Public Notice

 

Request for Temporary Delegated to the General Manager, Transportation Service, to Approve Temporary Road Closures Up To and Including 365 Consecutive Days for TTC Traction Power Upgrade Projects

 

Toronto City Council will be considering recommendations to pass a by-law to amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways Chapter 27, Council Procedures in order to authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to temporarily close to pedestrian and vehicular traffic highways or portions of highways for a period up to and including 365 consecutive days, but:

1.      ending no later than December 31, 2026, inclusive, as required for the purpose of the TTC's Easier Access Phase Three Projects,

2.      ending no later than December 31, 2032, inclusive, as required for the purpose of the TTC’s Traction Power Upgrade Projects.

 

It is proposed that the by-law be adopted at the Council meeting to be held on April 23, 24 and 25, 2025 or at a subsequent meeting.

 

The report from the General Manager, Transportation Services, titled "Request for Temporary Delegation to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to Approve Temporary Road Closures Up To and Including 365 Consecutive Days for TTC Traction Power Upgrade Projects" has the following recommendations:

 

1. For the Easier Access Projects, City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, until December 31, 2026, inclusive, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular and pedestrian traffic any highway or portion of highway for a period up to 365 consecutive days but ending no later than December 31, 2026, inclusive, with the exception of those highways listed in Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, as required for the purpose of construction, and City Council exempt the General Manager of Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.

 

2. For the Traction Power Upgrade Projects, City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, until December 31, 2032, inclusive, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular and pedestrian traffic any highway or portion of highway for a period up to 365 consecutive days but ending no later than December 31, 2032, inclusive, with the exception of those highways listed in Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, as required for the purpose of construction, and City Council exempt the General Manager of Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.

 

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, to provide that the current delegation to Community Council to temporarily close public lanes or public alleys, local roads, collector roads, and minor arterial roads does not include closures delegated to the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out the authority in Parts 1 and 2.

 

At its meeting to be held virtually and in-person on April 9, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter, the Infrastructure and Environment Committee of Toronto City Council will hear in person, video conference, or by his or her counsel, agent or solicitor, any person who wishes to speak to the matter. The meeting details are as follows:

Date: April 9, 2025

Time: 9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter

Location: By Video Conference

OR

City Committee Room 1, Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor 100 Queen Street West

 

To submit comments or make a presentation to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on April 9, 2025, please contact the Committee no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 8, 2025:

 

Infrastructure and Environment Committee

Toronto City Hall

100 Queen Street West, 10th Floor, West Tower

Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Telephone: 416-392-4666

Fax: 416-392-1879

Email: iec@toronto.ca

 

Presentations will be limited to 5 minutes per person unless the Committee decides otherwise.

 

Any comments received after the Committee meeting will be forwarded to Council.

 

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee will make its final recommendations on April 9, 2025 which will be forwarded to City Council at its meetings on April 23, 24, and 25, 2025 or at a subsequent meeting.

 

While the staff report sets out proposed changes, the appropriate Committee and/or City Council may make amendments from the recommendations set out in the report.

 

For further information concerning the Report, please contact:

 

Antonia Markos

Director, Permits & Enforcement

Transportation Services

Tel: 416-392-5209

Email: Antonia.Markos@toronto.ca

 

To obtain or view a copy of the Report, please visit: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/#/committees/2566/25787

 

Further information:

If this matter is postponed at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or Council agenda. Please contact the above noted City official if you require notice in these cases.

 

Notice to people writing or making presentations to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

 

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

 

Many Committee, Board, and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view. If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available.

 

If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-392-4666.

Dated at the City of Toronto this April 2, 2025.

John Elvidge

City Clerk