Item - 2013.PW26.5

Tracking Status

PW26.5 - Bloor-Dupont Bikeway Environmental Assessment Study

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
14 - Parkdale-High Park, 18 - Davenport, 19 - Trinity-Spadina, 20 - Trinity-Spadina, 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale, 28 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on November 13, 14, 15 and 18, 2013, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to undertake a combined Bloor Street – Dupont Street  Bikeway Environmental Assessment Study in 2014, and that the funds for this study be included for consideration in the 2014 Capital Budget and 2015-2023 Capital Plan for Transportation Services (within approved capital targets).

Background Information (Committee)

(October 1, 2013) Report from the General Manager, Transporation Services, on Bloor-Dupont Bikeway Environmental Assessment Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-62328.pdf
(October 1, 2013) Appendix 1 - Proposed Combined Bloor-Dupont Environmental Assessment Study Area
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-62336.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(October 14, 2013) E-mail from Neil McDermott, Captain Ward 21 Advocacy Group, Cycle Toronto (PW.Supp.PW26.5.1)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Dr. Frederic Fellouse (PW.Supp.PW26.5.2)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Chris Metropolis (PW.Supp.PW26.5.3)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Kathryn MacKay (PW.Supp.PW26.5.4)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Alexandra Arraiz (PW.Supp.PW26.5.5)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Dr. Dylan Clark (PW.Supp.PW26.5.6)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Steven Hanson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.7)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Anne Shaddick (PW.Supp.PW26.5.8)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Avrum Jacobson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.9)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Geraldo Gonzalez (PW.Supp.PW26.5.10)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Chris Luginbuhl (PW.Supp.PW26.5.11)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Caroline Lock (PW.Supp.PW26.5.12)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Abigail Pugh (PW.Supp.PW26.5.13)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Marcia L. Crist (PW.Supp.PW26.5.14)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Kris Erickson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.15)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Trish Bongard Godfrey (PW.Supp.PW26.5.16)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Jennifer Hicks (PW.Supp.PW26.5.17)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Manfred Becker (PW.Supp.PW26.5.18)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Anne Collinson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.19)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Sarah Elton (PW.Supp.PW26.5.20)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Julie Chamberlain (PW.Supp.PW26.5.21)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Sarah Elton (PW.Supp.PW26.5.22)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Hazel Sutton (PW.Supp.PW26.5.23)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Andrew Overholt (PW.Supp.PW26.5.24)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Lisa Logan (PW.Supp.PW26.5.25)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from George Gray (PW.Supp.PW26.5.26)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Elaine Kwok (PW.Supp.PW26.5.27)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Andrea Calver (PW.Supp.PW26.5.28)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Ellen Manney (PW.Supp.PW26.5.29)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Davis and Rhonda Costas-Mirza (PW.Supp.PW26.5.30)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Ryan Henson Creighton (PW.Supp.PW26.5.31)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Dave Colangelo (PW.Supp.PW26.5.32)
(October 16, 2013) Letter from Robert Zaichkowski (PW.Supp.PW26.5.33)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Joe Fantauzzi (PW.Supp.PW26.5.34)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from David Simmons (PW.Supp.PW26.5.35)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Alex Dow (PW.Supp.PW26.5.36)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Jeff Myers (PW.Supp.PW26.5.37)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Lynn Francis (PW.Supp.PW26.5.38)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Barbara Leiterman (PW.Supp.PW26.5.39)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Amrita Takhar (PW.Supp.PW26.5.40)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Kirsten McCrea (PW.Supp.PW26.5.41)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Piotr Adas (PW.Supp.PW26.5.42)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Michael Fagan (PW.Supp.PW26.5.43)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Connor Malloy (PW.Supp.PW26.5.44)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Jonna Pedersen (PW.Supp.PW26.5.45)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.46)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from William Barber (PW.Supp.PW26.5.47)
(October 17, 2013) Submission from BENA: Bloor Street East Neighbourhood Association (PW.Supp.PW26.5.48)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Vivien Leong (PW.Supp.PW26.5.49)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Susan Greer (PW.Supp.PW26.5.50)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Damien Fox (PW.Supp.PW26.5.51)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Thomas P. Kelley (PW.Supp.PW26.5.52)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Theresa Cooke (PW.Supp.PW26.5.53)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Jackie DaSilva (PW.Supp.PW26.5.54)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Indro Bhattacharyya (PW.Supp.PW26.5.55)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Matthew Turner (PW.Supp.PW26.5.56)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Blair O'Connor (PW.Supp.PW26.5.57)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Michael Holloway (PW.Supp.PW26.5.58)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Danielle Robichaud (PW.Supp.PW26.5.59)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Antony Hilliard (PW.Supp.PW26.5.60)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Tim Kraan (PW.Supp.PW26.5.61)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Marcos Sanches (PW.Supp.PW26.5.62)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Patricia Cote (PW.Supp.PW26.5.63)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Jordy Gold (PW.Supp.PW26.5.64)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Steve Leckie (PW.Supp.PW26.5.65)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Jacqui Pegg (PW.Supp.PW26.5.66)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Gillian Kranias (PW.Supp.PW26.5.67)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Jared Kolb (PW.Supp.PW26.5.68)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Cliff or Debra Mewdell (PW.Supp.PW26.5.69)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Kathleen Blanville (PW.Supp.PW26.5.70)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Geoff Kettel (PW.Supp.PW26.5.71)
(October 18, 2013) Submission from Hamish Wilson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.72)
(October 18, 2013) Petition from Siva Vijenthira, Cycle Toronto (PW.Supp.PW.26.5.73)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Liz Sutherland (PW.Supp.PW26.5.74)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Jennifer Yap (PW.Supp.PW26.5.75)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Siva Vijenthira (PW.Supp.PW26.5.75)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Stephen Da Cambra (PW.Supp.PW26.5.77)
(October 19, 2013) Letter from Laura Pin, Cycle Toronto (PW.Supp.PW.26.5.78)
(October 21, 2013) E-mail from Michael Black (PW.Supp.PW26.5.79)
(October 20, 2013) E-mail from Alexandra Kuperman (PW.Supp.PW.26.5.80)
(October 20, 2013) E-mail from Patricia Weston (PW.Supp.PW26.5.81)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from David Harrison, Chair, Annex Residents' Association (PW.New.PW26.5.82)

Communications (City Council)

(October 21, 2013) E-mail from Lisa Cox (CC.Main.PW26.5.83)
(November 7, 2013) Letter from Hamish Wilson (CC.Supp.PW26.5.84)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Nov-14-2013 8:04 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - PW26.5 - Adopt the item
Total members that voted Yes: 30 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Mary Fragedakis, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Peter Leon, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Karen Stintz, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 3 Members that voted No are Frank Di Giorgio, Rob Ford, David Shiner
Total members that were Absent: 12 Members that were absent are Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Mike Del Grande, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Mark Grimes, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, James Pasternak, Michael Thompson

PW26.5 - Bloor-Dupont Bikeway Environmental Assessment Study

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
14 - Parkdale-High Park, 18 - Davenport, 19 - Trinity-Spadina, 20 - Trinity-Spadina, 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale, 28 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

 

1.         City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to undertake a combined Bloor Street – Dupont Street  Bikeway Environmental Assessment Study in 2014, and that the funds for this study be included for consideration in the 2014 Capital Budget and 2015-2023 Capital Plan for Transportation Services (within approved capital targets).

Origin

(October 1, 2013) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services

Summary

A consultant team was retained to commence work on the Bloor-Danforth Bikeway Environmental Assessment Study in summer 2010. However, in July 2012 City Council, directed staff to not proceed any further on the E.A. Study and to refocus the available resources towards Council's new cycling priorities.

 

There has been a longstanding interest by many in the cycling community to evaluate the feasibility of a bicycle facility on Bloor Street. A bicycle facility along Bloor Street could be one of the most significant bikeways in the City bikeway network due to the length and location of the corridor. The changes required to implement a bikeway could also have substantial impacts on auto mobility, commercial loading and on-street parking.

 

An environmental assessment (E.A.) is already planned for a parallel corridor along Dupont Street.  From network planning and cost-benefit perspectives, there is an advantage to combining the Bloor Street and Dupont Street corridors together because changes to one of the two parallel streets will affect the other. The Dupont Street E.A. is scheduled to begin in 2014. Staff are therefore recommending that a combined Bloor Street - Dupont Street Bikeway Environmental Assessment Study be undertaken by Transportation Services, commencing in 2014.

Background Information

(October 1, 2013) Report from the General Manager, Transporation Services, on Bloor-Dupont Bikeway Environmental Assessment Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-62328.pdf
(October 1, 2013) Appendix 1 - Proposed Combined Bloor-Dupont Environmental Assessment Study Area
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-62336.pdf

Communications

(October 14, 2013) E-mail from Neil McDermott, Captain Ward 21 Advocacy Group, Cycle Toronto (PW.Supp.PW26.5.1)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Dr. Frederic Fellouse (PW.Supp.PW26.5.2)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Chris Metropolis (PW.Supp.PW26.5.3)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Kathryn MacKay (PW.Supp.PW26.5.4)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Alexandra Arraiz (PW.Supp.PW26.5.5)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Dr. Dylan Clark (PW.Supp.PW26.5.6)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Steven Hanson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.7)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Anne Shaddick (PW.Supp.PW26.5.8)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Avrum Jacobson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.9)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Geraldo Gonzalez (PW.Supp.PW26.5.10)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Chris Luginbuhl (PW.Supp.PW26.5.11)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Caroline Lock (PW.Supp.PW26.5.12)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Abigail Pugh (PW.Supp.PW26.5.13)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Marcia L. Crist (PW.Supp.PW26.5.14)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Kris Erickson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.15)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Trish Bongard Godfrey (PW.Supp.PW26.5.16)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Jennifer Hicks (PW.Supp.PW26.5.17)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Manfred Becker (PW.Supp.PW26.5.18)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Anne Collinson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.19)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Sarah Elton (PW.Supp.PW26.5.20)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Julie Chamberlain (PW.Supp.PW26.5.21)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Sarah Elton (PW.Supp.PW26.5.22)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Hazel Sutton (PW.Supp.PW26.5.23)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Andrew Overholt (PW.Supp.PW26.5.24)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Lisa Logan (PW.Supp.PW26.5.25)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from George Gray (PW.Supp.PW26.5.26)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Elaine Kwok (PW.Supp.PW26.5.27)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Andrea Calver (PW.Supp.PW26.5.28)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Ellen Manney (PW.Supp.PW26.5.29)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Davis and Rhonda Costas-Mirza (PW.Supp.PW26.5.30)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Ryan Henson Creighton (PW.Supp.PW26.5.31)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Dave Colangelo (PW.Supp.PW26.5.32)
(October 16, 2013) Letter from Robert Zaichkowski (PW.Supp.PW26.5.33)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from Joe Fantauzzi (PW.Supp.PW26.5.34)
(October 16, 2013) E-mail from David Simmons (PW.Supp.PW26.5.35)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Alex Dow (PW.Supp.PW26.5.36)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Jeff Myers (PW.Supp.PW26.5.37)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Lynn Francis (PW.Supp.PW26.5.38)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Barbara Leiterman (PW.Supp.PW26.5.39)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Amrita Takhar (PW.Supp.PW26.5.40)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Kirsten McCrea (PW.Supp.PW26.5.41)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Piotr Adas (PW.Supp.PW26.5.42)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Michael Fagan (PW.Supp.PW26.5.43)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Connor Malloy (PW.Supp.PW26.5.44)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Jonna Pedersen (PW.Supp.PW26.5.45)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.46)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from William Barber (PW.Supp.PW26.5.47)
(October 17, 2013) Submission from BENA: Bloor Street East Neighbourhood Association (PW.Supp.PW26.5.48)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Vivien Leong (PW.Supp.PW26.5.49)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Susan Greer (PW.Supp.PW26.5.50)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Damien Fox (PW.Supp.PW26.5.51)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Thomas P. Kelley (PW.Supp.PW26.5.52)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Theresa Cooke (PW.Supp.PW26.5.53)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Jackie DaSilva (PW.Supp.PW26.5.54)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Indro Bhattacharyya (PW.Supp.PW26.5.55)
(October 17, 2013) E-mail from Matthew Turner (PW.Supp.PW26.5.56)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Blair O'Connor (PW.Supp.PW26.5.57)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Michael Holloway (PW.Supp.PW26.5.58)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Danielle Robichaud (PW.Supp.PW26.5.59)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Antony Hilliard (PW.Supp.PW26.5.60)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Tim Kraan (PW.Supp.PW26.5.61)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Marcos Sanches (PW.Supp.PW26.5.62)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Patricia Cote (PW.Supp.PW26.5.63)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Jordy Gold (PW.Supp.PW26.5.64)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Steve Leckie (PW.Supp.PW26.5.65)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Jacqui Pegg (PW.Supp.PW26.5.66)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Gillian Kranias (PW.Supp.PW26.5.67)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Jared Kolb (PW.Supp.PW26.5.68)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Cliff or Debra Mewdell (PW.Supp.PW26.5.69)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Kathleen Blanville (PW.Supp.PW26.5.70)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Geoff Kettel (PW.Supp.PW26.5.71)
(October 18, 2013) Submission from Hamish Wilson (PW.Supp.PW26.5.72)
(October 18, 2013) Petition from Siva Vijenthira, Cycle Toronto (PW.Supp.PW.26.5.73)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Liz Sutherland (PW.Supp.PW26.5.74)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Jennifer Yap (PW.Supp.PW26.5.75)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Siva Vijenthira (PW.Supp.PW26.5.75)
(October 18, 2013) E-mail from Stephen Da Cambra (PW.Supp.PW26.5.77)
(October 19, 2013) Letter from Laura Pin, Cycle Toronto (PW.Supp.PW.26.5.78)
(October 21, 2013) E-mail from Michael Black (PW.Supp.PW26.5.79)
(October 20, 2013) E-mail from Alexandra Kuperman (PW.Supp.PW.26.5.80)
(October 20, 2013) E-mail from Patricia Weston (PW.Supp.PW26.5.81)
(June 13, 2013) E-mail from David Harrison, Chair, Annex Residents' Association (PW.New.PW26.5.82)

Speakers

Hamish Wilson
Linda Brett, President, and John Burt, Past President, Bloor Street East Neighbourhood Association
Jared Kolb, Executive Director, Cycle Toronto
Albert Koehl, Bells on Bloor, Annex Residents Association
Councillor Sarah Doucette
Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon

Motions

1 - Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor John Parker (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Oct-21-2013

Result: Carried Majority Required
Total members that voted Yes: 5 Members that voted Yes are Michelle Berardinetti, Janet Davis, Mark Grimes, Mike Layton, John Parker
Total members that voted No: 1 Members that voted No are Denzil Minnan-Wong (Chair)
Total members that were Absent: 0 Members that were absent are

2 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Lost)

City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report to the March 4, 2014 meeting of Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on the feasibility, cost, timing and budget impacts of initiating a Bikeway Environmental Assessment Study for Danforth Avenue, from the west-end of the Prince Edward (Bloor) Viaduct to Kingston Road, with parameters similar to the cancelled 2010 Bloor Street Study including consideration of the physical, social, natural and economic environments along the corridor, and the potential impacts of bike lanes on vehicular, bike and pedestrian traffic, parking, local businesses, utilities, storm water management, streetscape and other urban design considerations consistent with the pending Complete Streets Guidelines.

Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Oct-21-2013

Result: Lost (tie) Majority Required
Total members that voted Yes: 3 Members that voted Yes are Janet Davis, Mike Layton, Denzil Minnan-Wong (Chair)
Total members that voted No: 3 Members that voted No are Michelle Berardinetti, Mark Grimes, John Parker
Total members that were Absent: 0 Members that were absent are
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council