Item - 2026.MM43.56

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on July 29 and 30, 2026 without amendments.

MM43.56 - Improving Coordination Closures to Fight Congestion - by Councillor Jamaal Myers, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on July 29 and 30, 2026, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the Chief Congestion Officer and the Executive Director, Strategic Capital Coordination Office and the General Manager, Transportation Services, to continue collaborating with Toronto Transit Commission officials to consider planned Toronto Transit Commission subway and streetcar closures and diversions as part of existing transportation network coordination activities, alongside other planned municipal and regional construction projects, significant cultural, entertainment and/or sporting events, and other activities affecting the transportation network, and work with the Toronto Transit Commission and other regional transportation partners to support coordination, proactively identify potential conflicts and overlaps, develop appropriate mitigation measures where feasible, and identify additional resources if needed as part of the next Congestion Management Plan update.

 

2. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief of Police and the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to review policies and procedures to improve situational decision-making during major events to help ensure the smooth movement of Toronto Transit Commission surface vehicles.

Background Information (City Council)

Communications (City Council)

(July 29, 2026) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (MM.New)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM43.56 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council