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The following articles are from roncesvallesvillage.ca BIA site
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Toronto's Roncesvalles is into the second phase of its reconstruction. Roncesvalles Renewed is a group of residents, business owners, politicians, city planners, and transportation officials working together.
Our key priority was to ensure that plans include the conditions necessary for trees to flourish. We also planned for better sidewalks and improved public spaces to create an avenue that all would enjoy. These plans are now undersay. To show your support for a great street and to help our businesses get through this final phase, please buy and dine locally.
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Dig This! Reconstruction News and Updates
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By Joshua Tusin on
5/27/2009 7:54 AM
There's no doubt that Roncesvalles Ave and the surrounding communities are rich with history. Some buildings have been around seemingly forever, there have been tracks down the street for 100 years or more and so on. But, naturally, there are also changes, big and small, that have occured through the years with the addition, removal or rennovation of buildings here or there, a change in the trees or the addition of a billboard. Rick McGinnis at blogTO seems to be doing a series of intersection histories along Roncesvalles, having started with Queen/King/Roncesvalles and then moving north to High Park (Fermanagh)/Roncesvalles.
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By Joshua Tusin on
5/21/2009 4:18 PM
With warm weather well on the way and summer schedules soon to take hold, not to mention a significant hurdle cleared, Roncesvalles Renewed held a meeting to recap the group's accomplishments over the last few years and to start talking about the next steps. With the Environmental Assessment essentially complete (approval by the PWI committee is a good indication it will pass through the rest of the process), it's time to turn our attention back to what the group has wanted to focus on all along: trees and sustainable infrastructure. Councilor Gord Perks even stopped by to share his plan for the detailed design process and hear what everybody had to say.
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By Joshua Tusin on
5/12/2009 8:49 AM
This is an exciting time for Roncesvalles Renewed; a major hurdle was cleared last week when the Public Works and Infrastructure committee at City Hall unanimously approved the Environmental Assessment (EA). The discussion about how to rebuild Roncesvalles Ave has - as readers of this website know well - gone on for years. But the EA process was long and necessarily drew attention and focus away from our focus, which includes things like trees and making Roncesvalles greener. Now we begin the process of getting back to the trees.
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By News Editor on
5/11/2009 7:02 PM
The Roncesvalles Environmental Assessment (EA) was approved unanimously at the Public Works and Infrastructure (PWI) Committee meeting on May 5th. The report is available for review on the City's website.
After the report is endorsed by City Council, Councillor Gord Perks will facilitate community meetings to discuss specific design details for a renewed Roncesvalles Avenue!
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By News Editor on
5/11/2009 3:24 PM
Danish architect Jan Gehl is one of the world’s foremost experts on transforming public spaces and creating walking-friendly environments. He led the development of London, England’s ambitious pedestrian plan, and he is an important influence in New York’s recent transformation of its streets (discussed in the latest Spacing Radio podcast).
He will be speaking for free in Toronto at the Design Exchange on June 3.
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Discover more about Roncesvalles Renewed friends and members; and share stories with the fans of this one-of-a-kind main street.
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