The City of Toronto has just announced there will be an additional 25-speed cameras operating in neighbourhoods beginning this month in addition to new locations for the 50 speed cameras already in use.
Provincial legislation requires 90-day warning signs to be in place to give would-be speeders some warning in advance and to raise awareness prior to the laying of any charges. So, according to a City news release, enforcement is expected to begin in February 2023.
All automated speed enforcement cameras (ASE) are installed in Community Safety Zones, “primarily based on data that indicate where speed and collision challenges exist.”
The 25 new devices will be placed at the following locations:
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 only change from the standard procedure with the current speed cameras relocating is regarding the device on Parkside Drive south of Algonquin Avenue, which is being kept “to improve compliance with the speed limit and reduce incidents of speeding on Parkside Drive.”
That particular location continues to be a problem area for the city. In August, there were 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. In September, there were 2,279 tickets at the same location. Parkside runs along the eastern edge of High Park. The roadway was the site of a fatal crash in 2021 and a five-vehicle crash last spring.
So far in 2022, there have been 247 Part III charges for excessive speed. The highest speed detected, according to the City report, was 146 km/h in a 50 km/h speed limit zone on Martin Grove Road north of Garfella Drive in Etobicoke.
There were also 1,118 repeat offenders in September. One driver was dinged with six tickets for speeding near 60 Park Lane Circle. The address of Park Lane Public School.
The new locations for the existing speed cameras are as follows:
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)
For more information and a map of all current and planned locations go to Automated Speed Enforcement webpage.
