Item - 2011.PW7.9

City Council on September 21 and 22, 2011, adopted the following:

1.         City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to develop and issue a Request For Proposals along the parameters set out in the report (August 30, 2011) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, for consulting services to undertake a Downtown Transportation Operations Study in the area bounded by: Lake Shore Boulevard/Harbour Street, to the south; Queen Street East/West, to the north; Jarvis Street, to the east; and Bathurst Street, to the west, and Dundas Street between University Avenue and Yonge Street.

2.         City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, as applicable during the course of the study, on measures that can be implemented and have been identified as part of the Downtown Transportation Operations Study as short term enhancements that will optimize the use and capacity of the existing infrastructure.

3.         City Council amend the Terms of Reference for the Downtown Transportation Operations Study by revising the fifth bullet on page 6 of the report (August 30, 2011) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, under the heading "Key factors", so that it reads "Cycling and pedestrian demands and safety".

4.         City Council request that the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the Downtown Transportation Operations Study, review the pedestrian scramble intersection at Dundas Street and Yonge Street.

5.         City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in the review of the ‘pedestrian scramble,’ to include and incorporate public consultation with individuals, groups and institutions that will be directly affected by any changes, including, but not limited to:

             a.        the local Councillor;

             b.        local resident and ratepayer associations;

             c.        business associations, including BIAs;

             d.        hospitals;

             e.        Ryerson University and its Student Union;

             f.         the Yonge-Dundas Square Board of Management;

             g.        any other City resident; and

             h.        the Toronto Transit Commission.

6.         City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board to request the Chief of Police to ensure that the existing parking/stopping restrictions are diligently enforced on major arterial roads where rush hour parking/stopping restrictions are now causing traffic congestion.