Junction Triangle

The West Toronto Rail Path, under construction. Some graffiti along the way.

Photo by Ranajit Singh, July 9 2008.

The West Toronto Rail Path, under construction. Looking south.

Photo by Ranajit Singh, July 9 2008.

The West Toronto Rail Path, under construction. Looking north towards Bloor St.

Photo by Ranajit Singh, July 9 2008.

The West Toronto Rail Path, under construction. Looking north towards Bloor St.

Photo by Ranajit Singh, July 9 2008.

The West Bend Community Association, which covers the neighbourhood immediately to the west of us on the other side of Dundas St., is having their June meeting this Wednesday. The main topic of this meeting is the proposed tunnel linking GO Transit's Bloor Station to the TTC's Dundas West subway station, as well as the West Toronto Diamond grade separation project. See below for the details about the meeting.

The West Bend Community Association - June Meeting
18 June 2008, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Indian Road Crescent School 2nd floor staff room
285 Indian Road Crescent (map)

Guest Speaker: Imants Hausmanis, P.Eng., GO-Transit

Mr Hausmanis will describe the plans for a proposed underground connection between GO-Transit's Bloor Station and the TTC's Dundas West Station. In addition, he will provide an update on the West Toronto Diamond Grade Separation Project (the "big dig" between Dupont and St. Clair, starting soon).

Other business: Negotiations begin for 1540 Bloor Street (Joe Mercury site)

Dupont St. and Annette St. bicycle lane plan

Toronto Bike Plan

At last Wednesday's SJTRA meeting, Chris Gallop (Adam Giambrone's constituency assistant) mentioned that the City is moving forward with implementing bicycle lanes along Dupont St. between Dundas St. W. and Lansdowne Ave. This is part of the Toronto Bike Plan.

This section of bicycle infrastructure through our neighbourhood will connect to the West Toronto Railpath, the Annette St. bike lanes (installed at the same time as Dupont St.), and the Lansdowne Ave. bike lanes scheduled to be installed next year.

According to Mr. Gallop, the current timeline for implementation is: "The report is going to the Works Committee next Tuesday, City Council at the end of the month, and if approved they should be installed by approximately the end of the summer."

Here is the map (PDF) of the proposed Annette and Dupont St. bike lanes, including the on-street parking configurations.

More background and design details about Dupont St., Annette St., and others can be found in this document (PDF) too.

The Toronto Bike Plan. Map of our neighbourhood and the surrounding areas.

Toronto resident and cartographer Graeme Parry has mapped out a series of Laneway Bike Tours in various locations around the city. One of these tours covers The Junction, with a jaunt through the western end of our own neighbourhood and along the Railpath.

The Junction laneway bike tours will happen five times this year, starting from Dundas West subway station, always on Sundays at 11:00am, on the following dates:

• June 8
• July 6
• August 3
• August 31
• September 28

Jane's Walk along the West Toronto Rail Path, at south of Railpath under Dundas Bridge.

Photo by Scott Dobson, May 4 2008.

Jane's Walk along the West Toronto Rail Path, over Bloor Street looking south. (Compare with this winter photo.)

Photo by Scott Dobson, May 4 2008.