On June 15 and 16, 2022, City Council approved a pilot project of up to eighteen (18) months for Toronto's first On-Street Logistics Mini-Hub, to further support and investigate last-mile deliveries in combination with electric cargo bike operations. The Mini-Hub, which is a repurposed shipping container, was located within a parking layby on St. George Street within the University of Toronto's downtown campus. The multifunctional structure has been operated by Purolator Incorporated courier company and has served as a redistribution center for the pick-up and drop-off of packages by customers and a storage location for the company's large cargo e-bike delivery fleet. Following the completion of the Mini-Hub's pilot period, which ended in April of this year, Transportation Services is reporting back to City Council to provide information about the outcome of the trial and recommend next steps. Given the findings from the pilot, which are detailed in this report, Transportation Services is seeking City Council's approval to allow the creation of an On-Street Logistics Mini-Hub program that can be rolled out in other areas of the city with other courier companies where locations are deemed suitable and to approve the continued operation of the Mini-Hub on St. George Street. In addition, the report also seeks Council's approval to establish an On-Street Logistics Mini-Hub permit fee ($6,401.80 per year, per parking space displaced) and an application fee for an On-Street Logistics Mini-Hub ($218.20 per request) that would be charged to courier companies wanting to participate in the program, including administrative penalty amounts for unauthorized vehicles parking, stopping and standing in the Mini-Hub area and courier companies do not properly display the permit issued for the Mini-Hub.
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