Item - 2020.TE16.68
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 28, 2020 without amendments.
- This item was considered by the Toronto and East York Community Council on July 16, 2020 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on July 28, 2020.
TE16.68 - Traffic Control Signals - Davenport Road and Shaw Street
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 12 - Toronto - St. Paul's
City Council Decision
City Council on July 28 and 29, 2020, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Davenport Road and Shaw Street.
2. Subject to approval of and in conjunction with the installation of traffic control signals at Davenport Road and Shaw Street, City Council authorize removal of the pedestrian crossover on Davenport Road immediately east of Shaw Street.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-150934.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Vote (Adopt Item) Jul-28-2020
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - TE16.68 - Adopt the Item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 22 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Mark Grimes, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 2 | Members that voted No are Michael Ford, Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that were Absent: 1 | Members that were absent are Jaye Robinson |
TE16.68 - Traffic Control Signals - Davenport Road and Shaw Street
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 12 - Toronto - St. Paul's
Community Council Recommendations
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Davenport Road and Shaw Street.
2. Subject to approval of and in conjunction with the installation of traffic control signals at Davenport Road and Shaw Street, City Council authorize removal of the pedestrian crossover on Davenport Road immediately east of Shaw Street.
Origin
Summary
I am writing to you to request Community Council's support for a motion that is important to the constituents of the Toronto-St. Paul's ward, but one that could not be brought forward by staff due to the impacts of the pandemic on staff redeployments.
Since I have come to represent this area, my office has been receiving consistently negative feedback from residents about the safety conditions at the intersection of Davenport Road and Shaw Street and the existing pedestrian crossover (PXO) there. Concerns raised about pedestrian safety had in part been confirmed by the safety study that I requested last year, but it was not sufficient to meet the warrants for an upgrade to a full traffic signal. Concerns over this location were also brought to my attention by cycling advocates. Cyclists using the Shaw Street bike lanes and trying to connect onto Davenport Road meet a dead-end of sorts here, as there is no way for them to safely cross over onto Davenport west-bound, unless they dismount and use the push-activated pedestrian crossover.
The only way that cyclists and pedestrians can consistently and safely cross Davenport at this location would be through the installation of a full traffic signal. In order to make this improvement for pedestrian and cyclist safety while not negatively impacting traffic flow, my office also reached out to Traffic System Operations at Transportation Services. They confirmed that it is possible to have a traffic signal at this location synchronized and coordinated with the ones surrounding it, which would have minimal impact on traffic flow. This motion requests the removal of the current PXO at the intersection, and the approval and installation of a full traffic signal.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-150934.pdf