Post-installation Monitoring Report
The Avenue Road Study identified opportunities to improve safety, mobility, and streetscape to better serve all road users on Avenue Road between Bloor Street West and St. Clair Avenue WestIn July 2024, road safety improvements and bikeways were installed on Avenue Road between Davenport Road and Bloor Street West, and in October 2024, road safety improvements and pedestrian spaces were installed on Avenue Road between Dupont Street and Davenport Road. A new pedestrian signal was installed on Avenue Road, in front of Ramsden Park in fall 2025.
Vehicle speed and volume data was collected at various locations along Avenue Road, between Bloor Street West and Dupont Street, and surrounding neighbourhood streets before and after installation of changes on Avenue Road. Vehicle travel time data is sourced from HERE Technologies, a third party navigation company. The data was reviewed and analyzed to compare the conditions before and after implementation of changes.
Key findings are:
- Motor vehicle operating speeds have reduced approximately 10-15 kilometers per hour, representing an improvement to road safety and compliance with the speed limit.
- Data does not show any significant changes to travel times on Avenue Road and nearby corridors since October 2024 when the roadway reconfiguration was installed. The travel times in southbound direction during the PM peak, and in both directions in the AM peak are consistent with pre-installation travel times. The northbound PM peak is approximately one minute longer than pre-installation.
- Local streets accessible from Avenue Road between Dupont Street and Bloor Street West typically run perpendicular to Avenue Road and do not form an alternative route that could be used to bypass Avenue Road. There is limited potential for changes to Avenue Road to impact travel patterns on local streets.
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