Speeding Up Streetcars: Traffic Amendments on Adelaide Street, King Street and York Street - by Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik

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2025-06-25 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize amendments to parking and traffic regulations as set out in Attachment 1 to Member Motion MM31.17 to be in effect from July 2, 2025, until regular Toronto Transit Commission streetcar service has resumed at the intersection of King Street and Church Street. 2. City Council authorize an amendment to Purchase Order 6056738 and Contract

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25ECS-RD-05SW with Midome Construction Services Limited for the installation of new streetcar tracks and associated infrastructure on King Street and Church Street intersection in the amount of $350,000.00 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoverable, revising the current Purchase Order value from $3,078,800 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoverable to up to $3,428,800 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoverable, to deploy additional paid duty officers at seven locations near the King and Church worksite to manage traffic flow.

The vote

Waive Referral · Carried, 22-1

Against (1)Shelley Carroll

Absent (2)Nick Mantas, Vincent Crisanti

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The closure of King and Church for combined Toronto Transit Commission and watermain work is having an impact on commuters and drivers in our downtown. At the last meeting I moved a Member Motion titled "Speeding Up Streetcars: Getting People Moving Faster During King and Church Construction" directing staff to prioritize looking at additional ways to keep people moving during the construction. Currently, the Financial District Business Improvement Area and their stakeholders use loading zones on the south side of Adelaide Street West, from Yonge Street to York Street, between 10:00 a.m.

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to 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. Based on the travel time data, streetcar operations are negatively impacted when the loading operations are in effect. In consultation with the Toronto Transit Commission, Transportation Services and the Financial District have agreed that temporary loading zones will be established on the west side of York Street, between King Street West and Wellington Street, and on the north side of King Street West, between Yonge Street and York Street. Delivery drivers will queue in the new loading zones, where Traffic Control Persons will marshal the delivery drivers into the loading bay only when it is clear. With the temporary loading zones in place, stopping will be prohibited on Adelaide Street West from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Sunday. The above amendments will significantly improve the King Street and Church Street transit detour operations.

Staff recommended

Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize amendments to parking and traffic regulations as set out in Attachment 1 to be in effect from July 2, 2025, until regular Toronto Transit Commission streetcar service has resumed at the intersection of King Street and Church Street.

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