Item - 2019.TE3.25

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:  

1.  City Council approve the closure of the west sidewalk on Dufferin Street, from

Alma Avenue to a point 157 metres south from March 1, 2019 to August 1, 2020.

2.  City Council approve the closure of the southbound curb lane on Dufferin Street, from Alma Avenue to a point approximately 157 metres south from March 1, 2019 to August 1, 2020.

3.  City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the west side of Dufferin Street, between Alma Avenue and Peel Avenue.

4.  City Council amend the existing Permit Parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the even (west) side of Dufferin Street to exclude the section between Peel Avenue and Alma Avenue.

5.  City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Dufferin Street, between Alma Avenue and Peel Avenue.

6.  City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

7.  City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

8.  City Council direct that Dufferin Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations and lane configurations when the project is completed.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Dufferin Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

Ellis Don Residential is constructing 3 mixed use buildings on this site, (13-story, 12 story and 11 story) at the lands located at 390 to 440 Dufferin Street.  The site is bounded by Alma Avenue to the north, Dufferin Street to the east, Queen Street West to the south and a private lot to the west.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to close the sidewalk and curb lane on the west side of Dufferin Street for a period of 17 months in order to enable construction of the above mentioned development.  Pedestrian operations will be maintained within the closed portion of the existing curb lane on Dufferin Street.