City Council approved Item 2023.TE7.91 in October 2023, including recommendation 5. that City Council prohibit northbound left-turns in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, bicycles excepted at the intersection of Old Forest Hill Road and Eglinton Avenue West. The ongoing and still incomplete Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit being managed by Metrolinx has had a disastrous impact on traffic in a very wide area surrounding the Eglinton Avenue West corridor and especially in the vicinity of the Allen Road and Bathurst Street. The impacts felt by residents from overwhelming traffic infiltration on local roads has been unbearable including greater risk to pedestrians and cyclists and even backing up commuter traffic so that residents are unable to exit their driveways for 20 minutes or longer. While recommendation 5. of 2023.TE7.91 may have provided some relief to residents of Old Forest Hill Road south of Eglinton Avenue West, it has had the unintended consequence of diverting all north and westbound commuter traffic along Old Forest Hill in an effort to reach the Allen Road creating local neighbourhood traffic chaos that hasn’t been seen since the height of construction. It has long been recognized that in this precinct of unique traffic chaos, one small change will have an impact on the sensitive balance on the traffic patterns elsewhere in the precinct. This motion should therefore be considered an urgent item in order to address the dramatic and unforeseen traffic safety impact on the local community while additional studies are conducted. Requires Re-opening Item 2023.TE7.91 (October 11 and 12, 2023 City Council Meeting)
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