Item - 2019.IE2.2
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on March 27, 2019 without amendments.
- This item was considered by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on March 18, 2019 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on March 27, 2019.
IE2.2 - F. G. Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway Closure - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario - 2019, 2020 and 2021 Ride for Heart Event
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 16 - Don Valley East, 19 - Beaches - East York
City Council Decision
City Council on March 27 and 28, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the closure of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, from the
Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway, including all ramps, and the Don Valley Parkway, from the F.G. Gardiner Expressway to York Mills Road, including all ramps, on the Sundays of, June 2, 2019, June 7, 2020 and June 6, 2021 from 2:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Ride for Heart event.
2. City Council prohibit other road closures due to events or film permits on arterial roads bounded by Highway 401, Warden Avenue, Lake Ontario, Humber River, Queen Street/The Queensway, and Yonge Street, as they will be required to accommodate overflow traffic from the expressway closures resulting from the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Ride for Heart event.
3. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission to not schedule any subway closures during the period the Ride for Heart event is held.
4. City Council require the organizer to pay, within 90 days of the City issuing an invoice, any costs incurred to the City to secure the work zones along the F. G. Gardiner Expressway during the F. G. Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation work.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-130448.pdf
Communications (Committee)
Communications (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to work with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario on future requests to close expressways in order to identify alternate on-street and/or off-street options, and to include these in future reports for Council consideration of expressway closure approvals.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Mar-27-2019 4:52 PM
| Result: Lost | Majority Required - IE2.2 - Holyday - motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 10 | Members that voted Yes are Brad Bradford, Joe Cressy, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak |
| Total members that voted No: 15 | Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Jim Karygiannis, Mike Layton, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that were Absent: 1 | Members that were absent are Ana Bailão |
IE2.2 - F. G. Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway Closure - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario - 2019, 2020 and 2021 Ride for Heart Event
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 16 - Don Valley East, 19 - Beaches - East York
Committee Recommendations
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the closure of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, from the
Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway, including all ramps, and the Don Valley Parkway, from the F.G. Gardiner Expressway to York Mills Road, including all ramps, on the Sundays of, June 2, 2019, June 7, 2020 and June 6, 2021 from 2:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Ride for Heart event;
2. City Council prohibit other road closures due to events or film permits on arterial roads bounded by Highway 401, Warden Avenue, Lake Ontario, Humber River, Queen Street/The Queensway, and Yonge Street, as they will be required to accommodate overflow traffic from the expressway closures resulting from the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Ride for Heart event;
3. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission to not schedule any subway closures during the period the Ride for Heart event is held; and
4. City Council require the organizer to pay, within 90 days of the City issuing an invoice, any costs incurred to the City to secure the work zones along the F. G. Gardiner Expressway during the F. G. Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation work.
Origin
Summary
The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's authority to close the F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario's Ride for Heart event for 2019, 2020 and 2021. The proposed route and times for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Ride for Heart event will remain the same as 2018.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-130448.pdf