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Home My WebLink AboutEGD-017-12 GafiflgtOR REPORT ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: May 7, 2012 Resolution#: By-law#: Report#: EGD-017-12 File#: Subject: COMMUNITY SAFETY ZONES RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report EGD-017-12 be received; 2. THAT Council designate each of the following parts of a highway a Community Safety Zone: • Longworth Avenue from Scugog Street to Mearns Avenue • Scugog Street from Longworth Avenue to Bons Avenue • Nash Road from Trulls Road to Courtice Road; 3. THAT staff be directed to prepare the necessary amendments to the Traffic By-law 91-58, to reflect the Community Safety Zone designations, for Council approval; and 4. THAT the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board, the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board and Durham Region Police Services be notified of Council's decision. Submitted by: ` — Reviewed by: A.S. Cannella, C.E.T. Franklin Wu, Director of Engineering Chief Administrative Officer Services ASC/LJB/jo CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 REPORT NO.: EGD-017-12 PAGE 2 1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 Section 214 of the Highway Traffic Act authorizes the Council of a Municipality to "by by-law, designate a part of a highway under its jurisdiction as a community safety zone [CSZ] if, in the council's opinion, public safety is of special concern on that part of the highway." Establishing a CSZ essentially doubles the minimum fine for the same speeding offence outside designated zones. 1.2 In researching this matter, staff consistently found caveats with respect to the implementation of CSZ's. In 1998, the Region of Durham established thirteen CSZ's on a trial basis. In staff's report to Region Council at the end of the trial period, it was clear that not all sites are appropriate for this designation. Paramount to their effectiveness is that consistent police enforcement must exist, and the CSZ must be adopted where there is an actual speeding problem (not a perceived one) and where traffic safety can be improved. The overuse of designating CSZ's will result in driver disrespect, and their effectiveness will diminish overtime. To this end, a Community Safety Zone Warrant was established by Durham Region in 2001 to determine the appropriateness of a proposed location. In January, 2002, the Municipality endorsed the Community Safety Zone Warrant which had been approved by the Region of Durham. In that same resolution, Council directed that "Community Safety Zones be installed only at specific sites where significant improvements to traffic safety can be realized, and where Durham Regional Police Services have agreed to provide consistent levels of enforcement to ensure the effectiveness and continuance of the program" and that the Municipality "adopt the warrant criteria [developed by the Region] as a guide for future Community Safety Zone installations". REPORT NO.: EGD-017-12 PAGE 3 The designation of a CSZ is appropriate if it meets the warrant which is a function of: - Designated area of special concern (e.g, elementary or secondary schools) - Incidents of collisions - Speed violation rate - Traffic volume - Truck traffic volume - Number of lanes - Presence of sidewalks - Pedestrian counts - Number of proximal intersections and entrances - Ability of DRPS to enforce any particular CSZ 2.0 EXISTING COMMUNITY SAFETY ZONES 2.1 Most Durham Region municipalities have CSZ's (Ajax Council recently approved the designation of their second CSZ) as does the Region on some roads under their jurisdiction. Each municipality quotes some success with this type of traffic control. Currently, there are only three CSZ's in Clarington: - Regional Highway 2 from Townline Road to Varcoe Road - Regional Road 14 in front of Bowmanville High School - Provincial Highway 35/115 in front of Clarke High School and The Pines Senior Public School In 2002, Clarke High School requested that a CSZ be established on the northbound lanes of Hwy. 35/115 from the 3rd Concession to the 4t" Concession. The school reports that there is good police presence in this zone. REPORT NO.: EGD-017-12 PAGE 4 3.0 CURRENT REQUEST 3.1 In October, 2011, the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board requested that the Municipality establish Community Safety Zones at two of their schools located in Clarington. Staff reviewed the Region's warrants which Clarington adopted as a guide and adapted the warrants to meet the characteristics of our road network. Staff then undertook a CSZ warrant analysis of all thirty-three schools in the Municipality, and the results showed that three areas could benefit from the establishment of a CSZ: - Longworth Avenue from Scugog Street to Mearns Avenue (which includes St. Elizabeth School, Harold Longworth School and a future municipal park) - Scugog Street from Longworth Avenue to Bons Avenue (which includes St. Stephens Secondary School) - Nash Road from Trulls Road to Courtice Road (which includes Courtice Public School and Courtice High School) These potential sites were discussed with the DRPS Traffic Safety Co-ordinator for Clarington, and he concurs that these sites would be suitable for a CSZ designation and that DRPS can provide the necessary enforcement. Both the public school board and the separate school board were consulted with respect to establishing these zones, and both boards were very supportive of this designation in these areas. 4.0 CONCLUSION 4.1 Based on Community Safety Warrants established by the Region of Durham and endorsed by the Municipality, staff concludes that parts of three roads in Clarington would be appropriate to establish as Community Safety Zones, and it is believed that the result will be improved traffic safety on these roads. REPORT NO.: EGD-017-12 PAGE 5 CONFORMITY WITH STRATEGIC PLAN — Not Applicable Staff Contact: Leslie J. Benson, Manager of Transportation & Design Attachments: Attachment 1 — Key Map — Longworth Avenue and Scugog Street Attachment 2 — Key Map — Nash Road 1111 ■ �_ � —►11111 —.= 11111 —�:!fit= —e■ __ -- '? — n _. EM =- �— • .. 5 1 1 •1- ► � _ x...1111 a :. ° t•'t . 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