July 2025 Update: Starting the week of August 4 (weather permitting), the City of Toronto will install a new bikeway to provide a safer connection along Mill Road from Burnhamthorpe Road to Centennial Park Boulevard/Rathburn Road, as part of the Centennial Park Cycling Connections Project. View the Installation Notice.
The City of Toronto will install a new bikeway connection to Centennial Park from Mississauga’s Burnhamthorpe Trail at the border of Toronto along Burnhamthorpe Road and continuing on Mill Road. The planned project includes an extension of the existing multi-use trail, new on-street cycle tracks and intersection improvements. This project will provide a safer connection to the new multi-use trails as part of the Centennial Park Master Plan on Centennial Park Boulevard and Rathburn Road (to be completed in 2025).
The project area is divided into two segments with different changes planned on each segment:
City Council approved the installation of bikeways on Burnhamthorpe Road from Mill Road to the Toronto City Limit (multi-use trail) and Mill Road between Burnhamthorpe Road and Rathburn Road (bi-directional cycle track). A copy of the staff report is available at IE14.4.
In this section, the City will install a Multi-Use Trail. Planned changes include:
In this section, the City will to install a two-way cycle track on the east side of the street. Planned changes include:
A Public Drop-in Event was held on April 9, 2024 at the Silverthorn Collegiate Gymnasium from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It provided an opportunity to view the project information panels and speak with members of the project team.
During Public Consultation, residents provided feedback on proposed design changes, resulting in changes to the approved project. These are outlined below:
What we heard: Implementing a no-right-on-red at the intersection of Burnhamthorpe Road and Mill Road could cause traffic congestion on Mill Road, as cars wait to make right turns onto Mill Road, especially when there are no pedestrians cross Burnhamthorpe Road.
What is planned: A no right-on-red will not be implemented. Additionally, the southbound curb lane on Mill Road will be converted to a dedicated right turn only lane. The northbound curb lane on Mill Road will also be converted to a dedicated right turn only lane.
What we heard: Signal timings need to be adjusted to move vehicles through the intersection of Burnhamthorpe Road and Mill Road more effectively.
What is planned: As part of intersection improvement work, signal timings will be updated. This update will include installing bicycle signals for the crossing on the north legs of the intersection.
Along with the completion of the residential development at 340 Mill Road, a permanent multi-use trail will be installed from Mississauga’s Burnhamthorpe Trail at the border of Toronto along Burnhamthorpe Road and connect to the planned bikeway on Mill Road. In the interim, a temporary multi-use trail has been installed. There are no impacts to the roadway.
The City of Toronto is planning changes on Burnhamthorpe Road and Mill Road as part of the Cycling Network Plan near-term implementation plan for 2022-2024 and to fulfill the City’s commitment to the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan. This project is part of the Council-Approved Cycling Network Plan and advances the goals of several City of Toronto Strategies including Vision Zero Road Safety Plan and TransformTO: Net Zero Strategy. Vision Zero’s goal is to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries by making our roads safer for everyone, especially for seniors, school children, pedestrians and people cycling.
From 2018 to 2022, there were 59 reported vehicle collisions involving four pedestrians and one serious injury on Mill Road between Burnhamthorpe Road and Rathburn Road. All planned changes are focused on reducing future collisions.
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