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REPORT
REPORT TO:
Development & Technical Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
November 8, 2010
SUBMITTED BY:
John McBride, Director of Transportation Planning
PREPARED BY:
Jeramie Lewis, Traffic Technologist
WARD(S) INVOLVED:
Ward 6
DATE OF REPORT: October 14, 2010
REPORT NO.:
DTS-10-165
SUBJECT:
BELMONT AVENUE WEST- NO STOPPING ANYTIME
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the No Stopping 4:30pm – 5:30pm, Monday to Friday regulation on Belmont Avenue
West be changed to “No Stopping Anytime” on the north side from a point 200 metres east
of Glasgow Street to a point 40 metres east thereof ; and further,
That the Uniform Traffic By-law be amended accordingly.
BACKGROUND:
Transportation Planning has received a request from Grand River Transit (GRT) to review a
transit stop in front of 564 Belmont Avenue West. T
he request cited concerns of vehicles, both
commercial and personal, stopping within the transit stop area. Concerns were cited related to
vehicles blocking access for the transit stop in front of 564 Belmont Avenue West.
REPORT:
At the present time, on-street parking is prohibited anytime, along with stopping being prohibited
from 4:30pm – 5:30pm, on both sides of Belmont Avenue West from Glasgow Street to Highland
Road, as outlined in the City of Kitchener Uniform Traffic By-law No. 2007-138.
Transportation Planning has reviewed this issue including a field investigation with GRT and
confirmed that an area in front of 564 Belmont Avenue West is in fact being impacted by both
commercial and personal vehicles stopping at this location. Transportation Planning recommends
that the “No Stopping 4:30pm – 5:30pm, Monday to Friday” regulation be changed to a “No
Stopping Anytime” on the north side from a point 200 metres east of Glasgow Street to a point 40
metres east thereof.
Provision of this regulation will address GRT’s operational concerns at their transit stop, while still
accommodating short term drop offs / pick ups that regularly occur at this medical building. The
safe area for patrons being dropped off and picked up is on the west side of the property.
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FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Transportation Planning and the property management group at 564 Belmont Avenue West are
in discussions regarding a safe area for patrons that are dropped off and picked up from this
medical building. A concrete landing pad may be installed in front of 564 Belmont Avenue to
accommodate these patrons.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The approximate cost for signing including installation is $250 and will be taken from the
existing sign maintenance budget.
JL
Attachments
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
Jeff Wilmer, Interim General Manager
Development and Technical Services Department
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