Item - 2021.NY25.35
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the North York Community Council on June 23, 2021 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021.
- See also By-law 625-2021
NY25.35 - Consistent Speed Limits on Leslie Street
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Ward:
- 17 - Don Valley North
City Council Decision
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following:
1. City Council rescind the existing the speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour on Leslie Street, between McNicoll Avenue and Steeles Avenue East.
2. City Council designate a 50 kilometres per hour speed limit on Leslie Street, between McNicoll Avenue/Cummer Avenue and Steeles Avenue East.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-168534.pdf
NY25.35 - Consistent Speed Limits on Leslie Street
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 17 - Don Valley North
Community Council Recommendations
North York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council rescind the existing the speed limit of 60 km/h on Leslie Street, between McNicoll Avenue and Steeles Avenue East.
2. City Council designate a 50 km/h speed limit on Leslie Street, between McNicoll Avenue/Cummer Avenue and Steeles Avenue East.
Origin
Summary
Over the last two and half years, my office has received many complaints from residents and parents of Zion Heights Middle School about the speed of traffic at Cummer Avenue/McNicoll Avenue and Leslie Street. Zion Heights Middle School is just south of this intersection and falls along a stretch of Leslie Street that is already 50 km/h. However, north of this intersection, the speed limit increases to 60 km/h meaning that cars often speed past the school and cause some near misses. I am recommending to North York Community Council that the entire stretch of Leslie Street in Don Valley North be standardized to 50 km/hr, as is considered for major arterials under Vision Zero.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-168534.pdf