Item - 2026.IE31.9

Tracking Status

This item was considered by Infrastructure and Environment Committee on July 15, 2026 and was adopted without amendment.

IE31.9 - Speeding Up the College Streetcar Study

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Adopted

Ward:: 11 - University - Rosedale

Committee Decision

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee:

1. Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services, in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to consult the community and to report back to Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the first quarter of 2027 with recommendations how to improve the speed and reliability of the College Streetcar through transit priority measures that are within the control of the city.

Origin

(July 6, 2026) Letter from Councillor Dianne Saxe

Summary

More than half of Ward 11 residents do not have private vehicles and depend on transit and active transportation. Key transit arteries in Ward 11 include the busy Dundas, College, Bathurst and Spadina streetcar lines. International research has shown that Toronto streetcars are the slowest in the world, due primarily to the vehicles being stuck in mixed traffic and lacking appropriate transit priority. Transit priority measures (including signal changes, and parking and turn restrictions) that have been rolled out on Spadina, Bathurst and Dundas have demonstrated that considerable improvements are possible when transit gets the priority it deserves. Now it’s time to learn what is possible and achievable on College Street.

Background Information

(July 6, 2026) Letter from Councillor Dianne Saxe on Speeding up the College Streetcar Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-289576.pdf

Communications

(July 15, 2026) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (IE.Supp)

Motions

Motion to Add New Business at Committee moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Carried)

Vote (Add New Business at Committee) Jul-15-2026

Result: Carried	Majority Required - Add New Business
Total members that voted Yes: 5	Members that voted Yes are Rachel Chernos Lin, Paula Fletcher (Chair), Amber Morley, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe
Total members that voted No: 0	Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 2	Members that were absent are Mike Colle (Interest Declared), James Pasternak

Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Jul-15-2026

Result: Carried	Majority Required
Total members that voted Yes: 5	Members that voted Yes are Rachel Chernos Lin, Paula Fletcher (Chair), Amber Morley, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe
Total members that voted No: 0	Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 2	Members that were absent are Mike Colle (Interest Declared), James Pasternak

Declared Interests

The following member(s) declared an interest:

Councillor Mike Colle - In that his son, Josh Colle, works for the TTC and is the Chief Strategy and Customer Experience Officer and this report falls within his management oversight.
Written Declaration: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/declared-interest-file.do?id=13185