Item - 2026.MM43.42
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 29 and 30, 2026 with amendments.
MM43.42 - Pedestrian Safety Improvements Surrounding Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue - by Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- 8 - Eglinton - Lawrence, 12 - Toronto - St. Paul's
Caution: Motions are shown below. Any motions should not be considered final until the meeting is complete, and the decisions for this meeting have been confirmed.
Recommendations
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to proceed with detailed design and operational analysis for a Pedestrian Priority Phase at Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue to be implemented in 2027, subject to consideration through the 2027 budget process and Council approval of the funding and resource requirements, taking into account other City priorities.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to evaluate the implementation of an exclusive pedestrian phase at Yonge Street and Roehampton Avenue/Orchard View Boulevard to be implemented in 2027 as part of the same initiative, subject to consideration through the 2027 budget process and Council approval of the funding and resource requirements, taking into account other City priorities.
3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to undertake coordinated signal timing optimization for the Yonge Street corridor between Soudan Avenue/Berwick Avenue and Montgomery Avenue/Broadway Avenue to minimize impacts on traffic operations, subject to consideration through the 2027 budget process and Council approval of the funding and resource requirements, taking into account other City priorities.
4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to City Council in 2030 with recommendations on the feasibility of returning Broadway Avenue and Roehampton Avenue to two-way operations.
5. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to install additional signage and pavement markings along Broadway Avenue and Roehampton Avenue to improve the temporary one-way operation of both streets and enhance pedestrian, subject to consideration through the 2027 budget process and Council approval of the funding and resource requirements, taking into account other City priorities.
6. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to monitor the operation of the Pedestrian Priority Phases introduced through this initiative, and report back in the first quarter of 2028 on their effectiveness.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-289804.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/mm/comm/communicationfile-218339.pdf
(July 29, 2026) E-mail from Bob Ciborowski (MM.New)
(July 29, 2026) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (MM.New)
(July 29, 2026) E-mail from Tom Cohen, Chair, Eglinton Park Residents’ Association (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/mm/comm/communicationfile-218621.pdf
(July 30, 2026) Letter from Jeff Latto, South Eglinton Davisville Residents' Association (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/mm/comm/communicationfile-218741.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM43.42 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Hall reconsider Item MM43.42.
That:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to undertake an analysis to determine whether a westbound advanced green traffic signal at the Yonge Street/Broadway Avenue/Montgomery Avenue intersection would provide benefits in addressing the congestion observed on Broadway Avenue.