Many parents are being ticketed while simply attempting to drop-off their children to school. There is a clear and obvious necessity for a drop-off zone to accommodate parents dropping off their children, particularly with the increasing catchment area as Lord Lansdowne expands as a French Immersion hub.
Updates
May 16, 2016
The momentum is undeniable. City officials are starting to take notice of the chaos at morning drop-off.
23 Comments
We have been ticketed 3-4 times with $150 each time just for 3-5 min pull over trying to drop off/pick up our son, and it is so unfair. Thank you for your help on solving this issue.
I am able to bike my son to Da Vinci/Lord Landsdowne. For various reasons, others are not so fortunate and in need of a place to briefly park their cars. A large contingent of students are commuters and their safety is the issue here. To claim that parents parking their cars for 3-7 minutes while they drop off their children is an obstruction while film crews are allowed dominate Spadina Circle for days is illustrates the hypocrisy and misplaced priorities of City administrators.
I myself have received a $150 ticket bringing my son to his JK class. As many others have noted, it does not make sense that a school that houses an alternative school as well as French immersion has no designated drop off/pick up zone. Especially a school in a busy downtown location. We are simply asking for what many other schools across the city already have; a designated drop off and pick up zone where we can safely bring our children to school without worry of also getting cost prohibitive tickets on a daily basis.
This is a serious issue not only for convenience, but for safety. The only legal spots anywhere close to the school are on extremely busy roads, the closest being a blind curve. My best friend was killed 2 years back while putting her daughter in her car seat also dropping off at a school on a narrow busy road. Safety needs to be paramount, as well as the simple reality that immersion and alternative schools have kids coming from all over the city with working parents that makes car transport a necessity for many. Thank you so much for helping to fix this situation quickly.
Lord Lansdowne PS needs a drop-off and pick-up zone outside the school. This will make it safer for everyone, including for kids who walk and cycle (like my family). Please change the bylaw or take whatever measures are necessary to ensure safety for our school families and community. Many thanks, Miriam
There needs to be a drop off zone on Robert street near Lord Lansdowne public school.
Parking is essential. I drive down Spadina every week morning to take my daughter to Da Vinci. One lane of this mjor road is blocked due to parents dropping their children off at the JCC. We would like and expect the same leniency and understanding for dropping our children off at school as the parents who drop their children off at the intersection of Bloor and Spadina. Thank you.
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Many parents are being ticketed while simply attempting to drop-off their children to school. There is a clear and obvious necessity for a drop-off zone to accommodate parents dropping off their children, particularly with the increasing catchment area as Lord Lansdowne expands as a French Immersion hub.
Updates
May 16, 2016
The momentum is undeniable. City officials are starting to take notice of the chaos at morning drop-off.
23 Comments
Some parents have no option but to drive due to distance. It is necessary to get out of a car to take a 3 or 4 year old to the door especially at the beginning of the school year. JK and SK students are physically handed over to their teacher. This school houses both an alternative school and an expanding French Immersion program, the number of very young children attending is only increasing. Most schools have designated drop off zones for a short period at the beginning and end of the school day. For the City to pretend a school does not exist at this busy location in the middle of the city is both unsafe and short sighted. Joanne Blanchette
We have been ticketed 3-4 times with $150 each time just for 3-5 min pull over trying to drop off/pick up our son, and it is so unfair. Thank you for your help on solving this issue.
I am able to bike my son to Da Vinci/Lord Landsdowne. For various reasons, others are not so fortunate and in need of a place to briefly park their cars. A large contingent of students are commuters and their safety is the issue here. To claim that parents parking their cars for 3-7 minutes while they drop off their children is an obstruction while film crews are allowed dominate Spadina Circle for days is illustrates the hypocrisy and misplaced priorities of City administrators.
I myself have received a $150 ticket bringing my son to his JK class. As many others have noted, it does not make sense that a school that houses an alternative school as well as French immersion has no designated drop off/pick up zone. Especially a school in a busy downtown location. We are simply asking for what many other schools across the city already have; a designated drop off and pick up zone where we can safely bring our children to school without worry of also getting cost prohibitive tickets on a daily basis.
This is a serious issue not only for convenience, but for safety. The only legal spots anywhere close to the school are on extremely busy roads, the closest being a blind curve. My best friend was killed 2 years back while putting her daughter in her car seat also dropping off at a school on a narrow busy road. Safety needs to be paramount, as well as the simple reality that immersion and alternative schools have kids coming from all over the city with working parents that makes car transport a necessity for many. Thank you so much for helping to fix this situation quickly.
Lord Lansdowne PS needs a drop-off and pick-up zone outside the school. This will make it safer for everyone, including for kids who walk and cycle (like my family). Please change the bylaw or take whatever measures are necessary to ensure safety for our school families and community. Many thanks, Miriam
There needs to be a drop off zone on Robert street near Lord Lansdowne public school.
Parking is essential. I drive down Spadina every week morning to take my daughter to Da Vinci. One lane of this mjor road is blocked due to parents dropping their children off at the JCC. We would like and expect the same leniency and understanding for dropping our children off at school as the parents who drop their children off at the intersection of Bloor and Spadina. Thank you.
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Some parents have no option but to drive due to distance. It is necessary to get out of a car to take a 3 or 4 year old to the door especially at the beginning of the school year. JK and SK students are physically handed over to their teacher. This school houses both an alternative school and an expanding French Immersion program, the number of very young children attending is only increasing. Most schools have designated drop off zones for a short period at the beginning and end of the school day. For the City to pretend a school does not exist at this busy location in the middle of the city is both unsafe and short sighted. Joanne Blanchette