Item - 2026.IE30.5

The Interim General Manager, Transportation Services, recommends that:

1. City Council approve the traffic and parking regulation amendments associated with the final built conditions of Eglinton Avenue, between Kennedy Road and Weston Road and authorize the associated amendment to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 903, Parking for Persons with Disabilities, Chapter 886, Footpaths, Pedestrian Ways, Bicycle Paths, Bicycle Lanes and Cycle Tracks and Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, as listed in Attachment 1 to the report (May 27, 2026) from the Interim General Manager, Transportation Services.

2. City Council authorizes public highway designation for the lands, described as Parts 1 to 9 on Reference Plan 66R-28073, being part of PIN 10503-0096 (LT) set out as Attachment 2 of the report (May 27, 2026), to be known as Keelesdale Road, to become effective upon enactment and registration of the highway dedication by-law.

3. City Council prohibit stopping on both sides of Keelesdale Road, between Eglinton Avenue West and Photography Drive.

4.City Council designate a 30 kilometres per hour speed limit on Keelesdale Road, between Eglinton Avenue West and Photography Drive.

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to take all steps necessary to implement the proposed dedication referred to in Recommendation 2 above, including requesting the City Solicitor to prepare and submit the relevant bills and to pay any costs necessary to register the resultant by-laws, if required.

6. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to submit directly to City Council at the appropriate time any necessary Bills to amend the effective date any dedication by-law(s) and / or traffic and parking regulation by-law(s) made in connection with the report (May 27, 2026) from the Interim General Manager, Transportation Services, to among other things, insert a specific effective date, in order to give effect to Recommendation 2 above.

7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council’s decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or the General Manager, Transportation Services in order to give effect to Recommendations 1 to 6, inclusive, above.

The Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (ECLRT), delivered by Metrolinx, commenced revenue service on February 8, 2026, and is now in active operation, providing key east-west transit connection across the City.

City Council previously approved traffic and parking by-law amendments for the at-grade segment of the corridor between Kennedy Road and Brentcliffe Road to support the opening of the line. Given the scale and complexity of the project, the required regulatory updates were advanced in phases.

This report seeks City Council authority to complete the regulatory framework for the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit corridor by enacting the remaining traffic and parking by-law amendments associated with both the at-grade and tunneled sections, and to dedicate newly constructed roadway lands as public highway.

The proposed amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 886, Footpaths, Pedestrian Ways, Bicycle Paths, Bicycle Lanes and Cycle Tracks, Chapter 903, Parking for Persons with Disabilities, and Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking will align the City’s by-laws with final as-built conditions and support the safe and efficient operation of the transportation network.

There is no capital financial impact to the City associated with this report. Metrolinx and the Project Co. are responsible for all costs of installing the new signage, pavement markings, and associated traffic control devices along the Eglinton Avenue corridor within the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit project limits.

Upon dedication and acceptance, the City will assume responsibility for the ongoing operation and maintenance of Keelesdale Road, between Eglinton Avenue West and Photography Drive, including winter maintenance and routine maintenance. Funding for these activities will be brought forward for consideration through future Transportation Services Operating Budget submissions upon assumption of the roadway as a City asset.

The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has reviewed this report and agrees with the financial impact statement.