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Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File #` i b C-1-5
Date: July 10, 1995 Res. #--(:a.
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Report#:_ WD-30-95 File#: D.02 . 31.03 Dy-Law#
Subject: REQUESTS FOR FOUR ADULT CROSSING GUARDS
CONCESSION STREET/LIBERTY STREET, BOWMANVILLE
MEARNS AVENUE/SOPER CREEK DRIVE, BOWMANVILLE
BEAVER STREET/ROBERT STREET, NEWCASTLE
SANDRINGHAM DRIVE/DR. EMILY STOWE SCHOOL COURTICE
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-30-95 be received;
2 . THAT requests for adult crossing guards which have not met the
warrants at the following locations be denied:
Beaver Street at Robert Street, Newcastle
Mearns Avenue at Soper Creek Drive, Bowmanville
Sandringham Drive at Dr. Emily Stowe School, Courtice;
3 . THAT an adult guard be placed at the intersection of
Concession Street and Liberty Street, Bowmanville, commencing
September 1995;
4 . THAT Council allocate funding from the Contingency Account for
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the new location in the amount of $2210 for the period
September to December 1995;
5 . THAT the request for an all-way stop near Dr. Emily Stowe
School on Sandringham Drive be denied; and
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6 . THAT Paul Brace of the Northumberland-Clarington Board of
Education, Donna Cartier, Lora Henderson and Carol Mitchell be
advised of Council's decision and provided with a copy of this
report. j
REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. 1: Key Maps - lA Concession Street/Liberty Street,
Bowmanville, and
Mearns Avenue/Soper Creek Drive,
Bowmanville
- 1B Beaver Street/Robert Street,
Newcastle
- 1C Sandringham Drive at Dr. Emily Stowe
School, Courtice
No. 2 : Correspondence Dated May 16, 1995 from
Northumberland-Clarington Board of Education
Regarding Beaver Street, Newcastle
No. 3: Correspondence Dated April 20, 1995 from
Northumberland-Clarington Board of Education
Regarding Concession Street/Liberty Street,
Bowmanville
No. 4: Correspondence dated May 26, 1995 from Donna
Cartier Regarding crossing on Sandringham Drive,
Courtice
No. 5: Existing Adult Guard Locations
2.0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 At a regular meeting held on June 12, 1995, Council passed the
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following resolution #C-430-95:
"THAT the correspondence received from Donna Cartier
requesting the placement of an adult crossing guard and
/or a stop sign on Sandringham Drive, be received;
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THAT the correspondence be referred to the Director of
Public Works for review and preparation of a report to
the General Purpose and Administration Committee; and
THAT Donna Cartier be advised of Council 's decision. "
Correspondence from the Northumberland-Clarington Board of
Education dated April 20, 1995 and May 16, 1995 requested a
permanent guard at the Concession Street/Liberty Street
intersection in Bowmanville and a guard for one year on Beaver
Street at Robert Street in Newcastle during construction of
the new school.
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Phone calls were received from Lora Henderson of 36
Strathmanor Drive and Carol Mitchell of 33 Soper Creek Drive
requesting an adult guard on Mearns Avenue at Soper Creek
Drive.
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3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT
3 . 1 Adult School Crossing Guard Policy: C
Council's Policy on the placement of adult school crossing
guards, as contained in Report PD-47-91, was approved by
Council on February 25, 1991. In essence, Council Policy
requires a minimum of only 50% delay time or difficulty in
crossing before placement of an adult school crossing guard
will be considered. This is more lenient than the provincial
guidelines.
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3 .2 Concession Street / Liberty Street Crossing, Bowmanville
During 1994, a sidewalk was completed along the east side of
Liberty Street connecting King Street to Concession Street.
As a result of the new sidewalk installation, the School Board
can fulfill a commitment to eliminate busing those students
within a 1 .6 km walking distance of the school. The Board has
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improved bus efficiency with double or triple runs, but can
save approximately $27,000 per year for each bus it can
eliminate.
The School Board estimates 50 students from Vincent Massey
Public School and 20 from Bowmanville Senior Public School
will be crossing Concession Street at the beginning of
September, 1995.
The Concession Street/Liberty Street intersection is a
warranted and busy all-way stop intersection which has more
volume than the all-way stop intersection of Nash Road and
Trulls Road, Courtice, which presently has an adult guard.
When the crossing study periods were reviewed and pro-rated to
an hourly comparison, the results are as follows:
(Vehicles per hour)
Period Liberty / Concession Nash / Trulls
am 894 984
PM 1044 600
Total 1938 1584
Paul Brace, Manager of Transportation and Planning of the
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Northumberland-Clarington Board of Education, has indicated
that this is their top priority request for an adult guard.
A study of traffic crossing Concession Street and passing
through the pedestrian area on the east side of Liberty Street
produced a warrant of 53 .9% which is above the 50% level
approved by Council as the point to consider implementation of
an adult guard. This intersection has experienced 10 motor
vehicle accidents during the past three years.
3 . 3 Mearns Avenue / Soper Creek Drive Crossing, Bowmanville
A guard is being requested at this uncontrolled intersection
by two parents, Lora Henderson and Carol Mitchell, not by the
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School Board. Some of the students on the east side of Mearns
Avenue are presently inside the 1.6 km walking distance and
will have their busing discontinued in September of 1995.
The School Board has advised parents that students should walk
southerly from the intersection to the traffic lights at
Mearns Avenue and King Street, then to Vincent Massey School,
a distance of 1.27 km. The parents would like the
Municipality to provide a crossing guard on Mearns Avenue at
Soper Creek Drive combined with the Board building and
maintaining a sidewalk on school property which connects
Galbraith Court to Vincent Massey School. These two j
expenditures would reduce the walking distance by
approximately 300 meters .
Paul Brace, from the School Board, has advised that funds are
not available for a sidewalk on school property to properly
facilitate this short cut for the students. Mr Brace also
notes that if the sidewalk and guard were provided, the 1.6 km
walking distance would be extended 300 m and eliminate busing
for more students in the subdivision east of Mearns Avenue.
The crossing guard study produced a warrant of only 35%,
whereas Council 's policy is not to consider an adult guard
unless 50% of the warrant is met. The traffic volumes exiting
and entering Mearns Avenue at King Street are relatively light
and would not require an adult guard in addition to the
traffic signals .
3.4 Beaver Street / Robert Street Crossing, Newcastle
The School Board is requesting an adult guard at this location
for a one year duration only. The Board is constructing a new
school behind the existing Newcastle Public School and is
concerned about extra congestion and confusion created by
construction traffic . This uncontrolled intersection is
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presently supervised by student patrollers and requests for
adult guards have been turned down in the past due to very low
results on the warrant studies .
As an alternative to an adult guard, it would be beneficial
for the School Board to require the contractor building the
school to direct all construction traffic to use Robert
Street, proceeding south to the construction entrance, to keep
unwanted traffic away from Beaver Street. The written
warnings to the contractors could also be supplemented with
roadside signs at Robert Street and James Street stating "No
construction traffic of any type beyond this point. Use Mill
Street and Robert Street. "
3.5 Sandringham Drive Crossing at Dr. Emily Stowe School, Courtice
Council reviewed Report WD-22-94 dated April 18, 1994 which
showed low crossing guard warrant study results of only 26%
and turned down this request because it was well below the 50%
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requirement. The mid block crossing location at the school
is presently monitored by student patrollers .
Traffic studies have shown that the speeds and volume of
traffic on Sandringham Drive are considerably less than those
on Glenabbey Drive. Stop sign requests near schools are
common, but this location does not meet provincial guidelines .
Alternatives will be reviewed by the Clarington Traffic
Committee which is presently investigating school safety as
part of the Nash Road Study.
3. 6 Existing Crossing Guards
The Municipality presently employs 18 adult crossing guards at
an annual cost of approximately $5,590.00 each per school
year, with two rovers to fill in during periods of absence.
No funding has been allocated for expansion of the program.
A list of existing locations is shown as Attachment No.5 .
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4.0 CONCLUSIONS
4 . 1 From the above, it is concluded:
That the request for a crossing guard at Mearns Avenue/Soper
Creek Drive be denied, as a guard is not warranted and
students can safely cross at the traffic signals at Mearns
Avenue and King Street.
4.2 That the request for an adult crossing guard on Sandringham
Drive and/or an all-way stop be denied, as the student
patrollers are capable of assisting the younger students
across with the existing traffic volumes.
4. 3 That the request for an adult crossing guard on Beaver Street
for the 1995/96 school year be denied, as construction traffic
should be diverted away from the crossing location.
4 .4 That an adult guard be placed at the busy intersection of
Concession Street and Liberty Street, which meets the warrant
for an adult crossing guard.
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Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by,
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Stephen A. Vokes, P.Eng. W.H. Stockwell
Director of Public Works Chief Administrative Officer
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July 4, 1995
See following page for list of persons to be provided with copies
of this report.
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pc: Mr. P. Brace
Manager of Transportation,
Planning and Assessment
The Northumberland-Clarington
Board of Education
834 D'Arcy Street North
Box 470
Cobourg, ON. , K9A 4L2
Donna Cartier
74 Sandringham Drive
Courtice, ON. , LlE 1W7
Lora Henderson
36 Strathmanor Drive
Bowmanville, ON. , L1C 4L3
Carol Mitchell
33 Soper Creek Drive
Bowmanville, ON. , L1C 4G3
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831 n'Arcy St. North, PLANNN�a p_ 'I-nPIPJGT0-
Box 470, Cohourg. Ontario CPAr�17V1ENT
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Tel (905)372-68-1
Fax(905)372-1133
16 May 1995
Franklin Wu #
Director of Planning
Municipality of Clarington
40 Temperance Street
Bowmanville, Ontario
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Dear Frank
Re: Crossing Guard Request
This request is in regards to Newcastle Public School in the
village of Newcastle .
When Beaver Street was converted from a one-way to a two-way street
in 1992, traffic congestion in front of Newcastle Public School
increased. A request for a crossing guard was made (see attached)
but was denied since the criteria for the placement of a guard were
not present .
As you are aware, the Board is constructing a new school on the
eastern edge of the current school property. Construction is
scheduled to begin this summer and continue throughout the 1995-96
school year. A temporary construction access is planned for the
southern extremity of the current site from the south end of Beaver
Street to the new school site . This will result in heavy truck
traffic and increased traffic volume on Beaver Street during the
construction period.
Therefore, to facilitate the safe passage of students, we are
requesting the placement of a crossing guard in front of Newcastle
Public School during the 1995-96 school year only.
I appreciate your careful consideration in this matter and look
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Paul Br ce w
Manager of Transportation, Planning and Assessment
PC Sue Medd, Principal Newcastle P.S . 1 0 1 2 ATTACHMENT N0. 2
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Board of Education
834 D'Arcy Street, P.O. Box 470
Cobourg, Ontario. K9A 4L2
Telephone 416 372-6871
Fax 416 372-1133
11 November, 1992
Franklin Wu
Director of Planning
Town of Newcastle
40 Temperance Street
Bowmanville, Ontario
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Dear Frank
This is in reference to a crossing guard request.
The recent conversion of Beaver Street from a one-way to a two-
way street near Newcastle Public School has caused some concerns.
Traffic now has easier access to this area, causing some amount of
confusion before and after school.
Due to the added congestion, I wish to request the placement of a
crossing guuard on Beaver Street in front of Newcastle Public
School to facilitate the safe passage of our students.
Please advise as to the outcome of your analysis.
Sincerely
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Paul Brace
Manager of Transportation and Planning
PC Susan Medd, Principal Newcastle P. S.
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Telephone 905 372-6871
Fax 905 372-1133
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Franklin Wu
Director Planning
Municip ity of Clarington A FI't; "
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Bville, Ontario MUNICIPALIT,'GF 'L6PLANNING DLP' i i';i�NT
Dear Frank
Re: Crossing Guard Request ,
This request refers to an area in north Bowmanville affecting
students attending Vincent Massey Public School and Bowmanville
Senior Public School .
Currently, students who live north and south of Concession Street
between Liberty Street and Mearns Avenue are bussed to school .
Since continuous sidewalks have been installed on the east side of
Liberty Street, we have reviewed the area and discovered that many
of the children are within the walking zone and can now walk to
school using the sidewalk system.
However, the students north of Concession Street (Apple Blossom
area) will have to cross Concession Street enroute to school . The
Principal of Vincent Massey Public School and this office feels
that a crossing guard would assist the safe passage of younger
students at the intersection of Concession and Liberty Streets .
I request that a crossing guard be placed at the intersection of
Concession and Liberty Streets to facilitate the safe passage of
students, effective September 1995 .
Please advise as to the outcome of your analysis .
Sincere
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Manager of Transportation and Planning
PC Warren Medd, Principal Vincent Massey P.S .
Hilary Walt, Principal Bowmanville Senior P. S .
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M�it7t' r Dia.xte- Harare
40 TeurE)erance Street .
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Dear Mayor Harare:
t am writing, this letter to you out of* concern for the Bafet\r of
al). the. children attending Dr. L'trlily Stowe Public C hoo1 on
Sandringham Drive in Courtice. . I have lived on this street for
si..x .years and have noticed how increasingly busv the trgffl.<, ti•�.r,
become . I also know several studies have been done , a.n(j yt -t()e
present time, we do not warrant an adult crossing uu.�ird andior a
6toP sign on Sandri.ngitam Drive . 1 believe this r•ulinw ehould be;
,:!hanged .
KV �ommuliity is part_icular.l .v incensed t)iat the rr6iden1_,s of
Abbey Drive demanded and renel.ved BOTH an adul.'r., ct•osr�i).li� guard
and FIVE stop signs , I unders tatid that the street ie. busy as it
is a direct link to the 4014 hi�ilway. )la;ve .si.udi.es been deme oil
Sandringham Drive linking the school hour. (Peak t times ) all the
number of cars entering and exiting the -school parking lot? T
hate to he cynical , Mavor Hamre. butone wonder6 If the r'ea,6on we
cannot get protection for our children is :polj.tloal . Is it
he—C,Ruse we supf'Dort• the 1.''ubl.i.c School Board and not ti)e Ca.ti)<.jii<::I
Hoard of. Edue-ation or is it because our bojrjer ar•e ncjt F,e
e.--.Pensive as those on Glen Abbey Drive?
Mayor.' Hamr•e we are notasking f(-)r' the impossible - .suet ,i little
t =6ie t and Y. i.il for tii , ilt3_firvtl ill our '.g1n11)l)riity C)u.r
;,h..i ldren are ,iu..'t ar: iPPDOrtant, aF= the cU l.dr.en cwhc- li-ve t-)n
Abbey Drive . r'7. <.iE;F �1 ) 'fl-ot irjak: the nelglibourf-foo� ttin_:j llj'_ in
9rins and have ja)U)ittce atter (�nrmittee fi0-Lt the T�'%(- i c !
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