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Report Number: ENG 14-23
Date: December 4, 2023
From: Richard Holborn
Director, Engineering Services
Subject: Proposed Community Safety Zone Extension
- Rosebank Road – Toynevale Road to Maitland Drive
- File: A-1440
Recommendation:
1. That the attached draft by-law be enacted to amend Schedule “14” to By-law 6604/05 to
provide for the regulation of Community Safety Zones on highways or parts of highways
under the jurisdiction of The Corporation of the City of Pickering to extend the south limit of
the Community Safety Zone on Rosebank Road from Dahlia Crescent/Cowan Circle to
Maitland Drive; 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: Based on ongoing speeding and pedestrian safety concerns on
Rosebank Road south of the intersection of Dhalia Crescent/Cowan Circle, Engineering Services
staff conducted a review to consider extending the existing Community Safety Zone (CSZ) limits a
distance of approximately 70 metres south to Maitland Drive.
The intersection of Dhalia Crescent/Cowan Circle and Rosebank Road has an existing all-way
stop, and a school crossing guard. Vehicle speeds on Rosebank Road south of Dhalia
Crescent/Cowan Circle, are reasonable with an average speed of 39 km/h and an 85th percentile
speed of 47 km/h. However, motorists have been witnessed travelling at slightly higher rates of
speed in the off peak hours. An extension of the CSZ will assist with deterring speeding vehicles
during all times of the day.
Therefore based on the review, it is recommended that the CSZ on Rosebank Road be extended
from Dahlia Crescent/Cowan Circle to approximately 70 metres south to Maitland Drive.
Financial Implications: The supply and installation of posts and Community Safety Zone signs
as required can be accommodated within the 2023 Roads Current Budget.
Discussion: In response to concerns of ongoing speeding and pedestrian safety concerns on
Rosebank Road south of the intersection of Dhalia Crescent/Cowan Circle, Engineering Services
staff reviewed this section of road for consideration of extending the existing Community Safety
Zone (CSZ) on Rosebank Road a distance of approximately 70 metres south to Maitland Drive.
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The existing CSZ on Rosebank Road extends from Toynevale Road at the north limit to Dahlia
Crescent/Cowan Circle at the south limit.
Extending the Community Safety Zone on Rosebank Road to Maitland Drive would assist
with vehicle and pedestrian safety near Rosebank Road Public School
The City has reviewed the request to extend the CSZ on Rosebank Road to include the section
between Dhalia Crescent/Cowan Circle and Maitland Drive. The results of the review are:
1.The intersection of Dhalia Crescent/Cowan Circle and Rosebank Road has an existing all-
way stop condition. A school crossing guard is also present at this intersection during the
school’s peak times. Extension of the CSZ for northbound traffic in advance of this
intersection will alert motorists sooner that they are entering an area where pedestrian safety
is of special concern.
2. The speed of vehicles are not necessarily high on Rosebank Road south of Dhalia
Crescent/Cowan Circle (average speed of 39 km/h and a 85th percentile speed of 47 km/h),
likely due to the increased volume of vehicles that occur near the school and park when
pedestrian activity is at its highest. However, motorists have been witnessed travelling at
slightly higher rates of speed in the off peak hours, and extension of the CSZ will assist with
deterring speeding vehicles during all times of the day.
Therefore, based on the ongoing speeding and pedestrian concerns during the school pick-up and
drop-off times and in the off peak hours, the proximity of Rosebank Road Public School and Rick
Hull Memorial Park, and the volume of pedestrians in the area, staff recommend that the CSZ on
Rosebank Road be extended from Dahlia Crescent/Cowan Circle to a distance of approximately
70 metres south to Maitland Drive.
The Rosebank Road CSZ is on the rotation schedule for a portable camera for automated speed
enforcement, however, with the proposed extension it should be noted that the location of the
speed camera will not change as it is most effective directly in front of the school and park.
The proposed extension to the CSZ on Rosebank Road is shown graphically in Attachment 1. The
draft by-law amendment to Schedule “14” of By-law 6604/05, for the proposed Community Safety
Zone extension is provided in Attachment 2.
Engineering Services staff will continue to address the need for additional CSZ’s , and the
extension of existing CSZ’s, as a tool for addressing traffic safety, and will provide updates to By-
law 6604/05 as required.
Attachments:
1.Proposed Community Safety Zone Extension, Rosebank Road between Dahlia
Crescent/Cowan Circle and Maitland Drive
2.Draft by-law, Amendment to Schedule “14” – Community Safety Zones to By-law 6604/05
December 4, 2023 ENG 14-23
Subject: Community Safety Zone Extension
Rosebank Road – Toynevale Road to Maitland Drive Page 3
Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By:
Nathan Emery Richard Holborn, P. Eng.
Coordinator, Traffic Programs & Operations Director, Engineering Services
Nadeem Zahoor, P. Eng., M.Eng.
Manager, Transportation & Traffic
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Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering City Council
Marisa Carpino, M.A.
Chief Administrative Officer
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Attachment #1 to Report ENG 14-23
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 14 to By-law 6604/05 to provide
for the regulation of community safety zones on highways or parts of highways under
the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Pickering, specifically this by-law
amendment will extend the south limit of the community safety zone on Rosebank Road
from Dhalia Crescent/Cowan Circle to Maitland Drive.
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as
follows:
1. Schedule 14 to By-law 6604/05, as amended, is hereby further amended thereto
by the following:
Schedule 14
Community Safety Zones
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Highway Limits (From/To) Prohibited Times
or Days
Delete
Rosebank Road Toynevale Road to Anytime
Dhalia Crescent/Cowan
Circle
Attachment #2 to Report ENG 14-23
By-law No. Page 2
Schedule 14
Community Safety Zones
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Highway Limits (From/To) Prohibited Times
or Days
Add
Rosebank Road Toynevale Road to Anytime
Maitland Drive
By-law passed this 11th day of December 2023.
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Kevin Ashe, Mayor
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Susan Cassel, City Clerk