Toronto installing 25 new speed cameras; releases next round of locations

The City of Toronto is giving drivers an early warning as they get ready to install additional speed cameras and change the location of most of their enforcement devices that are already in rotation.

The city has released the locations for 25 new automated speed enforcement cameras that will begin ticketing drivers in February 2023. The city has posted 90-day warning signs to give drivers advanced notice about the new devices.

Locations for 25 new automated speed cameras:

• Thistle Down Boulevard east of Albion Road (Etobicoke North)
• Martin Grove Road south of Eglinton Avenue West (Etobicoke Centre)
• Mimico Avenue west of Station Road (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
• Lansdowne Avenue near 108 Lansdowne Ave. (Parkdale-High Park)
• Pritchard Avenue near Batavia Avenue (York South-Weston)
• Sheppard Avenue West west of Keele Street (York Centre)
• Driftwood Avenue east of Jane Street (Humber River-Black Creek)
• Avenue Road north of Elwood Boulevard (Eglinton-Lawrence)
• Gladstone Avenue south of Cross Street (Davenport)
• Dennison Avenue south of Grange (Spadina-Fort York)
• Bloor Street West west of Clinton Street (University-Rosedale)
• Davisville Avenue east of Yonge Street (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
• Queen Street East near Sackville Street (Toronto Centre)
• Logan Avenue north of Wolfrey Avenue (Toronto-Danforth)
• Harrison Road near Vernham Avenue (Don Valley West)
• Sloane Avenue near Draycott Drive (Don Valley East)
• Freshmeadow Drive west of Applegate Crescent (Don Valley North)
• Senlac Road north of Elynhill Drive (Willowdale)
• Main Street south of Swanwick Avenue (Beaches-East York)
• Danforth Road east of Huntington Avenue (Scarborough Southwest)
• Lawrence Avenue East near Canlish Road (Scarborough Centre)
• Birchmount Road north of Bay Mills Boulevard (Scarborough-Agincourt)
• Tapscott Road west of Blackwell Avenue (Scarborough North)
• Orton Park Road south of Ellesmere Road (Scarborough-Guildwood)
• Lawrence Avenue East west of Port Union Road (Scarborough-Rouge Park)

 

The new cameras will join 50 existing cameras that are already in rotation. Nearly all of the cameras will be moving to a sixth round of locations and signs have been posted giving drivers advanced notice.

The camera on Parkside Drive south of Algonquin Avenue will remain in the same location due to the number of speeding incidents at that spot.

New locations for 50 existing automated speed cameras:

• Kipling Avenue north of Rowntree Road (Etobicoke North)
• Humberwood Boulevard south of Pinecone Drive (Etobicoke North)
• Bloor Street West near 4034 Bloor St. W. (Etobicoke Centre)
• Allanhurst Drive near Mulham Place (Etobicoke Centre)
• Burnhamthorpe Road west of Dundas Street West (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
• Norseman Street near Lothian Avenue (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
• Dundas Street West east of Watkinson Avenue (Parkdale-High Park)
• Parkside Drive south of Algonquin Avenue (Parkdale-High Park)
• Keele Street near Nashville Avenue (York South-Weston)
• Emmett Avenue near 75 Emmett Ave. (York South-Weston)
• Keele Street north of Wandle Avenue (York Centre)
• Giltspur Drive near 120 Giltspur Dr. (York Centre)
• Weston Road south of Burgundy Court (Humber River-Black Creek)
• Duncanwoods Drive west of Gracedale Boulevard (Humber River-Black Creek)
• Neptune Drive west of Bathurst Street (Eglinton-Lawrence)
• Glengrove Avenue West west of Glen Castle Street (Eglinton-Lawrence)
• Ossington Avenue north of Churchill Avenue (Davenport)
• College Street near Sheridan Avenue (Davenport)
• Dundas Street West near Carlyle Street (Spadina-Fort York)
• Queens Quay West east of Bathurst Street (Spadina-Fort York)
• Bloor Street East east of Castle Frank Road (University-Rosedale)
• Howland Avenue south of Wells Street (University-Rosedale)
• Yonge Street near Glen Elm Avenue (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
• Russell Hill Road north of Coulson Avenue (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
• Alexander Street east of Yonge Street (Toronto Centre)
• Sherbourne Street south of Wellesley Street East (Toronto Centre)
• Dundas Street East west of Boulton Avenue (Toronto-Danforth)
• Carlaw Avenue south of Queen Street East (Toronto-Danforth)
• Overlea Boulevard east of William Morgan Drive (Don Valley West)
• Fenn Avenue north of Gordon Road (Don Valley West)
• Don Mills Road north of Overlea Boulevard (Don Valley East)
• Fenelon Drive near Karen Road (Don Valley East)
• Old Sheppard Avenue east of Ladner Drive (Don Valley North)
• Van Horne Avenue near Silas Hill Drive (Don Valley North)
• Beecroft Road near Lorraine Drive (Willowdale)
• Hilda Avenue north of Drewry Avenue (Willowdale)
• Gerrard Street East east of Beaton Avenue (Beaches-East York)
• Wolverleigh Boulevard west of Glebemount Avenue (Beaches-East York)
• Midland Avenue south of Aylesworth Avenue (Scarborough Southwest)
• Blantyre Avenue south of Swanwick Avenue (Scarborough Southwest)
• Midland Avenue north of Tara Avenue (Scarborough Centre)
• Dorcot Avenue west of Lyon Heights Road (Scarborough Centre)
• Finch Avenue East west of Birchmount Road (Scarborough-Agincourt)
• Glendower Circuit near Nearwood Gate (Scarborough-Agincourt)
• Brimley Road north of Pitfield Road (Scarborough North)
• Ingleton Boulevard east of Presidents Court (Scarborough North)
• Morningside Avenue north of Danzig Street (Scarborough-Guildwood)
• Dormington Drive north of Ellesmere Road (Scarborough-Guildwood)
• Morrish Road near Starfire Drive (Scarborough-Rouge Park)
• Littles Road south of Rangeley Drive (Scarborough-Rouge Park)

 

In total, the city’s Automated Speed Enforcement Program issued over 48,000 tickets through August and September. The most frequent repeat offender was ticketed 12 times for speeding on Brant Street south of Adelaide.

The camera on Parkside Drive south of Algonquin Avenue continues to issue the most tickets to drivers. That camera alone was responsible for approximately 10 per cent of the total tickets during those two months.

Following a fatal crash last October, there were calls to improve safety along that stretch of Parkside Drive. Residents have long called for photo radar and a redesign of the roadway.

A motion was put forth at Toronto City Council last November calling for a revamp of the road between Bloor Street and Lakeshore Boulevard, including improved lighting and speed cameras to be installed, among other measures.

Coun. Gord Perks, who represents Ward 4-Parkdale High-Park, has advocated for the speed limit on that stretch of road to be reduced to 40 km/hr from the current 50 km/hr. However, he points to the city’s “antiquated road classification system,” which identifies Parkside as a major arterial road and, as such, must have a speed limit of at least 50 km/hr.