Keele subway spicy concrete

Text from the TTC's planning statement

The structural upgrades will generally consist of the construction of five new piers within the parking lot to provide additional support of the bridge deck. All work will be conducted within the property of the commuter parking lot.

A large drilling rig will be used to auger 10 large diameter caisson holes located outside of the bridge structure; 5 holes on either side of the bridge. The caisson holes will be drilled below grade to a depth of approximately 18 metres with a diameter of 1.8 metres.  In this regard, the augering, the installation of reinforcement steel cages and placing concrete into the holes will be conducted primarily during the daytime hours however, work may extend into the evening hours in order to complete key operations associated with the caissons.

Each pair of caissons will be joined by excavating the area between 2.2 x 3.0 x 13 metres and placing concrete to grade level to form a concrete beam over the caissons.  A steel frame will be placed and permanently rest on each beam, which will be jacked up to the underside of the bridge to provide added support.

Oh.... to be the people of Roncesvalles Village

Rip up....Bang ...Boom ...Dig.... drop...Pave and Rip up....Bang ...Boom ...Dig.... drop... again is the action of the day and every day  ... all along Roncesvalles how lucky they are,

and can the Junction get some.

At the end of all this work they will have the most welcoming , and walkable street scape of all the west Toronto local communities

1. better for businesses and their sales


2. better for strolling loving couples and the truly committed for eons of time (you can always tell can you not?)


3. better for open public activity


4. better for local BIA events

Way to go people.

Oh here is  the guide to shopping in the village now [link]

Book found - thanks

Thank to the two blog readers that sent in the title of the book (SP & Jay) for helped me locate the book

Toronto Sprawls: A History (University of Toronto Centre for Public Management Monograph) (Paperback)

~ Lawrence Solomon (Author)

here is the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Toronto-Sprawls-University-Management-Monograph/dp/0772786186

(link provided by SP)

290 OLD WESTON RD ground scraping occuring

Ground surface removal is occurring at the old cadet clothes cleaning plant. Two years ago much of the internal machinery and contaminated materials inside were removed.

The work is concentrated in the rear of the building to the east to old steam building.

books I need one that I have little info on......

As the blog runner for the junctioneer I tend to read a number of books on urban development both historical and contemporary. Now I have lost the memory of a book I read last year (I borrowed it from the library and have tried searching the online cagalog there for it - to no avail.)

So I thought I would give a very weak  note of what I remember (all I can remember of it) hoping someone else knows of it.

The books author  was named something like Lawrence Solomon and within the book he speaks about the premise that early workers living in the Junction were possibility downtown office workers rather than working within the community in manufacturing  jobs.

That is  what I can remember, anyone remember reading a book such as this? I know it's a weak link.

Or if anyone knows other books they are reading in this area please let me know. thanks,

as I am asking people want books they are reading I thought it would be fair to give a little list of current books I am reading.



The books above are for a course I am taking and are quite good if you are interested in brain function and how the body and mind react to stimuli. The 1st two are good reading (and  available at Chapters) while the third a is heavy tome of the science that makes up the elements of the 1st two.



The books above are about common public space (the commons) and the interaction of people to form a community (strangers in strange lab). The 1st book in the second row discusses reliving traffic issues though information.

2853 Dundas Street West looking good after brick rehab

Worth the walk... worth the look to see the end result of the work on the south east corner of Dundas St West and Keele St

The Village by High Park, have questions?

[caption id="attachment_5798" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Our 1st night image of the upcoming Village by the Park building"][/caption]

If you have a question that particularly interests you about the construction of  The Village by High Park on Keele St just North of Dundas St West please send it to the blog in the next day or two.

Why? ..because Deltera Construction has very kindly offered the blog a photo and question answer question.  send or comment them and we will ask them when we attend.

what is the blog hoping for right off  in photos...

1) a internal shot the rail tie back wall.

2) A never before shot the Keele st Dundas west intersection from the building - just above the rail subway [1.  an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway, such as the one just north of Vine ave on Keele st -  footnote of meaning suggested by blog reader ]  level

and choice of photo op?

... lucky for us and kind of them.

Please mail (thejunctioneer@gmail.com) or place your questions is a comment

Junction Arts Festival 2010 Call To Artists out 5 months earlier than last year... why?

[caption id="attachment_5791" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Footprint of the festival -  September 8 to 12, 2010 with a two-day street closure of Dundas Street West, September 11 and 12. "][/caption]

The more time an artist has to create, make, develop and plan even mull over a work of art the greater the depth and the value to the viewer can be. The festival board wants to begin working with artists earlier, provide acceptance of work into the festival, so artists can plan and execute works on a longer term.

Full disclosure: me Robert the author of this post is a board member of JFAC the entity that creates the festival  with the local JBIA

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The Junction Arts Festival is now accepting creative proposals for the 2010 Junction Arts Festival. The Festival runs from September 8 to 12, 2010 with a two-day street closure of Dundas Street West, September 11 and 12.

The festival is  currently accepting proposals only from performance-based artists and art installation works of any combination, including but not limited to, Indoor and Outdoor Installation Artists, Street Dance and Theatre groups as well as any multi-arts ideas that we may be able to support. Our emphasis in 2010 will be for large scale outdoor work but we are accepting all proposals. Fees will be determined on a per-artist-basis.

Additional calls for Visual Artists, Poets and Musicians will be forthcoming in the next few months.

Approximately 200,000 people attend the festival each year, experiencing interactive works that both engage and enthrall.

Proposals should include the following:

- Artist or group contact info  - Bio and history  - Example of past work

- Video and/or photo examples of proposed work. If proposing a new work, please include a description, plus technical requirements

If proposing a new work please be as specific as your present process allows at this time. Also inform us if you are applying for any creative funding from other sources. If applications for government funding precede any agreement between artist and festival, then a letter of intent may be issued on our part.

The Junction Arts Festival has been running its present programming since 2007, but the festival’s history dates back to 1991, with the street closure since 2000. ‘Where the Arts meet the Street’ is the basis for this ever-growing multi-arts Festival that includes visual art, galleries, installation art, main stage music, dance, theatre, performance art, travelling minstrels and anything in between and beyond.

Toronto, National and International applications accepted.  - All inquiries should be directed to Festival Director, Michael Menegon via email atjunctionartsfest@bellnet.ca

Application packages should be sent to:

Junction Arts Festival   3047 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario  M6P 1Z3 Canada

The Junction Arts Festival is now accepting creative proposals for the 2010 Junction Arts Festival. The Festival runs from September 8 to 12, 2010 with a two-day street closure of Dundas Street West, September 11 and 12.

We are currently accepting proposals only from performance-based artists and art installation works of any combination, including but not limited to, Indoor and Outdoor Installation Artists, Street Dance and Theatre groups as well as any multi-arts ideas that we may be able to support. Our emphasis in 2010 will be for large scale outdoor work but we are accepting all proposals. Fees will be determined on a per-artist-basis.

Additional calls for Visual Artists, Poets and Musicians will be forthcoming in the next few months.

Approximately 200,000 people attend the festival each year, experiencing interactive works that both engage and enthrall.

Proposals should include the following:

- Artist or group contact info

- Bio and history

- Example of past work

- Video and/or photo examples of proposed work. If proposing a new work, please include a description, plus technical requirements

If proposing a new work please be as specific as your present process allows at this time. Also inform us if you are applying for any creative funding from other sources. If applications for government funding precede any agreement between artist and festival, then a letter of intent may be issued on our part.

The Junction Arts Festival has been running its present programming since 2007, but the festival’s history dates back to 1991, with the street closure since 2000. ‘Where the Arts meet the Street’ is the basis for this ever-growing multi-arts Festival that includes visual art, galleries, installation art, main stage music, dance, theatre, performance art, travelling minstrels and anything in between and beyond.

Toronto, National and International applications accepted.

All inquiries should be directed to Festival Director, Michael Menegon via email atjunctionartsfest@bellnet.ca

Application packages should be sent to:

Junction Arts Festival

3047 Dundas Street West

Toronto, Ontario

M6P 1Z3 The Junction Arts Festival is now accepting creative proposals for the 2010 Junction Arts Festival. The Festival runs from September 8 to 12, 2010 with a two-day street closure of Dundas Street West, September 11 and 12.

We are currently accepting proposals only from performance-based artists and art installation works of any combination, including but not limited to, Indoor and Outdoor Installation Artists, Street Dance and Theatre groups as well as any multi-arts ideas that we may be able to support. Our emphasis in 2010 will be for large scale outdoor work but we are accepting all proposals. Fees will be determined on a per-artist-basis.

Additional calls for Visual Artists, Poets and Musicians will be forthcoming in the next few months.

Approximately 200,000 people attend the festival each year, experiencing interactive works that both engage and enthrall.

Proposals should include the following:

- Artist or group contact info

- Bio and history

- Example of past work

- Video and/or photo examples of proposed work. If proposing a new work, please include a description, plus technical requirements

If proposing a new work please be as specific as your present process allows at this time. Also inform us if you are applying for any creative funding from other sources. If applications for government funding precede any agreement between artist and festival, then a letter of intent may be issued on our part.

The Junction Arts Festival has been running its present programming since 2007, but the festival’s history dates back to 1991, with the street closure since 2000. ‘Where the Arts meet the Street’ is the basis for this ever-growing multi-arts Festival that includes visual art, galleries, installation art, main stage music, dance, theatre, performance art, travelling minstrels and anything in between and beyond.

Toronto, National and International applications accepted.

All inquiries should be directed to Festival Director, Michael Menegon via email atjunctionartsfest@bellnet.ca

Application packages should be sent to:

Junction Arts Festival

3047 Dundas Street West

Toronto, Ontario

M6P 1Z3 Canada

Upper Junction park as a name up for consideration at city council tomorrow

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You can start grieving the lost of some Junction cultural history right now as the blog predicts the council accepts the simply wrong name for this park.

Long live The Stockyards District

Staff action report City document august 7th 2009