Transit Priority Measures to Support Transit Diversions during the College Street / Carlton Street Closure Between Bay Street and Church Street

Due to the nature of the construction and the resulting constraints within the right-of-way, regular streetcar operations will be suspended through the project area. As a result, the 506 Carlton streetcar will be diverted around the construction zone for the duration of the work, and a 506 Carlton replacement bus service will be implemented to supplement transit coverage. The proposed temporary TPMs recommended in this report are intended to improve the speed and reliability of TTC services operating along the diversion routes and to mitigate construction-related impacts on transit customers during the project period. The recommendations in this report provide the necessary by-law changes to ensure the diverted TTC routes can operate effectively. The operational changes include amending existing left-turn restrictions to exempt TTC vehicles. The TPMs include changes to curbside regulations, including increased duration of existing 'No Stopping' restrictions and the implementation of new 'No Parking' restrictions. The proposed changes aim to mitigate the direct impact on the 30,000 customers travelling each day on the 506 Carlton streetcar, as well as the indirect impact on the 30,000 customers travelling each day on the 505 Dundas streetcar (based on Fall 2025 ridership). The transit priority measures are focussed on Dundas Street East and Dundas Street West, between McCaul Street and Parliament Street, as this stretch has the highest streetcar frequency of the streets affected by the TTC diversion (i.e. 16 streetcars per hour in the PM peak). To support streetcar and general traffic operations along the diverted transit routes, this report recommends the following temporary measures on Dundas Street East and Dundas Street West: - Extend existing 'No Stopping' restrictions to: - Apply daily from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m, seven days a week. - Implement new 'No Parking' restrictions to: - Apply during the morning and midday period (9:00/9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.), seven days a week - Apply during the evening period (7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.), seven days a week. - Introduce new turning prohibitions at selected intersections between McCaul Street and Parliament Street to reduce streetcar delay caused by turning vehicles. The proposed No Stopping, No Parking and turn restrictions are provided in detail in Table 5. As TTC operates transit service on Dundas Street East, Dundas Street West, Bay Street, and Carlton Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays at the intersection of Gerrard Street East and Bay Street to be in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays (Toronto Transit Commission vehicles excepted). 3. City Council amend the existing northbound left-turn prohibition in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays at the intersection of Wellesley Street East and Church Street to be in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays (Toronto Transit Commission vehicles excepted). 4. City Council amend the existing northbound, southbound, and westbound left-turn prohibition in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday to Saturday, at the intersection of Carlton Street and Jarvis Street to be in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday to Saturday (Toronto Transit Commission vehicles excepted). 5. City Council delegate, despite any City of Toronto By-law to the contrary, to the General Manager, Transportation Services, from July 26, 2026, to December 31, 2026, inclusive, for the purposes of implementing and then addressing any operational and/or safety issues that may arise in relation to the project identified above, the authority to implement changes and submit directly to City Council any necessary bills for by-law amendments to the schedules to City of Toronto Code Chapters on the streets and within the parameters as identified in Attachment 2 to the report from the General Manager, Transportation Services.