Junction Triangle

Hope this finds you well. The Davenport West Bike Project, a health promotion initiative working to build healthier communities, is launching a ToolKit to share community engagement experiences with others to apply similar models to their communities.

Join us on Tuesday March 20 to gather ideas on how we can work together to encourage and sustain cycling in Toronto today. Keynote speaker: Dr. Chris Cavacuiti, family physician and researcher on cycling health and safety. Free and open to everyone.

To register go to www.dpnchc.ca and click on the “news” button at the top of the page and click on the to link to register.
Thanks for your ideas and support for the project, we look forward to seeing you. Please distribute to others who may be interested in participating. Attached is a flyer with details of the agenda.

On Monday November 14th at 8:00am, there will be a memorial for Jenna Morrison, the cyclist who was killed by a truck on November 7th. The memorial will take place where she perished, at the corner of Dundas St. West and Sterling Rd. (southern end of West Toronto Railpath).

A local group of neighbourhood cyclists are riding down together:

"Hello friends and neighbours,
A number of people will be riding down the railpath to attend the vigil for Jenna. The meet-up is happening at Dupont & the railpath shortly after 7:30 and we will leave at around 7:40/45. Please come and join us if you can."

Cyclists riding from other parts of the city are meeting at Bloor and Spadina at 7:30 to ride over to the memorial site.

The memorial has been organized by Advocacy For Respect for Cyclists.

Some more details about Jenna and this heartbreaking incident can be found in the National Post.

Ms. Morrison was married and the mother of a three-year-old son according to one source. She was expecting her second child.
The crumpled mass of bits of steel that had been Ms. Morrison’s bicycle and a trailer in which she pulled her son, which lay at the scene Monday night, included a child’s bike helmet hanging from the handlebars, with a Spiderman design on it.

Meeting notice from Ward 18 City Councillor Ana Bailão. You can download a PDF copy of the meeting flyer here.

I invite all residents to an upcoming meeting to discuss ways to improve local traffic issues.

This is an opportunity to establish a "Local Traffic Working Group" to start creating a traffic master plan that focuses on addressing the issues that many local residents and staff have identified.

JOIN US:

Sadly Hilary Bell died a few days ago due to cancer. Hilary was known in many circles for her tireless community work and advocacy for improving communities. She was involved in creating Railpath, the natural garden along Dundas, the murals under the Wallace Bridge to name but a few. She was a fair but formidable foe to developers, Metrolinx, and politicians when she needed to be but never lost her sense of humour and the desire for a hearty bike ride. This obit is provided by the family and there will be more news to follow.

CBC Radio's Metro Morning did a segment about Rail Trails today, with Mary Wiens interviewing Ken Greenberg while on a bike ride along the West Toronto Railpath:

"The CBC's Mary Wiens spoke with author Ken Greenberg about why our city's rail trails are an indication that Toronto is going to get even better. His book, "Walking Home", is published by Random House Canada."

You can listen to this segment on the CBC website here.

Photo by Vic Gedris, from the unofficial Railpath opening ride in 2009.

Community walk regarding the Ward 18 Rail Corridor Study.

When: Tuesday July 19th, 2011, 6:30PM.
Where: Meet at the corner of Queen and Gladstone

Note: If you are unable to make it to this walk, there is another one on Monday July 18th.

Study Description

Community walk regarding the Ward 18 Rail Corridor Study.

When: Monday July 18th, 2011, 6:30PM.
Where: Meet at the corner of Symington and Bloor

Note: If you are unable to make it to this walk, there is another one on Tuesday July 19th.

Study Description

Community meeting regarding the Ward 18 Rail Corridor Study.

When: Monday June 13, 2011, 6:30PM.
Where: Alexander Muir School(Auditorium), 108 Gladstone Avenue

Community meeting regarding the Ward 18 Rail Corridor Study.

When: Monday June 6, 2011, 6:30PM.
Where: Church of Firstborn Apostolic, 72 Perth Avenue

The following information was sent from the City of Toronto's Planning Division. You can download the original flyer here (343KB PDF file), which also includes a Portuguese translation.

Meeting Notice

Community Consultation Meetings and Community Walks

Public Meetings:
Monday June 6, 2011 - Church of Firstborn Apostolic, 72 Perth Avenue
Monday June 13, 2011 – Alexander Muir School(Auditorium), 108 Gladstone Avenue

Community Walks:
Monday July 18th, 2011 – Meet at the corner of Symington and Bloor
Tuesday July 19th, 2011 – Meet at the corner of Queen and Gladstone

All Meetings and Walks start at 6:30 p.m.

Study Description
Councillor Ana Bailão and City Planning are conducting a local area study along the rail corridor in Ward 18. The study will focus on the following.

• The transportation network including pedestrian and bicycle routes and connections to the West Toronto Rail Path.
• An inventory of existing parks and open spaces, those needing upgrading and possible locations for new parks.
• The existing and needed community facilities.
• The identification of important heritage buildings
• Identifying incentives to encourage employment uses.
• A review of the school sites.