Frances Nunziata Councillor, Ward 11, Requests study of Junction Rd

Request for an Area Study of Junction Road

Origin

(October 25, 2012) Letter from Councillor Frances Nunziata, Ward 11 - York South-Weston

Updated: info moved from comment post from Manny Dec 1st 2012



Updated: info moved from comment post from Manny

he EA Study was approved by Etobicoke York as well as the City of Toronto Council for Junction Rd. This is good news since it will help revitalize the area as the whole area is growing to South and North of these lands in the Junction.

http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2012.EY20.30

City Council on November 27, 28 and 29, 2012, adopted the following:

City Council on November 27, 28 and 29, 2012, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, to undertake an Area Study of Junction Road, including a review of existing land uses, urban design and gateway features for the lands bounded by CN/Metrolinx Rail lands to the south, Keele Street to the west, Old Weston Road to the east and to the north along the south side of Junction Road.

 

 

This item will be considered by Etobicoke York Community Council on November 6, 2012. It will be considered by City Council on November 27, 2012, subject to the actions of the Etobicoke York Community Council.
Etobicoke York Community Council consideration on November 6, 2012

Recommendations:
1. City Council request the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, to undertake an Area Study of Junction Road, including a review of existing land uses, urban design and gateway features for the lands bounded by CN/Metrolinx Rail lands to the south, Keele Street to the west, Old Weston Road to the east and to the north along the south side of Junction Road.

Text of her letter....

To: Chair and Members of Etobicoke York Community Council Re: Request for an Area Study of Junction Road
SUMMARY:
In the City of Toronto, in the St. Clair Stockroads area, there is an area in need of revitalization on Junction Rd. This area is bounded by the CN/Metrolinx Rail lands to the south, Keele Street to the west, Old Weston Rd to the East and Junction Rd to the north. It is a community undergoing revitalization in the surrounding areas, with new residential developments and commercial businesses, encroaching on old light industrial communities. Along Keele St and Mulock Road, there is a moderate area of residential units, which are interspersed with businesses.
The specific addresses included in this area would be 43 and 5 junction rd and 0 Monarch Rd, Toronto ,(Plan 840 lots 1 to16 pt lot 17 / plan 446 pt lots 12 to 15 rp / plan 1136 pt lots 5 to 11 rp 66 r 20826 part 3 / plan 1136 pt block plan840 lots 20 to 28 and pt lot 19 rp 66 r.)
A short distance to the north of the area is the new St. Clair Avenue Light Rapid Transit Line, which is an increasingly valuable asset in this community offering a much-needed public transit option. The industrial area flanks the neighbouring Metrolinx line. Some of the industrial buildings sit empty while others are in disrepair.
With the increasing population, growth on the avenue and smaller residential streets, there is a demand for an overall improvement to the streetscape, transportation routes and to the businesses in the area to better compliment the needs and of the community and better use of the land adjacent within walking distance of the LRT route.

RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. City Council request the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, to undertake an Area Study of Junction Rd, including a review of existing land uses, urban design and gateway features for the lands bounded by CN/Metrolinx Rail lands to the south, Keele Street to the west, Old Weston Rd to the East and to the north along the south side of Junction Rd
Yours Sincerely,
Frances Nunziata
Councillor, Ward 11, York South-Weston

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