Standing water on sidewalk

This is why the street floods when it rains hard, steps from Victoria Street Linc.

We heard you

Case built & sent · Apr 25, 10:30 PM

City & councillor received it

City of Toronto

The city responded

Ref #09211186 ↗ Transportation Services

125/1

Past the standard

City standard: 1 days

Day 125. 124 days past the city's own standard.

The city's published standard for Water Drainage is 1 days. Your councillor is the right escalation now.

Email Cllr. Moise

Checked against Toronto 311 on August 27, 2026: New.

The city's estimated completion of May 2, 2026 has passed. We are following up.

6 Queen Street East, Toronto Toronto

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What's nearby

Victoria Street Linc

School · anchors this report's story

209m

St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium Bldg

School

210m

Yonge St at Queen St East - Queen Station

Bus Stop

111m

Yonge St at Queen St West - Queen Station

Bus Stop

123m

Cloud Gardens

Park

238m

This street's story: 15 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 sidewalk paving stones in front of the commercial storefront at 6 Queen Street East, indicating blocked or inadequate storm drainage. The wet patches extend the full width of the sidewalk and create a slip hazard for pedestrians, with potential for ice formation in winter conditions. The five nearby catch basins (averaging 27 years old) may need inspection or cleaning to restore proper drainage.

What we did for you

✓ We heard you, and saw what you saw 10:30:46
✓ Made sure no faces or licence plates travel with your photo 10:30:46
✓ Wrote the formal report in the city's own language, for you 10:30:46
✓ Matched your report to Ward 13, for you 10:30:46
✓ Delivered it to Toronto 311, the same minute 10:30:57
✓ Caught the city's reference number so you never have to chase it Apr 27
✓ And when the city says fixed, we check the record and bring the answer back here ongoing