Updates on Vision Zero Road Safety Initiatives: Enhancing Safety in School Zones, Permanent Roadside Memorials, Changes to Parking Regulations for Intersection Pedestrian Signals, and Road Safety Improvement Projects

City Council delete Subsection (6) of §903-6C of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 903, Parking for Persons with Disabilities, and insert a new Subsection (6) generally as follows: "(6) Up to the following distance of a crosswalk controlled by traffic control signals located at an intersection or mid-block location: (a) 15.0 metres on the far side of the crosswalk measured on each side of the highway in the direction of travel of vehicles on that side of the highway; and (b) 30.5 metres on the approach to the crosswalk measured on each side of the highway in the direction of travel of vehicles on that side of the highway." 3. City Council authorize the installation of road safety improvement projects on the following streets as outlined in the revised report (June 4, 2026) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, including the amendments to necessary by-laws in Toronto Municipal Code Chapters 886 and 950, as described in revised Attachment 11 to the revised report (June 4, 2026) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, as amended: a. Bremner Boulevard from Spadina Avenue to 50 metres east of Spadina Avenue; b. Davisville Avenue from Yonge Street to Mount Pleasant Road; c. Elmhurst Drive from Brookmere Road to Albion Road; d. Islington Avenue from Elmhurst Drive to Rexdale Boulevard; e. Horner Avenue from Westhead Road to Brown's Line; f. Foch Avenue from Horner Avenue to Edgeware Drive; g. Rowntree Road from Kipling Avenue to 287 metres east of Kipling Avenue (cul-de-sac); h. Panorama Court from Kipling Avenue to 316 metres east of Kipling Avenue (cul-de-sac); i. Denison Road East from Jane Street to Sam Frustaglio Drive; and j. Ferrand Drive from Windom Road (east intersection) to Windom Road (west intersection). 4. City Council amend cycling, traffic, and parking regulations required in Toronto Municipal Code Chapters 886 and 950, as generally described in revised Attachment 11 to the revised report (June 4, 2026) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, as amended. 5. City Council prohibit left-turns at all times at the following location: a. Northbound at Mount Pleasant Road (east branch adjacent to the property at 443 Mount Pleasant Road) and Davisville Avenue. 6. City Council authorize the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) and direct the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter sections of the roadway to install 4 speed humps on Horner Avenue between Delma Drive and Orianna Drive for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown in Drawing TC-735-1 dated June 2026, as shown in Attachment 1 to the motion by Councillor Amber Morley. 7. City Council reduce the speed limit from 40 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour on Horner Avenue between Burlingame Road and Browns Line, in conjunction with the installation of speed humps between Delma Drive and Orianna Drive as described in Part 6 above. 8. City Council authorize the amendment of Schedule XLV (Part 1) to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, to remove Horner Avenue between Burlingame Road and Browns Line, 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). 9. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the following locations: a. Brimley Road and a point 180 metres north of Wenlock Gate; b. Ellesmere Road and a point 67 metres east of Bobmar Road; and c. Ellesmere Road and Zaph Avenue. 10. City Council prohibit pedestrian crossings on Ellesmere Avenue between the east curb line of Zaph Avenue and a point 30.5 metres east of the east curb line of Zaph Avenue. 11. City Council authorize installation of a Pedestrian Crossover at the intersection of Ellesmere Road and Muirbank Boulevard. 12. City Council prohibit right-turns on a red signal at all times for the following directions and locations: a. Westbound at Ordnance Street and Strachan Avenue. 13. City Council rescind the existing compulsory stop control for Phoebe Street at the intersection of Phoebe Street and Soho Square. 14. City Council rescind the existing standing prohibitions in effect at all times on the west side of University Avenue between: a. a point 12 metres north of Orde Street to a point 8 metres further north; b. a point 32 metres north of Gerrard Street West to a point 8 metres further north; c. a point 10 metres south of Gerrard Street West to a point 15 metres further south; and d. a point 18 metres south of Elm Street West to a point 8 metres further south. 15. City Council designate the following locations on the west side of University Avenue to be accessible loading zones in effect at all times: a. a point 12 metres north of Orde Street to a point 8 metres further north; b. a point 32 metres north of Gerrard Street West to a point 8 metres further north; c. a point 10 metres south of Gerrard Street West to a point 15 metres further south; and d. a point 18 metres south of Elm Street West to a point 8 metres further south. 16. City Council rescind the existing parking machine by-laws on the west side of University Avenue in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday and from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, for a maximum period of three hours and at a rate of $6.50 per hour at the following locations: a. a point 20 metres north of Orde Street and a point 20 meters further north; b. a point 15 metres north of Gerrard Street West and a point 11 metres further north; c. a point 20 meters north of Elm Street West to a point 24 metres further north; d. a point 26 meters south of Elm Street West to a point 59 metres south; e. a point 85 metres south of Dundas Street West to a point 36 metres north of Armoury Street; and f. a point 31 metres south of Armoury Street to a point 73 metres north of Queen Street. 17. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments, as may be identified by the City Solicitor or the General Manager, Transportation Services, in order to give effect to Parts 1 through 16, above. 18. City Council request the appropriate City staff to include speed humps on Foch Avenue as a provisional item in the Basement Flooding Protection project contract(s), with implementation contingent on additional consultations with the Ward Councillor and approval by Etobicoke York Community Council. 19. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to explore the feasibility of additional safety improvements to the pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Horner Avenue and Foch Avenue, such as raised pedestrian crossings, within the combined Horner Avenue Road Safety Improvements and Basement Flooding Protection project budgets. 20. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to establish a pilot engraved steel brace memorial at the northwest corner of Calvington Drive and Keele Street, in consultation with the Sarracini family whose daughter was killed by an impaired driver at this corner on June 7, 2020, using the Honour a Loved One program in Calgary as a guideline. 21. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to proceed with planning for the City to participate in the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on the third Sunday of November. 22. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back in the first quarter of 2027 with recommendations to improve the safety of the curb lanes along Davisville Avenue through features such as bump-outs, parking amendments, and bikeways. 23. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct further study on strategies to address the traffic safety issues resulting from the Province's decision to remove Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras in school zones, including the feasibility of installing rumble strips along key sections of arterial roads that are located away from residences. 24. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to consult with the Toronto Police Service Board to examine the viability of deploying officers to help monitor and manage traffic safety at school zones where Automated Speed Enforcement cameras were previously deployed. 25. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to study the feasibility of deploying traffic agents at key crossings where Automated Speed cameras were previously deployed. 26. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to share the findings of the supplementary report (June 23, 2026) from the General Manager, Transportation Services on the Safety Impacts of the Cancellation of the Automated Speed Enforcement Program with the Minister of Transportation Ontario, particularly the increase of instances of speeding across the city, the number of fatalities at former locations of Automatic Speed Enforcement cameras, and the increase in overall traffic-related fatalities across the City.