Starting this month, the City of Toronto is expanding its Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program by installing 90-day warning signs at all future locations of the 25 new speed cameras approved by City Council.
The 25 additional cameras (one additional camera per ward) are expected to begin enforcement in February 2023 and will join the 50 cameras currently operating across Toronto. The 90-day warning signs, a requirement of provincial legislation, will warn drivers in advance and raise awareness about the new devices prior to laying any charges.
The 25 new devices will be placed at the following locations:
1. Thistle Down Boulevard east of Albion Road (Etobicoke North)
2. Martin Grove Road south of Eglinton Avenue West (Etobicoke Centre)
3. Mimico Avenue west of Station Road (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
4. Lansdowne Avenue near 108 Lansdowne Ave. (Parkdale-High Park)
5. Pritchard Avenue near Batavia Avenue (York South-Weston)
6. Sheppard Avenue West west of Keele Street (York Centre)
7. Driftwood Avenue east of Jane Street (Humber River-Black Creek)
8. Avenue Road north of Elwood Boulevard (Eglinton-Lawrence)
9. Gladstone Avenue south of Cross Street (Davenport)
10. Dennison Avenue south of Grange (Spadina-Fort York)
11. Bloor Street West west of Clinton Street (University-Rosedale)
12. Davisville Avenue east of Yonge Street (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
13. Queen Street East near Sackville Street (Toronto Centre)
14. Logan Avenue north of Wolfrey Avenue (Toronto-Danforth)
15. Harrison Road near Vernham Avenue (Don Valley West)
16. Sloane Avenue near Draycott Drive (Don Valley East)
17. Freshmeadow Drive west of Applegate Crescent (Don Valley North)
18. Senlac Road north of Elynhill Drive (Willowdale)
19. Main Street south of Swanwick Avenue (Beaches-East York)
20. Danforth Road east of Huntington Avenue (Scarborough Southwest)
21. Lawrence Avenue East near Canlish Road (Scarborough Centre)
22. Birchmount Road north of Bay Mills Boulevard (Scarborough-Agincourt)
23. Tapscott Road west of Blackwell Avenue (Scarborough North)
24. Orton Park Road south of Ellesmere Road (Scarborough-Guildwood)
25. Lawrence Avenue East west of Port Union Road (Scarborough-Rouge Park)
Forty-nine of the first 50 devices are also currently rotating to the sixth round of locations to help reduce speeding in more areas with safety concerns and encourage a wide-ranging deterrent effect. As per provincial requirements, warning signs were installed at all new locations to warn drivers in advance. In response to community concerns, the device on Parkside Drive south of Algonquin Avenue (Parkdale-High Park) is being kept in this round of locations to improve compliance with the speed limit and reduce incidents of speeding on Parkside Drive.
The sixth-round locations are:
1. Kipling Avenue north of Rowntree Road (Etobicoke North)
2. Humberwood Boulevard south of Pinecone Drive (Etobicoke North)
3. Bloor Street West near 4034 Bloor St. W. (Etobicoke Centre)
4. Allanhurst Drive near Mulham Place (Etobicoke Centre)
5. Burnhamthorpe Road west of Dundas Street West (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
6. Norseman Street near Lothian Avenue (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
7. Dundas Street West east of Watkinson Avenue (Parkdale-High Park)
8. Parkside Drive south of Algonquin Avenue (Parkdale-High Park)
9. Keele Street near Nashville Avenue (York South-Weston)
10. Emmett Avenue near 75 Emmett Ave. (York South-Weston)
11. Keele Street north of Wandle Avenue (York Centre)
12. Giltspur Drive near 120 Giltspur Dr. (York Centre)
13. Weston Road south of Burgundy Court (Humber River-Black Creek)
14. Duncanwoods Drive west of Gracedale Boulevard (Humber River-Black Creek)
15. Neptune Drive west of Bathurst Street (Eglinton-Lawrence)
16. Glengrove Avenue West west of Glen Castle Street (Eglinton-Lawrence)
17. Ossington Avenue north of Churchill Avenue (Davenport)
18. College Street near Sheridan Avenue (Davenport)
19. Dundas Street West near Carlyle Street (Spadina-Fort York)
20. Queens Quay West east of Bathurst Street (Spadina-Fort York)
21. Bloor Street East east of Castle Frank Road (University-Rosedale)
22. Howland Avenue south of Wells Street (University-Rosedale)
23. Yonge Street near Glen Elm Avenue (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
24. Russell Hill Road north of Coulson Avenue (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
25. Alexander Street east of Yonge Street (Toronto Centre)
26. Sherbourne Street south of Wellesley Street East (Toronto Centre)
27. Dundas Street East west of Boulton Avenue (Toronto-Danforth)
28. Carlaw Avenue south of Queen Street East (Toronto-Danforth)
29. Overlea Boulevard east of William Morgan Drive (Don Valley West)
30. Fenn Avenue north of Gordon Road (Don Valley West)
31. Don Mills Road north of Overlea Boulevard (Don Valley East)
32. Fenelon Drive near Karen Road (Don Valley East)
33. Old Sheppard Avenue east of Ladner Drive (Don Valley North)
34. Van Horne Avenue near Silas Hill Drive (Don Valley North)
35. Beecroft Road near Lorraine Drive (Willowdale)
36. Hilda Avenue north of Drewry Avenue (Willowdale)
37. Gerrard Street East east of Beaton Avenue (Beaches-East York)
38. Wolverleigh Boulevard west of Glebemount Avenue (Beaches-East York)
39. Midland Avenue south of Aylesworth Avenue (Scarborough Southwest)
40. Blantyre Avenue south of Swanwick Avenue (Scarborough Southwest)
41. Midland Avenue north of Tara Avenue (Scarborough Centre)
42. Dorcot Avenue west of Lyon Heights Road (Scarborough Centre)
43. Finch Avenue East west of Birchmount Road (Scarborough-Agincourt)
44. Glendower Circuit near Nearwood Gate (Scarborough-Agincourt)
45. Brimley Road north of Pitfield Road (Scarborough North)
46. Ingleton Boulevard east of Presidents Court (Scarborough North)
47. Morningside Avenue north of Danzig Street (Scarborough-Guildwood)
48. Dormington Drive north of Ellesmere Road (Scarborough-Guildwood)
49. Morrish Road near Starfire Drive (Scarborough-Rouge Park)
50. Littles Road south of Rangeley Drive (Scarborough-Rouge Park)
In August, the ASE program issued 25,224 tickets, with the most tickets issued on Parkside Drive south of Algonquin Avenue (Parkdale-High Park) at 2,356, or approximately nine per cent of all tickets. There were 1,400 repeat offenders in August with the most frequent repeat offender receiving 12 tickets for speeding on Brant Street south of Adelaide Street West (Spadina-Fort York).
In September, the ASE program issued 23,163 tickets, with the most tickets issued on Parkside Drive south of Algonquin Avenue (Parkdale-High Park) at 2,279, or approximately 10 per cent of all tickets. There were 1,118 repeat offenders in September with three most frequent repeat offenders each receiving six tickets: one received six tickets for speeding on Park Lane Circle near 60 Park Lane Circle (Don Valley West); another received six tickets for speeding on Mill Road north of Burnhamthorpe Road (Etobicoke Centre); and another received four tickets for speeding on Denison Avenue south of Grange Avenue (Spadina-Fort York) and two tickets on Manning Avenue south of Lennox Street (University-Rosedale).
The total payable fine includes a set fine, determined by Schedule D under the Provincial Offences Act, a victim fine surcharge and applicable court costs. ASE tickets do not incur any demerit points and do not affect a person’s driving record.
The City continues to process Part III offences for excessive speeding incidents captured by the ASE devices. Excessive speeding is when a vehicle has exceeded the speed limit by 50 km/h or more. Under provincial regulations, there is no set fine or out-of-court settlement for charges related to excessive speeding. Instead, a summons is served to the registered vehicle owner to appear in court.
This year, 247 Part III charges have been laid. The highest excessive speed detected was 146 km/h in a 50 km/h speed limit zone on Martin Grove Road north of Garfella Drive (Etobicoke North).
All ASE devices are installed in Community Safety Zones. Sites are selected primarily based on data that indicate where speed and collision challenges exist. Each municipal ward currently has two ASE devices that capture and record images of vehicles travelling in excess of the posted speed limit.
The ASE program aims to increase road safety, reduce speeding and raise public awareness about the need to slow down and obey posted speed limits. It is designed to work with other Vision Zero methods and strategies, including engineering measures, education initiatives and traditional police enforcement.
More information about the program, how to pay fees and a map of all current and planned locations are available on the City’s Automated Speed Enforcement webpage: www.toronto.ca/ASE.
Transportation Tomorrow Survey
The City has partnered with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to sponsor the Transportation Tomorrow Survey (TTS). The survey, which will be mailed to randomly selected Toronto residents, takes less than 15 minutes to complete and the results will help plan improvements to transportation facilities for all road and transit users in Toronto and across the region. Residents can visit www.TTS2022.ca to learn more.
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“We want everyone to be safe on our roads and this is why we’re scaling up the City’s Automated Speed Enforcement program by adding 25 more cameras to the 50 that are already operating across the city. This is another important step forward that will help save lives, boost road safety and reduce speeding where it matters the most. We know that speed cameras work – they are a proven, data-driven Vision Zero tactic that are changing driver behaviour and having a positive community impact.”
– Mayor John Tory
SOURCE City of Toronto
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