Item - 2020.TE14.77
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.
TE14.77 - Parking Amendments - Danforth Avenue
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Schedule Type:
- Delegated
- Ward:
- 14 - Toronto - Danforth
Community Council Decision
The Toronto and East York Community Council:
1. Requested Transportation Services work with the Toronto Parking Authority to bring forward a bill to change the paid parking times on Danforth Avenue between Donlands Avenue and Caithness Avenue to their pre-2017 times.
Origin
Summary
I am writing to you today regarding a parking situation that is affecting one of the largest mosques in the Toronto and East York area.
Last term of Council, City Council approved a change to the on-street parking regulations on Danforth between Donlands and Woodbine. Unfortunately the local BIA, which was charged with the consultation, did not have a chance to pass the prosed changes to the Medinah Mosque which is on the block between Donlands and Caithness. The local BIA and the Mosque have committed to establishing a closer relationship that will benefit both organizations going forward.
This fall I met with the Toronto Parking Authority, the Mosque and the Danforth Mosaic BIA to better understand these issues and found that the changes have had a negative impact on the hundreds of worshippers who attend.
Madinah Masjid Mosque has numerous members from all across the City and provides a number of educational and social services to the broader Muslim community in Toronto. I am writing to ask for your support to the change to the On-Street Parking hours between Donlands and Caithness to their former regulated times.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-146799.pdf