FORT YORK PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE BRIDGE - SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

Just when you thought that there would be a Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge from Wellington West over to Fort York to connect walkers, hikers, sightseers, nature lovers, bird watchers, joggers, history geeks to Fort York, Garrison Common and the lake, along comes a big "No" from the new administration at City Hall. Hooray! some might say who envisioned this as a big drag on the fiscal purse. But what if it was the opposite? What if it was a real asset that would make Toronto a more wonderful place to visit. What if the surrounding community used it and appreciated it. What if it proved to be the icing on the cake for Fort York’s Bicentennial Celebrations in 2012? What it if protected envisioned green space on the south side of Wellington West from the possibilities of 35 storey condo towers that would change a potential green boulevard into another Liberty Village style alley?

If you were excited about the bridge, its architecture, its possibilities in linking communities, he's where you show your support:

Info on all events also posted on blog fortyorkbridge.ca .

May 6 - May 15: Email Your Councillor
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169679089755357

May 9, 6:30 at 15 Stafford Street: Mobilize Meeting
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185293324855123

May 10, 5pm-8pm at 15 Stafford
(additional locations for May 11 & May 12 to be announced): 1000 Letters to Mayor
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121679981244084

We will also be handing out 2000 biz cards across the city in order to make people aware, Like Facebook , Follow Twitter and Sign Petition .

If you live in a condo what is your board doing?

TAKE ACTION NOW!
Like Facebook , Follow Twitter . Sign Petition .

TRAFFIC IN THE NIAGARA NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY - MEETING - COME OUT!

Speeding cars, trucks that trundle past causing our houses to vibrate, traffic jams! As the neighbourhoods have intensified around us, our community is becoming everybody’s quick route! And it’s probably going to get worse. If you're concerned this is where you can have your say...

COMMUNITY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEETING

hosted by Niagara Neighbourhood Now, Councillor Mike Layton and City Transportation Services

Date:Monday May 16th, 2011
Time 7pm - 9pm
Location: Niagara St School
222 Niagara St (at Adelaide St W)
Subject: Traffic concerns in the Niagara Neighborhood Now area.

Come out!!! Your input is valuable to understanding the current traffic issues in this community.

If you have any questions or would like to be added to Councillor Layton’s distribution list, please contact at
416-392-4009 or councillor_layton@toronto.ca

SUPPORT YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD....

A neighbourhood is only as good as the people who support it. From providing input into new projects, to helping keep it clean, to planting front yards to help bloom and green its streetscape, its residents are the people who make the difference. Some upcoming dates to remember.

SUNDAY MAY 8, 9 - 11.00 am
Stanley Park Clean-Up!
Hosted by 15 Stafford Street & Friends of Stanley Park Toronto

Meetup on Sidewalk at Back Terrace of 15 Stafford Street
Water, Bag and Gloves supplied. Bring a rake if you have it.
30 minutes is all it takes.


TUESDAY, MAY 10

6 - 8 PM

Fork York – Blue Barracks
250 Fort York Blvd
(West of Bathurst Street)
Preview of the new Fort York/Bathurst Branch

Toronto Public Library is building a brand new 15,000 square foot library branch in the Trinity Spadina community, on Fort York Boulevard, at Bathurst Street. The NEW library will provide the Trinity Spadina community with a full range of neighbourhood library branch services, including a broad range of collections; meeting, collaborative and study spaces; increased access to technology for research, learning, working and recreation; and a welcoming environment for everyone.
It is expected that the new branch will open in 2014.

Join Toronto Public Library staff and architects from the firm of
Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB) at one of the community open houses to: View the proposed design concept for the new branch library. Speak with the architects and library staff to answer your
questions and provide your comments about the plans.

ALTERNATIVE MEETING OPTION
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Drop in anytime between 6 – 8 p.m.
Sanderson Branch
327 Bathurst Street
(Corner of Bathurst Street and
Dundas Street West)


SAVE FORT YORK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
After spending $1.3-million and three years on planning, the city is halting work on a $22-million foot bridge to Fort York designed to be a landmark on par with London’s Millennium Bridge . On completion it was to be the centrepiece for War of 1812 bicentennial celebrations next year at Fort York. As a heritage neighbourhood with close connections to the Fort (some of the houses on Niagara Street were actually garrison homes) , this comes as a disappointment. Connecting north-south green spaces would have been a boon to all Toronto residents as well as tourists. Also, if the bridge is not built, want might happen to the parking lot land on Wellington. Condos? With the sell-off of land initiated by this new administration, who knows?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/city-halts-work-on-foot-bridge-to-fort-york/article2001524/
'Join us to Save Fort York Pedestrian Cycle Bridge'
Take Action NOW! Sign Petition fortyorkbridge.ca

Save The Fort York Pedestrian Cycle Bridge
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signpetition.fortyorkbridge.ca
OR email your protest to :
councillor_shiner@toronto.ca
mayor_ford@toronto.ca
dmcguinty@premier.gov.on.ca

and don’t forget to cc Councillor Mike Layton

councillor_layton@toronto.ca