Item - 2025.TE19.23

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the south sidewalk and a 3.1 metre wide portion of eastbound curb lane on Adelaide Street West, between a point 26.6 metres east of John Street and a point 49.1 metres further east and provision of a covered and protected walkway within the closed portion of the curb lane, between Duncan Street and John Street, from February 28, 2025 to February 1, 2029, inclusive.

2. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on the south side of Adelaide Street West, between Duncan Street and John Street.

3. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, on the south side of Adelaide Street West, between Duncan Street and John Street.

4. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Saturday; 1:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Sunday, on the south side of Adelaide Street West, between Duncan Street and John Street.

5. City Council rescind the existing no stopping regulation on the south side of Adelaide Street West between, Duncan Street and John Street, in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

6. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Adelaide Street West, between Duncan Street and John Street.

7. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash or sweep (weather permitting) the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

8. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local Business Improvement Areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

9. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to install converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

10. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large-scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

11. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

12. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

13. City Council direct that Adelaide Street West be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will operate a future transit service on Adelaide Street West, City Council approval of this report is required.

Lanterra Developments is constructing a 47-storey residential condominium building at 263 Adelaide Street West. The site located on the south side of Adelaide Street West, between John Street and Duncan Street.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the south sidewalk and   south curb lane on Adelaide Street West for a period of 48 months, from February 28, 2025 to February 1, 2029 in order to facilitate construction staging operations.

Pedestrian operations on the south side of Adelaide Street West will be maintained in a covered and protected walkway within the closed portion of the curb lane.