Item - 2020.TE20.52

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Amended the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the east side of Huron Street, between a point 30.5 metres north of Bernard Avenue and a point 30.5 metres south of Bernard Avenue, to be in effect from Bernard Avenue and a point 30.5 metres south.

2. Amended the existing two hour maximum parking period in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Huron Street, between a point 30.5 metres north of Bernard Avenue and Dupont Street, to be in effect from Bernard Avenue and Dupont Street.

Residents have been contacting my office with concerns about the lack of available on-street parking spaces around the Huron Street and Dupont Street area.

Residents without driveway or laneway access are reliant upon public on-street parking, and often circulate the area unsuccessfully in search of available spaces. While this is the reason we have parking zones, and it is understood we will never have enough street parking for all our residents as density increase, but we should still be looking to create safe options for parking where available.

A section on the east side of Huron Street, north of Bernard Street, was identified to have the potential for increasing on-street parking capacity. A review by Transportation Services Staff confirmed that additional on-street parking spaces could be accommodated.