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Toronto and East York Community Council · 2025-01-14 · 2025.TE19.21

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990 Bloor Street West - Construction Staging Area

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2025-01-14 · Toronto and East York Community Council · adopted

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The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized a full closure of the public laneway located north from Bloor Street West west from Dovercourt Road, between Dovercourt Road and a point 36 metres west, for a period of 18 months, from January 31, 2025 to July 31, 2026 inclusive. 2. Directed the applicant to sweep the construction site, adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

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3. Directed the applicant to construct and maintain a fully covered, 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 Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and ensure it is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. 4. Directed 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. 5. Directed 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. 6. Directed 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. 7. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the 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. 8. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the 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. 9. Directed the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 10. Directed 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. 11. Directed 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. 12. Directed 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. 13. Directed that public laneway located north from Bloor Street West west from Dovercourt Road, between Dovercourt Road and a point 36 metres west be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

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As the city filed it

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. GCL Builds is constructing a 11-storey mixed-use building at 990 Bloor Street West. The site is located at the north-west corner of Bloor Street West and Dovercourt Road. Transportation Services is requesting authorization for the full closure of the public laneway, between Dovercourt Road and

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a point 36 metres west for a period of 18 months, from January 31, 2025 to July 31, 2026 to facilitate construction staging operations at 990 Bloor Street West.

Staff recommended

The Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize a full closure of the public laneway located north from Bloor Street West west from Dovercourt Road, between Dovercourt Road and a point 36 metres west, for a period of 18 months, from January 31, 2025 to July 31, 2026 inclusive. 2. Toronto and East York Community 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.

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3. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain a fully covered, 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). 4. Toronto and East York Community 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. 5. Toronto and East York Community 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. 6. Toronto and East York Community 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. 7. Toronto and East York Community 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. 8. Toronto and East York Community 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. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 10. Toronto and East York Community 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. 11. Toronto and East York Community 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. 12. Toronto and East York Community 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. 13. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that public laneway located north from Bloor Street West west from Dovercourt Road, between Dovercourt Road and a point 36 metres west be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

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