Report to: Development Services Committee Date Report Authored: February 15, 2011

SUBJECT: Proposed All-way Stop Control at Townley Avenue & Randall Avenue

PREPARED BY: Audrey Basham, Engineering Technologist, ext. 4020

David Porretta, Traffic Operations Supervisor, ext. 2040

RECOMMENDATION:

That the report entitled “Proposed All-way Stop Control at Townley Avenue & Randall Avenue”, be received;

And that Schedule 12 of Traffic By-law 106-71 be amended to include the intersection of Townley Avenue and Randall Avenue;

And that the Operations Department be directed to install the appropriate signs and pavement markings at the subject locations, funded through the Operations Department account # 083-5399-8402-005;

And that the Operations Department be directed to maintain the signs at the subject locations;

And that York Region Police be requested to enforce the all-way stop control upon installation of these signs and passing of the By-law;

And further that staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. Purpose 2. Background 3. Discussion 4. Financial

5. Others (HR, Strategic, Affected Units) 6. Attachment(s)

PURPOSE:

This report recommends implementing an all-way stop control at the intersection of Townley Avenue and Randall Avenue.

BACKGROUND:

Councillor Alex Chiu’s office received a request from a local resident expressing concern about existing traffic operations at the subject intersection. The resident requested an all-way stop control be provided to improve traffic safety at the intersection.

Both Townley Avenue and Randall Avenue are residential collector roads with a posted speed limit of 40 km/h, and are located in the community of Milliken, just west of McCowan Road (see Attachment “A”).

DISCUSSION:

An all-way stop control may be considered where provincial warrant guidelines are met, as outlined in Ontario Traffic Manual, Book 5. The warrants consider the total vehicular volume and the volume distribution at the intersection during the busiest one-hour period of the day. Operations Department conducted an all-way stop warrant analysis on a

weekday between 8:00am – 9:00am, which is the busiest hour of the day. The warrant analysis results are as follows:

WARRANT 1 Vehicular Volume (All Approaches)			WARRANT 2 Vehicular Volume (Minor Street Only)
Minimum Requirement	Actual	Criteria Met?	Minimum Requirement	Actual	Criteria Met?
350	392	YES	25%	28%	YES

All-way stop control is warranted when both Warrants 1 and 2 are satisfied. As shown above, the intersection does meet Provincial guidelines for all-way stop control. Therefore, the Operations Department recommends that an all-way stop control be provided at the subject location.

Once implemented, it is expected that the all-way stop control will improve traffic safety at the intersection by removing the right-of-way from Townley Avenue.

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

The cost of labour and materials to implement the signs and pavement markings are included in the Operations Department Account # 083-5399-8402-005. On-going maintenance costs for this installation will be included in future Operations Department budgets.

ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PRIORITIES:

This report aligns with the community safety component of transportation/transit strategic priority.

Paul Ingham, Peter Loukes,

General Manager, Operations Director, Operations

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Brenda Librecz,

Commissioner, Community & Fire Services

ATTACHMENTS;

Attachment A - Location Map

Attachment B - All-way Stop Control By-law Amendment