Item - 2025.SC24.11

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on July 23 and 24, 2025 without amendments and without debate.
  • This item was considered by the Scarborough Community Council on July 8, 2025 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025.
  • See also By-law 802-2025

SC24.11 - Kingston Road, between Midland Avenue and Brimley Road/Brimley Road South - Speed Limit Review

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
20 - Scarborough Southwest

City Council Decision

City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council reduce the speed limit from 60 km/h to 50 km/h on Kingston Road, between Midland Avenue and Brimley Road/Brimley Road South.

Background Information (Community Council)

(June 19, 2025) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services on Kingston Road, between Midland Avenue and Brimley Road/Brimley Road South - Speed Limit Review
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-256571.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(July 2, 2025) Letter from Tanya Baksh, St. John Henry Newman Parent Council Chair (SC.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/sc/comm/communicationfile-194040.pdf
(July 7, 2025) E-mail from Steve Glassman (SC.New)

SC24.11 - Kingston Road, between Midland Avenue and Brimley Road/Brimley Road South - Speed Limit Review

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
20 - Scarborough Southwest

Community Council Recommendations

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council reduce the speed limit from 60 km/h to 50 km/h on Kingston Road, between Midland Avenue and Brimley Road/Brimley Road South.

Origin

(June 19, 2025) Report from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services

Summary

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

 

Transportation Services is recommending that the speed limit on Kingston Road, between Midland Avenue and Brimley Road/Brimley Road South, be reduced from 60 km/h to 50 km/h. The proposed change will be consistent with the speed limit on Kingston Road, west of Midland Avenue, and will align with the Speed Management Strategy outlined in Vision Zero 2.0 - Road Safety Plan.

Background Information

(June 19, 2025) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services on Kingston Road, between Midland Avenue and Brimley Road/Brimley Road South - Speed Limit Review
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-256571.pdf

Communications

(July 2, 2025) Letter from Tanya Baksh, St. John Henry Newman Parent Council Chair (SC.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/sc/comm/communicationfile-194040.pdf
(July 7, 2025) E-mail from Steve Glassman (SC.New)

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Parthi Kandavel (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council