WHEREAS Innes Road is classified as an arterial road and runs east-west through the entirety of Blackburn Hamlet; and
WHEREAS Innes Road is the primary transportation corridor through the Hamlet, regardless of method of transportation; and
WHEREAS the vast majority of the roadway prohibits parking on both sides, save for a small section on the north side at the east end; and
WHEREAS the north side of this section of Innes Road, only has a mixed gravel/asphalt shoulder, before dropping off into a ditch; and
WHEREAS this section of roadway includes multiple bus stops, and is commonly used by both pedestrians and cyclists; and
WHEREAS when vehicles are parked along this section, it forces all vulnerable users either into the ditch, or into active vehicular traffic lanes in order to pass the parked vehicles; and
WHEREAS the conditions under which staff have delegated authority to implement a change to the curbside regulations along this stretch of Innes Road are not met, based on the On-Street Parking Regulation Change Policy, as approved by Council in April 2017
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommend that Council approve changing existing curbside regulations along the north side of Innes Road between the Blackburn Hamlet Bypass and the western Cleroux Crescent intersection to prohibit parking.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT corresponding “No Parking” signage be installed as soon as practicable in 2025.