Item - 2025.IE26.6

The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that:  

 

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.

This report seeks City Council authority to install new, and upgrade existing, bikeway projects identified in the Cycling Network Plan Near-Term Implementation Program (2025-2027). The Cycling Network Plan, and the associated Near-Term Implementation Plan adopted by City Council in June 2024, seek to build on the existing network of cycling routes to Connect gaps in the current network, Grow the network into new parts of the city, and Renew existing parts of the network to improve safety.

 

Through this report, Transportation Services is seeking authority for bikeway projects that are proposed to be installed or be tendered for construction in the near-term (2025-2027), for which design and consultation have been completed. No motor vehicle travel lane removals are required for the projects within this report.

 

This report seeks Council authority to install 20.5 centreline kilometres of new bikeways -- cycle tracks, bike lanes, multi-use trails, and shared two-way cycling conditions -- through the following projects:

 

 -  Alton Towers Neighbourhood Connections on Ingleton Boulevard (cycle track and multi-use trail, Ward 23).

 -  Keele Street Safety and Bikeway Improvements (multi-use trail, Wards 6 and 7).

 -  A Safer Kingston Road (cycle track, Wards 20 and 24).

 -  Kipling Avenue Roadway Improvements on Kipling Avenue, Albion Road, Panorama Court, and Penlea Avenue (cycle track and multi-use trail, Ward 1).

 -  Malvern Neighbourhood Connections on Breckon Gate, Brenyon Way, Casebridge Court, Crow Trail, Grand Marshall Drive, Venture Drive, and Water Tower Gate (cycle track, bike lane, multi-use trail, shared lanes, and sidewalk, Wards 23 and 25).

 -  Martin Grove Cycling Connections on Martin Grove Road, Acorn Avenue, Bloor Street West, Charleston Road, Montesson Street, Rockfield Drive, Swan Avenue, and Wilmar Road (cycle track and shared lanes, Ward 2).

 -  Morningside Avenue Connections (multi-use trail, Ward 24).

 -  Rathburn Road Bikeway and Safety Improvements (cycle track, Ward 2).

 -  Shoreham Drive and Murray Ross Parkway (cycle track, Ward 7).

 -  Trethewey Drive Cycling Connections and Intersection Safety Improvements on Trethewey Drive, Clearview Heights, and Municipal Drive (cycle track, shared lanes, and contra-flow bike lane, Ward 5).

 -  Weston Road Streetscape and Road Safety Improvements (cycle track, Ward 7).

 

This report also seeks Council authority to make by-law amendments associated with improvements to 0.9 centreline kilometres of existing bikeways on the following streets:

 

 -  Davenport Road (bike lane to cycle track, Ward 9);

 -  St. George Street (bike lane to cycle track, Ward 11);

 -  Wellesley Street East (traffic and parking, Ward 13); and

 -  Willowdale Avenue (cycle track, Ward 18).

 

Transportation Services is seeking Council authority to install new all way stop control, new compulsory stop control, new pedestrian crossovers, and new traffic control signals; reduce existing speed limits; and prohibit right-turn-on-red and left-turns associated with the above projects, as listed in Recommendations 5 through 16.

 

Transportation Services is continuing to use the streamlined reporting process for by-law amendment submissions associated with cycling infrastructure projects approved by Council for implementation. Once projects are approved by Council, the streamlined process involves delegation of authority to submit bills directly to Council for a defined period of time after project implementation, which enables Transportation Services to make minor adjustments to constructed conditions without delay and based on local Councillor and public feedback, such as parking adjustments to improve sightlines, adjustments or addition of accessible loading areas, and similar modifications.

 

This report also seeks to make minor housekeeping amendments to existing or approved bikeways and their by-laws on the following streets:

 

-  Dr. Emily Stowe Way (bike lane, Ward 11);

-  Harbord Street (parking and loading, Ward 11); and

-  Ontario Street (bike lane, Ward 13).

 

A map of the Cycling Network projects recommended in this report is included as Attachment 1a and Attachment 1b. 

 

The report also responds to a directive from City Council at its meeting on June 26 and 27, 2025 to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the City’s existing education and engagement programs that encourage cycling lifestyle choices and how these can be expanded upon to involve experiential public engagement.

This report seeks approval to install and upgrade a number of existing bikeway projects that were identified in the Council-adopted 2021 Cycling Network Plan Update, proposed to be installed in the near-term (2025-2027), as a fundamental objective of the Council-adopted Vision Zero 2.0 Road Safety Plan.

 

The estimated cost to install and upgrade the bikeways, green infrastructure, and Vision Zero Road Safety improvements recommended in this report is $30,400,000. The estimated costs to install missing sidewalks associated with these projects is $586,000. Funding is available for these capital projects, categorized as a service improvement and enhancement, in the 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services. Delivery schedule and cost of projects are subject to scope refinement, design advancement, and market pricing. In the event that projects are rescheduled for delivery outside of the near-term (2025-2027) plan, budget requirements for further plans will be reflected in the future years budget submission process.

 

The annual funding required to maintain the new sidewalks and cycling infrastructure is estimated to be $1.0 million and will be included as part of future Operating Budget submissions for Transportation Services.

 

The reduction of approximately 62 Pay and Display on-street parking spaces proposed in the report as part of the Safer Kingston Road project would decrease Toronto Parking Authority's annual net revenue by an estimated $23,800. All costs associated with the necessary signage changes will be assumed by Transportation Services. All costs associated with the removal of parking machines will be assumed by the Toronto Parking Authority.

 

The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has reviewed this report and agrees with the financial implications as contained in the Financial Impact Section.