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Accessible loading zone on Queen Street West for Wheel-Trans client; two parking spaces affected
Staff recommend installing an accessible loading zone on Queen Street West east of Walnut Avenue to serve a Wheel-Trans user with limited mobility. The zone will displace two pay-and-display parking spaces during operating hours. Toronto Parking Authority supports the proposal.
Also in this item
• Two paid parking spaces removed from Queen Street West corridor to accommodate accessible loading zone.
The journey
Wed, Jul 8 · Toronto and East York Community Council · adopted
Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard
Decision
Accessible loading zone approved on Queen Street West east of Walnut Avenue; two pay-and-display parking spaces will be removed during operating hours.
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Why is this story here?
ContainedGenuine decision affecting accessibility for one household and parking supply at one location. Bounded, reversible without major cost, and does not constrain future council options. Passes the 'something happens' test but fails the 'hard to undo' test.Touches a narrow groupAffects a specific user of Wheel-Trans and residents of the Queen Street West corridor who lose parking access. Direct effect on a small group; does not touch most residents or a recognizable broad category. The accessibility benefit is real for the user but narrow; the parking loss is narrow to the immediate block.
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