Staff identified high-ranking sidewalk infill needs on the following street segments generated from a City-wide evaluation:
- Innisfil Street, Marshall to Glenridge (including a short segment on Glenridge)
- Peacock Lane, Innisfil to Carol
- Carol Road, Peacock to Little
This sidewalk infill project includes complex grading, mitigating impacts to trees located in the boulevard area and accommodating above ground utilities. Overall project feasibility will be confirmed through the detailed design project phase.
Project Updates
March 24, 2025
Staff are progressing with the project's detailed design. Construction is now expected to begin in spring/summer 2026.
Staff plan to host a project information meeting this fall/winter to provide additional information, including construction timing. Staff will be on-hand to answer questions and discuss any concerns. Letters will be mailed with meeting details in advance of the event.
Public Engagement
A February 2024 letter was mailed to residents in the Allandale Heights neighbourhood seeking community feedback by March 1, 2024 via an online survey. The City received 60 results and the overall feedback was positive.
About Sidewalk Infill Projects
The City undertakes sidewalk infill projects based on a prioritisation framework centred on improving safety for road users in residential areas in close proximity to schools, parks, recreation centres and other places where people walk without sidewalks. The framework also focuses on eliminating sidewalks that end mid-block.
Sidewalks are built as part of new developments and/or new subdivisions; sidewalk infill projects provide an opportunity to impact neighbourhoods where those larger projects are not happening.
There is no rigid schedule for sidewalk infill projects. Projects are dependent on annual budget availability. Typically, 1 or 2 locations are addressed per year. Projects are limited in size and focused on the highest priority locations.
Sidewalks are an integral part of the community and allow people of all abilities to safely traverse the right-of-way. Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, specifically the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (Ontario Regulation 191/11), municipalities are required to improve accessibility in both new and existing areas.