Item - 2014.PW31.6
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 547-2014, 548-2014, 549-2014
PW31.6 - Harbord Street and Hoskin Avenue Bicycle Lane Upgrades
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- 19 - Trinity-Spadina, 20 - Trinity-Spadina
City Council Decision
City Council on June 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2014, adopted the following:
1. City Council approve the installation of bicycle lanes on both sides of Harbord Street, from Spadina Avenue to Borden Street, and at the intersections of Bathurst Street and Ossington Avenue, as detailed in Appendix 2 – Amendments to Bicycle Lanes and Cycle Tracks Designation, attached to the report (April 22, 2014) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
2. City Council approve amendments to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 886 (Footpaths, Pedestrian Ways, Bicycle Paths, Bicycle Lanes and Cycle Tracks) to delete the bicycle lane designation for Hoskin Avenue, from Queen's Park Crescent West to St. George Street, and for Harbord Street, from St. George Street to Huron Street, and to replace it by designating these same sections as cycle tracks, as detailed in Appendix 2 – Amendments to Bicycle Lanes and Cycle Tracks Designation, attached to the report (April 22, 2014) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
3. City Council approve amendments to the parking, standing and stopping regulations on Harbord Street between Ossington Avenue and St. George Street; on Hoskin Avenue between St. George Street and Queen’s Park Crescent West; and on Brunswick Avenue between Ulster Street and Sussex Avenue, as detailed in Appendix 3 – Traffic and Parking By-law Amendments, attached to the report (April 22, 2014) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
4. City Council direct that the installation of fully separated bicycle lanes be included during the next scheduled reconstruction of Harbord Street.
5. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the area Councillors, to investigate options to install physical barriers, where space permits, on the Harbord Street and Hoskin Avenue bicycle lane.
6. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the area Councillors, to investigate changes to the traffic signal timing along the Harbord Street and Hoskin Avenue bicycle lane to reflect traffic flow at 30 km/h.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-68951.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(May 7, 2014) E-mail from David Weatherston (PW.New.PW31.6.2)
(May 7, 2014) E-mail from Mark van Graft (PW.New.PW31.6.3)
(May 8, 2014) E-mail from Gray Taylor (PW.New.PW31.6.4)
(May 8, 2014) E-mail from Rebecca Winters (PW.New.PW31.6.5)
(May 8, 2014) E-mail from Gord Brown (PW.New.PW31.6.6)
(May 9, 2014) Letter from Ian Flett (PW.New.PW31.6.7)
(May 10, 2014) E-mail from Herb van den Dool (PW.New.PW31.6.8)
(May 12, 2014) E-mail from Raj Bharati (PW.New.PW31.6.9)
(May 12, 2014) E-mail from Alan Heisey (PW.New.PW31.6.10)
(May 12, 2014) E-mail from Mark Sadoway (PW.New.PW31.6.11)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from Laura Boswall (PW.New.PW31.6.12)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from Iain Campbell (PW.New.PW31.6.13)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from Antony Hilliard (PW.New.PW31.6.14)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from David Simmons (PW.New.PW31.6.15)
(May 13, 2014) Letter from Nancy Smith Lea, Director, Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (PW.New.PW31.6.16)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from Jared Kolb, Executive Director, Cycle Toronto (PW.New.PW31.6.17)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from Peter Sakuls (PW.New.PW31.6.18)
(May 14, 2014) E-mail from Neil McDermott (PW.New.PW31.6.19)
(May 14, 2014) E-mail from Christian Chan, Partner, C2 Urban Planning (PW.New.PW31.6.20)
Communications (City Council)
PW31.6 - Harbord Street and Hoskin Avenue Bicycle Lane Upgrades
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- 19 - Trinity-Spadina, 20 - Trinity-Spadina
Committee Recommendations
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:
1. City Council approve the installation of bicycle lanes on both sides of Harbord Street, from Spadina Avenue to Borden Street, and at the intersections of Bathurst Street and Ossington Avenue, as detailed in Appendix 2 – Amendments to Bicycle Lanes and Cycle Tracks Designation, attached to the report (April 22, 2014) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
2. City Council approve amendments to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 886 (Footpaths, Pedestrian Ways, Bicycle Paths, Bicycle Lanes and Cycle Tracks) to delete the bicycle lane designation for Hoskin Avenue, from Queen's Park Crescent West to St. George Street, and for Harbord Street, from St. George Street to Huron Street, and to replace it by designating these same sections as cycle tracks, as detailed in Appendix 2 – Amendments to Bicycle Lanes and Cycle Tracks Designation, attached to the report (April 22, 2014) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
3. City Council approve amendments to the parking, standing and stopping regulations on Harbord Street between Ossington Avenue and St. George Street; on Hoskin Avenue between St. George Street and Queen’s Park Crescent West; and on Brunswick Avenue between Ulster Street and Sussex Avenue, as detailed in Appendix 3 – Traffic and Parking By-law Amendments, attached to the report (April 22, 2014) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
4. City Council direct that the installation of fully separated bicycle lanes be included during the next scheduled reconstruction of Harbord Street.
5. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the area Councillors, to investigate options to install physical barriers, where space permits, on the Harbord Street and Hoskin Avenue bicycle lane.
6. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the area Councillors, to investigate changes to the traffic signal timing along the Harbord Street and Hoskin Avenue bicycle lane to reflect traffic flow at 30 km/h.
Origin
Summary
The Harbord-Hoskin corridor is the second busiest cycling route in the City with two-way cycling volumes ranging from 3,500 to 3,900 bicycles per day. During the peak periods, cyclists often represent about 40 percent of the total vehicular traffic. The existing Harbord-Hoskin bicycle lanes provide important cycling connections between west-end neighbourhoods and key parts of the City's downtown cycling network.
This report presents the results of the comprehensive design and consultation process to develop separated bicycle lanes and makes recommendations to provide a continuous bikeway on Harbord Street/Hoskin Avenue between Ossington Avenue and Queen’s Park Crescent West.
The Harbord-Hoskin bicycle lanes upgrades, if approved by Council, will be implemented in the summer/fall 2014. When the reconstruction of Wellesley Street, from Yonge Street to Queen’s Park Crescent West, is completed in the late fall 2014, there will be continuous bicycle lanes and cycle tracks extending from Ossington Avenue to Parliament Street along the Harbord-Hoskin-Wellesley corridor.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-68951.pdf
Communications
(May 7, 2014) E-mail from David Weatherston (PW.New.PW31.6.2)
(May 7, 2014) E-mail from Mark van Graft (PW.New.PW31.6.3)
(May 8, 2014) E-mail from Gray Taylor (PW.New.PW31.6.4)
(May 8, 2014) E-mail from Rebecca Winters (PW.New.PW31.6.5)
(May 8, 2014) E-mail from Gord Brown (PW.New.PW31.6.6)
(May 9, 2014) Letter from Ian Flett (PW.New.PW31.6.7)
(May 10, 2014) E-mail from Herb van den Dool (PW.New.PW31.6.8)
(May 12, 2014) E-mail from Raj Bharati (PW.New.PW31.6.9)
(May 12, 2014) E-mail from Alan Heisey (PW.New.PW31.6.10)
(May 12, 2014) E-mail from Mark Sadoway (PW.New.PW31.6.11)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from Laura Boswall (PW.New.PW31.6.12)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from Iain Campbell (PW.New.PW31.6.13)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from Antony Hilliard (PW.New.PW31.6.14)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from David Simmons (PW.New.PW31.6.15)
(May 13, 2014) Letter from Nancy Smith Lea, Director, Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (PW.New.PW31.6.16)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from Jared Kolb, Executive Director, Cycle Toronto (PW.New.PW31.6.17)
(May 13, 2014) E-mail from Peter Sakuls (PW.New.PW31.6.18)
(May 14, 2014) E-mail from Neil McDermott (PW.New.PW31.6.19)
(May 14, 2014) E-mail from Christian Chan, Partner, C2 Urban Planning (PW.New.PW31.6.20)
Speakers
Hamish Wilson
Janet Hebbes
Jared Kolb, Executive Director, Cycle Toronto
Motions
That:
1. City Council direct that the installation of fully separated bicycle lanes be included during the next scheduled reconstruction of Harbord Street.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the area Councillors, to investigate options to install physical barriers, where space permits, on the Harbord Street and Hoskin Avenue bicycle lane.
3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the area Councillors, to investigate changes to the traffic signal timing along the Harbord Street and Hoskin Avenue bicycle lane to reflect traffic flow at 30 km/h.