Item - 2020.TE14.67

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Designated the first north-south public lane west of Dufferin Street, between Wallace Avenue and Armstrong Avenue, as one-way for northbound traffic only.

With the increase of traffic in the Wallace-Emerson neighbourhood and the usage of navigation apps that route motorists through public lanes, the public lane bounded by Dufferin Street, Wallace Avenue, Emerson Avenue and Armstrong Avenue has been used as a short cut to access Dufferin Street and to avoid the Wallace Avenue and Dufferin Street intersection. This traffic has negatively impacted the residents on Armstrong Avenue, Dufferin Street, and Wallace Avenue with cars speeding on a public lane and incessant honking. I received a petition from residents regarding the high traffic and disturbances. They are requesting to turn this public lane into a one-way northbound to avoid conflicting traffic, hence reducing noise and making the public lane safer. Therefore, my purpose with this motion is to recommend that the public lane be designated as one-way northbound.