Item - 2018.PW30.6

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the installation of bicycle lanes on the following sections of roadway, as described in Attachment 2 – Designated Bicycle Lanes:

-  Sentinel Road (from Sharpecroft Boulevard to Fredrick Mowat Lane and from Streamdale Court to Sheppard Avenue West);
-  Chatham Avenue (from Jones Avenue to Byron Avenue); and
-  Dovehouse Avenue (from Sentinel Road to Keele Street)
 

2. City Council authorize the amendments to bicycle lane designations on Runnymede Road as set out in Attachment 2 – Designated Bicycle Lanes, to the report (May 29, 2018) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, to reflect what exists today.

3. City Council authorize the installation of Cycle Tracks on the following sections of roadway, as described in Attachment 3 – Designated Cycle Tracks, to the report (May 29, 2018) from the General Manager, Transportation Services,:

-  Shoreham Drive (from Jane Street to the Pond Road);
-  Evelyn Wiggins Drive (entire length);
-  Sheppard Avenue West (from Sentinel Road to Sunfield Road); and
-  Bloor Street East – Prince Edward Viaduct (between Castle Frank Road and Broadview Avenue)
 

4. City Council authorize the amendments to traffic and parking regulations associated with Recommendations 1, 2 and 3, as described in Attachment 4 – Amendments to Traffic and Parking Regulations,  to the report (May 29, 201) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

The Ten Year Cycling Network Plan, adopted by Council in June 2016 seeks to build on the existing network of cycling routes – to connect gaps in the current network, grow the network into new parts of the city, and renew existing parts of the network to improve safety.

The purpose of this report is to seek Council authority to install the following four kilometres of cycling infrastructure proposed in the Ten Year Cycling Network Plan:

-  Shoreham Drive (cycle track: Ward 8, 1700 metres)
-  Evelyn Wiggins Drive (cycle track: Ward 8, 760 metres)
-  Dovehouse Avenue (bicycle lane: Ward 9, 550 metres)
-  Sentinel Road (bicycle lane: Ward 9, 450 metres)
-  Sheppard Avenue West at Sentinel Road (cycle track: Ward 9, 120 metres)
-  Chatham Avenue (contra-flow bicycle lane: Ward 30, 400 metres)
 

This report also seeks Council authority to amend regulations to reflect the existing conditions of cycling facilities on the following streets:

-  Runnymede Road (bicycle lane: Wards 11 and 13)
-  Bloor Street East – Prince Edward Viaduct (cycle track: Wards 29 and 30)
 

The changes proposed in this report would improve safety and mobility options for residents, including children and youth, by providing cycling connections to university, transit, schools, daycares, libraries, places of worship, businesses, event venues and residences. People riding bicycles are vulnerable road users and can be seriously injured in even minor collisions, so prioritizing their safety by providing cycling facilities is necessary to encourage people to choose to ride. No significant impact to traffic operations, TTC, or emergency services is anticipated.

Transportation Services proposes to install the above cycling facilities in 2018 and 2019. York University connections (Shoreham Drive and Evelyn Wiggins Drive) are 50% funded by the Federal Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) program.