Item - 2024.NY19.4

North York Community Council:

1. Referred Item NY19.4 titled "Lawrence Park Transportation Plan" back to the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services for additional community engagement and awareness, in consultation with the local City Councillor.

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.