Operations Committee Meeting

in 2019 the City reassigned the right-of-way at the intersection of Paul Street at Laurier Street West and Hollybrook Crescent in order to implement a standard uniform system of traffic control; AND WHEREAS when considering the reassignment of the right-of-way at that intersection, staff first reviewed whether an all-way stop was warranted and a turning movement count was completed at the intersection on July 11, 2019. AND WHEREAS in 2019 applying the data to the City’s minimum vehicle volume warrant indicated that the total vehicle volume met only 47% of the minimum volume requirements and a review of the City’s collision data from 2015 to July of 2019 revealed that there were no reported collisions at the intersection during this period; AND WHEREAS in July of 2019 the City had only recently assumed Hollybrook Crescent; AND WHEREAS residents in the area have expressed concerns about the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers at that intersection; AND WHEREAS no review of that intersection has occurred since 2019 despite significant growth in the area leading to increased traffic; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to undertake a review/traffic study of the intersection of Paul Street at Laurier Street West and Hollybrook Crescent and to provide the results of their findings together with any recommendations to the Operations Committee during the 2nd quarter of 2024.

WHEREAS in 2019 the City reassigned the right-of-way at the intersection of Paul Street at Laurier Street West and Hollybrook Crescent in order to implement a standard uniform system of traffic control; AND WHEREAS when considering the reassignment of the right-of-way at that intersection, staff first reviewed whether an all-way stop was warranted and a turning movement count was completed at the intersection on July 11, 2019. AND WHEREAS in 2019 applying the data to the City’s minimum vehicle volume warrant indicated that the total vehicle volume met only 47% of the minimum volume requirements and a review of the City’s collision data from 2015 to July of 2019 revealed that there were no reported collisions at the intersection during this period; AND WHEREAS in July of 2019 the City had only recently assumed Hollybrook Crescent; AND WHEREAS residents in the area have expressed concerns about the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers at that intersection; AND WHEREAS no review of that intersection has occurred since 2019 despite significant growth in the area leading to increased traffic; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to undertake a review/traffic study of the intersection of Paul Street at Laurier Street West and Hollybrook Crescent and to provide the results of their findings together with any recommendations to the Operations Committee during the 2nd quarter of 2024.