Item - 2019.IE2.3
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.
IE2.3 - Eastbound F. G. Gardiner Expressway and Northbound Don Valley Parkway Closures - 2019, 2020 and 2021 Toronto Triathlon Festival
- 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, eastbound lanes only, from the Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway, including all ramps, and the Don Valley Parkway, northbound lanes only, from the F.G. Gardiner Expressway to Eglinton Avenue East, including all ramps, on the Sundays of, July 21, 2019, July 19, 2020 and July 18, 2021 from 2:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Toronto Triathlon Festival 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 Toronto Triathlon Festival event.
3. 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-130449.pdf
Communications (Committee)
Motions (City Council)
That City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to work with the Toronto Triathlon Festival 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 4:55 PM
| Result: Lost | Majority Required - IE2.3 - Holyday - motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 7 | Members that voted Yes are Brad Bradford, Joe Cressy, Michael Ford, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie |
| Total members that voted No: 18 | Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Mark Grimes, Jim Karygiannis, Mike Layton, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, 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 |
Vote (Adopt Item) Mar-27-2019 4:56 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - IE2.3 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 25 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 1 | Members that were absent are Ana Bailão |
IE2.3 - Eastbound F. G. Gardiner Expressway and Northbound Don Valley Parkway Closures - 2019, 2020 and 2021 Toronto Triathlon Festival
- 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, eastbound lanes only, from the Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway, including all ramps, and the Don Valley Parkway, northbound lanes only, from the F.G. Gardiner Expressway to Eglinton Avenue East, including all ramps, on the Sundays of, July 21, 2019, July 19, 2020 and July 18, 2021 from 2:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Toronto Triathlon Festival 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 Toronto Triathlon Festival event; and
3. 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 portions of the eastbound lanes on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway and northbound lanes on the Don Valley Parkway for the Toronto Triathlon Festival event for 2019, 2020 and 2021. The proposed route and time of year of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Toronto Triathlon Festival event will remain the same as 2018.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-130449.pdf