Item - 2020.TE14.76

Tracking Status

This item was considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on March 12, 2020 and was adopted without amendment. City Council has delegated authority for this matter to the Toronto and East York Community Council and therefore, the decision is final.
See also By-law 597-2020

TE14.76 - Speed Limit Reductions in Ward 14

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Adopted

Schedule Type:: Delegated

Ward:: 14 - Toronto - Danforth

Community Council Decision

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Reduced the speed limit on the following road segments from 50 km to 30 km:

Booth Avenue (Queen Street East to Eastern Avenue)
Sears Street
Boulton Avenue (First Avenue to Gerrard Street)
Eaton Avenue (Selkirk Street to Aldwych Ave)
Gough Street (Canning Avenue to northern terminus)
Pape Avenue (Gerrard Street to Rail Corridor)
Greenwood Avenue (Mortimer Avenue to Milverton Boulevard)

2. Reduced the speed limit on the following road segments from 40 km to 30 km

Greenwood Avenue (Milverton Boulevard to Danforth Avenue)
Hiawatha Road (Fairford Avenue to Gerrard Street)
Dagmar Avenue
Wolfrey Avenue
Fairview Boulevard
Carlaw Avenue (Riverdale Avenue to Danforth Avenue)
Logan Avenue (Bain Avenue to Danforth Avenue)
Logan Avenue (Dundas Street East to Eastern Avenue)
Pretoria Avenue

3. Reduced the speed limit on the following road segments from 50 km to 40 km

Carlaw Avenue (Gerrard Street to Queen Street East)
Carlaw Avenue (Eastern Avenue to Lakeshore Boulevard)
Cosburn Avenue (Todmorden Lane to Broadview Avenue)

4. Requested Staff to review reducing the speed limit on the following streets and report back to Community Council:

Pape Avenue (Millwood Road to Riverdale Avenue)
Donlands Avenue (Millwood Road to Danforth Avenue)
Eastern Avenue (Broadview Avenue to Coxwell Avenue)
Lower Coxwell Avenue
Broadview Avenue (Danforth Avenue to O'Connor Drive)
O'Connor Drive (Broadview Avenue to Coxwell Avenue).

Origin

(March 9, 2020) Letter from Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14, Toronto - Danforth

Summary

Dear Chair and Members of the Toronto and East York Community Council,

In February, the Toronto and East York Community Council considered a report from staff lowering speed limits from 50 km to 40 km on a number of streets and Transportation staff recommended Logan Avenue, Cherry Street, Sammon Avenue and Pretoria in Ward 14. These were approved.

I now have the full list of streets in Toronto-Danforth that remain 40 and 50 kilometres per hour.

I am requesting support from TEYCC for the following motion:

Background Information

(March 9, 2020) Letter from Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14, Toronto - Danforth - Speed Limit Reductions in Ward 14
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-146822.pdf

Motions

1 - Motion to Add New Business at Committee moved by Councillor Brad Bradford (Carried)

2 - Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Carried)