Item - 2024.SC15.16

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:  

1. City Council designate the northerly westbound lane on St. Clair Avenue East between Midland Avenue and a point 30.5 metres east of Linden Avenue as a reserved lane for public transit vehicles and bicycles at all times.

2. City Council designate the southerly eastbound lane on St. Clair Avenue East between Linden Avenue and a point 30.5 metres west of Midland Avenue as a reserved lane for public transit vehicles and bicycles at all times.

3. City Council amend the existing northerly westbound lane designation at St. Clair Avenue East and Midland Avenue between Midland Avenue and a point 30.5 metres east, for westbound right turns only at all times, buses excepted, to be in effect at all times, buses and bicycles excepted.

4. City Council designate the southerly eastbound lane on St. Clair Avenue East between Linden Avenue and a point 30.5 metres west, for eastbound right turns only at all times, buses and bicycles excepted.

5. City Council amend the existing no stopping prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the north side of St. Clair Avenue East between Kingston Road and Santamonica Boulevard, to be in effect between Santamonica Boulevard and a point 30.5 metres east of Linden Avenue.

6. City Council prohibit stopping in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the north side of St. Clair Avenue East between Midland Avenue and Kingston Road.

7. City Council amend the existing no stopping prohibition in effect from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the south side of St. Clair Avenue East between Kingston Road and a point 110 metres east of Santamonica Boulevard, to be in effect between Kingston Road and a point 30.5 metres west of Midland Avenue.

8. City Council prohibit stopping in effect from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the south side of St. Clair Avenue East between Santamonica Boulevard and Linden Avenue.

9. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of St. Clair Avenue East between Midland Avenue and a point 30.5 metres east of Linden Avenue.

10. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of St. Clair Avenue East between Linden Avenue and a point 30.5 metres west of Midland Avenue.

As Toronto Transit Commission operates bus service on St. Clair Avenue East, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting approval, on behalf of the Toronto Transit Commission, to alter St. Clair Avenue East between Midland Avenue and Linden Avenue to provide a westbound and eastbound queue jump lane for Toronto Transit Commission buses.

The queue jump lanes would allow Toronto Transit Commission buses to improve service reliability and travel times on St. Clair Avenue East by bypassing general traffic in the area. This would benefit approximately 630 daily bus-trips (in both directions) and improve the journey times for 44,000 daily customers. This proposal is supported by the City and Toronto Transit Commission’s established criteria for queue-jump lane warrants.

The eastbound and westbound queue-jump lanes on St. Clair Avenue East would be accommodated by implementing pavement marking adjustments and by converting a hatched area adjacent to the curb lane and adjusting adjacent travel lanes. No road or roadway widening is required. As per the City standard, the queue-jump lane would be identified by a red paint application.

These modifications would not result in the loss of any travel lanes for general traffic. All current lanes would remain, including existing dedicated left-turn lanes at Linden Avenue and Midland Avenue.