ABC Residents Association

During the April meeting of Toronto City Council, Councillor Saxe spoke about the state of congestion in Toronto, and how best to tackle it. Here’s what Councillor Saxe had to say:

Councillor Saxe on Congestion & Bikes

For more information, read the expert testimony from the court case.

The construction that began in 2022 to make Rosedale subway station accessible with the addition of two elevators is almost complete!

Ward 12 Councillor Josh Matlow is drawing attention to this issue and asking for our support to help keep Toronto public school pools open.

A report to be tabled at the Toronto District School Board meeting on Wednesday, April 30, proposes closing all 66 pools in Toronto’s public schools due to funding cuts from the Provincial Government. This would include 27 pools permitted and used by the City of Toronto in city swimming programs.

Not many things come cheap in Toronto, but there is one thing that has, until very recently, been a heck of a bargain: blocking streets for construction.

In 2022, for example, a utility contractor that wanted to close two lanes across 4.5 kilometres of Lake Shore Boulevard paid just $4,398.65 in fees to Toronto city hall’s transportation department for its month-long project.

A Toronto resident is campaigning to revive a popular street event after a years-long pause.

OpenStreetsTO is an event that closes roadways to cars and opens them to pedestrians, encouraging physical activity and recreation while allowing residents to experience the city’s streets and architecture differently.

“Open Streets has widespread community support,” said Robert Zaichkowski, who’s leading the charge to restart the event. “It’s a no-brainer to bring it back.”

On Tuesday, April 22, the Ontario Superior Court formally approved the full suite of agreements that hands control of The One to Tridel. The court order is immediately effective, so Tridel has now taken over from interim contractor SKYGRiD as project, construction, and sales manager, and will steer the tower to its newly confirmed early-2028 completion.

Toronto often feels shabby. There are many examples but the renovation of College Park comes to mind. The general idea was good — skating trail, landscaping, sculptural giant frogs — but the execution seems cheap and the details look rough and unthoughtful. There’s a clunky Zamboni-storing field house, expanses of lawn turned to mud and natural pedestrian routes blocked by obstacles. It should be great, like New York’s Bryant Park, but it’s shabby.

The first few weeks of construction were challenging and came complete with snow storms. ABC and Councillor Saxe have been in continuous touch with the contractor’s field ambassador.

Please read more to see the general and recent updates.