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Home My WebLink AboutWD-68-92 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE REPORT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File # Date: SEPTEMBER 8, 1992 Res, # Report#: WD-68-92 File #: -.C-. 01.28. 17 By-Law# Subject: AMENDMENTS TO CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC BY-LAW 91-58 TWO-WAY STREET SYSTEM ON BEAVER STREET, NEWCASTLE Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report WD-68-92 be received; 2 . THAT Beaver Street South be changed from a one-way to a two- way traffic system as requested by Mr. Jack Crago and the residents of Beaver Street; 3. THAT Council pass the By-law attached to Report WD-68-92; and 4 . THAT Mr. Jack Crago be advised of Council 's decision. ---------------------------------------------------------------- REPORT 1.0 ATTACHMENTS No. 1: Key Map No. 2 : Notice to residents dated March 30, 1992 No. 3: Petition No. 4: Proposed By-law 2.0 BACKGROUND 2 . 1 At a regular meeting held on June .8, 1992, Council passed Resolution #C-385-92 : /2 REPORT NO. : WD-68-92 PAGE 2 "THAT the petition received from Mr. Jack Crago, 188 Beaver Street South, Newcastle, requesting that Beaver Street be made a two- way street, be received; THAT the petition be , referred to the Director of Public Works for the preparation of a report to be submitted to the General Purpose and Administration Committee; and THAT Mr. Jack Crago be advised of Council's decision. " 3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT 3 . 1 At an information centre held on November 2, 1988, residents very strongly indicated that they considered the proposal to reconstruct Beaver Street unacceptable if it meant the removal of twenty-eight (28) trees on the street. The residents were advised that we would go back to the drawing board and a second information centre was held on September 13, 1989 , at which time it was proposed that the pavement width be narrowed from twenty-eight feet (281 ) to twenty-two feet (221 ) , thereby reducing the number of trees which had to be removed from twenty-eight (28) to twenty-two (22) . Because the pavement width would be only twenty-two feet (221 ) , it was agreed that Beaver Street would be made one-way northbound from Robert Street to Emily Street. i 3 .2 After further refinements of the design, the street was constructed with a pavement width of twenty-six feet (261 ) with no change in the number of trees which had to be removed with the proposed twenty-two foot (221 ) wide pavement. Since a commitment had been made to designate Beaver Street as a one-way street from Robert Street to Emily Street, the j necessary amendments were made to the Traffic By-law and the . . . /3 ? i� J REPORT NO. : WD-68-92 PAGE 3 necessary signs were installed. Since the pavement width had been reduced from twenty-eight feet (281 ) to twenty-six feet (261 ) , rather than twenty-two feet (221 ) which prompted the suggestion that Beaver Street be made a one-way street, we had some concerns and a notice was delivered to the residents inviting their comments on the one-way street system (Attachment No. 2) . The petition from Mr. Crago has provided the necessary comments from the residents that they now wish to have Beaver Street as a two-way street. 3 . 3 There is sufficient space to accommodate two-way traffic on Beaver Street provided that there is no parking on the west side as illustrated on the Key Map (Attachment No. 1) . The change to a two-way street will eliminate concerns of parents and crossing guards that children are in danger from people deliberately driving the wrong way down the street. It will also eliminate the need for students to walk their bicycles or cycle along Regional Road 17 (Mill Street) to reach the Newcastle Public School. 4.0 CONCLUSIONS 4 . 1 From the above, it is concluded that Beaver Street South should become a two-way street system. Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Committee, `Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , Lawrence E. Kots 0f V1 Director of Public Works Chief Administr ihre Officer RDB*ph August 14, 1992 Attachments I pc: Mr. Jack Crago, 188 Beaver Street South Newcastle, Ontario, L1B 1C4 KING STREET EAST s =o EMILY ST. E. �j f cn .�- -�- to T DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC NO PARKING w CAROLINE ST. E. ® NO STOPPING t- . --.- cn J EDWARD ST. E ti w JAMES ST. E. > o Q Q w p —►- OD SCHOOL CROSS WALK ROBERT ST. E. NEWCASTL� J +— PUBLIC OZ _...•.,-. :�.._. .�.:- SCHOOL 3 � i EXISTING STOP SIGN w NEW STOP SIGN LOCATION TO BE REMOVED SCHOOL BUS LOADING ZONE _J k 4 1�9�po �WLidNV `�a ell O ST KING MG a T ¢ SYL?A M ® � HWAY i H• W II ®® oko 3 LILLIAN �`° � �° SUBJECT ST E -� SITE CT ' g"y DRAWN J .M. DATE : AUG. 1991 Jf' HIGHWAY N• 401 ATTACHMENT NO, 1 KEY MAP WD–b8-92 NOTICE March 30, 1992 Dear Sir/Madame: RE: - ONE-WAY STREET SYSTEM ON BEAVER STREET SOUTH FROM ROBERT STREET TO EMILY STREET, NEWCASTLE VILLAGE Public meetings held during late 1990 and early 1991 indicated that residents on Beaver Street South preferred to have the one-way street system expanded after road construction was completed. It was decided that the one-way system which ran from Robert Street to James Street would be expanded northerly to Doily Street and the amending by-laws were passed by the Councils for the Town of Newcastle and the Region of Durham during March 1992. The one-way system will be signed and officially enforceable as of April 1, 1992. On July 1, 1992 a Questionnaire will be sent to residents to receive feedback on whether the residents are still in favour of the new traffic control devices. If you have any questions please contact me: telephone 623-3379, extension 247. u f - Ron Baker Traffic Co-ordinator pc: Don Patterson, Manager of Operations, Public Works Walter Evans, Director of Public Works ATTACHMENT N0. 2 j WD-68-92 I � "lil'')M111011 Or iWI: Ir)V,;Tl +, ,F H(Tt!t1!\S4 11= I A?: G^ 1 .1 1 n9 wrvr,�mrNVq �I i � ,`-.i;i.;:� :rif��i J:.1.�.•� iii' , .:f:G�;:� i D Via C(R-S T6� Take F,�prapriale A tin If 6 WW--, r V`u�.�� CIAQ�y4-L13 I fl� tt �/ �-i•.�� lam' ATTACHMENT N0. 3 WD-68-92 ;j , � . . . ' / ol Wv ------3E�----- ORIGINAL TO., PIFQ � FliF 1 | �— CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE BY-LAW 92- Being a By-law to amend By-law 9158 as amended, being a By-law to Regulate Traffic on Highways, Municipal and Private Property in the Town of Newcastle WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle deems it desirable to amend By-law 91-58; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle enacts as follows: I 1) Schedule XII "One-way Highways" of By-law 91-58 is hereby amended by deleting the Schedule in its entirety and substituting thereto a revised Schedule XII "One-way Highways" as follows: Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Highway Between Times/Days Direction Silver Street King Street Anytime South to (Bowmanville) West and North Church Street Victoria Regional Road Anytime East to Street (Orono) 17 (Main West Street) and Church Street 2) This By-law shall come into Force on the date that it is approved by the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham and when signs to the effect are erected. BY-LAW read a first and second time this 14th day of September, 1992 . BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this 14th day of September, 1992. MAYOR CLERK i ATTACHMENT N0. 4 WD-68-92 JJ6