Request for Pedestrian Crossing Protection at Dundas Street West and Old Oak Drive / Wimbleton Road

To:  Etobicoke Residents

WE THE UNDERSIGNED hereby petition to request for pedestrian crossing protection at Dundas Street West and Old Oak Drive / Wimbleton Road.

Pedestrian crossing facilities are installed in order to minimize pedestrian/vehicle conflicts and address pedestrian safety, access and circulation requirements.
Relevant facts:

The following characteristics describe the section of Dundas Street West between at Old Oak Drive/Wimbleton Road:
• Dundas Street West is 4 lane major arterial roadway.
• Dundas Street has a speed limit of 50 kilometers per hour (km/h), however, approaching the intersection in question, in both the westbound and eastbound directions at the top of the respective hills in both directions on Dundas Street West, there is a maximum speed limit of 40 km/h, and a “Speeding Fines Doubled” sign in both directions
• Dundas Street West has a typical daily traffic volume of over 20, 000 vehicles per day*1 and an undetermined operating speed.
• Toronto Transit Commission bus stops for both the eastbound and westbound
directions are located within the immediate vicinity of No. 4619 Dundas Street West.
• Traffic Control Signals are located approximately 600 meters west at Dundas Street West and Chestnut Hills Crescent;
• Traffic Control Signals are also located approximately 600 meters east at Dundas Street West, (at the Kingsway Mills Shopping Centre).
• Land use on this section of Dundas Street is primarily residential
o Access to various elementary and secondary schools, and notable businesses via this intersection is used by hundreds of pedestrian students and their guardians, and other residents of the community
o Relevant schools include: St. George’s on the Hill Kingsway Preschool, Kingsway College School, Etobicoke Collegiate Institute, Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School, Lambton-Kingsway Junior Middle School;
o Of notable mention is Montgomery Health and Fitness Club and Swimming Pool whereby many residents access via walking
o Of notable mention is pedestrian access to Humbertown Plaza located just north of the intersection in question, whereby residents access via walking
• Sidewalks are located on both sides of Dundas Street West with the nearest traffic
• Control Signal/Pedestrian crossing protection located at at Dundas Street West and Chestnut Hills Crescent
• the visibility and safety of the current pedestrian island is very limiting;
• This intersection exists without a safe and controlled pedestrian crossing for the hundreds of users crossing at this intersection of Dundas Street West

Pedestrian crossing facilities are installed in order to minimize pedestrian/vehicle conflicts and address pedestrian safety, access and circulation requirements. The level of protection provided by the different pedestrian facilities varies. The three main types of pedestrian facilities provided in the City consist of the crosswalk pavement markings and signs, overhead pedestrian activated amber flashers and pedestrian activated signals. We, the undersigned are requesting one of the three above mentioned levels of protection.

*1:http://www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/islington_major_rd_rehab/pdf/cross_walk_study_islington_rathburn.pdf

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Request for Pedestrian Crossing Protection at Dundas Street West and Old Oak Drive / Wimbleton Road Petition to Etobicoke Residents was created by and written by Barb Brzezicki (barb.brzezicki@gmail.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.