Parkside Drive Safety Measures - by Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie

Despite these uses, repeated requests to improve safety measures have not been implemented because Parkside Drive is classified as a four-lane major arterial roadway with a regulatory speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour. It is incumbent on City Council to take a true Vision Zero approach on Parkside Drive. These recommendations aim to achieve that through a combination of short term measures and a complete redesign of the street.

install a sidewalk on the west side of Parkside Drive between Spring Road and just north of the underpass; e. install a sidewalk on the west side of Parkside Drive between Bloor Street south to High Park Boulevard; f. work with the Toronto Parking Authority to install Green P parking spots and any necessary signage and/or physical on-street protection measures on the west side of Parkside Drive between Spring Road and north of the underpass and Bloor Street south to High Park Boulevard once the sidewalks in Parts 1.d. and 1.e. above are installed; g. improve lighting in the City portion of the Parkside Drive underpass; h. amend the Automated Speed Enforcement program to include all Community Safety Zones approved by the City prior to 2017; and i. amend the current contract for Automated Speed Enforcement cameras with the current vendor to accommodate coverage of additional zones. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to include the development of a redesign of Parkside Drive as a part of the High Park Movement Strategy public consultations this fall. 3. City Council direct the staff participating in the review in Part 2 above to use the City's Complete Streets guidelines as the principal guiding document for the review and study of Parkside Drive so that the warrants are not solely based on road classification.