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Sierra Club sponsored Car Free Days aim to be fun, free events encouraging people to get out of their cars and run, walk, cycle or take public transit. Car Free Day (CFD) started in Europe in the 1990s and has expanded to over 2,000 towns/cities in over 30 countries. CFD is not anti-car but promotes awareness of transportation alternatives and health benefits of more active
On July 27, 2011, a heritage plaque was erected at the Bain Co-op Apartment Complex to commemorate a landmark in publicly supported rental housing in Toronto.
With Gerald Whyte of the Riverdale Historical Society, and MPP Peter Tabuns.
Riverdale Courts 1913 (with later additions)
A landmark in the early development of publicly supported rental-housing in Toronto, Riverdale Courts was constructed for the Toronto Housing Company, a business backed by the City of Toronto. Faced with a shortage of affordable housing, the Company had Toronto architecture firm Eden Smith and Sons design both Spruce Court (Cabbagetown) and this larger apartment complex. The firm's plans reflected interest in "social uplift" and in the Garden City movement. Two hundred and four flats were constructed here in the English Cottage style, each with a street-level entrance, and apartment blocks were oriented around grass courts intended for children's play. in 1922-23, an additional 52 apartments designed by architect F.H. Marani were built along Logan Avenue and at the Courts' southwest corner. After a turbulent period of private ownership, the resident-run Bain Apartments Co-operative took possession of the entire apartment complex in 1977.
View images of the plans for the 55 Howie Development that were presented by Urbancorp at the public meeting. Please contact me at [email protected] with your feedback on these plans.
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See also examples of San Francisco infill architecture --modern design fitting in to existing traditional communities.
I would like to thank all of the residents who attended the public meetings I
co-hosted on the Core Service Review. Over 200 people attended the meetings
held on June 8th at the East York Civic Centre and on June 11th at City Hall.
I co-hosted these meetings with Councillors Janet Davis (Ward 31), Mary
Fragedakis (Ward 29), Pam McConnell (Ward 28), Adam Vaughan (Ward 20) and
Council Highlights
City Council meeting of July 12, 13
and 14, 2011
Council Highlights summarizes a selection of
decisions made by Toronto City Council. The City Clerk's Office provides the
full, authoritative documentation of all Council business matters and
decisions, at
http://www.toronto.ca/council.
Bike lanes
Council adopted a plan to
The City has just made it possible for residents to acquire an overnight on-street parking permit for their guests. City of Toronto residents can now obtain a temporary on-street parking permit for their guests for either a 24-hour or a 48-hour time period.
Permits, which are required for vehicles to be parked on streets designed for permit parking, can be obtained on-line. The cost for a 24-hour permit is
Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care has started construction on Emiliy's House, Toronto's first children's pediatric hospice. A recent donation from The Rotary Club of Toronto and a capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation has put the centre closer than ever to their goal of fully renovating and expanding the Governor's House at Broadview and Gerrard.
Many residents have called and emailed my office concerned with recent acts of violence in and around Withrow Park. I have asked Superintendent Fernandes of 55 Division to increase patrols and several arrests have already been made.
The next step is a community safety walk/meeting with the police, parks staff and residents.
I have found that bringing residents together to walk around the neighbourhood
LRV Community Meeting
Tuesday, July 5th 6:30pm
Leslieville Public School, 254 Leslie St.
Like many of you, I support the new streetcars and renewal of transit for the downtown but I do not support the Leslie Street route. At the TTC meeting on February 2nd I reiterated my opposition to Leslie Street being used as the connecting route. The Commission agreed to re-evaluate the Knox – Eastern Avenue route and report back in June. The report is now coming to the July 6th TTC meeting taking place at 1:00 p.m., Second Floor, City Hall.
