Item - 2024.TE18.32

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Rescinded the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12.01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily on the odd (east) side of Strange Street, between Queen Street East and the south end of Strange Street, from November 15, 2024, to December 31, 2026, inclusive.

2. Prohibited stopping at all times on the east side of Strange Street, between Queen Street East and the south end of Strange Street, from November 15, 2024, to December 31, 2026, inclusive.

3. Amended the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the west side of Strange Street between Queen Street East and the south end of Strange Street, to be in effect between Queen Street East and a point 23 metres south, from November 15, 2024, to December 31, 2026, inclusive.

4. Designated on-street accessible parking spaces on the west side of Strange Street, between a point 23 metres south of Queen Street East and a point 12 metres further south, from November 15, 2024, to December 31, 2026, inclusive.

5. Authorized the appropriate City officials to submit directly to the Council at the appropriate time any necessary Bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapters, and any Schedules to the Chapters, to reinstate the traffic and parking regulations to what they were implemented prior to the By-law amendments.

This report requests Toronto and East York Community Council approval for temporary traffic by-law changes on Strange Street to address the impacts of the temporary closure of a surface parking lot used by Fontbonne Ministries. The surface parking lot will be temporarily closed to accommodate an access road from Queen Street East to the rail corridor where the Ontario Line related works will take place.

To address parking needs of Fontbonne Ministries during construction, two accessible parking spaces and additional on-street parking spaces will be designated on the west side of Strange Street. Furthermore, a temporary parking facility at 356 Eastern Avenue will be provided to meet the parking needs of Fontbonne Ministries’ staff, residents, and visitors.