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Central Toronto Daily Updates: May–June 2020

June 30, 2020September 15, 2020 Streeter staff affordable housing, bike lanes, camps, cancellations, car chase, CNE, collision, coronavirus, COVID-19, cycling, farmers' market, fire, food bank, garbage, garden centres, Glen Road, gunshots, Harbord Street, homicide, libraries, medication, mischief, Mother's Day, museums, potholes, Pride, real estate, recycling, reopening, road closure, sexual exploitation, shooting, ShopHERE, Toronto Fire Services, Toronto Police, Toronto Public Library, Toronto Reference Library, washrooms, yard waste

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

*FEATURED NEWS

Bike lane network to continue growing this year, city council agrees

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Rodger Burnside bike lanes, City Council, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mike Layton, video conference

Bike lanes are to be installed or improved on 10 kilometres of streets this year, Toronto City Council decided during its first video conference meeting.

DAILY UPDATES

Leaside Daily Updates: March–April 2020

April 30, 2020August 13, 2020 Streeter staff Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Butterfly Canoe, cancellations, coronavirus, Davisville Avenue, Distantly, essential workplaces, extreme weather, garbage, Laird Drive, Lake Leaside, Leaside Park, long-term care, Mabel's Fables, parks, Patrick Rocca, shutdowns, Toronto Police, traffic iights, yard waste

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Leaside neighbourhoods.

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Local cycling group pushes city to fund safe bike lanes

March 2, 2020March 9, 2020 Dennis Hanagan bike lanes, Brentcliffe Road, Cycle Don Valley Midtown, Eglinton Avenue, Holly Reid, Overlea Boulevard

Midtown cycling advocates are making sure the city sets aside money to build bike lanes as part of the the Eglinton Crosstown project.

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Beaches-Leslieville Daily Updates: January–February 2020

February 29, 2020April 13, 2020 Streeter staff bike lanes, child pornography, child sexual abuse, Danforth Avenue, Danforth Study, Fox Theatre, garbage, homicide, John Tory, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Peter MacKay, photo radar, Queen Street East, racism, Toronto Hydro, Toronto Police, Victoria Park Avenue, Winter Stations, Winterlicious, Woodbine Beach

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Beaches-Leslieville neighbourhoods.

*FEATURED NEWS

Bike lanes pilot project now part of Danforth Study, open house told

January 30, 2020February 11, 2020 Alexei Malakhov and Eric McMillan bike lanes, Danforth Study, Hanson Street, Monarch Park Collegiate

The city has heard people want a pilot project on Danforth Avenue before a decision is made about bikes lanes, staff said at the open house on Jan. 27.

*FEATURED Opinion VIEWS

New streetcar tech could get traffic moving

October 12, 2019 Jason Shvili bike lanes, cycling, Danforth Avenue

Our leaders at City Hall know all about the new technology that can get Toronto’s traffic moving faster. So why aren’t we using it!?

*FEATURED Opinion VIEWS

Danforth experiment proved benefits of bike lanes

September 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Jason Shvili bike lanes, cycling, Danforth Avenue

A pop-up demonstration of bike lanes gave us a glimpse of what Danforth could look like, reconfigured to give cyclists and pedestrians priority over cars.

NEWS

Bikes lanes to curb collisions

June 7, 2014June 8, 2014 Shawn Star bike lanes, St. Dennis Drive

Bicycle lanes, left turn lanes and extended parking hours are coming to St. Dennis Drive in Flemingdon Park, but will come with the removal of two lanes of traffic.

NEWS

Bike lanes to be part of Eglinton LRT plan?

November 5, 2013 Town Crier staff bike lanes, LRT, Metrolinx

When the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project is complete in 2020, it might be more than just a faster route for transit users.

NEWS

Recycled lines about bike lanes

November 5, 2013 Town Crier staff bike lanes, cyclists, Editorial

Bikes lanes are back in the news, thanks to a recommendation to assess proposed lanes on Bloor Street, along with an already scheduled study of Dupont Street.

NEWS

Deer Park mourns loss of its champion

February 13, 2012 Town Crier staff Bicycle Path Network, bike lanes, Howard Joy, obituary

Ex-councillor Howard Joy passes away at age 89

NEWS

Reviews mixed for Roncy redo

July 28, 2011 Town Crier staff bike lanes, construction, parking, Roncesvalles

Parking a problem, but many like new look

NEWS

Shops back bike lanes on Bloor West: study

March 29, 2010 Town Crier staff bike lanes, cyclists

A controversial new survey of businesses and shoppers in Bloor West Village shows a willingness to sacrifice street parking to make room for bike lanes or expanded sidewalks.

NEWS