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Toronto and East York Community Council · 2023-09-19 · 2023.TE7.37

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182-184 Spadina Avenue - Construction Staging Area

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2023-09-19 · Toronto and East York Community Council · deferred

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The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Deferred consideration of the item until the October 18, 2023 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.

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As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Spadina Avenue, City Council approval of this report is required. Magna Hotels is constructing a 15-storey hotel with a total of 250 units with three levels of underground parking for approximately 55 cars and one loading door. The site is located on the west side of Spadina Avenue north of Queen Street West. Transportation Services is requesting approval to close the west sidewalk and a portion of the parking lay-by on Spadina Avenue and the east sidewalk and a portion of the road on Cameron Street for a period of 36 months, from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2026 to facilitate construction staging operations.

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Pedestrian movements on the west side of Spadina Avenue abutting the site will be maintained. Pedestrian movements on the east side of Cameron Street abutting the site will be maintained. Cameron Street between Queen Street West and a point 100 metres north will be designated as one-way for southbound traffic only. The construction staging area will result in the loss of six on-street parking machine spaces on the east side of Cameron Street and three parking machines spaces on the west side of Spadina Avenue.

Staff recommended

The Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the closure of a 5.9 metre wide portion of the west sidewalk and 2.1 metre portion of the parking lay-by on Spadina Avenue between a point 80 metres north of Queen Street West to a point 15 metres further north, from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2026. 2. City Council authorize the closure of a 2.5 metre wide portion of the east sidewalk and a 5.9 metre portion of the roadway on Cameron Street between a point 72 metres north of Queen Street West to a point 22 metres further north, from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2026.

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3. City Council designate Cameron Street, between Queen Street West and a point 100 metres north, as one-way for southbound traffic only. 4. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday; 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, at a rate of $3.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours, on the east side of Cameron Street, between a point 32 metres north of Queen Street West and a point 68 metres further north. 5. City Council rescind the existing no parking prohibition in effect at all times on the west side of Cameron Street, between a point 72 metres north of Queen Street West and a point 22 metres further north. 6. City Council prohibit stopping 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on the east side of Cameron Street between a point 32 metres north of Queen Street West and a point 40 metres further north. 7. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of Cameron Street between a point 72 metres north of Queen Street West and a point 22 metres further north. 8. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Cameron Street between a point 72 metres north of Queen Street West and a point 22 metres further north. 9. City 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. 10. City Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain a fully covered, 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. 11. City 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. 12. 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. 13. City 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. 14. City 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. 15. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. City Council direct that Cameron Street and Spadina Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations when the project is complete.

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