of bike lanes visibly narrows the roadway, which helps to
reduce the speed of vehicular traffic. However, the most effective implementation of
bike lanes on Glenanna Road would require restricting on-street parking along the
length of the bike lanes where parking currently exists, specifically between Liverpool
Road and Dixie Road. There are 19 homes that front onto Glenanna Road in this area
and, currently the Glendale Tennis Club members and other David Farr Memorial Park
patrons use the north side of Glenanna Road just west of Bowler Drive for parking.
Glenanna Road is a type C Arterial Road. It is currently constructed as an urban road
with a 13.5 metre pavement width from Dixie Road to Glendale Drive and a 14 metre
pavement width from Glendale Drive to Liverpool Road. Glenanna Road has one travel
lane in each direction.
Currently parking is permitted on Glenanna Road from Liverpool Road to Dixie Road
with the exception of the following areas:
No Parking on the north side of Glenanna Koad from Listowell Crescent to Dixie
Road
• No Parking on the south side of Glenanna Road 27 metres west of Walnut lane to
20 metres east of Storrington Street
The current No Parking areas on Glenanna Road from Liverpool Road to Dixie Road
are shown graphically in the attached sketch.
A municipal community consultation notice was issued on June 4, 2010. The notice
asked residents that front onto Glenanna Road from Liverpool Road to Dixie Road
whether they were in support of bike lanes or not. The consultation generated six
replies, two of which were in support of the implementation of bike lanes and four
replies that were against the implementation of the bike lanes. Of the replies received,
only one resident on the north side of Glenanna Road from Liverpool Road to Dixie
Road responded, and was in favour of bike lanes. Residents that were opposed to the
bike lanes on Glenanna Road were opposed because they did not want on-street
parking restricted. in front of their residence.
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As a compromise, Engineering Services staff K roposes painting the bike lane while
maintaining on-street parking in front of the residences.
Engineering Services staff also met with the president of the Glendale Tennis Club and
discussed options related to the bike lanes and parking on the north side of Glenanna
Road for Tennis Club members. From discussions with the Glendale Tennis Club it was
agreed among the Tennis Club and Engineering Services staff to modify the allowed
parking on the north side of Glenanna Road by moving it slightly westward from its
current location. This will allow termination of the designated bike lane on Glenanna
Road just west of Bowler Drive so those using the bike lane can either continue on the
roadway in a shared wide lane with other vehicles or exit onto the sidewalk via the curb
cut at this location. Appropriate signage will be installed to advise cyclists. This will give
the Glendale Tennis Club members slightly more parking on Glenanna Road than
current conditions and will give members easier access to the Club as parking will be
closer to the club entrance. The Durham Regional Transit stop which is located at the
current start of the no parking designation at intersection of Glenanna Road and
Listowell Crescent would remain on the north side in its current location.
In recognition of the community comments received and discussions with the Glendale
Tennis Club, Engineering Services staff recommends that the municipal Traffic By-law
6604/05 and By-law 7018/10 be amended to reflect the following:
• No Parking on the north side of Glenanna Road from Liverpool Road to 56 metres
west of Bowler Drive
• No Parking on the north side of Glenanna Road from 20 metres east of Walnut Lane
to Dixie Road
• No Parking on the south side of Glenanna Road 27 metres west of Walnut lane to
75 metres east of Storrington Street
• No Parking on the south side of Glenanna Road from Glendale Drive to Liverpool
Road
The proposed No Parking conditions as stated above would allow for the following bike
lanes to be implemented along Glenanna Road as follows:
• north side of Glenanna Road from Liverpool Road to 56 metres east of Bowler Drive
• north Side of Glenanna Road from Walnut Lane to Dixie Road
• south side of Glenanna Road entire length with parking restricted in some areas
The proposed bike lane and no parking scheme on Glenanna Road from Liverpool
Road to Dixie Road is shown graphically in the attached sketch.
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Attachments
1. Parking scheme diagram
2. Draft By-law Amendment
Prepared By: Approved / Endorse Y:
Nathan Emery
Everett Buntsma
Coordinator, Traffic Operations Director, Operations and Emergency Services
Ric and W. d olborn, P. 'Eng
2ngineering ision Head,
Services Division
NE:
Attachments
Copy: Chief Administrative Officer
Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering C' oun it
Tony Prevedel, P.Eng.
Chief Administrative Officer
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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 Parking"
zones on Glenanna Road.
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as
follows:
1. Schedule 2 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
Delete
Glenanna Road North Listowell Crescent to Anytime
Dixie Road
Glenanna Road South 27 metres west of Walnut Anytime
Lane to 20 metres east of
Storrington Street
Glenanna Road Both Kingston Road to Liverpool Anytime
Road
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By-law No. Page 2
Schedule 2
No Parking
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Highway Side Limits (From/To) Prohibited Times
or Days
Add
Glenanna Road Both Kingston Road to Anytime
Glendale Drive
Glenanna Road North Glendale Drive to 56 Anytime
metres west of
Bowler Drive
Glenanna Road North 20 metres east of Walnut Anytime
Lane to Dixie Road
Glenanna Road South 27 metres west of Walnut Anytime
Lane to 75 metres east of
Storrington Street
2. This By-law shall come into force on the date that it is 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 day of
2010.
David Ryan, Mayor
Debbie Shields, City Clerk