Helios – Independent Toronto Airspace Review

Toronto Airspace Reveiw

Helios together with Bo Redeborn and Graham Lake are nearing the end of their Independent Toronto Airspace Review and invite you to attend the final presentation. At the event Nick Boud and Bo Redeborn will present an overview of the recommendations they are making to NAV CANADA to mitigate the impact of aviation noise on …

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Laird in Focus Planning Study

Laird in Focus Map

Background, Visioning and Principles Workshop On Monday, May 1, 2017 join the City Planning Division for a Background, Visioning and Principles Workshop for the Laird in Focus Study. Laird in Focus is a study led by the City of Toronto City Planning Division that will develop a planning framework to guide future development of the Laird …

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Leaside Traffic Update

Updated March 20, 2017 Public traffic meetings were held on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 for South Leaside, and on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 for North Leaside. The comments and feedback from those, along with the feedback from the online surveys, will help guide the next set of proposals. While Councillor Burnside’s two traffic committees originally studying concentrated on seeking …

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Hydro upgrade project

Toronto Hydro

Bessborough to Broadway, March to December 2017Underground Construction Project Bessborough – Broadway (E18200/E18201)  Toronto Hydro is planning to upgrade the aging underground electrical system in your community to help improve service reliability. The upgrade includes the installation of electrical cables within the City of Toronto’s public property allowance in front of or adjacent to your …

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Leaside Traffic Calming Survey

We need your feedback on the draft proposals for Leaside traffic calming and ask you to take a few minutes to fill out our survey. Please note that these proposals are only the first draft. There will be changes made based on your comments, as well as on the recommendations coming out of the other two …

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Survey: Stormwater Charge

stormwater retention areas

Stormwater is rain and melted snow. Generally, the more hard surfaces a property has the more stormwater will flow off it and into the sewer system. An increase in extreme storms, combined with more paved surfaces in the city is resulting in more stormwater making its way into the sewer system. This has led to …

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Laird In Focus

Laird in Focus Map

“The Eglinton Connects Planning Study identified the Laird Drive and Eglinton Avenue East area as one of six Focus Areas with larger parcels of land fronting Eglinton Avenue that could have a greater capacity to accommodate future population and employment growth.” “The vision and principles for three Focus Areas (Bayview, Dufferin, and West Side Mall) …

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Development Proposal 815-845 Eglinton Ave. E.

RioCan development at Laird & Eglinton

RioCan, owners of the Canadian Tire site at Eglinton & Laird have submitted a proposal to the City of Toronto for the site. The proposal is for the redevelopment of the existing 8.8 acre site with a total density of 3.7. The proposal includes 16,130 m2 of retail, 116,110 m2 of residential (1,435 units), a …

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660 Eglinton Ave. E. Settlement

660 Eglinton Ave. E.

As of November 15th, the LPOA and RioCan have reached an OMB-Mediated Settlement regarding 660 Eglinton Avenue East (Sunnybrook Plaza). The settlement details can now be made public and are as follows: The original application by RioCan called for two towers of 19 and 13 storeys, with podiums of various heights. The finalized settlement calls for …

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Leaside Traffic Calming Plan Update

This presentation was made by our traffic consultant (Paradigm Transportation Consultants) at the LPOA Annual General Meeting on November 22, 2016. Please review the presentation and send us your comments!