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Eglinton East Corridor - Priority Bus Lanes

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2020-07-28 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on July 28 and 29, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the implementation of Reserved Bus Lanes on the Eglinton East corridor, in the following sections: a. Eglinton Avenue East from Brimley Road to Cedar Drive; b. Kingston Road from Eglinton Avenue East to Morningside Avenue; and c. Morningside Avenue from Kingston Road to Ellesmere Road. 2. City Council amend Attachment 1 to the report (July 7, 2020) from the General Manager, Transportation Services by amending the references in the column headed "Side" in the table headed "No Parking, rescind the following" so that they now read as follows: Highway Side Between Prohibited Times and/or Days Kingston Road Both North Lawrence Avenue East and Galloway Road Anytime Kingston Road Both South Galloway Road and Poplar Road Anytime 3.

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City Council enact the amendments to traffic and parking regulations associated with Part 1 above, and as described in Attachment 1 - Amendments to Traffic and Parking Regulations to the report (July 7, 2020) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, as amended by Part 2 above. 4. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider amendments to the proposed Bus Priority Transit Lane along Steeles Avenue West, from Yonge Street to Pioneer Village Subway Station, which would also permit High Occupancy Vehicles (2 or more passengers), cargo bikes (when approved), taxis, and cyclists as well as the accommodation of vehicle funeral processions on this route. 5. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, well in advance of considering the implementation of a dedicated bus lane or busway on Sheppard Avenue East, to: a. conduct a study that analyses and models traffic patterns, congestion, and delays on the current road network for the road or roads affected; such analysis should then be compared to the impact that a dedicated busway installation will have on the future road network; b. conduct a robust consultation with the local Councillor, with special emphasis on local communities that would be affected by a dedicated bus lane or busway on Sheppard Avenue East and with the results of such consultation to be made public; and c. conduct consultations in the form of public meetings (rather than open houses) where residents have the opportunity to have an open dialogue with their neighbours. 6. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, well in advance of considering the implementation of a dedicated bus lane or busway on Lawrence Avenue East, to: a. undertake extensive study following the completion and full operation of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit to understand any changes in transit and road use; b. consult with the local Councillors whose Wards are directly affected by any material changes in Lawrence Ave East, prior taking any further action; and c. provide proper, sufficient and full notice to affected local communities prior to further consideration of this matter. 7. City Council request the City of Toronto to work with local Scarborough agencies to identify and employ local youth from the Neighbourhood Improvement Areas to paint the required lines for the Bus Lane Implementation Plan along the Eglinton East corridor. 8. City Council request the City of Toronto Office of Recovery and Rebuild to advocate for Provincial and Federal funding to accelerate implementation of the Bus Lane Implementation Plan, in conjunction with the work being done by Toronto Transit Commission for emergency relief funding with the federal and provincial governments. 9. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services to collect extensive community feedback for each Transit Priority Corridor, before they are fast-tracked and implemented. 10. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to release all data collected in the ongoing operation of the Eglinton East Corridor - Priority Bus Lanes as its own open dataset in the City of Toronto Open Data Portal. 11. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to prioritize busways on streets that do not have existing Light Rail Transit or Subways above or below ground. 12. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct a robust consultation with the local communities and Stakeholders that would be affected by a dedicated bus lane on Dufferin Street, and that such consultations start immediately and be taken into consideration as part of the Transit Network Implementation Study.

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 8-0

For (8)Ana Bailão, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, James Pasternak, John Tory, Michael Thompson, Paul Ainslie
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The report seeks Council authority to install approximately 8.5 kilometres of priority bus lanes on Eglinton Avenue East, Kingston Road, and Morningside Avenue - along the same alignment as the proposed Eglinton East Light Rail Transit. Work commenced in 2018 on Toronto Transit Commission's 5-Year Service Plan and 10-Year Outlook in collaboration with Transportation Services and City Planning to examine ways to provide more priority to surface transit routes throughout the City of Toronto.

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In December 2019, the Toronto Transit Commission Board approved the Toronto Transit Commission's 5-Year Service Plan and 10-Year Outlook (the Plan) which identified service improvements to public transit in the City of Toronto in 2020-2024 and beyond. The Plan identified five candidate corridors and the Toronto Transit Commission Board identified a sixth for consideration: - Eglinton East corridor, Kennedy Station to University of Toronto Scarborough campus, along Eglinton Avenue East, Kingston Road, and Morningside Avenue; - Jane Street, between Eglinton Avenue West and Steeles Avenue West; - Dufferin Street, between Wilson Avenue and the Dufferin Gate Loop; - Finch Avenue East, between Yonge Street and McCowan Road; - Steeles Avenue West, between Pioneer Village Station and Yonge Street; and - Lawrence Avenue East. Reliable transit service plays a vital role in keeping our City moving. As Toronto starts to recover from COVID-19, and businesses reopen, motor vehicle traffic volume is likely to increase as people with access to personal vehicles seek to maintain physical distance from others on their journeys. It is anticipated that increased motor vehicle volumes will impact surface transit operations. Surface transit must remain an attractive mode of travel to support economic recovery, environmental sustainability, efficient mobility, and social vibrancy. Implementing surface transit priority measures on the subject corridors improves access and mobility for city residents by providing fast and reliable connections to the city-wide transit network of subways, other bus routes, and GO Transit stations. Working as an integrated team, staff in Transportation Services, City Planning and the Toronto Transit Commission undertook a preliminary review of the five corridors identified in the Toronto Transit Commission's 5-Year Service Plan and 10-Year Outlook to determine implementation priority, with a focus on which could be delivered quickly to deliver benefits to transit users and transit operations. These corridors represent a subset of over 100 corridors evaluated by the integrated City/Toronto Transit Commission team to identify the most promising candidate roadway segments for prioritizing surface transit city-wide. The candidate list of roadway segments evaluated by the team was informed in part by the surface transit priority corridors established by the Council-approved Official Plan Amendment for Transportation (PH13.3). The corridors identified under Toronto Transit Commission's 5-Year Service Plan and 10-Year Outlook represent the first phase of a city-wide surface transit implementation plan emerging from the Surface Transit Network Implementation Study, expected to report in the fourth quarter, 2020. Toronto Transit Commission's 5-Year Service Plan and 10-Year Outlook provided a five-year horizon for implementation of surface transit priority on the identified corridors. The Toronto Transit Commission Board adopted a Member Motion at its June 17, 2020 meeting requesting accelerated installation of surface transit priority measures on the corridors. Eglinton East emerged as the top candidate for the accelerated installation of priority bus lanes based on an assessment of a number of factors including improvement to transit reliability, available right-of-way and considerations for transportation equity and inclusion of Neighbourhood Improvement Areas. Implementation of the priority bus lane on the Eglinton East corridor is expected in Fall 2020. Jane Street was the next candidate and following further development work staff will report later this year with an expectation that Jane Street will move to implementation in Spring 2021. The four remaining corridors will be prioritized through the emerging Surface Transit Network Implementation Study, expected to report in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Staff recommended

The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the implementation of Reserved Bus Lanes on the Eglinton East corridor, in the following sections: a. Eglinton Avenue East from Brimley Road to Cedar Drive; b. Kingston Road from Eglinton Avenue East to Morningside Avenue; and c. Morningside Avenue from Kingston Road to Ellesmere Road. 2. City Council enact the amendments to traffic

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and parking regulations associated with Recommendation 1 above, and as described in Attachment 1 - Amendments to Traffic and Parking Regulations.

Considered

  • 2020-07-21 · Executive Committee · amended

    Decision as filed

    The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the implementation of Reserved Bus Lanes on the Eglinton East corridor, in the following sections: a. Eglinton Avenue East from Brimley Road to Cedar Drive; b. Kingston Road from Eglinton Avenue East to Morningside Avenue; and c. Morningside Avenue from Kingston Road to Ellesmere Road. 2. City Council enact the amendments to traffic and parking regulations associated with Recommendation 1 above, and as described in Attachment 1 - Amendments to Traffic and Parking Regulations to the report (July 7, 2020) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

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    3. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider amendments to the proposed Bus Priority Transit Lane along Steeles Avenue West, from Yonge Street to Pioneer Village Subway Station, which would also permit High Occupancy Vehicles (2 or more passengers), cargo bikes (when approved), taxis, and cyclists as well as the accommodation of vehicle funeral processions on this route. 4. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, well in advance of considering the implementation of a dedicated bus lane or busway on Sheppard Avenue East, to: a. conduct a study that analyses and models traffic patterns, congestion, and delays on the current road network for the road or roads affected. Such analysis should then be compared to the impact that a dedicated busway installation will have on the future road network; b. conduct a robust consultation with the local Councillor, with special emphasis on local communities that would be affected by a dedicated bus lane or busway on Sheppard Avenue East and with the results of such consultation to be made public; and c. conduct consultations in the form of public meetings (rather than open houses) where residents have the opportunity to have an open dialogue with their neighbours. 5. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, well in advance of considering the implementation of a dedicated bus lane or busway on Lawrence Avenue East, to: a. undertake extensive study following the completion and full operation of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT to understand any changes in transit and road use. b. consult with the local Councillors whose Wards are directly affected by any material changes in Lawrence Ave East, prior taking any further action. c. provide proper, sufficient and full notice to affected local communities prior to further consideration of this matter. 6. City Council request the City of Toronto to work with local Scarborough agencies to identify and employ local youth from the Neighbourhood Improvement Areas to paint the required lines for the Bus Lane Implementation Plan along the Eglinton East corridor. 7. City Council request the City of Toronto Office of Recovery and Rebuild to advocate for provincial and federal funding to accelerate implementation of the Bus Lane Implementation Plan, in conjunction with the work being done by Toronto Transit Commission for emergency relief funding with the federal and provincial governments. 8. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services to collect extensive community feedback for each Transit Priority Corridor, before they are fast-tracked and implemented. 9. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to release all data collected in the ongoing operation of the Eglinton East Corridor - Priority Bus Lanes as its own open dataset in the City of Toronto Open Data Portal. 10. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to prioritize busways on streets that do not have existing LRT or Subways above or below ground. 11. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct a robust consultation with the local communities and Stakeholders that would be affected by a dedicated bus lane on Dufferin Street, and that such consultations start immediately and be taken into consideration as part of the Transit Network Implementation Study.

    Clerk’s note

    The General Manager, Transportation Services gave a presentation on the Eglinton East - Priority Bus Lanes.

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