3755 Bloor Street West - Construction Staging Area

This report deals with excavation and shoring and below grade formwork (Phase 1), which is scheduled to take place from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The overall project is scheduled to be completed in March 2028. The subsequent phases will be discussed in a future staff report. Phase 1 will require closure of the bicycle lane, the east sidewalk, and the dedicated northbound right-turn lane on Kipling Avenue between a point 20 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 62 metres further south. Pedestrians on the east side of Kipling Avenue will be directed to a protected 1.8 metre wide, pathway within the closed portion of the dedicated northbound right-turn lane. Cyclists will share the road with northbound traffic on Kipling Avenue between a point 20 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 62 metres further south. In order to facilitate construction staging operations, the closure of the sidewalk, bicycle lane, and the northbound right-turn lane on Kipling Avenue is required for a period of six months, from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

2. City Council authorize the closure of the northbound bicycle lane on the east side of Kipling Avenue, between Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West, from December 31, 2025, inclusive. 3. City Council direct the applicant to sweep the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 4. City Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain a protected and unobstructed walkway for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices, for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit to the satisfaction of the City engineer and ensure it is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to maintain all sightlines to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 8. City 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. 9. 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. 10. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the proposed temporary pedestrian walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. City Council direct the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to maintain any bicycle lanes, and install appropriate signage to inform drivers and cyclists of any changes to the cycling lanes. 14. City Council direct the applicant to cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to the City Engineers, staff and representatives carrying out operation, maintenance, and construction activities to municipal infrastructure within the vicinity of the construction staging area, and at no cost to the City to remove any staging to accommodate the necessary municipal infrastructure work. 15. City Council direct that Kipling Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations (except with parking rates and hours of operation being consistent to the rates and hours of operation at the time of completion) when the project is complete. 16. City Council direct the applicant to provide monthly community meetings, to discuss any concerns raised by the community.