RecoveryTO: City Building & Mobility

Related Announcements

• City expands eligibility for low-income residents to the Fair Pass Transit Discount Program (March 2022)
• City expands bikeways in updated Cycling Network Plan (March 2022)
• The City’s 50 automated speed enforcement devices have issued over 54,000 tickets in the City’s Community Safety Zones. The Automated Speed Enforcement program works in tandem with the Vision Zero strategy to increase road safety and reduce the incidence of speeding (February 2022)
• The TTC advised the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee that 100 larger Wheel-Trans buses will be delivered throughout 2022 (February 2022)
• In an effort to expand Toronto’s city-wide cycling routes, Toronto City Council approved two reports at its December meeting that will add 100km of bike routes over the next three years and will make seven ActiveTO cycling networks permanent (December 2022)
• City Council has adopted a new Inclusionary Zoning policy in order to get more affordable housing built across Toronto, which will require certain new residential developments to include affordable housing units (November 2021)
• City and CreateTO announce development partner for the $250 million media hub in Port Lands (November 2021)
• Toronto City Council approves plan to allow cargo e-bikes to continue to support local businesses and make way for a new micromobility pilot (June 2021)
• City begins Official Plan Review to address growth-related challenges facing Toronto today and in the future (May 2021)

Reports to Council

City Building

• The City’s Chief Planner updated the Planning and Housing Committee on City Planning’s Study Work Program, which outlines the current status and forecast of multiple city-building endeavours and City initiatives, such as Save Main Street, the Downtown East Action Plan, and Ontario Line impacts
• Council advances next phase of Waterfront Revitalization
• TOcore Implementation Strategy: Downtown Parks and Public Realm Plan describes an approach to integrating the design of parks, streets and other publicly accessible open spaces in an intensifying Downtown
• New Community Improvement Plan expands incentives to retrofit vacant commercial spaces to accommodate new tenants and support the viability of existing businesses
• Concept 2 Keys 2021 Second Quarter Update details the City’s steps to improve the development review process
• Ontario Place Redevelopment Update outlines a process for City cooperation with the Province to maximize the potential redevelopment of Ontario Place and Exhibition Place

Mobility

• Council votes to make seven temporary ActiveTO cycling projects permanent
• City updates Speed Management Strategy as part of Vision Zero Road Safety Plan
• Council approves road closures and measures to protect safety of all road users during Metrolinx construction of Ontario Line
• City Council approved Surface Transit Network Plan public consultation plan

Search other reports to City Council for more information

• Planning & Housing Committee
• Infrastructure & Environment Committee

Equity & Reconciliation Initiatives

• Toronto’s adopted its first Reconciliation Action Plan in April 2022, building on the City’s existing commitments to Indigenous Peoples in Toronto. The Reconciliation Action Plan sets out 28 meaningful actions to restore truth and justice, addresses the colonial practices within City policies and programs, and will impact the whole of Toronto’s government
• City moves forward on program to create Cultural Districts to support the cultural identity and cultural heritage of local communities
• City’s Rapid Housing Initiative supports development of 5,200 affordable rental homes for Indigenous community in partnership with Indigenous organizations
• Planning and Housing Committee recommends review of public engagement to improve equity in planning processes
• City allocates additional $2 million to build Nathan Phillips Square Spirit Garden to honour residential school survivors and the children lost to their families and communities
• An overview of the City’s process to update the Toronto Accessibility Design Guidelines to reflect changes to the Ontario Building Code and AODA standards, best practices and feedback from stakeholders
• The RapidTO initiative will increase bus capacity and reliability on some of the busiest surface transit routes in the city, improving access to employment, healthcare and community services

Partnerships & Intergovernmental Updates

• Government of Canada announced $750 million to provinces and territories to support public transit operations. Funding will be required to be matched by provinces. Bill C-17 would provide the authority for the transfer.
• At the municipal housing summit in January 2022, Premier Ford announced that more than $45 million will be allocated to a new Streamline Development Approval Fund to help Ontario’s largest municipalities modernize and accelerate housing applications. The province also announced that it will develop a data standard with municipalities to accelerate approval timelines for planning and development applications
• The Federal and Provincial governments have invest more than $115.1 million in municipal infrastructure to respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
• The Federal Government announced, with the Province, an increase to the federal share of provincial priority infrastructure projects, including the largest public transit investment in GTA history of $10.4 billion to kickstart the economy
• The Canadian and Ontario governments each announce $180 million in funding for the TTC Streetcar Program, which with the City’s contribution will support the purchase of 60 new streetcars and provide improvements to the TTC Hillcrest Facility
• In August 2021, the Federal and Provincial governments announced joint funding of over $27.6 million for 14 projects to improve cultural, community, and active transportation infrastructure in Toronto, including funding for the City of Toronto’s Ravine Strategy under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program – COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream

Data & Trends

Vision Zero Dashboard

This dashboard allows users to track progress the City is making on a variety of different safety initiatives as we work together to accomplish our Vision Zero goals

Open Data

The Open Data Portal is the official source for Toronto open data from City Divisions and agencies, including on mobility, development and infrastructure. It allows users to explore datasets through data visualizations, data stories, blog articles and more

Toronto’s Dashboard

Toronto’s Dashboard allows users to find information on development, construction and transit