Item - 2019.TE8.41

For the duration of the Rivertowne Traffic Management Pilot Project, expected to be from May 2020 to September 2020, the Toronto and East York Community Council:

a. Designated Matilda Street, between Munro Street and Carroll Street, as one-way for westbound traffic only.

b. Designated Kintyre Avenue, between Broadview Avenue and Munro St., as one-way for westbound traffic only.

c. Temporarily closed to vehicular traffic Thompson Street, between Carroll Street and the first Lane east of Carroll Street and running south of Thompson Street, as set out in attached Drawing No. 421G-3509 to the report (August 28, 2019) from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.

d. Prohibited parking at all times on the north side of Thompson Street, between Carroll Street and Munro Street.

e. Rescinded the existing permit parking regulation in effect  from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the even (north) side of Thompson  Street, between Carroll Street and Munro Street.

Since Don Mount Court was redeveloped into Rivertowne, local residents have been working with their local Councillor and staff in Transportation Services, City Planning, Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC), as well as Toronto Police Services and the Ralph Thornton Centre to address traffic safety issues. While a number of actions have been implemented to date, and traffic speeds are reduced, traffic infiltration (shortcutting) through the community is still occurring.  This report recommends implementation of a three month pilot in Fall/Winter 2019 to test the effectiveness and impacts of closing a section of Thompson Street to traffic and converting two sections of road to one way operation.