This video presents “Mayor Ford unveils ‘red curb’ pilot project in Toronto.”
Toronto Alerts
-
Pilot Project: Painting Toronto’s Selected Street Curbs with Red Paint to Show Motorists Where Parking is Prohibited
- Here are the four goals of Toronto’s pilot project.
- Help motorists park legally.
- Enhance traffic flow.
- Improve visibility and safety conditions for pedestrians.
- Provide better access to fire hydrants for emergency response.
- Please note that motorists parked within the painted red curb area will be ticketed.
- Some of the curbs selected for the pilot project are near crosswalks, transit stops and fire hydrants.
- Nine sites identified for the red curb project are:
- University Avenue north of Armoury Street;
- University Avenue south of Armoury Street;
- Spadina Avenue near Dundas Street West;
- John Street north of Wellington Street West;
- two locations on Armoury Street;
- St. Clair Avenue and Dufferin Street;
- Town Centre Court near the Scarborough Civic Centre; and
- North York Boulevard east of Beecroft Road.
- City of Toronto staff will monitor each of the sites on a regular basis and the program will be evaluated over a six to eight-month period.
- Here are the four goals of Toronto’s pilot project.
-
Toronto’s Special Garbage Collection Completed
- This is an update to the following previous blogs.
-
Toronto’s Flood Cleanup Alert: Get Free Permits for the Placement of Private Disposal Bins within the Public Right of Way July 17-31, 2013;
-
Toronto Alert: Special Garbage Pickup for Flood-Damaged Materials Continues for a Few Days and Other Changes;
-
Toronto Alerts: Report Your Flooded Basement; Insurance & Special Garbage Pickup on July 13, 2013;
-
Toronto Flood & Power Outage Updates + Services Alerts: July 10, 2013;
-
Toronto Alerts: More Flooding & Power Outage Updates of July 9, 2013; and
-
Toronto Alerts: Update on Flooding Impacts & Emergency Services July 8-9, 2013.
-
- The City of Toronto has completed the special garbage collection for materials damaged by flooding following the intense rainfall of July 8.
- Solid Waste Management Services collected approximately 4,100 tonnes of flood-damaged material across the city.
- Regularly scheduled garbage, Blue Bin (recycling), Green Bin (organics) and leaf/yard waste collections resumes today, Tuesday, July 23.
- The City continues picking up oversized/bulky items such as box springs and mattresses, furniture, lamps and luggage.
- These items can be placed out next to your Garbage Bin for FREE collection.
- No tags or special arrangements are needed.
- The City regularly collects these items in a separate truck for reuse, recycling or disassembling at no cost and keeps them out of the landfill.
- Electronic waste is collected separately on your regularly scheduled garbage day.
- Please set these items out for pickup half a metre (about two feet) away from your Garbage Bin.
- The City cannot collect household hazardous waste (such as paint cans, fluorescent lighting tubes/bulbs).
- These items should be taken to a Drop-off Depot or your local Community Environment Day for safe disposal.
- Toxic Taxi also provides FREE pickup of 10 to 50 litres/kilograms of hazardous materials.
- Please call 311 to book an appointment.
- Construction/renovation waste (such as drywall and wood) should be taken to a Drop-off Depot or residents can arrange for removal by a private waste disposal company.
- Please check Waste Wizard, the online search tool at http://app.toronto.ca/wes/winfo/search.do, or call 311 if you are unsure of how to properly dispose of waste materials.
- This is an update to the following previous blogs.
-
Above, a lane will be named Designers Walk Lane in Toronto.
-
A Lane Will Be Named Designers Walk in Toronto, July 24, 12 Noon
- Councillor Adam Vaughan (Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina) will join community members at a lane-naming ceremony to honour the interior and fashion-design industry that has thrived in the Toronto neighbourhood for many years.
- Tomorrow at noon a lane will be named Designers Walk Lane in the Bedford Road/Davenport Road area.
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Alerts
-
Late Opening of Subway Service for a Portion of the Bloor-Danforth Line on July 28
- Due to the work of replacing the Bloor viaduct beam, subway service at the following stations will begin at 12:00 pm:
- Bay,
- Bloor-Yonge,
- Sherbourne,
- Castle Frank,
- Broadview, and
- Chester.
- Before 12:00 pm, certain trains will be affected as follows.
- Eastbound trains from Kipling Station will turn back west at St George Station.
- Westbound trains from Kennedy Station will turn back east at Pape Station.
- Accessible shuttle buses will provide service between St George Station and Pape Station; stopping at the following locations:
- Bloor Street at Bay Street,
- Yonge Street,
- Sherbourne Street,
- Castle Frank Road,
- Danforth Avenue at Broadview Avenue, and
- Chester Avenue.
- For an accessible subway connection, buses will also be provided between St George Station and Main Street Station.
- Due to the work of replacing the Bloor viaduct beam, subway service at the following stations will begin at 12:00 pm:
-
Broadview and Gerrard Intersection Has Re-Opened
- This is an update to my previous blog, You’re Invited: Great Events in Ontario July 20-26 + TTC Alerts Jul.20-21 + Toronto Road Closures Jul.20-Dec.2013.
- 504 King, 505 Dundas and 506 Carlton are back to normal routing.
- Streetcar service has resumed at Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street East.
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Contact Info
- Information on fares, routes, schedules and service.
-
416-393-4636 (INFO)
-
Recorded information available 24 hours daily.
-
Operator-assisted service is available from 8:00am to 6:00pm daily, except statutory holidays.
-
TTY Hearing Impaired Service, 416-481-2523, Daily, 8:00am-6:00pm; except statutory holidays.
-
- Main Switchboard
-
416-393-4000
-
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
-
City of Toronto Contact Info
Phone within Toronto city limits: 311.
Phone outside city limits: 416-392-CITY (2489)
(can be used within Toronto if you can’t reach 311).
TTY customers: 416-338-0TTY (0889)
Fax: 416-338-0685
E-mail: 311@toronto.ca
If your matter is urgent, please call them. They are open 24/7.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NEWS RELEASE
July 23, 2013
New painted curbs to help motorists park legally in Toronto
The City of Toronto is painting selected street curbs with red paint to show motorists where parking is prohibited. This pilot project is intended to help motorists park legally, enhance traffic flow and improve safety conditions for pedestrians.
“Sometimes on-street parking signage is not clear to motorists, or they choose to ignore these regulations,” said Mayor Rob Ford. “We are confident that this initiative will make it easier for drivers to determine where they can and cannot park.”
Nine sites have been identified for the project, including University Avenue north of Armoury Street, University Avenue south of Armoury Street, Spadina Avenue near Dundas Street West, John Street north of Wellington Street West, two locations on Armoury Street, St. Clair Avenue and Dufferin Street, Town Centre Court near the Scarborough Civic Centre and North York Boulevard east of Beecroft Road.
Motorists parked within the painted curb area will be ticketed.
Some of the curbs selected for the pilot project are near crosswalks, transit stops and fire hydrants. These areas have been targeted in order to improve traffic flow, provide safety and visibility for pedestrians and provide better access to fire hydrants for emergency response.
City of Toronto staff will monitor each of the sites on a regular basis and the program will be evaluated over a six to eight-month period.
Toronto is Canada’s largest city and sixth largest government, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. Toronto’s government is dedicated to delivering customer service excellence, creating a transparent and accountable government, reducing the size and cost of government and building a transportation city. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can dial 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
——————————————
You may also want to know:
- PocketWizard® Plus® III Radios’ Online Auction Until May 17 (07:33:27 PDT): Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Community (A limited edition of G-Wiz Squared gadget bags in the same Tutu Pink color will be available for purchase in limited quantities at the Carey Foundation website beginning in June, 2013 to support cancer patients)
- You’re Invited: Ontario’s Licence-Free Fishing Week, Toronto Events July 5-Sept.19, TTC Alert + Road Closures July 5-7, 2013
- You’re Invited: Meeting on Options for Cycle Tracks on Certain Streets + Toronto Events + Road Closures June 22-Dec.2013 (“Adopt a cat during City of Toronto’s Feline Fiesta” event has been extended to July 20, 2013.)
- Toronto: Eglinton Connects Survey Until Jun.14, Safety Open Houses Jun.10-13, Cultural Spaces Meetings Jun-Jul.2013
- You’re Invited: Celebratory Events in Toronto June 2013 (Bike Works DIY Bike Repairs – Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer)
- You’re Invited: Toronto’s Great Events May 18 – 21 and Victoria Day May 20, 2013 (Heritage Toronto Tours April – October 2013)
- You’re Invited: Spring & Green Events in Ontario May 10 – 12, 2013 (ROMwalks May 1, 2013 – October 20, 2013)