Attend the public drop-in event on Wednesday, November 5 and complete the survey by November 19. View meeting materials in Public Consultation tab below.
In consultation with the local community, the City is developing a Neighbourhood Streets Plan for The Peanut area that will address three main areas of concern:
We want to hear from people in the area about their transportation safety concerns. Your input can help us plan changes to improve the local streets.
The project area is located between Van Horne Avenue to the north, Highway 404 to the east, Esterbrooke Avenue and Fairview Mall Drive to the south and Bellbury and Lescon Parks trail system to the west.
The Peanut Streets Plan will:
Neighbourhood Streets Plans (NSPs) service 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 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.
Each year dozens of nominations are received and five neighbourhoods are prioritized to participate in the program.
NSPs follow several steps outlined below, and public consultation takes place in two stages.
NSPs 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 NSP are different based on local conditions and the needs of each neighbourhood. Generally, NSPs 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.
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 to Fall 2025.
Information, reference materials, and reports on public consultation activities will be posted here. Public and interest group opinions, along with technical and policy considerations, are used to inform City staff recommendations and decisions to be made by City Council.
Date: November 5, 2025
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: Georges Vanier Secondary School, 3000 Don Mills Road East, North York, ON M2J 3C8
Provide feedback on proposed transportation and road safety actions and changes. Contact us to request a print copy of the survey. You can also submit comments by email, phone, or mail.
Feedback Deadline: Wednesday, November 19
A public drop-in event was hosted on March 2024.
Residents have raised concerns about the long distances between pedestrian crossings in the neighbourhood, which often lead to pedestrians crossing at unmarked locations and creating safety concerns for all road users. Changes to address lack of safe and direct pedestrian connections and improve pedestrian safety and accessibility, include:
Residents have raised concerns about lack of safe crossing conditions and missed turning phases for people driving due to signal timing. The City has already made some improvements, including new traffic signals and pedestrian crosswalks, at:
Additional signal locations under review to address the inadequate signal crossing time include:
Residents have raised concerns about lack of safe cycling infrastructure in the neighbourhood. The Council-approved Toronto Cycling Network Plan’s 2025-2027 Near-Term Implementation Program already identifies cycling routes for study on Don Mills Road and Fairview Mall Drive.
To address the lack of cycling safety and connectivity, the Streets Plan proposes upgrades to the existing cycling shared cycling facilities on Van Horne Avenue, and identifies additional cycling routes for study in the neighbourhood, on:
Residents have raised concerns about excessive vehicle speeds on several residential streets in the study area. Changes proposed to address vehicle speeding concerns include speed humps, in-road speed signs, and all-way stop signs at several locations in the project area. Proposed changes include:
To receive project updates by email, please contact PeanutStreets@toronto.ca to be added to the list.