Item - 2024.NY18.26

North York Community Council:

1. Deferred the consideration of this item until the December 3, 2024 meeting of North York Community Council.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

The purpose of this report is to share the findings from the Lawrence Park Transportation Plan, a study led by staff in Transportation Services at the request of North York Community Council. At the conclusion of the 2017 Lawrence Park Neighbourhood Investigation of Basement Flooding (Area 20) and Road Improvement Class Environmental Assessment Study, North York Community Council requested staff to study and develop a traffic management plan for the area. The Lawrence Park Transportation Plan encompassed an assessment of existing conditions in the study area, analyses to determine appropriate changes to the streets and engagement with area residents and interest groups.

This report summarizes the study findings and recommends traffic and safety management changes that can be implemented in the neighbourhood both in advance of and alongside planned roadwork. Recommended changes include the installation of traffic calming measures, intersection realignments and raised intersections. Subject to approval from North York Community Council, traffic calming measures are targeted to be implemented within one to two construction seasons. Intersection realignment and raised intersections would be implemented alongside the basement flooding protection project and associated road work, targeted to be completed by 2032.