Item - 2023.IE2.4

Tracking Status

IE2.4 - Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
22 - Scarborough - Agincourt

City Council Decision

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council endorse the Preferred Design for a new north-south complete street and realignment of Cowdray Court, generally as shown in Attachments 2, 3 and 4 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

 

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to prepare the Environmental Study Report for the Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study, issue the Notice of Completion, and post the Environmental Study Report in the public record in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process for Schedule C projects.

 

3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to prioritize the implementation of both the New Complete Street as well as the new multi-use trail to support mobility and access in Southwest Agincourt as part of the Transportation Services 2024 Capital Plan and Budget Submission, starting with advancing detailed design to confirm property requirements and establishing more detailed cost estimates.

 

4. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to prepare an Official Plan Amendment to reflect the planned right-of-way width of 25 metres for Cowdray Court.

 

5. City Council endorse the additional transportation improvements identified as part of the Southwest Agincourt Connections Study, and City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to program the design and implementation of the improvements as part of future capital planning processes.

Background Information (Committee)

(March 7, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 5 from the General Manager, Transportation Services - Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-234809.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Naomi Barbero (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from Edward Yu (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) Letter from Agincourt Village Community Association - Rhoda Potter, Randy MacDougall, Elli Cristea, Sarah Martin, Richard Yang (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) Petition from Petition from Rhoda Potter, President Agincourt Village Community Association (IE.Supp)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Venki Subramaniam (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Elaina De Luca (IE.Supp)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Derek McDonald (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Stella D (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Virgil Sunga (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Laura Lee (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) Letter from Cycle Toronto - Alison Stewart (IE.Main)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/comm/communicationfile-166427.pdf
(March 19, 2023) E-mail from Marie Gormaly (IE.Supp)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Sean Aguilar (IE.Supp)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Dale Cheong (IE.Supp)
(March 19, 2023) Letter from Gil Pereira and Rosemary Pereira (IE.Supp)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Mary (Heather) Ioannou (IE.Main)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Vincent Yeh (IE.New)
(March 20, 2023) Letter from Maurice Lerman (IE.Main)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Arezoo Irannejad (IE.Main)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Julian T (IE.Main)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Joanne Lucena (IE.Main)

Communications (City Council)

(March 26, 2023) Letter from Rhoda Potter, President, Agincourt Village Community Association (CC.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-166591.pdf
(March 28, 2023) E-mail from Estuardo Ibarra (CC.New)

Motions (City Council)

1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Nick Mantas (Carried)

That:

 

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to prioritize the implementation of both the New Complete Street as well as the new multi-use trail to support mobility and access in Southwest Agincourt as part of the Transportation Services 2024 Capital Plan and Budget Submission, starting with advancing detailed design to confirm property requirements and establishing more detailed cost estimates.


Motion to Adopt Item as Amended (Carried)

IE2.4 - Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
22 - Scarborough - Agincourt

Committee Recommendations

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council endorse the Preferred Design for a new north-south complete street and realignment of Cowdray Court, generally as shown in Attachments 2, 3 and 4 to the report (March 7, 2023) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

 

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to prepare the Environmental Study Report (ESR) for the Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study, issue the Notice of Completion, and post the ESR in the public record in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process for Schedule C projects.

 

3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to prepare an Official Plan Amendment to reflect the planned right-of-way width of 25 metres for Cowdray Court.

 

4. City Council endorse the additional transportation improvements identified as part of the Southwest Agincourt Connections Study and request the General Manager, Transportation Services to program the design and implementation of the improvements as part of future capital planning processes.

Origin

(March 7, 2023) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

Southwest Agincourt is intensifying with areas transitioning from predominantly low-rise residential and employment uses to higher-density mixed-use buildings. Planned and proposed developments between Highway 401 and Sheppard Avenue East, from Kennedy Road to West Highland Creek, will result in approximately 12,000 new residents living in the area along with new retail and office spaces. Transportation infrastructure improvements are needed to support the growing number of people living and working in this area. Increased traffic from anticipated developments will lead to greater traffic congestion without alternative routes, and the area lacks safe active transportation routes.

 

The City's Official Plan and the Agincourt Secondary Plan identifies the need for a new north-south street between Sheppard Avenue East and Village Green Square. The provision of this new street will address some of the needed transportation improvements in the area. The street will improve transportation network safety, connectivity to local destinations, and emergency access, and has the potential to improve traffic flow along Kennedy Road and Sheppard Avenue East.

 

On July 23, 2018, City Council authorized the General Manager, Transportation Services to initiate the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for the extension of a new north-south street connecting Sheppard Avenue East and Village Green Square with funding provided by Gemterra (Cowdray) Inc., an area developer. The Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study is satisfying Schedule 'C' Municipal Class Environmental Assessment requirements for the new north-south street, where alternative alignments and designs were assessed to arrive at a Preferred
Design for the street.

 

The Preferred Design for the street, referred to as the 'New Complete Street', will provide an alternate street connection from Sheppard Avenue East to Village Green Square by extending Gordon Avenue southward across the existing CP Rail corridor. The Preferred Design has one vehicle lane in each direction, sidewalks, protected cycle tracks, tree planting areas and space for green infrastructure, new signalized intersections at Cowdray Court and Sheppard Avenue East, and protects for potential future bus service. Cowdray Court is also proposed to be realigned to enable the street to connect at a 90 degree angle to the New Complete Street.

 

As part of the Study, other opportunities were identified to better connect intensifying mixed-use areas to transit through active transportation network improvements that would be pre-approved projects under the Municipal Class EA process. Additional transportation improvements recommended in the Study include:

 

· A north-south multi-use trail on the east side of Village Green Square to Sheppard     

  Avenue East, parallel to the Highland Creek under an existing CP Rail bridge

  connecting to key destinations including Agincourt GO station and Collingwood Park;

· Sidewalks along Collingwood Street;

· Cycle tracks along Sheppard Avenue East between Gordon Avenue and Agincourt GO

  station driveway;

· On-street parking and advisory bike lanes on Reidmount Avenue;

· An expanded public realm with enhanced pedestrian and cycling connections to the     

  GO Station through the closure of a portion of Dowry Street to motor vehicles; and

· Pedestrian and cycling safety enhancements at the Sheppard Avenue intersection at the

  Agincourt GO driveway.

 

Public involvement was an integral part of this Study. The project team engaged with a broad range of residents, businesses, and stakeholders through two rounds of public consultation, stakeholder meetings, online questionnaires, and other consultation activities.

 

This report summarizes the outcomes of the Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study, and seeks Council endorsement on the Preferred Design for a new north-south complete street, authorization to proceed with filing the Environmental Study Report for the Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process for Schedule C projects, and direction to proceed with the recommended transportation infrastructure projects identified in the Study as part of the future capital planning process.

Background Information

(March 7, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 to 5 from the General Manager, Transportation Services - Southwest Agincourt Transportation Connections Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-234809.pdf

Communications

(March 14, 2023) E-mail from Naomi Barbero (IE.Main)
(March 15, 2023) E-mail from Edward Yu (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) Letter from Agincourt Village Community Association - Rhoda Potter, Randy MacDougall, Elli Cristea, Sarah Martin, Richard Yang (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) Petition from Petition from Rhoda Potter, President Agincourt Village Community Association (IE.Supp)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Venki Subramaniam (IE.Main)
(March 16, 2023) E-mail from Elaina De Luca (IE.Supp)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Derek McDonald (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Stella D (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Virgil Sunga (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) E-mail from Laura Lee (IE.Main)
(March 17, 2023) Letter from Cycle Toronto - Alison Stewart (IE.Main)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/comm/communicationfile-166427.pdf
(March 19, 2023) E-mail from Marie Gormaly (IE.Supp)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Sean Aguilar (IE.Supp)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Dale Cheong (IE.Supp)
(March 19, 2023) Letter from Gil Pereira and Rosemary Pereira (IE.Supp)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Mary (Heather) Ioannou (IE.Main)
(March 18, 2023) E-mail from Vincent Yeh (IE.New)
(March 20, 2023) Letter from Maurice Lerman (IE.Main)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Arezoo Irannejad (IE.Main)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Julian T (IE.Main)
(March 20, 2023) E-mail from Joanne Lucena (IE.Main)

Speakers

Rhoda Potter
Marie Gormaly
Alison Stewart, Acting co-Executive Director, Advocacy & Public Policy, Cycle Toronto

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Dianne Saxe (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council