This is an unaffiliated request

STOP SIGN ON ARTERIAL ROAD Open

Oxton/Oriol Park Toronto, Ontario Show on Map Hide Map
Move the marker to represent your issue's location. The address will not change.

Reporter

(Guest)

Issue ID:

492160

Submitted To:

Community

Category:

None

Viewed:

3793 times

Neighborhood:

Toronto

Reported via:

http://www.thestar.com

Reported:

on

Description

The stop sign southbound on Oxton at ORIOLE PARKWAY was introduced a couple of years after the intersection had been designed to permit traffic to flow though the intersection on a dedicated lane without stopping. This doubled the volume of traffic on the arterial road and reduced the flow of commuters going through a residential neighbourhood. The STOP sign has prevented the redesigned intersection from functioning. What a waste! The consequence is rush hour traffic backs up the arterial road well past Chaplin in the morning rush. It took a decade to reconfigure this intersection and the Avenue Road/Oxton intersection with the final design implemented in 2000. The result was far fewer accidents especially rear enders on Oxton in the afternoon. I have tried to get the City and councillors to explain why this Stop sign was installed, to no avail. I hope you have better luck. Its removal would be a boon to commuters, residents and air quality. Oxton holds about 25 southbound vehicles in gridlock. If it were allowed to flow, it would take twice as many vehicles and reduce flow into the local road portion of Avenue Road. Thanks in advance for your help. J Newell 774 Avenue Road.


Post a New Comment

18 Comments

  • John Newell (Guest)

  • Closed John Newell (Guest)

  • Reopened hgross88 (Registered User)

  • jmoller (Guest)

  • Guinevere (Registered User)

  • John Newell (Guest)

  • Jorgen Moller (Registered User)

  • John Newell (Guest)

  • Suicide_Boi (Guest)

  • John Newell (Guest)

  • John Newell (Guest)

  • John Newell (Guest)

  • John Newell (Guest)

  • John Newell (Guest)

  • John Newell (Guest)

  • John Newell (Guest)

  • John Newell (Guest)

  • John Newell (Guest)

New Comment

I want to...