Brimorton Drive Roadway Improvements

Project Area

Map of the project area

The project area extends along Brimorton Drive between Brimley Road and Scarborough Golf Club Road.

Project Overview

Side Street Safety Improvements

This project includes improvements to minor side street intersections along Brimorton Drive.

The following measures are planned to reduce turning vehicle speeds, improve visibility and shorten pedestrian crossing distances.

• Reduce existing wide corner radii and add tactile warning plates for improved accessibility
• Add concrete curb extensions with planted trees
• Add raised crossings within school zones

Photo examples of before and after a curb radii reduction

Reducing curb radii shortens pedestrian crossing distances and encourages lower motor vehicle speeds.

Photo of an example of a curb extension

Curb Extensions visually and physically narrow the roadway at side streets and improve the visibility of people crossing. They also create smaller turning radii and encourage people driving to turn at slower speeds.

Photo of an example of a raised pedestrian crossing

Raised Pedestrian Crossings improve the visibility of people crossing at side streets to people driving. Raised crossings also help people driving to be more aware of their speeds.

Pedestrian Crossovers

Changes are planned to all existing pedestrian crossovers along the corridor. All pedestrian crossovers are adjacent to schools.

The following measures are planned:

• Adjust parking restrictions up to 30 metres at pedestrian crossovers, where feasible, to meet current safety standards and to improve sightlines
• Add curb extensions to significantly reduce crossing distances

Curb extensions also prevent illegal parking in signed ‘no parking’ zones near the crossing and make sure people driving and people waiting to cross have good visibility of each other.

School zone improvements at St Andrews Public School

The following measures are aimed to reduce speeds and discourage risky vehicle maneuvers within the school zone at St. Andrews Public School:

• Add a raised median to discourage u-turns and reduce speeds at the pick-up and drop-off zone. The median will be depressed at driveways to permit left-turns. The median would encourage slower speeds at the existing pedestrian crossing.
• Shift the bike path on the north side of the street into the boulevard in front of the school. This would create space in the road for the median, reduce conflicts, shorten crossings and retain a wide parking area for parents and school children. Approximately 10-14 small tree relocations will be required.

The bike path on the south side will remain a painted bike lane with no raised separation.

Photo of an example of a raised median

Raised median is a poured-in place curb extension at a pedestrian crossover to shorten the crossing distance and discourage parking in the signed ‘no parking’ zone which may block visibility of people waiting to cross.

Safety improvements at Meadoway Trail and Churchill Heights Public School

The following measures are aimed to reduce speeds within the school zone around Churchill Heights Public School and provide an improved connection to the Meadoway Trail:

• Add a short segment (156 m) of low wall-barriers on the north side of Brimorton Drive where there is currently no parking and no driveways. This measure is aimed to encourage slower speeds and discourage illegal parking on both sides during pick-up and drop-off.
• Add a curb extension at the new pedestrian crossover to improve sightlines, discourage illegal parking and shorten the crossing distance. The curb extension is planned to be planted with low-growing native plants.

A pedestrian crossover has been constructed at the Meadoway Trail crossing per SC17.17.

Public Consultation

Public consultation occurred in two phases. Phase 1 of public consultation took place from January 20th to February 17th, 2025, to gather input from the public on existing road safety issues and ideas for improvement.  Phase 2 of public consultation took place from November 10^th to December 7^th 2025 to receive feedback on the proposed changes. The public consultation reports (linked below) provide detailed summaries of all activities that took place, proposed changes, and feedback received.

• Phase 1 Public Consultation Report
• Phase 2 Public Consultation Report

This project was considered as part of item number IE27.9 by Infrastructure and Environment Committee on February 25, 2026 and was adopted by City Council on March 25 and 26th, 2026.