Item - 2024.TE16.43

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1.  Authorized the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) and directed the City Solicitor to prepare a By-law to alter sections of the roadway to install:

a.  eight speed humps on St. Clarens Avenue, between Wallace Avenue and Dupont Street for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (September 6, 2024) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services;

b.  six speed humps on Armstrong Avenue, between Emerson Avenue and Dufferin Street for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachments 4 and 5 to the report (September 6, 2024) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services;

c.  seven speed humps on Russett Avenue, between Wallace Avenue and Bloor Street West for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachments 6 and 7 to the report (September 6, 2024) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services; and

d.  one speed hump on St. Clarens Avenue, between Bloor Street West and Lane North Bloor East St. Clarens for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachment 8 to the report (September 6, 2024) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services.

2.  Authorized the installation of speed bumps in Lane West Dufferin North Wallace, between Lane East Emerson Avenue South Armstrong and Lane West Dufferin North Wallace (north-south leg) generally as shown on Attachment 9 to the report (September 6, 2024) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services.

3.  Supported, in principle, the concept for a directional change on Wallace Avenue, between Lansdowne Avenue and the south leg of St. Clarens Avenue (conversion to one-way operation in the eastbound direction) to address non-local traffic on local streets, subject to future consideration by Toronto and East York Community Council to enact this change in alignment with the installation of neighbourhood cycling facilities.

4.  Supported, in principle, the concept for neighbourhood cycling facilities in the neighbourhood, subject to future consideration by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, which comprise:

a.  Wallace Avenue, between Lansdowne Avenue and St. Clarens Avenue (contra-flow bike lane);

b.  St. Clarens Avenue, between Wallace Avenue and Dupont Street (contra-flow bike lane);

c.  Emerson Avenue, between Bloor Street West and Dupont Street (contra-flow bike lane);

d.  Millicent Street, between Emerson Avenue and Dufferin Street (contra-flow bike lane);

e.  Intersection of Millicent Street, Dufferin Street, and Hallam Street (addition of Millicent Street into the existing traffic control signal at Dufferin Street and Hallam Street); and

f.  Hallam Street, from Dufferin Street to Bartlett Avenue (uni-directional cycle track).

5.  Supported the concept for closing Croatia Street to motor vehicles between Brock Avenue and the motor vehicle access to Brockton Stadium, subject to future consideration by the Toronto and East York Community Council to enact this change when the timing of the commissioning of Collegiate Road is known.

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 Wallace Emerson Neighbourhood Streets Plan (NSP) study led by Transportation Services. The study encompassed an assessment of existing conditions in the study area, analyses to determine appropriate changes to the streets, and a multi-staged engagement process with the public and community organizations.

This report summarizes the study findings and recommends road safety and traffic management changes that can be implemented in the Wallace Emerson neighbourhood. Recommended changes include intersection safety improvements, traffic calming measures, and a directional change to address through-traffic on neighbourhood streets.

A summary of all changes proposed can be found in Table 4.