Item - 2025.EX22.8

The Executive Committee:

1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Chief Executive Officer, Create TO, the President, Toronto Parking Authority, the Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer, Toronto Transit Commission and local Business Improvement Areas, to explore the need and opportunities for commuter parking at Sheppard-McCowan Station, and report back on the findings of this review by the second quarter of 2026, including potential strategies to accommodate commuter parking in alignment with broader City and transit planning objectives.

McCowan and Sheppard station will serve as a key transit hub for the area. The Scarborough Subway Extension project being currently built by Metrolinx has a projected growth in ridership by 52,000 new riders and will improve access to transit for an estimated 38,000 people who will be able to walk to transit. However, that estimate also identifies an additional 10,000+ riders who will use other modes of transportation, including cars, to access the transit system. It is thus vital that commuter parking options be considered to help facilitate access to the transit system for the 10,000+ potential transit riders that may require using a car to access the transit system without causing easily anticipated side effects, including on-street parking issues for surrounding commercial and residential properties.