Next Metrolinx Community Meeting- 19 June 2024 6:00 – 7:30 pm

ONTARIO LINE CONSTRUCTION AROUND PAPE & DANFORTH –  METROLINX OPEN HOUSE

In-person event, with information boards and Metrolinx staff

HOLY NAME PARISH  71 Gough Ave., Toronto

Learn about:

Project Milestones

Upcoming construction activities

Construction techniques

The equipment used on site

And more

Click Here to go to the Metrolinx Page for this event

Our Survey Results Are In

Thanks to everyone who took the time to complete our Danforth Rad Neighbourhood Survey. We heard from nearly 200 people – most of whom are living and/or working in the Danforth area. Some key takeaways from the feedback:

  • Concern about the lack of affordable housing in Toronto is high.
  • Most do not support the development of the proposed 49 storey building at Pape and Danforth. Key concerns include:
    • The height/scale of the building
    • The precedent this would have on further development
    • Changes to the character of the neighbourhood
    • Increased traffic and congestion
    • Knowing where to go for information on development plans along the Danforth is not clear for many.
    • Interest in information on how development-related decisions are made and how community feedback is used top the list of topics people would like to know more about.

    Once again, thank you! We appreciate your participation and look forward to using your feedback to help inform our actions and future communication to the community.

The Danforth is a multicultural, family-oriented community in the heart of Toronto.

Del Boca Vista Properties Inc. are developers who have appealed to the Ontario land Tribunal to erect a 49-storey skyscraper in the middle of this low-rise district.

Meanwhile, for the Ontario Line, that intersects the Bloor-Danforth subway line at the Pape Station, has expropriated by Metrolinx all the land from the Del Boca Vista development east to Eaton for excavation, station construction, materials storage and vehicle access for the interchange. Those lands have been designated as a Transit Oriented Community.  These lands and those at the corner of Pape and Cosburn will be developed under the control of Infrastructure Ontario.

We have produced an illustration that puts the two projects at the Pape and Danforth station side by side.

While the proposed TOC is for sure not perfect, it does have a mid-rise approach as adopted in the City’s Danforth Study, around an added tower for more housing {29 storeys}. The documents from Infrastructure Ontario describe it as appropriate for the subway interchange and the surrounding neighbourhood.

 

If this is what Infrastructure Ontario deems appropriate, it definitely shows how inappropriate the neighbouring 49-storey development proposal is. Which may be a strong argument against that tower – and future proposals.

 

Should we give this TOC proposal a passing grade, and work on improving it? There’s registration for the Monday April 15 in-person Open House, slides and recording of the April 2 online Open House, and a survey for public comments at engageio.ca/en/pape

 

Please join us in working to have appropriate development on the Danforth and surrounding streets that welcomes new neighbours, intensifies affordable living and work spaces, and contributes to the human-scale, vibrant street life of this unique neighbourhood. engageio.ca/en/pape

Some Quick Updates on Meetings

15 April 2024

Infrastructure Ontario has organized an in-person information session where you can learn and discuss with staff the plans for the Transit Oriented Community at Pape and Cosburn.  It will be held at at the Royal Canadian Legion Brach #10, 1083 Pape Ave at 6:30Click here to link to the Infrastructure Ontraio  site and to register for this meeting.

16 April 2024

Councillor Paula Fletcher has organized the Pape North & Don Valley Ontario Line Construction Meeting.  She will be joined by TDSB Trustee Sara Ehrhardt and city staff to discuss the Ontario Line and it’s impact on the surrounding communities as well as the Don Valley.  You can register by clicking here

What You Can Do

  1.  If you have not do so already, Sign the Petition (click here to go to the page)
  2. Invite your neighbours who are concerned with the scale of this development, send them to the petition page if they have not already signed on. 

Who We Are

Danforth Residents for Appropriate Development (RAD) is a newly formed group of residents concerned about the development proposed for Danforth & Pape – and the precedent it may set for the future of our area.

Our Mission

We support the development of a diversity of housing types to ensure that the Danforth remains an inclusive community.  We believe in supporting small businesses and providing opportunities for local entrepreneurs to thrive, while maintaining a human-scale urban environment that prioritizes walkability,  bikeability and a vibrant street life along the entire length of this vital historical avenue.

Get Involved

 If you can spare some time, join in our discussions, coordinating with other community groups, and getting information out to our neighbourhoods.  Join us in making sure that the intensification of the Danforth is appropriate for everyone. 

Join DanforthRAD

If you would like more information or if you are able to join us, please fill in the form below and we’ll get back to you soon.