The effort to rename the area commonly known as the Junction Triangle
Inside Toronto article on the the vote and the naming process (March 16th 2010) link
Archive for March, 2010
Fuzzy boundaries effort chooses Junction Triangle
On March 16, 2010
In Heritage, The Junction, Ward 12 – York South-Weston, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 14 – (Parkdale-High Park)
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Pho Huong, on the corner of Pacific Ave and Dundas St W gets great review on Blogto
On March 15, 2010
In Junction Retail, The Junction, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park)
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Long well maintained building gets more care
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We’d glanced at back of what can arguably be one the most beautiful multi residential buildings in the Junction too see some restoration work proceeding.
Wonderful.
Function in the Junction
On March 13, 2010
In buildings, Heritage, Industrial Heritage, South Junction Triangle, The Junction, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 14 – (Parkdale-High Park), West Bend
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Saturday March 27 2010
Your Junction Residents Association proudly presents Function in the Junction. A fundraiser to support the continuing historical research of the brave firefighters of the Junction 423.
All proceeds will be used to professionally frame historic photographs and documents for display in the fire house
A four-course dinner will be served at Aquila restaurant from 6-8 pm for $35 per person.
We are excited to announce that the hours for dinner have been extended to 10:00pm so remember to book your space with Aquila
In celebration and honour of Earth Hour we will enjoy the sounds of acuostic music performed in Candlelight from 8:30-9:30pm
Giraffe development dismissed by Ontario Municipal Board
On March 12, 2010
In Parkdale, Roncesvalles Village, South Junction Triangle, The Junction, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 14 – (Parkdale-High Park), West Bend
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This development at Bloor St west and Dundas St. West has been rejected by the OMB with the cities will. In this post are image grabs from the decision that provide a good overview of the respective positions of both sides which also give a good idea of how developers view such issues.
They also give some insight into the Crossways development
In the Globe and Mail (thanks blog reader David for this link)
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Let’s go outside: benches for eating establishments front sidewalks
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This image taken in a community very similar to the Junction in New York City Has two basic items for community social activity – the benches outside the cafe and it’s “A” sign. Hopefully you can ignore the garbage can planters …although it’s something you could see in the Junction.
One invites you have a look what dishes on offer, without having to stare at a menu taped to a window and in the action be sating at the restaurants sitting patrons. The benches provide a great place to sit and partake of the food that the restaurant in a sort of take – stay around mode, where one can have conversations with passers by.
In the Junction this author gets a real feeling of movement created by the exterior design choices of the various businesses and the building owners, it is very difficult to find a place to just slow down along the Junction strip.
Junction Residents’ Association Meeting Agenda March 11, 2010 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m
Meeting Agenda
Opening Remarks – Martin Lennox
- Meet and greet your neighbours
- Treasurer’s report and approval of the minutes
- Announcement, News, and Events
- Function in the Junction
- Public Forum on Metrolinx expansion
- Green 13 – Hearth Hour March 27, 8pm
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- March 27, 6:00pm to Midnight
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- Monday March 22, see back for details
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- 244 High Park Ave update
Update on Go Rail Expansion – Keith Brooks
- Keith from the Clean Train Coalition will update us on the project status and the fight for clean trains.
JRA Culture Committee – Neil and Mary
- Spring Fling Update
JRA Motions and Updates– Martin Lennox
- JRA Bylaws
- Project update and vote
- Bike Lanes on High Park Avenue
- Project update and vote
- Living Playground
- Project update and vote
- Vine Parkette Benches,
- Bench overview and a vote on new locations
Open Forum Announcements
- Toronto Police Service 11 Division
- Discussion on how to develop this site
- This is your opportunity to say what’s on your mind.
Adjournment
Please send any questions to info@ junctionra.ca
Kleen Jet wants a third party sign at 611 Keele St, simply to increase their income from the property
On March 9, 2010
In City of Toronto, The Junction, Ward 11 (York South-Weston}, Ward 12 – York South-Weston, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 14 – (Parkdale-High Park), Weston
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So are third party signs – those that do not advertise the business at the local an acceptable addition by a business owner?
COMMENTS
The property is located in the former municipality of Toronto which is subject to the
Zoning By-law No. 438-86, as amended. Based on the Zoning By-law No.438-86 the
property is zoned IC Zone. The proposed roof sign with trivision displays will replace an
existing roof sign and be located south of St. Clair Ave. W. north of Lloyd Ave on the
east side of Keele St.
The property at 611 Keele St. is a one storey buildings occupied by “Jet Kleen Coin Car
Wash”. The proposed roof sign with trivision displays will be erected approximately 38
meters from another existing third party wall sign at 603 Keele St. The proposed roof
sign will be an illuminated double sign consisting of trivision displays with a face area of
6.0 m x 3.0 m (20ft x 10 ft) each, resulting in a total sign face area of 18.0 square metres
(200 sq. ft) and will replace an existing roof sign.
The sign does not comply with Chapter 297, Signs, of the former City of Toronto
Municipal Code in the following way:
Sign By-law Section
&
Requirements
Applicant’s Proposal Required Variance
297-10.F. Separation of signs.
(1) No person shall erect or
display a sign used for the
purpose of third party
advertising unless it is
separated by a minimum
radius of sixty (60) metres
from any other such sign
used for purpose of third
party advertising.
To erect a third party roof sign
approximately 38 metres from
another third party sign.
To allow to erect a third party
roof sign without required
separation distance between
third party signs.
Therefore, it is recommended that Council deny the requested variance as it is not minor
in nature.
PROPOSED NEW SIGN BY-LAW
On December 7, 2009 City Council approved a new harmonized Sign By-law that will
come into force and effect on April 6, 2010.The following is an evaluation of this
particular sign variance application against the new draft Sign By-Law requirements that
would govern this particular sign. This evaluation has been done to assist Council in
understanding how this proposed sign would compare to the new regulatory requirements
contained in the proposed Sign By-law.
One of the main features of the proposed Sign By-law is that the regulations governing
signs are based upon the “Sign District” in which the sign is located. These Sign Districts
align with the underlying land uses as envisioned in the Official Plan and will classify
COMMENTS
The property is located in the former municipality of Toronto which is subject to the Zoning By-law No. 438-86, as amended. Based on the Zoning By-law No.438-86 the property is zoned IC Zone. The proposed roof sign with trivision displays will replace an existing roof sign and be located south of St. Clair Ave. W. north of Lloyd Ave on the east side of Keele St.
The property at 611 Keele St. is a one storey buildings occupied by “Jet Kleen Coin Car Wash”. The proposed roof sign with trivision displays will be erected approximately 38 meters from another existing third party wall sign at 603 Keele St. The proposed roof sign will be an illuminated double sign consisting of trivision displays with a face area of
6.0 m x 3.0 m (20ft x 10 ft) each, resulting in a total sign face area of 18.0 square metres (200 sq. ft) and will replace an existing roof sign.
The sign does not comply with Chapter 297, Signs, of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code in the following way:
Sign By-law Section & Requirements Applicant’s Proposal Required Variance
297-10.F. Separation of signs. (1) No person shall erect or display a sign used for the purpose of third party advertising unless it is separated by a minimum radius of sixty (60) metres from any other such sign used for purpose of third party advertising.
To erect a third party roof sign approximately 38 metres from another third party sign. To allow to erect a third party roof sign without required
separation distance between third party signs.
Therefore, it is recommended that Council deny the requested variance as it is not minor in nature.
PROPOSED NEW SIGN BY-LAW
On December 7, 2009 City Council approved a new harmonized Sign By-law that will come into force and effect on April 6, 2010.The following is an evaluation of this particular sign variance application against the new draft Sign By-Law requirements that would govern this particular sign. This evaluation has been done to assist Council in understanding how this proposed sign would compare to the new regulatory requirements contained in the proposed Sign By-law.
One of the main features of the proposed Sign By-law is that the regulations governing signs are based upon the “Sign District” in which the sign is located. These Sign Districts align with the underlying land uses as envisioned in the Official Plan .
Right on traffic move!- on Old Stock Yards Road at West Toronto Street
On March 9, 2010
In South Junction Triangle, The Junction, Ward 11 (York South-Weston}, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 14 – (Parkdale-High Park), West Bend, Weston
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Transportation Services recommends that Etobicoke York Community Council approve:
1. Removing the “No Right-Turn Anytime” prohibition for southbound traffic on Old Stock Yards Road at West Toronto Street.
ISSUE BACKGROUND
Transportation Services received a request from Maple Leaf Foods, through Councillor
Nunziata, to have the existing southbound right turn prohibition removed at the north
approach to the Old Stock Yards Road /West Toronto Street intersection.
A map of the area is Attachment 1.
COMMENTS
Old Stock Yards Road and West Toronto Street are industrial roads located west of Keele
Street, south of St. Clair Avenue West. Industrial and commercial development exists in
the immediate area with residential properties located near Cobalt Avenue and Ryding
Avenue. Maple Leaf Foods is located at 116 Ryding Avenue.
Traffic control signals are installed at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue and Old Stock
Yards Road, as well as at Keele Street and West Toronto Street. An All-Way STOP
control exists at the intersection of Old Stock Yards Road at West Toronto Street, and at
Ryding Avenue and Cobalt Avenue.
In 2003, a number of turn prohibitions were installed to discourage traffic generated by
the industrial/commercial establishments from diverting to residential areas. Specifically,
the following turn prohibitions were installed:
a. a southbound right turn prohibition from Old Stock Yards Road to West Toronto
Street;
b. a northbound left turn prohibition from the driveway opposite Old Stock Yards
Road (RONA) to West Toronto Street; and
c. a southbound right turn prohibition at both driveways from the rear of the
premises of 2133 St. Clair Avenue West.
Staff have observed tractor semi-trailers attempting to turn southbound from Keele Street
onto West Toronto Street, their only legal route to access the industrial properties to the
east of Old Stock Yards Road from the north. To complete the right turn, vehicles
waiting at the signals on West Toronto Street must reverse to allow trucks to perform this
manoeuvre, resulting in congestion at the intersection. Since the right turn movement is
difficult for large trucks, operators will ignore either the southbound right turn
prohibition at Old Stock Yards Road and West Toronto Street, or divert through the
residential area via Cobalt Avenue and Ryding Avenue.
Traffic studies at the Old Stock Yards Road /West Toronto Road intersection in 2010
show that over the two hour study period (3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.), 24 vehicles ignored
the right turn prohibition; eight of which were heavy trucks.
This issue was discussed at a recent public meeting attended by residents of Cobalt
Avenue and Ryding Avenue. It was agreed that the southbound right turn prohibition
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from Old Stock Yards Road to West Toronto Street is not successful and should be
removed. Transportation Services staff will continue to monitor this area following the
ISSUE BACKGROUND
Transportation Services received a request from Maple Leaf Foods, through Councillor Nunziata, to have the existing southbound right turn prohibition removed at the north approach to the Old Stock Yards Road /West Toronto Street intersection.
A map of the area is Attachment 1.
COMMENTS
Old Stock Yards Road and West Toronto Street are industrial roads located west of Keele Street, south of St. Clair Avenue West. Industrial and commercial development exists in the immediate area with residential properties located near Cobalt Avenue and Ryding Avenue. Maple Leaf Foods is located at 116 Ryding Avenue.
Traffic control signals are installed at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue and Old Stock Yards Road, as well as at Keele Street and West Toronto Street. An All-Way STOP control exists at the intersection of Old Stock Yards Road at West Toronto Street, and at
Ryding Avenue and Cobalt Avenue. In 2003, a number of turn prohibitions were installed to discourage traffic generated by the industrial/commercial establishments from diverting to residential areas. Specifically,
the following turn prohibitions were installed: a. a southbound right turn prohibition from Old Stock Yards Road to West Toronto Street;
b. a northbound left turn prohibition from the driveway opposite Old Stock Yards Road (RONA) to West Toronto Street; and c. a southbound right turn prohibition at both driveways from the rear of the premises of 2133 St. Clair Avenue West.
Staff have observed tractor semi-trailers attempting to turn southbound from Keele Street onto West Toronto Street, their only legal route to access the industrial properties to the east of Old Stock Yards Road from the north. To complete the right turn, vehicles
waiting at the signals on West Toronto Street must reverse to allow trucks to perform this manoeuvre, resulting in congestion at the intersection. Since the right turn movement is difficult for large trucks, operators will ignore either the southbound right turn prohibition at Old Stock Yards Road and West Toronto Street, or divert through the residential area via Cobalt Avenue and Ryding Avenue.
Traffic studies at the Old Stock Yards Road /West Toronto Road intersection in 2010 show that over the two hour study period (3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.), 24 vehicles ignored the right turn prohibition; eight of which were heavy trucks.
This issue was discussed at a recent public meeting attended by residents of Cobalt Avenue and Ryding Avenue. It was agreed that the southbound right turn prohibition
Old Stock Yards – Right Turn Prohibition 3 from Old Stock Yards Road to West Toronto Street is not successful and should be removed. Transportation Services staff will continue to monitor this area following the signs
Transportation Services recommends – Traffic calming not be installed on Medland Street
On March 5, 2010
In City of Toronto, The Junction, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park)
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At the March 09 2010 Etobicoke York Community Council
Transportation Services recommends to Etobicoke York Community Council that:
1. Traffic calming not be installed on Medland Street, between Dundas Street West and Annette Street.
This report summarises the results of an investigation into installing speed humps on Medland Street, between Dundas Street West and Annette Street. The staff review shows that the criteria for installing speed humps are not satisfied.
Interesting book about the locale
On March 5, 2010
In City of Toronto, Parkdale, Roncesvalles Village, Roncesvalles Village Streetscape Strategy, South Junction Triangle, Ward 11 (York South-Weston}, Ward 12 – York South-Weston, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 14 – (Parkdale-High Park), West Bend
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From the publishers site… Table of Contents List of Maps and Illustrations Introduction Suburb, Slum, Urban Village examines the relationship between image and reality for one city neighbourhood — Toronto’s Parkdale. Carolyn Whitzman tracks Parkdale’s story across three eras: its early decades as a politically independent suburb of the industrial city; its half-century of ostensible decline toward becoming a slum; and a post-industrial period of transformation into a revitalized urban village. This book also shows how Parkdale’s image influenced planning policy for the neighbourhood, even when the prevailing image of Parkdale had little to do with the actual social conditions there. Whitzman demonstrates that this misunderstanding of social conditions had discriminatory effects. For example, even while Parkdale’s reputation as a gentrified area grew in the post-sixties era, the overall health and income of the neighbourhood’s residents was in fact decreasing, and the area attracted media coverage as a “dumping ground” for psychiatric outpatients. Parkdale’s changing image thus stood in stark contrast to its real social conditions. Nevertheless, this image became a self-fulfilling prophecy, as it contributed to increasingly skewed planning practices for Parkdale in the late twentieth century. This rich and detailed history of a neighbourhood’s actual conditions, imaginary connotations, and planning policies will appeal to scholars and students in urban studies, planning, and geography, as well as to general readers interested in Toronto and Parkdale’s urban history |
At the Parkdale Residents Association meeting on
Thursday, March 11th, at the May Robinson Auditorium, 20 West
Lodge Avenue, from 7 to 9 PM, this book will be reviewed.
Note: Chapters online indicates the paperback is not yet released the blog will post updates when it is.
$19.76
$18.77
– Not Yet Released March 05 2010 checked
The Junction still has some attributes of “the district”
On March 4, 2010
In The Junction
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Just north of St Clair Ave on Gunns Rd a packing firm has opened a factory outlet on its property. A good sign that current Junction packing businesses hold on to some of the old style Junction packing district business ways. yeh!
How busy can the intersection of Keele St. and Dundas St. West get?
On March 4, 2010
In City of Toronto, The Junction, Transit, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 14 – (Parkdale-High Park), West Bend
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The above two images taken seconds apart and within the time range of a west/east red light show the characteristic traffic congestion at Keele St and Dundas St West.
While the pass though traffic is simply a fact of inner city life, this author is wondering about the effects of this intersection on the Junction community. Do many people find it troublesome to cross? Does the traffic volume and way drivers turn and pass thought the intersection cause you to pause to cross to frequent the store on either side of Keele St. at Dundas?
Princes’ Gates at Exhibition Place major work
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Each day now work proceeds on the restoration of the gates- it is quite dramatic, although slow to watch as it seems each step takes hours or rigging and careful attention to the process.
from wikipedia…
The gates are made of a mix of stone and concrete. The statue at the top of the arch is the “Goddess of Winged Victory,” an interpretation of the original Winged Victory of Samothrace, designed by architect Alfred Chapman of Chapman and Oxley, and carved by Charles McKechnie. In her hand she holds a single maple leaf. There are nine pillars to either side of the main arch, representing the nine Canadian provinces in existence at the time of construction. Flanking the central arch are various figures representing progress, industry, agriculture, arts and science. The gates were designed by Chapman & Oxley in Beaux-Arts style.
During the fall of 1986 the Winged Victory statue was taken down and found to be seriously deteriorating. It was subsequently replaced by a glass-reinforced polymer plastic copy in 1987, designed to withstand the elements for over a century. That same year the gates officially became a listed building under the Ontario Heritage Act.
Whats a generally sized retail space building selling for presently?
On March 2, 2010
In The Junction
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Very nice building right in middle of the Junction – nice.
In disclosure the blog has no connection to this building the author just likes it
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