A Curb Lane Pedestrian Zone: the on-street parking lane is temporarily closed  and converted to extra space to accommodate physical distancing at locations where customers/clients have to queue on the sidewalk.

The two options in the CurbTO program are shown in Figures 4 and 5.

Figure 4: Temporary Parking Pick-up Zone (Source: City of Toronto)

Figure 5: Curb Lane Pedestrian Zone (Source: City of Toronto) Toronto’s curb lane pedestrian zone concept was discussed in report C 85/2020 as a potential option City-wide; comments received from SERT expressed concerns with potentially implementing this approach City-wide, primarily with respect to emergency response with through lanes closed or difficulty accessing Transit Windsor stops.