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walking, jobbing and cycling on closed roads
*FEATURED NEWS 

Joggers, strollers and cyclists back on the roads for ActiveTO

May 2, 2021May 3, 2021 Streeter staff ActiveTO, Bayview Avenue, cycling, jogging, Lake Shore Boulevard East, River Street, walking

Cars and trucks were replaced by pedestrians and cyclists on the Bayview Extension, River Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East this weekend.

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ActiveTO header
Health & Fitness THINGS TO DO 

Cycle, walk or jog on closed roads: May 1–2

April 26, 2021May 3, 2021 Streeter staff ActiveTO, Bayview Avenue, cycling, Lake Shore Boulevard East, pedestrians, River Street

The first ActiveTO major weekend road closures of this year will take place this weekend along Bayview Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard East.

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Bayview scene with ActiveTO
*FEATURED NEWS 

ActiveTO closing roadways to vehicles for weekends again

April 8, 2021May 5, 2021 Streeter staff Bayview Avenue, cycling, jogging, John Tory, Lake Shore Boulevard East, pedestrians, River Street

The ActiveTO program that closed parts of Bayview Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard to traffic last summer is returning, city

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Police searched for driver
NEWS 

Vehicle driver arrested on firearm charges after fleeing on foot into Don Valley

March 3, 2021March 5, 2021 Jay Garak canine unit, collision, Don River, Don Valley, firearm, River Street, Toronto Police

A 21-year-old faces firearm-related and other charges when a vehicle stop led to a manhunt for the driver in the Don Valley.

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activity on ActiveTO road closure
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Major road closures popular with cyclists and pedestrians

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Streeter staff ActiveTO, Bayview Avenue, Lake Shore Boulevard East, River Street, road closure

Thousands are taking to the ActiveTO major road closures on weekends with their bicycles and walking shoes, figures released by the city show.

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roads closed
*FEATURED NEWS 

Cars keep out: Roads cleared for weekend foot and bike traffic

May 28, 2020May 29, 2020 Streeter staff Bayview Avenue, cycling, Lake Shore Boulevard, River Street, road closure

Two stretches of major roads will again be closed to vehicular traffic to give walkers, joggers and cyclists more room this weekend.

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Bayview Extension speed limit sign
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Speed limit increased on Bayview Extension

January 2, 2018July 11, 2019 Jay Garak Bayview Extension, city council, Jon Burnside, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Pottery Road, River Street, speed limit

Vehicle are legally driving 60 kilometres per hour on the Bayview Extension now, since Toronto city council approved a speed limit increase on the roadway last month.

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020May 5, 2021 Eric McMillan

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
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

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

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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