Washburn Way - Traffic Safety Improvement

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2025-10-08 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on October 8 and 9, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council, to reduce the operating speed of Washburn Way: a. reduce the speed limit from 40 km/h to 30 km/h on Washburn Way between Tapscott Road and Sheppard Avenue East; b. authorize the installation of traffic calming (speed cushions) and direct the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter sections of the roadway to install traffic calming (speed cushions) on Washburn Way between Tapscott Road and Sheppard Avenue East, generally as shown on Attachment 1 to 5, to the report (September 2, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services; c.

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amend parking regulations as generally described in Attachment 6 to the report (September 2, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services, in conjunction with the installation of speed cushions on Washburn Way; and d. amend Schedule XLV (Part 1) to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, to remove Washburn Way between Sheppard Avenue East and Tapscott Road from being excluded from the Designated Area such that this portion of highway will then be included within the corresponding designated area in Column 1 in Schedule XLV (Part 1). 2. City Council, to improve pedestrian crossing protection at the intersection of Washburn Way and Nahanni Terrace: a. authorize the installation of a traffic control signal (intersection pedestrian signal) at the intersection of Washburn Way and Nahanni Terrace; b. authorize the removal of existing pedestrian crossover on Washburn Way immediately north of Nahanni Terrace, in conjunction with the installation of a traffic control signal (intersection pedestrian signal); and c. amend parking regulations to implement no standing in effect at all times on both sides of Washburn Way, between a point 30.5 metres north of Nahanni Terrance and a point 30.5 metres south of Nahanni Terrance.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Washburn Way, City Council approval of recommended changes is required. In consultation with the local community, staff developed a Neighbourhood Streets Plan for the Malvern West neighbourhood that investigated excessive speeding of motor vehicles on neighbourhood streets and road safety for vulnerable road users (i.e. seniors, school children, pedestrians and people cycling).

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A companion report to Scarborough Community Council titled Malvern West Neighbourhood Streets Plans, dated September 2, 2025, outlines the plan. Washburn Way is a Collector Road that plays an important role in the local network in Malvern West.

Staff recommended

The Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. City Council, to reduce the operating speed of Washburn Way: a. reduce the speed limit from 40 km/h to 30 km/h on Washburn Way between Tapscott Road and Sheppard Avenue East; b. authorize the installation of traffic calming (speed cushions) and direct the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter sections of the roadway to install traffic calming (speed cushions) on Washburn Way between Tapscott Road and Sheppard Avenue East, generally as shown on Attachment 1, Attachment 2, Attachment 3, Attachment 4, and Attachment 5, dated April 2025, to the report dated September 2, 2025, from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services; c.

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amend parking regulations as generally described in Attachment 6, in conjunction with the installation of speed cushions on Washburn Way; and d. amend Schedule XLV (Part 1) to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, to remove Washburn Way between Sheppard Avenue East and Tapscott Road from being excluded from the Designated Area such that this portion of highway will then be included within the corresponding designated area in Column 1 in Schedule XLV (Part 1). 2. City Council, to improve pedestrian crossing protection at the intersection of Washburn Way and Nahanni Terrace: a. authorize the installation of a traffic control signal (intersection pedestrian signal) at the intersection of Washburn Way and Nahanni Terrace; b. authorize the removal of existing pedestrian crossover on Washburn Way immediately north of Nahanni Terrace, in conjunction with the installation of a traffic control signal (intersection pedestrian signal); and c. amend parking regulations to implement no standing in effect at all times on both sides of Washburn Way, between a point 30.5 metres north of Nahanni Terrance and a point 30.5 metres south of Nahanni Terrance.

Considered

2025-09-18 · Scarborough Community Council · adopted
Decision as filed
The Scarborough Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council, to reduce the operating speed of Washburn Way: a. reduce the speed limit from 40 km/h to 30 km/h on Washburn Way between Tapscott Road and Sheppard Avenue East; b. authorize the installation of traffic calming (speed cushions) and direct the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter sections of the roadway to install traffic calming (speed cushions) on Washburn Way between Tapscott Road and Sheppard Avenue East, generally as shown on Attachment 1, Attachment 2, Attachment 3, Attachment 4, and Attachment 5, to the report (September 2, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services; c.
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amend parking regulations as generally described in Attachment 6 to the report (September 2, 2025) from the Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services, in conjunction with the installation of speed cushions on Washburn Way; and d. amend Schedule XLV (Part 1) to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, to remove Washburn Way between Sheppard Avenue East and Tapscott Road from being excluded from the Designated Area such that this portion of highway will then be included within the corresponding designated area in Column 1 in Schedule XLV (Part 1). 2. City Council, to improve pedestrian crossing protection at the intersection of Washburn Way and Nahanni Terrace: a. authorize the installation of a traffic control signal (intersection pedestrian signal) at the intersection of Washburn Way and Nahanni Terrace; b. authorize the removal of existing pedestrian crossover on Washburn Way immediately north of Nahanni Terrace, in conjunction with the installation of a traffic control signal (intersection pedestrian signal); and c. amend parking regulations to implement no standing in effect at all times on both sides of Washburn Way, between a point 30.5 metres north of Nahanni Terrance and a point 30.5 metres south of Nahanni Terrance.
2025-10-08 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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