Item - 2021.IE25.24
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 9, 2021 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on October 26, 2021 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 9, 2021.
IE25.24 - Revisiting Strategy to Maintain Public Walkways in a State of Good Repair
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 7 - Humber River - Black Creek
City Council Decision
City Council on November 9, 10 and 12, 2021, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to provide an update to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee no later than January of 2022 on:
a. the current level of service for public walkways, including seasonal and regular maintenance; and
b. a framework for a City-wide strategy for the maintenance and capital renewal of public walkways.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-172461.pdf
Attachment 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-172462.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/cc/comm/communicationfile-138752.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council amend Infrastructure and Environment Committee Recommendation 1.b. by adding the words "and capital renewal" so that it now reads:
1.b. a framework for a City-wide strategy for the maintenance and capital renewal of public walkways.
IE25.24 - Revisiting Strategy to Maintain Public Walkways in a State of Good Repair
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 7 - Humber River - Black Creek
Committee Recommendations
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to provide an update to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee no later than January of 2022 on:
a. the current level of service for public walkways, including seasonal and regular maintenance; and
b. a framework for a City-wide strategy for the maintenance of public walkways.
Origin
Summary
Over the past twenty months of the pandemic we have seen increased use of our public walkways as residents travel through and enjoy their neighbourhoods safety during the pandemic. Residents have come to find that our public walkways are deteriorating; overgrown with vegetation, and with cracks that present serious safety and accessibility concerns. Included in the attachment are photos of two walkways in my ward with these issues.
Cyclical maintenance of these spaces is lacking, leaving walkways overgrown with vegetation in warmer months, and icy or impassable in winter.
As we continue to make use of our outdoor spaces to a greater degree, the walkways that connect our communities must be properly maintained.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-172461.pdf
Attachment 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-172462.pdf