Item - 2022.TE34.108

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1.  Confirmed the following piloted road changes as permanent:

a. Prohibited use by motor vehicles of Thompson Street, between Carroll Street and the first Lane east of Carroll Street and running south of Thompson Street.

b. Prohibited parking at all times on the north side of Thompson Street, between Carroll Street and Munro Street.

c. Rescinded the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the even (north) side of Thompson Street, between Carroll Street and Munro Street.

d. Designated Kintyre Avenue, between Broadview Avenue and Munro St., as one-way for westbound traffic only.

2. Directed the General Manager, Transportation Services to develop proposals for the permanent redesign of Thompson Street, between Carroll Street and the first Lane east of Carroll Street and running south of Thompson Street.

3. Directed General Manager, Transportation Services to make the following changes on a pilot basis, expected to be from August 2022 until December 31 2023:

a. designate Carroll Street, between Matilda St and Doris Anderson Court., as one-way for northbound traffic only; and

b. extend the current temporary designation of Matilda Street, between Munro Street and Carroll Street, as one-way for westbound traffic only.

This report recommends a path forward for the two major road changes that were introduced as pilot conditions in Rivertowne in the spring of 2020: 1) a temporary closure to vehicular traffic of Thompson Street, between Carroll Street and the first Lane east of Carroll Street and running south of Thompson Street, 2) a one-way vehicle traffic configuration affecting Matilda Street, between Munro Street and Carroll Street, and Kintyre Avenue, between Broadview Avenue and Munro Street.

It is recommended that the temporarily prohibition of motor vehicle traffic on a segment of Thompson Street be made permanent. It is recommended that the experimental one-way configuration be modified to provide an alternative for drivers who reach the southern terminus of Carroll Street. Alternative one-way configurations that could be trialed on a pilot basis were identified. They are included in the report for information.

The report also provides a status update on the other items which appeared in the list of road safety improvements originally proposed by the Community Traffic Working Group in summer 2018.