Item - 2021.TE27.38

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1.  Enacted parking regulation amendments to establish new on-street paid parking locations, as set out in Attachments 2 and 3, to the report (August 23, 2021) from the Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

Transportation Services are requesting approval for the installation of on-street paid parking on a number of local streets intersecting Bloor Street West in Ward 4.  These requests resulted from a review following the installation of cycle tracks last year on Bloor Street West, between Shaw Street and Runnymede Road.  The cycle track installation reduced the supply of on-street parking and loading in the area.  Transportation Services and Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) staff reviewed streets intersecting Bloor Street West to convert locations with daytime time limit parking, overnight permit parking and no parking to paid, on-street parking.

The review considered parking areas of high demand that are functionally safe, appropriate, and economically viable and included consultation with the local Business Improvement Areas (BIA's).  The addition of new on-street paid parking will help serve local business parking demands and encourage regular turnover throughout the day to maximize parking available to patrons.  The installation of on-street paid parking and loading on streets intersecting Bloor Street West is an ongoing initiative.  Transportation Services and TPA staff will continue to review and potentially report on new on-street paid parking and loading opportunities.

A companion report, titled "Parking Machines – High Park Avenue" outlines the required non-delegated parking amendments for a location with Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) service.