Item - 2025.NY20.15

North York Community Council:

1. Requested that the General Manager, Transportation Services review the Toronto Police Service incident report for the accident that occurred near Bayview Avenue and Moore Avenue on January 2, 2025 as a matter of urgency.

2. Requested that the General Manager, Transportation Services undertake a safety review of Bayview Avenue, approximately between Moore Avenue and the northerly intersection at Pottery Road and report back to North York Community Council by the end of 2025 with recommendations to improve road safety, particularly for vehicles navigating the road curvature and turning into nearby parking lots independent of routine collision review and reporting processes.

Bayview Avenue is a busy major arterial road that runs through the center of Don Valley West. South of Moore Avenue, Bayview Avenue has a sharp curve where many north and southbound vehicles tend to travel at high speeds that are not appropriate for a residential and commercial area.

On Thursday, January 2, 2025 a vehicle travelling northbound along this stretch of Bayview Avenue crashed into a concrete barrier located in the parking lot of a grocery store. The driver sustained serious injuries but is expected to survive, in part due to the heroic actions of two by-standers who were able to put out the engine fire before first responders arrived on-scene.

In the short time since I was elected, I have already been contacted by several constituents about this location. While the Toronto Police Service are continuing to investigate the cause of this incident, the City must conduct a parallel review of how the road design could be improved.