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Home My WebLink AboutWD-45-00 ~... 4'" THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON REPORT Date: SEPTEMBER 18,2000 File#Ag/ Res. #/J/lff- ff1{)O Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Report No.: WD-45-00 By-Law # Snbject: REVIEW OF LIGHTING AND WINTER MAINTENANCE FOR PARKETTES AND ASSOCIATED WALKWAYS Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report WD-45-00 be received for information. REPORT 1.0 ATTACHMENTS No.1: Inventory ofParkettes No.2: Key Map of Glenabbey Parkette 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 At a meeting held on November 1, 1999, the General Purpose & Administration Committee approved Recommendation #GP A-5l9-99: "THAT the Public Works Department investigate the feasibility of installing lighting in parkettes and walkways through parkettes where the parkette does not have a sports field on a case by case basis; THAT the Public Works Department investigate implementing year round maintenance of walkways that have a pedestrian flow that are currently unmaintained in winter months; and 1106 'c' .' REPORT NO.: WD-45-00 PAGE 2 THAT an estimate be provided of the cost impact so Council can determine the appropriate priority for this item to be included in the budget and report back." 3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT 3.1 Using the Public Works Infrastructure Management System, the Public Works Department has determined that there are 18 parkettes within the Municipality of Clarington. A table listing the parkette location, access type and current status with regard to illumination is provided on Attachment No. 1. 3.2 Of the 18 parkettes, ouly Burk Court is fully illuminated. Lighting was installed along walkways through Foster Creek Parkette and Peters Pike Parkette in 1994 and 1997 respectively. The playground areas in these parkettes are still not illuminated. 3.3 When considering the need for parkette and walkway lighting, the Public Works Department considers the following criteria: . If a walkway is illuminated, the Municipality is indirectly promoting its use at night. A walkway that directs pedestrians to isolated areas where personal safety is at risk, even with lighting in place, is a concern to the Public Works Department. Staff will not recommend the lighting of such walkways. . Parkette walkways, or walkways in general, that provide a substantial reduction in travel distance to a defined destination point such as a school or recreation centre (when compared to the street sidewalk network) are generally illuminated as long as they don't violate the safety criteria noted above. Examples that meet these criteria are Foster Creek Parkette and Peters Pike PaIkette. . Parkettes located directly adjacent to residential homes are generally not illuminated because it promotes the use of these facilities after dark. This can be disruptive to local residents because it raises safety concerns with respect to use and leads to complaints regarding excessive light, noise and garbage. 1107 ." ~ .' REPORT NO.: WD-45-00 PAGE 3 . Light fixtures located in walkways and parks are generally at a higher risk with respect to vandalism and, therefore, are more expensive to maintain. . Where possible, Public Works Staff is promoting the development ofparkettes adjacent to street frontage where streetlights can provide a minimal level of lighting for the parkette. 3.4 The parkettes inventoried on Attachment No. 1 were reviewed based on the above criteria. Ouiy Glenabbey Parkette was considered to require additional lighting. It provides a significant pedestrian link between Glenabbey Drive and John Walter Crescent (see Attachment No.2). 3.5 The cost to provide lighting for parkette walkways is estimated at $160 per linear metre, or $4,000 per fixture, including design, construction administration, construction and utility hook-up fees. The walkway to be illuminated through the Glenabbey Parkette is an estimated 100 metres long. The cost to light the walkway would be approximately $16,000 based on benchmark cost data 3.6 Once lighting is provided for a walkway, it should be maintained during the winter months. The estimated cost to provide winter maintenance for a walkway is $12.00 per linear metre. In general, walkways in parkettes are very awkward to plow because their winding alignments are difficult to follow when snow covered. 4.0 CONCLUSIONS 4.1 Based on a site-specific review of parkette locations and Public Works lighting criteria, Glenabbey Parkette is the ouly location recommended to receive lighting upgrades. Public Works Department will be including $16,000, for Council consideration, in the 2001 Capital Budget for the installation of walkway lighting through Glenabbey Parkette. In addition, the maintenance of the walkway will also be added to the winter maintenance program at an estimated cost of$1,200 per year. 1108 ,', L ,. .' REPORT NO.: WD-45-00 PAGE 4 > 4.2 Should Council wish to revise current criteria and light all parkettes, it would cost an estimated $298,000 based on benchmark cost data. The lighting of all parkettes would likely result in increased complaints from adjacent residents as a result of night usage, and higher lighting maintenance costs as a result of vandalism. It is important that in the design of a trail/walkway we consider the appropriateness of the setting and the overall security of the area. 4.3 Once walkways are illuminated, they are considered by Public Works to be part of the sidewalk system and it is appropriate that they should be maintained year round. 4.4 Unless directed otherwise by Council, the Public Works Department will continue to monitor parkette usage and make decisions regarding lighting based on the criteria noted in this report. Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by, ~,~~ DirectorofPublicVVorks C)~Gj~ Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer ASC*SA V*ce 13/09/00 1109 .' .' Inventory of Parkettes Burk Court Parkelle Bowmanville Burk Court Cul-de-sac Island Yes Yes Glanville Parkelle Bowmanville Glanville Cres Walkway No No Landerville Parkelle Bowmanville Landerville Lane Walkway Partial No Cherry Blossom Parkelle Courtice Cherry Blossom Cres Walkway No No Firwood Parkelle Courtice Firwood Avenue Walkway, Trail No No Foxhunt Parkelle Courtice Foxhunt Trail Walkway No No Gate House Parkette Courtice Turnberry Crescent Walkway No No Glenabbey Parkelle Courtice Glenabbey Drive Walkway Partial No Moyse Parkelle Courtice Moyse Drive Walkway, Trail No No Robinson Ridge Parkelle Courtice Pickard Gate Walkway No No Whitecliffe Parkelle Courtice Robert Adams Drive Walkway, Trail No No Haydon Hall Parkelle Haydon Conc Rd 9 at Church St Parking lot No No Andrew Street Parkelle Newcastle Andrew Street Walkway No No Bond Head Parkelle Newcastle Mill Street South Boat Ramp No No Foster Creek Parkelle Newcastle Sunset Boulevard Walkway, Trail Yes No Westview Parkelle Newcastle Sunset Boulevard Trail No No Ina Brown Parkelle Newtonville Church Street Road Frontage No No Peters Pike Parkelle Orono Peters Pike Walkway Yes No Note: Partial lighting of walkway indicates that the walkway between houses is lit but not the section of walkway through the parkelle. 1110 ATTACHMENT NO.: 1 REPORT NO.: WD-45-00 ..~, ." ~~ ~~~ <;:,7><::' " S. ....J Mulholland Ct. 0::: Ql OJ > c o - III Ql ~ a.. Claret Rd ...: Cl ound Ct. "ci >. 0::: Ql ...; ~ .0 (/) .0 ~ 0 Cll' C ::J Ql .0 C5 c Oke ~ 0 Rd. .!:: ...., Ingli .Yorkville Cll > <l: John Walter .~ Yorkvill r! (!) [cres. ~ G ENABBEY PARKETTE Dr. Eagles Dr JI( 1P"~1t S DRAWN BY: J.R.M DATE: SEPT. 2000 KEY MAP REPORT WD-45-00 ATTACHMENT NO.2 111 1