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MEETING: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION MEETING
DATE: MARCH 19, 1990
REPORT #: WD-20-90 FILE #:
SUB,ECT: REQUEST FROM GO TRANSIT TO REMOVE THE GO BUS STOP ON
KING STREET AT GEORGE STREET - BOWMANVILLE
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
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Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1 . THAT Report WD-20-90 be received;
2 . THAT the amending by-law attached hereto be forwarded to Council
for approval; and
3 . THAT a copy of this report be sent to Mr. D.M. Cairns .
REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. l: Key Map and Detailed map
No.2 : Letter dated January 3, 1990, from GO Transit
No. 3: By-law to amend By-law 79-1
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2 .0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 Report WD-83-89 which was approved by Council on November 20, 1989,
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recommended, in part, that the Go Bus Stop for west-bound traffic
on King Street be relocated from the north side of King Street just
west of Division Street to just west of George Street. Also, it
was recommended that the Go Bus Stop for east-bound traffic which
is located on the south side of King Street just west of Division
Street be relocated to the south side of King Street, just each of
Division Street.
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3 . 0 REVIEW AND COMMENT
3 . 1 By-Law 89-214 was passed by Council to provide for these changes.
3 .2 By letter dated January 3, 1990, Mr. D. M Cairns, Superintendent,
Operations Planning, GO Transit has requested that the existing
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westbound stop at Ontario Street be removed and effectively
consolidated with the relocated bus stop at George Street (See
Attachment No.2)
3 .3 In view of the close proximity of the Ontario/King Street bus stop
to the relocated George Street bus stop, the request makes sense
and should be implemented.
4 . 0 RECOMMENDATIONS
4 . 1 It is, therefore, recommended that By-Law 79-1 be amended to
eliminate the Go Bus Stop at King Street and Ontario Street.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , La wren a E. Kotseff,
Director of Public Works . Chief inistrative Officer.
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February 23, 1990
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cc: GO Transit
1120 Finch Avenue West
Toronto (Downsview) , Ontario
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Attention: Mr. D.M. Cairns, Superintendent
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EXISTING GO TRANSIT
BUS STOP LOCATION
DIVISION ST.
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RELOCATION OF DIVISION ST. STOP
TO GEORGE ST. AS APPROVED
UNDER BY-LAW 89-214
GEORGE ST.
ONTARIO ST.
EXISTING GO TRANSIT
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3 January 1990
Mr. W.A. Evans, P. Eng.
Director of Public Works
Town of Newcastle
40 Temperance Street
Bowmanville, Ontario
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Dear Mr. Evans:
Subject: Relocation of GO Transit Bus Stomas
Our letter of 22 December 1989, indicated our agreement with your proposed
relocation of two existing GO Transit bus stops on King Street in downtown
Bowmanville, specifically:
1. Relocation of the existing eastbound stop from the west side
of Division Street to the east side of Division Street.
2. Relocation of the existing westbound stop from the west side
of Division Street to the west side of George _Street.
In conjunction with relocation No. 2 above, and as recently discussed with
Your Hr. Baker, it is our feeling that the existing westbound stop at
Ontario Street_ should also be removed and effectively consolidated with
the relocated westbound stop at George Street . That further change would
serve to:
(a) Avoid the situation where two westbound bus stops would be
located within one short block of each other;
(b) Result in westbound bus stops being spaced every three short
blocks (approximately every 300 metres) , in order to be
consistent with the semi-express aature of our inter-regional
service and our bus stop spacing in other similar
municipalities; and
(c) Alleviate potential conflicts with automobile activity
relative to the commercial area adjacent to the existing
Ontario Street stop.
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Assuming that the above meets with your approval , I trust that you will
have Mr. Baker contact me further. At that point, we will arrange to
inform our passengers of the upcoming change and have a representative of
our Plant Management Branch liaise with your staff regarding the physical
relocation or removal of the affected signage.
Yours truly,
D. M. Cairns
Superintendent
Operations Planning
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Attach.
cc: G.H. Herrema, Chairman, Durham Region
R.F. Swanson, Manager, Bus Operations
W.A. Reid, Plant Manager, West Region
G.W. Padley, Supt. Bus Operations
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CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW 90-
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BEING a by-law to amend By-law 79-1, being a by-law for the regulation
of Parking, Standing or Stopping on Highways under the jurisdiction of
the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend the said by-law to improve
stands for Bus Stops within the former Town of Bowmanville;
NOR THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Newcastle hereby enacts as
follows :
1. THAT Schedule "H" (Stands For Bus Stops) to By-law 79-1 is hereby
amended by deleting the following references;
ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5
HIGHWAY SIDE LOCATION NO. BUSES HOURS
6 King Street North 20 m east 1 Anytime
of Ontario
Street
Mayor
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Clerk
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CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW 90- 60
BEING a by-law to amend By-law 79-1, being a by-law for the regulation
of Parking, Standing or Stopping on Highways under the jurisdiction of
the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend the said by-law to improve
stands for Bus Stops within the former Town of Bowmanville;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Newcastle hereby enacts as
follows:
1. THAT Schedule
amended by de
ITEM COLUMN 1
HIGHWAY
6 King Street
"H" (Stands For Bus Stops) to By-law 79-1 is hereby
leting the following references;
COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5
SIDE LOCATION NO. BUSES HOURS
North 20 m east 1 Anytime
of Ontario
Street
BY-LAW read a first time this 26th day of March, 1990 .
BY-LAW read a second time this 26th day of March, 1990 .
BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this 26th day of March, 1990 •
Mayor
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