West local city land sell off - 1978 Lake Shore Boulevard West & Part of 2000 Lake Shore Boulevard West – Ward 13

The City of Toronto Council is today (Tuesday 29th) receiving a report from the City of Toronto's Chief Corporate Officer about the transfer (read sale) of what it is determining as surplus Lands to Build Toronto. Built Toronto is an arm of the City of Toronto that acts as a  real estate and development corporation for the city. Over the next couple of weeks the blog is going to highlight each of the areas in the local west end.

1st off the old Joy gas station land in Ward 13.

As part of cities make money plan by selling off public land  City Council plans to sell  in Ward 13 a plot in the  middle land between   The Queensway , the Lake Shore Boulevard West and the waterfront.

This site which has already been deemed surplus is now for sale.

Yet what about not selling it and having the community gain from its retention.

proposition idea 1.   Waylay park for the journey to the waterfront from the rest of ward 13.

Most people know the disturbing feelings of danger and just annoyance  that can  brought on crossing  The Queensway and the Lake Shore Boulevard West to gain access to the lakefront park lands and then again back up into the bulk of the ward.

Using this small plot as a Parkette to "join up" the waterfront to the rest of Ward 13 can be proposed with the benefits of providing rest parkette for the crossing of two busy 6o kl. speed roads and the travel under a rather unpleasant bridge. Creating the parkette would ease the travel on this route for disabled persons. Would contribute to the councils claim to be making Toronto in a city within a park.

proposition idea 2. Simply give the land to good community non-profit such as the earlier planed Fred Victor centre which  is a social services organization that fosters long-lasting and positive change in the lives of homeless and low income people living all across Toronto.

 

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 The cities own concerns about use of the plot.

Uses and issues of the subject property from the city reports...

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package download PDF link

1978 - 2000 LakeshoreBlvW_ sales Flyer from city hired realtor

Pages from backgroundfile-37550 concerning 1978 Lake Shore Boulevard West

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ALL TURNOVER AGREEMENTS to Build Toronto

 

photo post:The Queensway Retail to Lake Shore Blvd W residential walk, wow

Along the Queensway  just west of the South Kingsway on South side a thriving and very busy retail centre has emerged, containing among other stores a Shoppers Drug Mart, a Flight Centre travel agency and a Sobeys Store.

Perfect for the needs of the people living in the condominiums south of the expressway.

Choosing to walk between these two locations is real difficult, it is  a car route if there ever was one.

South Kingsway and The Queensway Interchange

The city of Toronto proposed  interchange changes to this area really are needed, in fact they were needed long before the recent development in the area. Constructed in 1956 -  many people used the access to the Queensway this provided to attend jobs at the Stelco bolt and nut plant, Christies bakery and the recently brought down old Noxema plant at 123 Parklawn Rd. Now it would seem many people from the new residential areas would use  the interchange to go up to Bloor West Village. Just recently the community fought to save the interchange from complete removal. Now there is a determined need for this renew' why now and not when they wanted to take out the interchange?


from the report

The changes can be made without significantly compromising the integrity and level of service of the ramp connections. Generally, they involve relocating the transit platforms to a more amenable and accessible location, the installation of pedestrian activated traffic control signals, the realignment, augmentation and enhancement of the local sidewalk network, the provision of enhanced street and
pedestrian scale lighting and the provision of inclusion of urban design and landscaping features, heritage elements and new trees

Background Information

Links to June 16, 2008 reports (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2008/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-14077.pdf) (text) Attachment (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2008/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-14078.pdf) (greater area map) Posted by Robert