Item - 2024.TE17.24
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 13, 2024 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on October 24, 2024 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on November 13, 2024.
- See also 2024.TE16.21
TE17.24 - Maintenance of Bike Lanes around Construction Projects
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 9 - Davenport, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 11 - University - Rosedale, 12 - Toronto - St. Paul's, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 19 - Beaches - East York
Caution: Preliminary decisions and motions are shown below. Any decisions or motions should not be considered final until the meeting is complete, and the City Clerk has confirmed the decisions for this meeting.
City Council Decision
City Council on November 13 and 14 and 15, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services to report to the February 20, 2025, meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council with a street sweeping service standard for both separated and non-separated bike lanes, and their routine and complaint-based bike lane inspections, including enforcement inspections of bike lanes fronting private and third party construction sites for Toronto and East York Community Council district.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-249122.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cc/comm/communicationfile-184712.pdf
(November 13, 2024) Letter from Alison Stewart, Cycle Toronto (CC.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cc/comm/communicationfile-184805.pdf
TE17.24 - Maintenance of Bike Lanes around Construction Projects
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 9 - Davenport, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 11 - University - Rosedale, 12 - Toronto - St. Paul's, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 19 - Beaches - East York
Community Council Recommendations
The Toronto and East York Community Council:
1. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services to report to the February 20, 2025 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council with a street sweeping service standard for both separated and non-separated bike lanes, and their routine and complaint based bike lane inspections, including enforcement inspections of bike lanes fronting private and third party construction sites for Toronto and East York Community Council district.
Origin
Summary
The maintenance of bikeways is an essential service to ensure the safe and comfortable travel of people cycling. The increasing number of bikeways has expanded the reach of the cycling network to serve more people. Today, Toronto has over 390 km of multi-use trails, 86 km of cycle tracks and 142 km of bike lanes.
On July 10, 2024, Toronto and East York Community Council directed Transportation Services to implement a protocol to ensure bike lanes are clear and safe from debris and dust following construction projects in Toronto and East York, and to investigate Greenwood Avenue and Danforth Avenue, and Carlaw Avenue and Dundas Street East to address any unsafe cycling conditions. This report provides an overview of how the City monitors the condition of bikeways and the responsibilities of constructors for ensuring the roadway and any bikeways abutting construction sites remain clear of debris during construction work.
This report also provides a summary of the City's roles and responsibilities for bikeway sweeping and upcoming planned changes to sweeping operations. Further, an update to planned repair work at the intersections of Greenwood Avenue and Danforth Avenue and at Carlaw Street and Dundas Street is provided.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-249122.pdf
Motions
That:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the third quarter of 2025 with a comprehensive street sweeping review, including a street sweeping service standard for both separated and non-separated bike lanes, and provide a plan for how Transportation Services will improve their routine and complaint based bike lane inspections City-wide, including enforcement inspections of bike lanes fronting private and third party construction sites.
That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, Toronto and East York Commiunity Council reconsider Item TE17.24.
That motion 1 by Councillor Saxe be amended to read as follows:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the third quarter of 2025 February 20, 2025 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council with a comprehensive street sweeping review, including a street sweeping service standard for both separated and non-separated bike lanes, and provide a plan for how Transportation Services will improve their routine and complaint based bike lane inspections City-wide, including enforcement inspections of bike lanes fronting private and third party construction sites for Toronto and East York Community Council district.