Item - 2020.TE15.24

Tracking Status

This item was considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on June 18, 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 556-2020

TE15.24 - Speed Limit Reduction - Niagara Street

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Adopted

Schedule Type:: Delegated

Ward:: 10 - Spadina - Fort York

Community Council Decision

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Reduced the speed limit from 40 km/h to 30 km/h on Niagara Street, between King Street West and Queen Street West.

Origin

(June 15, 2020) Letter from Councillor Joe Cressy, Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

Summary

There is no number of deaths or serious injuries on our streets that is acceptable. Each one is preventable. As a City, we must prioritize and accelerate measures to make our streets safe and accessible for all road users, especially vulnerable pedestrians and cyclists.

In 2015, Toronto and East York Community Council directed that all roads within the district classified as local streets be reduced to a 30 km/h speed limit. Despite its local residential character, Niagara Street is technically classified as a collector roadway, and as a result the speed limit remained at 40 km/h.

I am writing to recommend that the speed limit on Niagara Street be reduced to 30 km/h.

Background Information

(June 15, 2020) Letter from Councillor Joe Cressy, Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York on Speed Limit Reduction - Niagara Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-148052.pdf

Motions

1 - Motion to Add New Business at Committee moved by Councillor Joe Cressy (Carried)

2 - Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Joe Cressy (Carried)