The filed record
Construction Staging Area - 292 A Bremner Boulevard
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The decision
2022-06-29 · Toronto and East York Community Council · adopted
As filed
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized the closure of a 3.7 metre wide portion of the north sidewalk on Bremner Boulevard, between a point 35 metres east of Rees Street and a point 75 metres further east, from September 1, 2022 to January 31, 2025. 2. Directed the applicant to pressure wash or sweep (weather permitting) the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.
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3. Directed the applicant to construct and maintain a protected, unobstructed, and fully AODA compliant walkway for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit. 4. Directed the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 5. Directed 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. 6. Directed the applicant to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to install converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 7. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone 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. 8. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone 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. 9. Directed the applicant to install cane detection within the protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 10. Directed 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. 11. Directed 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. 12. Directed that Bremner Boulevard be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
This staff report is about a matter that Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. PCL Construction is constructing a four-storey tall flying simulator theatre known as the FlyOver Toronto Project. The site is located on the north side of Bremner Boulevard in-between the Rogers Centre to the west and Ripley's Aquarium to the east. Transportation Services is requesting approval to close a 3.7 metre wide portion of the north sidewalk on Bremner Boulevard for a period of 28 months, from September 1, 2022 to January 31, 2025 to facilitate construction staging operations.
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Pedestrian movements will be maintained within a 3.0 metre wide walkway within the existing sidewalk on the north side of Bremner Boulevard.
Staff recommended
The Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the closure of a 3.7 metre wide portion of the north sidewalk on Bremner Boulevard, between a point 35 metres east of Rees Street and a point 75 metres further east, from September 1, 2022 to January 31, 2025. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to pressure wash or sweep (weather permitting) the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.
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3. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain a protected, unobstructed, and fully AODA compliant walkway for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 5. Toronto and East York Community 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. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to install converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone 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. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone 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. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 10. Toronto and East York Community 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. 11. Toronto and East York Community 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. 12. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Bremner Boulevard be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
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