Item - 2021.PH24.8

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the Eglinton Green Line Landscape and Public Realm Standards, included in Attachment 2 to the report (May 28, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and direct City Staff to utilize the Standards in assessing development applications and securing public realm improvements on Eglinton Avenue East between Yonge Street and Mount Pleasant Road.

2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back in the second quarter of 2022 to the Planning and Housing Committee on the status of the Midtown Zoning Review and to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the status the Midtown Infrastructure Implementation Strategy.

This report provides an update on the progress to date on preparing the Council-directed Infrastructure Implementation Strategies for the Midtown area (the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan area) for parks and public realm, community services and facilities, transportation and municipal servicing. Attachment 1 provides a brief summary of initiatives delivered to date and the ongoing work outlined in this report.

This report also recommends the adoption of the Eglinton Green Line Landscape and Public Realm Standards (Attachment 2), developed as part of the preparation of the Parks and Public Realm Implementation Strategy. The Public Realm Standards address the north section of Eglinton Avenue East between Yonge Street and Mount Pleasant Road and are focussed on the portion of the Green Line located on private property. The Public Realm Standards will be used to inform the design of the setback located on private property, and the implementation of the Eglinton Green Line through the development review process.