The City of Toronto is moving forward with the installation of a number of cycling and pedestrian safety upgrades on Davenport Road between Dupont Street and Yonge Street in 2021, 2022 and 2024. Davenport Road has become a key link in the City’s bikeway network, providing connections to existing routes on Bay Street, and Avenue Road/University Avenue. Bikeway design is constantly evolving to meet the City’s current best practices, which is reflected in the upgrades on Davenport Road. This project was approved by the City’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee on March 23, 2021 and City Council on April 7, 2021 (IE20.13).
In 2021, cycle tracks on Davenport Road were installed between Bay Street and Yonge Street as part of Phase 1. In 2022, the existing painted bike lanes were upgraded to cycle tracks on Davenport Road between Bedford Road and Bay Street as part of Phase 2. Read more about the Phase 2 upgrades in the installation notice.
Phase 3 of the Davenport Road Safety upgrades are planned for installation in 2024. In partnership with the City’s Engineering and Construction Services division, cycle tracks on both sides of Davenport Road between Bedford Road and Dupont Street are planned for installation, in addition to bio-retention planters on each side of the north-side parking. Further details will be provided in Spring 2024 in a construction notice.
From 2016 to 2020, there were 27 reported collisions involving people walking or cycling on Davenport Road between Dupont Street and Yonge Street. Almost half of these collisions involved people walking, resulting in one fatality and one serious injury, and the other half involved people cycling, resulting in one serious injury. In 2015, a fatality involving a person cycling occurred at the Davenport Road and Avenue Road intersection. This project’s focus is to reduce the number of collisions along the corridor and to improve safety.
The Cycling Network Plan Update was approved by City Council in July 2019. This plan builds on the Ten Year Cycling Network Plan with a strengthened focus on safety and equity, and includes a long-term overall proposed network and three-year Near-Term Implementation Program. Davenport Road has been identified as a ‘Renew’ program in the Cycling Network Plan Update.
A virtual public meeting was held on Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 6:30 – 8:30pm.
Read the final Public Consultation Report for more details on the event and the public feedback received and considered.