Shaftesbury Avenue access to Yonge Street

The only traffic light serving the immediate neighbourhood is at Shaftesbury Avenue. The eastbound lane restriction makes this traffic light inaccessible to the residents and others attempting to leave the neighbourhood by car. Transportation services advises that it is unsafe to make the remaining (south) lane two way. TTC advises that it cannot return the blocked (north) lane for community use, even though the lane is typically used only to park a small amount of equipment, and the project is expected to drag on for several more years. In these circumstances, the Summerhill Residents' Association requests that the city make the remaining (south) lane of Shaftesbury Avenue westbound in the area where the TTC is occupying the north lane, and install a stop sign where it reaches the eastern edge of the construction site. The letter of request from the Summerhill Residents' Association is attachment 1.

3. Toronto East York Community Council direct the General Director, Transportation Services, to temporarily reduce the speed limit on Shaftesbury Avenue to 20 km/hour between Yonge Street and Shaftesbury Place, until December 31, 2025 or completion of the TTC Easier Access Project at Summerhill Station, whichever comes first. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the closure of the westbound lane on Shaftesbury Avenue, between Yonge Street and Tacoma Avenue, from January 25, 2024 to December 31, 2024. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing no parking regulation in effect all times on the south side of Shaftesbury Avenue, between Yonge Street and a point 52 metres east. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. daily, on the odd (south) side of Shaftesbury Avenue, from a point 52 metres east of Yonge Street to a point 25.4 metres further east. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing commercial loading zone in effect all times on the south side of Shaftesbury Avenue, between a point 77.4 metres east of Yonge Street and a point 15 metres further. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. daily, on the odd (south) side of Shaftesbury Avenue, from a point 92.4 metres east of Yonge Street to a point 19 metres further east. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Shaftesbury Avenue, from Yonge Street to a point 111.4 metres further east. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the designated existing taxi stand for two taxis operating at all times on the north side of Shaftesbury Avenue, between a point 63.5 metres east of Yonge Street and a point 14 metres further. 11. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing no parking regulation in effect all times on the north side of Shaftesbury Avenue, between Yonge Street and Tacoma Avenue. 12. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing maximum one-hour parking regulation in effect from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday on the north side of Shaftesbury Avenue between a point 91.4 metres east of Yonge Street and Tacoma Avenue. 13. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Shaftesbury Avenue, between Yonge Street and Tacoma Avenue. 14. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the temporary installation of a Level 2 Type B PXO on Shaftesbury Avenue, at a point approximately 90 metres east of Yonge Street, to be in operation from December 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, which the issuance of the construction staging permit must be conditional on the PXO being operational. 15. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Shaftesbury Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete. 16. Toronto East York Community Council direct the General Director, Transportation Services to temporarily install a PXO Level II B on Shaftesbury Avenue, approximately 90 meters east of Yonge Street, to be in operation until December 31, 2025 or completion of the TTC Easier Access Project at Summerhill Station, whichever comes first, on the following conditions: a. A deposit will be required to be submitted to "The Treasurer, City of Toronto", in advance of the permit being issued. The deposit is required to cover costs incurred by the City, in the event the contractor does not provide a service that it must, as stipulated in the permit agreement conditions below. Upon completion of the construction project and return to normal operation, the unused portion of the deposit will be returned to the TTC. b. The contractor will be responsible for the installation, maintenance and removal of the PXO by one of the electrical contractors pre-approved by the City's Traffic Systems Construction and Maintenance Unit. Maintenance levels specified by the City's Traffic Systems Construction and Maintenance Unit must be followed, to be in accordance with those followed by the City's Electrical Maintenance Contractor for the maintenance of the City's other PXOs. c. The TTC must provide to Transportation Services a 7 day/24 hr contact name, phone number and email address, for the City's dispatchers to forward operational malfunction/complaints to. If the City's dispatcher is not able to reach the contact by phone to provide details of a malfunction/complaint, then the City's Electrical Maintenance Contractor will be dispatched to investigate and complete repairs and the City's dispatcher will send an email to document the malfunction call and their inability to reach the contact. The response and repair costs will be deducted from the deposit provided to the City.