Road Access for Disabled Americans

Toronto Transit Commission - Meeting No. 1796 Wednesday, March 21, 2001

22. TTC Policy on Traffic Calming and Speed Humps

It is recommended that the Commission:

1) Endorse TTC staff's input to the City of Toronto's upcoming harmonized policy on traffic calming, specifically that:

• speed humps shall not be installed on streets that have transit service;
• speed cushions shall not be installed on streets that have transit service because there is, to date, no design for speed cushions that will calm traffic while still accommodating all types of TTC buses;
• the introduction of new transit routings on roads that already have speed humps or speed cushions would be conditional upon the removal of these devices; and
• proposed traffic calming schemes that would affect transit routes shall be reviewed by TTC staff prior to being carried forward to Community Council; and

2) Forward this report to the City of Toronto Transportation Services.

APPROVED

COMMISSIONER MOSCOE MOVED THAT STAFF BE REQUESTED TO PURSUE THE REMOVAL OF SPEED CALMING DEVICES ON EXISTING TRANSIT ROUTES.

THE COMMISSION APPROVED COMMISSIONER MOSCOE'S MOTION.

COMMISSIONER MILLER MOVED THAT STAFF IN FORWARDING THIS REPORT TO THE CITY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST THAT THESE POLICY STATEMENTS BY THE TTC BE MADE POLICY BY THE CITY OF TORONTO.

THE COMMISSION APPROVED COMMISSIONER MILLER'S MOTION.

Rada Project, April 16, 2001