Item - 2025.TE26.49

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize amendments to parking regulations required to establish a no stopping prohibition on the north side of College Street, between a point 30.5 meters east of Dufferin Street and Gladstone Avenue, as set out in Attachments 1 and 2 to the letter (October 2, 2025) from Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

College Street, between Dufferin Street and Gladstone Avenue, is a busy stretch that serves as a key streetcar route for residents. It is also home to many businesses and residential communities that link together our wider Davenport community. Traffic flow in this area is being impacted by a combination of streetcar operations and parked vehicles near transit stops.

Residents have shared concerns about the impact to traffic flow, citing a set of pay-and-display parking spaces on College Street as the cause. Currently, parking is permitted at all times along this section. At the same time, the westbound 506 streetcar stops traffic during pick-up and drop-off on College Street, just east of Dufferin Street. Resulting in parked vehicles blocking westbound motorists in the curb lane, especially those turning right northbound onto Dufferin Street. Together, this conflict increases congestion and traffic delays in the area as westbound motorists can be backed up to Havelock Street and Rusholme Road.

Transportation Services reviewed the conditions and supports the proposed amendments that would establish a no-stopping prohibition on the north side of College Street, east of Dufferin Street. Nearby on-street and off-street parking options remain available for residents and visitors to the area. These improvements will help reduce congestion and support more efficient transit and traffic operations in this active corridor.