Report to: Development Services Committee                                  Report Date: May 11, 2009

 

 

SUBJECT:                          Bentley Street at Amber Street Parking Prohibition

 

PREPARED BY:               Bob Nicholson, Manager, Business & Technical Services, ext. 4893

                                            David Porretta, Engineering Technologist, ext. 2040

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:

1)   That the report entitled “Bentley Street at Amber Street Parking Prohibition”, be   received;

 

2)   And that Schedule “C” of Traffic By-law 2005-188 be amended to prohibit parking on both sides of Bentley Street, from a point 40 metres west of Amber Street to a point 40 metres east of Amber Street;

 

3)   And that Schedule “C” of Traffic By-law 2005-188 be amended to prohibit parking on both sides of Amber Street, from Bentley Street to a point 40 metres south thereof;

 

4)   And that the Operations Department be directed to install the appropriate signs at the subject locations, funded through the Operations Department account # 83-5399-8402-005;

 

5)   And that the Parking Control Department be directed to enforce the parking prohibition upon installation of the signs;

 

6)   And that staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

 

1. Purpose                     2. Background                      3. Discussion                        4. Financial        

 

5. Others (HR, Strategic, Affected Units)                                   6. Attachment(s)

PURPOSE:

This report recommends a parking prohibition at the intersection of Bentley Street and Amber Street, to address ongoing traffic safety concerns (see Attachment A).

 

BACKGROUND:

Need to address parking concerns at Bentley and Amber streets

Traffic Operations staff have received concerns from several businesses on Bentley Street and Amber Street about on-street parking creating safety and operational issues at the intersection of Bentley Street and Amber Street.  Specifically, large trucks are unable to safely maneuver around the curve or at the intersection when cars are parked at the intersection.  Both Bentley Street and Amber Street are classified as local industrial roads with a pavement width of 8.5 metres.

 

OPTIONS/ DISCUSSION:

Traffic Operations staff have confirmed that the parking activity at the intersection is creating an operational problem at the intersection.  The parking activity is being generated by the employees of Nexicore Services Canada, located at 380 Bentley Street.

 

Mitigating Measures have been implemented with modest results

In January 2009, Traffic Operations staff contacted Nexicore’s Director of Operations, offering our assistance in providing him with helpful tools and suggestions helping him reduce the number of vehicles parked on the street.  As of this report, he has implemented the following measures:

  • Leased parking spaces from other nearby properties, including the Shangri-la Banquet Hall
  • Organized an employee carpool program
  • Currently assessing the feasibility of providing additional parking stalls at the rear of the property

 

These efforts have helped reduced some of the on-street parking along the length Bentley Street and Amber Street.  However, the intersection of the two streets is routinely choked by parked vehicles, making it very difficult for truck traffic to negotiate the curve or make turns at the intersection.

 

Recommendation to prohibit parking at the Bentley/Amber Street intersection

By prohibiting parking at the intersection approaches, visibility will be improved, two-way traffic will be maintained and truck traffic will be able to negotiate the intersection safely.  Traffic Operations will continue to monitor parking activity on Bentley Street and Amber Street to ensure that the safe and efficient movement of traffic is not compromised.

 

Affected properties have been notified

On May 12, 2009, notice letters were sent to the affected properties adjacent to the proposed parking prohibition.  As of this report, Traffic Operations staff has not received any concerns from those properties regarding the proposed parking prohibition.

 

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND TEMPLATE: (external link)

The cost of materials to install the signs is included for in the Operations Department account # 83-5399-8402-005. On-going maintenance costs for this installation will be included in future Operations Department budgets.

 

HUMAN RESOURCES CONSIDERATIONS

Not applicable.

 

ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PRIORITIES:

This report aligns with the community safety component of transportation/transit strategic priority.

 

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDED BY:  

 

 

 

________________________                           ________________________

Paul Ingham,                                                      Peter Loukes,

General Manager, Operations                            Director, Operations 

 

 

 

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Brenda Librecz,                                                     

Commissioner, Community & Fire Services

 

 

 

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment A – Bentley Street at Amber Street Proposed Parking Prohibition Map

Attachment B – Proposed Parking Prohibition By-Law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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