Item - 2020.TE13.34

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that during construction until October 31, 2021:

1. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the south side of Queen Street West, between Gladstone Avenue and a point 54 metres east.

2. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday; and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, on the south side of Queen Street West, between Gladstone Avenue and a point 54 metres east.

3. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Queen Street West, between Gladstone Avenue and a point 54 metres east.

4. City direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

5. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

6. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

7. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

8. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

9. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

10. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. City Council direct that Queen Street West be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

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

Skale Developments Inc. is constructing a residential condominium building at 1181 Queen Street West. The site is located on the southeast corner of Queen Street West and Sudbury Street.

Transportation Services is recommending amendments to the existing parking regulations on the south side of Queen Street West, abutting the site, in order to facilitate safe and efficient inbound and outbound manoeuvres of heavy vehicles at the site access and egress points.

The north sidewalk and a portion of the westbound curb lane on Sudbury Street needs to be closed to accommodate the construction staging area for the development and a temporary pedestrian crossover will be installed to facilitate the safe crossing of north-south pedestrian movements at the sidewalk closure, but will be dealt through a companion report "Construction Staging Area - Sudbury Street (1181 Queen Street West)" requiring Toronto and East York Community Council approval.