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The City of Toronto is currently considering reconfiguring Front Street West from Bay Street to York Street to accommodate anticipated increased pedestrian traffic resulting from GO Transit’s expansion.

Ideas coming from the city include:

The City of Toronto, in association with the Toronto Entertainment District Business Improvement Area, is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to examine potential improvements to the public realm of John Street consistent with concepts outlined in the Toronto Entertainment District Master Plan.

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, at its meeting of June 15, will be considering a staff report seeking authority to install 13 new traffic control signals and road alterations to enhance 5 uncontrolled trail crossings, related to 30 kilometres of new trails and 4 kilometres of upgraded trails along the Finch Hydro Corridor, Gatineau Hydro Corridor and CN Leaside Rail Corridor, across the North York and Scarborough Districts. View the report here.

BikeSauce, a new volunteer-run, registered non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cycling in Toronto, is the most recent organization to join TCAT's growing list of supporters. BikeSauce has three goals:

#voteTOin416 is an innovative event featuring fourteen speakers who have been selected to pitch their alternative visions of a better City of Toronto in four minutes and 16 seconds or less. Nancy Smith Lea, TCAT's Program Director, will talk about the need for a complete streets policy that ensures that streets are designed for the safety and comfort of all road users.

Date: Thursday, February 11

Time: Doors: 6:00 p.m., Presentations and performances: 6:30pm-8:30pm

TCAT was invited to participate in an urban design workshop as part of the York-Bay-Yonge Interchange Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment. Participants explored design strategies and community building opportunities made possible by the proposed reconfiguration of the Gardiner Expressway interchange.

The City of Toronto Transportation Services is hosting an important public meeting:

Date: Monday February 1, 2010

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Location: Metro Hall, 55 John St. Room 308-309

The objective of this meeting is to get community input on proposed new downtown bikeways that the Transportation Services Cycling Infrastructure and Programs group is working on for 2010.

Topics will discuss concepts and criteria for new projects, including:

8-80 Cities (formerly Walk and Bike for Life) are holding an event open to the public in the evening of February 2nd from 6:30-8:30pm at The George Ignatieff Theatre located at 15 Devonshire Pl. At this event, three leading Car Free Sunday experts will share their knowledge and enthusiasm for this fantastic program and discuss how you can help bring Car Free Sundays to your own community. Download the flyer here.

Waterfront Toronto, in partnership with the City of Toronto, completed a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for the revitalization of Queens Quay in Toronto’s central waterfront. The purpose of the study was to create a plan for Queens Quay that successfully accommodates the various users – pedestrians, transit, cyclists, automobiles, recreational – while enhancing landscape and the public realm; and to develop and evaluate a number of alternative solutions and design concepts for pedestrian, transit, cycling, and automobile improvements along Queens Quay.

Asya Bidordinova, a UofT graduate student, is looking for participants in a survey that is part of her Master of Science in Planning thesis in the UofT Geography Department and Program in Planning. Both cyclists and non-cyclists commuting to the UofT St. George Campus on a regular basis are invited to participate in this survey.

This online survey is anonymous. It will take about 10 minutes of your time. To participate in the survey, please follow the link.