Item - 2026.TE34.160

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Directed the General Manager, Transportation Services to install sidewalk bollards on Crescent Road in the location shown in Attachment 2 to the letter (May 11, 2026) from Councillor Dianne Saxe.

2. Reduced the speed limit from 40 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour on Crescent Road, between Yonge Street and South Drive (east intersection).

Way finding apps have considerably increased cut-through traffic through formerly quiet residential areas in Ward 11. Residents have expressed serious safety concerns about cut-through motorists frequently driving onto the sidewalk on Crescent Road between Cluny Drive and South Drive, to circumvent TTC buses,  trucks and parked cars. This is especially dangerous when children are walking to and from school, but poses a safety risk for all vulnerable street users.

Recent site visits by Transportation staff have confirmed this safety concern and also noted operational delays that stopped vehicles are causing for the Rosedale 82 bus. Unobstructed two-way traffic flow is negatively impacted by the narrow road width combined with on-street standing/parking, delivery and construction vehicles plus TTC operations.

However, removing these obstructions may encourage speeding, which is also a serious threat to the safety of vulnerable road users, and which can no longer be controlled with speed cameras. To avoid speeding, those living on this residential street have requested that the parking restrictions be combined with a reduced speed limit and speed cushions that accommodate TTC buses. Speed cushions would require additional parking restrictions.

I am thefore bringing two motions, a non-delegated motion to amend the parking regulations on this section of Crescent Road to address the safety concerns, and a delegated motion for related matters. Under the delegated motion:

- Sidewalk bollards would help prevent motorized vehicles from mounting the sidewalk in the area where such intrusions most frequently occur.

- The speed limit would be reduced to 30 km/ hour.