Item - 2013.PW24.8
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 16, 2013 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on June 19, 2013 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on July 16, 2013.
- See also By-laws 1080-2013, 1081-2013, 1082-2013
PW24.8 - Implementation of the Shaw Street Bikeway
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- 19 - Trinity-Spadina, 21 - St. Paul's
City Council Decision
City Council on July 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2013, adopted the following:
1. City Council approve the installation of bicycle lanes on both sides of Shaw Street, from Douro Street to King Street West.
2. City Council rescind the alternate side parking regulations on Shaw Street, between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street, and replace it with parking at all times on the west side of Shaw Street, between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West.
3. City Council rescind the one-way southbound designation for Shaw Street, between Dundas Street West and Dupont Street, and replace it by designating the general purpose traffic lane one-way southbound, between Dundas Street West and Dupont Street.
4. City Council approve the installation of a northbound bicycle lane on Shaw Street, between Dundas Street West and Dupont Street.
5. City Council approve the installation of northbound stop controls for the northbound bicycle lane on Shaw Street at the intersections of Harrison Street, College Street, Dewson Street, Barton Street, Irene Avenue, Essex Street and Hallam Street.
6. City Council request that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation allow Toronto to pilot the use of bicycle lenses on bicycle specific signals at intersections in Toronto.
7. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to Parts 1 to 6 above, including the introduction of all necessary bills.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-59269.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Bruce Gavin Ward, Member, Architecture for Humanity Toronto (PW.New.PW24.8.2)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Kim Bethke (PW.New.PW24.8.3)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Luke Murphy (PW.New.PW24.8.4)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Annie Dupuis (PW.New.PW24.8.5)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Antony Hilliard (PW.New.PW24.8.6)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Kristin Cavoukian (PW.New.PW24.8.7)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Daniel Mitroi (PW.New.PW24.8.8)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Jeffery T. Carlton (PW.New.PW24.8.9)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Andrea Calver (PW.New.PW24.8.10)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Neil Brandt (PW.New.PW24.8.11)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Amanda Lewis (PW.New.PW24.8.12)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from David Simmons (PW.New.PW24.8.13)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Emily Shepard (PW.New.PW24.8.14)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Bartek Ciszkowski (PW.New.PW24.8.15)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Elana Horowitz (PW.New.PW24.8.16)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Natasha Valentine (PW.New.PW24.8.17)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Steven LeMay (PW.New.PW24.8.18)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Mary J. Castel (PW.New.PW24.8.19)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Donald Simmons (PW.New.PW24.8.20)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Michael Barker (PW.New.PW24.8.21)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Ben Pakuts (PW.New.PW24.8.22)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Tom Howell (PW.New.PW24.8.23)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Dana Howse (PW.New.PW24.8.24)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Jennifer Beer (PW.New.PW24.8.25)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Chriz Miller (PW.New.PW24.8.26)
(June 15, 2013) E-mail from Stuart Bustard (PW.New.PW24.8.27)
(June 15, 2013) E-mail from Anita Neufeld (PW.New.PW24.8.28)
(June 16, 2013) E-mail from Kevin Cooper (PW.New.PW24.8.29)
(June 16, 2013) E-mail from Herb van den Dool (PW.New.PW24.8.30)
(June 17, 2013) E-mail from Jennifer Polk (PW.New.PW24.8.31)
(June 17, 2013) E-mail from Jennifer Stacey (PW.New.PW24.8.32)
(June 17, 2013) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (PW.New.PW24.8.33)
(June 17, 2013) E-mail from Sam Bootsma (PW.New.PW24.8.34)
(June 17, 2013) E-mail from Moira Gracey (PW.New.PW24.8.35)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from David Oppenheim (PW.New.PW24.8.36)
(June 18, 2013) Letter from Jared Kolb, Executive Director, Cycle Toronto (PW.New.PW24.8.37)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Mallory Hazlett (PW.New.PW24.8.38)
(June 18, 2013) Submission from Siva Vijenthira, Youth Cycling Program Worker, CultureLink Settlement Services (PW.New.PW24.8.39)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from William Matthews (PW.New.PW24.8.40)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Paul Bien (PW.New.PW24.8.41)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from James Schwartz (PW.New.PW24.8.42)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Iain Campbell (PW.New.PW24.8.43)
(June 19, 2013) E-mail from Nancy Smith Lea, Director, Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) Clean Air Partnership (PW.New.PW24.8.44)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Liz Sutherland (PW.New.PW24.8.45)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Jessica Stronghill (PW.New.PW24.8.46)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Ian Ferguson (PW.New.PW24.8.47)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Sandra Brombal and Asmus Georgi (PW.New.PW24.8.48)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Eldon Pierce (PW.New.PW24.8.49)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Kris Coward (PW.New.PW24.8.50)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Amanda Landre (PW.New.PW24.8.51)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Joey Schwartz (PW.New.PW24.8.52)
(June 18, 2013) Petition from Mary Jo Loucano forwarding a petition signed by 62 residents opposing the Implementation of the Shaw Street Bikeway (PW.New.PW24.8.53)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Laura Pin (PW.New.PW24.8.54)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Margaret Wells (PW.New.PW24.8.55)
(June 19, 2013) E-mail from Iwona Kurman, Principal, Central Commerce Collegiate (PW.New.PW24.8.56)
PW24.8 - Implementation of the Shaw Street Bikeway
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- 19 - Trinity-Spadina, 21 - St. Paul's
Committee Recommendations
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:
1. City Council approve the installation of bicycle lanes on both sides of Shaw Street, from Douro Street to King Street West.
2. City Council rescind the alternate side parking regulations on Shaw Street, between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street, and replace it with parking at all times on the west side of Shaw Street, between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West.
3. City Council rescind the one-way southbound designation for Shaw Street, between Dundas Street West and Dupont Street, and replace it by designating the general purpose traffic lane one-way southbound, between Dundas Street West and Dupont Street.
4. City Council approve the installation of a northbound bicycle lane on Shaw Street, between Dundas Street West and Dupont Street.
5. City Council approve the installation of northbound stop controls for the northbound bicycle lane on Shaw Street at the intersections of Harrison Street, College Street, Dewson Street, Barton Street, Irene Avenue, Essex Street and Hallam Street.
6. City Council request that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation allow Toronto to pilot the use of bicycle lenses on bicycle specific signals at intersections in Toronto.
7. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to Recommendations 1 to 6 above, including the introduction of all necessary bills.
Origin
Summary
Shaw Street intersects with five major east-west bikeways in one of Toronto’s busiest cycling areas: the College Street, Harbord Street, Barton Avenue, Hallam Street-Lappin Avenue, and Davenport Road bikeways. The proposed Shaw Street bikeway will provide an important north-south cycling connection to these bikeway facilities from Davenport Road in the north to Douro Street in the south, as well as to the future extension of the West Toronto Railpath.
City Council previously approved bicycle lanes, including contra-flow bicycle lanes, on some of these sections of Shaw Street (a contra-flow bike lane is one that operates in the opposite direction to the motor vehicle traffic flow on a designated one-way street). However, the bicycle lanes were not installed due to concerns that the City’s approach to contra-flow bicycle lanes was not consistent with provisions of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act (HTA). The HTA concern has recently been resolved with the Ministry of Transportation and implementation can now proceed.
The purpose of this report is to obtain authority to install the bicycle lane sections along Shaw Street to provide a continuous bikeway between Davenport Road and Douro Street, using bicycle lanes and shared lane markings (sharrows) where appropriate.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-59269.pdf
Communications
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Bruce Gavin Ward, Member, Architecture for Humanity Toronto (PW.New.PW24.8.2)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Kim Bethke (PW.New.PW24.8.3)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Luke Murphy (PW.New.PW24.8.4)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Annie Dupuis (PW.New.PW24.8.5)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Antony Hilliard (PW.New.PW24.8.6)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Kristin Cavoukian (PW.New.PW24.8.7)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Daniel Mitroi (PW.New.PW24.8.8)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Jeffery T. Carlton (PW.New.PW24.8.9)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Andrea Calver (PW.New.PW24.8.10)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Neil Brandt (PW.New.PW24.8.11)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Amanda Lewis (PW.New.PW24.8.12)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from David Simmons (PW.New.PW24.8.13)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from Emily Shepard (PW.New.PW24.8.14)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Bartek Ciszkowski (PW.New.PW24.8.15)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Elana Horowitz (PW.New.PW24.8.16)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Natasha Valentine (PW.New.PW24.8.17)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Steven LeMay (PW.New.PW24.8.18)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Mary J. Castel (PW.New.PW24.8.19)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Donald Simmons (PW.New.PW24.8.20)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Michael Barker (PW.New.PW24.8.21)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Ben Pakuts (PW.New.PW24.8.22)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Tom Howell (PW.New.PW24.8.23)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Dana Howse (PW.New.PW24.8.24)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Jennifer Beer (PW.New.PW24.8.25)
(June 14, 2013) E-mail from Chriz Miller (PW.New.PW24.8.26)
(June 15, 2013) E-mail from Stuart Bustard (PW.New.PW24.8.27)
(June 15, 2013) E-mail from Anita Neufeld (PW.New.PW24.8.28)
(June 16, 2013) E-mail from Kevin Cooper (PW.New.PW24.8.29)
(June 16, 2013) E-mail from Herb van den Dool (PW.New.PW24.8.30)
(June 17, 2013) E-mail from Jennifer Polk (PW.New.PW24.8.31)
(June 17, 2013) E-mail from Jennifer Stacey (PW.New.PW24.8.32)
(June 17, 2013) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (PW.New.PW24.8.33)
(June 17, 2013) E-mail from Sam Bootsma (PW.New.PW24.8.34)
(June 17, 2013) E-mail from Moira Gracey (PW.New.PW24.8.35)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from David Oppenheim (PW.New.PW24.8.36)
(June 18, 2013) Letter from Jared Kolb, Executive Director, Cycle Toronto (PW.New.PW24.8.37)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Mallory Hazlett (PW.New.PW24.8.38)
(June 18, 2013) Submission from Siva Vijenthira, Youth Cycling Program Worker, CultureLink Settlement Services (PW.New.PW24.8.39)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from William Matthews (PW.New.PW24.8.40)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Paul Bien (PW.New.PW24.8.41)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from James Schwartz (PW.New.PW24.8.42)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Iain Campbell (PW.New.PW24.8.43)
(June 19, 2013) E-mail from Nancy Smith Lea, Director, Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) Clean Air Partnership (PW.New.PW24.8.44)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Liz Sutherland (PW.New.PW24.8.45)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Jessica Stronghill (PW.New.PW24.8.46)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Ian Ferguson (PW.New.PW24.8.47)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Sandra Brombal and Asmus Georgi (PW.New.PW24.8.48)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Eldon Pierce (PW.New.PW24.8.49)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Kris Coward (PW.New.PW24.8.50)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Amanda Landre (PW.New.PW24.8.51)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Joey Schwartz (PW.New.PW24.8.52)
(June 18, 2013) Petition from Mary Jo Loucano forwarding a petition signed by 62 residents opposing the Implementation of the Shaw Street Bikeway (PW.New.PW24.8.53)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Laura Pin (PW.New.PW24.8.54)
(June 18, 2013) E-mail from Margaret Wells (PW.New.PW24.8.55)
(June 19, 2013) E-mail from Iwona Kurman, Principal, Central Commerce Collegiate (PW.New.PW24.8.56)
Speakers
Eugene Chao
Robert Pritchard
Tamara Brooks
Yiting (Jessica) Su
Antonio Oliveira
Motions
City Council enact a 30 km/h maximum speed limit along the entire length of Shaw Street, from Douro Street to Davenport Road, to accompany the implementation of the new bikeway along Shaw Street.
City Council request that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation allow Toronto to pilot the use of bicycle lenses on bicycle specific signals at intersections in Toronto.