Item - 2024.NY19.5

Tracking Status

  • This item was considered by North York Community Council on December 3, 2024. The North York Community Council has referred this item to an official or other body without making a decision. Consult the text of the decision for further information on the referral.

NY19.5 - Lawrence Avenue East and Wanless Crescent - Traffic Control Signals

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Referred
Ward:
15 - Don Valley West

Community Council Decision

North York Community Council:

 

1. Referred Item NY19.5 titled "Lawrence Avenue East and Wanless Crescent - Traffic Control Signals" back to the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services to conduct updated traffic counts by the third quarter of 2025, and report back with the results and options to mitigate traffic infiltration onto Wanless Crescent.

Origin

(October 9, 2024) Report from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services and Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services

Summary

As the Toronto Transit Commission operates a transit service on Lawrence Avenue East, City Council approval of this report is required.

 

Through the Lawrence Park Transportation Plan, staff in Transportation Services reviewed the need for traffic control signals at the intersection of Lawrence Avenue East and Wanless Crescent (west side). Based on the assessment undertaken, Transportation Services does not recommend the installation of traffic control signals at this intersection as the warrant criteria was not met.

Background Information

(October 9, 2024) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services and Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services on Lawrence Avenue East and Wanless Crescent - Traffic Control Signals
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-250080.pdf

Communications

(October 23, 2024) E-mail from Stefano Lizzola (NY.Supp)
(October 27, 2024) E-mail from Michele Power (NY.Supp)
(October 28, 2024) E-mail from Chris Mauro-Manget (NY.Supp)

Motions

Motion to Refer Item moved by Rachel Chernos Lin (Carried)

That North York Community Council:

 

1. Refer Item NY19.5 titled "Lawrence Avenue East and Wanless Crescent - Traffic Control Signals" back to the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services to conduct updated traffic counts by the third quarter of 2025, and report back with the results and options to mitigate traffic infiltration onto Wanless Crescent.

Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council