Item - 2024.TE15.40
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on July 10, 2024 and was adopted with amendments. City Council has delegated authority for this matter to the Toronto and East York Community Council and therefore, the decision is final.
- See also By-law 731-2024
TE15.40 - Pedestrian Crossing Protection - Leslie Street
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Schedule Type:
- Delegated
- Ward:
- 14 - Toronto - Danforth
Community Council Decision
The Toronto and East York Community Council:
1. Authorized the immediate installation of a pedestrian crossover on Leslie Street, at a point approximately 200 metres north of Unwin Avenue.
2. Extended the approval of the temporary traffic control signal on Leslie Street at Unwin Avenue till December 31, 2027, inclusive.
3. Rescinded the existing compulsory stop control for southbound traffic on Leslie Street at Unwin Avenue till December 31, 2027, inclusive.
Origin
Summary
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.
Transportation Services recommends the installation of a pedestrian crossover (PXO) on Leslie Street, approximately 200 metres north of Unwin Avenue. The proposed PXO would provide a controlled crossing across Leslie Street to connect to the new Leslie Lookout Park, which will be opening to the public in summer 2024.
Transportation Services also recommends that the approval for the temporary traffic control signal at the intersection of Leslie Street and Unwin Avenue be extended for an additional two years, until December 31, 2027.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-247032.pdf
Motions
That Recommendation 1 be amended by adding the word "immediate" so that it now reads:
1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the immediate installation of a pedestrian crossover on Leslie Street, at a point approximately 200 metres north of Unwin Avenue.