Item - 2021.NY24.20

North York Community Council:

1. Designated the areas in Ward 6 and Ward 18 as a designated areas with an associated speed limit of 30 km/h, with the exception of specified excluded highways or bridges, and amended the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, generally as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (April 29, 2021) from the Director, Project Design and Management, Transportation Services.

2. Reduced the speed limit from 40 km/h to 30 km/h on the entire length of Elm Ridge Circle.

3. Reduced the speed limit from 50 km/h to 40 km/h on Torresdale Avenue between Finch Avenue West and a point 65 metres north of Dollery Court.

4. Reduced the speed limit from 50 km/h to 40 km/h on Singer Court between Provost Drive and the east end of Singer Court.

This staff report is about speed limit reductions for which Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws.

The Vision Zero Road Safety Plan Speed Management Strategy focuses on how higher speeds contribute to higher risk of serious injuries and fatalities, and that setting lower speed limits is a key tool for reducing operating speeds on Toronto's roadways. The Vision Zero Speed Management Strategy includes a program for reducing speed limits on local roads, as defined in the City's Road Classification System and public lanes or public alleys, to 30 km/h on a neighbourhood basis. With this approach the City is no longer required to sign every individual street within that designated area but only the entry and exit points to/from the designated area where speed limits change and any internal roads with a different speed limit.

The purpose of this report is to recommend area-based speed limit reductions to 30 km/h on public lanes or public alleys and local roads in North York Community Council area as part of the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan Speed Management Strategy.

In addition to the local road speed limit reductions, three additional collector roads have been identified for speed limit reduction in support of the Speed Management Strategy. These include proposed speed limit of 30 km/h on Elm Ridge Circle and 40 km/h on Torresdale Avenue, and Singer Court.