Item - 2025.MM32.11
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 23 and 24, 2025 with amendments.
MM32.11 - Implementation Strategy for Business Improvement Area Streetscape Master Plans - by Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, to review existing and future Business Improvement Area Streetscape Masterplans for consideration and incorporate relevant details into the Streetscape Manual and to use the details when reviewing development applications thereby ensuring a cohesive urban design vision, consistent guiding principles and recommendations for high-quality streetscape improvements and to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the first quarter of 2026 with an update on implementation of streetscape master plans into the Streetscape Manual.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to review Business Improvement Area Streetscape Masterplans for consideration when designing current and future capital work, thereby ensuring a cohesive urban design vision, consistent guiding principles and recommendations for high-quality streetscape improvements.
3. City Council request Metrolinx to review Business Improvement Area Streetscape Masterplans for consideration when designing current and future capital work, thereby ensuring a cohesive urban design vision.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/mm/comm/communicationfile-195078.pdf
(July 22, 2025) Letter from Russell Ward, Chair, Board of Directors, The Beach Business Improvement Area (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/mm/comm/communicationfile-195223.pdf
(July 22, 2025) Letter from Laura Burnham, on behalf of Yonge North York Business Improvement Area (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/mm/comm/communicationfile-195274.pdf
(July 23, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (MM.New)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM32.11 be referred to the Economic and Community Development Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
That City Council amend Recommendation 1 by:
a. deleting the words "Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture" and replacing with the words "General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review"; and
b. adding the words "Business Improvement Area" after the words "to review existing and future".
so that it now reads as follows:
1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, to review existing and future Business Improvement Area Streetscape Masterplans for consideration and incorporate relevant details into the Streetscape Manual and to use the details when reviewing development applications thereby ensuring a cohesive urban design vision, consistent guiding principles and recommendations for high-quality streetscape improvements and to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the first quarter of 2026 with an update on implementation of streetscape master plans into the Streetscape Manual.
That:
1. City Council request Metrolinx to review Business Improvement Area Streetscape Masterplans for consideration when designing current and future capital work, thereby ensuring a cohesive urban design vision.