| 134353 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | AMENDED | N | A Micromobility Strategy for Toronto | 2024.IE13.1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>Micromobility is a term for small, low speed, light weight vehicles - including bicycles, cargo bikes / trikes, folding bikes, electric two / three / four-wheeled cycles, electric kick-scooters (e-scooters), e-mopeds, and electric mini-cars. Their use / ownership may be personal / private, shared / rental, or commercial / corporate (e.g. for deliveries). In July 2023, Council requested a strategy to address growing micromobility usage and its safe operation within the city. Council also requested that staff recommend whether to opt in to additional pilot projects under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act. To inform this report, Transportation Services staff reviewed other jurisdictions and conducted extensive public engagement, and consulted internally with over 20 City Divisions, agencies, boards and commissions.</p>
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<p>This report outlines key policy goals for the strategy and the criteria against which new micromobility opportunities are assessed: these are safety, mobility, the environment, equity and inclusion, health and public health, economic vitality, costs and liability. Staff previously recommended, and Council adopted, participation in two Ontario Highway Traffic Act pilot projects: 1) cargo power-assisted bicycles (2021) that are widely applicable for family use / commuters and for parcel deliveries by companies (such as Fed Ex and Purolator) and 2) large quadricycles (2022). In 2021, based on staff recommendation, Council declined opting in to the e-scooter pilot. This report assesses the opportunities for the low-speed vehicles pilot, and again for e-scooters. Applying the criteria, staff recommend opting in to pilot low-speed vehicles and continuing to decline to opt in to the e-scooter pilot. Any potential benefits of an e-scooter pilot appear to be outweighed by negative impacts on injuries to riders and non-riders, costs and liability to the City, and mode shift (mostly replacing walking and public transit).</p>
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<p>The proposed strategy emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to ensuring micromobility safety, including the importance of safe infrastructure, its design and maintenance. Public engagement and collaboration with external and internal partners will also be key to address micromobility safety and food delivery industry issues, such as safe riding and battery fire prevention. Licensing micromobility is not recommended as the City does not have the powers under the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to license couriers, as well as several other reasons including jurisdiction, cost, ineffectiveness and impacts on environmental and equity goals. Key next steps are a concerted public education campaign on the rules for micromobility in Toronto; and involvement of federal and provincial governments in supporting micromobility.</p> | 13 | 1 | CMMTTEE | IE | All | N | 1716350400000 | … | Report | ACTION | Amended | Main | Committee | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | ACTION | true | Amended | … | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 134391 | LETTER | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | NO_ACTN | N | Micromobility Strategy Development - Accessibility Feedback | 2024.IE13.1a | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>At its meeting on February 5, 2024, the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee considered Item <a href="https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.DI5.1">DI5.1</a> and a recommendation to City Council.</p> | 13 | 1 | CMMTTEE | IE | All | N | 1716350400000 | … | Letter | ACTION | No Action | Main | Committee | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| 134362 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | AMENDED | N | eglintonTOday Phase 1 Complete Street Project: Bicknell Avenue to Mount Pleasant Road | 2024.IE13.2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>With Metrolinx's construction of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit nearing completion, Transportation Services has been preparing to complete roadway resurfacing of the Eglinton Avenue corridor, including the installation of the eglintonTOday Complete Street Project between Bicknell Avenue and Mount Pleasant Road - marking the end of over a decade of construction.</p>
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<p>The City-Council endorsed Eglinton Connects plan articulates a vision for Eglinton Avenue as a complete street with wide sidewalks, raised bikeways, motor vehicle parking and rapid transit, and is aligned with the City's Vision Zero Road Safety Plan, TransformTO Net Zero Strategy and Cycling Network Plan policy goals.</p>
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<p>The eglintonTOday project seeks to build on the transit investment in order to achieve key elements of the Eglinton Connects vision. The project design was developed with two years of public, business, and resident group feedback, extensive traffic analysis, and a context-sensitive approach making the street safer, more inviting, and attractive, while maintaining access for people who drive.</p>
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<p>As part of this project, three north-south local bikeways connecting Eglinton Avenue and nearby trails are proposed on Croham Road, Glen Cedar Road, and Jimmy Wisdom Way.</p>
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<p>The purpose of this report is to seek Council authority to install 8.06 centreline kilometres of new complete street features including bikeways along with the resurfacing of Eglinton Avenue. The proposed bikeways will close the gaps between the existing disconnected cycle tracks built at the frontages of 9 above-ground Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit stations, and west of Bicknell Avenue and between Avenue Road and Holly Street, and provide connecting local cycling routes, on the following streets:</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Eglinton Avenue: Bicknell Avenue to Mount Pleasant Road (cycle tracks, Wards 5, 8, 9, and 12)</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Croham Road: Eglinton Avenue West to Bowie Avenue (contra-flow bike lanes, Ward 8)</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Glen Cedar Road: Eglinton Avenue West to Dewbourne Avenue (contra-flow bike lanes, Ward 12)</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Jimmy Wisdom Way: Eglinton Avenue West to Hopewell Avenue (bicycle lanes and contra-flow bike lanes, Ward 8)</p>
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<p>The project proposes to implement complete street features including cycle tracks, curb extensions, pedestrian head start signals, and public realm upgrades on Eglinton Avenue between Bicknell Avenue and Mount Pleasant Road by reassigning some of the existing vehicular space to accommodate parking, bikeways, seasonal patio extensions, and other complete street features, and to fit within the existing curb to curb space:</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Between Keele Street and Caledonia Road, two westbound motor vehicle lanes and one eastbound motor vehicle lane are proposed to be maintained, generally with on-street parking on one side.</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Between Caledonia Road and Oakwood Avenue, one motor vehicle lane in each direction are proposed to be maintained with parking on both sides.</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Between Oakwood Avenue and Spadina Road, two westbound and two eastbound motor vehicle lanes are proposed to be maintained in the peak hours, with off-peak parking allowed in both curb lanes.</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Between Spadina Road and Mount Pleasant Road, one westbound and one eastbound motor vehicle lane with parking on one side is proposed to be maintained to match the Metrolinx delivered section between Yonge Street and Avenue Road.</p>
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<p>If the continuous cycle tracks are not approved for installation, Transportation Services would recommend that the short segments of disconnected cycle tracks already built in front of the underground stations be closed. Without connecting bikeways, these short segments have limited utility for people cycling and would require people cycling to merge in and out of higher speed motor vehicle lanes, resulting in safety issues and confusion around where people cycling should be on the road. </p>
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<p>Subject to approval from Council, Transportation Services would implement the complete street project between Bicknell Avenue and Mount Pleasant Road starting in summer 2024, in conjunction with road resurfacing, sidewalk repair, and TTC bus stop changes to prepare for the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit.</p>
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<p>In the vicinity of the Eglinton Avenue and Allen Road intersection, the complete street project for the section between Old Park Road / Glen Cedar Road and Marlee Avenue would be implemented only after adjustments are made to improve traffic operations at the intersection.</p>
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<p>There are five Business Improvement Areas within the project limits. The Business Improvement Areas are at the initial stages of planning for near term streetscape enhancements. Business Improvement Area streetscape plans will identify elements such as parkettes, gateway features, enhanced pedestrian infrastructure, green infrastructure, street furniture, lighting, activation strategies, branding opportunities, bicycle parking and maintenance and management guidelines. </p>
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<p>Transportation Services has identified funding to support the delivery of the Business Improvement Areas' key streetscape enhancement projects and has committed to leading a multi-divisional team to leverage resources and identify opportunities to implement elements of the Business Improvement Area streetscape plans. Given the time required for the Business Improvement Areas to complete streetscape plans, design, and construction tendering, delivery of priority streetscape enhancements is anticipated to begin at the earliest in 2026.</p>
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<p>As part of this report, Transportation Services is continuing to utilize the streamlined reporting process for by-law amendment submissions associated with cycling infrastructure projects approved by Council for implementation. Once projects are approved by Council, the streamlined process involves delegation of authority to submit bills directly to Council for a discreet period of time (approximately two years after project implementation is anticipated) which enables Transportation Services to make minor adjustments to constructed conditions without delay and based on local Councillor and public feedback, such as parking adjustments to improve sightlines, adjustments or addition of accessible loading areas, and similar modifications.</p>
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<p>It is proposed that later in 2024, Transportation Services would begin the design and public consultation on the second phase of the eglintonTOday project between Mount Pleasant Road and Brentcliffe Road, with a report to Infrastructure and Environment Committee on recommendations for Phase 2 anticipated in 2025.</p> |
| 134333 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | AMENDED | N | King Street Transit Priority Corridor Update | 2024.IE13.3 | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>King Street is a significant east-west corridor in the Downtown, serving the largest concentration of jobs in the entire country. King Street is also a key destination for culture, heritage, entertainment, and retail uses, along with significant residential intensification along the King Street Transit Priority Corridor and in the downtown more generally.</p>
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<p>The 504 King streetcar is the busiest surface transit route in the city and services the King Street Transit Priority Corridor, between Bathurst Street and Jarvis Street. The Transit Priority Corridor aims to provide customers with improved transit reliability, speed, and capacity by giving priority to streetcars over private vehicles. It also provides customers with a critical transit connection, particularly with significant construction on parallel corridors in the downtown such as Queen Street, with the Ontario Line construction currently underway.</p>
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<p>As requested by City Council through Member Motion 12.1 Automated Traffic Enforcement on King Street in November 2023, this report provides an update on a number of matters that Transportation Services, in partnership with the Toronto Transit Commission and ongoing support from Toronto Police Service, has been advancing to improve the reliability of the Transit Priority Corridor in the near term, as well as an update on the feasibility of implementing automated traffic enforcement along the Transit Priority Corridor.</p> | 13 | 3 | CMMTTEE | IE | 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 13 - Toronto Centre | N |
| 134335 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | ADOPTED | N | Revised Free-Floating Car-Share Program | 2024.IE13.4 | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's approval to allow for the expansion of the Free-Floating Car Share Program through several Municipal Code amendments. These changes include exemptions from, the city-wide 3-hour unsigned parking rule, restricted parking prohibitions on highways with maximum permitted limits of one (1) hour or more, and from parking prohibitions, in the former North York, from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., from December 1 of one year to March 31 of the next following year on highways set out in Schedule IV to City of Toronto Municipal code Chapter 950. In addition, the report also seeks to remove the limits for the number of permits issued to one company (currently set at 1,000 permits on a first-come-first-serve basis) and the total number of permits that can be issued city-wide (currently limited to 2,000).</p>
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<p>Given that the primary focus of the existing program is to allow parking in permit parking areas, should City Council approve Municipal Code amendments associated with these exemptions, the Free-Floating Car-Share program will become more accessible to those residents living in neighbourhoods located in the former Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke-York areas of the city, which are outside permit parking areas.</p> | 13 | 4 | CMMTTEE | IE | All | N | 1716350400000 | … | Report |
| 134316 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | ADOPTED | N | Donation from High Park Initiatives for Outdoor Classroom | 2024.IE13.5 | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>The purpose of this report is to request authority from City Council to accept a donation in the amount of $0.075 million and enter into a donor agreement with High Park Initiatives, and to amend the 2024-2033 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget and Plan accordingly for the establishment of an outdoor classroom and publicly accessible nature education space called the Outdoor Urban Restoration Space 2.0 in High Park.</p> | 13 | 5 | CMMTTEE | IE | 4 - Parkdale - High Park | N | 1716350400000 | … | Report | ACTION | Adopted | Main | Committee | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| 134311 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | AMENDED | N | Update on Stage 2 of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy | 2024.IE13.6 | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>In December 2023, City Council adopted IE9.3, Update and Action Plan on the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy, including the Circular Food Innovators Fund report (SUTI Report), and the adoption of Municipal Code Chapter 702, Single-Use and Takeaway Items (SUTI Bylaw). The new SUTI Bylaw, which took effect March 1, 2024, is part of Stage 2 of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy (Reduction Strategy) and is applicable to all retail business establishments in Toronto. The development of the Reduction Strategy took into consideration the Government of Canada's (Government) Single-Use Plastic Prohibition Regulations (Federal Regulations).</p>
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<p>A Supplementary Report (Supplementary Report) was also provided to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on November 27, 2023, detailing the Federal Court of Canada (Federal Court) ruling that found the Order which added “plastic manufactured items” to the List of Toxic Substance on Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act was unreasonable and unconstitutional (the Decision).<sup>1</sup> The Decision has been appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal and is stayed until the appeal is heard in June 2024 and a judgement is rendered.</p>
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<p>This report responds to City Council direction from IE9.3 to report back on Stage 2 of the Reduction Strategy with the following information:</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- any recommendations to adjust the Reduction Strategy that considers the Federal Regulations</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- any recommendations to adjust the Reduction Strategy that considers a review of items prevalent in the City’s Litter Audits</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- any recommendations to include requirements for reusable shopping bags</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- a review for a requirement that retail business establishments post that they accept reusable beverage cups</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- the feasibility of expanding the Ask-First / By-Request requirements to Restricted Events</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- changing the definition of Restricted Events to be time-limited in nature</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- details on the monitoring plan for the SUTI Bylaw</p>
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<p>This report also provides an update on Stage 2 implementation and recommends the following additions and amendments to the SUTI Bylaw:</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Exempting delivery operations from the Ask-First / By-Request requirement for paper shopping bags, effective May 25, 2024</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Adding clarification to specify that a lid is part of a beverage cup, effective May 25, 2024</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Requiring retail business establishments to post signage that they accept reusable beverage cups effective September 1, 2024</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Expanding the Ask-First / By-Request requirement to include Restricted Events effective January 1, 2025.</p>
<p><br /><sup>1</sup> See Federal Court Decisions - Responsible Plastic Use Coalition v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change) - November 16, 2023 - section VI. Conclusion - <a title="https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisions/en/item/524419/index.do?q=plastic+toxic" href="https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisions/en/item/524419/index.do?q=plastic+toxic">https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisions/en/item/524419/index.do?q=plastic+toxic</a></p> |
| 134296 | REPORT | N | Y | MAIN | ACTION | ADOPTED | N | Prohibiting Distribution of Plastic Manufactured Items | 2024.IE13.7 | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>On December 13-15, 2023, City Council adopted IE9.3 – Update and Action Plan on Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy, including the Circular Food Innovators Fund. Among other things, the Council resolution requests the City Solicitor to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the legal feasibility of enacting and enforcing, pursuant to the City of Toronto Act, 2006, a By-law that would prohibit retail business establishments in Toronto from providing their customers with the same plastic manufactured items that the federal government prohibits in the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations.</p>
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<p>This supplementary report to the report from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services entitled Update on Stage 2 of the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy (the “SWMS Report”) responds to Council’s direction.</p> | 13 | 7 | CMMTTEE | IE | All | N | 1716350400000 | … | Report | ACTION | Adopted | Main | Committee | … |
| 134334 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | ADOPTED | N | The Feasibility of Deploying Solar-powered Smart-compacting Garbage and Recycling Bins on a Pilot Basis | 2024.IE13.8 | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>The purpose of this report is to provide Toronto City Council with feedback on the feasibility of piloting solar-powered smart-compacting garbage and recycling sidewalk litter bins in one or more Business Improvement Areas to study their effectiveness and possible future deployment throughout the city. This report provides background on previously conducted solar-powered-compacting litter bin pilots and estimated costs for these types of bins as well as information on the current litter bin contract.</p>
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<p>A pilot involving solar-powered smart-compacting bins is not being recommended at this time due to concerns around ergonomics, costs, and scalability as well as unknowns related to public space recycling in light of the transition of the Blue Box Program to Extended Producer Responsibility.</p>
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<p>Solid Waste Management Services is planning to conduct a bin sensor pilot on existing street litter bins starting in Second Quarter to Third Quarter of 2024. The sensors electronically detect the fullness of the bins and relay when the bins are at or near capacity. In addition to sensors, Solid Waste Management Services will be adding field support staff to inspect the street litter bins, gather data and report overflowing and maintenance issues for a period of six months in order to define trends and recommendations for optimal collection frequency for each litter bin in the city. </p>
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<p>The City will continue to explore enhancements and incorporation of technology in litter bins to help inform the future state once more information is available regarding the impact of Extended Producer Responsibility on public space recycling.</p> | 13 | 8 | CMMTTEE |
| 134481 | LETTER | N | N | NEW | ACTION | ADOPTED | N | 1000 Mural Graffiti Removal Blitz | 2024.IE13.9 | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>Over the last year, there has been a marked increase in graffiti tagging throughout the City including hateful messages, on both City property and private property, in part resulting from the global conflicts such as in the Middle East.</p>
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<p>Combating graffiti is an ongoing challenge that requires a combination of public awareness and graffiti removal by the City and private property owners. One cost-effective and attractive City building method of addressing graffiti is encouraging murals on private buildings and on City property as murals are seldom tagged with graffiti.</p>
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<p>Whether it is litter, garbage, or property in disrepair, there is a need to remind residents that if care is taken through daily upkeep and regular cleanup, it encourages pride of place and a greater appreciation of keeping the City safe and clean as espoused in the “broken windows theory” which proposes that a safer and more beautiful City results when we collectively take care of the daily surroundings in our communities.</p> | 13 | 9 | CMMTTEE | IE | All | N | 1716350400000 | … | Letter | ACTION | Adopted | New |