Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Hi all,

Attached are the minutes of our recent joint ward meeting (wards 19, 20, 27, 28).  Great to see everyone who came out, hope to see even more of you at the next meeting!

Save the date for the next meeting: Tuesday, May 28.  Probably at CSI-Annex again, but more details to follow.

Cheers,

Raj

Sorry for the last-minuteness, but just a reminder that we have joint-ward meeting tomorrow at 7 PM at Centre for Social Innovation - Annex (Bathurst just south of Bloor) in Meeting Room 1.

Attached is an agenda.  Consultations for separated bike lanes on Richmond Adelaide start soon, and there's a possibility of BIXI being expanded.  Hope to see you there!  

Raj

Dear all, 

Recently, we received the following email from city staff. I thought this might be useful since I've recently had to contact 311@toronto.ca to report potholes resurfacing on Charles St West. 

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From David Juliusson <djulius(at)toronto.ca>

date: Mon, Mar 25, 2013

March Pothole Blitz
The City of Toronto is continuing its pothole repair blitz during the month of March.
More than 100 staff in 40 crews took to the streets and fixed more than 24,000 potholes in the first week of the blitz. Weather permitting, crews will continue their efforts over the next few weeks in order to improve road surfaces across the city. "At this time of year, it's a perfect time for our crews to get a jump on tackling potholes to make our roads safer and more comfortable for everyone," said Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 34 Don Valley East), Chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.
The City of Toronto has repaired an average of 200,000 potholes a year over the past three years. The City spends about $4 million a year to fix potholes.
Residents are asked to use the City's on-line service at http://www.toronto.ca/311 to report potholes so crews can be assigned to repair them. On that web page, click on "roads" to create a pothole service request, or you can click on "open 311API and mobile apps" to download a mobile app to a smartphone.
Following these tips will assist City staff with the repair work: - Provide the precise geographic location of the pothole (nearest cross streets, a street address if possible). - Provide pothole's exact location on the roadway (for example, in the eastbound centre lane, in the westbound curb lane). - Estimate the size of the pothole.
City workers usually repair potholes within five days. Requests are prioritized, based on the amount of traffic on the road and the severity of the pothole.

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Hope you find this useful!

Location: St. Paul’s Church, Cody Hall, 227 Bloor St. E.

The TRCA is developing a master plan for the Lower Don Trail, covering the entire stretch from Pottery Rd to the waterfront. Its goals are to create positive user experiences, improve access, linkages and public awareness and education, habitat protection and examine public art opportunities in the corridor. Come out and ensure that cycling is included as an important part of the master plan!