Item - 2025.TE20.31
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on March 26 and 27, 2025 without amendments.
- This item was considered by the Toronto and East York Community Council on February 20, 2025 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025.
TE20.31 - Road Alteration - King Street East at George Street
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 13 - Toronto Centre
City Council Decision
City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the closure to vehicular traffic of the southerly eastbound lane on King Street East, between George Street East and a point 38 metres west, as generally shown in Attachment 1 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Acting Director, Engineering Review, Development Review and the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-253011.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Vote (Adopt Item) Mar-27-2025 8:44 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - TE20.31 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 16 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 3 | Members that voted No are Brad Bradford, Stephen Holyday, James Pasternak |
| Total members that were Absent: 7 | Members that were absent are Jon Burnside, Olivia Chow, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Jennifer McKelvie, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe |
TE20.31 - Road Alteration - King Street East at George Street
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 13 - Toronto Centre
Community Council Recommendations
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the closure to vehicular traffic of the southerly eastbound lane on King Street East, between George Street East and a point 38 metres west, as generally shown in Attachment 1 to the report (February 3, 2025) from the Acting Director, Engineering Review, Development Review and the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services.
Origin
Summary
As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on King Street East, City Council approval of this report is required.
Transportation Services and Development Review are requesting approval to permit the closure of the eastbound curb lane on King Street East within the site frontage of the development proposal at 175-185 King Street East, in order for road space to be repurposed as an expanded boulevard in accordance with the City's Lane Width, Curb Radii Guidelines, and Curb Extension Design Guidelines and AODA requirements.
The expanded boulevard would function as an extension of the existing eastbound King Street East curb lane closure to the west at Jarvis Street, which accommodates a permanent streetcar transit stop along the south side of the street. A space large enough to accommodate a curbside parking space or loading zone would be created between the existing streetcar transit stop and the new expanded boulevard. A depiction of the entire city block is included in this report as Attachment 1.
The proposed road alteration aims to improve the public realm, acknowledging the limited vehicular use of the existing curb lane in this block of King Street East, the significant number of pedestrians in the area today, and the anticipated pedestrian growth in future. The proposed road alteration will enable the developer to finalize the detailed design of the public realm improvements at this location and allow for the implementation of the improvements at no cost to the City through the construction of the development.
A subsequent report will be submitted to Toronto and East York Community Council to address curbside parking regulation changes that will be required following the completion of the detailed design.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-253011.pdf