Item - 2020.DI11.6

The Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee recommends to standing committee that:

1.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Municipal Licensing and Standards, and accessibility stakeholders, to develop accessibility guidelines and workshops, on the CurbTO and CaféTO programs, and report back on these initiatives to the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee by the end of the second quarter of 2021 or prior to implementation, such guidelines to include:

a. uniform standards on the use of asphalt ramps;

b. inspection and enforcement schedule; and

c. standards of design of curb lane patios.

The Project Manager, Policy and Innovation Unit, Transportation Services gave a presentation on CaféTO and CurbTO.

Jodi Callan, Project Manager, Policy and Innovation Unit, Transportation Services will give a presentation on CaféTO and CurbTO.  The presentation will focus on the development and implementation of these programs as a rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including information on accessibility considerations.