CITY COUNCILLOR
LILY CHENG
WILLOWDALE WARD 18

This week, I requested a briefing on the rollout of the Smart Signal program for 2026. I was happy to learn the Willowdale area will see a major share of the City of Toronto’s Smart Traffic Signal rollout, with about 25 intersections targeted, fully half of the city’s planned 50 new installations for 2026. That means Willowdale alone will receive 50% of all new smart signals, a significant concentration compared to the roughly 200 smart signals already deployed citywide by th

With the recent warm weather, snow operations teams are actively repairing potholes across Willowdale. A recent "pothole blitz” was conducted on Feb 28th throughout the city, and additional repair days will continue throughout the spring. So far this year, in our ward, 311 has received 283 service requests regarding pothole repairs, 260 have been completed, and currently 23 requests are in progress. Currently, the estimated time for repair upon submission of a service reques

This week’s City Council meeting was unusually short — we wrapped up before sunset! That happened for two reasons: No member motions were allowed, and with the new year and the budget process underway, not all committees have met yet, resulting in a lighter agenda. Even so, there were two key issues I want to highlight for you. 1. A Future with Very Little Visitor Parking Recent provincial legislation has removed the City’s ability to require visitor or accessible parking i

401 Interchange The City and Ministry of Transportation (MTO) are advancing the Environmental Assessment (EA) work with preparing procurement materials and targeting release of an Request For Proposal (RFP) in Spring 2026. Once a Consultant team is retained, the EA is expected to take about two years and will identify a preferred interchange design after evaluating options Transform Yonge The Request for Proposal (RFP) for detailed design is currently on hold while staff asse

NY29.16 - Hendon Avenue - Traffic Safety Measures - Speed Humps, Speed Reduction and All-Way Stop Control At North York Community Council , we approved a set of traffic calming and pedestrian safety improvements for Hendon Avenue . These changes respond to ongoing resident concerns about traffic volumes and speeding, particularly with the future Beecroft Road extension in mind. The measures are based on an updated review of a previous Environmental Assessment, which looked at