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1881 STEELES AVE W Ward 06 - North York District​
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​	​ Zoning Bylaw Amendment application for the proposal of a one 11 storey, two 12 storey and 27 storey buildings. The proposal would have 1171 residential units, 3502 sqm of commercial retail space fronting onto both Steeles Avenue West and Dufferin Street, and 1206 parking spaces. Proposed Use ---​ # of Storeys ---​ # of Units ---​ Type​ Number​ Date Submitted​ Status​ Applications:​ Rezoning​ 19 262484 NNY 06 OZ​ Dec 17, 2019​ Under Review​

 

[Alexut]

Nice to see this area densifying. Traffic here though is going to be something else.

 

[Amare]

^Dont you worry, be rest assured that the city has your back on this...there wont be any transit improvements to offset the increased densities and nothing is in the works for at least the next half century!

 

[Johnny Au]

Where Cora's is now was an Imperial Buffet.

 

[Edward Skira]

Nice to see this area densifying. Traffic here though is going to be something else.

Traffic here (going north on Dufferin into Vaughan) is already at a standstill now most afternoons.

 

[ShonTron]

Traffic here (going north on Dufferin into Vaughan) is already at a standstill now most afternoons.

It's not too far from several subway stations, but yet it's a traffic nightmare. The only way to make this work would be to extend the bus lanes up from the Transitway to Steeles, to feed into the HOV lanes north of Steeles.

I wonder how many of the condos here will be marketed to investors to rent to students, given the proximity to York U.

 

[innsertnamehere]

I've long thought that this stretch of dufferin has some of the worst traffic in the city. The bus that runs on it isn't super frequent, but an HOV widening would be well warranted.

 

[Amare]

I've long thought that this stretch of dufferin has some of the worst traffic in the city. The bus that runs on it isn't super frequent, but an HOV widening would be well warranted.

That idea makes far too much sense, which is how you know it will be decades before the clowns over at city hall even draw up that idea.

 

[Edward Skira]

Isn't the issue here more about Vaughan than Toronto? Crossing the CN tracks and the 407 is basically limited to a few arterials (Jane, Keele, Dufferin, Bathurst etc). That means a lot of back upped traffic.

 

[innsertnamehere]

Isn't the issue here more about Vaughan than Toronto? Crossing the CN tracks and the 407 is basically limited to a few arterials (Jane, Keele, Dufferin, Bathurst etc). That means a lot of back upped traffic.

Dufferin north of Steeles operates fine since its 6 lanes.

The issue through here is Toronto since transit access is terrible, there are no secondary arterials beyond the old concession roads, and the concession roads are only 4 lanes, and the area is not really close to a freeway. Means lots of traffic.

 

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[Edward Skira]

Dufferin north of Steeles operates fine since its 6 lanes.

The issue through here is Toronto since transit access is terrible, there are no secondary arterials beyond the old concession roads, and the concession roads are only 4 lanes, and the area is not really close to a freeway. Means lots of traffic.

The issue isn't Toronto. The cars on Dufferin in front of this location are headed into Vaughan and it's the same on all of those streets I mentioned. Meanwhile Steeles is rarely a problem in this area.

 

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[TossYourJacket]

Well, at least the renderings are honest about the spandral and waist-high mullions

 

[Mary James]

The issue isn't Toronto. The cars on Dufferin in front of this location are headed into Vaughan and it's the same on all of those streets I mentioned. Meanwhile Steeles is rarely a problem in this area.

Regardless, that stretch of Dufferin NEEDS to be widened! It is nuts! It bottlenecks from 3 lanes to 2 at Finch, then widens again at Steeles to 3! It is a brutal stretch most of the day!