The filed record
Improved Safety for Cyclist and Pedestrians - Dufferin Street - by Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Mayor John Tory
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The decision
2020-12-16 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
City Council on December 16, 17 and 18, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Transit Commission and any relevant City Divisions, to coordinate and expedite all studies and traffic reviews along Dufferin Street, including but not limited to the bus priority transit route being considered for implementation by the Toronto Transit Commission and that these ensure ongoing and future safety considerations for cyclists and pedestrians , including the feasibility of protected bicycle lanes .
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2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the review in Part 1 above, to further consider potential expedited phasing of areas where early implementation could occur and that an update report be provided to the Toronto and East York Community Council by the second quarter of 2021. 3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the report in Part 2 above, to include assessment of the current connectivity of existing cycling infrastructure such as Lappin Avenue/Hallam Avenue and Lindsey Avenue. 4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to include coordination and implementation on an expedited basis, including with consideration to warrant standards that have been updated under the City's Vision Zero program, of the following actions being proposed, reviewed or that are already approved and are underway including: a. traffic signal light at LindseyAvenue/Sylvan Avenue and Dufferin Street; b. traffic signal light at Geary Avenue (expedited installation); c. traffic signal light at Goodwood Avenue and Cloverlawn Avenue; d. guard rail at Davenport Road and Dufferin Street; e. proposed or recommended Red Light Signal Cameras along Dufferin Street for expedited review and implementation; f. proposed or recommended Speed Enforcement Cameras along Dufferin Street for expedited review and implementation; and g. street light assessment (Toronto Hydro). 5. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to identify a staffing strategy that will support the requests in this Motion as part of the 2021 Budget process, in collaboration with the City Manager.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
Dufferin Street is one of the most heavily travelled roadways in the City with buses, cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles sharing a relatively small and congested street. It is a two-way, north-south major arterial street with two lanes in each direction, with left turns permitted at selected intersections. It has daily two-way traffic levels of an estimated 35,000 vehicles. Adjacent to Dufferin Street are numerous residential communities, retail establishments including malls, parks, community centres and other facilities that attract significant numbers of people.
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This is in addition to an increasing number of commuters who use Dufferin Street every day. Cyclist and pedestrian safety is a paramount concern which requires further expedited attention as various reviews are ongoing with respect to improving safety and public transit movement on Dufferin Street. It is critical that these reviews are coordinated in view of the pressing safety issues involved so that all proposals to improve safety on Dufferin Street are considered, reviewed and implemented in an expedited manner.
Staff recommended
Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Mayor John Tory, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Transit Commission and any relevant City Divisions, to coordinate and expedite all studies and traffic reviews along Dufferin Street, including but not limited to the bus priority transit route being considered for implementation by the Toronto Transit Commission and that these ensure ongoing and future safety considerations for cyclists and pedestrians, including the feasibility of protected bicycle lanes.
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2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the review in Part 1 above, to further consider potential expedited phasing of areas where early implementation could occur and that an update report be provided to the Toronto and East York Community Council by the second quarter of 2021. 3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the report in Part 2 above, to include assessment of the current connectivity of existing cycling infrastructure such as Lappin Avenue/Hallam Avenue and Lindsey Avenue. 4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to include coordination and implementation on an expedited basis, including with consideration to warrant standards that have been updated under the City's Vision Zero program, of the following actions being proposed, reviewed or that are already approved and are underway including: a. traffic signal light at LindseyAvenue/Sylvan Avenue and Dufferin Street; b. traffic signal light at Geary Avenue (expedited installation); c. traffic signal light at Goodwood Avenue and Cloverlawn Avenue; d. guard rail at Davenport Road and Dufferin Street; e. proposed or recommended Red Light Signal Cameras along Dufferin Street for expedited review and implementation; f. proposed or recommended Speed Enforcement Cameras along Dufferin Street for expedited review and implementation; and g. street light assessment (Toronto Hydro). 5. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to identify a staffing strategy that will support the requests in this Motion as part of the 2021 Budget process, in collaboration with the City Manager.
On the record
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