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STO-M3H9I5 · Ward 10 · Water Drainage

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Our ref

STO-M3H9I5

City ref

09136937

Track on 311 ↗

Standing water blocks bike lane

This is why the street floods when it rains hard, steps from St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1.

We heard you

Case built & sent · Apr 15, 8:29 AM

City & councillor received it

City of Toronto

The city responded

Ref #09136937 ↗ Transportation Services

✓

Fixed

Confirmed Jun 4

Fixed, confirmed by Toronto 311.

50 days after you reported it. We take the city at its word, and you get the final one: is it actually fixed?

The city marked this resolved Jun 4, 12:00 AM · The person who reported it said it's still not fixed Jul 16, 9:47 AM

Closed, on the record

Fixed in 50 days.

Lower Sherbourne Street in Spadina-Fort York is a little better today because somebody said something, neighbours stood behind it, and the city finished the work. That is how this is supposed to work.

Apr 15 · reported

✓ Resolved Jun 4 · confirmed

Reported this yourself? Add your after photo when you pass by. It completes the record.

50 days

report → fix

Toronto 311

confirmed by

You + 4

held it open

Reported April 15 · resolved on June 4, 2026 · Confirmed complete by Toronto 311 · July 17, 2026 · checked against the city's records, not taken on faith

Lower Sherbourne Street, Toronto Toronto

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What's nearby

St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1

School · anchors this report's story

220m

Market Lane Jr & Sr Public School

School

231m

The Esplanade at Lower Sherbourne St

Bus Stop

24m

The Esplanade at Lower Sherbourne St

Bus Stop

30m

Princess Street Park

Park

133m

This street's story: 17 city catch basins and 13 manholes serve this block. A blocked catch basin is the usual reason a curb floods like this.

The case we sent

Report details · AI-written, reviewed by the reporter

Standing water is pooling across the bike lane and into the street gutter at this Lower Sherbourne Street intersection, forcing cyclists into vehicle traffic. The nearby catch basins are not clearing the water, indicating a blocked storm drain system. Orange construction bags and caution tape on the sidewalk suggest drainage work may already be underway.

Description · in the reporter's words

Ponding water in bike lane

What we did for you

✓ We heard you, and saw what you saw 8:29:05
✓ Made sure no faces or licence plates travel with your photo 8:29:05
✓ Wrote the formal report in the city's own language, for you 8:29:05
✓ Matched your report to Ward 10, for you 8:29:05
✓ Delivered it to Toronto 311, the same minute 8:29:29
✓ Caught the city's reference number so you never have to chase it Apr 15
✓ And when the city marked it fixed, we brought the answer back to you. That's the loop, closed. Jun 4