The Bloor West Complete Street Extension will be debated at the Infrastructure and Environment Committee (IEC) on Monday, June 5 – the next-to-final step before the Bloor Street bikeway can be extended west from Runnymede Road to Aberfoyle Crescent this summer in phase 1 of the project. Phase 2 from Aberfoyle Crescent to Resurrection Road will also be part of this motion, but will be installed in 2024.
The city’s public consultation survey found that 57% of the over 1,800 respondents agreed the Bloor West extension would improve safety for all road users with acceptable trade-offs for drivers; compared to 40% who disagreed. The safety message hits close to home for Etobicoke residents given last month's pedestrian death at Bloor and Aberfoyle and Sunday’s cyclist death at Scarlett and Braeburn.
Here’s how you can help:
- Share this petition with everyone you know. Especially if they live near the proposed extension in Etobicoke and Bloor West Village
- If you are able to, you can register to speak at the June 5 meeting by e-mailing iec@toronto.ca by Friday, June 2 @ 4:30 PM and mentioning “Request to Speak – Motion IE4.3” in the subject line. You will be allowed to speak for three minutes which can be done in person or virtually.
- E-mail (or send a letter) to the IEC by Friday, June 2 @ 4:30 PM. You can click the "Submit Comments" button for the relevant motion or use the following information for the e-mail.
TO: iec@toronto.ca
CC: councillor_mckelvie@toronto.ca; councillor_morley@toronto.ca; councillor_saxe@toronto.ca; councillor_colle8@toronto.ca; councillor_perruzza@toronto.ca; councillor_burnside@toronto.ca; councillor_perks@toronto.ca; plus your city councillor
Subject: Motion IE4.3 (Cycling Network Plan - 2023 Cycling Infrastructure Installation - Third Quarter Updates)
Your submission should include your name, your address (with postal code), and your own reasons/story for supporting the project. You can also encourage the City to add Bloor Street from Six Points to Etobicoke Creek as part of the 2025-27 Cycling Plan and finish the job on Bloor.
Thank you for showing your support & let’s finish the job with bike lanes on Bloor!