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DanforthRAD Update - November 2024
Pape Danforth Transit Oriented Community (TOC) Development
Infrastructure Ontario response to comments on Pape-Danforth TOC now expected well into 2025
We received notification on Dec 3 that the planned Fall meeting of the Local Advisory Committee (LAC) for this Transit Oriented Community was being rescheduled – probably to at least the spring. The notice didn’t give much reason, saying only that “We anticipate sharing our responses to the LAC and public feedback received, during a second round of LAC and public engagement in mid- 2025. We look forward to continuing these discussions at that time.” That timing does put the second round after the March 31 re-scheduled date for the 49-storey tower’s appeal hearing at the Ontario Land Tribunal – or any settlement that might appear. A report on the first round of public engagement can be found at the engageio.ca site – Pape report pdf
DanforthRAD at the Metrolinx Construction Liaison Committee
Members of DanforthRAD have attended two Metrolinx Construction Liaison Committee (CLC) meetings for Pape and Danforth on Oct 2 and Nov 6. The CLC is a monthly forum for Metrolinx and committee representatives to discuss the Ontario Line construction activities and their impact on the community. Attendees included community members, MPP Peter Tabuns, a representative from Councillor Paula Fletcher’s office and Mary Fragedakis. There is a full list of attendees and review of information presented by Metrolinx for the meetings here (CLC Oct) and here (CLC Nov).
Issues consistently raised include:
- Disruption to the community due to 24-hour work schedule – most notably the noise from construction machinery and the impact on health and wellbeing.
- Complaints about safety of crossing Danforth Ave. at Eaton – concerns that the proposed 24-hour installation of the crosswalk falls short of the traffic light originally requested.
- Complaints about impacts to parking in the neighbourhood – street parking and loss of Green P parking lot.
- Complaints about truck haul routes and vehicle iding and
- Complaints regarding increased dust in the surrounding community (businesses and importantly homes).
Impact of the proposed 49-storey Development & the Ontario Line
Metrolinx was asked specifically if they were in discussions with the developers seeking rezoning for their 49+ storey building at the corner of Danforth and Pape (Del Boca Vista). Upon direct questioning, they informed us that there was a group at Metrolinx in discussion with these developers.
What is not clear is the public access to information about these meetings.