Traffic Control Signals - Davenport Road and Shaw Street

Concerns raised about pedestrian safety had in part been confirmed by the safety study that I requested last year, but it was not sufficient to meet the warrants for an upgrade to a full traffic signal. Concerns over this location were also brought to my attention by cycling advocates. Cyclists using the Shaw Street bike lanes and trying to connect onto Davenport Road meet a dead-end of sorts here, as there is no way for them to safely cross over onto Davenport west-bound, unless they dismount and use the push-activated pedestrian crossover. The only way that cyclists and pedestrians can consistently and safely cross Davenport at this location would be through the installation of a full traffic signal. In order to make this improvement for pedestrian and cyclist safety while not negatively impacting traffic flow, my office also reached out to Traffic System Operations at Transportation Services. They confirmed that it is possible to have a traffic signal at this location synchronized and coordinated with the ones surrounding it, which would have minimal impact on traffic flow. This motion requests the removal of the current PXO at the intersection, and the approval and installation of a full traffic signal.