Item - 2016.MM20.17
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 12, 2016 without amendments.
MM20.17 - Improving Transit in the Dufferin Corridor - by Councillor Josh Colle, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2016, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to report to the Toronto Transit Commission in the first quarter of 2017 on:
a. an overview of projected population growth, development activity, and resulting impacts on transit capacity in the Dufferin Street corridor; and
b. possible transit improvements along Dufferin Street from Wilson Station to Exhibition Loop, including splitting the existing bus route, implementation of express bus service, route changes to better connect with the Toronto York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) and the Eglinton Crosstown line, modifications outlined in the Dufferin Secondary Plan and Eglinton Connects studies, transit priority lanes, and any other initiatives aimed at increasing transit capacity.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-94869.pdf
Map of Active Developments in the Dufferin Bus Corridor, June 2016
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-94870.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM20.17 be referred to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.