Construction Staging Area - 1249 Queen Street East

In addition, authorization is being requested to close a 1.3 metre wide portion of the north side of Memory Lane, for a period of 16 months (November 10, 2021 to March 10, 2023). Pedestrian operations on the south side of Queen Street East will be maintained in a 1.5 metre-wide covered and protected walkway within the closed portion of the eastbound curb lane. With the construction staging area in place, Queen Street East will operate as one eastbound traffic lane and two westbound traffic lanes.

3. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the south side of Queen Street East, between a point 66 metres east of Leslie Street and a point 18 metres further east. 4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Queen Street East, between a point 66 metres east of Leslie Street and a point 18 metres further east. 5. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday at a rate of $2.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours, on the south side of Queen Street East, between a point 66 metres east of Leslie Street and a point 18 metres further east. 6. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 7. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks and/or any proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 8. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 9. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 10. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 11. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 12. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 13. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 14. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 15. City Council direct that Queen Street East and Memory Lane be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.