Item - 2025.EY27.7

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council continue to authorize the closure of the east sidewalk and the northbound right-turn lane on Kipling Avenue, between a point 20 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 62 metres further south and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the northbound right-turn lane, from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, inclusive.

2. City Council authorize the continued closure of the northbound bicycle lane on the east side of Kipling Avenue, between Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West, from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, inclusive.

3. City Council direct the applicant to cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to the City Engineers, staff and representatives carrying out operation, maintenance, and construction activities to municipal infrastructure within the vicinity of the construction staging area, and at no cost to the City to remove any staging to accommodate the necessary municipal infrastructure work.

4. City Council direct that Kipling Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations (except with parking rates and hours of operation being consistent to the rates and hours of operation at the time of completion) when the project is complete.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Kipling Avenue City Council approval of this report is required.

Multiplex Construction Canada is constructing the new Etobicoke Civic Centre consisting of nine buildings ranging from 2 to 16 stories located at 3755 Bloor Street West. The site is located on the southeast corner of Bloor Street West and Kipling Avenue.

City Council, at its meeting on June 25 and 26, 2025, approved item 2025.EY23.23 and in so doing approved the subject construction staging area on Kipling Avenue, from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Since then, the approved staging on Kipling Avenue has not yet been implemented due to unforeseen delays related to forestry requirements, as well as setbacks associated with hydro pole removal. The developer is now requesting an extension for the duration of the construction staging area on Kipling Avenue, to allow for the construction of the development to proceed as planned.

In view of the above, Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging area on Kipling Avenue for an additional 12 months, from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.