Item - 2014.PW31.5
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 10, 2014 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on May 14, 2014 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on June 10, 2014.
- See also By-laws 504-2014, 505-2014
PW31.5 - Kingston Road Bicycle Lane - Waterfront Trail Connection
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Ward:
- 36 - Scarborough Southwest
City Council Decision
City Council on June 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2014, adopted the following:
1. City Council approve the installation of an eastbound bicycle lane on the south side of Kingston Road, from Wood Glen Road to a point 35 metres west of Haig Avenue.
2. City Council approve amendments to the parking regulations on the south side of Kingston Road, between Wood Glen Road and Haig Avenue, as described in Appendix 1 to the report (April 22, 2014) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-68948.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(May 14, 2014) E-mail from Neil McDermott (PW.New.PW31.5.2)
PW31.5 - Kingston Road Bicycle Lane - Waterfront Trail Connection
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 36 - Scarborough Southwest
Committee Recommendations
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:
1. City Council approve the installation of an eastbound bicycle lane on the south side of Kingston Road, from Wood Glen Road to a point 35 metres west of Haig Avenue.
2. City Council approve amendments to the parking regulations on the south side of Kingston Road, between Wood Glen Road and Haig Avenue, as described in Appendix 1 to the report (April 22, 2014) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
Origin
Summary
The Waterfront Trail stretches over 1400 kilometres along the shores of Lake Ontario, Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair and the Niagara, Detroit and St. Lawrence Rivers. It connects 68 communities and over 405 parks and natural areas. The majority of the Waterfront Trail through the Scarborough area is on quiet residential streets south of Kingston Road. In a few locations, a continuous Waterfront Trail cannot be maintained due to the geography and/or private property which precludes the provision of an uninterrupted route. In these areas, Waterfront Trail users must use Kingston Road to connect with the next section of the trail.
One of the goals of the Bikeway Trails Implementation Plan, adopted by Council in 2012, is to close these gaps as opportunities become available to do so. Such an opportunity presents itself as Kingston Road, between Wood Glen Road and Haig Avenue, will be reconstructed in 2014 as part of the planned capital work by Toronto Water and Transportation Services. The capital work provides an opportunity to address a 475-metre gap in the Scarborough section of the Waterfront Trail. The purpose of this report is to obtain authority to install an eastbound bicycle lane on the south side of Kingston Road, between Wood Glen Road and Haig Avenue. The bicycle lane would be installed when the street is restriped following reconstruction later this year. Some lightly used on-street parking and a left-turn lane would be removed, while the four existing through traffic lanes on Kingston Road (two in each direction) would be maintained.
The proposal for a bicycle lane on the south side of Kingston Road to close this gap for eastbound cyclists using the Waterfront Trail has been developed in consultation with the community and the Ward Councillor.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-68948.pdf
Communications
(May 14, 2014) E-mail from Neil McDermott (PW.New.PW31.5.2)