Item - 2025.TE25.43

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Rescinded the existing one-hour parking regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, and from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday, on the west side of Dovercourt Road, between a point 30.5 metres south of Dundas Street West and a point 15 metres north of Mackenzie Crescent.

2. Authorized the installation of parking machines to be in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Sunday, at a rate of $3.00 per hour for a maximum period of 2 hours, on the west side of Dovercourt Road, between Dundas Street West and Mackenzie Crescent.

3. Rescinded the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily, except no parking anytime Monday to Saturday from Dundas Street West to Harrison Street, and no parking from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, from St. Annes Road to a point 122 metres south of it, on the even (west) side of Dovercourt Road, from Sudbury Street to Dundas Street West.

4. Authorized parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the even (west) side of Dovercourt Road, from Sudbury Street to Queen Street West.

5. Authorized parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the even (west) side of Dovercourt Road, from Queen Street West to Mackenzie Crescent.

6. Authorized parking by permit only to be in effect from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the even (west) side of Dovercourt Road, from Mackenzie Crescent to Dundas Street West.

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

Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) has worked with Transportation Services to identify a new on-street paid parking opportunity in Ward 9 that will support the local community and area businesses by encouraging a regular turnover in the on-street parking supply.

Through this review, Transportation Services is requesting approval for the installation of on-street paid parking on Dovercourt Road in Ward 9.  The proposed parking changes will replace the existing parking restrictions currently in effect, including restricted one-hour unpaid parking.  The proposed changes will not impact the flow of traffic and will encourage parking turnover.

Transportation Services is also requesting approval to amend the existing permit parking hours on the west side of Dovercourt Road at the request of the Ward Councillor.  Permit parking will remain and can co-exist with the proposed on-street paid parking.  Valid permit holders would not be subject to a parking fee where permit parking signs and on-street paid parking signs co-exist.

While this report seeks Community Council approval for the installation of on-street paid parking on Dovercourt Road in Ward 9, this is an ongoing initiative; Transportation Services and TPA will continue to review and report on potential new on-street paid parking opportunities throughout the City of Toronto.