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Updates on Improvements to the Bike Lanes on Dundas Street East
IE14.12 ~TORONTO REPORT FOR ACTION Updates on Improvements to the Bike Lanes on Dundas Street East Date: June 24, 2020 To: Infrastructure and Environment Committee From: General Manager, Transportation Services Wards: Wards 13 and 14 SUMMARY On May 28, 2020, City Council adopted CC21.20 Cycling Network Plan Installations: Bloor West Bikeway Extension & ActiveTO Projects and requested Transportation Services to report to the July 9, 2020 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the status of previous requests to improve the bike lanes on Dundas Street East. The purpose of this report is to provide an update on these requests. Bicycle lanes on Dundas Street East have long provided a vital east/west cycling connection. In the 2001 Toronto Bike Plan, Dundas Street East was identified as a candidate for bicycle lanes from River Street to Kingston Road and in 2003, bicycle lanes were installed on the section of Dundas Street East from Broadview Avenue to Kingston Road. The Dundas Street East bicycle lanes are connected to the protected bicycle lanes on Woodbine Avenue via contra-flow bicycle lanes on Dixon Avenue. Transportation Services has installed a number of safety improvements along Dundas Street East including pavement marking enhancements along the corridor and intersection improvements at Dundas Street East and Jones Avenue. In June 2020, as part of the ActiveTO program, temporary protected bicycle lanes (cycle tracks) were installed to extend the Dundas Street East bicycle lanes by 1 kilometre (km) from their end point just east of Broadview, west to Sackville Street to provide a safe connection through the Broadview intersection and over the Don Valley Parkway bridge. -
GARDINER EXPRESSWAY and LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD EAST RECONFIGURATION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Infrastructure Baseline Conditions Report - 2014
GARDINER EXPRESSWAY AND LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD EAST RECONFIGURATION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Infrastructure Baseline Conditions Report - 2014 1 Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Blvd East Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment Infrastructure Baseline Conditions Report 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Study Area ........................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 STUDY METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 4 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING BASELINE CONDITIONS ........................................................................ 5 3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 5 3.2 Road Infrastructure ............................................................................................................. 6 3.2.1 Gardiner Expressway Corridor ............................................................................... 6 3.2.2 Don Valley Parkway ............................................................................................. 15 3.2.3 Lake Shore Boulevard East Corridor .................................................................... 16 3.2.4 Roads and Streets ............................................................................................... -
Transportation Operations Centre Operator
Back to Available Opportunities Transportation Operations Centre Operator Based in Toronto, Fortran Traffic Systems Limited. is a leader in the North American Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) industry, providing totally integrated, turnkey transportation solutions. Fortran specializes in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of cutting-edge real- time, mission critical traffic management, control systems, and traffic signal equipment. With over 80 cameras, numerous Changeable Message Signs and dozens of inductive loop detectors situated along major corridors into the city, Toronto's Don Valley Parkway, Gardiner Expressway, Lake Shore Boulevard and W.R. Allen Road together comprise one of the most progressive and busiest traffic management corridors in North America. Data is fed and updated continuously to the Transportation Operations Centre where operators monitor the data being received, as well as live video images displayed over CCTV monitors. Both planned and unplanned traffic events are then disseminated to the public via the media, changeable message signs and over the Internet. Fortran has been contracted to operate the City of Toronto's Transportation Operations Centre. Fortran offers a challenging environment that fosters creativity and rewards excellence. We are currently expanding and are looking for talented and innovative individuals to fill these positions. RESPONSIBILITIES: As a member of the TOC project team, you will be responsible for monitoring the City's key corridors and arterial roadways, responding to inquires from the media, public and government agencies and for initiating calls for emergency and dispatching trouble calls to maintenance personnel as required. QUALIFICATIONS: Unique responsible individuals with excellent communication skills, computer literacy and a mature professional attitude are required to join this dedicated team of professionals in operating the City's Transportation Operations Centre located in Central Toronto. -
Toronto Tunnels Plan
TORONTO TUNNELS PLAN 1 Toronto Tunnels Plan After reviewing traffic counts and traffic patterns throughout the City of Toronto using the latest traffic counts from the City’s transportation department, it clearly shows that the west end of the city has higher traffic levels and is prone to gridlock more than the east end. For example, traffic volumes on Highway 401 at Keele Street reach a peak of approximately 400,000 vehicles per day while volumes on Highway 401 in Scarborough is approximately 200,000 vehicles per day. Similarly, traffic volumes on the Gardiner Expressway at Dunn Avenue is approximately 200,000 vehicles per day while volume at Cherry Street at the expressway’s east end is approximately 85,000 vehicles per day. Also, there is a lack of a continuous north-south expressway between Highway 401 and the Gardiner Expressway between Highway 427 and the Don Valley Parkway, which is a width of nearly 20 kilometres. The only exception is the incomplete Allen Expressway which terminates at Eglinton Avenue. This area is served by a 2 network of local streets which are very narrow and often congested. Similarly, Highway 400 turns into Black Creek Drive south of Highway 401, which is a heavily congested arterial road which connects into very narrow local streets south of Eglinton Avenue. The area bounded by Highway 401 in the north, Highway 427 in the west, the Don Valley Parkway in the east and the Gardiner Expressway in the south is entirely made up of narrow four-lane local streets which are heavily congested and serving local businesses. -
New Track and Facilities
Public Meeting #1 Welcome to the GO Expansion OnCorridor Program GO Expansion – New Track & Facilities TPAP Scan here to visit project site Proposed Layover & Train Storage Additional layover/storage yard facilities are required to accommodate service expansion. Layover/storage yards are strategically located throughout the rail network. Layover and storage facilities are necessary to achieve the targeted GO Expansion service levels by: • Reducing long-distance non-revenue trips. 3 • Accommodating train storage during off-peak hours. • Allowing trains to be routinely serviced and cleaned. Train Wash Facility • Providing flexibility for trains to operate more seamlessly across the network. A structure for cleaning the 4 5 exterior of trains, similar to a 2 drive-thru car wash. Progressive Maintenance Facility • A sheltered 400 metre long garage for train maintenance. 1 Exterior Interior Example of the Willowbrook Layover Facility, City of Toronto Layovers Facilities typically include: 3) Waste Management 1) Train Storage 4) Crew Services 2) Cleaning and Servicing 5) Track, Switches and Utilities Lincolnville Layover Facility GO Expansion – New Track & Facilities TPAP Scan here to visit project site Proposed Beach Layover Facility - City of Burlington To meet increasing service levels, the Beach Layover Facility is required for: • Storing trains during the day and night. • Reducing rail congestion on the Lakeshore West Corridor. • Serving as the terminus of electrification of the corridor. Existing Site Proposed Site Design Elements: Surrounding -
Eglinton Crosstown Rapid Transit Benefits Case
EGLINTON CROSSTOWN RAPID TRANSIT BENEFITS CASE April 2009 Eglinton Crosstown Rapid Transit Benefits Case Final Report 27 April 2009 Prepared for: Prepared by: Metrolinx Steer Davies Gleave 20 Bay Street, Suite 901 1000 - 355 Burrard Street Toronto ON M5J 2N8 Vancouver, BC V6C 2G8 In Association with: Economic Development Research Group Metropolitan Knowledge International Eglinton-Crosstown Rapid Transit Benefits Case CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................. 1 PART A PROJECT RATIONALE ........................................................................... 7 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Purpose of Report ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Report Structure ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Project Rationale ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Context and Need ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Project Objectives ...................................................................................................................................... -
UP Express Electrification EA Noise and Vibration Assessment Report
UP Express Electrification EA Noise and Vibration Assessment Report FINAL Project No. 1124019.00 March, 2014 UP Express Electrification EA FINAL Impact Assessment Report – Noise and Vibration Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to document the noise and vibration Baseline Conditions (Part A) and Impact Assessment (Part B) that was completed as part of the UP Express Electrification EA. Baseline conditions were established using modelling and measurements that were completed in support of previous Georgetown South Service Expansion and Union Pearson Rail Link (GSSE-UPRL) EA reports completed by Metrolinx. Operational noise and vibration impacts have been evaluated based on guidance from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) for evaluation of rail transportation projects (i.e., the UP Express service) and stationary sources (i.e., supporting facilities including paralleling stations and EMU maintenance facility). Noise and vibration impacts from construction activities associated with the UP Express project have been considered in accordance with the requirements of the applicable MOE guidelines and best practices. The UP Express service will also include transformer stations associated with the Traction Power Supply system. The Traction Power Supply system is subject to the provincial Environmental Assessment Act in accordance with the Class EA for Minor Transmission Facilities. Therefore, the potential effects related to the new TPS are being assessed by Hydro One as part of this separate Class EA process (refer to the Hydro One Union Pearson Express Electrification Traction Power Supply System Class Environmental Assessment - Draft Environmental Study Report). The UP Express service will commence operations with train sets comprised of Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs). -
ONTARIO ROAD SAFETY Annual Report 2017 Printed on Paper with Recycled Content
ONTARIO ROAD SAFETY Annual Report 2017 Printed on paper with recycled content. ISSN #0832-8269 (Printed Version) ISSN #1710-2480 (Internet Version) ONTARIO ROAD SAFETY ANNUAL REPORT 2017 This document is available online at: www.ontario.ca/orsar If you are seeking information on driving and road safety in Ontario, visit the Ministry of Transportation website at ontario.ca/transportation. The Ministry of Transportation’s Official Driver’s Handbook is available online at www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/publications/handbooks.shtml. You can also purchase hardcopies at DriveTest Centres, and at various department stores, automotive retail outlets and book stores. 1 For more information on the data in this publication, please contact the Road Safety Research Office at 416-235-3585. Produced by: Road Safety Research Office Safety Policy & Education Branch Ministry of Transportation 87 Sir William Hearst Avenue, Room 212 Toronto, Ontario M3M 0B4 Phone: 416-235-3585 Ontario Road Safety Annual Report 2017 CONTENTS Section/Title Page Foreword 6 1. Overview 20 1a Synopsis 22 1b Health Perspective 23 2. The People 24 2a People in Collisions 26 2b Putting The People In Context 37 3. The Collision 44 3a Types of Collisions 46 3b Time and Environment 49 2 3c The Collision Location 52 4. Place of Collision 54 Contents 5. The Vehicle 72 5a Vehicles in Collisions 74 5b Putting the Vehicle in Context 76 6. Special Vehicles 78 6a Motorcycles 79 6b School Vehicles 80 6c Large Trucks 81 6d Off-Road Vehicles 82 6e Motorized Snow Vehicles 83 6f Bicycles 85 7. Conviction, Offence and Suspension Data 86 7a Conviction Data 88 7b Offence Data 89 7c Suspension Data 90 8. -
Beaches Streetfront Retail Opportunity 2298 Queen Street East Toronto, ON
Elliot Medoff* Vice President, Capital Markets +1 416 238 9768 For2298 Queen Street East Sale [email protected] Toronto, ON Euan Darling* Senior Associate, Capital Markets Beaches Streetfront Retail Opportunity +1 416 238 9961 [email protected] Jones Lang LaSalle Real Estate Services Inc. (“JLL” and/or the “Advisor”) is pleased to offer for sale a 100% freehold interest in 2298 Queen Street East (the “Property”). The Michael Botting* Property represents an excellent opportunity to acquire a two-level retail building, Associate, Capital Markets currently built-out as a restaurant & bar in The Beaches neighbourhood. Strategically +1 416 238 9829 [email protected] located at the corner of Queen Street East and Scarborough Road, the Property is approximately 300 meters from the shores of Lake Ontario. *Sales Representative Property Details Geography, Transit & Landscape The Property is located in the east end of Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood, one of the GTA’s most affluent and vibrant locales. ‘The Beaches’, bordered by Kingston Road to the north, Coxwell Avenue to the west, Victoria Park Avenue to the east and Lake Ontario to the south and the surrounding neighbourhoods are dominated by up-scale detached housing. Queen Street East has long been the established retail node in the neighbourhood with a variety of buildings occupied by restaurants, bars, cafés, clothing stores, and local service providers. Other nearby amenities include Ashbridge’s Bay Park, Kew Gardens Park, and Woodbine Beach to the west, and the Toronto Hunt Club to the east. The Property is less than 100m from the Queen Street East streetcar and bus stop at Silver Birch Avenue, which frequently services the area, and connects commuters throughout the city. -
672 Queen Street East Toronto, on for Lease
For Lease 672 Queen Street East Toronto, ON Contact CBRE Limited Rob Sweeney 145 King Street West, Suite 600 Sales Representative Toronto, ON M5H 1J8 t: 416.847.3265 [email protected] t: 416.362.2244 Mackenzie Sharpe Sales Representative t: 416.815.2382 [email protected] Alex Edmison* Sales Associate t: 416.874.7266 [email protected] * Sales Representative Table of Contents 3 Building Summary 6 Interior Photos About 672 Queen Street East 7 Area Map 4 Prime Office / Retail Key Highlights 8 Streetscape Map Salient Details Offering 9 Floor Plan 5 Riverside (Queen Street East) History Active Development Transportation 2 Building Summary About 672 Queen Street East Opportunity to lease a 7,620 SF free-stand- side neighborhood and the surrounding ing, two-storey mixed-use building in the areas are currently undergoing a signifi- rapidly developing Riverside neighbor- cant transformation, with several planned hood of Toronto. Constructed in 1938 and development projects in the immediate- extensively renovated in recent years, the ly surrounding areas including Riverside property is prominently positioned just Square, the New Broadview Hotel, the West west of the intersection of Queen Street Don Lands and a 28.5 acre multiphase East and Broadview Avenue, with direct development site to the south that would access to the Don Valley Parkway located bring about an extension of Broadview just 200 metres to the west of the site. The Avenue and improve the already excellent property benefits from a variety of nearby transportation accessibility of the property. amenities including restaurants, special- ty food shops, cafes and more. -
The Kodak Lands Today the Kodak Lands Are a Large Parcel of Land East of the Rail Corridor Between Eglinton Avenue, Industry Street 4 and Black Creek Drive
Industry Street The Kodak Coronation 3.1 Lands Ray Avenue Park The Kodak Lands Today The Kodak Lands are a large parcel of land east of the rail corridor between Eglinton Avenue, Industry Street 4 and Black Creek Drive. It is the former site of a large Keelesdale Drive Kodak plant which occupied the area from 1913 to 3 2005. The site has since been cleared and all that remains is Kodak Building No.9, the former employee building for the plant. Kodak Building No.9 sits on an elevated piece of land overlooking the city and will be Black Creek Drive preserved by Metrolinx. Kodak Building While the site is substantial in scale, it is currently No 9 1 isolated from the residential and retail community 2 by the rail corridor to its west and a significant grade Eglinton Avenue change to the south along Eglinton Avenue. The eastern side of the site, alongside Black Creek Drive and either side of Keelesdale Drive, is lower then the Photography Drive rest of the property and located within the Black Creek valley lands. Weston Road 22 Mount Dennis Mobility Hub Study 1 2 The large retaining wall along the north side of Eglinton Avenue illustrates the difference in grade between the site and its surroundings The Kodak Building No. 9 is the sole remaining structure on the site and in a state of disrepair 3 4 The lands along Keelesdale Valley Drive are wooded and located within the valley View overlooking the site from the Kodak Building Chapter 3 Key Directions 23 The Kodak Lands Tomorrow Major Themes From Public Consultation What Changes Will Occur? What Do We Want to Achieve? Over the course of the Mobility Hub Study there were a Given the large scale of the Kodak Lands and its existing Mount Dennis Station and the Kodak Lands will be an range of ideas shared with the team regarding the future employment lands designation, the site was selected to important multi-modal transit hub supporting seamless of the Kodak Lands. -
GET TORONTO MOVING Transportation Plan
2 ‘GET TORONTO MOVING’ TRANSPORTATION PLAN SUMMARY REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Who we are 4 Policy 4 Rapid Transit Subways 5 Findings of the 1985 ‘Network 2011’ TTC Study 6 Transit Projects Around The World 6 ‘SmartTrack’ 7 GO Trains 7 Roads 10 Elevated Gardiner Expressway 12 Bicycle Trails 14 Funding 16 Toronto Transportation History Timeline 17 BIBLIOGRAPHY ‘Network 2011’ TTC Report 1985 Boro Lukovic – tunnelling expert Globe and Mail newspaper GO Transit Canadian Automobile Association Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Ontario Teachers Pension Fund Investment Board City of Toronto Metrolinx 3 WHO WE ARE The task force who have contributed to this plan consist of: James Alcock – Urban transportation planner Bruce Bryer – Retired TTC employee Kurt Christensen – political advisor and former Scarborough City Councillor Bill Robertson – Civil Engineer Kevin Walters – Civil Engineer POLICY There are two ways needed to end traffic gridlock: High-capacity rapid transit and improved traffic flow. The overall guiding policy of this plan is: the "Get Toronto Moving' Transportation Plan oversees policies and projects with the goal of improving the efficiency of all modes of transportation which are the choices of the people of Toronto, including automobiles, public transit, cycling and walking within available corridors. The City has no place to ‘encourage’ or entice people to switch to different forms of transportation from what they regularly use. That is the free choice of the people. The City and the Province are only responsible for providing the facilities for the transportation choices of the people. Neighbourhoods and residential and commercial communities must be left intact to flourish.