Requesting a Report on New Planning Strategies and Frameworks Due to Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic - by Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie

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The decision

2020-06-29 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on June 29 and 30, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee in the first quarter of 2021 on what new planning strategies and frameworks should be incorporated into the City's planning processes so the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are considered in all future planning for the City of Toronto.

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As the city filed it

This Motion requests that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning report on what new Planning strategies and frameworks that should be incorporated into our Planning processes so the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic are considered in all future Planning for the City of Toronto. The COVID-19 Pandemic has had a significant impact on the City of Toronto and its residents from employment, transportation, housing, public health, and life style.

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With the new realities in place including an 85 percent drop in Toronto Transit Commission ridership, as a result of people working from home and fear of contacting the virus on crowded buses, subway cars and platforms, plus the new physical distancing rules now required by Toronto Public Health, it is crucial that the City's Planning process addresses these.

Staff recommended

Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee in the first quarter of 2021 on what new planning strategies and frameworks should be incorporated into the City's planning processes so the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are considered in all future planning for the City of Toronto.

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