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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDTS-09-002 - On-Street Parking - Block Line Rd & Lennox Lewis WayI~TCx~~~ Development& Techrrica~ Services Report To: Development & Technical Services Committee Date of Meeting: 2009 January 5 Submitted By: John McBride, Director of Transportation Planning Prepared By: Cameron Bevers, Traffic Technician (741-2369) Ward(s) Involved: Fairview-Gateway (3) Date of Report: 2008 December 10 Report No.: DTS-09-002 Subject: ON-STREET PARKING -BLOCK LINE ROAD & LENNOX LEWIS WAY RECOMMENDATIONS: That on-street parking be prohibited at anytime along both sides of Block Line Road from Fallowfield Drive to Courtland Avenue East; That on-street parking be prohibited at anytime along both sides of Lennox Lewis Way from Ardelt Avenue to Block Line Road; and further, That the Uniform Traffic By-law be amended accordingly. BACKGROUND: In 2008, construction began on an extension of Lennox Lewis Way from the intersection of Ardelt Avenue to the proposed Block Line Road Extension. Construction is also expected to begin in 2009 on the Block Line Road Extension from Fallowfield Drive to Courtland Avenue East. Transportation Planning is proactively recommending a parking prohibition on the two proposed streets, in order to have the regulations in place prior to the opening of these two roadways. REPORT: Block Line Road is designated as a secondary arterial roadway for its entire length, including the proposed extension from Fallowfield Drive to Courtland Avenue East. Lennox Lewis Way is a new roadway that is being constructed between Ardelt Avenue and the proposed Block Line Road Extension. While the City's Municipal Plan has not formally designated this roadway, Lennox Lewis Way will function as a major collector roadway. The area adjacent to Lennox Lewis Way and Block Line Road contains several major traffic generators, including a high school, a sports park, a library and a major community recreation complex. These facilities have the potential to generate a considerable amount of on-street parking, unless regulations are put in place to prohibit on-street parking on the two roadways. Block Line Road is a limited access road that is primarily intended to serve the needs of through traffic. Lennox Lewis Way will operate as a major collector roadway, since it will serve as the primary access route to the community recreation complex, the sports park, in addition to serving as a secondary service vehicle entrance to the high school. Consequently, Transportation Planning staff have concluded that it would be undesirable to allow on-street parking on either of these roadways, as on-street parking could hinder facility access and potentially cause problems from a traffic operations perspective. Furthermore, both Block Line Road and Lennox Lewis Way will have marked on-street bicycle lanes. Transportation Planning staff feel that the parking needs of this area can be adequately accommodated in off-street parking lots. Therefore, in order to proactively address the potential problems of allowing on-street parking on Block Line Road or Lennox Lewis Way, Transportation Planning recommends that on-street parking be prohibited at anytime on both sides of Block Line Road from Fallowfield Drive to Courtland Avenue East. Furthermore, Transportation Planning recommends that on-street parking also be prohibited along both sides of Lennox Lewis Way from Ardelt Avenue to Block Line Road, and that the City of Kitchener Uniform Traffic By-law #2007-138 be amended accordingly. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: The approximate cost for signing including installation, for the two roadways is $3000 and will be taken from the existing sign maintenance budget. John McBride, Director Transportation Planning Cameron Bevers, Traffic Technician Transportation Planning CB Attach. Ken Carmichael, C.E.T. Supervisor of Traffic & Parking 2 ~`~'~ KITC~~R Development& Technics! Services DTS-09-002 BLOCK LINE ROAD & LENNOX LEWIS WAY ON-STREET PARKING ~ >'~ ~. .,; .~ - - y "~'' P ,~ x '~" ~~ ~~~~ m ~~ ~ ~~ ., ~~ :, ._ ~ ,, a a5 "• ~ F . r ~ ~~~ ~~ a~~, .~ h `' ~qq~~i d' _ .A ~~ ~ ~EE ~, ~. ~.~- P ~~~~ ~~ 6 ~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~~~ d ~ Iy`y`~ ^~ ~~ Proposed "No Parking Anytime" Regulation ~ ~, ~_ . ./ t `Y ~ M ~. ''' ~ _. ~~! 3