Council to authorize release of Section 37 funds for Clock Tower Trail wayfinding and pole wraps

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Council to authorize release of Section 37 funds for Clock Tower Trail wayfinding and pole wraps

City Council is being asked to authorize the release of Section 37 funds to Transportation Services for wayfinding pole wraps along the Clock Tower Trail, a pedestrian walking loop in downtown Toronto connecting the Bay Cloverhill and Church Wellesley neighborhoods. The wraps will be installed on existing hydro and traffic signal poles along Yonge Street and adjacent routes to create visual cues and cohesion for the route. This is a straightforward capital allocation from collected developer contributions.

not yet heardToronto City Council · Wed, Jul 29

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• Clock Tower Trail is an informal pedestrian loop through downtown, connecting existing parks and public spaces with new wayfinding. The route name references the historic St. Charles Clock Tower at 484-488 Yonge Street.

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Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard

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ContainedThis authorizes allocation of Section 37 funds (developer contributions already collected for public benefits) to a specific wayfinding project in a bounded geographic area. The decision is reversible and applies to one trail route. No structural change or precedent-setting is evident.Touches a narrow groupWayfinding pole wraps affect residents and visitors who use the Clock Tower Trail, but this is a narrow geographic area in downtown Toronto. Most residents will not encounter this in an ordinary week. It is a local placemaking project with indirect benefit to those who traverse the route.

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Official title: Authorization to Release Section 37 Funds for Clock Tower Trail Wayfinding and Placemaking Pole Wraps - by Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe · meeting video