Live Green Toronto Festival at Yonge-Dundas Square this Saturday
The Live Green Toronto Festival will take place at Yonge-Dundas Square this Saturday, July 27, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Toronto's largest outdoor celebration of all things green will feature a marketplace with more than 100 vendors of green products and services, live music on two stages, a Kids' Zone, CD/DVD/Book Swap, Beer Garden, outdoor yoga class, live demonstrations and more.
This week the TTC will be beginning a new series of road work on Leslie St. between Lake Shore and Queen.
Leslie Street Road Work
Test Pits
On Monday July 22nd, there will be construction work occurring on Leslie Street between Lake Shore Blvd and Queen Street. The contractor plans to conduct test pits to investigate subsurface conditions as it relates to hydraulic design.
Starting in July 2013, the City of Toronto will be repairing the Gardiner Expressway between Jarvis Street and Don Roadway. The purpose of the work is to restore and preserve the integrity of the elevated structure prior to the completion of the Gardiner East Environmental Assessment at Waterfront Toronto. The results of the study will recommend future plans for the Gardiner Expressway.
Due to severe weather on Monday July 8th, the overnight work that was scheduled to take place on Leslie Street, south of Lake Shore Blvd was cancelled. This work has been rescheduled for Monday July 15th. Traffic configuration and work times will remain the same as originally outlined.
On Monday July 8th there will be overnight construction work occurring on Leslie Street between Commissioners Street and Lake Shore Blvd.
The City of Toronto is continuing to engage on a range of issues related to transportation planning, transportation priorities, and funding.
These public meetings give you an opportunity to learn about current and future transportation plans, ask questions and have your say on these important issues. Join other Torontonians for a public, face-to-face meeting to learn more and discuss the future of transportation in Toronto.
June 5, 2013
The City of Toronto has announced a selection of artists who will present projects at the 2013 edition of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. On Saturday, October 5, more than 110 contemporary art projects will be exhibited across the city for 12 hours from sunset to sunrise.
City-produced exhibition highlights at this year's event are three curated exhibitions, including a centrepiece installation by world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei of China, curated by Ami Barak.
Help Decide the Future of the Gardiner Expressway East
The Project: Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto have resumed the preparation of the Gardiner Expressway / Lake Shore Boulevard Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment (EA) and Integrated Urban Design Study. The EA will determine the future of the Gardiner Expressway East and Lake Shore Boulevard East, from approximately Jarvis Street and east of the Don Valley Parkway. Four alternatives will be considered within the study area, including: maintaining, improving, replacing, or removing the elevated expressway.
