Improving Pedestrian Safety on Sherbourne Street Between Bloor Street East and Howard Street - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton

Second, by moving the traffic signal, they want the Toronto Transit Commission to review its southbound 75 Sherbourne route to determine whether a safer location for transit users to queue can be created. Selby Street and Howard Street create a "jog" on Sherbourne Street that has been of concern for residents for many years. There have been discussions about the potential to turn Selby Street into partial two-way operation and to adjust the location of the traffic signals to create an intersection that would improve pedestrian and vehicular movements. An upcoming development at 603-611 Sherboune Street is planning to create a privately-owned, publicly accessible space whose main entrance would roughly align with the north sidewalk on Selby Street. Moving the crosswalk and traffic signal would therefore improve pedestrian access to this future privately-owned, publicly accessible space. In addition, the Bloor East Neighbourhood Association would like to have the existing southbound bus stop for Toronto Transit Commission 75 Sherbourne at Bloor Street East and Sherbourne Street reviewed. The southbound bus stop at Bloor Street East and Sherbourne Street is very close to what is already a busy intersection, creating a crush of pedestrians on what is a narrow sidewalk during rush hour. The Bloor East Neighbourhood Association would like to explore with Transportation Services and the Toronto Transit Commission whether realigned lights at Sherbourne Street and Selby Street could adjust the southbound stop to improve Toronto Transit Commission operations and improve pedestrian safety.

Street intersection at Selby Street and Howard Street, potential two-way operation on Selby Street and the southbound 75 Sherbourne TTC bus route at Bloor Street East and Sherbourne Street and to report back with changes to improve pedestrian safety to the December 3, 2019 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.