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Toronto and East York Community Council · 2019-03-19 · 2019.TE4.81

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Broadview Station Traffic and Pedestrian Safety

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2019-03-19 · Toronto and East York Community Council · amended

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The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Requested Transportation staff to request the Toronto Transit Commission staff to study the possibility of reconfiguring the streetcar loading zone to allow for two streetcars to fit in the streetcar loop at Broadview Station and to report back with their findings to the June 25, 2019 meeting of Toronto and East York Community Council at its meeting. 2. Directed Transportation

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staff to conduct a traffic study for the intersection of Erindale Avenue and Broadview Avenue to identify existing traffic and congestion problems and any recommended changes and to report back with findings to Toronto and East York Community Council at its meeting on September 16, 2019.

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Broadview Subway Station is located on the Bloor-Danforth Subway line, just north of Danforth Avenue, and is a transit hub where the 8 Cosburn, 100 Flemingdon Park, 62 Mortimer, and 87 Cosburn buses and the 504 King and 505 Dundas streetcars pick-up and drop-off passengers. The station is located near the intersection of two arterial roads, Danforth Avenue and Broadview Avenue, and there is a significant volume and variety of pedestrian and vehicular traffic around the station.

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The existing streetcar loop is in very close proximity to Broadview Avenue and can only accommodate one of the new, longer streetcars at a time. This leaves any additional streetcars backed up onto Broadview Avenue, blocking traffic and causing congestion. Toronto Transit Commision buses and streetcars enter and exit the station using Erindale Avenue. The intersection of Broadview Avenue and Erindale Avenue does not currently have a traffic light or pedestrian crosswalk. This presents safety concerns for pedestrians and Toronto Transit Commission vehicles trying to access the station. This motion includes recommendations to protect pedestrians and improve road safety.

Staff recommended

Councillor Paula Fletcher recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council request that Transportation staff request Toronto Transit Commission staff study the possibility of reconfiguring the streetcar loading zone to allow for two streetcars to fit in the streetcar loop at Broadview Station and report back with their findings to Toronto and East York Community Council at its meeting on June 25, 2019. 2. Toronto

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and East York Community Council that Transportation staff conduct a traffic study for the intersection of Erindale Avenue and Broadview Avenue to identify existing traffic and congestion problems and any recommended changes and report back with findings to Toronto and East York Community Council at its meeting on June 25, 2019.

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