Item - 2021.TE27.39

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council enact the parking regulation amendments to establish new on-street paid parking locations, as set out in Attachment 2 of the report (August 23, 2021) from the Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on High Park Avenue, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services are requesting approval for the installation of on-street paid parking on High Park Avenue, north of Bloor Street West.  This request 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 – Various streets intersecting Bloor Street West" outlines the required delegated parking amendments for six additional locations without TTC service.