Here are the new Toronto speed camera locations for June

Toronto automated speed cameras issue 81,557 tickets in three months

TORONTO, ON., May 14, 2021 – Today, the City of Toronto announced that 50 Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) devices issued 81,557 tickets in the first three months of 2021.

The City says their ASE devices are being relocated now to start enforcement at the third round of locations in June. The purpose of the speed cameras is to help reduce speeding at more areas with safety concerns, encourage a wide-ranging deterrent effect and raise public awareness about the need to slow down and obey posted speed limits. Warning signs have been posted at all new locations to warn drivers in advance.

The new 50 ASE locations are:

1. Martin Grove Road north of Garfella Drive (Etobicoke North)
2. John Garland Boulevard near Kendleton Drive (Etobicoke North)
3. The East Mall south of Capri Road (Etobicoke Centre)
4. La Rose Avenue east of Griggsden Avenue (Etobicoke Centre)
5. Algoma Street east of Royal York Road (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
6. Lake Shore Boulevard West near Twentieth Street (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
7. Windermere Avenue near St. Olave’s Road (Parkdale-High Park)
8. Annette Street near Laws Street (Parkdale-High Park)
9. Guestville Avenue near Dennis Avenue (York South-Weston)
10. Culford Road north of Burr Avenue (York South-Weston)
11. Wilson Avenue near 1196 Wilson Ave. (York Centre)
12. Northover Street south of Sheppard Avenue West (York Centre)
13. Shoreham Drive west of Gosford Boulevard (Humber River-Black Creek)
14. Stong Court west of Driftwood Avenue (Humber River-Black Creek)
15. Wilson Avenue west of Belgrave Avenue (Eglinton-Lawrence)
16. Marlee Avenue south of Hillmount Avenue (Eglinton-Lawrence)
17. Dufferin Street near Waterloo Avenue (Davenport)
18. Concord Avenue north of College Street (Davenport)
19. Dundas Street West near Augusta Avenue (Spadina-Fort York)
20. The Esplanade east of Princess Street (Spadina-Fort York)
21. Avenue Road near Macpherson Avenue (University-Rosedale)
22. Clinton Street north of College Street (University-Rosedale)
23. Davisville Avenue near Acacia Road (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
24. Bansley Avenue south of Vaughan Road (Toronto-St. Paul’s)
25. Homewood Avenue near Maitland Place (Toronto Centre)
26. Parliament Street north of Oak Street (Toronto Centre)
27. Greenwood Avenue south of Glebeholme Boulevard (Toronto-Danforth)
28. Plains Road near Milton Road (Toronto-Danforth)
29. Blythwood Road near Blyth Hill Road (Don Valley West)
30. Leslie Street south of Lawrence Avenue East (Don Valley West)
31. York Mills Road east of Rayoak Drive (Don Valley East)
32. Grenoble Drive west of Spanbridge Road (Don Valley East)
33. Van Horne Avenue west of Brian Drive (Don Valley North)
34. Parkway Forest Drive near 25 Parkway Forest Drive (Don Valley North)
35. Drewry Avenue east of Norwin Street (Willowdale)
36. Ellerslie Avenue west of Diagonal Road (Willowdale)
37. Victoria Park Avenue near Medonte Avenue (Beaches-East York)
38. Secord Avenue near Palmer Avenue (Beaches-East York)
39. Birchmount Road south of Sadler Drive (Scarborough Southwest)
40. Bellamy Road South north of Kingston Road (Scarborough Southwest)
41. Gilder Drive east of Midland Avenue (Scarborough Centre)
42. Lawrence Avenue East west of Ben Stanton Boulevard (Scarborough Centre)
43. Bamburgh Circle near 125 Bamburgh Circle (Scarborough-Agincourt)
44. Chester Le Boulevard near Pettibone Square (Scarborough-Agincourt)
45. Huntingwood Drive near Mollard Road (Scarborough North)
46. Heather Road east of Glen Watford Drive (Scarborough North)
47. Military Trail near 341 Military Trail (Scarborough-Guildwood)
48. Gatesview Avenue east of Cedar Drive (Scarborough-Guildwood)
49. Sewells Road west of Glenheather Terrace (Scarborough-Rouge Park)
50. Centennial Road south of Cherrydale Court (Scarborough-Rouge Park)

In January, the ASE devices issued a total of 28,231 tickets, with the device on Sheppard Avenue East west of Don Mills Road (Don Valley North) issuing the most tickets at 6,603, or 23 per cent of all tickets. There were 2,457 repeat offenders.

In February, the devices issued a total of 22,860 tickets, with the device on Sheppard Avenue East west of Don Mills Road (Don Valley North) issuing the most tickets at 4,618, or 20 per cent of all tickets. There were 1,688 repeat offenders.

In March, the devices issued a total of 30,466 tickets, with the device on Sheppard Avenue East west of Don Mills Road (Don Valley North) issuing the most tickets at 5,247, or 17 per cent of all tickets. There were 2,501 repeat offenders.

Sheppard Avenue East west of Don Mills Road is a wide arterial roadway with six lanes of traffic and a significant downhill slope. It is also the ASE site with the highest daily traffic volume from the current round of locations. In addition to Automated Speed Enforcement, the speed limit on Sheppard Avenue East in this area has been reduced to 50 km/h in December 2019 to curb speeding and minimize traffic-related fatalities.

Data for April will be released in the coming weeks.

Toronto’s Joint Municipal Processing Centre, which had previously been operating at reduced capacity in adherence to COVID-19 public health guidelines, has now implemented an additional evening shift to increase capacity at the processing centre to review and process more incidents than in previous months.

The total payable fine amount includes a set fine, which is determined by Schedule D under the Provincial Offences Act, a victim fine surcharge and applicable court costs. Under Provincial regulations, there is no Set Fine for instances where a vehicle has exceeded the posted speed limit by 50 km/h or more. Instead, a summons will be issued to the registered vehicle owner to appear before a Justice of the Peace.

ASE tickets do not incur any demerit points and do not affect a person’s driving record.

Sites are selected primarily based on data that indicate where speed and collision challenges exist near schools in Community Safety Zones. A map of all current and planned locations is available at https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/road-safety/vision-zero/safety-initiatives/automated-speed-enforcement/speed-cameras/#location=&lat=&lng=.

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. The 50 ASE devices are installed city-wide on local, collector and arterial roads in Community Safety Zones near schools. Each ward has two ASE devices that capture and record images of vehicles travelling in excess of the posted speed limit. Signage has been installed in advance of all ASE locations so that motorists are aware of their presence.

More information about the program, how to settle fees and how to request an ASE device is available at www.toronto.ca/ase.

SOURCE City of Toronto

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