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The City of Toronto is carrying out a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to determine the design of new major streets and for the design, realignment and/or extension of some existing major streets identified in the Golden Mile area. The Study will complete Phases 3 and 4 of the EA process. The Study builds on the recommended infrastructure improvements identified in the Golden Mile Secondary Plan Study that was completed in 2020 and included the Golden Mile Transportation Master Plan (TMP) that completed Phases 1 and 2 of the EA process.
The project team will be consulting the public and stakeholders in two phases.
Phase 1: Consultation provided an opportunity to comment on the road alignment alternatives being considered as well as the street design options and identify priorities for the new and reconfigured streets.
The Phase 1 Public Consultation Report is now available (view the report)
Phase 2: Following the in-depth evaluation of the alignment alternatives and street design options, there will be an opportunity to provide feedback on the recommended alignments and street designs. Phase 2 consultations are anticipated for the first quarter of 2024.
Virtual Public Meeting
April 17, 2023. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The first public consultation event included a presentation followed by a Question and Answer Period.
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Consultation Materials
Phase 1
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The EA Study area is bound by Bermondsey Road to the west, the Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trail to the north, Sunrise Avenue, Holswade Road, Comstock Road and Foxridge Drive to the south, and Kennedy Road to the east.
The project area is largely composed of single-family and multi-unit dwellings, major “big box” and other commercial/industrial properties (including manufacturing and processing facilities and retail), parkland (including Ashtonbee Reservoir Park), institutional (including Centennial College Ashtonbee Campus), as well as other infrastructure related uses. The project area also includes several key active transportation and transit corridors, including the Gatineau-Hydro Corridor Trail (“The Meadoway”) and five stations of the future Eglinton Crosstown LRT.
Significant commercial and residential development is anticipated in the project area over the next 20 years, which would bring up to 65,000 new residents and jobs.
The ReNew Golden Mile Study will develop, evaluate and recommend road alignments and design options for the following transportation network improvements, identified in the Golden Mile Transportation Master Plan:
As part of the Environmental Assessment process, early-stage designs are developed to assess potential impacts of different alternatives. The primary focus of this study is on alternative road alignments and street design options that consider different uses such as vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, parking, green space, and intersections.
View pages 44 – 47 of the presentation to learn more about the 5 alignments and street design options for O’Connor Drive.
Street Alignment Alternatives
Five potential alignments were developed for O’Connor Drive to improve east-west connectivity in the area and direct traffic away from Eglinton Avenue East. Based on the results of an initial screening, the project team is recommending that Alignments 1, 2 and 3 be carried forward for further study and evaluation. Alignments 4 and 5 are recommended to be screened out.
Street Design Alternatives
Four potential street design options have been developed for the realigned section of O’Connor Drive using a 27 metre street width. All four options include sidewalks and cycle tracks on both sides, at least two motor vehicle lanes, and street trees/planting areas. Differences between the alternatives include the width of the sidewalk, protection between cycle tracks and the roadway, number of motor vehicle lanes, presence of a parking lane and width of planting areas and trees.
View pages 48 – 50 of the presentation to learn more about the 6 alignments and street design options for Birchmount Road.
Street Alignment
Six potential alignments were considered for the extension of O’Connor Drive to Birchmount Road to improve east-west connectivity in the area.
Based on the results of an initial screening, the project team is recommending that Alignments 2 and 3 are to be screened out and that Alignments 1, 4 and 5 carried forward for further study and evaluation.
Street Design Alternatives
Two potential street design options using a 27 metre street width have been developed for the extension of O’Connor Drive from Pharmacy Avenue to Birchmount Road.
Both options include sidewalks on both sides, two motor vehicle lanes, cycle tracks on both sides and a row of street trees/planting area between the sidewalk and the cycle track. Differences between the alternatives include width of the sidewalks and cycle tracks, presence of a parking lane and width of planting areas and trees.
View pages 51 –53 of the presentation to learn more about the 2 alignments and street design options for Craigton Drive.
Street Alignment
Two potential alignments are being considered for Craigton Drive to improve east-west connectivity in the area. Both alignments would involve the relocation of the existing traffic signal at Pharmacy Avenue and Ashtonbee Road.
Based on the results of an initial screening, the project team is recommending that both alignments be carried forward for further study and evaluation.
Street Design Alternatives
Three potential street design options have been developed for Craigton Drive using a street width of 23 metres. All three options include two motor vehicle lanes, 2.1m-wide cycle tracks on both sides of the street, and street trees/planting area between the sidewalk and the cycle track. Differences between the alternatives include width of the sidewalk, presence of a parking lane and width of planting area and trees.
View pages 54– 56 of the presentation to learn more about the 5 alignments and street design alternatives for Thermos Road and Sinnott Road.
Street Alignment
Four potential street alignments were considered for Thermos Road and Sinnott Road to improve north-south connectivity in the area, along with a fifth alternative of retaining the off-set streets (‘do nothing’) with improvements for active transportation.
Based on the results of an initial screening, the project team is recommending that all five alternatives be carried forward for further study and evaluation.
Street Design Alternatives
For each of the alignments, three potential cross sections have been developed for Thermos Road and Sinnott Road using a 23 metre street width. All three options include two motor vehicle lanes, sidewalks on both sides of the street, and 2.1m-wide cycle tracks on both sides of the street. Differences between the alternatives include width of the sidewalks, street trees/planting area, and width of planting areas and trees, protection between the cycle track and roadway.
View pages 57 – 60 of the presentation to learn more about the 5 alignments and street design alternatives for Golden Mile Boulevard.
Street Alignment
Five potential street alignments were considered for Golden Mile Boulevard, connecting Victoria Park Avenue and Birchmount Road.
Based on the results of an initial screening, the project team is recommending that Alignment 1 be screened out with Alignments 2, 3, 4 and 5 carried forward for further study and evaluation.
Street Design Alternatives
The available right of way changes for Golden Mile Boulevard between Victoria Park Avenue and Birchmount Road.
Golden Mile Boulevard between Victoria Avenue to West Park Avenue (20m Right-of-Way)
Two potential cross sections have been developed for the Golden Mile Boulevard between Victoria Avenue and West Park Avenue. Both options include two motor vehicle lanes, 2.1m sidewalks on both sides of the street, cycle tracks on both sides of the street, and street trees/planting area. Differences between the alternatives include width of the cycle tracks, width of planting area and rows of trees and presence of a parking option.
Golden Mile Boulevard between West Park Avenue to Birchmount Road (27m Right-of-Way)
Two potential cross sections have been developed for the Golden Mile Boulevard between West Park Avenue and Birchmount Road. Both options include two motor vehicle lanes, sidewalks on both sides of the street, 2.1m cycle tracks on both sides of the street, one parking lane and street trees/planting area. Differences between the alternatives include width of the sidewalks and width of planting areas and rows of trees.
In the second phase of consultation the project team will present streetscape improvements for Jonesville Crescent and Ashtonbee Road.
As part of the consultation process in the first phase, the project team will seek feedback on what to consider in developing the streetscape improvements for these two streets.
The City initiated the ReNew Golden Mile Study in 2017, a study focused on developing a vision and planning framework for the Golden Mile area to meet future demands. The Golden Mile Secondary Plan was subsequently completed in 2019 and adopted by City Council in October 2020. The Golden Mile Transportation Master Plan (TMP) was completed in November 2019.
The current study will develop, evaluate and recommend preliminary design options for the transportation network improvements identified in the Golden Mile TMP. The Golden Mile EA builds on the TMP to complete Phases 3 and 4 of the Municipal Class EA process.
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