Item - 2024.NY15.21

North York Community Council recommends that:  

1. City Council rescind the designation of a reserved lane for public transit vehicles and bicycles for the northerly westbound lane on Wilson Avenue between Wilson Heights Boulevard and Transit Road. 

2. City Council designate the northerly westbound lane on Wilson Avenue between Transit Road and Faywood Boulevard as a reserved lane for public transit vehicles and bicycles at all times.

3. City Council designate the northerly westbound lane on Wilson Avenue, between Wilson Heights Boulevard and Faywood Boulevard, for westbound right turns only at all times, buses and bicycles excepted.

4. City Council designate the northerly westbound lane on Wilson Avenue, between Transit Road and a point 30.5 metres east, for westbound right turns only at all times, buses and bicycles excepted.

5. City Council rescind the no stopping prohibition in effect from 7 00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the north side of Wilson Avenue between Wilson Heights Boulevard and a point 167.5 metres west of Belgrave Avenue.

6. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Wilson Avenue between Wilson Heights Boulevard and Faywood Boulevard.

7. City Council prohibit stopping in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the north side of Wilson Avenue between Faywood Boulevard and a point 30.5 metres east.

8. City Council prohibit stopping in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the north side of Wilson Avenue between a point 100.5 metres west of King High Avenue and a point 167.5 metres west of Belgrave Avenue.

9. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Wilson Avenue between a point 30.5 metres east of Faywood Boulevard and a point 100.5 metres west of King High Avenue.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates bus service on Wilson Avenue, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting approval, on behalf of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to alter Wilson Avenue (northerly westbound lane) from the Wilson Station Entrance / Exit on Wilson Avenue to the east side of Faywood Boulevard and in front of the development (480 Wilson Avenue). This is proposed in order to extend an additional 100 metres to the existing reserved bus lane west of Wilson Heights Boulevard and would create a continuous queue-jump lane of 420 metres. The addition of this queue-jump lane would tie into the modifications made to the roadway in front of the development at 480 Wilson Avenue. 

This queue-jump lane would allow TTC buses to improve service reliability and travel time on Wilson Avenue by bypassing general traffic in the area. This would benefit approximately 370 daily bus trips and improve the journey times for approximately 62,000 daily customers. This proposal is supported by the City and TTC’s established criteria for queue-jump lane warrants.

This queue-jump lane can be accommodated within the existing Wilson Avenue right-of-way by widening the roadway by up to 2.7 metres. All current lanes would remain including existing dedicated left-turn lanes. This queue-jump lane would also create a right-turn, buses-excepted lane westbound for right-turning vehicles at Wilson Heights Boulevard that did not exist previously. As per the City standard the queue-jump lane would be identified by a red paint application.