Item - 2018.TE32.51

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council approve the continuation of the closure of the sidewalk and northbound curb lane on the east side of Jarvis Street, between a point 4.2 metres south of Dundas Street East and a point 54.0 metres further south and provision of a protected pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the northbound curb lane, from May 29, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

2. City Council direct the applicant to continue posting a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

3. City Council direct the applicant to continue providing and installing public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

4. City Council direct that Jarvis Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

5. City Council direct the applicant to continue sweeping the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

6. City Council direct the applicant to continue pressure washing the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

7. City Council direct the applicant to continue ensuring that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

8.  City Council direct the applicant to continue consulting and communicating all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

9. City Council direct the applicant to continue installing signage and markings to indicate that the northbound curb lane on Jarvis Street, between a point 4.2 metres south and a point 54 metres further south, operate as a shared lane for cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Jarvis Street East, City Council approval of this report is required.

Brookfield Multiplex Construction Canada is constructing a 50-storey condominium building at 175 – 191 Dundas Street East. The sidewalk and northbound curb lane on the east side of Jarvis Street abutting the site are closed to accommodate construction staging operations for the development. City Council, at its meeting on November 8, 2016, approved the subject construction staging area from November 1, 2016 to May 31, 2017.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to extend the subject closure of the sidewalk and northbound curb lane on the east side of Jarvis Street for a period of approximately 6 months (i.e. from May 29, 2018 to November 30, 2018).

There is a planned watermain replacement project on Jarvis Street scheduled from June 2018 to October 2018. Construction of the watermain replacement project will take place within the northbound lane adjacent to the existing construction staging area on Jarvis Street.

It should be noted that the watermain project would have taken up two northbound lanes on Jarvis Street regardless so the combination of the existing construction staging area and the watermain project does not change the traffic impact during the watermain work.