Intersection Pedestrian Signal (“Half Signal”)

At an intersection pedestrian signal, a signal-protected crosswalk is provided across the major street. Traffic on the major street is controlled by signal heads and traffic on the minor street is controlled by stop signs.

Figure 1: Intersection Pedestrian Signal (source: MTO)

The Ontario Traffic Manual provides a warrant system to identify where traffic signals should and should not be provided. For pedestrian signals, the warrant has two parts; both parts of the warrant must be met for the warrant to be met overall. The warrant review results are summarized in Table 3.

Table 2: Pedestrian Signal Warrant Review Summary

Warrant Part	Result
1 – Minimum Pedestrian Crossing Volume	Not met
2 – Delay to Pedestrians	Not met
Overall	Warrant not met

Highway Traffic Act

While the Ontario Traffic Manual guidelines suggest that neither a pedestrian crossover nor a pedestrian signal be provided at this location, neither option would contravene the Highway Traffic Act.

Risk Analysis:

For Cabana Road East at Karen Street/Clara Avenue, neither a pedestrian crossover nor a pedestrian signal would be in keeping with provincial guidelines set out in the Ontario Traffic Manual.

Administration uses established guidelines as a risk management tool, since following these guidelines can help limit risk to the Corporation and to others. Departing from