Item - 2009.PW25.20

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council approve the installation of bicycle lanes on the following roadways:

a.         Bellamy Road North, from Porchester Drive to Brimorton Drive;

b.         Bloor Street West, from Mill Road to Beamish Drive;

c.         Brock Avenue, from a point 25 metres north of Seaford Avenue to Florence Street;

d.         Crescent Town Road, from Dawes Road to Victoria Park Avenue;

e.         Huntingwood Drive, from Victoria Park Avenue to Birchmount Road;

f.          Lansdowne Avenue, from Rideau Avenue to Dundas Street West;

g.         Moore Avenue, from Welland Avenue to Bayview Avenue;

h.         Rathburn Road, from Mimico Creek to Islington Avenue;

i.          The Westway, from Martin Grove Road to Royal York Road; and

j.          Trethewey Drive, from Jane Street to Black Creek Drive.

2.         City Council approve the installation of contra-flow bicycle lanes on the following roadways:

a.         Argyle Street, from Northcote Avenue to Lisgar Street, from Dovercourt Road to Ossington Avenue, and from Shaw Street to Givins Street;

b.         Bellwoods Avenue, from a point 90 metres north of Queen Street West to Robinson Street;

c.         Glen Cedar Road, from Dewbourne Avenue to Eglinton Avenue West;

d.         Fermanagh Avenue, from Roncesvalles Avenue to Sorauren Avenue;

e.         Florence Street, from Brock Avenue to Sheridan Avenue;

f.          Gladstone Avenue, from Waterloo Avenue to Argyle Street;

g.         Havelock Street, from Lindsey Avenue to Dewson Street;

h.         Lindsey Avenue, from Brock Avenue to Dufferin Street;

i.          Maitland Place, from Jarvis Street to a point 100 metres west of Homewood Avenue;

j.          Shaw Street, from Dundas Street West to Harbord Street;

h.         Waterloo Avenue, from Dufferin Street to Gladstone Avenue.

3.         City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to develop and implement the detailed design for the above noted bicycle lanes, including amendments to traffic and parking regulations, in consultation with the Ward Councillors.

4.         City Council approve amendments to the existing bicycle lanes on Rogers Road, from Old Weston Road to Oakwood Avenue, and amend the associated parking regulations in consultation with the Ward Councillors.

                a.     to provide parking on the south side of the road, between Blackthorn Avenue and Bronoco Avenue;

                b.     to relocate the parking from the north side of Rogers Road, between Nairn Avenue and Earlscourt Avenue, to the south side of the roadway; and

                c.     to relocate the parking from the south side of Rogers Road, between Chambers Avenue and Rosethorn Avenue, to the north side of the roadway.

5.         City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to complete the remaining sections of the bike facility along sections of the Hydro Corridor within Ward 17 in 2009, starting from the ravine south of Keele Street and Lavender Road to Ossington Avenue and connecting it with the Hydro Corridor, subject to final approvals by Hydro One and the Ontario Realty Corporation, wherever necessary.

6.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto, including the introduction of all necessary bills.

The purpose of this report is to obtain authority for installing 24.1 kilometres of new bicycle lanes which will form part of the Toronto Bike Plan - 2009 Bikeway Network Program.

In addition, authority is sought to amend the existing bicycle lanes installed last year on Rogers Road, from Old Weston Road to Oakwood Avenue, and amend the associated parking regulations, at the request of the Ward Councillors.

The affected Ward Councillors have been consulted regarding the bicycle lanes proposed in their respective Wards. The T.T.C. has been consulted regarding the bicycle lanes proposed for streets with T.T.C. bus routes.

Funds to implement the bicycle lanes and pavement markings recommended in this report are provided within the Transportation Services Division 2009 Capital Budget in the Cycling Infrastructure Account CTP 808-05.