Item - 2023.TE4.48

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the closure of a 2.9 metre wide portion of the east sidewalk on Denison Avenue between Grange Avenue and Dundas Street West, from January 1, 2023 to March 1, 2025.

2. City Council rescind the existing no parking prohibition in effect at all times on the east side of Denison Avenue, between Grange Avenue and Dundas Street West.

3. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of Denison Avenue, between Grange Avenue and Dundas Street West.

4. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash or sweep (weather permitting) the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

5. City Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain a fully covered, protected, unobstructed, and fully Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act compliant walkway for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit.

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

7. 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.

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

9. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the 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.

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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. City Council direct that Denison Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations when the project is complete.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Dundas Street West, City Council approval of this report is required.  

Tridel Corporation and Toronto Community Housing Corporation ("TCHC") is constructing a 15-storey affordable rental building with retail and community uses and two-level underground parking garage shared with an adjoining 14-storey residential condominium building at 571 Dundas Street West. The site is located on the south east corner of Dundas Street West and Denison Avenue. All ingress and egress will be from Denison Avenue.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to close the east sidewalk on Denison Avenue and a portion of the south boulevard on Dundas Street West for a period of 26 months, from January 1, 2023 to March 1, 2025 to facilitate construction staging operations.

Pedestrian movements on the north side of Dundas Street West abutting the site will be maintained. Pedestrian movements on the east side of Denison Avenue abutting the site will be restricted and pedestrians will be directed to the west side of Denison Avenue.