NEWEST CONDO tower planned for Esso Service Station site.
Huge traffic changes are being considered for the busy and heavily congested Humber Bay Shores area.
The Lake Shore Blvd. W. and Park Lawn Road area is already a white-knuckle intersection for motorists as most South Etobicoke residents know.
Members of the City’s Infrastructure & Environment Committee on April 26 will consider a Final Report on the Park Lawn Lake Shore Transportation Master Plan (TMP) that will change the lives of residents if approved.
The TMP, a result of years of study by traffic engineers and community consultation, will then be voted on by City Council on May 11.
THE SKYCITY that makes up Humber Bay Shores. Courtesy photo.
Public comments are being accepted and can be emailed to iec@toronto.ca
The TMP comes as plans are underway to demolish an Esso Service Station at the south-eastern corner to construct a 59-storey condo tower; and later this year the starting of construction of as many as 15 hi-rises on the former Mr. Christie site.
The plan takes into consideration traffic from a planned Park Lawn GO Station, TTC hub, a dedicated streetcar connection and as many as four local streets being added to the development.
The well-travelled Park Lawn Road is proposed to become a “neighbourhood main street,” with two traffic lanes, instead of four. It will have one-way cycle tracks from Lake Shore Blvd. W., to The Queensway; wider sidewalks and other ‘public realm improvements.’
Park Lawn south of the rail corridor will be designed for ‘dedicated curbside lay-by for TTC bus stops near the proposed GO station on the Mr. Christie site,” according to the TMP.
THE LAST of a yesteryear Esso Service Station out for the new. Staff photo.
Lake Shore Blvd. W. is proposed to have a new dedicated TTC streetcar right-of-way in the centre of the street. It will have four vehicle traffic lanes, upgraded uni-directional cycle tracks and wider sidewalks.
There will also be several new traffic signals installed on Lake Shore Boulevard W., between Park Lawn Road and Brookers Lane. And a two-lane North-South Street, built to connect Lake Shore and
The Queensway; provide streetcar access into the Christie’s development; help provide safe pedestrian and cycling crossing to the waterfront.
The North-South Street will help frustrated motorists enter and exit modified lanes to the Gardiner Expressway, according to the proposal.
The plan, if approved by Council, will see an extension of Legion Road to connect Lake Shore Blvd. W., and The Queensway, which is currently set for road reconstruction, adding cycling lanes and watermain work starting next year.
MORE ROADS and buildings are proposed for Humber Bay Shores. Courtesy photo.
If approved the roadways and infrastructure will cost more than $450 million and take up to 20 years to build, documents show.
The TMP can be viewed at https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-224367.pdf