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Home My WebLink AboutCS 21-11 City o0 Report to 'r Executive Committee 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 Report CS 21-11 June 13, 2011 142 Subject: Holy Redeemer Catholic School Traffic Concerns Traffic and Parking By-law, Liverpool Road Crosswalk Relocation, Liverpool Road Page 4 Prepared By: Approved / Endorsed By: A X Nathan Emery"," Everett untsma, Coordinator, Traffic Operations Director, Community Services R Ric and W. Holborn, P. Eng Division Head, Engineering Services Division Attachments Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Recommended for the consideration of Pickering ity Coun .1 Z 7 Z01/ Tony revedel, P.Eng. Chief Administrative Officer C / CS d-HI T k~1 N'or' Mill 4 % wol- Monica Cook Place i +4m too Luna CQurt. o t. i9 4 _ Foxglove Avenue Park Road II na Alf JFelocate Crosswalk o a safer location i 8 Q. r=9 Holy Redeemer -Catholic School _j z Ilona Park Road o m d ► •i ~.I o Existing On-street ! I j J m y Permit Parking Only - a 7 _ i.t P, wy 0 A r l ~c~ I V~ a -r 0 0. Z c a c Legend s _ Existing No parkirg (as signed; 44,cc Existing No Stopping (as signed) =01-m Proposed No Stopping s - A erce Street f s= li C r''~ _ 71 I~ _ 1044 ~ k• ~ ; ,-i- ~ ~ t ail JA CL Community Services Department Traffic Control Improvements a Engineering Services Division SCALE: oao.~ Liverpool Road, Holy Redeemer Catholic School N.T.S. May, 2011 L ATTACHMEI\T#? T O REPORT# of 44 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 3 145 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 3 146 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 I 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. i David Ryan, Mayor Debbie Shields, City Clerk