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Bayview ActiveTO
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Bayview back on list of weekend road closures

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Rodger Burnside ActiveTO, Bayview Avenue, cyclists, John Tory, pedestrians

The city has bowed to requests that the southern end of Bayview Avenue be closed to vehicles again for ActiveTO weekends.

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Bayview not on road closures
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Bayview off this weekend’s road closures list, Allen Road coming

May 26, 2021May 27, 2021 Rodger Burnside ActiveTO, Allen Road, Bavyiew Avenue, cyclists, John Tory, pedestrians

The city has announced ActiveTO road closures for this weekend and there is one popular stretch of road missing: the southern leg of Bayview.

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Protected bike lanes
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Protected bike lanes planned for ‘dangerous’ Dundas Street East

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Rodger Burnside bike lanes, cyclists, Dundas Street East, fatalities

A dangerous stretch of bicycle paths on Dundas Street East may become a little safer if the city installs protected bike lanes.

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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.

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NEWS 

CN Spurline trail a great new way to see Ward 25

April 17, 2012 Town Crier staff CN Spurline Trail, cyclists, Don Valley West, Jaye Robinson, jogging, Pathway, walkers, Ward 25

After an unusually mild winter, spring is officially here. I encourage all residents to make the most of this great

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NEWS 

Paved bike trail to enhance hydro corridor

June 15, 2010 Town Crier staff bike path, cycling, cyclists

Construction of an asphalt trail along the Finch hydro corridor will start this summer. Three and half metres wide, it will let cyclists safely ride from Dufferin Avenue to Yonge Street.

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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.

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NEWS 

Are ‘bump outs’ safe?

March 3, 2010September 12, 2019 Town Crier staff bike lanes, Bump out, cyclists

Rob Adams is not impressed with how the city’s incorporating bike access to the Roncesvalles Avenue Streetscape Improvement project.

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
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The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street
Avoca bridge being torn down
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The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018 Streeter staff Comments Off on The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

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