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Home My WebLink AboutWD-3-94 " ~, $ ~~ THE I1)N OB TDB M>f>$ZCIFRLITY fTI+' ~~~ ,:, MeetiAg: GENERAL PtPt)8E ARD ADMINISTRP~iTION CO1~AtIT'1'13E File'#,,~:~"` ~x-E , Res.# - c~`-Ql`'~' :;Date: ; JANUARY 3, '•1993 . BY-Law # Report#: wfl,.3-9d fits#: n_07_aa-06 Subject:. ' PETI'PIt~ FAA![ RESIDEBTS OF GI~ABBEY D~RIyBy C(R~'PICB Rewmmendatlons: a ;~ It ` i is respect€ully reeomsflended that the General Purpose anti 'I Adminiatration'Cemmttee reeomm8nd to Council the fallowing:° i 1. THAT-. Report WD-3-94 be received; 2. TEAT a copy of Report WD-3-94 be forwarded to"Mr. JohA $tezik ' and the Durham Regional Police; and 3. THAT the Director of Public Works be authorized to ctist:uss the traffic concerns-with Mr. John Stezik and the Barham Regional Ponce to determine their willingness to-participate ,in a s, Neighbourhood Speed Watch Program and to discuss other concerns regarding traffic oa Glenabbey Drive. ." REP L O ORT ATTAGHM'S No. 1: ,Rey Map No. 2s Map Showing Fnture Streets ~'° ~ £; _~~ _ F ~ _ ~ r~"", ,.. s x 1Q18 ,t.: . ®~ ~:. " "•. - 1H66 WFrtLW RLYCIE.9IhP REPORT NO.: WD-3-94 PAGE 2 No. 3: Correspondence dated December 7, 1993, from John Stezik, Concerned Citizens for a Safe. Neighbourhood, enclosing Petition No. 4: Speed Comparison Table 2.0 SACRGRODND 2.1 At a meeting held on December 13, 1993, Council passed Resolution #841-93: "THAT the petition dated December 7, 1993, and the delegation of John Stezik regarding traffic flow on Glenabbey Drive between Townline Road and Prestonvale Road in Courtice, be received; THAT the petition be forwarded to the Director of Public Works for review and preparation of a report to be submitted to the General Purpose and Administration Committee; and THAT John Stezik be advised of Council's decision." 3.0 RSVIEW AND CONl0311T 3.1 .Report WD-8-92. January 20, 1992 The residents' concerns were previously presented to the General Purpose and Administration Committee on January 20, 1992,~in Report WD-8-92, which recommended: "1. THAT Report WD-8-92 be received; 1019 RBPORT NO.: WD-3-94 PAGR 3 2. THAT requests for all-way stops to act as speed control devices at the intersections of Auburn Lane/Pebblebeach Drive; Glenabbey Drive/Pinedale Crescent; Glenabbey Drive/Bruntsfield Street; Glenabbey Drive/Auburn Lane; Glenabbey Drive/Robert Adams Drive; and Robert Adams Drive/Hampstead Gate which are unwarranted based on Provincial guidelines be denied 2. THAT Durham Regional Police be provided with a copy of Report WD-8-92 and be requested to strictly enforce the existing Maximum 50 ]an/hour speed zones on Glenabbey Drive and other residential collector type roadways in the Courtice area; 4. THAT the request to lower the speed limit on Glenabbey Drive from 50 Ian/hour to 40 km/hour be denied; 5. THAT the request to prohibit heavy trucks from entering Glenabbey Drive be denied; and 6. THAT the concerned residents listed at the end of Report WD-8-92 be advised of Council's decision and be provided with a copy of Report WD-8-92." 3.2 Urban Collector Roads Glenabbey Drive, a major urban collector road through a rapidly growing. residential area, has a traffic volume of approximately 3,600 vehicles daily with an average speed of 47.59 ]an per hour, a 50 percentile speed of 49.44 km per hour, and an 85 percentile speed of 57.61 ]~ per hour. The 85 percentile indicates that 85$ of motorists are driving at or below this speed while 15~ are travelling above this speed. ~1'~ RI3PORT NO.: WD-3-94 PAGES 4 The Roads and Transportation Association of Canada describes urban collector roads as typically moving 1,000 - 12,000 vehicles per day with design speeds of 50 - 80 km per hour and average running speeds of 30 - 70 km per hour. Glenabbey Drive is within these typical guidelines and does not. carry "excessive" traffic according to engineering guidelines. 3.3 Future Traffic Patterns If further residential development occurs on Glenabbey Drive, east of Prestonvale Road, traffic volumes will increase on the east-west collector. A long range proposed road network in Courtice includes the "possible" upgrading of Prestonvale Road to an Arterial Class roadway with an interchange at Highway 401. The Prestonvale Road interchange, if or when it is created, would divert most of the through traffic southerly and reduce volumes on Glenabbey Drive. 3.4 weed Comparisons A speed comparison table (Attachment No. 4) shows a number of areas where speed studies have been performed. The table shows the posted speed and the actual results. The comparative results indicate that Glenabbey Drive does have a moderate speeding problem (85 percentile of 8 km per hour over the posted speed), but is comparable or less than some other areas. The Trulls Road location just south of Mitchell Corners Public School has an 85 percentile of 68 km per hour (858 percentile of 18 lan per hour over the posted speed). Generally motorists tend to believe that: a) driving "a little above the limit" is acceptable; 121 REPORT NO.: WD-3-94 PAGE 5 b) posted speed limits are arbitrary limits. set by governments and can be ignored. You .can drive without checking your speedometer and operate at a speed which you perceive as being safe for the surrounding conditions; and c) .residents do not complain about my speed through their neighbourhoods, the police are simply out to meet their quotas. 3.5 Enforcement of the Maximum Sneed Recommendation No. 2, contained in Report WD-8-92, requests that the Durham Regional Police strictly enforce the maximum speeds on Glenabbey Drive. The problem with this recommendation is that the Durham Regional Police do not have the resources to enforce the maximum speed on Glenabbey Drive and other similar streets in Durham Region to the extent which is required to satisfy the concerns of the residents. Therefore, from the residents' viewpoint, this is not a solution. 3.6 Development of a Pilot "Neighbourhood Speed Watch Program" A program exists in Georgia, U.S.A., which encourages the residents to assist in a form of public education. The program was designed to reduce the speeds of motorists in self-contained subdivisions that experience little or no .through traffic with an 85 percentile of 10 miles per hour or more (16 km per hour) above the posted speed. Although Glenabbey Drive as a collector road does not fit the "local traffic" description or have as large a speeding problem, it does carry basically the same through traffic every working day. 1(~Z2 REPORT NO.: WD-3-94 PAGE 6 All-way stops are not the answer. Artificially lowering the speed to 40 km per hour so motorists may reduce their speed to 50 km_per hour is not the answer. Public education and. community involvement similar to "Mothers Against Drunk Drivers" and "Neighbourhood Watch" have shown that they can make a difference. The Public Works Department would like to work with the residents of Glenabbey Drive and the Durham Regional Police to develop a modified version of the "Neighbourhood Speed Watch Program" and attempt a pilot program on an experimental basis if the residents are willing to actively participate. At the same time, any other ideas which the residents or the Police Department may have could be discuased. The program to be developed will rely on community spirit and peer pressure to increase awareness and foster a sense of responsibility among motorists and thus achieve better compliance with residential speed limits. The program must make motorists feel that speeding in residential neighbourhoods is a socially unacceptable behaviour. If the. program is successful, it may reduce motorists' speeds on other residential streets, in addition to the immediate "neighbourhood speed watch" area. 3.7 Intersection of Glenabbey Drive and Robert Adams Drive This intersection of two (2) collector roads does not meet the warrants for an all-way stop. An .all-way stop may be warranted sometime in the future as intersection volumes increase. It is suggested that this issue be discussed with the residents, along with the proposed "Neighbourhood Speed Watch Program" and other concerns which the residents may have. 1n~~ REPORT NO.: WD-3-94 pAGE 7 4.0 CONCLUSIONS 4.1 From the above, it is concluded that enforcement of the maximum. speed by the Durham Regional Police, by itself, will .not satisfactorily address the concerns of the residents on Glenabbey Drive. It is, therefore, recommended that the concept of a "Neighbourhood Speed Watch Program" be discussed .with the residents and with the Durham Regional Police. Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Committee, Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. Director of Public Works RDB*WAE*ph December 16, 1993 Attachments pc: Mr. John Stezik 125 Glenabbey Drive Courtice, Ontario L1E 2B7 Durham Regional Police 16th Division 77 Centre Street North Oshawa, Ontario L1G 4B7 `. Marie Marano, H.B.Sc., AMCT Acting Chief Administrative Officer 124 ,~ ~~ ~~ ~_~ Te porary D ad-end rricades .... I i ~,, -~:. ~\ r -" ~ / ~~ ~~ o ~' a -~ ~~~ ~~~n i C` 1 Q~~~of R Drove ~~~ D~ Q~ J ~ l~ I ~J ~ ~~ ~ ~'~ ~' Drive %~ bbey \e~~ G I-~- ~ ; i' ~~ ~~ iris ~ way_ No 2- _- ~~ ~~ _ ~~I! J I~ Si~IBJ SI ATE. D~;~e _i a~ ~~ 0 0 a ~~ ~~ 0 a I i~~,.., I / /~ ~_ I~__~;~/ -~ ; - ,~ ---.-- i/ ; ;~ ,. = ~o ~~ ed 'portion ~ i - ; 2\ i ert Adams _ ~~i ~ ---- - _ '~ ~ /~I V ( ~~ ~~~ J I C:~ATTACHS~DARL~SWCDURT2 DRAWN BY: J~4 DATE: DEC. 1993 ATTACHMENT N0. , ~~WD-3-94 ~' ^ i Glenab ~~ II ~--~ w I J u J ~ Re iono oad 22 1' 0 J~ ~~ ~~ I ~I ~0 ~~ C ~,~~ FUTUR GLENABBEY F TORE ALL WAY STOP IN ERSECTI ~0 E AMS DRIVE EX POSSIBLE FUTURE 401 ;PRESTONVALE RU. INTERCHANGE SION ION DRAtiVN BY. JMI~DATE: DEC. _1.9._93 ATTACHMENT N0.2 WD-3-94 !: } BLOOR STREET FUTURE EXTENSION . ,-. 1 - - COUNCIL DIRECTION ~~,.~.,~,~ '",:' . CEC L'.`= ~J`'Ol AM X93 ~. " .-° December 7; 1993 Diane Hamre Mayor ATTENTION PdUhICiP,'~LITY Gf tm:c &; itc v Municipality of Clarin ton f~ CLARIPiGTO`~ Dscuss 4Jilh b FECE;vEL~ 40 Temperance Street _ ~,Eas~a~s,,~er Bowmanville, Ontario OEC 0 9 ~ ~^,~ _~~ ~~~ ~~~- _ --~ ~_ _---------a -- - ~.._. I Rc3 Mayor Hamre, -.__ _._ _ __ .__1._._.._.____~.. _. ~ .a______ ____. __. . Re: TRAFFIC FLOW -Glenabbey Drive, Courtice, Ontario The attached list of people are concerned about the traffic flow along Glenabbey Drive between Townline Road and Prestonvale Road in Courtice. Our specific concerns are for the safety of the residents of Glenabbey Drive but especially of our children who play in the neighbourhood and walk across the intersections. We feel there are 2 serious problems with the traffic on Glenabbey Drive: 1. Speeding and Lhreckless Driving. 2. Excessive volume (for a residential street). Both of these problems increase the risk of personal injury. Mix these with a 'young' neighbourhood filled with children and the result is a DEADLY COMBINATION. We .ask you, as our elected representative to Office, to find a solution that will address these problems. We respectfully request a reply that outlines a plan to address these problems by Tuesday, January 4, 1994. We trust that you will give this serious consideration and your immediate attention. Glenabbey Drive is a residential street, NOT a speedway to the 401 Highway. Please send correspondence to: CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR A SAFE NEIGHBOURHOOD cJo Johrl Stezik V 125 Glenabbey Drive Courtice, Ontario ATTACHMENT N0. 3 LIE 287 WD-3-94 Attachment n Q' / ' 1L)27 v" SPEED COMPARISONS LOCATION POSTED SPEED DATE AVERAGE SP88D 50 PBRCBNT]:LS 85 PERCENTILE Glenabbey Dr. 50 06/17/92 41.72 47.31 56.93 06/18/93 42.79 47.28 57.91 10/01/92 47.59 49.44 57.61 after signs Strathallan Dr. 50 05/12/93 40.75 43.55 52.01 Wed. 05/13/93 42.85 46.38 53.24 Thu. 05/14/93 41.49 44.63 51.77 Fri. 05/15/93 39.23 42.17 49.18 Sat. 05/16/93 36.57 40.48 49.01 Sun. Sandringham Dr. 50 06/17/92 41.10 42.58 54.58 Prestonvale Rd. 50 09/05/91 45.56 51.73 63.51 Trolls Rd. 50 11/24/93 52.02 56.60 67.47 11/25/93 54.25 58.46 68.25 School Simpson Ave. 50 09/12/92 50.17 46.99 57.78 09/13/92 50.48 49.32 SB.29 11/25/92 47.75 49.89 56.80 Leakard Rd. 60 12/01/93 65.98 67.01 81.00 12/02/93 65.83 66.44 80.94 Concession 7, Darlington 80 11/24/93 75.08 77.14 93.38 11/25/93 78.05 81.24 94.28 December, 1993 ATTACHMENT N0. 4 WD-3-94 1 17 t~ i:r, ~~