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Memorandum
To: W.A. Evans, Director, Public Works
From: Marie Knight, Deputy Clerk
Date:
December 13, 1994
Subject: TRAFFIC CONCERNS MARTIN ROAD, BOWMANVILLE,
OUR FILE: T08.5245.GE
At a meeting held on December 12, 1994, the Council of the
Municipality of Clarington passed the following Resolution
#GPA-712-94:
"THAT Report WD-61-94 be tabled to give the opportunity
to Mr. and Mrs. D. Gackstetter to discuss the report with
Staff."
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Marie P. Kni t, A.M.C.T., CMM
Deputy Clerk
MPK/hj
Meeting:. GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File7Yt08'_C~E ,- 7
Res. # ~P A - -l is - ~~f
Date: DECEMBER 12, 1994
BY-Law #
Report#: ~**wn~i_od_oA File#: n nom.-idd 15
Subject: TRAFFIC CONCERNS, MARTIN ROAD, BOWMANVILLE
Recommendations:
• It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. -THAT Report WD-61-94 be ieceived;
2. THAT the request for all-way stops at the Martin Road/Alonna - -
Street and the Martin Road/Roser Crescent intersections be
DENIED; and
4. THAT a copy o£ Report WD-61-94 be- forwarded to .Lori
Gackstetter and that she be advised of Council's decision.
REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. 1: Rey Map
No. 2: Letter dated June 20, 1989, from Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Gackstetter
No. 3 By-law 92-225 approved December 13, 1993, to close
the section of Martin Road between Regional Road 57
and Prestonway Drive
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2.1
BACKGROUND
At a regular meeting held. on October 11, 1994, Council passed
Resolution C-651-94:
"THAT the delegation of Lori Gackstetter be
acknowledged; - ~ ~ ~ J ~
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.,:.THAT her comments,~beeferred to.the~Direct~
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a .-report „, •to ; e ~ submitted to" ~ the .General
Purpose and Administration Committee; and
THAT Lori Gackstetter be advised of Council's
decision."
3.0 `' REVIEW AND COlII46NT t' ~"
3.1 1989 Review`.:. I ~ r,,,.-,~,~ v . k.,. _; . .. _ ,-.. .:
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`` " fi" `The`issues of vehicular."'apeede`aad excessive throw
first arose as a result of a letter dated June 20,
` -';~ ~; zr~ ' Mr..' and Mrs. •--Dean; ~. Gackstetter (Attachment No. 2
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for any"action he deemed necessary and a `copy 'of the"letter=,."_
`° was forwarded ",to --the ~burham Regional Police. The ~~review vK.
concluded that, based on:-the warrants in the Manual of IIniform,.,c
Traffid Control Devices,;,an all-way stop at either the Alonna
=: of the .residents _regard~.ng espeeding. :..~t. ~~~ ~~ .- ~ - s ~ ~:~ ~~:~
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3.2 1994 Traffic Speeds Before and After Commanity Involvement
Speed studies were conducted during September of 1994 with the
following results:
Average 50$ile 858i1e
Date Seed Speed Speed,
Sept. 17 41.38_ 43.18 54.29
=` Sept. 18 44.08 46.55: " 56.04
Sept. 20 35.22 39.05 49.02
Sept. 21 36.14 39.59 49 53 s=
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The .above figures recorded on" September 17 and 18 do 'not ~'~ '
,:~- • indicate that a erious speeding problem exists and the-speeds.,.;,; .;;x
are lower than on many other u
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icipal roadways.
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cF n+ ~ ,1r,~;with Durham Regional,Police,also indicate that the radar uni~t~,
~ ~f P~~ Fat~.C .its Fi,~`; 3 «, > .. :.. .~ '~t'9 a ~ ys
~~ ~ - ~'~ assigned tothis location =in early September did not t find ~;,ar }
;serious speeding problem with the top speed being 61~']aa/hr.~'
On September 20 and 21 a resident had placed approximately 20'
hand painted cardboard .signs along the boulevards asking
motorists to slow down, watch for children, and obey the speed
'limit. This informal form of a "Neighbourhood Traffic/Speed-
Watch Program" did have a desirable affect by reducing the
average` traffic speed by seven (7) lan/hr. :{=
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„`'~' . '3:3 ''` Through Traffic (Short CnttinaY' " ~"~`~"~' ' „'
This. location was checked for through traffic while children
~x -were -travelling to and from school. The amount of through = ;< , i ;. ';i
~ `~``~'~ ~r k '~t a~ffic`~is`'small~~at`'beEweenrt 4''ancl 58'while childrenare ~v~~
travelling to and from school.
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Total Through ~ ~ `~« - -
Date - Time~ ~ Traffic Traffic
Sept. 14 3:45-4:15 p.m. 145 9.(68)
`::,Nov." ` 22 8:04-8:34 a.m. '. 129 ' 5 (48) ,
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p ~ f~`~`~~jJi'~ )n fad ~ ~ r - ,c ,: a d^ ~ f v a : ~ t ~ ~a f s a ;.
t ~. r 4 ~ MOtOr~ ~ehlcle ACO1~deIItB~ ` v ~+ ~~ ~ w -~~ "~,^ ~'¢ ~ t ~
., ,. .,3;-d#~a.s,~:~,.k.',,.. av . .. ~.u _ ~_., ., .r_:. ~a.e,v, K..< .`~, .z, r ~~ ~ ~t _. ,. ., ., .F r,....« ',i£!n .:MFe"ird'aw -,.
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boy on
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The boy fortunately only re_.._.__ ..._.____
injuries and walked home. The motorist, who lives. on Waverly -
-Road, was not charged with any violation.. There have been no
accidents to indicate that aright-of-way problem exists.
3.5 All-Wav Stops
The request for' all-way tops from Mrs.`Gackstetter was`
.intended to reduce speeding and deter through traffic ;from
s entering the neighbourhood. The Manual of Uniform Traffic
Control Devices `published by the`' Province of Ontario ."'"#~ `
'.specifically states that all-way stops are not to be used as ',.
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speed control devices or used as a means of deterring the
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REPORT MO.: WD-61-94 N ;:~... "~ nc~=: r . ~:..:..,•-`FAGS 4 '", ~a~a ~, r.{~
movement of ..through traffic Ivn~ add~.tit-o~9n, the data does not t'~ t~ p:
.2.n~x at i~~T'MM ,'.1. ' ^i' f ~ ~~~Y a /'+ f:
:indicate' that a serious . spee~ng or .through;, traffic problem mot, ~ ~ y:
exists. The two intersections do'"not meet the volume
requirements with only 132 cars during the peak hour. The
introduction of an all-wav stop at the intersection of Martin
Road and Alonna Street could create a hazazd. The hill at the `
north end of Martin Road has a steep slope of eight (8)
.degrees then tapers to one`"(1) degree close to he
intersection. The proximity of"the hill to the north of this
intersection could create a situation whereby,a child sees a
' southbound"`car coming and steps'onto~"the roadway"`belie`ving ~' ' ~~ -~?
that the stop sign will protect him. Onder conditions of
~~ snow,';~ice or heavy rain a vehicle could potentially slide x, .; .
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through the' intersection `striking pedestrians "or~`eausiag`° a '~"`~'' ""'`~'
chain. reaction .for other vehicles descending the hill. A`stop
II - sign at the bottom of -a hill should only be-used when
absolutely necessary for aright-of-way control.
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3.6 -'Status of Road Closure At Top of Martin Road - ,
~The•,dlosure.of Martin Road was~dealt~,with3by Council at-the „~,>~
':. ,. ~ t _L r _L 19 -N 1f1f17:+'9Z_l. _L _L i w_ 7` _ Al "01~~ 1T. ~`~
Martin Road wouldbe''closed at~:Regional Road 57 a"effective '~" '"
upon`the construction of the internal''road (West side Drive)
providing access to Baseline Road". Relvin Whalen, developer
of the Aspen Springs Subdivision, is processing the
construction of phase four in '1995, which ,includes the
construction of the internal road (West Side Drive), from
Bonneycastle Drive southerly to Baseline Road: Although this
schedule is tentative, this phase of the. development is based
oa the need to facilitate the servicing and construction in
1995 of the public elementary: school on West Side Drive with
a 'scheduled opening in the Fall of 1996.
'::.The closure` of the intersection at_Regional Road ,57 will
discourage the movement of through traffic but the new opening
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atonwpa~.y~~Drive will allow the movement of traffic
he~,establshed Martin Road neighbourhood and the new
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•ings' Subdivision.
4.0 CONCLIISIONS '
4.1 From the above, it is concluded that:
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there is a right-of-w
Respectfully submitted,.
cidents which would indicate that
ay problem on Martin Road.
Walter A. Evans, P.Eng..
Director of Public:Works -
RDB*WAE*ph
- December 1, 1994
Attachments
pc: Lori Gackstetter
108 Martin Road
Bowmanville, Oatario
L1C 3N4 -
Reviewed by,
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existing road allowancp~
.future road ~J
allowance
proposed closure
requested all-way
stop locations
C: \ AT TAC H S\ b o w m a n\ m a r t r d .DWG
DRAWN BY: JM ATE: DEC. 1994 ~
ATTACHMENT N0.
WD-61-94
TYPED AS WRITTEN
June 2b, 1989
Dear Mayor & Members of City Council:
We would like to address a situation to yourself that should be
taken care of now rather than waiting for a serious accident to
happen.
Our home is at 108 Martin Road and we have noticed the traffic flow
has increased considerably. The speed limit posted on Martin Road
is 50 Ian/hr. however, people are doing well over the stated speed.
Many times we have noticed cars travelling at a rate of speed where
if our daughters and sons were to run on to .the road they wouldn't
have a fighting chance, nor would an adult or animal.
We made our grievance with "Durham Regional Police" on June 10,
1989, and their response was "if there is enough manpower then
radar will be set-up". We waited until June 15, 1989, but saw no
sign of patrolling, so we contacted Mr. Ken Hooper on the matter.
Mr. Hooper has shown concern for the situation and in turn
contacted the "Chief of Police" on this day and was told "radar
would be made available". Today is June 20, 1989, and there still
has been no sign of radar.
Martin Road is a very busy through-way street for people wishing to
take a short cut or avoid heavy traffic on Waverly Road. We think
that if Durham Regional Police took this situation seriously they
would find not only our problem is a valid one, but may even find
an increased number of impaired drivers drag racing on motorcycles,
driving a motorcycle with no license plates, reckless driving, etc.
Our view on the solution to the above is to install 2 four-way stop
signs at the following intersections:
Alonna Street and Martin Road
Roser Crescent and Martin Road
This would avoid excess speed and maybe in the long run reduce the
traffic flow on a residential street.
Please Mrs. Hubbard and the Members of City Council, few issues
demand more attention than the concern for the safety of our
children and our community.
Your prompt .attention to this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Gackstetter
ATTACHMENT N0. 2
WD-61-94
108 Martin Road
Bowmanville, Ontario
623-3300
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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW N0. 92-225
Being a Hy-law to atop-up and close part of the road
allowance to vehicular traffic between Lota 14 and 15,
Concession 1, former Township of Darlington, Municipality
of Clarington, Part 1, Plan 40R-14465.
WHEREAS The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it
desirable to stop-up and close part of the road allowance ~to
vehicular traffic between Lota 14 and 15, Concession 1, former
Township of Darlington, Municipality'of Clarington, described as
Part 1, Plan 40R-14465, Municipal Act, R.S.O., 1990 c.M.45,
s.297(9).
WHEREAS notice of the intention of Council to pass this by-law was
sent to the Regional Municipality of Durham on the 20th day of
October, 1992, and the Regional Municipality of Durham granted
approval of the proposed by-law by letter dated the 28th-day of
October, 1992.
NOW THEREFORE HH IT ENACTED AND IT IS HEREBY BNACTED AS A BY-LAW DF
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON AS FOLLOWS:
1. Part of the portion of the road allowance comprising all and
singular that certain parcel and tract of land and premises,
lying and being in the Municipality of Clarington, in the
Regional Municipality of Durham, Province of Ontario, and
being composed of part of the road allowance between Lota 14
and 15, Concession 1, former Township of Darlington,
Municipality of Clarington, more specifically described as
Part 1 on Plan 40R-14465 deposited in the Land Registry Office
for the Registry Division of Durham (No. 40) on October 8,
1992, is hereby stopped up and closed to vehicular traffic
effective upon completion of the construction of the inteznal
- road (West Side Drive) providing access to Baseline Road.
BY-LAW read a first time this 14th day of December, 1992.
BY-LAW read a second time.thia 13th day of December, 1993.
HY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this 13th day of
December, 1993.
l<r~
MAYOR
CLERK
ATTAOHMENT N0. 3
.. t (~ (1 Cj WD-61-94