Temporary Westbound TTC Bus Diversions

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Temporary Westbound TTC Bus Diversions
April 24 to End of May 2013
10 Van Horne and 169 Huntingwood Bus Routes

The City of Toronto has closed the intersection of Brian Drive and Pleasant View Drive to carry out sewer replacement work. As a result, the TTC is diverting westbound buses in this area.

The City advises that westbound bus service can resume regular routing by the end of May 2013 or sooner, if the road allowance is suitable for bus operation. Construction inquiries can be made by contacting Alicia Fraser, P.Eng., Senior Engineer; City of Toronto at 416-397-0909

We regret any inconvenience that may be caused as a result of this necessary bus routing.

10 Van Horne and 169 Huntingwood Bus Routes

Westbound buses will be diverted via:

  • Pleasant View Drive: One way west from Victoria park venue to Clipper Road
  • Clipper Road: One way north from Pleasant View Drive to Van Horne Avenue
  • Van Horne Avenue: One way west from Clipper Road to regular routing.

Temporary transit stops will be established along the diversion routing.

TTC Contacts:

TTC Customer Service: 416-393-3030 (Daily, 7a.m. to 10p.m., closed holidays)

TTY Hearing Impaired Service: 416-481-2523; (Daily, 8a.m. to 5p.m., closed holidays)

Route/Schedule Information Line: 416-393-INFO (4636) or visit http://www.ttc.ca

Ward 33′s Participatory Budgeting Exercise

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The Ward 33 Team is testing out an innovative tool to allow greater public input into the City’s annual budget using a process known as participatory budgeting. Including residents in budget decision making is a tool that has been used effectively around the globe in places like Porto Allegro, Brazil and Chicago, Illinois. Toronto Community Housing uses this method to reach consensus on important budgetary decisions.

Go to http://ward33.citizenbudget.com/ now to try out participatory budgeting for Ward 33 issues.

 

 

Community Meeting on Public Transit

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Here is the slide show Shelley presented at the meeting:

Sheppard East LRT Transit Meeting March 26 2013

Pleasant View Community Centre (545 Van Horne Ave)
Tuesday March 26, 2013
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Councillor Shelley Carroll invites you to a community meeting to discuss public transit in Ward 33 and beyond.

Bruce McCuaig, President and CEO of Metrolinx, will deliver a presentation on the four funded Toronto LRT projects including their construction schedules and start of service dates. His presentation will also provide specific details on the Sheppard East LRT project which will run from Don Mills to east of Morningside.

Mr. McCuaig and Councillor Carroll will take questions about Metrolinx’s transit projects, the future of public transit in the GTA, and other local transit issues.

If you have questions or comments about this meeting, please email our office at councillor_carroll@toronto.ca or call us at 416-392-4038.

Sheppard East LRT Route MAP

An Update on Casinos

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Long time followers of my e-blast (the Ward 33 email newsletter) know my initial concerns with the current Casino dilemma. Apart from the urban planning concerns or city safety concerns, I question the Provincial Government increasing its reliance on this unsustainable and ill-advised source of revenue. John Lorinc from Spacing.ca offers some great insight into the financial banana peel that current media darling, MGM Casinos, has been on for some time now.

But this week a Toronto Sun columnist tried to tell readers that Casino builders are visionary and the opposition group No Casino Toronto are naysayers lacking in vision. They brought Vancouver naysayer extraordinaire and opponent of the Vancouver Downtown casino bid, Sandy Garossino to town. Vancouver Council eventually unanimously rejected the bid. Was it lack of vision or a much better vision?
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