Item - 2024.EY17.10

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommend that:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the west sidewalk, a 0.5 metre wide portion of the southbound bicycle lane, and a 3.4 metre wide portion of the southbound traffic lane on Royal York Road, between Drummond Street and a point 30 metres north; and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the southbound curb lane, from November 30, 2024 to October 31, 2025 inclusive.

2. City Council authorize the closure of a 2.9 metre wide portion of the westbound curb lane on Drummond Street, between Royal York Road and a point 55 metres west, from November 30, 2024 to October 31, 2025 inclusive.

3. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Drummond Street, between Royal York Road and a point 83 metres east.

4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Drummond Street, between Royal York Road and a point 83 metres east.

5. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the south side of Drummond Street, between Royal York Road and a point 83 metres east.

6. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Drummond Street, between Royal York Road and a point 83 metres east.

7. City Council direct the applicant to sweep the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

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

12. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone 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.

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

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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. City Council direct the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to maintain any bicycle lanes, and install appropriate signage to inform drivers and cyclists of any changes to the cycling lanes.

18. City Council direct that Royal York Road and Drummond Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

19. City Council direct the applicant to cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to the City Engineers, staff and representatives carrying out operation, maintenance, and construction activities to municipal infrastructure within the vicinity of the construction staging area, and at no cost to the City to remove any staging to accommodate the necessary municipal infrastructure work.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Royal York Road, City Council approval of this report is required.

Leader Lane Developments is constructing a 9-storey residential building at 230 Royal York Road. The site is located on the northwest corner of Royal York Road and Drummond Street.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the west sidewalk, a 0.5 metre portion of the southbound bicycle lane, and a 3.4 metre portion of the southbound traffic lane on Royal York Road, as well as closure of a 2.9 metre wide portion of westbound curb lane on Drummond Street is required for a period of 11 months, from November 30, 2024 to October 31, 2025, to facilitate construction staging operations. Pedestrian movements on the west side of Royal York Road, abutting the site, will be maintained in a 2.1 metre wide covered and protected walkway. The pavement markings will be reconfigured to maintain the existing operations of bicycle lanes on both sides of the roadway, and one northbound and one southbound traffic lane.