Item - 2025.SC25.7

The Scarborough Community Council:

1. Authorized the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) and direct the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter sections of the roadway to install:

a. Seven speed humps on Malvern Street, between McLevin Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachment 2, Attachment 3 and Attachment 4, to the report (September 2, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services;

b. Ten speed humps on Mammoth Hall Trail, between Malvern Street and Washburn Way for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachment 5, Attachment 6, Attachment 7, Attachment 8 and Attachment 9, to the report (September 2, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services; and

c. Thirteen speed humps on Berner Trail, between Washburn Way and Neilson Road for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on Attachment 10, Attachment 11, Attachment 12, Attachment 13, and Attachment 14, to the report (September 2, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services.

2. Reduced the speed limit from 40 km/h to 30 km/h on the following streets:

a. Malvern Street between McLevin Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East;

b. Mammoth Hall Trail, between Malvern Street and Washburn Way; and

c. Berner Trail, between Neilson Road and Washburn Way.

3. Subject to approval of Parts 2.a, 2.b, and 2.c above, Scarborough Community Council authorized the amendment of Schedule XLV (Part 1) to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, to remove the following streets from being excluded from the Designated Area such that above portions of highways (3.a, 3.b, 3.c) will then be included within the corresponding designated area in Column 1 in Schedule XLV (Part 1):

a. Malvern Street, between Sheppard Avenue East and McLevin Avenue;

b. Mammoth Hall Trail between Malvern Street and Washburn Way; and

c. Berner Trail between Washburn Way and Neilson Road.

4. Authorized the installation of Pedestrian Crossover on Berner Trail, at a point approximately 27 metres south of Hatchet Place.

5. Supported, in principle, the concept of cycling facilities in the study area on the following routes, subject to further study, consultation, and prioritization alongside other routes identified as candidate routes for a future Cycling Network Near-Term Implementation Program:

a. Washburn Way from Sheppard Avenue East to Tapscott Road;

b. Along East Highland Creek from Sheppard Avenue East to McLevin Avenue; and

c. Neilson Road from McLevin Avenue to Sheppard Avenue East.

6. Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services to use permanent materials where feasible in implementing the Geometric Safety Improvements in the Malvern West Neighbourhood Streets Plan.

7. Requested Transportation staff to meet quarterly with the local Councillor to provide Malvern West Neighbourhood Streets Plan project updates and discuss design options for the Geometric Safety Improvements.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

The purpose of this report is to conclude the Malvern West Neighbourhood Streets Plan (NSP) and seek authorization to proceed to the implementation phase. The Malvern West Neighbourhood Streets Plan study encompassed an assessment of existing conditions in the study area, analysis to determine appropriate changes to the streets, and a multi-staged engagement process with the public and community organizations.

This report summarizes the study findings and recommends road safety and traffic management changes for implementation in the Malvern West neighbourhood. Recommended changes include intersection safety improvements and traffic calming measures.

A companion report titled Traffic Safety Improvement–Washburn Way has been submitted. As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Washburn Way, City Council approval of changes recommended in the companion report is required.

A summary of all changes proposed can be found in Table 5.