Item - 2012.PW13.3

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council approve the installation of bicycle lanes on Shaughnessy Boulevard, from Sheppard Avenue East to a point approximately 175 metres northerly to the Glentworth Road/Delverton Place intersection.

2.         City Council authorize staff to take whatever action is necessary, including the submission of the necessary bills, to implement Recommendation 1.

The purpose of this report is to recommend approval of bicycle lanes on Shaughnessy Boulevard, from Sheppard Avenue East to Glentworth Road/Delverton Place.  Shaughnessy Boulevard is a two-lane, north-south collector road situated between Leslie Street and Don Mills Road.  It extends from Havenbrook Boulevard at the south end, through Sheppard Avenue East and terminating at Van Horne Avenue at the north end.  Shaughnessy Boulevard is designated as a bicycle route (#51) in the City's bicycle route network plan.

North York Community Council, at its meeting of February 14, 2012, in considering a report titled "Shaughnessy Boulevard Road Safety Improvements" (NY13.15) approved safety and operational improvements to Shaughnessy Boulevard, from Sheppard Avenue East to Esterbrooke Avenue.  These improvements included, among other things, the widening of the median islands north of Sheppard Avenue East, and the introduction of a flush median between Glentworth Road/Delverton Place and Esterbrooke Avenue.

These improvements also accommodate the implementation of the bicycle lanes between Sheppard Avenue East and Glentworth Road/Delverton Place. The safety and operational improvements are matters that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.  However, the implementation of the bicycle lanes requires consideration by Public Works and Infrastructure Committee and City Council approval.