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STO-I4O4O7 · Ward 11 · Water Drainage

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Our ref

STO-I4O4O7

City ref

09146547

Track on 311 ↗

Street flooding and blocked drainage

This is why the street floods when it rains hard, near King Edward Jr & Sr Public School.

We heard you

Case built & sent · Apr 16, 7:53 AM

City & councillor received it

City of Toronto

The city responded

Ref #09146547 ↗ Transportation Services

✓

Fixed

Confirmed Apr 17

Fixed, confirmed by Toronto 311.

1 day 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 Apr 17, 12:00 AM

Closed, on the record

Fixed in 1 day.

College Street in University-Rosedale is a little better today because somebody said something and the city finished the work. That is how this is supposed to work.

Apr 16 · reported

✓ Resolved Apr 17 · confirmed

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

1 day

report → fix

Toronto 311

confirmed by

Reported April 16 · resolved on April 17, 2026 · Confirmed complete by Toronto 311 · July 17, 2026 · inside the city's own 1-day standard · checked against the city's records, not taken on faith

501 College Street, Toronto Toronto

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What's nearby

King Edward Jr & Sr Public School

School · anchors this report's story

312m

Kensington Community School

School

331m

College St at Euclid Ave

Bus Stop

123m

College St at Euclid Ave

Bus Stop

142m

Healey Willan Park

Park

452m

This street's story: 13 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 floods across College Street and the sidewalk in front of commercial storefronts, blocking pedestrian passage and covering multiple lanes. A visible crack and depression in the asphalt suggests road subsidence, likely caused by drainage system failure from the aging catch basin infrastructure nearby. The flooding creates a hazard for pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles and may indicate blocked storm drains or sewer backup.

Description · in the reporter's words

Pothole

What we did for you

✓ We heard you, and saw what you saw 7:53:53
✓ Made sure no faces or licence plates travel with your photo 7:53:53
✓ Wrote the formal report in the city's own language, for you 7:53:53
✓ Matched your report to Ward 11, for you 7:53:53
✓ Delivered it to Toronto 311, the same minute 7:54:16
✓ Caught the city's reference number so you never have to chase it
✓ And when the city marked it fixed, we brought the answer back to you. That's the loop, closed. Apr 17