Item - 2021.TE29.66

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the south sidewalk and a 1.6 metre wide portion
of the eastbound curb lane on Queen Street East, between a point 66 metres east of
Leslie Street and a point 18 metres further east, from February 1, 2022 to December 1, 2022.

2. City Council authorize a closure of a 1.3 metre wide portion on the north side of
Memory Lane, between a point 66 metres east of Leslie Street and a point 14.1 metres
further east, from February 1, 2022 to June 1, 2023.

3. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00
p.m. Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the south side of Queen Street East,
between a point 66 metres east of Leslie Street and a point 18 metres further east.

4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Queen Street East,
between a point 66 metres east of Leslie Street and a point 18 metres further east.

5. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday at a rate of $2.00 per hour and for a
maximum period of 3 hours, on the south side of Queen Street East, between a point 66
metres east of Leslie Street and a point 18 metres further east.

6. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent
sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any
construction debris and made safe.

7. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks and/or any
proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and
visibility at all times of the day and night.

8. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction,
parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and
resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

9. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors
to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times and that this set-up be reviewed by the Manager, Cycling and Pedestrian Projects, before the February 16, 2022 meeting of Toronto and East York Community Council.

10. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control
persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police
Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and
egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

11. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police
Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police
Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material
deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe
environment for the public.

12. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and
protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

13. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline
number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20
metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

14. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural
artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

15. City Council direct that Queen Street East and Memory Lane be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

16. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to review the operation of the staging area at 1249 Queen Street East and to report to the April 21, 2022 Toronto and East York Community Council meeting on whether the Pay-Duty complement is sufficient and on any changes required to improve cycling safety.

Toronto and East York Community Council directed the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Director, Waterfront Secretariat to report directly to City Council on the anticipated traffic pattern changes in East Toronto  related to tear down of the Gardiner, the impact on existing and future Right of Way occupations and mitigation options. 

City Council on November 9, 10 and 12, 2021, referred Item TE28.32 back to the November
24, 2021 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council and directed the General
Manager, Transportation Services to:

a. ensure all necessary Transportation Services staff attend a site visit prior to the
November 24, 2021 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council;

b. submit new information or changes to the parking or traffic regulations around 1249
Queen Street East to the November 24, 2021 meeting of the Toronto and East York
Community Council; and

c. ensure that any future construction staging applications that may be affected by the Port Lands Flood Protection, Gardiner removal or other infrastructure projects in the east end include analysis and consideration of these projects in the staging applications.

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The report (September 23, 2021) from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation
Services recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the south sidewalk and a 1.6 metre wide portion
of the eastbound curb lane on Queen Street East, between a point 66 metres east of
Leslie Street and a point 18 metres further east, from November 10, 2021 to September
10, 2022.

2. City Council authorize a closure of a 1.3 metre wide portion on the north side of
Memory Lane, between a point 66 metres east of Leslie Street and a point 14.1 metres
further east, from November 10, 2021 to March 10, 2023.

3. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00
p.m. Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the south side of Queen Street East,
between a point 66 metres east of Leslie Street and a point 18 metres further east.

4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Queen Street East,
between a point 66 metres east of Leslie Street and a point 18 metres further east.

5. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday at a rate of $2.00 per hour and for a
maximum period of 3 hours, on the south side of Queen Street East, between a point 66
metres east of Leslie Street and a point 18 metres further east.

6. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent
sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any
construction debris and made safe.

7. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks and/or any
proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and
visibility at all times of the day and night.

8. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction,
parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and
resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

9. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors
to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

10. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control
persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police
Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and
egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

11. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police
Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police
Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material
deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe
environment for the public.

12. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and
protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

13. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline
number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20
metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

14. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural
artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

15. City Council direct that Queen Street East and Memory Lane be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.