It runs only a short distance as a local road before being interrupted by the railway tracks and the Walkley O-Train garage servicing the Trillium Line.

Residents of Blossom Park between Lester and Bank Street cited safety concerns as Albion was a residential artery and that speeding and heavy traffic became issues in the neighbourhood.

[2] After a failed attempt in 2004,[3] Osgoode Ward Councillor Doug Thompson, who was a strong opponent of the closure, later re-lived the debate in 2007.

In September, a community meeting of proponents to the reopening of the intersection was held that led to more controversy as it was abruptly ended when Gloucester-Southgate Ward Councilor Diane Deans started her own debate within the meeting arguing for the closure of the road and had proposed several compromises including the extension of Earl Armstrong Road towards Bank Street.

[6] Council had also approved some measures to slow down traffic in Blossom Park and to improve pedestrian crossing with the addition of three-way stops between Lester and Bank.