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Community Update for July 31, 2014
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:03+00:00Dear Residents, I hope you find this update interesting and informative. Following Toronto's municipal election rules (yes, I do that), I won't be permitted to send out e-newsletters after August 1st, 2014 and until the municipal election on October 27th. There are, however, two notable exceptions: I will be able to send you [...]
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City Post: Yonge & Eg project not popular
Josh Matlow2020-11-23T22:11:20+00:00July 2014
Neil Etienne
City Post
A controversial series of condominium proposals for Holly Street and Soudan Avenue will have a difficult time gaining Toronto City Council approval unless major changes are made.
In what Coun. Josh Matlow calls, “simply the worst infill development I have seen in four years,” Compten Management Inc. is proposing to place five-storey condo additions on top of two 14-storey apartment buildings at 33 Holly St. and 44 Dunfield Ave.
The condo proposal includes amenities, such as a pool, that the apartment residents would not have access to, and it’s this mix-and-match concept, along with the intensification of the neighbourhood, that has Matlow and local residents’ associations opposing the plans.
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07, 2014
Saving our City’s Sam the Record Man Signs
Josh Matlow2021-06-22T15:56:23+00:00I am delighted to report that a location has been finalized for the beloved Sam the Record Man Signs to once again illuminate our city's downtown streetscape. Earlier this month, City Council approved an amendment to the agreement between the City of Toronto and Ryerson University (initially the signs were to be located on Ryerson's [...]
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07, 2014
Funding Restored for Tenants Defence Fund
Josh Matlow2014-07-30T21:06:17+00:00The City’s Outreach and Organizing Program helps tenant groups to organize and prepare for hearings at the Landlord and Tenant Board for rent increase disputes, or at the Ontario Municipal Board for demolitions and condo conversion matters. Unfortunately this program was cut a few years ago, leaving many tenants without effective representation. After several years [...]
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07, 2014
POPS: Securing Privately Owned Publicly-Accessible Spaces
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:03+00:00As Toronto’s population grows, we must ensure that our urban parks, plazas and squares are publicly-accessible. That’s why I’m pleased that City Planning is moving forward with my initiative to help protect and promote Toronto’s privately owned publicly-accessible spaces (POPS) that have been secured by the City of Toronto for your use. There are dozens [...]
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07, 2014
New Traffic Lights Approved at Roehampton and Yonge
Josh Matlow2014-07-30T20:43:52+00:00The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recently approved new traffic lights for Yonge Street and Roehampton Aveneue (which will be synchronized with the existing lights on Yonge Street at Eglinton and Broadway).The installation of these lights will enhance safety for pedestrians and motorists at this intersection. These lights were initially recommended by Transportation Services staff [...]
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07, 2014
Ward 22’s First Community Garden
Josh Matlow2014-07-30T20:42:31+00:00In April 2012, I held a participatory budgeting meeting asking residents of the Brentwood Towers, Deer Park and Chaplin Estates how they would like to allocate developer funds to improve Oriole Park. The local community voted to direct these Section 37 funds toward a community garden. I am happy to report that my motion to [...]
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07, 2014
Safe and Accessible Crossings for the Beltline Trail
Josh Matlow2014-07-30T20:34:19+00:00Many trail users have expressed their concerns regarding the lack of safe pedestrian-cyclist crossings where the Beltline meets Oriole Parkway and Avenue Road. Currently there is no safe crossing point that allows the trail to be truly contiguous for residents. Last year, I requested City Staff to report to Community Council with viable options to [...]
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07, 2014
New Kay Gardner Beltline Murals
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:03+00:00Last year, the Friends of the Beltline commissioned wonderful new murals for the Eglinton Avenue underpass on the Beltline Trail. I joined the group and the mural artists for the official celebration last year. The murals highlight the unique rail history of the Beltline Trail, along with its current uses. Art students at Greenwood [...]
