Active 18 Charette and Info

An Invitation to the Active 18 Community - to shape, contribute and help design your neighbourhood.

Dear Active 18 member,

Since our last AGM in January, 2009, Active 18 has continued to work on community activities such as park planning/overall design for the Queen West Triangle as well as advising for the Artscape Triangle Lofts.

Due to our desire for community input in the planning process we are now assisting one of our Steering Committee members, Steve Heuchert, with a charrette for the North West (Queen St.) Triangle - bordered by a railway corridor to the west, Queen St. West to the south, Florence St. and Peel St. to the north and Northcote Ave., Gladstone Ave., and Dufferin St. to the east.

Helpful documents are available at www.active18.org
1. Background document on the area and it's issues - good reading prep for the charrette.
2. Planning update for the WQW area
3. A printable/emailable Flyer to invite your neighbours

What we learned in the WQW* Triangle planning fiasco south of Queen is this: if good plans are in place before development applications are received at the City, the City and the community has more chance of shaping this development. (*Bohemian Embassies, Lisgar buildings, WestSide Lofts, 48 Abell, Queen/Dovercourt, Queen/Gladstone)

This is our impetus behind the next open and public charrette. This is a community/York University initiative and is being organized and operated by the Active18 Steering committee and York university students. We are asking members of Active 18 to help support the charrette initiative with funding for supplies - paper, pens, and most importantly for a few final printed documents. Of course we need your valuable input the day of the event. All the people involved are volunteering time and effort to make this a potential set of creative and exciting urban plans for the area. We believe this will come in handy before more development starts in this area.

Have an extra 5$ or more?
Cheques can be mailed or dropped off to "Active 18 Community Organization" at 19 Northcote Ave. Toronto, M6J 3K2
All donations appreciated!

The Charrette will occur on November 18, 2009, 5:30 - 8:30 in the Gladstone Hotel Ballroom. Everyone is welcome.

Thanks kindly,
Active 18 Steering Committee
http://active18.org

Community Consultation Meeting for Queen West Developments

Active 18 is holding a Community Consultation Meeting about the following projects:

1181 Queen Street West (at Gladstone)
1093 Queen Street West (at Dovercourt)
2 Gladstone Avenue (at Queen, NW corner)

Date: Thursday December 4
Location: Parkdale Public Library, 1303 Queen Street West
Time: 6:30 pm

The City is holding this meeting as part of the formal planning process for these three projects. This is your opportunity to review the plans, ask questions, and register your feedback. A flyer should have arrived in your mailbox from the Councillors office to notify you of this meeting (provided you live in the immediate vicinity of the Queen West Triangle).

Active 18 will be on hand and formally providing feedback on these developments. Please come out and learn about, contribute and engage with your community and neighbours.

Further information about this meeting and background is available at http://active18.org.

From the City's official notice:
These three zoning amendment applications have been appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board. All three were the subject of community consultation meetings in 2007 and earlier in 2008, however the design of these applications has changed since they were originally submitted. The City would like to hear your comments on the new designs and building massing.