Marlee/Glencairn Transformation

[duffo]

Idk man,

Growing Marlee–Glencairn Study: Residents Need to Speak Up

The City of Toronto is finalizing the Growing Marlee–Glencairn Study, which will guide future development along Marlee Avenue, Lawrence Avenue West, and surrounding neighbourhood streets.

The proposal includes:

• Approximately 37 high-rise buildings, 25–45 storeys
  • 17,500+ housing units
  • Potentially over 42,000 new residents
• 6-9 storey apartments
  • Replacing hundreds of single family homes
  • Potentially over 10,000+ new residents

Residents have raised serious concerns about the scale of development, traffic impacts, infrastructure capacity, and the effect on surrounding neighbourhoods.

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Idk, I have a bunch of friends who grew up there and are honestly really happy to see the area growing up a bit and adding actual walkability. While some towers have gone up, the neighbourhoods have depopulated as kids move out and boomers aren't easily able to downsize.

 

[Cambry Ardship]

This is happening because Glencairn will be a MTSA. Growth will be permitted in the area, and the reason for the Marlee-Glencairn area study is how to guide the growth and ensure that the city uses the development charges appropriately for the benefit of the area.

It's a good thing that this area will not continue to slowly stagnate. As Duffo notes, many parts of this area have been slowly hollowing out over the past 50 years with population declines up to 30%. It's good that the city is planning to reverse this slow decay and bring more families and people here.

 

[UntitledCyclist]

Growing Marlee–Glencairn Study: Residents Need to Speak Up

The City of Toronto is finalizing the Growing Marlee–Glencairn Study, which will guide future development along Marlee Avenue, Lawrence Avenue West, and surrounding neighbourhood streets.

The proposal includes:

• Approximately 37 high-rise buildings, 25–45 storeys
  • 17,500+ housing units
  • Potentially over 42,000 new residents
• 6-9 storey apartments
  • Replacing hundreds of single family homes
  • Potentially over 10,000+ new residents

Residents have raised serious concerns about the scale of development, traffic impacts, infrastructure capacity, and the effect on surrounding neighbourhoods.

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"Serious concerns?" I mean, some are certainly mad. Ironically most of those NIMBY types won't be around by the time this plan starts to change the area.

Do you mind sharing where you get these numbers from, as I can't see the city has specified anything so granular as numbers of buildings, housing units or "potential" new residents? Are you getting this by counting the little Monopoly buildings on the city's artist's rendering maps?

These plans are over a 30-year+ time scale. Developers have to submit proposals, get approvals and build. There is plenty of time for adjustments in traffic flow, infrastructure capacity and other amenities.

Ever since Mike Colle meddled in and pushed for the "pause" on the Beltline-Marlee bike lane plans, I have no ability to take him seriously. All he seems to want is to support some vocal homeowner desires to maintain what they see as their neighbourhood character and presumed propertly values. He fights any proposals that will make the area more attractive to a broader swathe of ounger people, renters, new Canadians, people without cars, etc. etc.

 

[abovegrade]

This is the time to open up the yellowbelt. These homes also have zero historical importance whatsoever. No sympathy for NIMBYs.

 

[TwoWheelPoli]

Do you support the Beltline Gap Connections project? The City of Toronto will be hosting a Phase 3 consultation for Growing Marlee-Glencairn on Thursday, April 30 (4 - 8:30 PM) at 70 Ridge Hill Drive. Please attend to show your support and spread the word.

https://www.toronto.ca/city-governm...anning-studies-initiatives/growing-glencairn/

 

[bearcat]

Do you support the Beltline Gap Connections project? The City of Toronto will be hosting a Phase 3 consultation for Growing Marlee-Glencairn on Thursday, April 30 (4 - 8:30 PM) at 70 Ridge Hill Drive. Please attend to show your support and spread the word.

https://www.toronto.ca/city-governm...anning-studies-initiatives/growing-glencairn/

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York Beltline Trail Extension

Planned construction work for the trail extension project is temporarily paused due to the construction of the Reena Affordable Housing Project at 165 Elm Ridge Dr. Community engagement and design development for the trail extension will continue during this time. The City is extending the York...

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Is this still going ahead regardless of the above? Anyone have any updates on this?

 

[UntitledCyclist]

I don't believe the Marlee-Glencairn project, which is a decades long cross-cutting plan involving zoning and increasing density will impact the near term plans to extend the York Beltline, though I don't have any insider info. The current issue with the Beltline plan is the housing project happening there, and I have no updates on where that stands.

York Beltline Trail Extension

Planned construction work for the trail extension project is temporarily paused due to the construction of the Reena Affordable Housing Project at 165 Elm Ridge Dr. Community engagement and design development for the trail extension will continue during this time. The City is extending the York...

www.toronto.ca

Is this still going ahead regardless of the above? Anyone have any updates on this?