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What will I learn from this drop-in event? Project Background » Purpose of the Road Reconstruction ...2–3 » Summary of Event #1 ... 4 » Dufferin Jog Elimination ... 5 » General Area Improvements ... 6 » Local Area Cycling Facilities ... 7 Project Design » New Road Design Policies ... 8 – 9 » Option A ...10 » Option A Cross-Sections ... 11 » Option B (Preferred Option) ... 12 » Option B Cross-Sections ... 13 Project Communications » Next Steps ... 14 We value your input!

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Peel & Gladstone Road Reconstruction

Public Drop-In Event #2 December 2, 2019

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Project Background

Purpose of the Road Reconstruction

Gladstone Ave. at Queen St. W. (looking north)

What is the purpose of this project?

• Traffjc volumes on Peel Ave. and Gladstone Ave. have

signifjcantly decreased since the Dufferin Jog Elimination was constructed in 2011 (because the project eliminated the need for vehicles to travel along Peel Ave. and Gladstone Ave. to get to Queen St. W.)

• The road reconstruction will redesign Peel Ave. and

Gladstone Ave. (from Queen St. W. to Argyle St.) to improve transportation options for residents and visitors by creating a more inviting environment for walking and cycling and providing lay-by parking How will this improve my community?

• Enhance safety and accessibility
• Promote healthy and active living
• Improve transportation options for residents and visitors
• Connect to existing pedestrian and cycling network
• Create a more vibrant place for people to live, work and play

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Project Background

Purpose of the Road Reconstruction (cont’d)

Why is this project happening now?

• Peel Ave. and Gladstone Ave. were last reconstructed

70 years ago in 1949

• The lifespan of a road is usually around 50– 70 years, at

which time, the road needs to be reconstructed (including replacement of the asphalt road surface and concrete base)

• Since construction of the Dufferin Jog Elimination in 2011,

traffjc volumes have signifjcantly decreased on Peel Ave. and Gladstone Ave.

• The upcoming road reconstruction is a great opportunity to

revise the road layout, improve mobility options and safety for all users, provide more green features and enhance the pedestrian realm

• A construction project was completed in 2011 to create a

continuous connection of Dufferin St. under the railway corridor

• After this project was completed, Peel Ave. and Gladstone Ave.

no longer needed to accommodate through traffjc from Dufferin St.

• The resulting decrease in traffjc volumes on these roads

enables a reduction in road pavement width and designation to a local street. Peel Ave. and Gladstone (from Queen St. W. to Peel Ave.) have already been designated as local roads

Construction of Peel Ave. & Gladstone Ave., 1949 Look through the Dufferin underpass. 2019

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• In April 2019, the City of Toronto

brought forward a proposal to convert Peel Ave. and Gladstone Ave. from a 2-way

• peration to a 1-way operation for

motor vehicle traffjc, based on the Peel-Gladstone Reconstruction Environmental Assessment (EA) study approved in 2010

• The proposal included wider

sidewalks, contra-fow bike lanes and green street features (trees, grass boulevards, permeable pavers, etc.)

Project Background

Summary of Event #1

Plan of the original recommendations from the EA

Feedback from the Public Drop-In Event #1 was mixed Support for:

• Street trees
• Planters
• Wider sidewalks
• Traffjc calming
• Bicycle lanes

Concerns about:

• Traffjc circulation

throughout the neighbourhood

• Creation of three

parallel 1-way streets in the westbound direction (Peel Ave., Alma Ave. and Waterloo Ave.)

• Motor vehicles

making a left turn to exit Peel Ave. at Dufferin St. without a traffjc light

• Minowan Miikan Ln.

in the northbound direction directing traffjc onto Peel Ave.

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The area is experiencing a period of great change and becoming a mixed-use community with condominiums, affordable housing, live / work units, galleries, retail and new park spaces Changes include:

• Expansion of local cycling network
• New developments (440 Dufferin St., 2, 8, 20 Gladstone Ave.

and 11 Peel Ave.) in the Gladstone Ave. and Peel Ave. area

• Major public infrastructure projects such as the rail corridor

bridge over Dufferin St. (Metrolinx work) and multi-use trail construction

• Future construction of the West Toronto Railpath extension

and associated connections

Project Background

General Area Improvements

ARGYLE

W E S T T O R O N T O R A I L P A T H E X T E N S I O N

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Legend

Bike Lanes Quiet Street Cycling Route Proposed Quiet Street Cycling Route Proposed Major Multi-Use Path Roadway Bridge New developments

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• 2015 – 2016: Contra-fow bike lanes and

sharrows were installed on Argyle St. and Florence St.

• 2017: Contra-fow bike lanes and sharrows

were installed on Gladstone Ave. (Argyle St. to Waterloo Ave.) and Waterloo Ave. (Gladstone Ave. to Dufferin St.)

• 2018: A bikepath was installed on Dufferin St. to provide a

connection between Waterloo Ave. and Florence St.

• Accommodation of two-way cycling facilities (contra-fow

bike lanes and sharrow pavement markings) on Gladstone Ave. between Peel Ave. and Argyle St. will complete the cycling network in the area

Dufferin Bike Path Waterloo Contra-flow

Project Background

Local Area Cycling Network

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Legend

Bike Lanes Quiet Street Cycling Route Proposed Quiet Street Cycling Route Proposed Major Multi-Use Path Roadway Bridge

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Project Design

New Road Design Initiatives

The City has a number of new initiatives in place that improve the design of streets for all road users. These new designs include enhanced focus on:

• safety for vulnerable

road users

• mobility for all ages
• accessibility for everyone
• sustainability
• street beautifjcation

and creation of inviting streetscapes New Initiatives include: Accessibility Guide to facilitate better design for those with different mobility needs. Complete Streets Complete Streets are streets that are designed to be safe for all users: people who walk, bicycle, take transit or drive and people of varying ages and levels of ability. They also consider other uses like sidewalk cafés, street furniture, street trees, utilities and stormwater management. Green Streets Green Streets is a new approach to increase the functionality of City streets to help manage stormwater (rain and melted snow), improve air quality, increase biodiversity and enhance and beautify the public realm. A Green Street incorporates green infrastructure which includes elements such as street trees, green walls and low impact stormwater management infrastructure.

TORONTO COMPLETE STREETS GUIDELINES

CITY OF TORONTO

ACCESSIBILITY DESIGN GUIDELINES

TORONTO

GREEN STREETS TECHNICAL GUIDELINES

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New Road Design Initiatives (cont’d)

TransformTO Unanimously approved by City Council in July 2017, TransformTO lays out a set of long-term, low-carbon goals and strategies to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions and improve our health, grow our economy and improve social

• equity. Under TransformTO, 75% of trips under

5 km are walked or cycled by 2050. Vision Zero Vision Zero is a fjve-year (2017 – 2021) action plan focused on eliminating traffjc-related fatalities and serious injuries on Toronto’s streets. The Plan addresses safety for the most vulnerable users of

• ur transportation system – pedestrians, school

children, older adults and cyclists. Walking Strategy The Toronto Walking Strategy was adopted to make Toronto a great walking city including policy, infrastructure and programming to create a rich culture of walking in Toronto.

2050 Pathway to a Low-Carbon Toronto

Report 2: Highlights of the City of Toronto Staff Report

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M I N O W A N M I I K A N L A N E M I N O W A N M I I K A N L A N E

Project Design

Option A

Creation of boulevard area adjacent to the Gladstone Hotel Opportunity for permeable unit pavers A contra-flow bicycle lane is proposed for Gladstone Ave. between Peel Ave. and Argyle St. Adding a one-way bicycle lane, in the

• pposite direction to the one-way

vehicular travel lane, allows cyclists to use streets that are quieter, instead of a busy arterial road 3-way stop Loading zone Traffic island to direct vehicles westbound Accessible pedestrian crossings with reduced pedestrian crossing distance and tactile plates Up to 22 on-street parking spaces and potential to use permeable pavers

• n lay-by parking

Location of future Pessoa Park, which will have a stairway connection up to the West Toronto Railpath extension New boulevard space for potential of up to 50 street trees Opportunity for a recycled rubber permeable surface Shared Travel Lanes

• r sharrows are road

markings that are used to indicate a shared environment for bicycles and motor vehicles Opportunity for stormwater runoff captured from street Wider boulevards in existing commercial frontage areas for potential street furniture (i.e. bike rings, garbage bins, public notice boards, benches), tree planting and soil cells

Option A includes two-way motor vehicle traffjc on Peel Ave. and Gladstone Ave. from Queen St. W. to Peel Ave. (cyclists and cars would share the lane), wider sidewalks, potential of up to ±50 street trees, on-street lay-by parking and green street features. Photos are for illustration purposes only.

Shared travel lanes or sharrows are road markings that are used to indicate a shared environment for bicycles and motor vehicles

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Project Design

Option A Cross-Sections

Gladstone Ave. Queen St. W. to Minowan Miikan Ln. (looking north) Gladstone Ave. Minowan Miikan Ln. to Peel Ave. (looking north) Peel Ave. Gladstone Ave. to Dufferin St. (looking west)

* These cross-sections were created using Streetmix and is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. ** Road dimensions may be subject to change pending detailed design.

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Queen St. W. Peel Ave. Argyle St. Gladstone Ave. Dufferin St. Minowan Miikan Ln.

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Queen St. W. Peel Ave. Argyle St. Gladstone Ave. Dufferin St. Minowan Miikan Ln.

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Queen St. W. Peel Ave. Argyle St. Gladstone Ave. Dufferin St. Minowan Miikan Ln.

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Option B (Preferred Option)

MINOWAN MIIKAN LANE MINOWAN MIIKAN LANE

3-way stop Accessible pedestrian crossings with reduced pedestrian crossing distance and tactile plates Creation of boulevard area adjacent to the Gladstone Hotel ±22 on-street parking spaces and potential to use permeable pavers

• n lay-by parking

Location of future Pessoa Park, which will have a stairway connection up to the West Toronto Railpath extension Opportunity for recycled rubber permeable surface Bicycle lanes can be recognized by the diamond symbol next to the lane line. This means that the lane is reserved for the use of cyclists only Opportunity for permeable unit pavers Existing commercial frontage areas for potential street furniture (i.e. bike rings, garbage bins, public notice boards, benches) ±25 street trees with soil cells Loading zone Shared travel lanes or sharrows are road markings that are used to indicate a shared environment for bicycles and motor vehicles

Option B includes two-way motor vehicle traffjc on Peel Ave. and Gladstone Avenue from Queen St. W. to Peel Ave., bike lanes, wider sidewalks, potential of ±25 street trees (to be confjrmed in detail design), on-street lay-by parking and some green street features, but not as many as Option A. Photos are for illustration purposes only.

A contra-flow bicycle lane is proposed for Gladstone Ave. between Peel Ave. and Argyle St. Adding a one-way bicycle lane, in the

• pposite direction to the one-way

vehicular travel lane, allows cyclists to use streets that are quieter, instead of a busy arterial road

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Option B (Preferred Option) Cross-Sections

Gladstone Ave. Queen St. W. to Minowan Miikan Ln. (looking north) Gladstone Ave. Minowan Miikan Ln. to Peel Ave. (looking north) Peel Ave. Gladstone Ave. to Dufferin St. (looking west)

* These cross-sections were created using Streetmix and is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. ** Road dimensions may be subject to change pending detailed design.

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Queen St. W. Peel Ave. Argyle St. Gladstone Ave. Dufferin St. Minowan Miikan Ln.

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Queen St. W. Peel Ave. Argyle St. Gladstone Ave. Dufferin St. Minowan Miikan Ln.

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Queen St. W. Peel Ave. Argyle St. Gladstone Ave. Dufferin St. Minowan Miikan Ln.

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Project Communications

Next Steps

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

• Submit your feedback on this project to the City by

December 13, 2019, using the: » Paper Feedback Form provided at this event, or » Online Feedback Form at toronto.ca/peelgladstone

• City staff will continue to fjnalize detailed design and

will report on the feedback we have received

• Sign up for the project mailing list by contacting the

Public Consultation Unit (contact details below)

• By subscribing, you will stay informed about what’s

happening, what’s next and what progress has been made during construction

• Construction planned for 2021 pending fjnalization of

detailed design

• Pre-Construction Notices will be issued approximately

two months in advance of work commencing

• Construction Notices will be mailed to you 2 − 3 weeks

in advance of work commencing Contact us If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact: Elysia Leung Senior Public Consultation Coordinator Public Consultation Unit, City of Toronto Elysia.Leung@toronto.ca 416-392-6505