A meeting will be held on December 11 at the Mimico Centennial Public Library for residents to discuss and get an update of the plan.
City officials are moving ahead with a wide-ranging Mimico Neighbourhood Mobility Plan (NMP) to slow down speeders and ensure the safety of pedestrians and cyclists using local roadways.
The NMP will change the face of the area and identify, prioritize and recommend short and long-term improvements to traffic operations in the Mimico area.
There will be a meeting to update the community on December 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mimico Centennial Public Library, at 47 Station Road. A survey is being conducted for residents to provide input.
The NMP is meant to improve road design to support road safety for all modes of transportation including vulnerable road users as seniors, school children, people walking and cycling in Mimico, according to city officials.
It is designed to reduce traffic fatalities, reduce speeding and excessive traffic on local roads, enforce non-compliance with traffic regulations and signage and improve road and intersection designs that pose concerns.
The city is recommending new cycle tracks with physical separation from vehicles and connections to existing bikeways on Stanley Avenue and the Martin Goodman trail.
Mimico area to be affected by the road Neighbourhood Mobility Plan.
Also being considered are reduced lane widths to reduce speeds and encourage driver alertness and the removal of three-hour free street parking on Superior Avenue between Stanley Avenue and Lake Shore Blvd. W.
Speed bumps on a number of local streets are also being looked at.
Officials said there will be no changes to the number of vehicle travel lanes and Green P parking on the streets and lots will not be affected.
The City is planning to replace the existing shared lane markings and install uni-directional cycle tracks and safety enhancements on Superior Avenue from Stanley Avenue to Lake Shore Boulevard West. These changes will address excessive speeding, aggressive driving, and may also discourage non-local traffic on local streets.
“These were key concerns identified by the community in the first phase of engagement for the Mimico NMP,” according to a release.
Changes planned for Superior Avenue to hopefully make it safer for all.
Changes will include cycle tracks on each side of the street for safety, a painted median with planters which reduces lane width to help prevent aggressive passing, and introduces additional green space to the street
Lanes will also be narrowed to reduce speeding without the need for many speed humps.
There will also be intersection improvements like high visibility crosswalks, tactile walking surface indicators and corner radius reductions.
The Mimico NMP project area is located between Royal York Road to the west, Manchester Street, Burlington Street, Victoria Street to the north, Louisa Street to the east and Lake Shore Boulevard West to the south.
The area also includes Judson Street, Royal York Road intersection and the Newcastle Street, Royal York Road intersection, and will take into account dynamics from a broader context area.