Attend the public drop-in event on Thursday, September 25 and complete the survey by October 13. View meeting materials in Public Consultation tab below.

 

In consultation with the community, the City is developing a Neighbourhood Streets Plan for the Oakwood Village area. The plan will address concerns and opportunities identified through public feedback and data collection:

  • Pedestrian safety on Oakwood Avenue
  • Vaughan Road safety
  • Infiltration on neighbourhood streets
  • Schools & business needs
  • Travel options without a car
  • East-west connections and new signal

The City is seeking feedback on proposed changes and actions for each area of concern.

The project area is located between Dufferin Street to the west, St. Clair Avenue West to the south, Eglinton Avenue West to the north, and to the east from Arlington Avenue at St. Clair Avenue West to Vaughan Road to Winnett Avenue at Eglinton Avenue.

 

Map of Oakwood Village Neighbourhood Streets Plan study area.

 

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What is a Neighbourhood Streets Plan?

Neighbourhood Streets Plans (NSPs) are a new service for neighbourhoods where traffic and travel patterns challenge the safety and mobility of people using the streets. Through the NSP process, a team of City staff will work with communities to identify local issues and opportunities, prioritize the greatest needs, and recommend changes to traffic operations and street designs.

NSPs consider the needs of all road users and emphasize the safety of vulnerable road users such as seniors, school children, and people walking and cycling.

What Types of Changes Will Be Considered?

The Oakwood Village NSP will result in short-term actions (one to two years) which can be made using temporary, flexible materials like signs, paint, and bollards. The NSP will also identify longer term changes which can be accomplished alongside future programmed road work.

The outcomes of each NSP will be different based on local conditions and the needs of each neighbourhood. Generally, NSPs will recommend actions related to motor vehicle speed and volume management, and traffic safety conflicts on local streets.NSP recommendations are informed by the City’s Traffic Calming Guide, Vision Zero Action Plan, and Complete Streets Guidelines. Some examples of actions that may be considered include:

  • Turn prohibitions
  • Changes to the location of street parking
  • Traffic calming measures (e.g. speed humps)
  • Intersection safety improvements (e.g. reduced curb radii, curb extensions, enhancements to pedestrian crossings)
  • Changes to road designs (e.g. reduced lane widths and bikeways)

Streets Plans follow several steps outlined below, and public consultation takes place in two stages.

  • Step 1: Public consultation on local issues & ideas
  • Step 2: Develop actions & changes to address issues
  • Step 3: Public consultation on proposed actions & changes *we are here*
  • Step 4: Finalize plan for approval by Community Council
  • Step 5: Implement short-term actions
  • Step 6: Monitor, evaluate, and update community on future changes

Streets Plans result in short-term actions which can be made using temporary, flexible materials like signs, asphalt, paint, and bollards, and identify longer term changes which can be accomplished alongside future programmed road work.

The outcomes of each Streets Plan are different based on local conditions and the needs of each neighbourhood. Generally, plans recommend actions related to motor vehicle speed and volume management, and traffic safety conflicts on local streets. Recommendations are informed by the City’s Traffic Calming Guide, Vision Zero Action Plan, and Complete Streets Guidelines.

The City of Toronto is inviting local residents, businesses and organizations to learn more and provide feedback. Consultation will take place over two stages between spring 2024 and fall 2025:

  • Phase 1: consulted the community on issues commonly experienced in the neighbourhood and ideas for actions and changes.
  • Phase 2: The City is consulting the community on proposed short-term actions (1 to 2 years) which can be made using temporary, flexible materials like signs, paint, and bollards, and longer-term changes which can be accomplished alongside future programmed road work.

Public and interest group input, along with technical and policy considerations, are used to inform City staff recommendations and decisions to be made by City Council.

Phase 2 Public Consultation

In-Person Public Drop-In Event

Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025
Time: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Oakwood Collegiate Institute, Cafeteria, 991 St Clair Ave W.

View the event materials below:

Survey

Provide feedback on the proposed transportation and road safety actions and changes.

The survey is available in English. Contact us to request a print copy of the survey. You can also submit comments by email, phone, or mail.
Feedback deadline: October 13, 2025

Phase 1 Public Consultation

Public consultation for Phase 1 took place in spring 2024.

Consultation Materials

Residents have raised concerns about pedestrian safety on Oakwood Avenue. Changes to address road safety include new and upgraded pedestrian crossings, corridor safety improvements on Oakwood Avenue and intersection improvements such as curb extensions (bump-outs) to help reduce conflicts between road users.

Additional proposed changes to address road safety that will be considered by the Toronto and East York Community Council include:

  • Upgraded Pedestrian Crossing: Upgrade the pedestrian crossover to a pedestrian signal at Clovelly Avenue and Oakwood Avenue
  • New Traffic signal: Add a new traffic signal at the intersection of Holland Park and Oakwood Avenue to help pedestrians and people cycling to cross and connect with proposed bikeways on Holland Park Avenue.
  • Intersection Improvements: such as curb extensions (bump outs) to improve pedestrian visibility and reduce crossing distances at the following intersections:
    • Oakwood Avenue and Clovelly Avenue
    • Oakwood Avenue and Amherst Avenue
    • Oakwood Avenue and Ashbury Avenue
    • Oakwood Avenue and Rawlinson Lane
    • Oakwood Avenue and Conway Avenue

See maps on page 24 of the information panels, and page 43 for near-term changes.

More details about Pedestrian Safety on Oakwood Avenue is shown on pages 22 to 24 of the information panels.

Residents have raised concerns about safety along Vaughan Road. The City has previously approved and made some improvements, including a Community Safety Zone from the west terminus to Arlington Avenue, which allows automated speed enforcement.

The following options to improve safety and mobility on Vaughan Road are proposed as part of the Streets Plan, including:

  • Redesigning the intersection of Vaughan Road and Oakwood Avenue
  • Addition of a new pedestrian crossing between Oakwood Avenue and Alameda Avenue
  • Upgrades to existing cycling facilities
  • Speed management throughout the corridor through street design, including a speed limit reduction where Vaughan
  • Road is classified as a Collector road, west of Oakwood Avenue
  • Intersection safety improvements such as curb extensions or raised sidewalks at multiple side streets

Some of the changes proposed for Vaughan Road are subject to further public consultation and detailed design development, as part of a separate project later in the fall of 2025*. A notice will be mailed once the date is confirmed.

Vaughan Road and Oakwood Avenue intersection

Changes are proposed at the intersection of Vaughan Road and Oakwood Avenue to improve safety and mobility. The proposed changes include:

  • Restricting eastbound and westbound left turns from Vaughan Road onto Oakwood Avenue
  • Restricting northbound right turns from Oakwood Avenue onto Vaughan Road, including the potential closure of the existing right-turn channel

    *Additional improvements to be considered as part of the design for the intersection include curb radii changes, changes to pedestrian crosswalk placement, accessible design, and placemaking at the southeast corner.

    New Pedestrian Crossing

    A new pedestrian crossing is proposed between Oakwood Avenue and Alameda Avenue. The two options for the location of the new proposed pedestrian crossing on Vaughan Road are:

    • Option 1: Robina Avenue-Glenora Avenue intersection
    • Option 2: Mid-block between Glenora Avenue and Alameda Avenue

    Other improvements to be considered as part of the design for the corridor include lane width changes to manage speed, and options to upgrade the cycling connections.

    See map on page 42 of the information panels.

    More details about Vaughan Road safety identified by the Streets Plan are shown on pages 25 and 26 of the information panels.

     

    Residents have raised concerns about traffic infiltration in the neighbourhood. The City has previously made some improvements, including reinstating restrictions on Eglinton Avenue West that were removed during the construction of the TTC Line 5 Eglinton.

    Proposed changes to address traffic infiltration include: speed humps or speed cushions; extension of existing time-based restrictions; and changes to street direction to discourage non-local traffic.

    • Speed Humps: Speeds humps are designed and placed at intervals along a roadway to encourage a consistent 30 km/h travel speed – motorists traveling at speeds greater than 30 km/h will experience discomfort when going over a speed hump.
    • Speed Cushions: Speed cushions are similar to speed humps, but they provide wheel cut-outs for larger vehicles such as buses and emergency vehicles. Speed cushions are intended to reduce impacts on transit and emergency vehicles
    • Changes to street directions: To help reduce through-traffic on neighbourhood streets, changes to street directions are proposed. These changes are intended to encourage non-local drivers to choose main roads instead.

    Speed humps and cushions

    Speed humps and speed cushions proposed on the following streets to address traffic infiltration will be considered by Toronto East York Community Council:

    • Alameda Avenue, between Eglinton Avenue West and Vaughan Road
    • Atlas Avenue, between Ava Road to Gloucester Grove
    • Keywest Avenue, between Dufferin Street and Lauder Avenue
    • Glenholme Avenue, between Eglinton Avenue West and Vaughan Road
    • Northcliffe Boulevard, between Amherst Avenue to Keywest Avenue, and between Eglinton Avenue West and Vaughan Road
    • Robina Avenue, between Earlsdale Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, and between Vaughan Road and Earlsdale Avenue
    • Winona Drive, between Eglinton Avenue West and Belvidere Avenue, and between Vaughan Road and Mulberry Crescent
    • Amherst Avenue, between Glenholme Avenue and Oakwood Avenue
    • Gloucester Grove, between Glenholme Avenue and Alameda Avenue
    • Holland Park Avenue, Oakwood Avenue to Winona Drive

    Extension of existing time-based restrictions

    Extension of existing time-based restrictions are proposed on the following streets to address traffic infiltration will be considered by Toronto East York Community Council:

    • Alameda Avenue, at a point 38m south of Eglinton Avenue West, do not enter, changed from 7 a.m.to 7 p.m. to all times
    • Winona Drive, at a point 38m south of Eglinton Avenue West, do not enter (bicycles excepted), changed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to all times
    • Eglinton Avenue West at Atlas Avenue, prohibit northbound right-turn (bicycles excepted), change from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Eglinton Avenue West at Winnett Avenue, prohibit westbound left-turn, change from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., except public holidays to all times

    Changes to street direction

    Changes to street direction proposed on the following streets to address traffic infiltration will be considered by Toronto East York Community Council:

    • Durham Avenue, from Atlas Avenue to Winnett Avenue, changed from two-way to eastbound only
    • Holland Park Avenue, from Oakwood Avenue to a point 30 metres east of Oakwood Avenue (west of Green P lot driveway), changed from two-way to eastbound only
    • Millerson Avenue, changed from two-way to eastbound only
    • Earnscliffe Road, changed from two-way to eastbound only

    Set of changes to create one-way loops

    • Two-way to one-way:
      • Rosecliffe Avenue, westbound only
      • Cloverlawn Avenue, eastbound only
    • Change direction for one block between Rosecliffe Avenue and Cloverlawn Avenue
      • Westmount Avenue, changed from one-way northbound to one-way southbound
      • Lauder Avenue, from one-way southbound to one-way northbound

    Map showing proposed one way loop

    See maps on page 29 of the information panels, and page 43 for near-term changes.

    More details about Infiltration on neighbourhood streets are shown on pages 27 to 29 of the information panels.

    The plan proposes to focus safety improvements where there are higher levels of pedestrian activity and vulnerable groups such as children. Specific focus was placed around schools, shops and other locations identified for a higher risk to pedestrian safety or where there was a near-term opportunity due to upcoming road work projects.

    Some of the proposed measures that address school and businesses needs include:

    • Upgrade all crossings near schools and city-run community centres (within one block) with zebra crosswalks.
    • Convert Durham Avenue, from Atlas Avenue to Winnett Avenue, from two-way to one-way eastbound.
    • Convert Earnscliffe Avenue, from Glenholme Avenue to Oakwood Avenue, from two-way to one-way eastbound.
    • Convert Millerson Road, from two-way to one-way eastbound.
    • Add new, and improve existing, pedestrian crossings on Oakwood Avenue and Vaughan Road to provide a pedestrian friendly environment to help attract more foot traffic.

    See maps on page 32 of the information panels, and page 43 for near-term changes.

    More details about Infiltration on neighbourhood streets are shown on pages 30 to 31 of the information panels.

    The plan proposes to build missing sidewalks over the long-term, improve pedestrian crossings and access to transit, and complete the cycling network to make it feel safer and easier to walk, bike, and take transit.

    Some of the measures that address travel options without a car include:

    • Completing the sidewalk network by filling in the remaining gaps as part of future road reconstruction or redevelopment.
    • New or improved pedestrian crossings on Oakwood Avenue and Vaughan Road
    • East-west connection and new signal (see next drop-down item)

    See maps on page 32 of the information panels, and page 43 for near-term changes.

    More details about Travel options without a car are shown on pages 33 to 34 of the information panels.

    Residents have raised concerns about pedestrian safety on Oakwood Avenue, particularly crossing Oakwood Avenue at Holland Park Avenue and east-west cycling connections in the neighbourhood. The Plan proposes installing:

    • A new traffic signal at Oakwood Avenue and Holland Park Avenue. The new signal would provide a protected crossing for pedestrians and people cycling across Oakwood Avenue
    • Cycling connections on the following streets:
      • Contra-flow bike lane on Earlsdale Avenue between Winona Drive and Oakwood Avenue
      • Short section of northbound cycle tracks on Oakwood Avenue between Earlsdale Avenue and Holland Park Avenue
      • Holland Park Avenue, east of Oakwood Avenue:
        • Short section of contra-flow bike lanes between Oakwood Avenue to 30m east of Green P
        • Conversion to one-way eastbound for motor vehicles from Oakwood Avenue to 30m east to Green P lot to reduce conflicts at Oakwood Avenue and mitigate non-local traffic
        • Eastbound shared lane between Robina Avenue and Winona Drive
      • Contra-flow bike lanes on Holland Park Avenue between Oakwood Avenue and Glenholme Avenue

    Map showing proposed east west cycling connections

    The new traffic signal at Holland Park Avenue would have an impact to on-street parking and would require the removal of 11 spaces.

    The installation of the new traffic signal and east-west cycling connections will be considered by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.

    See map on page 36 of the information panels, and proposed cross-sections on pages 38 to 41.

    Refer to the cycling roll plan for details.

    More details about the need for East-West Connections and New Signal are shown on pages 35 to 41 of the information panels.

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