The filed record
Re-opening and Amending Item 2025.IE25.6 - Redesign Study of Intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and the Allen Road Expressway - by Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle
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The decision
2026-03-25 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
City Council on March 25 and 26, 2026, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2025.IE25.6 by deleting Parts 1.n. and 1.o. Parts to be deleted: The implementation of turn prohibitions and compulsory turns at the following locations: 1.n. Strathearn Road and Bathurst Street, prohibit northbound left-turns from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays (bicycles excepted); and 1.o.
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Bathurst Street and Burton Road prohibit westbound through movements from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays (bicycles excepted) at Bathurst Street, from the easterly leg of Burton Road to the westerly leg of Strathearn Road.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
Through 2025.IE25.6, City Council introduced a series of traffic pattern changes throughout Cedarvale and Forest Hill designed to combat severe congestion on neighborhood streets caused by the dysfunctional operation of the Eglinton Avenue West and Allen Road expressway intersection. The goal was to determine whether severe congestion on neighborhood streets could be reduced without causing undue delay or inconvenience to residents.
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While many of the new restrictions have effectively encouraged commuters to stay on arterial roads, the new turn restrictions at Strathearn and Bathurst and Burton and Bathurst are not serving their intended purpose. While many streets throughout Cedarvale deal with congestion, the left-turn restriction at Strathearn and Bathurst and the westbound through prohibition at Burton and Bathurst have pushed cars onto neighboring streets ill-equipped to deal with heavy traffic. As a collector road, Strathearn is better suited to accommodate additional vehicles and serves as a key access point to Cedarvale Park. This motion asks that City Council reopen 2025.IE25.6 to remove the provisions at Strathearn and Bathurst and Burton and Bathurst. Reason for Urgency: Safety concerns due to heavy traffic on residential streets without sidewalks.
Staff recommended
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2025.IE25.6 by deleting Parts 1.n. and 1.o. Parts to be deleted: The implementation of turn prohibitions and compulsory turns at the following locations: 1.n. Strathearn Road and Bathurst Street, prohibit northbound left-turns from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays (bicycles excepted); and 1.o.
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Bathurst Street and Burton Road prohibit westbound through movements from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays (bicycles excepted) at Bathurst Street, from the easterly leg of Burton Road to the westerly leg of Strathearn Road.
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