Item - 2025.IE26.6

That City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (November 20, 2025) from the General Manager, Transportation Services:  

1.  City Council authorize the installation of the following bikeway projects on:

a. Ingleton Boulevard from Alton Towers Circle to Middlefield Road, uni-directional cycle track and multi-use trail;

b. Keele Street from Steeles Avenue West to Finch Avenue West, multi-use trail;

c. Kingston Road from a point 30 metres west of Cliffside Drive to Scarborough Golf Club Road, uni-directional cycle;

d. Kipling Avenue from Panorama Court to Albion Road, multi-use trail;

e. Albion Road from a point 110 metres west of Kipling Avenue to a point 110 metres east of Kipling Avenue, uni-directional cycle track;

f. Panorama Court from Kipling Avenue to a point 35 metres east, uni-directional cycle track;  

g. Penlea Avenue from Kipling Avenue to Taysham Crescent, uni-directional cycle track;

h. Breckon Gate from Sheppard Avenue East to a point 50 metres south, bike lanes;

i. Brenyon Way from Sewells Road to Sheppard Avenue East, uni-directional cycle track;

j. Casebridge Court from Morningside Avenue to Venture Drive, uni-directional cycle track;

k. Crow Trail from Tapscott Road to Neilson Road, bike lanes and shared two-way cycling condition;

l. Grand Marshall Drive from Sheppard Avenue East to a point 30 metres south, bike lanes;

m. Venture Drive from Casebridge Court to Water Tower Gate, multi-use trail;

n. Water Tower Gate from Venture Drive to Sheppard Avenue East, multi-use trail;

o. Martin Grove Road from Burnhamthorpe Road to Swan Avenue, shared two-way cycling condition;

p.  Martin Grove Road from Rockfield Drive to Boor Street West, shared two-way cycling condition;

q.  Acorn Avenue from Montesson Street to Dundas Street West, shared two-way cycling condition;

r.  Bloor Street West from Martin Grove Road to Wilmar Road, bi-directional cycle track;

s. Charleston Road from Swan Avenue to Rockfield Drive, shared two-way cycling condition;

t. Montesson Street from Wilmar Road to Acorn Avenue, shared two-way cycling condition;

u. Rockfield Drive from Charleston Road to Martin Grove Road, shared two-way cycling condition;

v. Swan Avenue from Martin Grove Road to Charleston Road, shared two-way cycling condition;

w. Wilmar Road from Bloor Street West to Montesson Street, shared two-way cycling condition;

x. Morningside Avenue from Tams Road to Highway 401 Eastbound Off-Ramp, multi-use trail;

y. Rathburn Road from Melbert Road to The West Mall, bi-directional cycle track;

z. Shoreham Drive from Murray Ross Parkway to a point 96 metres east, uni-directional cycle track;

aa. Murray Ross Parkway from Shoreham Drive to a point 50 metres north, bi-directional cycle track;

ab. Trethewey Drive from Jane Street to Clearview Heights, bi-directional cycle track;

ac. Clearview Heights from Trethewey Drive to Freeman Road, contra-flow bicycle lane and shared two-way cycling condition;

ad. Municipal Drive from Eglinton Avenue West to a point 180 metres north, shared two-way cycling condition;

ae. Weston Road from Finch Avenue West to a point 40 metres south of Lanyard Road, bi-directional cycle track; and

af. Willowdale Avenue from Bishop Avenue to a point 85 metres north, cycle track.

2. City Council authorize the change in bikeway designation on:

a. Davenport Road from Foundry Avenue to Caledonia Park Road, bike lane to uni-directional and bi-directional cycle track; and

b. St. George Street (southbound) from Dupont Street to a point 25 metres south, bike lane to uni-directional cycle track.

3. City Council delegate, despite any City of Toronto By-law to the contrary, to the General Manager, Transportation Services, until December 31, 2028, for the purposes of implementing and then addressing operational and safety issues that may arise in relation to the projects identified in Recommendations 1 and 2, the authority to implement changes and process and submit directly to Council any necessary bills for by-law amendments to the schedules to City of Toronto Code Chapters on the streets and within the parameters as identified in Attachment 2 to the report (November 20, 2025) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, and that such by-laws submitted be made permanent on December 31, 2028.

4. City Council amend cycling, traffic and parking regulations required in Chapter 886 and Chapter 950, as generally described in Attachment 3 - Technical Amendments, for previously approved projects by City Council over 2025 to 2026 and for by-law accuracy.

5. Subject to the approval of Recommendations 1.k and 1.m above, City Council authorize new all-way compulsory stop control at the intersections of:

a. Crow Trail and Bradstone Square;

b. Venture Drive and Casebridge Court; and

c. Venture Drive and Water Tower Gate.

6. Subject to the approval of Recommendation 1.ab, City Council authorize a compulsory stop control at the right-turn channel at the southwest corner at Black Creek Drive and Trethewey Drive.  

7. Subject to the approval of Recommendations 1.a and 1.k, City Council authorize the installation of a new pedestrian crossover at the following locations:

a. Ingleton Boulevard and a point 80 metres west of Shady Hollow Drive; and

b. Crow Trail and a point 50 metres south of Tunmead Square.

8. Subject to the approval of Recommendation 7.b above, City Council authorize the removal of the existing pedestrian crossover on Crow Trail at a point 40 metres south of Tunmead Square.  

9. Subject to the approval of Recommendations 1.i, 1.y, 1.ab, and 2.a above, City Council authorize the installation of a new traffic control signal at the following locations:

a. Brenyon Way and a point 345 metres south of John Tabor Trail / Wickson Trail;

b. Melbert Road and Rathburn Road;

c. Trethewey Drive and Platinum Drive / Tedder Street; and

d.  Davenport Road and Foundry Avenue.

10. Subject to the approval of Recommendation 9.c above, City Council authorize the removal of the existing traffic control signal at Trethewey Drive and a point 85 metres east of Platinum Drive / Tedder Street.

11. Subject to the approval of Recommendation 1.a and 1.k above, City Council reduce the speed limit from 40 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour on the following streets:

a. Ingleton Boulevard, between Middlefield Road and Alton Towers Circle; and

b. Crow Trail, between Tapscott Road and Neilson Road.

12. Subject to the approval of Recommendation 11 above, City Council authorize the amendment of Schedule XLV (Part 1) to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, to remove Ingleton Boulevard, between Middlefield Road and Alton Towers Circle, and Crow Trail, between Tapscott Road and Nielson Road, from being excluded from the Designated Area such that this portion of highway will then be included within the corresponding designated area in Column 1 in Schedule XLV (Part 1).

13. Subject to the approval of Recommendation 1.j, 1.m, 1.n, and 1.ab above, City Council reduce the speed limit from 50 kilometres per hour to 40 kilometres per hour on the following streets:

a. Casebridge Court, between Morningside Avenue and a point 340 metres east;

b. Venture Drive, between Casebridge Court and Water Tower Gate;

c. Water Tower Gate, between Venture Drive and Sheppard Avenue East; and

d. Trethewey Drive, between Jane Street and Black Creek Drive.

14. Subject to the approval of Recommendations 1.b and 1.c, above, City Council reduce the speed limit from 60 kilometres per hour to 50 kilometres per hour on the following streets:

a. Keele Street, between Steeles Avenue West and Finch Avenue West; and

b. Kingston Road, between Brimley Road and Scarborough Golf Club Road

15. Subject to the approval of Recommendations 1.b, 1.c, 1.x, 1.z, 1.aa, and 1.ab above, City Council prohibit right-turns on a red signal at all times, bicycles excepted, for the following directions and locations:

a. Northbound at Keele Street and The Pond Road;

b. All directions at Kingston Road and Bellamy Road South / Ravine Drive;

c. All directions at Kingston Road and Brimley Road / Brimley Road South;

d. All directions at Kingston Road and Cliffside Drive / Claremore Avenue;

e. All directions at Kingston Road and Chine Drive;

f. Westbound at Kingston Road and Eglinton Avenue East;

g. Northbound and Southbound at Kingston Road and Fenwood Heights;

h. Northbound and Southbound at Kingston Road and Markham Road;

i. Northbound and Southbound at Kingston Road and McCowan Road / Cathedral Bluffs Drive;

j. Northbound at Kingston Road and Midland Avenue;

k. Northbound at Kingston Road and Parkcrest Drive;

l. All directions at Kingston Road and Ridgemoor Avenue / Sharpe Street;

m. All directions at Kingston Road and Sandown Avenue;

n. All directions at Kingston Road and a point 375 metres southwest of Brimley Road South (private access for St. Augustine's / Resthaven Memorial Gardens);

o. All directions at Kingston Road and St. Clair Avenue East / Brooklawn Avenue;

p. Eastbound at Tams Road and Morningside Drive;

q. Northbound at Murray Ross Parkway and Shoreham Drive;

r. Westbound at Shoreham Drive / Arboretum Lane and Ian Macdonald Boulevard / The Pond Road;

s. Northbound, Southbound, and Eastbound at Jane Street and Trethewey Drive / Denison Road East;

t. Northbound at Platinum Drive and Trethewey Drive; and

u. Eastbound at Trethewey Drive and Todd Baylis Boulevard.

16. Subject to the approval of Recommendation 1.c above, City Council prohibit left-turns at all times at the following locations:

a. Northbound at Whitecap Boulevard and Kingston Road; and

b. Southbound at Mason Road and Kingston Road.

Amended by motion 2a by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

That:

1. City Council amend motion 1 by Councillor Paula Fletcher to delete Recommendations 15.b to 15.o, thus thus removing 41 proposed right-turn on red prohibitions.

Recommendations to be deleted:

15. Subject to the approval of Recommendations 1.b, 1.c, 1.x, 1.z, 1.aa, and 1.ab above, City Council prohibit right-turns on a red signal at all times, bicycles excepted, for the following directions and locations:

b. All directions at Kingston Road and Bellamy Road South / Ravine Drive;

c. All directions at Kingston Road and Brimley Road / Brimley Road South;

d. All directions at Kingston Road and Cliffside Drive / Claremore Avenue;

e. All directions at Kingston Road and Chine Drive;

f. Westbound at Kingston Road and Eglinton Avenue East;

g. Northbound and Southbound at Kingston Road and Fenwood Heights;

h. Northbound and Southbound at Kingston Road and Markham Road;

i. Northbound and Southbound at Kingston Road and McCowan Road / Cathedral Bluffs Drive;

j. Northbound at Kingston Road and Midland Avenue;

k. Northbound at Kingston Road and Parkcrest Drive;

l. All directions at Kingston Road and Ridgemoor Avenue / Sharpe Street;

m. All directions at Kingston Road and Sandown Avenue;

n. All directions at Kingston Road and a point 375 metres southwest of Brimley Road South (private access for St. Augustine's / Resthaven Memorial Gardens);

o. All directions at Kingston Road and St. Clair Avenue East / Brooklawn Avenue;

That:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to modify the proposed design to add 22 additional on-street parking spots along Kingston Road, between Cliffside Drive/Claremore Avenue and Sandown Avenue.  
 

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to work with the Ward 20 Councillor's office toward a final design, on the A Safer Kingston Road Project (Ward 20) to enhance the existing concrete medians by installing new median planter gardens with trees where it is technically feasible, and beautify other existing median planter gardens within the project area, and to deliver the enhanced and new medians within the same timeline as the A Safer Kingston Road project.  
 

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to monitor the A Safer Kingston Road project area (Ward 20) during and after installation for safety concerns, impacts to local traffic, and concerns related to parking, and make recommendations as needed in consultation with the Ward 20 Councillor’s office.

That:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Development Review and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to explore the feasibility of requiring the elevation of bike lanes to sidewalk level to be secured as part of the development review process for applications on Willowdale Avenue.

That the item be forwarded to City Council without recommendation.