Item - 2023.IE9.1
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023 without amendments.
- This item was considered by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on November 29, 2023 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023.
IE9.1 - Eastbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Northbound Don Valley Parkway Closures - 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 16 - Don Valley East, 19 - Beaches - East York
City Council Decision
City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the closure of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, eastbound lanes only, from the Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway, including all ramps, and the Don Valley Parkway, northbound lanes only, from the F.G. Gardiner Expressway to Eglinton Avenue East, including all ramps, on Sunday July 14, 2024 from 2:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for the 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival event.
2. City Council prohibit other road closures due to events or film permits on arterial roads bounded by Highway 401, Warden Avenue, Lake Ontario, Humber River, Queen Street/The Queensway, and Yonge Street, on Sunday July 14, 2024 as they will be required to accommodate overflow traffic from the expressway closures resulting from the 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival event.
3. City Council require the organizer to pay, within 90 days of the City issuing an invoice, any costs incurred to the City to secure the work zones along the F.G. Gardiner Expressway during the F.G. Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation work.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-240771.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-174247.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Vote (Adopt Item) Dec-15-2023 1:19 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - IE9.1 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 22 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Paula Fletcher, Chris Moise, Jaye Robinson |
IE9.1 - Eastbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Northbound Don Valley Parkway Closures - 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 16 - Don Valley East, 19 - Beaches - East York
Committee Recommendations
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the closure of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, eastbound lanes only, from the Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway, including all ramps, and the Don Valley Parkway, northbound lanes only, from the F.G. Gardiner Expressway to Eglinton Avenue East, including all ramps, on Sunday July 14, 2024 from 2:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for the 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival event.
2. City Council prohibit other road closures due to events or film permits on arterial roads bounded by Highway 401, Warden Avenue, Lake Ontario, Humber River, Queen Street / The Queensway, and Yonge Street, on Sunday July 14, 2024 as they will be required to accommodate overflow traffic from the expressway closures resulting from the 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival event.
3. City Council require the organizer to pay, within 90 days of the City issuing an invoice, any costs incurred to the City to secure the work zones along the F.G. Gardiner Expressway during the F.G. Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation work.
Origin
Summary
The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's authority to close portions of the eastbound lanes on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway and northbound lanes on the Don Valley Parkway for the Toronto Triathlon Festival event for 2024. The proposed route of the 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival event will remain the same as 2023.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-240771.pdf