Item - 2025.mm35.10
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 16 and 17, 2025 without amendments.
MM35.10 - Moving Forward with Transform Yonge: Visionary Public Realm and Cycling Gains, Without Losing a Lane - We Want it All! - by Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 18 - Willowdale
Caution: Preliminary decisions, motions and votes are shown below. Any decisions, motions or votes should not be considered final until the meeting is complete, and the decisions for this meeting have been confirmed.
City Council Decision
City Council on December 16 and 17, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to:
a. explore the feasibility of modifying the recommended “Transform Yonge” design to maintain public-realm and cycling improvements without eliminating vehicular lanes; and
b. explore the feasibility of extending the plan north to Steeles Avenue to align with the Yonge Street North Secondary Plan.
2. City Council provide a report back to the appropriate committee in the first quarter of 2027.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
(December 12, 2025) E-mail from Adam Rodgers (MM.Supp)
(December 12, 2025) E-mail from Joshua Mistry (MM.Supp)
(December 11, 2025) E-mail from Alex Bonenfant (MM.Supp)
(December 11, 2025) E-mail from Kai Knetsch (MM.Supp)
(December 12, 2025) Letter from Robert Zaichkowski (MM.Supp)
(December 13, 2025) E-mail from Peter Low (MM.Supp)
(December 14, 2025) E-mail from Kevin Kam (MM.Supp)
(December 15, 2025) E-mail from Kenny Young (MM.New)
(December 15, 2025) Letter from Holly Reid, on behalf of Yonge4All (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/mm/comm/communicationfile-201234.pdf
(December 15, 2025) E-mail from Jesse Han (MM.New)
(December 14, 2025) Letter from Geoff Kettel, on behalf of Cycle Don Valley Midtown (MM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/mm/comm/communicationfile-201329.pdf
(December 15, 2025) E-mail from Sam Pasternak (MM.New)
(December 15, 2025) E-mail from Harry Keess (MM.New)
(December 16, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (MM.New)
(December 15, 2025) E-mail from Miriam de Jong (MM.New)
(December 16, 2025) E-mail from Jesse James (MM.New)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM35.10 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
Vote (Adopt Item) Dec-17-2025 7:07 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - MM35.10 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 20 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Lily Cheng, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Neethan Shan |
| Total members that voted No: 3 | Members that voted No are Brad Bradford, Stephen Holyday, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Rachel Chernos Lin, Vincent Crisanti |