Maintenance of Bike Lanes around Construction Projects

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2024-11-13 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services to report to the February 20, 2025, meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council with a street sweeping service standard for both separated and non-separated bike lanes, and their routine and complaint-based bike lane inspections, including enforcement inspections of bike lanes fronting private and third party construction sites for Toronto and East York Community Council district.

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The maintenance of bikeways is an essential service to ensure the safe and comfortable travel of people cycling. The increasing number of bikeways has expanded the reach of the cycling network to serve more people. Today, Toronto has over 390 km of multi-use trails, 86 km of cycle tracks and 142 km of bike lanes. On July 10, 2024, Toronto and East York Community Council directed Transportation Services to implement a protocol to ensure bike lanes are clear and safe from debris and dust following construction projects in Toronto and East York, and to investigate Greenwood Avenue and Danforth Avenue, and Carlaw Avenue and Dundas Street East to address any unsafe cycling conditions.

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This report provides an overview of how the City monitors the condition of bikeways and the responsibilities of constructors for ensuring the roadway and any bikeways abutting construction sites remain clear of debris during construction work. This report also provides a summary of the City's roles and responsibilities for bikeway sweeping and upcoming planned changes to sweeping operations. Further, an update to planned repair work at the intersections of Greenwood Avenue and Danforth Avenue and at Carlaw Street and Dundas Street is provided.

Staff recommended

The Director, Operations and Maintenance, Transportation Services, the Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services and the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommend that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council receive this report for information.

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2024-10-24 · Toronto and East York Community Council · amended
Decision as filed
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services to report to the February 20, 2025 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council with a street sweeping service standard for both separated and non-separated bike lanes, and their routine and complaint based bike lane inspections, including enforcement inspections of bike lanes fronting private and third party construction sites for Toronto and East York Community Council district.
2024-11-13 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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