Item - 2024.TE16.26

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the west sidewalk on Linnsmore Crescent, between Strathmore Boulevard and a point 30 metres south, from October 10, 2024 to December 31, 2024 inclusive.

2. City Council authorize the closure of the south sidewalk on Strathmore Boulevard, between Linnsmore Crescent and a point 24.5 metres west, from October 10, 2024 to December 31, 2024 inclusive.

3. City Council direct the applicant to continue pressure washing the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

4. City Council direct the applicant to continue ensuring that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

5. City Council direct the applicant to continue clearly consulting and communicating all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local Business Improvement Areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

6. City Council direct the applicant to continue installing appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

7. City Council direct the applicant to continue providing a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and the Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

8. City Council direct the applicant to continue providing a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and the Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

9. City Council direct the applicant to continue installing cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

10. City Council direct the applicant to continue posting a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

11. City Council direct the applicant to continue providing and installing public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

12. City Council direct that Strathmore Boulevard and Linnsmore Crescent be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on both Strathmore Boulevard and Linnsmore Crescent, City Council approval of this report is required.

As part of the Easier Access Project, Greenwood Station is being equipped with an at-grade elevator and one below-grade elevator at the main station.

At its meeting of October 11 and 12, 2023, City Council authorized a closure of Strathmore Boulevard, in its entirety and directional northbound closure of Linnsmore Crescent, north of Strathmore Boulevard, from September 20, 2023 to July 31, 2024, to facilitate construction staging operations.

At the time of this report, Stage 4 is completed, therefore, the above mentioned road closure and directional closure are no longer in place. TTC has undertaken the next phase of construction (Stage 5), which requires a closure of the south sidewalk on Strathmore Boulevard and the west side of Linnsmore Crecent, fronting Greenwood Station. It should be noted that the closure associated with Stage 5 is currently in progress, operating under a monthly Street Occupation Permit.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to formalize the above noted closure, for a period of three months, from October 10, 2024 to December 31, 2024.